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September 5, 1916 –D. W. Griffith classic silent-film masterpiece, Intolerance: Love’s Struggle Throughout the Ages, premiered on this date. The Babylonian orgy sequence alone cost $200,000 when it was shot. That’s nearly twice the overall budget of The Birth of a Nation, another D.W. Griffith film and, at the time, the record holder for mostContinue reading “Intolerance debuted”

September 5, 1927 –Walt Disney’s Trolley Troubles, first appearance of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons, debuted on this date. Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks worked for Universal Pictures on this cartoon. Universal showed their appreciation for the two for making Oswald a star by threatening to cut their salaries. As a result, the two walked…andContinue reading “Trolley Troubles premiered”

September 5, 1981 –Soft Cell’s single Tainted Love was at No.1 on the UK singles chart on this date. This is a cover of a 1964 song by the American soul singer Gloria Jones, whose original version was released as the B-side of her single My Bad Boy’s Comin’ Home. A club DJ named RichardContinue reading “Now I know I’ve got to … run away”

September 4, 1972 –The game show The Price is Right, featuring the host Bob Barker, premiered on CBS-TV on this date. The final three pricing games played on Bob Barker’s final show (‘Double Prices‘, ‘Bonus Game‘, and ‘Any Number‘) were the first three games played on his first show, but in reverse order. On DecadesContinue reading “The Price is Right debuted”

September 4, 1942 –Warner Brothers reunited most of the cast of The Maltese Falcon for John Huston’s war drama, Across the Pacific, which opened on this date. Across the Pacific may be the title but the narrative never actually gets there. It starts in New York City (Governors Island), moves to Canada, back to NewContinue reading “Across the Pacific premiered”

September 4, 1971 –Paul and Linda McCartney single from the album, Ram, Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey went to No.1 on the Billboard charts on this date. This was the first No. 1 single by a Beatle after the group’s break-up. Linda McCartney is credited as a co-writer on this song with Paul. She sang background andContinue reading “We’re so sorry if we caused you any pain …”

The Temptations sang, It was the 3rd of September, that day I’ll always remember in their song Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone. This was written by the Motown songwriters Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield, and produced by Whitfield. It was first recorded by The Undisputed Truth, but Whitfield also had The Temptations record it, withContinue reading “It’s a day you’ll always remember”

September 3, 1928 –In San Francisco, Philo Farnsworth demonstrates a television system featuring his Image Dissector camera tube to the press for the first time. The system delivered 20 pictures per second, enough to convince the eye it was looking at motion rather than a series of stills. The San Francisco Chronicle lauded the achievementContinue reading “A TV system was demonstrated for the first time in the US”

September 3, 1969 – One of Elvis‘ last film appearance, The Trouble With Girls, starring Elvis Presley, Marlyn Mason, Sheree North, Edward Andrews, Vincent Price, John Carradine, Dabney Coleman, and Joyce Van Patten, opened on this date. Elvis Presley typically appeared in every scene of his movies. This film’s unusual structure – including a numberContinue reading “The Trouble With Girls premiered”