Events in Film & TV on January 24

Film release premierFilm Release

1927 Alfred Hitchcock releases his first film as director - The Pleasure Garden, in England

Director Alfred Hitchcock
Director
Alfred Hitchcock

Film release premierFilm Release

1940 "The Grapes of Wrath", directed by John Ford and based on John Steinbeck's novel of the same name, starring Henry Fonda and Jane Darwell, is released

Actor Henry Fonda
Actor
Henry Fonda
Film director John Ford
Film director
John Ford
Author John Steinbeck
Author
John Steinbeck

Event of interestEvent of Interest

1959 Dmitri Shostakovich's comedy "Cheryomushk" premieres in Moscow

Composer Dmitri Shostakovich
Composer
Dmitri Shostakovich
  • 1959 WHCT TV channel 18 in Hartford, CT (IND) begins broadcasting
  • 1963 Buddy Rogers & Lou Thesz wrestle in Toronto, Rogers becomes WWF wrestling champ & Thesz becomes NWA champion
  • 1964 CBS purchases 1964 & 1965 NFL TV rights for $28.2 million
  • 1966 WDIO TV channel 10 in Duluth, MN (ABC) begins broadcasting
  • 1972 WRIP (now WDSI) TV channel 61 in Chattanooga, TN (IND) 1st broadcast
  • 1975 "Hot l Baltimore" situation comedy premieres on ABC TV

Film tv awardsFilm and TV Awards

1976 33rd Golden Globes: "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", Jack Nicholson, & Louise Fletcher win

Actor Jack Nicholson
Actor
Jack Nicholson
Actress Louise Fletcher
Actress
Louise Fletcher

Film tv awardsFilm and TV Awards

1986 43rd Golden Globes: "Out of Africa", Jon Voight, & Whoopi Goldberg win

Actress Whoopi Goldberg
Actress
Whoopi Goldberg
Actor Jon Voight
Actor
Jon Voight
  • 1988 1st WWF Royal Rumble - Jim Duggan wins
  • 1988 NBC premiere of fact based "The Murder of Mary Phagan"
  • 1988 4th Sundance Film Festival: "Heat and Sunlight" wins Grand Jury Prize Dramatic

Film tv awardsFilm and TV Awards

1999 56th Golden Globes: "Saving Private Ryan", Jim Carrey, and Cate Blanchett win

Actress Cate Blanchett
Actress
Cate Blanchett
Actor and Comedian Jim Carrey
Actor and Comedian
Jim Carrey

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2006 Walt Disney International and Bob Iger announce it is buying computer animation film studio Pixar for $7.4 billion

CEO of The Walt Disney Company Bob Iger
CEO of The Walt Disney Company
Bob Iger
  • 2016 TV drama "The X-Files" returns after 13 years, reuniting lead actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson and produced again by Chris Carter