On this day in movie history - Madame Bovary (1949):

Madame Bovary

directed by Vincente Minnelli,

written by Robert Ardrey,

based on the novel by Gustave Flaubert,

was released in the United States on August 25, 1949.
Music by Miklós Rózsa.

Cast:

Jennifer Jones, James Mason, Van Heflin, Louis Jourdan, Alf Kjellin, Gene Lockhart, Frank Allenby, Gladys Cooper, John Abbott, Harry Morgan, George Zucco, Ellen Corby, Eduard Franz, Henri Letondal, Esther Somers, Frederic Tozere, Paul Cavanagh, Vernon Steele, Dawn Kinney.

Born on this day – Martin Amis:

Martin Amis

Writer

August 25, 1949 – May 19, 2023

On this day in movie history - The Barton Mystery (1949):

The Barton Mystery

aka Le mystère Barton,

directed and written by Charles Spaak,

based on the play The Barton Mystery by Walter C. Hackett,

was released in France on August 19, 1949.
Music by Daniel Lesur.

Cast:

Françoise Rosay, Fernand Ledoux, Madeleine Robinson, Georges Lannes, Nathalie Nattier, Loleh Bellon, Jacques Torrens, Maurice Teynac, Jean Marchat, Victor Vina, Régine Dancourt, Jacques Mattler, Robert Moor, Geneviève Morel.

On this day in movie history - Too Late for Tears (1949):

Too Late for Tears

directed by Byron Haskin,

inspired by the April 1947 serial in the Saturday Evening Post,

and the July 1947 novel by Roy Huggins,

was released in the United States on August 13, 1949.
Music by R. Dale Butts.

Cast:

Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan Duryea, Arthur Kennedy, Kristine Miller, Barry Kelley, Billy Halop, Denver Pyle, Smoki Whitfield.

Born on this day – José Luccioni:

José Luccioni

Actor

August 1, 1949 – June 2, 2022

Credits:

Assassin's Creed II (2009); Asterix Versus Caesar (1985); Au théâtre ce soir (1976–1980); Beretta, derrière la voix (2013); Catherine & Co. (1975); Closed Shutters (1973); Comme un pot de fraises!.. (1974); Fan des années 70 (2012); Fan des années 80 (2010); Final Fantasy XV (2016); Final Fantasy XV: Comrades (2017); Gothic 3 (2006); Il était une fois... l'espace (1982); Joséphine ou la comédie des ambitions (1979); Jour de pluie (2017); L'aventure humaine (2003); Le dernier homme (2012); Le mouton noir (1979); Le théâtre de Tristan Bernard (1975); Les amours des années 50 (1985); Les amours des années grises (1981); Les malheurs de la comtesse (1973); Mafia: The City of Lost Heaven (2002); Murder Is a Murder (1972); N'oublie pas ton père au vestiaire... (1982); Nous ne l'avons pas assez aimée (1982); Overwatch 2 (2022); Pole Position (1984); Preuves à l'appui (1978); Runaway: The Dream of the Turtle (2006); Silver Anniversary (1979); Star Wars: The Old Republic / Video Game (2011); The Little Prince (2013); The Mysterious Cities of Gold (1982–1983); The Saboteur (2009); Un matin de juin 40 (1974); Watch Dogs (2014).

On this day in movie history - Scene of the Crime (1949):

Scene of the Crime

directed by Roy Rowland,

written by Charles Schnee,

based on the article Smashing the Bookie Gang Marauders by John Bartlow Martin,

was released in the United States on July 28, 1949.
Music by André Previn.

Cast:

Van Johnson, Arlene Dahl, Gloria DeHaven, Tom Drake, Leon Ames, John McIntire, Donald Woods, Norman Lloyd, Jerome Cowan, Tom Powers, Richard Benedict, Anthony Caruso, Robert Gist, Romo Vincent, Tom Helmore, Caleb Peterson, William Haade.

Born on this day – Maury Chaykin:

Maury Chaykin

Actor

July 27, 1949 – July 27, 2010

Born on this day – Shelley Duvall:

Shelley Duvall

Actress

Producer

Singer

Writer

July 7, 1949 – July 11, 2024

Credits:

Albums:

Animal Express (1991); Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall…Merry Christmas (1991); Hello, I'm Shelley Duvall…Sweet Dreams (1991).

Movies and television:

19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (1987); 3 Women (1977); 50/50 / critique (2020); 9-1-1 (2018); A Conversation with Robert Altman (2000); Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1997); Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1997); AFI Life Achievement Award (1994); Alberto Iglesias, el músico fiel (2006); Aliens for Breakfast (1995); Alone (1997); Altman (2014); An Accidental Studio (2019); An American Saturday Night (1991); Annie Hall (1977); Arena (1980); Backfield in Motion (1991); Baretta (1976); Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976); Boltneck (2000); Booker (1984); Brewster McCloud (1970); Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976); Cannon (1973); Casper Meets Wendy (1998); Changing Habits (1997); Charlie Rose (1999); Cinderella: Rocked, Wired & Bluesed - The Greatest Video Hits / Segment: Shelter Me (2005); Cinderella: Shelter Me (1990); Clapper Board (1979 / 1981); Colorshopping Vol. 7 (2013); Debra Duncan (1998); Dr. Jack and Mr. Nicholson (2019); Dr. Phil (2016); Dreams in the Attic (2000); E! True Hollywood Story (2004); Earthquake Survival (1987); Entertainment Tonight (2016–2022); Faerie Tale Theatre (1982–1987); Film '80 (1980); Filmworker (2017); Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012); Frankenweenie (1984 / 2012); Frasier (1995); Fridays (1981–1982); FRO Thizzle Reviews (2023); Frog (1988); Frogs! (1993); Good Morning, Texas (2000); Guy Maddin: Waiting for Twilight (1997); Hollywood Insider (2021); Home Fries (1998); Hour Magazine (1985); Howl: Inside the Forest Hills (2024); Howl: The Furlong Files (2023); Howl: The Shelley Files (2023); Hulkamania Forever (1990); It's a Bird's Life (1992); John & Leeza from Hollywood (1993); Karussell (1981); Kubrick by Kubrick (2020); Kubrick Remembered (2014); L.A. Law (1994); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1994); Late Night with David Letterman (1993); Les Chroniques du Mea (2014–2018); Live from Smodcastle: The Forest Hills Premiere (2023); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the Mr. and Mrs. (1973); Manna from Heaven (2002); McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971); Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990); Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures (1986); Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (1994); Nashville (1975); Newton's Apple (1994); Nightmare Classics (1989); One on One with John Tesh (1992); Popeye (1980); Popples (1986); Punch-Drunk Love (2002); Reel to Reel (1998); Robert Altman: Giggle and Give In (1996); Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (2018); RocketMan (1997); Room 237 (2012); Roxanne (1987); Saturday Night Live (1976 / 1977); Saturday Night Live: The Best of Dan Aykroyd (2005); Shadow Zone: My Teacher Ate My Homework (1997); Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories (1992–1993); Six Different Kinds of Light John Alcott (2015); Spécial cinéma (1981); Special Collector's Edition (2011); Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001); Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man (1996); Steven Spielberg: An American Cinematheque Tribute (1989); Stories from Growing Up (1991); Suburban Commando (1991); Tale of the Mummy (1998); Tall Tales & Legends (1985–1986); Terror in the Aisles (1984); The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003); The 10th Annual National CableACE Awards (1989); The 12th Annual CableACE Awards (1991); The 17th Annual CableACE Awards (1995); The 1993 Annual Vision Awards (1993); The 20th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (1993); The 4th Floor (1999); The 5th Annual Cable Ace Awards (1983); The 8th Annual Cable ACE Awards (1987); The 9th Annual CableACE Awards (1988); The Adventures of Shirley Holmes (1997); The Arsenio Hall Show (1989); The Best of Dan Aykroyd (1986); The Billy Crystal Comedy Hour (1982); The Chipmunks: Rockin' Through the Decades (1990); The David Frost Show (1971); The Directors (2000–2018); The Fairest of Them All (1983); The Forest Hills (2023); The Hughleys (1999); The Merv Griffin Show (1981); The Paul Simon Special (1977); The Player (1997); The Portrait of a Lady (1996); The Ray Bradbury Theater (1992); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1997); The Secret World of the Very Young (1984); The Shining (1980); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1980); The Twilight Zone / Segment: A Saucer of Loneliness (1986); The Underneath (1995); Thieves Like Us (1974); Time Bandits (1981); Tomorrow Coast to Coast (1981); Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (1997); Twilight Theatre (1982); View from the Overlook: Crafting 'the Shining' (2007); VM Show Vol. 2 (2005); WatchMojo (2018); Welcome to the Basement (2013); Wishbone (1997).

On this day in movie history - The Big Steal (1949):

The Big Steal

directed by Don Siegel,

written by Gerald Drayson Adams, Daniel Mainwaring and Geoffrey Homes,

was released in the United States on June 29, 1949.
Based on the short story The Road to Carmichael's by Richard Wormser, published in The Saturday Evening Post (1942).
Music by Leigh Harline.

Cast:

Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix, Patric Knowles, Ramon Novarro, Don Alvarado, John Qualen, Pascual García Peña.

Born on this day – Bruno Kirby:

Bruno Kirby

Actor

April 28, 1949 – August 14, 2006

Born on this day – Doug Sheehan:

Doug Sheehan

Actor

April 27, 1949 – June 29, 2024

Credits:

10 (1979); A Mom for Christmas (1990); Alice (1983); Battle of the Network Stars XVI (1984); Battle of the Network Stars XVII (1984); Charlie's Angels (1978); Cheers (1983); Clueless (1997–1999); Columbo (1993); Cops n Roberts (1995); Crash: The Mystery of Flight 1501 (1990); Day by Day (1988–1989); Day by Day (1988–1989); Dear John (1980); Diagnosis Murder (2000); Dynasty (1982); Family Feud (1982); General Hospital (1979–1982); Heavens to Betsy (1995); In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988); Just Men! (1983); Kaz (1979); Knots Landing (1983–1988); Knots Landing Reunion: Together Again (2005); MacGyver (1990); Passions (2002); Promised Land (1997); Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1999–2003); Stranger in My Bed (1987); Style & Substance (1998); That Was Then (2002); The $10,000 Pyramid (1983); The $25,000 Pyramid (1983); The Arsenio Hall Show (1989); The Knots Landing Block Party (1993); The Magical World of Disney (1990); The Merv Griffin Show (1980–1985); The Regis Philbin Show (1982); What I Like About You (2003).

On this day in movie history - Impact (1949):

Impact

directed by Arthur Lubin,

written by Jay Dratler and Dorothy Davenport,

based on a story by Jay Dratler,

was released in the United States on April 1, 1949.
Music by Michel Michelet.

Cast:

Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn, Helen Walker, Anna May Wong, Robert Warwick, Clarence Kolb, Art Baker, William Wright, Mae Marsh, Sheilah Graham, Tony Barrett, Philip Ahn, Glen Vernon, Linda Leighton, Jason Robards, Erskine Sanford, Ruth Robinson, Lucius Cooke, Tom Greenway, Ben Welden, Joel Friedkin, Joe Kirk, William Ruhl, Mary Landa, Harry Cheshire.

On this day in movie history - The Set-Up (1949 movie & novel):

The Set-Up

directed by Robert Wise,

written by Art Cohn,

based on the book-length narrative poem by Joseph Moncure March,

was released in the United States on March 29, 1949.
Music by C. Bakaleinikof and Roy Webb.

Cast:

Robert Ryan, Audrey Totter, George Tobias, Alan Baxter, Wallace Ford, Percy Helton, Hal Fieberling, Darryl Hickman, Kenny O'Morrison, James Edwards, David Clarke, Phillip Pine, Arthur 'Weegee' Fellig.

Recommended reading:

The Set-Up

By Joseph Moncure March.

Filmed as The Set-Up (1949), directed by Robert Wise.

The Lost Classic by the Author of The Wild Party.

Illustrated by Erik Kriek.

Book-length narrative poem.

Published by Korero Press.

First published 1928.

Hardcover.

ISBN-10: 1912740087

ISBN-13: 978-1912740086

Description:

"A ringside seat at a heavyweight bout is what is offered by Mr. March in this astonishing narrative… episodes that make the blood boil, and the hair rise…tragic pathos so deep as almost to defeat any faith in man." – New York Times Book Review, upon original 1928 publication.

"It’s a cross between a graphic novel and a heavily illustrated epic poem. It has the feel of a lost treasure one would find on a back shelf of some forgotten bookstore. And yet, somehow it seems crisp and new. . . . If you can imagine there was a month-long collaboration where Eric Powell, Charles Burns and Will Eisner were all locked in a studio together, you will be able to envision exactly what this art looks like. Kriek’s illustrations employ black and grey tones with a moody effect. And he’s not handcuffed into any formal page layout or size. Some illustrations are full pagers, some are spot illustrations in weird shapes, and some overflow to two pages. There are no word balloons, and as this is a poem, there’s great flexibility and freshness to each and every page layout." – Pop Culture Squad.

"So prolifically illustrated it reads like a graphic novel. Striking artwork." – Bud's Art Books.

"The tale is told in relentless rhyme and pitiless beats presaging modern Hip Hop culture. This is dawn-era storytelling with classical themes delivered as primordial Rap in its purest, most primal form." – Comics Review.

Written in 1928, The Set-Up is a long narrative poem about the boxing underworld - a hard-boiled tragedy told in syncopated rhyming couplets. When the work was first published it made the bestseller list, and in 1949 it was turned into an award-winning film featuring Robert Ryan and Audrey Totter. This reprinting of the original, unchanged 1928 poem features dynamic, specially commissioned artwork by Erik Kriek that vividly conveys the story of Pansy, an up-and-coming black prize fighter who takes on all comers. When he was in the ring, "It was over before you knew it. He'd carve you up like a leg of mutton. And drop you flat with a sock on the button." Pansy's complicated love life leads to a spell in prison and his career subsequently takes a nosedive; but he continues to box until the fateful night his fight managers and opponent triple-cross him and he meets a grisly end at the hands of a vengeful gang.