Thursday, September 12, 2019

Movies for the Day, Friday, September 13, 2019

Today's movies mark the birthdays of Claudette Colbert, Fred Wolf, and Roald Dahl.

Which of today's movies would you watch?










The Palm Beach Story (1942) is a screwball
comedy and satire about millionaires.  This
very good movie stars Claudette Colbert,
born September 13, 1903.






The Palm Beach Story













The Box (1967) is a short animation
about a bearded old man wearing a raincoat
who walks into a bar and sits down, placing
a mysterious box next to him.  Patrons try
to find out what's inside.  Animator Fred
Wolf was born September 13, 1932.  This
film won an Oscar as Best Short Subject,
Cartoons.



The Box














Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
(1971) is based on the children's story by
Roald Dahl about children touring a candy empire.
The movie is a fantasy musical starring
Gene Wilder.  It is on the National Film
Registry.  Dahl was born September 13, 1916.
See also Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
(2005).



Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory






















































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