Sunday, August 13, 2023

On this day in movie history - Hard Times (1975):


Hard Times,
aka The Streetfighter,
directed by Walter Hill,
written by Walter Hill, Bryan Gindoff and Bruce Henstell,
based on a story by Bryan Gindoff and Bruce Henstell,
was released in France on August 13, 1975.
Music by Barry De Vorzon.


Cast:
Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland, Strother Martin, Margaret Blye, Michael McGuire, Felice Orlandi, Edward Walsh, Bruce Glover, Robert Tessier, Nick Dimitri, Frank McRae, Maurice Kowalewski, Naomi Stevens, Lyla Hay Owen, John Creamer, Robert Castleberry, Becky Allen, Joan Kleven, Anne Welsch, Fred Lerner, Jimmy Nickerson, Chuck Hicks, Walter Scott, Max Kleven, Valerian Smith, Bob Minor, Larry Martindale, Charles W. Schaefer Jr., Leslie Bonano, Ronnie Philips, Greater Liberty Baptist Church Choir and Congregation, Ron Centanni, M.C. Gainey, Brion James, Laura Misch Owens.

On this day in movie history - The Big Country (1958):


The Big Country,
directed by William Wyler,
written by James R. Webb, Sy Bartlett and Robert Wilder,
based on the novel Ambush at Blanco Canyon by Donald Hamilton,
was released in the United States on August 13, 1958.
Music by Jerome Moross.


Cast:
Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston, Burl Ives, Charles Bickford, Alfonso Bedoya, Chuck Connors, Chuck Hayward, Buff Brady, Jim Burk, Dorothy Adams, Chuck Roberson
, Bob Morgan, John McKee, Slim Talbot, Richard Alexander, Rudy Bowman, Harry Cheshire, Chuck Hamilton, George Huggins, Jay W. Jensen, Donald Kerr, Burt Mustin, Carey Paul Peck, Jonathan Peck, Stephen Peck, Ralph Sanford, Scott Seaton.

On this day in movie history - Too Late for Tears (1949):


Too Late for Tears,
directed by Byron Haskin,
inspired by the April 1947 serial in the Saturday Evening Post,
and the July 1947 novel by Roy Huggins,
was released in the United States on August 13, 1949.
Music by R. Dale Butts.


Cast:
Lizabeth Scott, Don DeFore, Dan Duryea, Arthur Kennedy, Kristine Miller, Barry Kelley, Billy Halop, Denver Pyle, Smoki Whitfield.

On this day in movie history - Kiss of Death (1947):


Kiss of Death,
directed by Henry Hathaway,
written by Ben Hecht and Charles Lederer,
based on a story by Eleazar Lipsky,
was released in the United States on August 13, 1947.
Music by David Buttolph.


Cast:
Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray, Richard Widmark, Taylor Holmes, Howard Smith, Karl Malden, Robert Adler, Rollin Bauer, Harry Bellaver, Dennis Bohan, Nina Borget, Susan Cabot, Alexander Campbell, Harry Carter, Dort Clark, Eva Condon, Harry Cooke, Harold Crane, Frank DeKova, James Doody, Mildred Dunnock, Arthur Foran Jr., David Fresco, Harold Gary, Don Giovanni, Marilee Grassini, James Charles Heard, Eda Heinemann, Lou Herbert, Herbert Holcombe, Arthur Holland, Harry Kadison, Robert Karnes, Ronald King, Arthur Kramer, John Kullers, Harry Landers, Perc Launders, Franklyn Lenthall, Paul Lilly, Pat Malone, Iris Mann, John Marley, Gregg Martell, Charles McClelland, Norman McKay, Richard Midgley, Carl Milletaire, Millard Mitchell, Mary Morrison, Consuela O'Connor, Gloria O'Connor, William O'Leary, Wendell K. Phillips, Yvonne Rob, Stephen Roberts, Anthony Ross, Mel Ruick, Jack Rutherford, Lee Sanford, Bernard Sell, George Shelton, Irene Shirley, J. Scott Smart, A. George Smith, John Stearns, Richard Taber, Victor Thorley, Lawrence Tiernan, Tito Vuolo, Milton Wallace, Jesse White, Bill Zuckert.

Born on this day – Maria Rohm:


Maria Rohm

Actress

Producer

August 13, 1945 – June 18, 2018

Born on this day – Sabine Sesselmann:


Sabine Sesselmann

Actress

August 13, 1936 – March 1, 1998

Born on this day – Neville Brand:


Neville Brand

Actor

August 13, 1920 – April 16, 1992

Born on this day – John Beal:


John Beal

Actor

August 13, 1909 – April 26, 1997

Born on this day – Rita Johnson:


Rita Johnson

Actress

August 13, 1913 – October 31, 1965

Born on this day – Claudia McNeil:


Claudia McNeil

Actress

August 13, 1917 – November 25, 1993

Born on this day – Charles Williams:


Charles Williams

Writer

August 13, 1909 – April 5, 1975

Born on this day – Alfred Hitchcock:


Alfred Hitchcock

Director

August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980

Born on this day – Sam Taylor:


Sam Taylor

Director

Writer

Producer

August 13, 1895 – March 6, 1958

Born on this day – Mary Duncan:


Mary Duncan

Actress

August 13, 1894 – May 9, 1993

Credits:

Morning Glory (1933); The Phantom of Crestwood (1932); Thirteen Women (1932); State's Attorney (1932); The Age for Love (1931); Five and Ten (1931); Men Call It Love (1931); The Boudoir Diplomat (1930); Kismet (1930); City Girl (1930); Romance of the Rio Grande (1929); Thru Different Eyes (1929); The River (1928); 4 Devils (1928); Soft Living (1928); Very Confidential (1927).