On what day does The Time Machine (1960) open?
The Time Machine (1960) opened on December 31, 1899.
Steve McQueen in the 1965 movie of the same name was the Cincinnati Kid. John Wayne in Stagecoach (1939) was The Ringo Kid. Gene Wilder in Blazing Saddles (1974) was The Waco Kid.
Professor Julius Ferris Kelp was the nutty professor. Buddy Love was his suave, lounge-singing alter ego in the movie.
Grace Kelly made eleven movies before becoming Princess of Monaco, beginning with a bit part in Fourteen Hours (1951) and ending with High Society (1956). Born in Philadelphia, Kelly (1928-82) married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956.
Producer Michael Todd, who filled Around the World in 80 Days (1956) with forty-four cameo stars, adopted the word “cameo” as a cinematic term for walk-on parts for well-known people.
The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929), starring Warner Oland, was the first Fu Manchu movie made as a sound feature.
Beach Party (1963) was Annette Funicello’s and Frankie Avalon’s first movie together. Their arch-nemesis in that film was Eric Von Zipper, the would-be tough biker, played by Harvey Lembeck.