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Tuesday, June 9, 2026

On this day in movie history - The Glass Bottom Boat (1966)


The Glass Bottom Boat


directed by Frank Tashlin,

written by Everett Freeman,

was released in the United States on June 9, 1966.

Music by Frank De Vol.


Cast:
Doris Day, Rod Taylor, Arthur Godfrey, John McGiver, Paul Lynde, Edward Andrews, Eric Fleming, Dom DeLuise, Elisabeth Fraser, Dick Martin, George Tobias, Alice Pearce, Ellen Corby, Dee J. Thompson, Robert Vaughn, Richard Alden, Don Anderson, Tom Anfinsen, Shirley Anthony, Ellen Atterbury, Bella Bruck, William Burnside, Boyd Cabeen, George Carlin, Regina Carrol, Pat Casella, Jerry Catron, Spencer Chan, George Cisar, Robert Cole, Bill Cord, John Dennis, Dick Dial, Dan Dowling, Ken DuMain, Roy Eason, Joe Evans, George Ford, James Gonzalez, M. Hakim, Florence Halop, Joe Haworth, Kathryn Janssen, Maurice Kelly, Richard Kindelon, Paul King, Jeff Lawrence, James Macklin, Mike Mahoney, Theodore Marcuse, Gregg Martell, Hans Moebus, Frank Parker, Joe Ploski, Murray Pollack, Christopher Riordan, Michael Romanoff, Rachel Romen, Jeffrey Sayre, Bernard Sell, George Simmons, Norman Stevans, Charles Stewart, Larry Strong, Blaine Turner, Leslie Vallen, Charles Victor, Carolyn Williamson.

Saturday, March 28, 2026

On this day in movie and book history - The Birds (1963)


The Birds


directed by Alfred Hitchcock,

written by Evan Hunter,

based on the short story by Daphne du Maurier,

was released in the United States on March 28, 1963.


Cast:
Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, Tippi Hedren, Veronica Cartwright, Ethel Griffies, Charles McGraw, Ruth McDevitt, Lonny Chapman, Joe Mantell, Doodles Weaver, Malcolm Atterbury, John McGovern, Karl Swenson, Richard Deacon, Elizabeth Wilson, Bill Quinn, Doreen Lang, Morgan Brittany, Darlene Conley, Valerie Ferdin, Betsy Hale, Alfred Hitchcock, Dal McKennon, Mike Monteleone, Bob Morgan, Renn Reed, Arnold Roberts, Jeannie Russell, Bill Scully, Rory Stevens, Tomm Wells, Mitch Zanich.

Recommended reading:


The Birds and Other Stories

by Daphne du Maurier.

Filmed as The Birds (1963), directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Published by Time Warner Books.
First published 1952.
Paperback.

ASIN: 1844080870
ISBN-10: 9781844080878
ISBN-13: 978-1844080878
 
Description:
'How long he fought with them in the darkness he could not tell, but at last the beating of the wings about him lessened and then withdrew . . . '

A classic of alienation and horror, 'The Birds' was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's sense of dominance over the natural world.

The mountain paradise of 'Monte Verità' promises immortality, but at a terrible price; a neglected wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree; a professional photographer steps out from behind the camera and into his subject's life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery; and a jealous father finds a remedy when three's a crowd . . .

Tuesday, March 10, 2026

On this day in movie history - Hellinger’s Law (1981)


Hellinger’s Law

directed by Leo Penn,

written by Lawrence Vail and Jack Laird,

based on a story by Lawrence Vail and Ted Leighton,

was released in the United States on March 10, 1981.

Music by John Cacavas.


Cast:
Telly Savalas, Morgan Stevens, Ja'net DuBois, Roy Poole, Rod Taylor, Melinda Dillon, James Sutorius, Tom McFadden, Lisa Blake Richards, Kyle Richards, Arlen Dean Snyder, Thom Christopher, M. Emmet Walsh, Robert Phalen, Jack Ramage, Patsy Rahn, Don Hanmer, Francis X. McCarthy, Cindy Fisher, Bill Cross, Randy Holland, Sean Penn.