Movies for the Day, Monday, October 15, 2018

Today's movies mark the birthday of P.G. Wodehouse, Halloween, and a balloon anniversary.  Which of today's movies would you watch?







Thank You, Jeeves (1936) features
Arthur Treacher at his peak as "manservant"
Jeeves keeping Bertie out of trouble.
This comedy of intrigue is based on
the character created by P.G. Wodehouse, born
October 15, 1881.





Thank You, Jeeves







The Spiral Staircase (1946) is a
thriller about a serial killer in an eerie
household threatening a mute
woman servant.  October is Halloween
month.  Critics have give this movie high
marks.




The Spiral Staircase










Up (2009) is about a 78-year-old man
who ties balloons to his house and
flies off to South America.  This movie
won Oscars for Original Score and
Animated Feature Film.  Today is the
anniversary of the first manned balloon
flight in 1783.


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