Video: 'Becky Sharp (1935) Romance, War | Miriam Hopkins, Frances Dee | Full Movie | Subtitles'
(Thursday, June 13, 1935, scheduled for 12 noon EDT) — Becky Sharp, the first feature film to use the newly developed three-strip Technicolor production throughout, opened today at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Continue reading ‘Becky Sharp,’ first three-strip Technicolor movie, opens in New York City 90 years ago this hour (June 13 1935)
Video: 'The 39 Steps 1935 1080p'
(Thursday, June 6, 1935) — The 39 Steps, a British thriller film about a man who tries to help a counter-espionage agent prevent an organization of spies called The 39 Steps from stealing top secret information, premiered today at the New Gallery Theatre in Regent Street, London.
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock, the film starred Robert Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim and Godfrey Tearle.
Video: 'Bride of Frankenstein' (trailer)
(Good Friday, April 19, 1935, 3:00 p.m. PST) — Bride of Frankenstein, a horror film about Baron Frankenstein who is forced to tempt fate once again by creating a suitable mate for his monster, premiered today in San Francisco. Continue reading ‘Bride of Frankenstein’ premieres in San Francisco 90 years ago this hour (Apr 19 1935)
Video: 'Gold Diggers of 1935' (trailer)
(Thursday, March 14, 1935, 9:30 a.m. EST) — Gold Diggers of 1935, a Warner Bros. musical film about a socialite who is bamboozled into producing a stage show in her home, opened this morning at the Manhattan Strand Theater, located at 1579 Broadway, at the northwest corner of 47th Street and Broadway in Times Square, New York City. Continue reading Busby Berkeley movie musical ‘Gold Diggers of 1935’ opens in New York 90 years ago this hour (Mar 15 1935)
Video: 'Porky Pig's Debut'
(Saturday, March 9, 1935) — The animated cartoon character Porky Pig first appeared today in the Warner Bros. animated short I Haven’t Got a Hat.
Video: 'This Week in History: First Drive-in Movie Theater Opened'
(Tuesday, June 6, 1933, the first film began at 8:30 p.m. EDT) — The first drive-in movie theater, created by Richard Hollingshead, opened tonight outside of Camden, New Jersey, on Crescent Boulevard in Pennsauken Township. Continue reading First drive-in movie theater opens in Pennsauken Township, New Jersey 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 6 1933)
Video: 'King Kong' trailer
(Thursday, March 2, 1933, 10:30 a.m. EST) — King Kong, an American adventure fantasy horror monster film about a gigantic island-dwelling ape creature called Kong who attempts to possess a beautiful young woman, opened today at the 6,200-seat Radio City Music Hall in New York City and the 3,700-seat RKO Roxy across the street. Continue reading ‘King Kong’ adventure fantasy horror monster film starring Fay Wray opens in New York City 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 2 1933)
Video: 'Frankenstein' trailer
(Thursday, November 19, 1931, 11:55 a.m. EST) — Frankenstein, an American pre-Code science fiction horror film about an ardent young scientist and his devoted assistant who piece together a human body from pieces collected from various sources, not realizing it has a madman’s brain, premiered today at the RKO Downtown in Detroit. Continue reading Horror film ‘Frankenstein’ premieres in Detroit 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 19 1931)
Video: 'M' trailer
(Monday, May 11, 1931) — M, a German drama-thriller film about a mob that sets out to catch a child killer whose crimes are attracting too much police attention, premiered today at the UFA-Palast am Zoo in Berlin. Continue reading ‘M’ premieres in Berlin 90 years ago #OnThisDate #OTD (May 11 1931)
Video: 'City Lights' trailer
(Friday, January 30, 1931, 8:30 p.m. PST) — City Lights, an American pre-Code silent romantic comedy film about the misadventures of Charlie Chaplin’s Tramp as he falls in love with a blind girl and develops a turbulent friendship with an alcoholic millionaire, premiered tonight at the new Los Angeles Theater on Broadway between Sixth and Seventh streets.
Continue reading Charlie Chaplin’s ‘City Lights’ premieres in Los Angeles 90 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jan 30 1931)
