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Today's Featured Movie is Greasy Popcorn’s presentation of Roy Rogers "My Pal Trigger", a 1946 American musical Western film starring Roy Rogers, Trigger, George “Gabby” Hayes and Dale Evans.

This feature is what Roy’s fans were waiting for: the origin story behind Trigger and how he and Roy became such good pals. Enjoy: https://youtu.be/jmTQphmzczg

On this day on June 3, 1988, the feature comedy, “Big” starring Tom Hanks and Elizabeth Perkins, and directed by Penny Marshal, premiers in the United States.

On this day on June 1, 1925, Tony Curtis, born Bernard Schwartz, [The Defiant Ones (1958); Some Like It Hot (1959); Operation Petticoat (1959); and Spartacus (1960)], was born in Manhattan, New York.

“Finally, in conclusion, let me say just this.”

Attributed to Peter Sellers, film actor and director ------------------------------------------ 📸: Publicity photo made for “After the Fox”, now in the Public Domain

📝: #movies, #films, #PeterSellers, #cinema

Today's TV show is Greasy Popcorn’s presentation of The Jack Benny Program. Tonight’s episode is titled, “Ghost Town Western” and illustrates what can happen when you take a shortcut while driving from Phoenix to Los Angeles and arrive at a deserted cafe late at night. Enjoy! https://youtu.be/pe_z4MbepWk

On this day on June 2, 1989, coming-of-age drama film "Dead Poets Society" was released by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution, a division of #Disney. The movie stars Robin Williams and is set in 1959 at Welton Academy, a fictional elite boarding school.

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Tags: #IndustyMilestones, #RobinWilliams, #DeadPoetsSociety

On this day on June 2, 1904, Johnny #Weissmuller (born Johann Peter Weißmüller) [Tarzan the Ape Man (1932); Jungle Jim (1948); Voodoo Tiger (1952)] was born in Szabadfalva, Temes County, Austria-Hungary

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“I loved acting, which was never about money, the fame. It was about a search for meaning. It was painful.”

Attributed to Kim Novak, film actress ------------------------------------------ 📸: Publicity photo made by Columbia Pictures in 1959, now in the Public Domain

📝: #movies, #films, #KimNovak, #cinema

Today's TV show is Greasy Popcorn’s presentation of “Attack of the Giant Leeches”. This Creature Feature is set in the Everglades, where a group of gigantic leeches live secretly in a deep swamp.

Could this explain the thousands of sinkholes that plague #Florida… or it’s state politics? We’re just asking for a friend!😁

Enjoy: https://youtu.be/JxGaO5IEYaM

On this day on June 1, 1943. Nazi Germany shoots down civilian plane flying from Lisbon to London, killing 17 people, including actor Leslie Howard [Berkeley Square (1933), Of Human Bondage (1934), The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934), The Petrified Forest (1936), Pygmalion (1938), Gone with the Wind (1939)]. 🍿

On this day on June 1, 1926. American actress, Marilyn Monroe, birthname Norma Jeane Mortenson, [Monkey Business (1952); Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953); The Seven Year Itch (1955), Some Like It Hot (1959)] was born in Los Angeles, California.

“Good acting should teach people to understand rather than judge.”

Attributed to Peter Finch, film actor, 🍿 ------------------------------------------ 📸: Publicity photo made for “Passage Home”, now in the Public Domain

📝: #movies, #films, #Peter Finch, #cinema

Watch the latest chapter in Greasy Popcorn’s presentation of SOS Coast Guard, a 1937 Republic film serial starring Doctor Boroff, played by our old pal, Bela Lugosi, and clean-cut but hapless American hero, Coast Guard Lieutenant Terry Kent, played by Ralph Byrd: https://youtu.be/u2k8Ht4zkH4. Catch up with the entire serial (to date): https://shorturl.at/43UW0

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On this day on May 31, 1965. Indian feature film “Charulata”, written and directed by Satyajit Ray and starred Soumitra Chatterjee, Madhabi Mukherjee and Shailen Mukherjee, wins the Golden Lotus Award at 12th National Film Awards. 🍿

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Tags: #IndustyMilestones, #OldMovies, #Charulata, #SatyajitRay, #SoumitraChatterjee, #MadhabiMukherjee, #ShailenMukherjee, #GoldenLotusAward

On this day on May 31, 1908, Dominic "Don" Ameche, American actor [Moon Over Miami (1941), Slightly French (1949), Trading Places (1983), Cocoon (1985)], was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

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“Lost in a crowd of greats, not a single #Oscar. That's showbiz.”

Attributed to Maureen O'Hara, film actress and singer 🍿 ------------------------------------------ 📸: Publicity photo made by RKO, now in the Public Domain

📝: #movies, #films, #MaureenO'Hara, #cinema

Today's Featured Movie is Greasy Popcorn’s presentation of “Act Your Age”, part of Coronet’s Emotional Maturity series. This unintentionally funny Hygiene Film discusses the risks of vandalizing your school desk while the teacher is watching you. Who knew, right? https://youtu.be/dCJESXSnou8