Monday, July 24, 2017

Movies for the Day, Tuesday, July 25, 2017

A western, a heinous murder, and a television sitcom make up today's selections.




The Westerner (1940) features legendary
Judge Roy Bean, played by Walter Brennan.
Brennan, born July 25, 1894, won an
Oscar as Best Supporting Actor.  Bean
was born in 1825.







The Westerner









The Murder of Emmett Till (2003) is an
episode of The American Experience on
PBS.  It examines the murder of Till at
age 14 in Mississippi and the broad
social consequences.  Till was born July
25, 1941, and died August 28, 1955.




The Murder of Emmett Till











How I Met Your Mother (September 19, 2005 to
March 31, 2014)  is about a father recounting
to his children how he met their mother.  It stars Josh
Radnor, born July 25, 1974.  It won Emmys for
Art Direction for episodes Shelter Island and Not a
Father's Day, for Picture Editing for episodes Subway Wars
and Trilogy Time and P.S. I Love You, and for Cinematography for
episode The Final Page:  Part Two and Daisy.  This romantic
comedy sitcom lasted nine seasons and 208 episodes.

How I Met Your Mother























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