On this day in movie history - Somewhere in the Night (1946):

Somewhere in the Night

directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz,

written by Howard Dimsdale, Joseph L. Mankiewicz and Lee Strasberg,

based on a story by Marvin Borowsky,

was released in the United States on June 12, 1946.
Music by David Buttolph.

Cast:

John Hodiak, Nancy Guild, Lloyd Nolan, Richard Conte, Josephine Hutchinson, Fritz Kortner, Margo Woode, Sheldon Leonard, Lou Nova.

Born on this day – Sian Barbara Allen:

Sian Barbara Allen

Actress

Writer

June 12, 1946 – March 31, 2025

Credits:

Adam-12 (1975); Alias Smith and Jones (1971); Baretta (1978); Billy Two Hats (1974); Bonanza (1972); Cagney & Lacey (1988); Captains and the Kings (1976); Columbo (1973); Darkroom (1981); Eric (1975); Falcon Crest (1984); Gunsmoke (1971); Hawaii Five-O (1977); Ironside (1972–1974); Kate McShane (1975); Kingston: Confidential (1977); Kojak (1974); L.A. Law (1990); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the Happy Family (1973); Lucas Tanner (1974); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1971–1974); O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1972); Police Story (1976); Scream, Pretty Peggy (1973); Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (1976); Sword of Justice (1978); The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1972); The F.B.I. (1972); The Family Rico (1972); The Incredible Hulk (1979); The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976); The Mike Douglas Show (1974); The Rockford Files (1974); The Scarecrow (1972); The Waltons (1973); W.E.B. (1978); You'll Like My Mother (1972).

Born on this day – Alan Scarfe:

Alan Scarfe

Actor

Writer

Director

June 8, 1946 – April 28, 2024

Credits:

A Gift to Last (1976); Alien Nation (1989); American Playhouse (1987); Andromeda (2004–2005); As Is (1986); Aka Albert Walker (2002); Babylon 5: The Lost Tales (2007); Back in Business (1997); Burn: The Robert Wraight Story (2003); C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf (1988); Cathy's Curse (1977); Cathy's Daddy (2024); Columbo Cries Wolf (1990); Counterstrike (1993); Day One (1989); DEA (1990); Deserters (1983); Diamonds (1987); Divided Loyalties (1990); Double Impact (1991); Due South (1998); E.N.G. - Created by Bryce Zabel & Brad Markowitz (1990); Earthsea (2005); For the Record (1979); Gabriel's Fire (1991); Gridlock (1996); Gunsmoke: One Man's Justice (1994); Hastings Street (2007); Heart of Darkness (1994); Heritage Minutes (1993); Hide and Seek (1984); Highlander (1994); Hunter (1989); Iron Eagle II (1988); Jake and the Fatman (1990); Jericho Fever (1993); Joshua Then and Now (1985); Keeping Track (1986); Kingdom Hospital (2004); Kingsgate (1989); Labor of Love (1987); Lethal Weapon 3 (1992); Lock Up (1984); MacGyver (1990); Mimi & Me (1991); Murder by Phone (1982); Mysterious Island (1995); Night Heat (1987); NYPD Blue (1993); Once a Thief (1996); One Life to Live (1968–2013); Overnight (1986); Pajama Tops (1983); Quantum Leap (1991); Reasonable Doubts (1991); Sanctuary (1998); SeaQuest 2032 (1993); Seeing Things (1984); Seven Days (1998–2001); Silence (1997); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991–1993); Star Trek: Voyager (1995); Stargate: Atlantis (2004); Street Justice (1987); Tales from the Darkside (1986); The Bay Boy (1984); The Bitter Ash (1963); The Burning Zone (1997); The Execution of Raymond Graham (1985); The Great Detective (1981); The Hamster Cage (2005); The Lazarus Man (1996); The Littlest Hobo (1984); The Outer Limits (1997–1998); The Owl (1991); The Portrait (1992); The Ray Bradbury Theater (1986–1989); The Wars (1982); The Wrong Guy (1997); Tour of Duty (1989–1990); Trick or Treasure (1990); Viper (1994); Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983); Without Warning (1994).

Born on this day – Erica Hagen:

Erica Hagen

Actress

June 6, 1946 – September 15, 2018

Credits:

The Rockford Files (1979); CHiPs (1978); Quincy M.E. (1978); Operation Petticoat (1978); Kojak (1977); Wonder Woman (1976); Holmes and Yoyo (1976); Silent Movie (1976); Mother, Jugs & Speed (1976); Baretta (1976); Ellery Queen (1976); Switch (1976); Petrocelli (1974–1975); Let's Do It Again (1975); S.W.A.T. (1975); Get Christie Love! (1975); Mannix (1975); Adam-12 (1975); McCloud (1975); Land of the Lost (1974); Police Woman (1974); Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (1974); The Bob Newhart Show (1974); Trapped (1973); Love, American Style (1972–1973); Coffee, Tea or Me? (1973); The Last American Hero (1973); Soylent Green (1973); The F.B.I. (1973); Barnaby Jones (1973); Banacek (1972); Together (1971).

Born on this day – Lewis Collins:

Lewis Collins

Actor

May 27, 1946 – November 27, 2013

On this day in movie history - The Dark Corner (1946):

The Dark Corner

directed by Henry Hathaway,

written by Jay Dratler, Bernard C. Schoenfeld,

based on the story by Leo Rosten, serialized in Good Housekeeping (1945),

was released in the United States on May 8, 1946.
Music by Cyril J. Mockridge.

Cast:

Lucille Ball, Clifton Webb, William Bendix, Mark Stevens, Kurt Kreuger, Cathy Downs, Reed Hadley, Constance Collier, Eddie Heywood, Colleen Alpaugh, Charles Cane, Ellen Corby, Peter Cusanelli, Ralph Dunn, John Elliott, Mary Field, Alice Fleming, John Goldsworthy, Eugene Goncz, Vincent Graeff, Chuck Hamilton, Eloise Hardt, Sam Harris, John Kelly, Colin Kenny, Molly Lamont, Hope Landin, Thomas Louden, Donald MacBride, Frank Marlowe, Thomas Martin, Matt McHugh, Harold Miller, Tom Monroe, Forbes Murray, Steve Olsen, Lee Phelps, Joe Ploski, Raisa, Isabel Randolph, John Russell, Pietro Sosso, Douglas Spencer, Frieda Stoll, Charles Tannen, Minerva Urecal, Charles Wagenheim, Regina Wallace, Gisela Werbisek, Lynn Whitney.

Born on this day – Lulu Roman:

Lulu Roman

Comedian

Singer

Writer

May 6, 1946 – April 23, 2025

Credits:

Books:

Kitchen Komforts: Fabulous Comfort Food Recipes and Inspiring Short Stories to Nourish the Body and Soul (2023); LuLu (1978); This Is My Story; This Is My Song (2019).

Albums:

At Last (2012); Hymns That Light My Way (1986); Hymns, Promises, and Praises (1997); Lulu: Inspired (2001); Orphan Girl (2005); Seven Times (2009); Take Me There (1985); There's A New Kid In Town (2009); You Were Loving Me (1984).

Songs:

Amazing Grace; At Last; Best Friend; Buildin' up the Wall; Daystar; Do You Know How To Fly; Failure Isn't Final; Fever; Giver of the Light; He Looked Beyond My Fault; He Was There All the Time; How Great Thou Art; In My Life; In the Presence of Jehovah; Intimate Expression; King of Who I Am; Leavin' on Your Mind; Mizpah; On The Battlefield; One Day At a Time; Orphan Girl; Precious Lord, Take My Hand; Seven Times; Summertime; Surely the Presence of the Lord; That's The Man I'm Looking For; The King Of Who I Am; The Old Church House; There's A New Kid In Town; Train Bound For Glory; Victory In Jesus; You Needed Me.

Movies and television:

14th Annual Music City News Awards (1980); City Confidential (1998); Cookin' It Up with Lulu (2013); Corky (1972); Entertainment Tonight (2007); Gaither's Pond (1999); Hee Haw (1969–1992); Hee Haw Honeys (1978-1979); Kings Gold (1993); Rare Southern Gospel Singing Celebration (2010); Rivers of Joy (1998); The Anita Bryant Spectacular (1980); The Award Goes to: A Look Back at the Legends (2010); The Jim Bakker Show (2006); The Love Boat (1983); Tony Orlando and Dawn (1976); Touched by an Angel (2001); Vicki! (1994); Whipoorwhill Nest (2014).

On this day in movie history - Gilda (1946):

Gilda

directed by Charles Vidor,

written by Jo Eisinger, Marion Parsonnet and Ben Hecht,

based on a story by E.A. Ellington,

was released in the United States on April 25, 1946.
Music by M. W. Stoloff and Marlin Skiles.

Cast:

Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready, Joseph Calleia, Steven Geray, Joe Sawyer, Gerald Mohr, Mark Roberts, Ludwig Donath, Don Douglas, Julio Abadía, Enrique Acosta, Ed Agresti, Sam Appel, Sam Ash, Nina Bara, Edward Biby, Robert Board, Symona Boniface, Eugene Borden, Paul Bradley, Argentina Brunetti, Jack Chefe, Eduardo Ciannelli, James Conaty, Jean De Briac, Jerry De Castro, Leander De Cordova, Sayre Dearing, Jack Del Rio, Jean Del Val, Carli Elinor, Fernanda Eliscu, Herbert Evans, Nobel G. Evey, Sam Flint, Bess Flowers, Curt Furberg, Kay Garrett, Fred Godoy, Paul Gustine, Robert Haines, Sam Harris, Lew Harvey, Ed Haskett, Ted Hecht, Ernest Hilliard, Stuart Holmes, Rodolfo Hoyos Jr., George Humbert, Robert Kellard, Kenner G. Kemp, Frank Leigh, George J. Lewis, Frank Leyva, Max Linder, Oscar Loraine, Wilbur Mack, Herman Marks, Alphonse Martell, Saul Martell, Frank Mayo, John Merton, Harold Miller, Ramon Munox, Forbes Murray, Ralph Navarro, J.W. Noon, Alfred Paix, Lou Palfy, Joe Palma, Albert Petit, Alexander Pollard, Albert Pollet, Soretta Raye, Paul Regas, Rosa Rey, Suzanne Ridgway, Ruth Roman, Clark Ross, Lionel Royce, Cosmo Sardo, Jeffrey Sayre, Leonardo Scavino, William Smith.

Born on this day – Michael Sporn:

Michael Sporn

Animator

April 23, 1946 – January 19, 2014

On this day in movie history - The Blue Dahlia (1946):

The Blue Dahlia

directed by George Marshall,

written by Raymond Chandler,

was released in the United States on April 18, 1946.
Music by Victor Young.

Cast:

Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Howard Da Silva, Doris Dowling, Hugh Beaumont, Tom Powers, Howard Freeman, Don Costello, Will Wright, Frank Faylen, Walter Sande, Mae Busch, Anthony Caruso, Noel Neill.