Today's movies mark the birthdays of Mary Pickford and Sonja Henie and Jazz and Blues Appreciation Month.
Sparrows (1926) is about a girl who
tries to protect orphans at a secretive and
cruel orphanage. This silent film features
Mary Pickford in one of her best
performances. Pickford was born April
8, 2018.
Sparrows
One in a Million (1936) is a story
about an ice skater torn between
a manager's desire to showcase
her in ice skating shows and her desire
to go the Olympics. This movie is
a vehicle to showcase Sonja Henie, the
Olympic ice skater. Henie was born
April 8, 1912.
One in a Million
Stony Island (1978) is about a rhythm and blues
band in Chicago. April is Jazz and Blues
Appreciation Month.
Stony Island
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