Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Movies for the Day, Thursday, January 17, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthdays of Mack Sennet and Moira Shearer and the anniversary of a bank robbery.

Which of today's movies would you watch?







Wrestling Swordfish (1931) is
an adventure film produced by Mack
Sennett, born January 17, 1880.
It won an Oscar as best Novelty
Short Film.

Wrestling Swordfish






The Red Shoes (1948) is about a ballerina who
must choose between love and ballet.  This excellent
movie stars Moira Shearer, born January 17,
1926.  This movie won Oscars for Score and Art/Set
Decoration.  The ballet is based on a fairy tale,
The Red Shoes, from Hans Christian Anderson (born
April 2, 1805).





The Red Shoes










The Brink's Job (1978) is based on a real
"crime-of-the-century" on January 17, 1950,
when the Brink's headquarters in Boston was
robbed.






The Brink's Job






























































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