Sunday, July 16, 2017

Movies for the Day, Monday, July 17, 2017

A lawyer, a gangster, and a vacation land are featured in today's films.




The Case of the Black Cat (1936) is a Perry Mason
murder mystery movie.  Lawyer Mason was created by
Erle Stanley Gardner and the franchise spanned
stories, mystery novels, radio, television series, and movies.
Mason was most famously acted by Raymond Burr.  Gardner
was born July 17, 1889.






The Case of the Black Cat








White Heat (1949) is the story
of a psychopathic gangster starring
James Cagney, born this date, July
17, 1899.  Cagney's performance gave
the movies one of the American Film
Institute's Great Villains, Cody Jarret, and
one of its great quotes, "Made it, Ma! Top
of the world!"  The movie is on the
National Film Registry.


White Heat







Disneyland Dream (1956) is basically the
home movie of a family's trip to
Disneyland, California, which trip the
family had won.  Disneyland opened
July 17, 1955.  The film is on the
National Film Registry.





Disneyland Dream












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