On this day in movie history - Pitfall (1948):

Pitfall

directed by André de Toth,

written by Karl Kamb, André de Toth and William Bowers,

based on the novel The Pitfall by Jay Dratler,

was released in the United States on August 24, 1948.
Music by Louis Forbes.

Cast:

Dick Powell, Lizabeth Scott, Jane Wyatt, Raymond Burr, John Litel, Byron Barr, Jimmy Hunt, Ann Doran, Selmer Jackson, Margaret Wells, Dick Wessel.

On this day in movie history - The Amazing Mr. X (1948):

The Amazing Mr. X

aka The Spiritualist,

directed by Bernard Vorhaus,

written by Crane Wilbur, Muriel Roy Bolton and Ian McLellan Hunter,

was released in the United States on July 29, 1948.
Music by Alexander Laszlo.

Cast:

Turhan Bey, Lynn Bari, Cathy O'Donnell, Richard Carlson, Donald Curtis, Virginia Gregg, Harry Mendoza, Norma Varden.

Born on this day – Leon Vitali:

Leon Vitali

Actor

Casting director

July 26, 1948 – August 19, 2022

Credits:

Arena: Making 'The Shining' (1980); Barry Lyndon (1975); Comedy Playhouse (1975); Crime of Passion (1973); Crown Court (1972–1973); Director's Commentary: Terror of Frankenstein (2015); Dixon of Dock Green (1975); Edge of Outside (2006); Eyes Wide Shut (1999); Filmworker (2017); Follyfoot (1973); Full Metal Jacket (1987); Hadleigh (1971); Hamlet (1985); Haunted, Horrifying Sounds from Beyond the Grave (2018); I Am What You Imagine (2023); In the Bedroom (2001); Inter Rail (1981); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1973); Justice (1971); Kubrick Remembered (2014); Kubrick's Universe: The Stanley Kubrick Podcast (2018–2022); Little Children (2006); Long Voyage Out of War (1971); Love Story (1973); Mackan (1977); Mafia Junction (1973); Notorious Woman (1974); Please Sir! (1971); Prometheus: The Life of Balzac (1975); Public Eye (1971); Romeo & Juliet (2013); Room 237 (2012); Secrets of 'The Shining': Live from the First Annual Stanley Film Festival (2013); Shooting 'Full Metal Jacket' (1986); Softly Softly: Task Force (1970); Stanley and Us (1999); Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001); Stanley Kubrick's Boxes (2008); TCM Remembers 2022 (2022); Terror of Frankenstein (1977); The Burning Cold (2022); The Fenn Street Gang (1971–1972); The Roads to Freedom (1970); The Shining (1980); Up the Workers (1973–1976); Van der Valk (1973); Z Cars (1971).

On this day in movie history - Blonde Ice (1948):

Blonde Ice

directed by Jack Bernhard,

written by Kenneth Gamet,

based on the novel Once Too Often by Whitman Chambers,

was released in the United States on July 24, 1948.
Music by Irving Gertz.

Cast:

Robert Paige, Leslie Brooks, Russ Vincent, Michael Whalen, James Griffith, James Griffith, Emory Parnell, Walter Sande, John Holland, Mildred Coles, Selmer Jackson, David Leonard.

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).

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.