Thursday, May 21, 2020

Movies for the Day, Thursday, May 21, 2020

Today's movies mark the birthday of Raymond Burr, Mental Health Month, and Jewish American Heritage Month.

Which of today's movies would you watch?









Ironside (1967-1975) was a very popular
detective series featuring Raymond Burr as
wheelchair-bound.   Burr was born May 21,
1917.  There are 195 episodes.  It won Emmys for
Supporting Actress, to Barbara Anderson (1968) and
Theme (1974).




Ironside










Man Facing Southeast (1986) is
about a mental patient claiming to be
an alien visitor and a psychiatrist trying
to decide.  May is Mental Health
Month.




Man Facing Southeast














Ida (2014) is about a novice nun who uncovers
a family secret involving the German occupation
of Poland.  This movie, set in 1962, won an Oscar
as Best Foreign Language Film of the Year.
May is Jewish American Heritage Month.





Ida
































































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