On this day in movie history - Down, Out & Dangerous (1995):

Down, Out & Dangerous,

directed by Noel Nosseck,

written by Carey Hayes and Chad Hayes,

was released in the United States on August 23, 1995.
Music by Mark Snow.

Cast:
Richard Thomas, Bruce Davison, Cynthia Ettinger, Steve Hytner, Christine Cavanaugh, Melinda Culea, Stuart Pankin, Jason Bernard, George DiCenzo, Sarah MacDonnell, Virginia Hawkins, Lyla Graham, Joe Nesnow, Richard Narita, David J. Partington, Michael Bard Bayer, Leonard Kelly-Young, Carole Wyand, Rusty Schwimmer, David Jean Thomas.

On this day in movie history - Dead Again (1991):

Dead Again,

directed by Kenneth Branagh,

written by Scott Frank,

was released in the United States on August 23, 1991.
Music by Patrick Doyle.

Cast:
Kenneth Branagh, Andy Garcia, Emma Thompson, Lois Hall, Richard Easton, Jo Anderson, Patrick Montes, Raymond Cruz, Robin Williams, Wayne Knight, Patrick Doyle, Erik Kilpatrick, Gordana Rashovich, Derek Jacobi, Obba Babatundé, Christine Ebersole, Vasek Simek, Hanna Schygulla, Gregor Hesse, John Gould Rubin, Campbell Scott, Steven Culp, Yvette Freeman, Miriam Margolyes, Ralph G. Morse, Peter Riga, Tina Rucker, Anthony Welch.

On this day in movie history - The Pit and the Pendulum (1961):

The Pit and the Pendulum,

directed by Roger Corman,

written by Richard Matheson,

based on the short story by Edgar Allan Poe,

was released in the United States on August 23, 1961.
Music by Les Baxter.

Cast:
Vincent Price, John Kerr, Barbara Steele, Luana Anders, Antony Carbone, Patrick Westwood, Lynette Bernay, Larry Turner, Mary Menzies, Charles Victor, Randee Lynne Jensen.

On this day in movie history - The Big Sleep (1946):

The Big Sleep,

directed by Howard Hawks,

written by William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett and Jules Furthman,

based on the novel by Raymond Chandler,

was released in the United States on August 23, 1946.
Music by Max Steiner.

Cast:
Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely, Martha Vickers, Sonia Darrin, Dorothy Malone, Regis Toomey, Peggy Knudsen, Charles Waldron, Charles D. Brown, Bob Steele, Elisha Cook, Jr., Louis Jean Heydt, Trevor Bardette, Tommy Rafferty, Ben Welden, Tom Fadden, Theodore von Eltz.

Born on this day – River Phoenix:

River Phoenix

Actor

Musician

August 23, 1970 – October 31, 1993

Credits:

Stand by Me: Deleted and Alternate Scenes (2019); Dark Blood (2012); The Thing Called Love (1993); Silent Tongue (1993); Sneakers (1992); Red Hot Chili Peppers: Breaking the Girl (1992); Dogfight (1991); My Own Private Idaho (1991); I Love You to Death (1990); Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989); Running on Empty (1988); Little Nikita (1988); A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon (1988); Ben E. King: Stand by Me (1986); The Mosquito Coast (1986); Circle of Violence: A Family Drama (1986); Stand by Me (1986); Family Ties (1985); Explorers (1985); Surviving (1985); Robert Kennedy and His Times (1985); Hotel (1984); It's Your Move (1984); ABC Afterschool Specials (1984); Celebrity (1984); Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982–1983).

Born on this day – Robert Mulligan:

Robert Mulligan

Director

Producer

August 23, 1925 – December 20, 2008