Events in Film & TV on January 24

Film Release

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

Director Alfred Hitchcock — Director
Alfred Hitchcock

Event of Interest

1933 Noël Coward's "Design for Living" premieres in NYC

Playwright, Director and Singer Noël Coward — Playwright, Director and Singer
Noël Coward

Film 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

Film director John Ford — Film director
John Ford

Author John Steinbeck — Author
John Steinbeck

Event 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

Event of Interest

1963 Buddy Rogers & Lou Thesz wrestle in Toronto, Rogers becomes WWF wrestling champ & Thesz becomes NWA champion

Professional Wrestler Lou Thesz — Professional Wrestler
Lou Thesz

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

Golden Globes

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

Golden Globes

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

Actress Whoopi Goldberg — Actress
Whoopi Goldberg

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