{"id":37452,"date":"2013-09-16T06:00:03","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T10:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=37452"},"modified":"2013-09-16T17:34:29","modified_gmt":"2013-09-16T21:34:29","slug":"this-week-in-film-history-09-15-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/?p=37452","title":{"rendered":"This Week In Film History, 09.15.13"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: red; font-family: VERDANA;\">September 18, 1909<\/span><span style=\"font-family: VERDANA;\">: The first feature film to be produced in the U.S., <i>Les Miserables<\/i>, is released in four separate parts between now and Nov. 27.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: red; font-family: VERDANA;\">September 19, 1915<\/span><span style=\"font-family: VERDANA;\">: Vaudeville star <a title=\"W.C. Fields Shines in &quot;The Bank Dick&quot;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/w-c-fields-shines-in-the-bank-dick\/\">W.C. Fields<\/a> brings his famed pool-playing routine to the screen in <i>Pool Sharks<\/i>, his film debut. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: red; font-family: VERDANA;\">September 21, 1927<\/span><span style=\"font-family: VERDANA;\">: MGM&#8217;s iconic lion Leo uses up one of his nine lives when he survives the crash of his L.A.-New York publicity flight in Arizona.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: red; font-family: VERDANA;\">September 18, 1932<\/span><span style=\"font-family: VERDANA;\">: Despite only one screen credit, Peg Entwhistle will attain legendary status after jumping to her death from the &#8220;H&#8221; in the &#8220;Hollywoodland&#8221; sign. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: red; font-family: VERDANA;\">September 16, 1953<\/span><span style=\"font-family: VERDANA;\">: To compete with the popularity of television, Fox launches the first successful widescreen process, CinemaScope, with <i>The Robe<\/i>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: red; font-family: VERDANA;\">September 19, 1959<\/span><span style=\"font-family: VERDANA;\">: During a goodwill visit to Hollywood, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev watches the filming of a scene from Can-Can and later calls it immoral.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: red; font-family: VERDANA;\">September 18, 1968<\/span><span style=\"font-family: VERDANA;\">: <a title=\"What's Your Favorite Barbra Streisand Film Performance?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/barbra-streisand-film-performance\/\">Barbra Streisand<\/a> makes her film debut in the musical bio of vaudevillian <a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviesunlimited.com\/musite\/findresults_actor.asp?search=Fanny+Brice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fanny Brice<\/a>, <i>Funny Girl<\/i>, a role she originated on Broadway.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: red; font-family: VERDANA;\">September 18, 1981<\/span><span style=\"font-family: VERDANA;\">: &#8220;No more wire hangers!&#8221; becomes a catchphrase, as the <a title=\" The Best of Joan Crawford: Joan Crawford Triple Feature\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/best-joan-crawford-movies\/\">Joan Crawford<\/a> biodrama <i>Mommie Dearest<\/i> becomes an unintentional comedy hit. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: red; font-family: VERDANA;\">September 18, 1987<\/span><span style=\"font-family: VERDANA;\">: Spouses contemplating affairs learn about the dangers of infidelity with the opening of <i>Fatal Attraction<\/i>.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: red; font-family: VERDANA;\">September 19, 1990<\/span><span style=\"font-family: VERDANA;\">: <a title=\"What's your favorite Martin Scorsese-Robert De Niro film?\" href=\"http:\/\/www.moviefanfare.com\/martin-scorsese-robert-de-niro-films\/\">Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro<\/a> reteam with <i>Goodfellas<\/i>, the hard-hitting biography of Henry Hill&#8217;s life in the mob, starring Ray Liotta. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was exactly 45 years ago that Barbra Streisand made one of history&#8217;s splashiest screen debuts, reprising her Broadway triumph&#8211;and ultimately landing the Oscar&#8211;with her portrayal of Fanny Brice in Funny Girl. 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