Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Movies for the Day, Tuesday, March 24, 2020

Today's movies mark the birthdays of Fatty Arbuckle, Steve McQueen, and Philomena Lee.

Which of today's movies would you watch?







Fatty's Tintype Tangle (1915) is a comedy
short from the silent area about a man on a park
bench.  It is on the National Film Registry.
The star, Roscoe Conkling "Fatty" Arbuckle was
born March 24, 1887.





Fatty's Tintype Tangle











The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) is
about a "perfect bank robbery."  It features
an Oscar winning American Film Institute Song,
The Windmills of Your Mind.  It stars
Steve McQueen, born March 24, 1930.
See also The Thomas Crown Affair (1999).






The Thomas Crown Affair










Philomena (2013) is about a
woman's search for a son she put up
for adoption.  It is based on the
true story of Philomena Lee, born
March 24, 1933.





Philomena




























































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