October 6, 1963 –
The wonderful adaption of the classic 18th Century novel, Tom Jones opened in NYC on this date. (Bizarre piece of trivia: this was the last film that John F. Kennedy saw before his assassination.)
It took three hours to shoot the famous eating scene, in which Tom Jones and Mrs. Waters express their lust for each other by tearing into a huge feast. Buckets were conveniently placed out of camera range to accommodate the actors, who kept throwing up from all the eating.
