at theaters: july 19, 1950

Opened in movie theaters 63 years ago today:

FANCY PANTS (Bob Hope, Lucille Ball; directed by George Marshall)

Review: “Amusing musical remake of THE RUGGLES OF RED GAP with English valet Hope accompanying nouveau riche wildcat Lucy to her Western home.”  —Leonard Maltin

Trivia: The interior set at Paramount Studios representing the first floor of Norma Desmond’s mansion in Sunset Blvd. starring Gloria Swanson was also used in this film, giving fans of that classic a rare opportunity to see it in full color. —imdb.com

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starDate: isabel jewell

Isabel Jewell

Born: July 19, 1907, Fremont County, Wyoming
First movie appearance: BLESSED EVENT (1932)
First credited role: BONDAGE (1932)  
Had relationship with: the son of columnist Hedda Hopper
Last film: SWEET KILL (1973)
Recommended films: GONE WITH THE WIND, MANHATTAN MELODRAMA, MARKED WOMAN, LOST HORIZON…

movieDate: july 19, 64 A.D.

ON THIS DAY in 64 A.D., a fire in the merchant area of Rome began, and resulted in what is known as the Great Fire of Rome. This event was dramatized in the 1961 Mervyn LeRoy film, QUO VADIS, with Robert Taylor and Deborah Kerr.

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