On this day in movie history - Vanishing of the Bees (2009):

Vanishing of the Bees

a documentary by Hive Mentality Films & Hipfuel Films,

directed by George Langworthy and Maryam Henein,

written by Maryam Henein, George Langworthy and James Erskine,

was released in the United Kingdom on October 9, 2009.
Music by Stars of the Lid.

Cast:

Elliot Page, Bret Adee, Dennis Cardoza, Henri Clement, Jay Feldman, Emilia Fox, Maryann Frazier, Jean Glavany, Davey Hackenberg, David Hackenberg, Gunther Hauk, Wayne Larsen, Dee Lusby, David Mendes, Philipp Mimkes, Mike Painter, Jeff Pettis, David Pettit, Michael Pollan, Billy Rhodes, Rick Smith, Randy Stone, Tom Theobald, Ava Tuenge, Tia Tuenge, Fred Westerhold.

On this day in movie history - Homicide (1991):

Homicide

directed and written by David Mamet,

was released in the United States on October 9, 1991.
Music by Alaric Jans.

Cast:

Joe Mantegna, William H. Macy, Ving Rhames, Natalia Nogulich, Vincent Guastaferro, J. J. Johnston, Lionel Mark Smith, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay, Roberta Custer, Charles Stransky, Bernard Gray, Paul Butler.

On this day in movie history - Someone to Watch Over Me (1987):

Someone to Watch Over Me

directed by Ridley Scott,

written by Howard Franklin,

was released in the United States on October 9, 1987.
Music by Michael Kamen.

Cast:

Tom Berenger, Mimi Rogers, Lorraine Bracco, Jerry Orbach, John Rubinstein, Andreas Katsulas, Tony DiBenedetto, James E. Moriarty, Mark Moses, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Harley Cross, Joanne Baron, Anthony Bishop, David Berman, Sharon K. Brecke, Peter Carew, Christopher Cass, Jim Paul Eilers, Suzi Gilder, Mary Gillis, Billy Kane, Helen Lambros, Jack McGee, Meg Mundy, Jeff Nielsen, Harlan Cary Poe, Marilyn Rockafellow, Helen Tran, Harvey Vernon, Mark Voland, Anthony Caso, John Corbett, Jack Couch, Louis Durra, Joey Gironda, Timothy Klein, John Sobestanovich.

On this day in movie history - I, the Jury (1982):

I, the Jury

directed by Richard T. Heffron,

written by Larry Cohen,

based on the novel by Mickey Spillane,

was released in the United States on October 9, 1982.
Music by Bill Conti.

Cast:

Armand Assante, Barbara Carrera, Laurene Landon, Alan King, Geoffrey Lewis, Paul Sorvino, Judson Scott, Barry Snider, Julia Barr, Jessica James, Frederick Downs Jr., Mary Margaret Amato, F.J. O'Neil, William G. Schilling, Robert Sevra, Don Pike, Timothy Meyers, Leigh Harris, Lynette Harris, Gwyn / Gwynn Gillis, Mike Miller, Alex Stevens, Bobbie Burns, M. Sharon Madigan, Richard Russell Ramos, Norman Blankenship, Daniel Faraldo, H. Richard Greene, Felicity Adler, Jodi Douglas, Lee H. Doyle, Cheryl Henry, Michael Fiorello, Herb Peterson, Richard Dahlia, Aaron Barsky, Ernest Harada, Larry Pine, Joe Farago, Alan Dellay, Jack Davidson, Loring Pickering, Corinne Bohrer, Bobby Astyr, Roger Caine, Michael Cullum, Samantha Fox, Linda Hamil, David Lauren, Candida Royalle, Marlene Willoughby.

On this day in movie history - Ticket to Heaven (1981):

Ticket to Heaven

directed by Ralph L. Thomas,

written by Josh Freed, Anne Cameron and Ralph L. Thomas,

based on the book Moonwebs: Journey into the Mind of a Cult by Josh Freed,

was released in the United States on October 9, 1981.
Music by Micky Erbe and Maribeth Solomon.

Cast:

Nick Mancuso, Saul Rubinek, Meg Foster, Kim Cattrall, R.H. Thomson, Jennifer Dale, Guy Boyd, Dixie Seatle, Paul Soles, Harvey Atkin, Robert Joy, Stephen Markle, Timothy Webber, Patrick Brymer, Marcia Diamond, Michael Zelniker, Denise Naples, Angelo Rizacos, Cindy Girling, Gina Dick, Chris Britton, Margot Dionne, Claire Pimparé, Lynne Kolber, Lyn Harvey, Josh Freed, Candace O'Connor, Michael Wincott, Doris Petrie, Judy Marshak, David Main, Grant Slater, Les Rubie, Sandra Gies, Susan Hannon, Marie Lynn Hammond, Paul Booth, Charles Gray, Brian Leonard, Ron Nigrini, Craig Stephens.

On this day in movie history - The French Connection (1971):

The French Connection

directed by William Friedkin,

written by Ernest Tidyman,

based on the book by Robin Moore,

was released in the United States on October 9, 1971.
Music by Don Ellis.

Cast:

Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Frédéric de Pasquale, Bill Hickman, Ann Rebbot, Harold Gary, Arlene Farber, Eddie Egan, André Ernotte, Sonny Grosso, Benny Marino, Patrick McDermott, Alan Weeks, Al Fann, Irving Abrahams, Randy Jurgensen, William Coke, The Three Degrees, Frank Adonis, Gilda Albertoni, Robert Dahdah, Frank Durk, Rhina Ferrari, Sarina C. Grant, Joe Lo Grippo, Melonie Haller, Eric Jones, Gladys Lane, Jean Luisi, Doris McCarthy, Charles McGregor, Lora Mitchell, Maureen Mooney, Santos Morales, Silvano Nolemi, Burt Richards, Willy Switkes, Fat Thomas, Robert Weil.

Born on this day – Michael Palmer:

Michael Palmer

Physician

Writer

October 9, 1943 – October 30, 2013

Credits:

Books:

Oath of Office (2012); Political Suicide (2012); Resistant (2014); The Sisterhood (1982); Side Effects (1986); Flashback (1988); Extreme Measures (1991); Natural Causes (1994); Silent Treatment (1995); Critical Judgment (1996); Miracle Cure (1998); The Patient (2000); Fatal (2002); The Society (2004); The Fifth Vial (2007); The First Patient (2008); The Second Opinion (2009); The Last Surgeon (2010); A Heartbeat Away (2011); Trauma (2015); Mercy (2016); The First Family (2018); Disfigured (2006); The Dead Club (2010); Disfigured (2006); The Dead Club (2010); On Call (2012); Natural Suspect (2001); Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night (2006); First Thrills (2010); No Rest for the Dead (2011); In Search of Humanity (2015).

Movies and television:

Book Case TV (2013); Extreme Measures (1996); Silent Treatment (2012).

Born on this day – Johnnie Bassett:

Johnnie Bassett

Blues singer

Guitarist

Songwriter

October 9, 1935 – August 4, 2012

Credits:

Albums:

Bassett Hound (1997); Cadillac Blues (1998); I Can Make That Happen (2012); I Gave My Life to the Blues (1997); Live at the Montreux-Detroit Jazz Festival (1994); Party My Blues Away (1999); The Gentleman Is Back (2009).

Born on this day – Danièle Delorme:

Danièle Delorme

Actress

Producer

October 9, 1926 – October 17, 2015

Born on this day – Renée Devillers:

Renée Devillers

Actress

October 9, 1902 – August 5, 2000

Credits:

At the Theatre Tonight (1968); Difficult Times (1966); Barberine (1965); Les femmes savantes (1964); Therese (1962); Climats (1962); Plaisir du théâtre (1958–1960); Professional secret (1959); Our Little Town (1959); The Confession (1959); If it were you? (1958); He Was a Gentleman (1957); Fernand clochard (1957); Miss Nitouche (1954); Royal Affairs in Versailles (1954); The Immature Grain (1954) The Call of Destiny (1953); French Touch (1952); Perfectionist (1951); Cartouche, King of Paris (1950); The Rights of the Child (1949); The Lame Devil (1948); Monelle (1948); The Last Vacation (1948); False Identity (1947); Roger la Honte (1946); Moonguard (1946); The Heart of a Nation (1943); The Blue Veil (1942) Business is business (1942); The Woman I Loved Most (1942); I Accuse (1938); The appeal de la vie (1937); The Man of the Day (1937); The Thousand Note (1935); My Wife... businessman (1932); The Sweetness of Loving (1930); The affair of the Train 24 (1921).

Born on this day – Irving Cummings:

Irving Cummings

Actor

Director

October 9, 1888 – April 18, 1959

Credits:

Double Dynamite (1951); The Dolly Sisters (1945); The Impatient Years (1944); What a Woman! (1943); Sweet Rosie O'Grady (1943); Springtime in the Rockies (1942); My Gal Sal (1942); Louisiana Purchase (1941); Belle Starr (1941); The Devil and Miss Jones (1941); That Night in Rio (1941); Down Argentine Way (1940); Lillian Russell (1940); Everything Happens at Night (1939); Hollywood Cavalcade (1939); The Story of Alexander Graham Bell (1939); Jesse James (1939); Just Around the Corner (1938); Little Miss Broadway (1938); Merry-Go-Round of 1938 (1937); Vogues of 1938 (1937); White Hunter (1936); Girls' Dormitory (1936); Poor Little Rich Girl (1936); Curly Top (1935); It's a Small World (1935); The White Parade (1934); Grand Canary (1934); I Believed in You (1934); The Mad Game (1933); The Woman I Stole (1933); Man Hunt (1933); Man Against Woman (1932); The Night Club Lady (1932); Attorney for the Defense (1932); The Cisco Kid (1931); A Holy Terror (1931); A Devil with Women (1930); On the Level (1930); Cameo Kirby (1930); Behind That Curtain (1929); Not Quite Decent (1929); In Old Arizona (1928); Romance of the Underworld (1928); The Port of Missing Girls (1928); Dressed to Kill (1928); Life in Hollywood No. 4 (1927); The Brute (1927); Bertha, the Sewing Machine Girl (1926); The Country Beyond (1926); The Midnight Kiss (1926); Rustling for Cupid (1926); The Johnstown Flood (1926); Infatuation (1925); The Desert Flower (1925); Just a Woman (1925); One Year to Live (1925); As Man Desires (1925); The Rose of Paris (1924); In Every Woman's Life (1924); Riders Up (1924); The Dancing Cheat (1924); Stolen Secrets (1924); Fools Highway (1924); Broken Hearts of Broadway (1923); East Side - West Side (1923); The Drug Traffic (1923); Rupert of Hentzau (1923); Environment (1922); The Jilt (1922); Broad Daylight (1922); Paid Back (1922); Environment (1922); The Eternal Flame (1922); Flesh and Blood (1922); The Man from Hell's River (1922); The Avenger (1922); Don't Get Personal (1922); Campbell of the Mounted (1922); Valley of the Missing (1922); Jules of the River (1922); Trapped (1922); The False Trail (1921); The Blasphemer (1921); Cameron of the Royal Mounted (1921); The Rope's End (1921); Corporal Jim's Ward (1921); Patsy's Jim (1921); Tricked (1921); On the Trail (1921); Beautifully Trimmed (1920); Old Dad (1920); The Round-up (1920); The Saphead (1920); Harriet and the Piper (1920); The Ladder of Lies (1920); Sex (1920); The Tree of Knowledge (1920); The 13th Commandment (1920); Everywoman (1919); What Every Woman Learns (1919); The Greater Sinner (1919); The Better Wife (1919); Secret Service (1919); Men, Women, and Money (1919); Some Bride (1919); The Scar (1919); Her Code of Honor (1919); The Unveiling Hand (1919); Mandarin's Gold (1919); Don't Change Your Husband (1919); The Bluffer (1919); Auction of Souls (1919); The Woman Who Gave (1918); Merely Players (1918); The Heart of a Girl (1918); The Interloper (1918); Toys of Fate (1918); The Struggle Everlasting (1918); The Debt of Honor (1918); An American Widow (1917); A Man's Law (1917); Rasputin, the Black Monk (1917); Wrath of Love (1917); A Royal Romance (1917); The Whip (1917); Sister Against Sister (1917); The Hidden Scar (1916); The Gilded Cage (1916); The World's Great Snare (1916); The Feud Girl (1916); The Saleslady (1916); His Brother's Debt (1915); The Derelict (1915); The Haunting Memory (1915); A Polar Romance (1915); The Lure of the Mask (1915); Dreams Realized (1915); The Diamond from the Sky (1915); The Once Over (1915); The First Stone (1915); When the Fire Bell Rang (1915); In the Mansion of Loneliness (1915); The Doctor's Strategy (1915); The Haunting Memory (1915); The Happier Man (1915); The Three of Us (1914); Over the Ledge (1914); The Diamond of Disaster (1914); The Varsity Race (1914); Conscience (1914); The Last Volunteer (1914); The Messenger of Death (1914); The Leaven of Good (1914); For Her Child (1914); The Million Dollar Mystery (1914); The Man Without Fear (1914); From the Shadows (1914); Pamela Congreve (1914); The Dawn of Romance (1914); A Leech of Industry (1914); Broken Lives (1914); Jane Eyre (1914); In the Mesh of Her Hair (1914); A Sword of Damocles (1914); The Resurrection (1914); The Finger of Fate (1913); The Missing Ring (1913); The Stolen Woman (1913); The Glow Worm (1913); Success (1913); The Fight for Right (1913); The Higher Justice (1913); A Hospital Romance (1913); Her Rosary (1913); Ashes (1913); The Tangled Web (1913); The Madcap of the Hills (1913); Italian Love (1913); The Master Cracksman (1913); London Assurance (1913); The Big Boss (1913); A Cruel Suspicion (1913); The Good Within (1913); The Bawlerout (1913); Held for Ransom (1913); For Love of Columbine (1913); The Grey Sentinel (1913); The Woman Who Knew (1913); The Judge's Vindication (1913); The Vengeance of Heaven (1913); The Man from Outside (1913); The Birthday Cake (1913); The Bells (1913); The Strike Leader (1913); The Marked Card (1913); The Open Road (1913); Duty and the Man (1913); The Fires of Conscience (1912); The Old Mam'selle's Secret (1912); The Brother of the Bat (1912); Don César de Bazan (1912); The Faith Healer (1912); Men Who Dare (1912); The Peddler's Find (1912); Guy Mannering (1912); Caleb West (1912); Thelma (1912); The Poisoners (1912); The Gypsy Bride (1912); Sisters (1912); Camille (1912); Mrs. Alden's Awakening (1912); The Life of Buffalo Bill (1912); For Home and Honor (1912); Revolution in a Bachelors' Club (1911); At the Window (1911); The Maid of Niagara (1910); His Yankee Girl (1910).

Born on this day – Harry Tenbrook:

Harry Tenbrook

Actor

October 9, 1887 – September 4, 1960

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