Sunday, October 15, 2017

Movies for the Day, Monday, October 16, 2017

Today's movies mark the birthdays of authors Oscar Wilde and Eugene O'Neill and the anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis.




The Canterville Ghost (1944) is a comedy
about a ghost in a castle.  It is loosely based
on the novella by Oscar Wilde, born October
16, 1854.  It is also a good Halloween movie.
It was remade in the 1990s for TV and won
an Emmy in 1996 for Music Composition.






The Canterville Ghost








Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)
examines the decline of a dysfunctional family
in1910s Connecticut.  It is faithful
to the classic play by Eugene O'Neill,
born October 16, 1888.  A television
version was aired in 1973 which won an Emmy
for Acting by Laurence Olivier.



Long Day's Journey Into Night










The Missiles of October (1974) is the story
of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which occurred from
October 16 to October 28, 1962.  It is based in
part on Robert F. Kennedy's Thirteen Days.  During the
crisis, the United States and the USSR approached
the brink of nuclear war.  The drama was nominated for
multiple Emmys and won one for Technical Direction.




The Missiles of October














































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