Monday, November 4, 2024

On this day in movie history - Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927):


Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

aka Sunrise,
directed by F.W. Murnau,
written by Carl Mayer, Hermann Sudermann, Katherine Hilliker and H.H. Caldwell,
based on the short story The Excursion to Tilsit by Hermann Sudermann,
was released in the United States on November 4, 1927.
Music by R.H. Bassett, Carli Elinor, Erno Rapee, Hugo Riesenfeld, Willy Schmidt-Gentner.
Funeral March of a Marionette by Charles Gounod.
A minor prelude by Frédéric Chopin.


Cast:

George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, Bodil Rosing, J. Farrell MacDonald, Ralph Sipperly, Jane Winton, Arthur Housman, Eddie Boland, Herman Bing, Sidney Bracey, Gino Corrado, Vondell Darr, Sally Eilers, Gibson Gowland, Fletcher Henderson, Leon Janney, Thomas Jefferson, Bob Kortman, F.W. Murnau, Barry Norton, Robert Parrish, Sally Phipps, Tempe Pigott, Harry Semels, Phillips Smalley, Leo White, Clarence Wilson.

Born on this day – Markie Post:


Markie Post


Actress

November 4, 1950 – August 7, 2021

Credits:

$50,000 a Minute (1985); 20 Years of Must See TV (2002); 30 Rock (2008); ACME Saturday Night (2010); B.J. and the Bear (1980); Back in the Game (2013); Backyard Wedding (2010); Barnaby Jones (1979); Behind the Zipper with Magda (1998); Beyond Suspicion (1993); Blackout (1988); Body Language (1984); Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979); Camp Cool Kids (2017); Card Sharks (1978-1981); Chasing the Dragon (1996); Cheers (1983); Chicago P.D. (2014–2017); CHiPs (1979); Christmas on the Bayou (2013); Christmas Reservations (2019); Code Red (1982); Cook Off! (2007); Dave's World (1994–1996); Dog's Best Friend (1997); Double Dare (1976–1977); E! True Hollywood Story (2002); Eight Is Enough (1980); Electra Woman and Dyna Girl (2001); Entertainment Tonight (1990 / 2021); Family Feud (1977); Fan des années 90 (2011); Fantasy Island (1983–1984); Four Christmases and a Wedding (2017); Frankie & Annette: The Second Time Around (1978); Gangster Wars (1981); Ghost Whisperer (2006); Gilbert (2017); Glitter (1984); Glitz (1988); Go (1983); Harry Anderson: The Tricks of His Trade (1996); Hart to Hart (1979); Hearts Afire (1992–1995); History of the Sitcom (2021); Hollywood Squares (2000); Hotel (1984–1985); House Calls (1980); Intimate Portrait (1995); I've Been Waiting for You (1998); Keep the Gaslight Burning (2018); Late Boomers (2001); Love Unplugged (2017); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1986); Magic in the Magic Kingdom (1988); Man Up! (2011); Massarati and the Brain (1982); Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour (1983); Matt Houston (1983); McClain's Law (1981); Muffin Top: A Love Story (2014); Night Court (1984–1992); Not Just Another Affair (1982); Odd Man Out (1999–2000); Presidential Inaugural Celebration for Children (1993); Rack and Ruin (2014); Rack and Ruin Web Series / TV Pilot (2015); Santa Clarita Diet (2018); Scene of the Crime (1984); Scrubs (2002–2006); Semi-Tough (1980); Simon & Simon (1981); Six Pack (1983); Someone She Knows (1994); Soundtrack (2019); Stranger at My Door (1991); Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes (1986); Super Password (1985–1987); Survival on the Mountain (1997); Sweet Sweet Summertime (2017); The $10,000 Pyramid (1983–1988); The $100,000 Pyramid (1985–1987); The $25,000 Pyramid (1983–1988); The $25,000 Pyramid (1985–1987); The 24th Annual International Broadcasting Awards (1984); The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2022); The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1992); The 54th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (1985); The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards (1991); The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards (2021); The Arsenio Hall Show (1989–1993); The A-Team (1983–1984); The Chipmunks: Rockin' Through the Decades (1990); The District (2003–2004); The Fall Guy (1982–1985); The Gangster Chronicles (1981); The Greatest American Hero (1981); The Incredible Hulk (1979); The Kids Are Alright (2018–2019); The Lazarus Syndrome (1979); The Love Boat (1982–1983); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1983–1986); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1995); The Wildest West Show of the Stars (1986); There's Something About Mary (1998); Till Dad Do Us Part (2001); To Catch a Crimes (2006); Today (1986); Transformers Prime (2010–2013); Tricks of the Trade (1988); Triplecross (1986); TV Tales (2002); Twice in a Lifetime (2000); Visitors of the Night (1995); VR.5 (1995); Win, Lose or Draw (1988); Women of the Net (1998).

Born on this day – Linda Haynes:


Linda Haynes


Actress

November 4, 1947 – July 17, 2023


Credits:

Brubaker (1980); Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980); Human Experiments (1979); Rolling Thunder (1977); The Drowning Pool (1975); Judgment: The Court Martial of Lieutenant William Calley (1975); Paper Moon (1974); The Nickel Ride (1974); Coffy (1973); My Three Sons (1972); This Is the Life (1971); Counselor at Law (1971); Room 222 (1971); Latitude Zero (1969); In Like Flint (1967).

Born on this day – Linda Gary:


Linda Gary

Actress

November 4, 1944 – October 5, 1995

Born on this day – Kate Reid:


Kate Reid

Actress

November 4, 1930 – March 27, 1993

Born on this day – Doris Roberts:


Doris Roberts

Actress

November 4, 1925 – April 17, 2016

Born on this day – Martin Balsam:


Martin Balsam

Actor

November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996