On this day in movie history - The Age of Stupid (2009):

The Age of Stupid

a drama / documentary directed and written by Franny Armstrong,

was released in the United States on July 17, 2009.

Narrated by Pete Postlethwaite.

Music by Chris Brierley.

Cast:

Pete Postlethwaite, Jehangir Wadia, Layefa Malin, Al Duvernay, Fernand Pareau, Jamila Bayyoud, Adnan Bayyoud, Piers Guy, Mark Lynas, Mohamed Nasheed, David King, George Monbiot, Richard Heinberg, Ed Miliband, Lisa Guy, Babou Ceesay, Toyah Frantzen.

On this day in movie history - Pulp Cinema (2001):

Pulp Cinema

compilation of classic noir trailers,

produced by David Kalat,

edited by Brian Edwards,

was released in the United States on July 17, 2001.

Cast:

Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Ida Lupino, Vincent Price, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitchum, Gloria Grahame, Barbara Stanwyck, Ray Milland, Jack Palance, Glenn Ford, Orson Welles.

On this day in movie history - A Stranger Among Us (1992):

A Stranger Among Us

directed by Sidney Lumet,

written by Robert J. Avrech,

was released in the United States on July 17, 1992.
Music by Jerry Bock.

Cast:

Melanie Griffith, Eric Thal, John Pankow, Tracy Pollan, Lee Richardson, Mia Sara, Jamey Sheridan, Jake Weber, Ro'ee Levi, David Rosenbaum, Ruth Vool, David Margulies, Edward Rogers III, Maurice Schell, James Gandolfini, Christopher Collins, Burtt Harris, Ira Rubin, Françoise Granville, Rena Sofer, Shifra Lerer, Eleanor Reissa, Jim Lovelett, Jack Gill, Steve Hamilton, Paul Zim, Drew Eliot, Sasha Pasmur, John Louis Fischer, Jack Beers.

On this day in movie history - Marnie (1964):

Marnie

directed by Alfred Hitchcock,

written by Jay Presson Allen,

based on the novel by Winston Graham,

was released in the United States on July 17, 1964.
Music by Bernard Herrmann.

Cast:

Tippi Hedren, Martin Gabel, Sean Connery, Louise Latham, Diane Baker, Alan Napier, Bob Sweeney, Milton Selzer, Henry Beckman, Edith Evanson, Mariette Hartley, Bruce Dern, S. John Launer, Meg Wyllie, Alfred Hitchcock.

On this day in movie history - The Thrill of It All (1963):

The Thrill of It All

directed by Norman Jewison,

written by Carl Reiner,

based on a story by Larry Gelbart,

was released in the United States on July 17, 1963.
Music by Frank De Vol.

Cast:

Doris Day, James Garner, Arlene Francis, Edward Andrews, Reginald Owen, ZaSu Pitts, Elliott Reid, Alice Pearce, Kym Karath, Brian Nash, Lucy Landau, Paul Hartman, Burt Mustin, Carl Reiner.

Born on this day – Nicolette Larson:

Nicolette Larson

Singer

Actress

July 17, 1952 – December 16, 1997

Credits:

Albums:

All Dressed Up and No Place to Go (1982); Comes A Time (Live - Yosemite, CA 29 Aug '86) (1986); In the Nick of Time (1979); Live At The Roxy (2006); Lotta Love - Finest Moments (2019); Luxury Liner (Expanded & Remastered) (2004); Nicolette (1978); Radioland (1981); Rhino Hi-Five: Nicolette Larson (2005, EP); Rose of My Heart (1986); Same Old Talk (2023, EP);...Say When (1985); Shadows of Love (1988); Sleep, Baby, Sleep (1994); The Complete Warner Albums (2019); The Very Best of Nicolette Larson (1999).

Songs:

A lotta Love; All Dressed Up and No Place to Go; Angels Rejoiced; Baby, Don’t You Do It; Back in My Arms; Building Bridges; Can’t Get Away From You; Dancing Jones; Down to Seeds and Stems Again Blues; Fool Me Again; French Waltz; Hot Rod Lincoln; I Bid You Goodnight; I Only Want to Be With You; I’d Die for This Dance; Irish Lullaby; Last in Love; Let Me Be the First; Let Me Go, Love; Lotta Love; Mexican Divorce; Only Love Will Make It Right; Ooo‐Eee; Radioland; Rhumba Girl; Seeds and Stems; That’s How You Know Love’s Right; The Moment I Saw You; Two Trains; Welcome to the World; When You Come Around; You Were the One.

Movies and television:

20th Annual Country Music Awards (1986); American Bandstand (1980); An Evening at the Improv (1981); Independence Day (1983); Les nouveaux rendez-vous (1981); Men Seeking Women (1997); Midnight Heat (2007); MTV Unplugged (1993); New Country (1986); Nicolette Larson: Back in My Arms (1979); Nicolette Larson: Dancing Jones (1979); Nicolette Larson: Lotta Love (1978); Nicolette Larson: Rhumba Girl (1978); No Nukes (1980); Numéro un (1981); Rock Concert (1979); Solid Gold (1980–1981); The 20th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards (1985); The 7th Annual American Music Awards (1980); The Bionic Woman (1976); The Merv Griffin Show (1985); The Personals (1982); The Tom and Dick Smothers Brothers Special I (1980); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1981); The Unknown Cyclist (1998); They Call Me Renegade (1987); Throb (1987); Twins (1988); Volunteer Jam XI (1985).

Born on this day – Paula Shaw:

Paula Shaw

Actress

July 17, 1941 – September 10, 2025

Credits:

21 Jump Street (1988–1989); A Mrs. Miracle Christmas (2021); A Stranger in the Mirror (1993); All That Glitters (1977); ...and Your Name Is Jonah (1979); Android Employed (2018); Archie Bunker's Place (1983); B.J. and the Bear (1981); Barney Miller (1976–1977); Beggars and Choosers (1999); Beverly Hills Buntz (1988); Cagney & Lacey (1984); Cedar Cove (2013); Chatterbox! (1977); Chupacabra Terror (2005); Cold Squad (1998); Coming Home for Christmas (2017); Communion (1989); Da Vinci's Inquest (1999); Day of the Dead (2021); Deadlocked (2000); Destination Wedding (2017); Elsewhere (2019); Fall Back Down (2019); Far Cry 5 (2018); Fatal Memories (1992); Five Star Christmas (2020); Freddy vs. Jason (2003); Freedom to Love (1969); General Hospital (1981–1982); Hanukkah on Rye (2022); Herowork (1977); Hitched for the Holidays (2012); Home for the Holidays (2005); Ignition (2001); In the Glitter Palace (1977); Insomnia (2002); Ironside (1972); It Was Always You (2021); iZombie (2015); Just Cause (2002); Killer Bash (2005); Little House on the Prairie (1977); Lost Rites (2011); Lottery! (1984); Lou Grant (1982); M.A.N.T.I.S. (1994); Mary Higgins Clark's: We'll Meet Again (2002); Masquerade (1984); Merchants of Venus (1998); Mr. Young (2011–2013); Mysterious Ways (2000); Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy (2010); Night Creep (2003); Off Season (2001); Picture a Perfect Christmas (2019); R.L. Stine's the Haunting Hour (2012); Reindeer Games (2000); Round and Round (2023); Santa Barbara (1984); Savage Streets (1984); Say Yes (1986); Shaft (1973); Shame (1992); So Weird (2000); Some Assembly Required (2016); Starsky and Hutch (1977); Supernatural (2013); Terminal City (2005); The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982); The Bob Newhart Show (1974); The Centerfold Girls / Segment: The First Story (1974); The Commish (1994); The Guava Juice Show (2022); The New Addams Family (1999); The Outer Limits (1995–1998); The Ranch (2004); The Roommates (1973); The Tony Randall Show (1978); The Twilight Zone (2002); The Wedding Veil Legacy (2022); The X-Files (1995); The Young and the Restless (1989–1994); Three's Company (1981); Ties That Bind (2006); To Hex with Sex (1969); Twist of Fate (2013); Van Helsing (2017); Wedding of a Lifetime (2022); When the Bough Breaks (1986); When We Rise (2017); Wiseguy (1988); Witchfire (1985).