As an actor, singer, dancer, and comedian, Danny Kaye was an energetic and versatile performer who starred in 17 films during his career. Danny Kaye, who was born David Daniel Kaminsky in 1913, was a man with hidden talents. He was skilled at pantomime, could do impersonations, and was a master of slapstick stunts. But…
“The Day the Earth Stood Still”: Sci-Fi with Social Commentary
Science fiction films are one of the most popular movie genres today, but in the 1950s, before the space race and moon landing, Hollywood simply didn’t make a lot of sci-fi movies. A notable exception to that is 20th Century Fox’s The Day the Earth Stood Still, which debuted in 1951. Based on a 1940…