Category Archives: Movies 1970s

112,000 fans attend Wattstax benefit concert at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1972)


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(Sunday, August 20, 1972, 2:38-7:25 p.m. PDT)Wattstax, a benefit concert organized by Stax Records to commemorate the seventh anniversary of the 1965 riots in the African-American community of Watts, Los Angeles, took place today at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before a crowd of 112,000 people. Continue reading 112,000 fans attend Wattstax benefit concert at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 20 1972)

Woody Allen’s ‘Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 6 1972)


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(Sunday, August 6, 1972, noon EDT)Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask), an American sex comedy anthology film directed by Woody Allen consisting of a series of short sequences loosely inspired by David Reuben’s 1969 book of the same name, opened simultaneously today at The Coronet and The Little Carnegie theaters in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Continue reading Woody Allen’s ‘Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)’ opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 6 1972)

‘Deliverance’ survival thriller film opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 30 1972)


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(Sunday, July 30, 1972, noon EDT)Deliverance, an American survival thriller film about four men who fight against a murderous clan of backwoodsmen during a hunting vacation, opened today at Loew’s Tower East at 72nd Street and Third Avenue in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Continue reading ‘Deliverance’ survival thriller film opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 30 1972)

‘Deep Throat’ pornographic film opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 12 1972)


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(Monday, June 12, 1972, advertised to open at 9:45 a.m. EDT)Deep Throat, an American pornographic film that was at the forefront of the Golden Age of Porn (1969–1984), made its debut today at the World Theatre, located at 153 W. 49th Street, between 6th and 7th avenues, in the Manhattan borough of New York City. Continue reading ‘Deep Throat’ pornographic film opens in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 12 1972)

‘The Candy Man’ by Sammy Davis, Jr. peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 10 1972)

(Saturday, June 10, 1972) — “The Candy Man” by Sammy Davis, Jr. with the Mike Curb Congregation peaked at #1 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for three consecutive weeks (June 10/17/24, 1972). Continue reading ‘The Candy Man’ by Sammy Davis, Jr. peaks at #1 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 10 1972)

‘Love Theme from The Godfather (Speak Softly Love)’ by Andy Williams peaks at #34 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1972)

(Saturday, June 3, 1972) — “Love Theme from The Godfather (Speak Softly Love)” by Andy Williams peaked at #34 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for two weeks. Continue reading ‘Love Theme from The Godfather (Speak Softly Love)’ by Andy Williams peaks at #34 in USA 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 3 1972)

‘Play It Again, Sam’ comedy film starring Woody Allen opens in New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 4 1972)


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(Thursday, May 4, 1972, 11:00 a.m. EDT)Play It Again, Sam, an American comedy film about a recently divorced man who gets romantic advice from the ghost of Humphrey Bogart, opened today at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Continue reading ‘Play It Again, Sam’ comedy film starring Woody Allen opens in New York 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 4 1972)

Filming of performances for ‘Elvis On Tour’ documentary wraps up in San Antonio 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 18 1972)


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(Tuesday, April 18, 1972, 8:30 p.m. CST) — Performances for Elvis On Tour, an American concert film starring Elvis Presley featuring four Presley shows (starting Apr. 9, 1972, at the Coliseum in Hampton Roads, Virginia) during his fifteen-city spring 1972 tour that were later intertwined with interviews, concluded tonight with the rock icon’s appearance before 10,500 fans at the Convention Center in San Antonio, Texas. Continue reading Filming of performances for ‘Elvis On Tour’ documentary wraps up in San Antonio 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Apr 18 1972)

John Lennon attends ‘The Concert for Bangla Desh’ film premiere in New York 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 23 1972)


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(Thursday, March 23, 1972, evening EST) — Former Beatle John Lennon and his wife, Yoko Ono, along with Pete Bennett, singer Phil Ochs and record producer Phil Spector attended the world premiere of The Concert for Bangladesh film, featuring fellow ex-Beatle George Harrison, this evening at the DeMille theater on 7th Avenue near the intersection of W. 47th St. and Broadway. Continue reading John Lennon attends ‘The Concert for Bangla Desh’ film premiere in New York 50 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 23 1972)

‘The Godfather’ crime film premieres in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 14 1972)


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(Tuesday, March 14, 1972, 7:30 p.m. EST)The Godfather, an American crime film based on Mario Puzo’s best-selling 1969 novel of the same name that chronicles the experiences of the Italian-American Corleone family, premiered tonight at Loews’s State Theatre, 1540 Broadway (at W. 45th St.) in New York City as a benefit for The Boys Club of New York. Continue reading ‘The Godfather’ crime film premieres in New York City 50 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Mar 14 1972)