Saturday, June 29, 2019

Movies for the Day, Monday, July 8, 2019

Today's movies mark the Ziegfeld Follies and the birthdays of Steve Lawrence and Tom Hanks.

Which of today's movies would you watch?








The Broadway Melody (1929) takes
vaudeville and showtime from
Braodway to the movies.  It harkens to
the Ziegfeld Follies, the first of which was
July 8, 1907.  See also Broadway Melody of
1936Broadway Melody of 1938 (with Judy
Garland), and Broadway Melody of 1940
(with Cole Porter).




The Broadway Melody







Steve and Eydie:  Our Love Is Here to
Stay (1975) was a musical special starring
Steve Lawrence, born July 8, 1935 and
pictured in 1999, and Eydie Gorme, born
August 16, 1928.  They married December
29, 1957.  This special won an Emmy for
Directing.





Steve and Eydie: Our Love Is Here to Stay














Sleepless in Seattle (1993) is a very
popular and passionate romantic comedy
starring Tom Hanks, born July 9, 1956.
Washington State was admitted to the Union
November 11, 1889.




Sleepless in Seattle






























































































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