Saturday, February 24, 2018

Movies for the Day, Sunday, February 25, 2018

Today's movies mark the birthday of entertainer Jim Backus, the premiere of a 1950s television show, and the birthday of the Beatles' George Harrison.






Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper (1956) features
the myopic Mr. Magoo buying a used car.  This
beloved cartoon character first appeared in The
Ragtime Bear in 1949 and was famously voiced
by Jim Backus, born February 25, 1913.  This cartoon
won an Oscar for Best Short Subject, Cartoons.





Mister Magoo's Puddle Jumper







Ten From Your Show of Shows (1973)
is a collection of comedy sketches from
the very popular 1950s television
show starring Sid Caesar and Imogene
Coca.  Your Show of Shows
premiered February 25, 1950.




Your Show of Shows










George Harrison:  Living in the Material
World (2011) is a biographical documentary
about the Beatle.  This HBO film won
Emmys for Directing (to Martin
Scorsese) and as Outstanding
Nonfiction Special.  Harrison was born
February 25, 1943.




George Harrison: Living in the Material World


















































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