Movies for the Day, Thursday, August 1, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthday of Herman Melville, a national day in Switzerland, and Colorado's admission day.

Which of today's movies would you watch?









Moby Dick (1930) is based on the
whaling classic novel by Herman Melville,
born August 1, 1819.  See also Moby Dick
(1956).







Moby Dick










Climbing the Matterhorn (1947) won
an Oscar for short documentaries.  Switzerland's
national day is August 1 (1291), the founding
of the Swiss Confederation.






Climbing the Matterhorn










The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) is
a musical comedy based on a true story.  It was
on Broadway.  A backwoods girl becomes the
wealthiest woman in Denver in the late
1800s.  Colorado was admitted to the Union
August 1, 1876.




The Unsinkable Molly Brown