Which of today's movies would you watch?
The House of Fear (1945) is a Sherlock
Holmes mystery based on Arthur Conan
Doyle's The Five Oranges Pips. It stars Basil
Rathbone. Holmes investigates murders at a castle.
Holmes' birthday is typically pegged for January
6 (1854). Arthur Conan Doyle was born May
22, 1859.
The House of Fear
The Farmer's Daughter (1947) is about a farm girl who
works for a United States Senator and ends up running
for Congress. This movie combines politics, comedy
and romance. It won an Oscar for Best Actress,
to Loretta Young, born January 6, 1913.
The Farmer's Daughter
Make Room for Daddy (1953 to 1965) is
a beloved TV sitcom starring Danny Thomas as
a nightclub singer and his family. Thomas was
born January 6, 1912. Over 344 episodes this sitcom
won Emmys for Best New Program, Best Actor, to
Danny Thomas (1955), Best Situation Comedy Series
(1955), and Directing (1957, 1961).
Make Room for Daddy
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