Saturday, August 4, 2018

Movies for the Day, Sunday, August 5, 2018

Today's movies mark the birthdays of Robert Taylor, Guy de Maupassant, and John Huston.






A Yank at Oxford (1938) is about an
aristocratic American who attends Oxford
University in England and both make
adjustments.  Romance follows.  This movie
is based on a story by Mark Twain.  It stars
movie idol Robert Taylor, born August 5, 1911.




A Yank at Oxford











The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947) is
about the romances of a social climbing
scoundrel.  It is based on a Guy de
Maupassant story.  He was born August 5,
1850.




The Private Affairs of Bel Ami











White Hunter, Black Heart (1990) is about
the obsession of a movie director to hunt
big game in Africa.  It is based on the experience
of a writer during the making of The African
Queen and observations of famed director
John Huston, born August 5, 1906.




White Hunter, Black Heart

































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