On this day in movie history - Key Largo (1948):

Key Largo

directed by John Huston,

written by Richard Brooks and John Huston,

based on the play by Maxwell Anderson,

was released in the United States on July 16, 1948.
Music by Max Steiner.

Cast:

Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore, Claire Trevor, Thomas Gomez, Harry Lewis, John Rodney, Marc Lawrence, Dan Seymour, Monte Blue, William Haade, Jay Silverheels, Rodd Redwing.

Born on this day – Jay Thomas:

Jay Thomas

Actor

Writer

Producer

July 12, 1948 – August 24, 2017

Credits:

101 Craziest TV Moments (2005); A Husband, a Wife and a Lover (1996); A Kiss for Jed (2011); A Smile Like Yours (1997); A Year in the Life (1987); Aaahh!!! Real Monsters (1997); Almost Grown (1989); American Dad! (2007–2010); American Graduate Day (2013); An Evening at the Improv (1992); Batman: The Animated Series (1992); Bless This House (1995); Bobby's World (1992–1993); Bones (2015); Boston Legal (2008); C.H.U.D. (1984); Celebrity First Loves (1995); Celebrity Ghost Stories (2009); Cheers (1987–1990); Circus of the Stars #16 (1991); Circus of the Stars Gives Kids the World (1993); Cold Case (2010); Copshop (2004); Cybill (1995); Dead Man's Gun (1999); Dennis Miller (2005); Desert's Edge (1997); Dirty Laundry (1996); Dragonfly (2002); Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (1996); E! True Hollywood Story (2000); Earth Day at Walt Disney World (1995); Ed (2002); Ed Sullivan's Rock and Roll Classics: The 60s (2009); Ed Sullivan's Rock 'N' Roll Classics (1999); Encino Woman (1996); Entertainment Tonight (2017); Explosion! (1997); Extremely Weird (1995); Family Ties (1987); Fantasy Island (1999); Freddy's Nightmares (1989); Get Real (1999); Ghost Stories (2009–2010); Ghosts and the Afterlife (2022); Gilbert Gottfried in Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2014); Goof Troop (1992); Hannity (2011); Hercules (1998–1999); Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999); Hollywood Squares (2002–2004); Horrorween (2011); Howard Stern on Demand (2007 / 2008); Hung (2011); Ink (1996–1997); Intimate Portrait (1990–2005); Jacksonville WHO? (2018); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2008); Joan of Arcadia (2004); Jocking Around (2007); Joe Piscopo Live! (1987); Katie Joplin (1999); Killing Mr. Griffin (1997); King Cake: The New Orleans Mardi Gras Story (2024); Labor Pains (2009); Last Chance (1999); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993–1996); Late Show with David Letterman (1994–2014); Lauren Hutton and... (1996); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2002); Legal Eagles (1986); Life Tracker (2013); Little Vegas (1990); Love & War (1992–1995); Married People (1990–1991); Master of the Game (1984); Maury (1993); Michael Jordan: Come Fly with Me (1989); Miracle Landing (1990); Monday Night Mayhem (2002); Monkey Business (1998); Mork & Mindy (1979–1981); Mork & Mindy (1980); Mr. Holland's Opus (1995); Murphy Brown (1989–1998); My Date with the President's Daughter (1998); My Sports Story (2017); Mysteries at the Museum (2010–2011); NCIS: New Orleans (2015); Newsreaders (2014); Open House (1990); Politically Incorrect (1999); PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton (2015); Pyramid (2003); Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith (2006); Ray Donovan (2013–2017); Retired at 35 (2011); Rock Jocks: The FM Revolution (2002); Run of the House (2003); Sex Tax: Based on a True Story (2010); Shake It Up (2012); Sitcom: The Adventures of Garry Marshall (1979); Snatched (2011); Spenser: For Hire (1985); Straight Talk (1992); Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes (1991); Surfacing: AKA A Letter from My Father (2001); Talker (2011); Teacher's Pet (2004); The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1992); The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (2017); The Adventures of Ragtime (1998); The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? (1990); The Bachelor's Baby (1996); The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch (2006); The Big Tease (1999); The Chuck Woolery Show (1991); The Education of Max Bickford (2001–2002); The Fame of Our Fathers (2008); The Gig (1985); The Golden Girls (1989); The Great American Celebrity Spelling Bee (2004); The Love Boat (1981); The Magical World of Disney (1988); The Park Is Mine (1985); The Pool Boys (2009); The Road to Independence (2007); The Road to Independence: The Movie (2011); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996); The Santa Clause 2 (2002); The Santa Clause 2: Gag Reel (2003); The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006); The Simple Life (1998); The Spirit of '76 (2009); The Suzanne Somers Show (1994); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1993–1996); The Trials of Cate McCall (2013); The View (2005–2014); The Wild Thornberrys (1999); Total Stranger (1999); Trial by Media (2000); Two Heterosexual Men Get Ready to Go Out (2000); Ultimate Jordan (2001); Underdogs (2013); Vicki! (1992–1993); Whatever Happened To? (2008); Wheel of Fortune (1995); ...Where's Rodney? (1990); Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2002); Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? (2000); Why I Hate Parties (But Pretend to Love Them) (2003); Working (1997).

Born on this day – Nathalie Baye:

Nathalie Baye

Actress

Writer

July 6, 1948 – April 17, 2026

Credits:

+ de cinéma (2001); 100 films par 100 personnalités (1998); 20 heures le journal (1999–2016); 20h30 le dimanche (2020); 50 Minutes Inside (2016); 6 à la maison (2020); 7 sur 7 (1995); A French Gigolo (2008); À la folie, pas du tout (1986); À vos amours (1992); A Week's Vacation (1980); Absolument fabuleux (2001); Acteur (2007); Alibi.com (2016); Alibi.com 2 (2023); An Affair of Love (1999); And the Band Played On (1993); Antenne 2 Midi (1981); Au théâtre ce soir (1970); Bacri, comme un air de famille (2022); Bains de minuit (1988); Bande-annonce de 'Sauve qui peut (la vie); ' (1980); Bastard Brood (1996); Beau geste (2024); Beau-père (1981); Beautiful Lies (2010); Beethoven's Nephew (1985); Bertrand Blier, l'iconoclaste impénitent (2022); Beware of My Love (1998); Bon vent Claude Goretta (2011); Bouillon de culture (1992); C à vous (2013–2022); Ça ira mieux demain (2000); Call My Agent! (2015–2020); Cannes Film Festival (1996); Carnets de médecins (1977); Catch Me If You Can (2002); 'Catch Me If You Can': The Casting of the Film (2003); Ce soir (ou jamais!);  (2008); C'est la vie (1990); Champs-Elysées (1982–1990); Chez F.O.G. (2008); Ciel mon mardi! (1990); Ciné regards (1981); Cinéma 16 (1975); Cinema 3 (2016); Cinéma cinémas (1985–1991); Cinémas (2010); Club Première (2023); Comme au cinéma (1999–2005); Compression (2016–2026); Conversations avec... (2021); Criminal: France (2019); Day for Night (1973); Day for Night: A Conversation with Jaqueline Bisset (2003); De película (1988); Detective (1985); Días de cine (2011–2018); Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022); Dream On (1992); Embarquement immédiat (1986); Empreintes (2007); En aparté (2023); En toute innocence (1988); Engagements of the Heart (1987); Épreuves d'artistes (2004); Esprits libres (2008); Étoiles et toiles (1983–1985); Every Man for Himself (1980); Extérieur jour (2007–2008); Face (2009); Fan des années 80 (2012); Faustine and the Beautiful Summer (1972); Feelings (2003); Festival de Cine de San Sebastián (2006); Fill 'er Up with Super (1976); Food of Love (1997); Formule 1 (1982); France Boutique (2003); François Truffaut, le scénario de ma vie (2024); François Truffaut, une autobiographie (2004); François Truffaut: Portraits volés (1993); François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death (1996); François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child (1996); Gala de l'union (2014); Gioco al massacro (1989); Godard Cinema (2022); Godard par Godard (2023); God's Offices (2008); Graffiti 60 (2006); Haute couture (2021); HBO First Look (2002); Hitler in Hollywood (2010); Honeymoon (1985); I Married a Shadow (1983); Il était une fois... Champs-Elysées (2022); Irrésistiblement... Sylvie (1998); It's Only the End of the World (2016); Jacques Dutronc: L'ère de rien (2003); Jacques Villeret, drôlement tragique (2026); Janela Indiscreta (2013); Je vais craquer!!! (1980); Jeudi cinéma (1981); Johnny métro blues (1985); Joyeux anniversaire Monsieur Trenet (1995); La balance (1982); La boîte à questions (2010–2021); La Californie (2006); La case de l'oncle Doc (2003); La collection - Écrire pour... 5 fois Nathalie Baye (2011); La communion solennelle (1977); La fine équipe (2022); La fleur du mal - Making of (2003); La machine (1994); La mandrágora (2005); La marche du siècle (1995); La mère (1995); La nuit des César (1981–2021); La provinciale (1980); La semaine du cinéma (2002); La traversée du miroir (2009); La voix (1992); L'âge d'or de la pub (2023); Laurence Anyways (2012); L'aventure Spielberg (2003); Le cercle de minuit (1993–1995); Le cinéma de Jean-Pierre Léaud (2024); Le cinéma français est en voyage d'affaires (2009); Le divan (1988); Le divan de Marc-Olivier Fogiel (2018); Le grand 8 (2015); Le grand échiquier (1982); Le grand journal de Canal+ (2005–2017); Le grand restaurant (2010); Le journal de 20 heures (1998–2016); Le journal du cinéma (2000–2017); Le journal du Festival (2016); Le pinceau à lèvres (1990); Le prix à payer (2007); Le soir où j'ai reçu le César (2021); Le voyage de noces (1976); L'enfant des Lumières (2002); Les cinq dernières minutes (1977); Les contes sauvages (1991); Les enfants de la télé (2007–2020); Les Enfoirés (1986); Les Enfoirés (1986–1996); Les Feux de la rampe (2003); Les nouveaux rendez-vous (1980–1981); Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1978–1980); Les restos du Coeur, 40 ans de solidarité en France (2024); Les visiteurs du jour (1982); L'hebdo cinéma (2007–2009); L'inconnu (1973); L'invité (2016–2024); L'invité du jeudi (1981); L'ombre rouge (1981); Lou! Journal infime (2014); Lui (2021); L'un reste, l'autre part (2005); Lundi en histoires (2014–2016); L'une chante, l'autre aussi (2009); Madame Sourdis (1979); Mado (1976); Mardi cinéma (1982–1987); Marie Octobre (2008); Matin Bonheur (1988–1996); Médée (2017); Mensonge (1993); Mes stars et moi (2008); Michou d'Auber (2007); Moka (2016); Mon premier amour (1978); Mon zénith à moi (1990); Monsieur Papa (1977); Mother Valley (2023); My Best Part (2020); My Son (2006); Nicole Garcia, actrice-cinéaste (2023); Nox (2018); Nulle part ailleurs (1998–1999); Nulle part ailleurs cinéma (2001); On a tout essayé (2007); On ne peut pas plaire à tout le monde (2005); n n'est pas couché (2007–2018); ORTF, ils ont inventé la télévision (2020); Our History (1984); Paparazzi (1998); Pardonnez-moi (2010–2017); Passage des arts (2020); Passe-passe (2008); Passez donc me voir (1980–1981); Porte-bonheur (1984); Préjudice (2015); Quelques remarques sur la réalisation et la production du film 'Sauve qui peut (la vie); ' (1979); Quotidien (2021); Rembob'Ina (2023–2024); Rencontres de cinéma (2016–2017); Rive droite, rive gauche (1984); Sacré farceur (1978); Sacrée soirée (1990); San Sebastián 2006: Crónica de Carlos Boyero (2006); Short Memory (1979); SK1 (2014); Small World (2010); Soirée pyjama (2019); Sous le soleil de Pialat (2021); Spécial cinéma (1980–1983); Spin (2012); Studio Gabriel (1996); Tchi tcha (2017); Téléthon (1991); Tell No One (2006); The 2006 European Film Awards (2006); The Ant Bully (2006); The Assistant (2015); The Flower of Evil (2003); The Green Room (1978); The Guardians (2017); The Last Woman (1976); The Man Inside (1990); The Man Who Loved Women (1977); The Mouth Agape (1974); Thé ou café (2003); The Return of Martin Guerre (1982); The Slap (1974); The Timekeeper (1992); The Young Lieutenant (2005); Thomas (2018); To Matthieu (2000); Together Is Too Much (2010); Tony Frank devant l'objectif (2013); Tous au Festival (2018); Tout le monde en parle (2005); Toute une vie dans un dimanche (1982); Transit (1982); Two People (1973); Un jour dans la vie du cinéma français (2002); Un jour, la fête (1975); Un jour, un destin (2014); Un siècle d'écrivains (2000); Un week-end sur deux (1990); Une étrange affaire (1981); Une vie à t'attendre (2004); Union libre (1999); Venus Beauty Institute (1999); Vivement dimanche (2000–2004); Vivement dimanche prochain (2003–2021); Wrestling Queens (2013); Xavier Dolan: Bound to Impossible (2016).

On this day in movie history - Race Street (1948):

Race Street

directed by Edwin L. Marin,

written by Martin Rackin,

was released in the United States on June 22, 1948.
Based on the story Race Street by Maurice Davis,

originally published in Turf and Sport Digest (1945).
Music by Roy Webb.

Cast:

George Raft, William Bendix, Marilyn Maxwell, Frank Faylen, Harry Morgan, Gale Robbins, Cully Richards, Mack Gray, Russell Hicks, Tom Keene, William Forrest, James Nolan, George Turner, Richard Benedict, Dean White, Freddie Steele.

Born on this day – Tim Sullivan:

Tim Sullivan

Writer

Actor

Director

June 9, 1948 – November 10, 2024

Credits:

Books:

Chrysalis 5 (1979); Cold Shocks (1991); Destiny's End (1988); Dinosaurs! (1990); Glitter Street (1979); Lords of Creation (1992); Ripper! (1988); The 1983 Annual World's Best SF (1983); The Martian Viking (1991); The Parasite War (1989); The Ultimate Dracula (1991); Tropical Chills (1988); V # 10: The New England Resistance (1985); V # 13: To Conquer the Throne (1987); V # 5: The Florida Project (1985).

Movies and television:

A Passion to Kill (1999); Alien Agenda: Under the Skin / Segment: Alien Abductee Interviews (1997); Alien Force (1996); Camp Blood (2000); Camp Blood 2 (2000); Creaturealm: From the Dead / Segment: Hollywood Mortuary (1998); Deadly Scavengers (2001); Deadly Tales (1998); Demonicus (2001); Eyes of the Werewolf (1999); Hollywood Mortuary (2000); Hunting Season (2000); Ill Met by Moonlight (1994); The Dead Beat Volume 1 (1990); The Laughing Dead (1989); The Mark of Dracula (2000); The Naked Monster (2005); Twilight of the Dogs (1995); Vampyre Femmes (1999); V-World Matrix (1999).

Born on this day – Powers Boothe:

Powers Boothe

Actor

June 1, 1948 – May 14, 2017

On this day in movie history - Raw Deal (1948):

Raw Deal

directed by Anthony Mann,

written by Leopold Atlas and John C. Higgins,

based on a story by Arnold B. Armstrong and Audrey Ashley,

was released in the United States on May 26, 1948.
Music by Paul Sawtell.

Cast:

Dennis O’Keefe, Claire Trevor, Marsha Hunt, John Ireland, Raymond Burr, Curt Conway, Chili Williams, Richard Fraser, Whit Bissell, Cliff Clark, Gregg Barton, Robert Bice, David Clarke, Victor Cutler, John Daheim, Alexis Davidoff, Abe Dinovitch, Lloyd Everett, Tom Fadden, Ilka Grüning, Frank Hyers, Richard Irving, Bill Kennedy, Paul Kruger, Mike Lally, Carey Loftin, James Magill, Joan Myles, Edna Ryan, Cap Somers, Dok Stanford, Ray Teal, Regis Toomey, Harry Tyler, Robert B. Williams, Beverly Wills.

Born on this day – Dayle Haddon:

Dayle Haddon

Actress

Model

May 26, 1948 – December 27, 2024

Credits:

About Face: Supermodels Then and Now (2012); Bedroom Eyes (1984); Bullets Over Broadway (1994); Camp Midnite (1989); Celebrity (1998); Certains Leeb Show (1985); Coup de foudre (1991); Cyborg (1989); Desert Chase (1986); Fiesta (1995); Formule 1 (1985); Get Involved! (2008); La crime (1983); La nuit des Césars (1983–1986); La supplente (1975); Le dessus du panier (1978); Lux (2001); Madame Claude (1977); Maschio latino cercasi / Segment: L'amnistia (1977); Matin Bonheur (1995); Max Headroom (1987); North Dallas Forty (1979); Paperback Hero (1973); Paroles et musique (1984); Sex with a Smile / Segment: La guardia del corpo (1976); Silence Like Glass (1989); Spermula (1976); Sports Illustrated Swimsuit: 50 Years of Beautiful (2014); The Cheaters (1975); The Cousin (1974); The Hitchhiker (1986); The Jack Docherty Show (1997); The Last Romantic Lover (1978); The Magical World of Disney (1983); The Oprah Winfrey Show (2010); The World's Greatest Athlete (1973); Tilt-A-Whirl (1995); Unbecoming Age (1992); What Would Sophia Loren Do? (2021).

Recommended reading: The Three Roads, by Ross Macdonald (1948):

The Three Roads

By Ross Macdonald.

Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.

Vintage Crime/Black Lizard.

First published 1948.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0307740765

ISBN-13: 978-0307740762

Description:

[The] American private eye, immortalized by Hammett, refined by Chandler, brought to its zentih by Macdonald. – New York Times Book Review.

Macdonald should not be limited in audience to connoisseurs of mystery fiction.  He is one of a handful of writers in the genre whose worth and quality surpass the limitations of the form. – Los Angeles Times.

Most mystery writers merely write about crime. Ross Macdonald writes about sin. – The Atlantic.

Without in the least abating my admiration for Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler, I should like to venture the heretical suggestion that Ross Macdonald is a better novelist than either of them. – Anthony Boucher.

[Macdonald] carried form and style about as far as they would go, writing classic family tragedies in the guise of private detective mysteries. – The Guardian (London).

[Ross Macdonald] gives to the detective story that accent of class that the late Raymond Chandler did. – Chicago Tribune.

Silken skin pale against dark hair, red lips provocatively smiling at him – that’s how Lieutenant Bret Taylor remembered Lorraine. He was drunk when he married her, stone cold sober when he found her dead. Out on the sunlit streets of L.A. walked the man – her lover, her killer – who had been with her that fatal night. Taylor intended to find him. And when he did, the gun in his pocket would provide the quickest kind of justice. But first Taylor had to find something else: an elusive memory so powerful it drove him down three terrifying roads toward self-destruction – grief, ecstasty, and death.