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October 22, 1955 – The sequel to The Quatermass Experiment, Quatermass II, a British science fiction serial, debuted on BBC Television, on this date. Reginald Tate, from the original series, was cast again as Quatermass but died shortly before filming. André Morell was offered Quatermass but was attached to another project so John Robinson wasContinue reading “The Quatermass II series premiered”

Today is INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK Day. It is the day that campaigns for the removal of the caps lock button from standard QWERTY keyboards (or for the moving of the button), due to people continually accidentally pressing the button when they mean to use other keys. There’s also a tendency for people to ‘shout’ (eitherContinue reading “The Caps Lock Key Is Loud!”

October 12, 1959 –The Looney Tunes short, What’s My Lion?, directed by Bob McKimson and starring Elmer Fudd, was released on this date. The final Elmer Fudd cartoon directed by Robert McKimson.

October 21, 1950 –The Merrie Melodies short, Stooge for a Mouse, directed by Friz Freleng and starring Sylvester the Cat and Mike the Bulldog, was released on this date. Remade in 1957 as Bugsy and Mugsy, with Bugs in the mouse’s place and many of the same gags reused.

October 21, 1949 –The Merrie Melodies short, Bye, Bye Bluebeard , directed by Arthur Davis and starring Porky Pig, was released on this date. Among the items in the medicine cabinet are “Frizby Mixtur(e)” (after Friz Freleng), “Maltese Minestrone” (after Michael Maltese), “Ted Pierce’s Medicine” (after Tedd Pierce), “Dr. Foster’s Panace[a]” (after Warren Foster), “McKink’sContinue reading “Bye, Bye Bluebeard premiered”

October 21, 1939 – The Merrie Melodies short, The Good Egg, directed by Chuck Jones, was released on this date. This is the first Chuck Jones-directed cartoon to feature an ACME product (in this case, an ACME Toaster).

October 21, 1964 – Possibly the most fully realized movie musical, My Fair Lady premiered at the Criterion Theater in New York, on this date. When Audrey Hepburn (Eliza Doolittle) was first informed that her voice wasn’t strong enough and that she would have to be dubbed, she walked out. She returned the next dayContinue reading “I have often walked on this street before”

October 21, 1954 –The episode of Climax!, an anthology series – broadcast live, on this evening was the first time James Bond (Barry Nelson) appeared on-screen in Casino Royale, and more than half a century later Bond is still making movies. The program was thought to be lost for decades until it resurfaced in 1981Continue reading “All this and Peter Lorre too!”

October 21, 1975 –Asylum Records released Tom Waits’ third studio album, Nighthawks at the Diner, on this date. The album has been generally well received by critics, and is considered by some to be the best album of his early career.

Halloween is in 10 days. Although much of the world’s situation is rather dire, I feel I should urge readers to begin purchasing those candies filled with poison. (If you find yourself in a pinch though, a few Canadian pennies will do in a pinch. Loose change is at a premium nowadays.)