Movies for the Day, Tuesday, July 16, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthday of Barbara Stanwyck and anniversaries of Washington, D.C. and the atomic bomb.

Which of today's movies would you watch?

Stella Dallas (1937) is about the sacrifices
a woman makes for her daughter.  It features
on of Barbara Stanwyck's finest performances.
She was born July 16, 1907.






Stella Dallas










Advise & Consent (1962) is a classic
movie about politics in Washington, D.C.
On July 16 (1790), George Washington
signed legislation selecting Washington,
D.C., as the nation's capital.





Advise & Consent













Desert Bloom (1986) is about a family
in Nevada in the early 1950s at the dawn of
the atomic age.  The atom bomb was first
exploded July 16, 1945.   A very good movie.







Desert Bloom