Movies for the Day, Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Today is the birthday of actress Claudette Colbert, the birthday of author Daniel Defoe, and the birthday of children's book author Roald Dahl.  These three movies reflect these dates.

Midnight (1939) is a screwball comedy about
a penniless showgirl who masquerades as a
Hungarian countess in a chic Parisian
marital mixup.  It is on the National Film
Registry.  The movie stars Claudette
Colbert, who was born September 13,
1903.




Midnight






The Amorous Adventures of Moll
Flanders (1965) tells the story of
a young woman in 1700s England.  It is
based on the classic novel by Daniel
Defoe, who was born September 13,
1660.  See also Moll Flanders (1996).





The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders






Matilda (1996) is the story of a
girl who has magical powers, and
especially of her at school.  It is from the
children's book by Roald Dahl, who was
born September 13, 1916.






Matilda