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25th December 1938 - George Cukor announced Vivien Leigh to play Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone with the Wind"

25th December 1962 - "To Kill a Mockingbird", a film adaptation of the novel by Harper Lee, directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Gregory Peck, is released (Gregory Peck - Best Actor Academy Awards 1963)

25th December 1963 - Walt Disney's "The Sword in the Stone" is released

25th December 1973 - "The Sting" directed by George Roy Hill, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford and music inspired by Scott Joplin premiered in Los Angeles and New York (Best Picture 1974)

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A really good selection of cinema films to watch out for, during the fourth week of December:

Cats (U)
Frozen 2 (U)
End of Life (15)
JoJo Rabbit (12A)
Little Women (U)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 3D (12A)

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26th December 1924 - Judy Garland, 2½, billed as Baby Frances, maked her show business debut

26th December 1940 - "The Philadelphia Story" film directed by George Cukor, based on the Broadway play of the same name and starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn, is released (Academy Awards Best Actor 1941)

26th December 1951 - "The African Queen", directed by John Huston and based on the 1935 novel of the same name, starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn, is released in LA, California (Academy Awards Best Actor 1952)

26th December 1973 - Horror film "The Exorcist" based on book and screenplay by William Peter Blatty, starring Linda Blair, rated X, premiered, first horror film to be nominated for Best Picture

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It Happened One Night (1934) - a classic screwball comedy, directed by Frank Capra, this film was the first to be honoured with all five major Oscars - Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Director and Best Screenplay.

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27th December 1927 - Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's "Show Boat" premiered in New York City

27th December 1937 - Mae West performed Adam & Eve skit that got her banned from NBC radio

27th December 1947 - the first "Howdy Doody Show" (Puppet Playhouse), telecast on NBC

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Mr. Smith Goes To Washington (1939) - Frank Capra’s award-winning film classic - a total of eleven Oscar nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director,, and winning Best Writing, Original Story, considered one of the greatest films of all time.

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28th December 1895 - filmmakers the Lumiere brothers, hold the first commercial film screening at Salon Indien du Grand Café, Paris

28th December 1925 - George and Ira Gershwin's musical "Tip-Toes" premiered in New York City

28th December 1934 - the film "Bright Eyes" premiered starring Shirley Temple and featured the song "On the Good Ship Lollipop"

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29th December 1933 - "Sons of the Desert" film directed by William A. Seiter starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy is released

29th December 1965 - "Thunderball", 4th James Bond film starring Sean Connery and Claudine Auger premiered in Tokyo

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Rear Window (1954) - 60th Anniversary Edition - DVD released on 4th August 2014

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Ace In The Hole (black and white 1951) - is the story of Chuck Tattum, a journalist who has lost his newspaper job, due to his drinking and womanising. While working in a small town, on the local newspaper, he is sent to cover a local interest story. While there he stumbles across a man trapped inside an old mine. His story about the trapped man, captures the publics imagination, and people start flooding into the area from all over the country.

When Chuck Tattum realises that the trapped man could easily be saved in a day, he decides to take advantage of the local sheriff, who wants to be re-elected. In return the sheriff convinces the rescuers to enter the mine, the long way round. Chuck Tattum believe it will take the rescuers a week and guarantees him a far better story.

Chuck Tattum wants his old job back, the sheriff wants to be re-elected and the trapped mans wife wants out of the marriage and money. In the end, it all ends badly for all concerned, not just for the trapped man, but also for the journalist, the local sheriff and the wife.

A genuine hard boiled film noir classic.

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30th December 1939 - "Of Mice and Men", starring Burgess Meredith as George, Lon Chaney Jr. as Lennie, is released

30th December 1968 - Frank Sinatra first recorded "My Way" with lyrics written by Paul Anka

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31st December 1923 - the BBC begins using Big Ben chime

31st December 1943 - NYC's Times Square greets Frank Sinatra at Paramount Theater

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1st January 1953 - the first TV detector van, used to track down users of unlicensed television sets, begins operation in the UK

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2nd January 1955 - the first "Bob Cummings Show" premiered on NBC

2nd January 1966 - National Football League Championship, Lambeau Field, Green Bay: Green Bay Packers beat Cleveland Browns, 23-12; first NFL title game televised in colour

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2nd January 1955 - the first "Bob Cummings Show" premiered on NBC

2nd January 1966 - National Football League Championship, Lambeau Field, Green Bay: Green Bay Packers beat Cleveland Browns, 23-12; first NFL title game televised in colour

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And the Cleveland Browns are still finding ways to loose to this day.

 

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3rd January 1947 - first opening session of Congress televised

3rd January 1952 - "Dragnet" with Jack Webb premiered on NBC TV

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4th January 1934 - the first Dutch talking movie, Jan Teunissen's "Willem of Orange" premiered

4th January 1954 - the soap opera "The Brighter Day" premiered

4th January 1957 - "Blondie" situation comedy premiered on NBC TV

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5th January 1927 - Fox Studios exhibits Movietone

5th January 1933 - "Cavalcade" based on the play by Noël Coward, directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook premiered in New York (Best Production/Picture 1934)

5th January 1945 - Pepe LePew debuts in Warner Bros cartoon "Odor-able Kitty"

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6th January 1957 - Elvis Presley makes his 7th & final appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show

6th January 1963 - "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" with Marlin Perkins began on NBC

6th January 1967 - "Milton Berle Show" last aired on ABC-TV

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A really good selection of cinema films to watch out for, during the first week of January:

1917 (15)
Jojo Rabbit (12A)
Little Women (U)
Uncut Gems (15)

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