On this day in movie and book history - La Bohème (1926)

La Bohème

directed by King Vidor

written by Frédérique De Grésac, William M. Conselman and Ruth Cummings,

based on the 1851 novel Scenes of Bohemian Life by Henri Murger,

and the 1896 opera La bohème by Giacomo Puccini,

was released in the United States on February 24, 1926.

Music by William Axt.

 
Cast:

Lillian Gish, John Gilbert, Renée Adorée, George Hassell, Roy D'Arcy, Edward Everett Horton, Karl Dane, Mathilde Comont, Gino Corrado, Eugene Pouyet, Frank Currier, David Mir, Catherine Vidor, Valentina Zimina, Agostino Borgato, Harry Crocker, Blanche Payson.

Recommended reading:

Scenes from the Life of Bohemia
Scènes De La Vie De Bohême

by Henri Murger.
 
First published 1849.
Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0359742505
ISBN-13: 978-0359742509

Description:

The inspiration for Puccini’s great opera La Bohème, Henri Murger’s episodic story of the bohemians of mid-19th century Paris is a lively, eccentric and amusing narrative – it is presented here with the original 33 drawings. Less a novel and more a series of entertaining encounters, Murger’s work constructs a picture of artistic community and madcap association – aspiring painters, musicians and writers, all with strange stories to tell. Though struggling with poverty, the bohemians are blessed with occasional good fortune; eccentric but monied clients, or jobs landed by sheer luck and opportunistic panache. More than this however is the abiding theme of bonhomie between the young associates; all share the same dream – recognition and money for their creative endeavours – and are bound together by their place of meeting and low social standing. The café where the group gather to socialize serves as the genesis for several plotlines; here the protagonists commiserate and collaborate in equal measure.

On this day in movie and book history - Warning Shot (1967) and 711 - Officer Needs Help (1965)

Warning Shot

directed by Buzz Kulik,

written by Mann Rubin,

based on the novel 711 - Officer Needs Help by Whit Masterson,

was released in the United States on January 18, 1967.

Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

 

Cast:

David Janssen, Ed Begley, Keenan Wynn, Sam Wanamaker, Lillian Gish, Stefanie Powers, Eleanor Parker, George Grizzard, George Sanders, Steve Allen, Carroll O’Connor, Joan Collins, Walter Pidgeon, Vito Scotti, David Garfield, Robert Williams, Jerry Dunphy, Dorothy Abbott, Leon Alton, Jackie Andre, Rodney Bingenheimer, Thordis Brandt, Jeff Brown, Ron Burke, Jean Carson, Sheila Cave, Phil Chambers, Spencer Chan, Dick Cherney, Norma Clark, Donald Curtis, Geno Danella, Mimi Dillard, Michael Donovan, Brian Dunne, Lars Hensen, Freda Jones, Pat Jones, Bobbi Jordan, Susan Little, Karl Lukas, Mike Mahoney, Walter Maslow, Patrick McCall, William Meader, Gigi Michel, Don Mitchell, John Mitchum, Daniel Nunez, Robert Osterloh, Kathy Patterson, Bob Peoples, Richard Raymond, Mark Russell, Bernard Sell, Sammy Shack, Claude Stroud, Tiki, Arthur Tovey, Dale Van, Fred Villani, Lanetta Wahlgren, Bobbi Whitby, Jerry Wills, Jason Wingreen, Kai J. Wong, Grant Woods, John Zimeas.

Recommended reading:

711 - Officer Needs Help

by Whit Masterson.

Filmed as Warning Shot (1967), directed by Buzz Kulik.

ASIN: B000CC6L22

Published by Popular Library.

First published 1965.

Paperback.

Description:

A Man on the run for his life...

A suspense novel to startle and shock...

Detective Sergeant Tom Valens was a tough man in a tough business--with an unblemished record, a long scar in his gut to prove his integrity and a beautiful ex-wife to prove his devotion to the Force.

Then one night he made a cop's worst mistake--and found himself alone, with ten days to clear his name and save his life. Ten chilling days which led to a gorgeous redhead named Liz, a secret potent enough to blow half of Los Angeles society sky-high, and a psychotic killer who would stop at nothing...including triple murder.