Enrique Jardiel Poncela, on writing:

 

When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing.

- Enrique Jardiel Poncela.

Recommended reading - Rage in Heaven

 

Rage in Heaven

by James Hilton.
a.k.a. Dawn of Reckoning.

Filmed as Rage in Heaven (1941) directed by W.S. Van Dyke.

ASIN: B00087E97K

Published by A.H. King.

First published 1925.First Edition.
 
Description:

The novel Dawn of Reckoning, was first published in London in 1925. In 1932, it was published in New York under the title Rage in Heaven. In 1941, it was adapted in the movie 'A Rage in Heaven', a psychological thriller about the destructive power of jealousy which was directed by W. S. Van.

In this story, Phillip Monrell and his former college roommate Ward Andrews arrive at the Monrell home, where they meet Phillip's mother's secretary Stella Bergen. They are both strongly attracted to her but she ends up marrying the idle Phillip. Phillip is put in charge of the family steel mill, but is not suited for the job. He begins to exhibit signs of mental illness, particularly abnormal jealousy of any competition for his wife's affections. Despite this, he hires Ward to be the chief engineer at the mill. Eventually, Phillip's paranoid suspicion that Ward and Stella love each other drives him to try to kill his rival at work. Ward confronts him and quits. Stella, convinced that her husband is insane, leaves him and meets Ward. Phillip phones them and promises to grant her a divorce if Ward will talk with him in person. Despite Stella's misgivings, Ward agrees to see him. However, Phillip provokes a loud argument and Ward leaves. Afterwards, the madman kills himself, carefully framing Ward for the crime. Ward is arrested, convicted of murder and sentenced to be executed. A frantic Stella is unable to convince anyone of his innocence. The day before the execution, she is visited by Dr. Rameau, a psychiatrist who had been treating Phillip. He is convinced that Phillip committed suicide and that he would have left some message bragging about it. They go to the Monrell mansion and start searching. Mrs. Monrell reveals that her son kept diaries; then, Clark, the butler, recalls that he mailed a package to Paris. They take a flight to France and find the book, which saves Ward from execution.

Born on this day – Ben Ames Williams:

 

Ben Ames Williams

Writer

March 7, 1889 – February 4, 1953

Credits:

All the Brothers Were Valiant (1919); The Sea Bride (1919); The Great Accident (1920); Evered (1921); Black Pawl (1922); Sangsue (1923); Audacity (1924); The Rational Hind (1925); The Silver Forest (aka A Killer Among Us) (1926); Immortal Longings (1927); Splendor (1927); The Dreadful Night (1928); Across to Singapore (1929); Death On Scurvy Street (aka The Bellmer Mystery) (1929); Great Oaks (1930); Touchstone (1930); An End to Mirth (1931); Great Oakes (1931); Letters from Fraternity (1931); Pirate's Purchase (1931); Honeyflow (1932); Lady in Peril (aka Money Musk) (1932); Mischief (1933); Pascal's Mill (1933); Hostile Valley (aka Valley Vixen) (1934); Small Town Girl (1935); The Crucible (1937); It's a Free Country (1937); The Strumpet Sea (1938); The Happy End (1939); Once Aboard the Whaler (1939); Thread of Scarlet (1939); Thread of Sea (1939); Come Spring (1940); Mr. Secretary (1940); The Strange Woman (1941); Time Of Peace (1942); Amateurs At War (1943); Leave Her To Heaven (1944); House Divided (1947); Owen Glen (1950); Dark Surgery (1953); The Unconquered (1953); Thrifty Stock (1923); Franternity Village (1949); Great Short Stories of Detection, Mystery and Horror 3rd Series (1934); Witch-Trot Pond (1931).

Born on this day – James Broderick:

James Broderick

Actor

March 7, 1927 – November 1, 1982

Credits:

American Playhouse (1982–1983); Dreams Don't Die (1982); Fantasy Island (1981); The Shadow Box (1980); Family (1976–1980); The Love Boat (1980); Roots: The Next Generations (1979); Visions (1976); The Phantom of the Open Hearth (1976); The Adams Chronicles (1976); Dog Day Afternoon (1975); Great Performances (1975); The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974); Nicky's World (1974); The Wide World of Mystery (1973); If You Give a Dance, You Gotta Pay the Band (1972); The Todd Killings (1971); Longstreet (1971); The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1970); NET Playhouse (1970); The Bold Ones: The Protectors (1970); Alice's Restaurant (1969); The Tree (1969); Judd for the Defense (1969); N.Y.P.D. (1967); The Magical World of Disney (1967); ABC Stage 67 (1967); The Fugitive (1967); 12 O'Clock High (1966); The F.B.I. (1966); The Group (1966); For the People (1965); Gunsmoke (1963–1964); Look Up and Live (1964); Brenner (1959–1964); The Doctors and the Nurses (1963–1964); Suspense (1964); Abe Lincoln in Illinois (1964); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1957–1963); The Twilight Zone (1963); The Defenders (1962); Kraft Theatre (1957–1962); Great Ghost Tales (1961); Play of the Week (1960); The Iceman Cometh (1960); Girl of the Night (1960); John Brown's Raid (1960); The Big Story (1953–1959); Studio One (1953–1957); Camera Three (1957); Kraft Theatre (1950–1957); The Edge of Night (1956); As the World Turns (1956); Star Tonight (1955); Ponds Theater (1955); You Are There (1953–1955); The Stranger (1954); Kraft Theatre (1953–1954); The Secret Storm (1954); Treasury Men in Action (1954); Medallion Theatre (1954); Mister Peepers (1953); The Doctor (1953); Danger (1953); Omnibus / Lincoln Part III: Growing Up (1952); Ten Thousand Words (1952); Goodyear Playhouse (1952); Celanese Theatre (1952); Suspense (1951); Nash Airflyte Theatre (1950).

Born on this day – John Heard:

John Heard

 Actor

March 7, 1946 – July 21, 2017

Credits:

2177: The San Francisco Love Hacker Crimes (2019); Imprisoned (2018); Buoyancy (2018); Living Among Us (2018); The Tale (2018); The Last Rampage (2017); Graffiti (2017); Pray for Rain (2017); Counting for Thunder (2017); Outsiders (2017); Searching for Fortune (2017); APB (2017); Paul O'Grady's Hollywood (2017); MacGyver (2016); So B. It (2016); Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero (2016); After the Reality (2016); Is That a Gun in Your Pocket? (2016); Elementary (2016); Home Alone: Deleted Scenes (2015); Boiling Pot (2015); The Murder Pact (2015); The Lizzie Borden Chronicles (2015); The Matthew Aaron Show Podcast (2015); Entertainment Tonight (2015); Witches Blood (2014); Caging the Animal: An Interview with John Heard (2014); The Nurse (2014); NCIS: Los Angeles (2014); One More Day (2014); Mistresses (2014); My Sister (2014); Person of Interest (2014); Boys of Abu Ghraib (2014); Animals (2014); Modern Family (2014); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2014); Warren (2014); Adam Devine's House Party (2013); Tim and Eric's Bedtime Stories (2013); Torn (2013); Runner Runner (2013); Snake & Mongoose (2013); Perception (2013); Assault on Wall Street (2013); The Bottom Line (2013); 24 Seven (2013); Sharknado (2013); Making of 'the Legends of Nethiah': Fantasy Shoot (2013); Would You Rather (2012); Stealing Roses (2012); A Perfect Ending (2012); The Legends of Nethiah (2012); Whisper Me a Lullaby (2011); Too Big to Fail (2011); The Chicago Code (2011); The Quickening (2010); Ivan's House (2010); Entourage (2007–2010); Gravity (2010); The Truth (2010); Actor's Day in LA (2010); P.J.: Behind the Camera (2009); Red State Blues (2009); Little Hercules in 3-D (2009); Formosa Betrayed (2009); Southland (2009); The Beast (2009); Skip Tracer (2008); My Own Worst Enemy (2008); Generation Gap (2008); The Lucky Ones (2008); Justice League: The New Frontier (2008); Heaven's Messenger (2008); The Line-Up (2007); Brothers Three: An American Gothic (2007); The Great Debaters (2007); Cavemen (2007); The Line-Up (2006); Twenty Questions (2006); Dead Lenny (2006); Prison Break (2005–2006); The Guardian (2006); Gamers (2006); Battlestar Galactica (2006); Steel City (2006); Absolute Power: The Making of Edison Force (2006); The 100 Greatest Family Films (2005); Return to Bountiful (2005); Numb3rs (2005); Sweet Land (2005); Tracks (2005); Edison (2005); The Deal (2005); Jack & Bobby (2004–2005); CSI: Miami (2003–2005); Locusts (2005); The Chumscrubber (2005); Under the City (2004); My Tiny Universe (2004); White Chicks (2004); The Sopranos (1999–2004); Mind the Gap (2004); Word of Honor (2003); Researching Raymond Burke (2002); Hack (2002); Fair Play (2002); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2002); The Pilot's Wife (2002); Touched by an Angel (2002); Monday Night Mayhem (2002); Dying on the Edge (2001); Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001); The Big Heist (2001); O (2001); The Boys of Sunset Ridge (2001); Pollock (2000); The Wednesday Woman (2000); The Photographer (2000); Perfect Murder, Perfect Town: JonBenét and the City of Boulder (2000); Animal Factory (2000); Intimate Portrait (1999); Jazz Night (1999); The Secret Pact (1999); Law & Order (1994–1999); Freak Weather (1999); The Witness (1999); Desert Blue (1998); Snake Eyes (1998); Silent Cradle (1997); Men (1997); Executive Power (1997); One Eight Seven (1997); My Fellow Americans (1996); The Client (1995–1996); Before and After (1996); The Outer Limits (1995); American Masters / The Cask of Amontillado (1995); Hunt for the Giant Bluefin (1994); Because Mommy Works (1994); In Spite of Love (1994); The Pelican Brief (1993); In the Line of Fire (1993); There Was a Little Boy (1993); Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992); Dead Ahead: The Exxon Valdez Disaster (1992); Me and Veronica (1992); Waterland (1992); Gladiator (1992); Radio Flyer (1992); Deceived (1991); Rambling Rose (1991); Awakenings (1990); Home Alone (1990); The End of Innocence (1990); Mindwalk (1990); Cross Fire (1989); The Package (1989); Screen Two (1989); Beaches (1988); Betrayed (1988); Big (1988); Blown Away (1988); The Seventh Sign (1988); The Milagro Beanfield War (1988); The Telephone (1988); Ducks Under Siege (1987); Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam (1987); The Equalizer (1987); Out on a Limb (1987); Miami Vice (1986); The Trip to Bountiful (1985); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985); Tender Is the Night (1985); Tales from the Darkside (1983); After Hours (1985); Heaven Help Us (1985); Rock and Roll: The Early Days (1984); Best Revenge (1984); Too Scared to Scream (1984); C.H.U.D. (1984); Kate & Allie (1984); Violated (1984); Legs (1983); Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983); Cat People (1982); Cutter's Way (1981); Heart Beat (1980); Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979); The Scarlet Letter (1979); On the Yard (1978); Rush It (1978); First Love (1977); Between the Lines (1977); Valley Forge (1975).

On this day in movie history - Rage in Heaven (1941)

Rage in Heaven

directed by W.S. Van Dyke, Robert B. Sinclair and Richard Thorpe,

written by Christopher Isherwood and Robert Thoeren,

based on the novel by James Hilton,

was released in the United States on March 7, 1941

Music by Bronislau Kaper, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco and Eugene Zador.

Cast:

Robert Montgomery, Ingrid Bergman, George Sanders, Lucile Watson, Oskar Homolka, Philip Merivale, Matthew Boulton, Aubrey Mather, Frederick Worlock, Francis Compton, Gilbert Emery, Ludwig Hardt.

On this day in movie history - The Long Goodbye (1973)

The Long Goodbye

directed by Robert Altman,

written by Leigh Brackett,

based on the novel by Raymond Chandler,

was released in the United States on March 7, 1973.

Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Elliott Gould, Nina van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden, Mark Rydell, Henry Gibson, David Arkin, Jim Bouton, Warren Berlinger, Pancho Córdova, Enrique Lucero, Rutanya Alda, Jack Riley, Jerry Jones, John S. Davies, Arnold Schwarzenegger.

On this day in movie history - Slither (1973)

Slither

directed by Howard Zieff,

written by W. D. Richter,

was released in the United States on March 7, 1973.

Music by Tom McIntosh.

Cast:

James Caan, Peter Boyle, Sally Kellerman, Louise Lasser, Allen Garfield, Richard B. Shull, Alex Rocco, Seamon Glass, Wayne Storm, Diana Darrin, Stuart Nisbet, Edwina Gough, Al Dunlap, James Joseph, Virginia Sale, Alex Henteloff, Len Lesser, Garry Goodrow, Raven Grey Eagle, William Noland, Jack Perkins, Moira Sher.

On this day in movie history - The Black Marble (1980)

The Black Marble

directed by Harold Becker,

written by Joseph Wambaugh,

based on the novel by Joseph Wambaugh,

was released in the United States on March 7, 1980.

Music by Maurice Jarre.

Cast:

Robert Foxworth, Paula Prentiss, Harry Dean Stanton, Barbara Babcock, John Hancock, Raleigh Bond, Judy Landers, Pat Corley, Paul Henry Itkin, Richard Dix, Jorge Cervera Jr., Marilyn Chris, Doris Belack, Dallas Alinder, Elizabeth Farley, Michael Dudikoff, Lou Cutell, Anne Ramsey, Ion Teodorescu, Michael Hawkins, Lidia Kristen, Tenaya Torres, Art Kassul, Robin Raymond, Billy Beck, Adele Malis-Morey, Herta Ware, Jane Daly, F. Wilcock, Valery Klever, Natasha Plaksin, Christopher Lloyd, James Woods, Bill Burns.