Anything you can do, I can do better. England-born actress Ida Lupino began in film as a bleached blonde leading lady, and eventually appeared in fifty-nine productions. A nice career by any measure. But along the way she also produced, directed, and wrote, becoming one of the first women to take complete control of film projects in Hollywood. She contributed significantly to film noir with her work on 1953’s The Hitch-Hiker, and more importantly, contributed to the cause of women in the workplace with virtually everything she did. This Paramount promo shot dates from the beginning of her career, 1934.
Oh, stop being so melodramatic. What's the harm in picking up one hitchhiker? Above are two rare Japanese posters for the 1977 Italian sexploitation thriller Autostop rosso sangue, aka Hitch-Hike. The woman with the rifle is Corinne Clery, who made her name starring in the softcore classic Histoire d’O, but is perhaps better known to American audiences for playing Corinne Dufour in the Bond film Moonraker. Basically, Autostop is the story of two embittered spouses who make the mistake of picking up a hitchhiker who happens to be a vicious bank robber. Vicious criminals always take a shine to unhappy wives, and so we know where this one is headed, but there’s oh so much more to the plot. Violent, gripping, and thoroughly sexual, we recommend this one for genre fans only. All others, maybe give it a pass the same way Clery and her husband should have passed by the hitchhiker.
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The headlines that mattered yesteryear.
1923—Yankee Stadium Opens
In New York City, Yankee Stadium, home of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees, opens with the Yankees beating their eternal rivals the Boston Red Sox 4 to 1. The stadium, which is nicknamed The House that Ruth Built, sees the Yankees become the most successful franchise in baseball history. It is eventually replaced by a new Yankee Stadium and closes in September 2008. 1961—Bay of Pigs Invasion Is Launched
A group of CIA financed and trained Cuban refugees lands at the Bay of Pigs in southern Cuba with the aim of ousting Fidel Castro. However, the invasion fails badly and the result is embarrassment for U.S. president John F. Kennedy and a major boost in popularity for Fidel Castro, and also has the effect of pushing him toward the Soviet Union for protection. 1943—First LSD Trip Takes Place
Swiss scientist Albert Hofmann, while working at Sandoz Laboratories in Basel, accidentally absorbs lysergic acid diethylamide, better known as LSD, and thus discovers its psychedelic properties. He had first synthesized the substance five years earlier but hadn't been aware of its effects. He goes on to write scores of articles and books about his creation.
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