On this day in movie history - The Narrow Margin (1952):

The Narrow Margin

directed by Richard Fleischer,

written by Earl Felton,

based on story by Martin Goldsmith and Jack Leonard,

was released in the United States on April 23, 1952.
Music by Gene Rose, Leith Stevens, Dave Torbett and Roy Webb.

Cast:

Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, Jacqueline White, Queenie Leonard, David Clarke, Peter Virgo, Don Beddoe, Paul Maxey, Harry Harvey, Gordon Gebert, Peter Brocco, Ivan Browning, George Chandler, James Conaty, Don Dillaway, Franklyn Farnum, Bess Flowers, Don Haggerty, Clarence Hargrave, Art Howard, Bobby Johnson, Milton Kibbee, Mike Lally, Johnny Lee, William A. Lee, Walter Merrill, Harold Miller, Howard M. Mitchell, Edgar Murray, Franklin Parker, George Sawaya, Jeffrey Sayre, Ray Spiker, Jasper Weldon, Napoleon Whiting, Bob Whitney.

On this day in movie history - Hoodlum Empire (1952):

Hoodlum Empire

directed by Joseph Kane,

written by Bruce Manning and Bob Considine,

based on a story by Bob Considine,

was released in the United States on April 15, 1952.
Music by Nathan Scott.

Cast:

Brian Donlevy, Claire Trevor, Forrest Tucker, Vera Ralston, Luther Adler, John Russell, Gene Lockhart, Grant Withers, Taylor Holmes, Roy Barcroft, William Murphy, Richard Jaeckel, Don Beddoe, Roy Roberts, Richard Benedict, Phillip Pine, Damian O'Flynn, Pat Flaherty, Gertrude Astor, Walter Bacon, Joe Bailey.

On this day in movie history - The Captive City (1952):

The Captive City

directed by Robert Wise,

written by Karl Kamb and Alvin M. Josephy,

based on a story by Alvin M. Josephy,

was released in the United States on April 11, 1952.
Music by Jerome Moross.

Cast:

John Forsythe, Joan Camden, Harold J. Kennedy, Marjorie Crossland, Victor Sutherland, Ray Teal, Martin Milner, Geraldine Hall, Hal K. Dawson, Ian Wolfe, Gladys Hurlbut, Jess Kirkpatrick, Paul Newlan, Frances Morris, Paul Brinegar, Patricia Goldwater, Robert Gorell, Glenn Judd, William C. Miller, Estes Kefauver, Charles Regan, Victor Romito, Charles Wagenheim.

Born on this day – Peter Kwong:

Peter Kwong

Actor

Dancer

Martial artist

Stunt choreographer

April 9, 1952 – May 27, 2025

Credits:

227 (1985); Amazing Stories (1985); Angel Town (1990); Aussie & Ted's Great Adventure (2009); Beauty and the Beast (1988); Big Trouble in Little China (1986); Black Sheep Squadron (1977); Border Line (1999); Brain Smasher... A Love Story (1993); Bret Maverick (1981); Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982); Budz House (2011); Cagney & Lacey (1982); Clarissa's Gift (2014); Combination Platter (1993); Cooties (2014); Curb Your Enthusiasm (2020); Daddy Dearest (1993); David Mirisch, the Man Behind the Golden Stars (2021); Doctor Doctor (1990); Dragon Dynasty (2006); Drake & Josh (2006); Dynasty (1984); Ed Sheeran Feat. Pharrell Williams: Sing (2014); Frame-Up II: The Cover-Up (1992); Full House (1988); General Hospital (2004); Ghost Rock (2003); Gleaming the Cube (1989); GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (2004); Homeboys in Outer Space (1996); Hungry (2020); I'll Do Anything (1994); JAG (2004); Keiko (1983); King of the Hill (2002); Knightwatch (1988); Lethal Weapon (2016); Lifestories (1990); Little House on the Prairie (1983); Love Sanchez (2016); MacGyver (1986); Malcolm & Eddie (1997); Man from Atlantis (1978); Man of a Thousand Faces (2008); Manimal (1983); Matt Houston (1983); Miami Vice (1985); Miss Universe Pageant (1995); My Wife and Kids (2004); Narc (2005); Never Too Young to Die (1986); Nu Blue Roses Part 1 (2011); Nu Blue Roses Part 2 (2011); Operation Petticoat (1979); Panic in Echo Park (1977); Paper Dragons (1996); Pepito's Mamadas (2023–2024); Police Story: Gladiator School (1988); Private Eye (1987); Project 420 (2010); Red Carpet Report (2013–2016); Renegade (1992); Rise to Honor (2003); Rockwell: Obscene Phone Caller (1984); Row Your Boat (1999); Running Red (1999); Sangre Negra (2017); Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1986); Sisters (1996); Skeleton Coast (1988); Slapstick of Another Kind (1982); St. Elsewhere (1985); Steele Justice (1987); Straight Time (1978); Sullivan & Son (2014); Sunnyside (1979); Sword of Justice (1978); The A-Team (1984); The Coupe de Villes: Big Trouble in Little China (1986); The District (2003); The Fifth Corner (1992); The Golden Child (1986); The Greatest American Hero (1983); The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk 2 (1993); The Memory of Eva Ryker (1980); The Presidio (1988); The Renegades (1982); The Tao of Rain - An Interview with Peter Kwong (2019); The Wayans Bros. (1995); Theodore Rex (1995); Tour of Duty (1989); Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story (1984); Visions (1976); Wonder Woman (1977).

Born on this day – Gary Moore:

Gary Moore

Musician

Songwriter

April 4, 1952 – February 6, 2011

Born on this day – Waymond Lee:

Waymond Lee

Actor

March 7, 1952 – December 18, 2024

Credits:

100 Questions (2010); 12 Miles of Bad Road (2010); 6 Ways to Die (2015); A Better Place (2016); A Love Saga with John Goodman (2013); Always and Forever (2020); American Bistro (2019); American Haze (2017); Angels & Demons (2009); Anita Ho (2012); Babysitter (2015); Beautiful (2019); Bedtime Stories (2008); Beeswax (2012); Bones (2008); Born to Race (2011); Bullet Train (2022); Bus People (2012); California Winter (2012); Castle (2011); Chillerama / Segment: Wadzilla (2011); Chinatown Squad (2012); Con Man (2018); Crimes of the Mind (2014); Crobot - Not for Sale (2016); CSI: NY (2010); Cutthroat (2010); Daemon 9 (2018); Dante's Hotel (2023); Dark Tourist (2012); Design: Kirk Leitch (2015); Desperate Housewives (2010); Dexter (2010); DGK: Parental Advisory (2012); Dirty Garden (2015); Dolls of Voodoo (2013); Dr. Brinks & Dr. Brinks (2017); Ed Sheeran Feat. Pharrell Williams: Sing (2014); Eli Stone (2009); Enrique Iglesias: Tonight (I'm Lovin' You) (2010); Entertainment (2015); Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022); Exit Strategy (2015); Extreme Cheapskates (2014); Female Fight Squad (2016); Final Wager (2024); First Time Female Director (2023); Flashforward (2009); Foster the People: Houdini (2012); Franklin & Bash (2011); Go Try (2020); Good Morning (2021); Green Street Hooligans 2 (2009); Grey's Anatomy (2010); Guerrilla Garden (2010); Hawthorne (2010); Here's Herbie (2009); He's Just Not That Into You (2009); Holly Day (2018); Honey 2 (2011); House (2010); House Arrest (2013); How I Met Your Mother (2011); How to Get Away with Murder (2016); I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant (2008); If You're Ready (2020); Interesting Ball (2014); Iron Man 2 (2010); It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2012); Jennifer Lopez: Papi (2011); Journeyman (2007); Kali Karate Show (2020); Kali Karate: The 2nd Beginning (2023); K-Pops! (2024); Law & Order: LA (2010); Legit (2013–2014); Love at the Christmas Table (2012); Lucifer (2021); Luck (2011); Man from Reno (2014); Maroon 5 Feat. SZA: What Lovers Do (2017); Meant to Be (2012); Meteor Apocalypse (2010); Milf (2010); Ms. Purple (2019); My Name Is Earl (2008); My Name Is Khan (2010); National Geographic Investigates (2011); NCIS: Los Angeles (2010); Ne-Yo Feat. Juicy J: She Knows (2014); Ninja - Part 2 with Epic Lloyd (2012); Ninja with Sam Macaroni: Part 1 (2012); Nocturnally Yours (2017); Other People (2016); Our Family Wedding (2010); Out West (2013); Outlaw Johnny Black (2023); Pair of Kings (2011–2012); Parks and Recreation (2009–2012); Peace No War (2009); Poof (2023); Poor George (2016); Post Grad (2009); Post Grad Gangstas (2014); Puppet Master X: Axis Rising (2012); Race to Witch Mountain (2009); Rush Hour (2016); Savage Dog (2017); Saving Da'Lenzi (2018); Shameless (2015); $#*! My Dad Says (2011); Skyline (2010); Small Town Famous (2015); Sound of Violence (2021); Station 19 (2018); Stellina Blue (2009); Strange Men (2015); Superstore (2020); Superstrata (2024); The Bellmen (2017); The Blasphemy (2018); The Cleaning Lady (2018); The Comment Show (2013); The Grime (2024); The House (2017); The Jury (2017); The Laundromat (2019); The Muppets. (2015); The Rev (2013); The Robbery (2017); The Shield (2008); The Thundermans (2014); The Unit (2009); Time Travel Lover (2014); Touch (2012); Train: 50 Ways to Say Goodbye (2012); True Love (2010); Undercovers (2010); United States of Tara (2011); Untitled Jessica Gao/ABC Project / TV Movie (2019); Uploaded (2021); Veep (2016); Viper (2015); Vox Influx (2014); Walking the Halls (2012); What Would Jesus Do? (2010); Wiener Dog Nationals (2013); Workaholics (2011–2017); Workaholics: The Other Cubicle (2012); Yes Man (2008); YouTube AdBlitz (2016); Zoe (2017); Zombie Apocalypse (2011); Zulu Six (2014).

Born on this day – Joyce Brabner:

Joyce Brabner

Comic book writer

March 1, 1952 – August 2, 2024

Harvey Pekar (left), Joyce Brabner (right).

Credits:

Books:

Activists! (1995); American Splendor: The Official Shooting Script (2002); Animal Rights Comics (1996); Brought to Light (1989); Our Cancer Year (1994); Real War Stories (1987 / 1991); Second Avenue Caper (2014); The Courage Party (2020).

Movies and television:

American Splendor (2003); Call Me Lucky (2015); Prisoners of Gravity (1991).

On this day in movie history - The Green Glove (1952):

The Green Glove

aka The White Road,

directed by Jack Smight,

written by Charles Bennett,

based on a story by Charles Bennett,

was released in the United States on February 28, 1952.
Narrated by John Dehner.
Music by Joseph Kosma.

Cast:

Glenn Ford, Geraldine Brooks, Cedric Hardwicke, George Macready, Gaby André, Jany Holt, Roger Tréville, Juliette Gréco, Georges Tabet, Meg Lemonnier, Paul Bonifas, Jean Bretonnière, Edmond Ardisson, Maurice Bénard, Daniel Cauchy, Jacques Clancy, John Dehner, Guy Henry, Roger Legris, Frédéric O'Brady, Michel Seldow.

Born on this day – Susan Buckner:

Susan Buckner

Actress

January 28, 1952 – May 2, 2024

Credits:

1 vs. 100 (2007); B.J. and the Bear (1979); Behind Closed Doors (2018); Behind the Music (2001); Bobby Vinton's Rock 'n Rollers (1978); Deadly Blessing (1981); Grease (1978); Grease 20th Anniversary Re-Release Party (1998); Grease Day USA (1978); Hollywood and Beyond with Steven Brittingham (2021); Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989); Police Woman (1976); Return Engagement (1978); Secrets Revealed: An Interiew with Susan Buckner (2013); Starsky and Hutch (1978); Switch (1977); The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977); The Brady Bunch Variety Hour (1976–1977); The Dean Martin Show (1973); The First Nudie Musical (1976); The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977–1978); The Love Boat (1979); VH-1 Where Are They Now? (2002); When the Whistle Blows (1980).

Born on this day – C.J. Sansom:

C.J. Sansom

Writer

December 9, 1952 – April 27, 2024

Credits:

Books:

Dark Fire (2004); Dissolution (2003); Dominion (2012); Heartstone (2010); Hill of Bones (2011); House of Shadows (2007); King Arthur's Bones (2009); Lamentation (2014); Revelation (2008); Shardlake Books 1-3 (2014); Sovereign (2006); Sword of Shame (2006); The Deadliest Sin (2014); The False Virgin (2013); The First Murder (2012); The Lost Prophecies (2008); The Sacred Stone (2010); The Tainted Relic (2005); Tombland (2018); Winter in Madrid (2006).

Television:

Shardlake (2024).