Tonight in 1974 — DOUBLE INDEMNITY aired on ABC.

#RichardCrenna, #SamanthaEggar and #LeeJCobb starred in the roles made famous by #FredMacMurray, #BarbaraStanwyck and #EdwardGRobinson in the 1944 film.

#ClassicTV #1970sTV #ClassicFilm #FilmMastodon

"My version of Kramer vs. Kramer...only more realistic". Writer-director #DavidCronenberg exorcised the demons of his own painful divorce to create a bleak, brilliant tale of parenthood, modern psychiatry, body horror and cyclical abuse, with echoes of Forbidden Planet (1956). The gruesome, gruelling #TheBrood, with standout performances from #SamanthaEggar and #OliverReed, opened in the U.K. #OnThisDay in 1980.

#BodyHorror #CanadianHorror #HorrorMovies #Horror

40 years ago:
Curtains (CA)
Six young actresses auditioning for a movie role at a remote mansion are targeted by a mysterious masked murderer.
1983-03-04
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/67087
#Curtains #JohnVernon #SamanthaEggar #LindaThorson #Horror #ClassicFilm #ClassicMovies #Movies #Film

53 years ago:
The Molly Maguires (US)
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, 1876. A secret society of Irish coal miners, bond by a sacred oath, put pressure on the greedy and ruthless company they work for by sabotaging mining facilities in the hope of improving their working conditions and the lives of their families.
1970-02-08
https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/42345
#TheMollyMaguires #MartinRitt #SeanConnery #RichardHarris #SamanthaEggar #ClassicFilm #ClassicMovies #Movies #Film

A young, introverted butterfly collector (Terrence Stamp) in a secluded big house with a separate cellar, moves up his territory when he kidnaps a pretty art school student (Samantha Eggar). After begging and pleading and escape attempts, they sort of agree on their terms - he will let her go after 4 weeks, hoping she will fall in love with him.
With only two principal actors (plus one small character in the middle), this John Fowles adaptation feels more like a play. Young Stamp is intense, playing the role of creepy, shy man with chips on his shoulders. Is it sex that you want from me? Miranda the art student asks him. No. He wants to respect her as a proper woman. There is a big confrontation over Catcher in the Rye. Their class differences are highlighted and the gap between them is obviously too wide. Intriguing psychological drama. #thecollector #williamwyler #terencestamp #samanthaeggar #adaptation #johnfowles

33 years ago today:
Matlock
S4E16: The Talk Show
When talk show host Dan Galloway is murdered after publicly humiliating three woman on the air and firing his executive producer, there is no shortage of suspects. Nearly everyone who ever met the man wanted him dead, but it's up to Matlock to prove whether Marla, Leanne or Katherine committed the c...
Airdate: 1990-01-16
https://themoviedb.org/tv/2093/season/4/episode/16
#Matlock #SamanthaEggar #ABC #NBC #ClassicTV #TV #Television #tvseries