Video: 'Singin' in the Rain' trailer
(Thursday, March 27, 1952, 10:35 a.m. EST) — A silent-screen swashbuckler finds love while trying to adjust to the coming of sound in Singin’ in the Rain, an American musical romantic comedy that premiered this morning at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Continue reading ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ premieres in New York City 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 27 1952)
Video: 'The African Queen' trailer
(Wednesday, December 26, 1951, 12:45 p.m. PST) — A grizzled skipper and a spirited missionary take on the Germans in Africa during World War I in The African Queen, an adventure drama film adapted from the 1935 novel of the same name by C. S. Forester that premiered today at the Fox Wilshire Theater in Beverly Hills, California. Continue reading ‘The African Queen’ premieres in Los Angeles 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Dec 26 1951)
(Tuesday, September 18, 1951, 8:30 a.m. EDT; during the Cold War) — The Day the Earth Stood Still, an American science fiction film about an alien who demands that Earth’s leaders choose between peace and destruction, opened this morning at the Mayfair Theatre in Times Square in the Midtown Manhattan section of New York City. Continue reading ‘The Day the Earth Stood Still’ opens in New York City 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 18 1951)
(Sunday, September 9, 1951, evening Central European Time) — A Streetcar Named Desire, an American drama film about a fading southern belle who tries to build a new life with her sister in New Orleans, premiered tonight at the 12th Venice International Film Festival.
Adapted from Tennessee Williams’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 play of the same name, the film was directed by Elia Kazan and starred Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden.
Streetcar‘s official premiere was held nine days later on Sept. 18, 1951, at Warner Bros. Beverly Theater in Beverly Hills, California, and then opened in New York on the following day.
Video: ‘The Thing from Another World’ trailer
(Thursday, April 5, 1951) — The Thing from Another World, an American black-and-white science fiction-horror film about an Air Force crew and scientists at a remote Arctic research outpost who fight a malevolent plant-based alien being, opened today in Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio.
Continue reading ‘The Thing from Another World’ opens in Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 5, 1951)
(Saturday, March 10, 1951) — “Be My Love” by Mario Lanza peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for one week.
Continue reading ‘Be My Love’ by Mario Lanza peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 10 1951)
Video: 'All About Eve' trailer
(Friday, October 13, 1950, 11:30 a.m. EST) — All About Eve, a American drama film about an ambitious young actress who tries to take over a star’s career and love life, opened this morning at the Roxy Theatre at 153 W. 50th Street in New York City’s Times Square. Continue reading ‘All About Eve’ opens in New York City 70 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 13 1950)
(Saturday, July 15, 1950) — “Mona Lisa” by Nat King Cole With Orchestra conducted by Les Baxter peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for five consecutive weeks (July 15/22/29, Aug. 5/12, 1950). Continue reading ‘Mona Lisa’ by Nat King Cole peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 15 1950)
(Saturday, April 29, 1950) — “The Third Man Theme” by Anton Karas peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart for 11 consecutive weeks (Apr. 29, May 6/13/20/27, June 3/10/17/24, July 1/8, 1950). Continue reading ‘The Third Man Theme’ by Anton Karas peaks at #1 in USA 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 29 1950)
Video: 'Film Premiere Of 'Ben-Hur' (1959)'
(Wednesday, November 18, 1959, 8:00 p.m. EST) — While seeking revenge, a rebellious Israelite prince crosses paths with Jesus Christ in Ben-Hur, an American epic historical drama film that premiered tonight at Loew’s State Theatre at 1540 Broadway in Times Square, Manhattan in New York City. Continue reading ‘Ben-Hur’ premieres in New York City 60 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 18 1959)
