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October 29, 1970 –One of the last films directed by Billy Wilder, and scripted with his long time collaborator I. A. L. Diamond, The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, and starring Robert Stephens, Geneviève Page, Colin Blakely, and Christopher Lee, opened on this date. According to Billy Wilder, since because of schedule conflicts, he couldn’tContinue reading “The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes premiered”

October 29, 1964 –The still shocking noir classic film, The Naked Kiss, directed by Sam Fuller and starring Constance Towers, Anthony Eisley, Michael Dante and Virginia Grey premiered on this date. Samuel Fuller wrote in his autobiography that Constance Towers actually shaved her head for the opening scene, “without any qualms.” However, Towers denied thisContinue reading “You know it’s good when it has a bald prostitute”

October 29, 1955 – The Looney Tunes short, Red Riding Hoodwinked, directed by Friz Freleng and starring Tweety Bird and Sylvester the Cat, was released on this date. https://livid.com/watch/XDBa1fmpybHl This is the last cartoon to credit Friz Freleng as “I. Freleng” in the credits. He would be credited as “Friz Freleng” starting from Roman Legion-Hare.

October 29, 1960 – The Merrie Melodies short, Trip for Tat, directed by Friz Freleng and starring Tweety Bird and Sylvester the Cat, was released on this date. https://livid.com/watch/xdz8bCtwD2Ve Paisano Construction Company, seen on a placard outside the Leaning Tower of Pisa, might have been a wink at Paisano Productions, that was behind the popularContinue reading “Trip for Tat premiered”

October 29, 1966 –? and the Mysterians song 96 Tears hit #1 in America on this date. This song was written by “?,” the band’s frontman who wanted to be anonymous (he’s listed on the composer credits as (Rudy Martinez). At one point he referred to the individual band members only by three-letter names (atContinue reading “Too many teardrops”

Today is International Animation Day. First observed in 2002, the day commemorates the first public performance of Emile Reynaud’s Theatre Optique at the Grevin Museum in Paris in 1892. So Kids make sure you grab a bowl of the sugary breakfast cereal and watch your favorite cartoons.

October 28, 1950 –The eternally 39-year old Benjamin Kubelsky (who was actually 56 at the time,) transitioned his successful radio program to television on this date when The Jack Benny Show premiered on CBS-TV. Most of Jack Benny’s original radio cast appeared on television with him, including Don Wilson, Eddie ‘Rochester‘ Anderson, Dennis Day, andContinue reading “I’m coming, I’m coming Mr. Benny”

October 28, 1947 – An overlooked yet still powerful film-noir (recently remade), Nightmare Alley, was directed by Edmund Goulding, and starring Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray, and Helen Walker went into general release on this date. The film did not initially do well, as the public found it difficult to accept Tyrone Powell asContinue reading “Mister, I was made for it.”

October 28, 1944 – The Merrie Melodies short, The Old Grey Hare, directed by Bob Clampett, and starring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, was released on this date. https://livid.com/watch/mgyxg5P003oo Musical Director Carl W. Stalling’s name appears in a newspaper article Elmer Fudd reads at the beginning of this cartoon. The headline reads, “Smellevision Replaces Television”Continue reading “The Old Grey Hare premiered”

October 28, 1950 – The Looney Tunes short, Pop ‘Im Pop! , directed by Bob McKimson and starring Sylvester the Cat, was released on this date. https://livid.com/watch/twJ4ft_8k5cw The curious looking object behind Sylvester that’s seen when he’s first talking to his son is an old fashioned home incinerator. Back in the day, folks simply burnedContinue reading “Pop ‘Im Pop! premiered”