Showing posts with label 1933. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1933. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Born on this day – Philip R. Craig:


Philip R. Craig


Writer

December 10, 1933 – May 8, 2007

Credits:

(including titles with/by William G. Tapply):
A Beautiful Place to Die (1989); The Woman Who Walked Into the Sea / Death in Vineyard Waters (1991); The Double Minded Men / Vineyard Deceit (1992); Cliff Hanger / Vineyard Fear (1993); Off Season (1994); A Case of Vineyard Poison (1995); Death on a Vineyard Beach (1996); A Deadly Vineyard Holiday (1997); A Shoot on Martha's Vineyard (1998); A Fatal Vineyard Season (1999); Vineyard Blues (2000); Vineyard Shadows (2001); Vineyard Enigma (2002); A Vineyard Killing (2003); Murder at a Vineyard Mansion (2004); Vineyard Prey (2005); Dead in Vineyard Sand (2006); Vineyard Stalker (2007); Vineyard Chill (2008); First Light (2001); Second Sight (2004); Third Strike (2007); Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn (1969); Delish! (2006); Death at Charity's Point (1984); The Dutch Blue Error (1984); Follow the Sharks (1985); The Marine Corpse / A Rodent of Doubt (1986); Dead Meat (1987); The Vulgar Boatman (1987); A Void in Hearts (1988); Dead Winter (1989); Client Privilege (1990); The Spotted Cats (1991); Tight Lines (1992); The Snake Eater (1993); The Seventh Enemy (1995); Close to the Bone (1996); Cutter's Run (1998); Muscle Memory (1999); Scar Tissue (2000); Past Tense (2001); A Fine Line (2002); Shadow of Death (2003); Nervous Water (2005); Out Cold (2006); One-Way Ticket (2007); Hell Bent (2008); Outwitting Trolls (2010).

Friday, December 6, 2024

Born on this day – Jan Haag:


Jan Haag


Filmmaker

Artist

Writer

December 6, 1933 – April 29, 2024

Credits:

Founded the Directing Workshop for Women at the American Film Institute (AFI) in 1974.

Artist known for needlepoint canvases and poetry.

Written work:

A Wedding in Mahabaleshwar, included in Travelers' Tales India (2009); Ascesis (2014); Birds Migrate At Night; Companion Spirit (2006); Haag, Jan (2014). Indra's Net II (2002); No Palms; The 1996 Poems (2011); The 2011 Poems (2011); The Devayani Poems; The Jaipur Sequence; There You Are, included in Eat Pray Love Made Me Do It (2016).

Movie:

Sudden Slaughter - Knochenwald 3 (2008).

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Born on this day – William Harrison:


William Harrison


Writer

October 29, 1933 – October 22, 2013

Credits:

In a Wild Sanctuary (1975); Rollerball (1975); Savannah Blue (1981); Burton and Speke (1982); Three Hunters (1989); The Blood Latitudes (2000); Black August (2012); Roller Ball Murder (1975); The Buddha in Malibu (1998); Texas Heat (2005); The Mutations of Rollerball (2010); Best SF: 1974 (aka The Year's Best Science Fiction 8) (1975); Roller Ball Murder [short story] (1973).

Movies and television:

A Shining Season (1979); Fighting Mad (1976); Mountains of the Moon (1990); Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball' (2000); Rollerball (1975 / 2002); The Blue and the Gray (1982); Welcome to Paradox (1998).

Monday, October 28, 2024

On this day in movie history - The Kennel Murder Case (1933):


The Kennel Murder Case

directed by Michael Curtiz,
written by Robert Presnell, Robert N. Lee and Peter Milne,
based on the novel by S.S. Van Dine,
was released in the United States on October 28, 1933.
Music by Bernhard Kaun.

Cast:

William Powell, Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette, Ralph Morgan, Robert McWade, Robert Barrat, Frank Conroy, Etienne Girardot, Paul Cavanagh, James Lee, Arthur Hohl, Helen Vinson, Jack La Rue, Harry Allen, Wade Boteler, George Chandler, Spencer Charters, Leo White.

Recommended reading - The Kennel Murder Case (1933):


The Kennel Murder Case

By S.S. Van Dine.

First published 1933.
Published by Scribner Paper Fiction
Paperback.
ISBN-10: 0684182483
ISBN-13: 978-0684182483

Description:

Vance, an independently wealthy college educator, amateur detective, uses his deductive skills and psychological knowledge to help his friend New York County Attorney solve the murder of Archer Coe. At first, he thought of suicide when Coe's body was found in a room locked from the inside with all the windows closed. As usual, the action takes place in New York. Vance's methods are unconventional and run counter to the more stringent police investigation methods and legal requirements of a lawyer.

Given all the rich people getting bumped off in Philo Vance's Manhattan, it's amazing there are enough left to support the symphony. Latest up: Arthur Coe, found dead in his own locked bedroom. Suicide? The ever-perceptive Philo doesn't buy that theory for a second. The presence in Coe's house of a strange, prize-winning terrier only adds to the mystery, although Philo's fabulously in-depth knowledge of dogs does not in fact solve the crime; his fabulously in-depth knowledge of the murder of the Empress Elizabeth of Austria in 1898 proves much more useful.

Praise for the Philo Vance series:

“With his highbrow manner and his parade of encyclopedic learning, Philo Vance is not only a detective; he is a god out of the machine.” – The New York Times.

“Well-crafted puzzlers that captivated readers . . . the works of S.S. Van Dine serve to transport the reader back to a long-gone era of society and style of writing.” – Mystery Scene.

“Outrageous cleverness . . . among the finest fruits of the Golden Age.” – Bloody Murder.

“A classic mystery featuring dogged detective Philo Vance. An intricate puzzle . . . [Vance] has an uncanny insight into the subtler aspects of crime.” – The New York Times.

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Born on this day – Phill Niblock:


Phill Niblock


Composer

Director

Cinematographer

Producer

October 2, 1933 – January 8, 2024

Credits:

Music:

Working Touch (2022); Sound Collages (2021); Touch Five (2013); Touch Strings (2009); G2 44 +/X 2 (2006); Touch Three (2006); Disseminate (2004); The Movement of People Working (2003); Touch Food (2003); Touch Works (2000); A Young Person’s Guide to Phill Niblock (1994); Music by Phill Niblock (1993); Four Full Flutes (1990).

Movies and video:

Niblock's Sound Spectrums - Within Invisible Rivers (2019); The Movement of People Working (2003); Fluxus Replayed (1991); China (1988); The Lobotomy (1980); Sunsets (1970); Max (1967); The Magic Sun (1966).

Friday, September 27, 2024

Born on this day – Will Sampson:


Will Sampson


Actor

Painter

Rodeo performer

September 27, 1933 – June 3, 1987

Credits:

Alcatraz: The Whole Shocking Story (1980); American Playhouse (1986); Boffo! Tinseltown's Bombs and Blockbusters (2006); Born to the Wind (1981); Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976); Completely Cuckoo (1997); Cowboysan (1978); Crazy Mama (1975); Eastwood in Action (1976); Entretien avec Philippe Guedj (2024); Firewalker (1986); Fish Hawk (1979); From Here to Eternity (1979 / 1980); Great Spirit Within the Hole (1983); Hell Hath No Fury (1999); I Am (2010); Images of Indians (1979–1980); Insignificance (1985); One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975); Orca (1977); Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986); Relentless (1977); Reservation Dogs (2022); Standing Tall (1978); Tall Tales & Legends (1986); TCM Remembers 2023 (2023); The Gunfighters (1987); The Hunted Lady (1977); The Mystic Warrior (1984); The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976); The White Buffalo (1977); The Yellow Rose (1983–1984); Vega$ (1978–1980); Wildside (1985).

Sunday, September 22, 2024

Born on this day – Robert Banas:


Robert Banas


Actor

Dancer

Producer

September 22, 1933 – July 29, 2024

Credits:

Always (1989); Annie Get Your Gun (1957); Barnaby Jones (1978); Billie (1965); Bud and Lou (1978); Bye Bye Birdie (1963); Cagney & Lacey (1982); Calypso Heat Wave (1957); Carousel (1956); Daddy-O (1958); Damn Yankees (1958); Dateline: Disneyland (1955); Don't Knock the Rock (1956); Don't Knock the Twist (1962); Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986); Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years (1977); Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music Part II (1966); Get Smart (1966); Girl Happy (1965); Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952); Heart Like a Wheel (1983); Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (2009); Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History - The 1950s: The Golden Era of the Musical (2009); How the West Was Won (1962); Juke Box Rhythm (1959); Let's Make Love (1960); Li'l Abner (1959); Lindsay Wagner: Another Side of Me (1977); Made in Paris (1966); Malibu U. (1967); Mary Poppins (1964); Mork & Mindy (1981–1982); My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Legend of Errol Flynn (1985); Odd Jobs (1986); Producers' Showcase (1955–1956); Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958); Riot in Juvenile Prison (1959); Rock Around the Clock (1956); Say One for Me (1959); Shirley Temple's Storybook (1958); Shivaree (1965–1966); Skatetown U.S.A. (1979); Swingin' Country (1966); Teen Witch (1989); That's Dancing! (1985); The Bad News Bears (1979); The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956); The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes (1995); The Danny Thomas Show (1960); The Day the Bubble Burst (1982); The Dick Van Dyke Show (1962); The Girl Most Likely (1957); The Jonathan Winters Show (1967–1968); The Judy Garland Show (1964); The King and I (1956); The Kraft Summer Music Hall (1966); The Nut House!! (1964); The Skydivers (1963); The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964); The Virginian (1969); Toyland (1961); Tuff Turf (1985); Twist Around the Clock (1961); Under the Boardwalk (1988); Untamed Youth (1957); Webster (1983); West Side Memories (2003); West Side Story (1961).

Thursday, September 19, 2024

Born on this day – David McCallum:


David McCallum


Actor

Musician

September 19, 1933 – September 25, 2023

Credits:

NCIS (2003–2023); NCIS: New Orleans (2014–2016); Batman vs. Robin (2015); Ben 10: Omniverse (2013–2014); Son of Batman (2014); Diablo III (2012); Ben 10: Ultimate Alien (2010–2011); NCIS (2011); Ben 10: Alien Force (2008–2010); Ben 10: Alien Force - Vilgax Attacks (2009); Replacements (2006–2009); Wonder Woman (2009); FusionFall (2009); Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2009); Batman: Gotham Knight (2008); NCIS: Ducky's World (2007); JAG (2003); Jeremiah (2002); The Education of Max Bickford (2001–2002); Deadline (2000); Cherry (1999); Sex and the City (1999); Coming Home (1998); March in Windy City (1998); Team Knight Rider (1997–1998); Three (1998); The Outer Limits (1997); Law & Order (1997); VR.5 (1995–1997); Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1996); Privateer 2: The Darkening (1996); Death Game (1996); Heartbeat (1994); Healer (1994); Babylon 5 (1994); Shattered Image (1994); Fatal Inheritance (1993); SeaQuest 2032 (1993); Dirty Weekend (1993); Trainer (1991–1992); Hear My Song (1991); Cluedo (1991); Masterpiece Mystery (1990); Boon (1990); Lucky Chances (1990); Murder, She Wrote (1989–1990); Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1990); The Haunting of Morella (1990); Mother Love (1989); The Return of Sam McCloud (1989); The Man Who Lived at the Ritz (1989); Monsters (1988); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1988); Freedom Fighter (1988); Matlock (1987); Az aranyifjú (1987); The Wind (1986); The A-Team (1986); Those Golden Years (1985); Behind Enemy Lines (1985); Terminal Choice (1985); Fox Mystery Theater (1984); The Master (1984); As the World Turns (1983); Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E.: The Fifteen Years Later Affair (1983); Hart to Hart (1983); Sapphire & Steel (1979–1982); Strike Force (1982); The Watcher in the Woods (1980); King Solomon's Treasure (1979); Kidnapped (1978); Dogs (1977); Bert D'Angelo/Superstar (1976); The Invisible Man (1975–1976); The Kingfisher Caper (1975); Colditz (1972–1974); Frankenstein: The True Story (1973); The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973); Screaming Skull (1973); Norman Corwin Presents (1972); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1972); She Waits (1972); The Man and the City (1971); Night Gallery (1971); Hauser's Memory (1970); The File on Devlin (1969); The Ravine (1969); Mosquito Squadron (1969); Teacher, Teacher (1969); Sol Madrid (1968); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1968); Three Bites of the Apple (1967); The Spy in the Green Hat (1967); Around the World Under the Sea (1966); Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1966); The Spy with My Face (1965); The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965); Profiles in Courage (1964); The Outer Limits (1963–1964); The Unknown (1964); The Great Adventure (1964); Perry Mason (1964); The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (1964); The Great Escape (1963); Freud (1962); Billy Budd (1962); Wuthering Heights (1962); Sir Francis Drake (1961); ITV Play of the Week (1959–1961); Karolina Rijecka (1961); Jungle Fighters (1961); Jungle Street Girls (1960); Knight Errant Limited (1960); ITV Television Playhouse (1956–1960); Armchair Theatre (1959–1960); The Madhouse on Castle Street (1960); Emma (1960); Antigone (1959); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1959); The Eustace Diamonds (1959); Our Mutual Friend (1958–1959); A Night to Remember (1958); Saturday Playhouse (1958); Television World Theatre (1958); Violent Playground (1958); Robbery Under Arms (1957); Hell Drivers (1957); Dangerous Youth (1957); The Secret Place (1957); Night Ambush (1957); The Rose and the Ring (1953).

Sunday, September 8, 2024

On this day in movie history - Une vie perdue (1933):


Une vie perdue

directed by Raymond Rouleau,
written by Jacques Deval,
was released in France on September 8, 1933.
Music by Jean Wiener.

Cast:

Marcel André, Camille Corney, Ady Cresso, Maxime Fabert, André Gabriello, Jean Guilton, Yolande Laffon, Lucienne Le Marchand, Raymond Rouleau, Michel Salina, Marcel Vallée.

Friday, September 6, 2024

Born on this day – Gita Hall:


Gita Hall


Actress

Model

September 6, 1933 – August 13, 2016

Credits:

Getting On (2013); Good Morning America (2013); Old Skool with Terry and Gita (2008); The Gun Runners (1958); The Still Life (2006); Wolf Larsen (1958).

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Born on this day – Janet MacLachlan:


Janet MacLachlan

Actress

August 27, 1933 – October 11, 2010

Credits:

17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2011); A Family for Joe (1990); A Private Affair (2000); ABC Weekend Specials (1981); Alias (2002); All in the Family (1979); Amen (1988–1990); American Playhouse (1983); Archie Bunker's Place (1980); Baby Girl Scott (1987); Baretta (1976); Barney Miller (1976); Beauty and the Beast (1988); Big Shots (1987); Black Listed (2003); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1965); Cagney & Lacey (1982–1987); CBS Playhouse (1969); Change of Mind (1969); Circle of Fear (1972); Covenant (1995); Criminal Passion (1994); Cutter (1972); Daktari (1967); Dark Victory (1976); Darker Than Amber (1970); Days of Our Lives (1998–1999); Ellery Queen (1976); ER (1995); Family Law (2000–2001); Fantasy Island (1983); Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1990); Film Making Techniques: Acting (1973); For Keeps? (1988); Free Spirit (1989); Friends (1979); Gabriel's Fire (1990); Generations (1990); Good Times (1978); Griff (1974); Halls of Anger (1970); Heart and Souls (1993); Hill Street Blues (1984); Home Improvement (1995); I Spy (1967); In the Heat of the Night (1994); Insight (1968–1976); Ironside (1969); It's Your Bet (1973); Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (1981); Killer Instinct (1988); Knots Landing (1989); L.A. Law (1986); Longstreet (1971); Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style (1976); Love Story (1973); Love Thy Neighbor (1973); Maurie (1973); Medical Center (1974); Midnight Caller (1990); Mod Squad (1969); Moonlighting (1988); Most Wanted (1977); Murder One (1996–1997); Murder, She Wrote (1985–1994); Murphy Brown (1989); Murphy's Law (1986); My Friend Tony (1969); My Last Love (1999); NYPD Blue (1995); Our House (1987); Pinocchio's Revenge (1996); Police Story (1974); Punky Brewster (1985); Quincy, M.E. (1983); Rafferty (1977); Reasonable Doubts (1992); Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978); Run for Your Life (1966); Runaway Father (1991); S.W.A.T. (1975); Santa Barbara (1985); She's in the Army Now (1981); Something to Live for: The Alison Gertz Story (1992); Sound of Sunshine - Sound of Rain (1983); Sounder (1972); Star Trek (1967); The 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards (2011); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1965); The Big Squeeze (1996); The Blue Knight (1975); The Boy Who Could Fly (1986); The Dick Cavett Show (1972); The F.B.I. (1966–1968); The Fugitive (1966); The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1967); The Golden Girls (1987); The Interns (1971); The Invaders (1968); The Kid from Nowhere (1982); The Man (1972); The Manhunter (1975); The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1972); The Movie Game (1970); The Name of the Game (1969–1970); The Other Victim (1981); The Rockford Files (1975); The Six Million Dollar Man (1975); The Sophisticated Gents (1981); The Streets of San Francisco (1974); The Thirteenth Floor (1999); The Tuskegee Airmen (1995); There Goes My Baby (1994); Thursday's Child (1983); Tick, Tick, Tick (1970); Tightrope (1984); Toughlove (1985); Tracks of Glory (1992); Trapper John, M.D. (1985); Trouble Comes to Town (1973); Uptight (1968); What's Happening!! (1976); Who's the Boss? (1987); Wild Jack (1989); Winners (1978); Wonder Woman (1977).

Sunday, August 4, 2024

On this day in movie history - Before Dawn (1933):


Before Dawn,
directed by Irving Pichel,
written by Garrett Fort,
was released in the United States on August 4, 1933.
Based on Death Watch by Edgar Wallace,
originally published in the Chicago Daily Tribune (1932).
Music by Max Steiner.


Cast:
Stuart Erwin, Dorothy Wilson, Warner Oland, Dudley Digges, Gertrude Hoffman, Oscar Apfel, Frank Reicher, Jane Darwell, Stanley Blystone, Ed Brady, Tom Brower, Pat O'Malley, Ted Oliver, Irving Pichel, Max Wagner.