Movies for the Day, Sunday, March 11, 2018

Today's movies mark the birthdays of Lawrence Welk and Hollis Frampton and the 1918 flu epidemic.

The Lawrence Welk Show (1955 to 1982) is a
beloved show featuring musical numbers,
dancing, and some skits.  Kind of square, but it
lasted 251 episodes.  Bandleader Lawrence
Welk was born March 11, 1903.






The Lawrence Welk Show









Nostalgia (1971) features black and white
photographs and memories from artist
Hollis Frampton and their destruction.
Frampton was born March 11, 1936.  The
36-minute film is on the National Film
Registry.





Nostalgia














1918 (1984) is the story of America in that
year, especially the flu pandemic and a small
town in Texas.  The pandemic hit the United
States on March 11, 1918.






1918