Movies for the Day, Sunday, September 17, 2017

Today's films mark the "birthday" of Speedy Gonzalez, the birthday of country singer Hank Williams, and the premiere of a high school movie.

Speedy Gonzalez (1955) is a cartoon about
a Mexican mouse whose first official
appearance was September 17, 1955.  This is also
National Hispanic Heritage Month.  A not very
recognizable Speedy first appeared August 29,
1953 in Cat-Tails for Two.  This cartoon won an
Oscar for Short Films in 1956.





Speedy Gonzalez








Your Cheatin' Heart (1964) is a movie
biography of legendary country
and western artist Hank Williams, who was
born September 17, 1923.







Your Cheatin' Heart







Massacre at Central High (1976) is a thriller
released on September 17, 1976.  The name
describes the movie.  September is also
the traditional back to school month.






Massacre at Central High