Sunday, August 4, 2019

Movies for the Day, Monday, August 5, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthdays of Guy de Maupassant, John Huston, and Neil Armstrong.

Which of today's movies would you watch?










The Necklace (1949) is a famous episode
of the Your Show Time TV anthology
series.  It is based on a short story by
Guy de Maupassant, born August 5, 1850.
The episode won an Emmy for Best Film Made
for TV.





The Necklace












The Asphalt Jungle (1950) is
a very good crime drama on the
National Film Registry.  Direction
and screenplay by John Huston, born
August 5, 1906.






The Asphalt Jungle









First Man (2018) is a dramatic biography
of Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon.
It won an Oscar for Visual Effects.  Armstrong
was born August 5, 1930.  The moon landing
was July 20, 1969.




First Man


































































































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