Sunday, February 10, 2019

Movies for the Day, Monday, February 11, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthdays of Joseph Mankiewicz, Burt Reynolds, and Leslie Nielson.

Which of today's movies would you watch?








A Letter to Three Wives (1949) is an
excellent movie about a letter to three wives
from a friend saying she is leaving with one of
their husbands but she doesn't say which one.
This movie won Oscars for Best Director, to
Joseph L. Mankiewicz, born February 11, 1909,
and Adapted Screenplay.




A Letter to Three Wives










The Longest Yard (1974) is about a
football game between the guards and the
inmates in a prison.  It is a very good comedy
drama starring Burt Reynolds, born
February 11, 1936.





The Longest Yard









The Naked Gun: From the Files of 
Police Squad! (1988) is a very funny
spoof on cop shows and is based on a TV series.
It stars Leslie Nielson, born February 11, 1926,
as clueless police detective Frank Drebin.  It
was followed by The Naked Gun 2 1/2:  The Smell
of Fear (1991) and Naked Gun 33 1/:  The Final 
Insult (1994).


The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!


















































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