On this day, July 18, 1951, Klaatu and Gort landed on the Ellipse.

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Jul 18th 1951 - Klaatu finds a laundry ticket with this date on the suit he stole #DayTheEarthStoodStill

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Sat Jul 18, 2020: On this day, July 18, 1951, Klaatu and Gort landed on the Ellipse.

The timeline for that movie is way out of whack. For that matter, so is the trip that Klaatu and Patricia Neal took to get to Professor Barnhardt's home. The way they take makes no sense.

Early on, we are told it is a beautiful spring day in Washington. Later on in the movie, Mr. Carpenter checks a laundry receipt. There is a date on that receipt. Someone took that information and came up with Klaatu and Gort's landing day.

Take it with a grain of salt.

The Day the Earth Stood Still - timeline

1951

Wednesday 18th July: Klaatu arrives on Earth with Gort and a cautionary message to halt experiments with violence, atomic energy, and space travel. (Washington DC)

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1. From Bernard Hermann's soundtrack for "The Day The Earth Stood Still" and other films:

Sat Jul 18, 2020: Your wish is my command:

Mon Jun 29, 2020: Born on this day, June 29, 1911: Bernard Herrmann.

I lucked out on this one. I'm so glad I caught this at the last minute.

I didn't know he was born in the U.S. I thought he was born in Britain.

I was just over at the Classic Films group. There was a thread there in which it was pointed out that The 7th Voyage of Sinbad was to be shown.

Thu Jun 25, 2020:

TCM Schedule for Monday June 29, 2020 - 100th Birthday Tribute: Ray Harryhausen

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8:00 PM 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD, THE ( 1958)
Sinbad hunts for a roc's egg to save his love from an evil sorcerer. Dir: Nathan Juran Cast: Kerwin Mathews , Kathryn Grant , Richard Eyer . C- 88 mins, CC,

Svengoolie showed it too last Saturday. Svengoolie is the only TV show I make an effort to watch. I tuned in after Svengoolie's introduction, so I didn't know what the feature was until the titles started rolling. I immediately recognized the score as one of Bernard Herrmann's. There's one motif that sounds so much like the score when the gang is out at James Mason's pad outside Rapid City, in North by Northwest. That movie came out in 1959.

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad was a classic on so many levels. I stayed up to watch this one.

Bernard Herrmann


Bernard Herrmann in 1970

Born: Max Herman; June 29, 1911; New York City, U.S.
Died: December 24, 1975 (aged 64); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Resting place: Beth David Cemetery; Elmont, New York, U.S.
Other names: Bernard Maximillian Herrmann
Education: Juilliard School, New York University
Awards: 1941 Academy Award for Music Score of a Dramatic Picture, The Devil and Daniel Webster a.k.a. All That Money Can Buy
1976 BAFTA Award for Best Film Music, Taxi Driver
Website: thebernardherrmannestate.com

Bernard Herrmann (born Max Herman; June 29, 1911 – December 24, 1975) was an American composer best known for his work in composing for motion pictures. As a conductor, he championed the music of lesser-known composers.

An Academy Award-winner (for The Devil and Daniel Webster, 1941; later renamed All That Money Can Buy), Herrmann is particularly known for his collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock, most famously Psycho, North by Northwest, The Man Who Knew Too Much, and Vertigo. He also composed scores for many other films, including Citizen Kane, Anna and the King of Siam, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, Cape Fear, Fahrenheit 451, and Taxi Driver. He worked extensively in radio drama (composing for Orson Welles), composed the scores for several fantasy films by Ray Harryhausen, and many TV programs, including Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone and Have Gun – Will Travel.

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At any rate, I just love Bernard Herrmann. Where to begin; where to begin?

The Best of Bernard Herrmann (1911-1975)
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Forget the track list, just embark on the journey. And this could be one of the most exquisite and satisfying musical experiences of your life.

OBSESSION Composed by BERNARD HERRMANN
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From my favorite movie:

Prelude - Outer Space - Radar
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Bernard Herrmann - Topic
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Prelude - Outer Space - Radar · Bernard Herrmann (conductor), Bernard Herrmann Ensemble

The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951 Film Score)

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Let's show the first few minutes:

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) title sequence
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Title sequence from The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

I first saw The Day the Earth Stood Still on NBC's Saturday Night at the Movies, in about 1961. The elevator scene still terrifies me.

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) - Power Outage
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The Day The Earth Stood Still
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Final moments from this 1951 classic B movie starring Michael Rennie.

Does All This Frighten You? - The Day The Earth Stood Still (1951)
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Barnhardt : Tell me, Hilda, does all this frighten you? Does it make you feel insecure? Hilda : Yes, sir, it certainly does. Barnhardt : That's good, Hilda. I'm glad.