Born on this day – Theresa Saldana:

Theresa Saldana

Actress

Activist

Writer

August 20, 1954 – June 6, 2016

Credits:

240-Robert (1979); All My Children (1970–2011); American Playhouse (1983); An Evening at the Improv (1992); Angel Town (1990); Batman Beyond (2001); Buck James (1988); Cagney & Lacey (1985); Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1994); Carlo's Wake (1999); CBS Schoolbreak Special (1987); Confessions of Crime (1991); Defiance (1980); Diagnosis Murder (1997); Double Revenge (1988); Falcon Crest (1988); Gang Warz (2004); Home Movies (1979); Hunter (1987); I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978); Illusion Infinity (1999); Jonny Quest Versus the Cyber Insects (1995); Law & Order (1995); MacGyver (1990); Martial Law (1998); Matlock (1986); New Kids on the Block (1990); Nothing Sacred (1997); Nunzio (1978); Nurse (1981); Of Men and Angels (1989); Raging Bull (1980); Ready to Run (2000); Rocco's Star (1983); Santa Barbara (1987); Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1983); Shameful Secrets (1993); She Woke Up Pregnant (1996); Simon & Simon (1986); Sophia Loren: Her Own Story (1980); T.J. Hooker (1983); Tales from the Darkside (1986); The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2017); The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards (1994); The Bernie Mac Show (2003); The Chuck Woolery Show (1991); The Commish (1991–1996); The Dennis Miller Show (1992); The Evil That Men Do (1984); The Gangster Chronicles (1981); The Highwayman (1987); The Night Before (1988); The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996–1997); The Twilight Zone / Segment: Dead Woman's Shoes (1985); Thrill Seekers (1999); Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story (1984); Werewolf (1987).

Born on this day – Felice Farina:

Felice Farina

Director

Writer

August 14, 1954 – September 18, 2023

Credits:

Suffering specials (1989); Behind the Mountains (2023); Bidoni (1995); Castro (2016); Who c'è c'è (1987); Condominium (1991); Atomic Conversations (2018); What about me SAI (2009); Do You See Me? (2014); Felipe Has Blue Eyes 2 (1993); The Bozano case (1996); Liczba doskonala (2022); Monicelli: Mario's version (2012); Fog in the Po Valley (2000); Nostos: The Return (1989); Oscar for two (1998); Patria (2014); He seems dead... but he only fainted (1986); Without brakes (2003); Marry (1988); Petrol station (1989); Strade d'acqua (2009); The Evening Tree (2024); The Physics of Water (2009); Timekeeper (2022); Last Breath (1992); See Naples and then die (2007).

Recommended reading - Find a Victim (1954):

Find a Victim

By Ross Macdonald.

Paperback.
Published 1954.

ISBN-10: 0446358924
ISBN-13: 978-0446358927

Description:

The hitchhiker rose to his knees on the side of the dark road. When Archer stopped the car and got to him, he knew he was in for a ride – for this boy was dying of a gunshot wound. In a matter of hours, Archer would be suspected by the law, hired by a target-shooting trucking magnate, and propositioned by an adulterer’s wife. A hijacked load of hootch and a band of sinners are on the loose in the hills and desert around this nice Southern California town. So is this L.A. private eye, who keeps getting blood on his hands…

“[The] American private eye, immortalized by Hammett, refined by Chandler, brough to its zenith by Macdonald.”

– New York Times Book Review.

A selection of the mysterious book club.

On this day in movie history - Human Desire (1954):

Human Desire

directed by Fritz Lang,

written by Alfred Hayes,

based on the novel La Bête humaine by Émile Zola,

was released in the United States on August 6, 1954.

Cast:

Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford, Edgar Buchanan, Kathleen Case, Peggy Maley, Diane DeLaire, Grandon Rhodes, Benjie Bancroft, Paul Brinegar, Minta Durfee, Jean Engstrom, Victor Hugo Greene, Don C. Harvey, Carl Lee, John Maxwell, John Pickard, Dan Riss, Scott Seaton, Allen D. Sewall, Dan Seymour, Olan Soule, Hal Taggart, John Zaremba.

On this day in movie history - Pushover (1954):

Pushover

directed by Richard Quine,

written by Roy Huggins,

was released in the United States on August 6, 1954.
Based on the novels The Night Watch by Thomas Walsh

and Rafferty by William S. Ballinger.
Music by Arthur Morton.

Cast:

Fred MacMurray, Philip Carey, Kim Novak, Dorothy Malone, E.G. Marshall, Allen Nourse, James Anderson, Joe Bailey, Tony Barrett, Walter Beaver, Richard Bryan, Robert Carson, Phil Chambers, Dick Crockett, John De Simone, Alan Dexter, Don C. Harvey, Anne Loos, Mort Mills, Ann Morriss, Paul Picerni, Murray Pollack, Paul Richards, Marion Ross, K.L. Smith, Robert Stevenson, Hal Taggart, John Tarangelo, Mel Welles, Jack Wilson.

Born on this day – Donald Gibb:

Donald Gibb

Actor

August 4, 1954 – May 12, 2026

Credits:

1st & Ten (1985–1991); 227 (1989); 8 of Diamonds (2006); Alice (1983); Alter Echo (2003); Amazon Women on the Moon (1987); Amen (1991); American Tigers (1996); Any Which Way You Can (1980); Arli$$ (1999); Benson (1985); Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction (1998); Black Scorpion (2001); Bloodsport (1988); Bloodsport 2 (1996); Boy Meets World (1994); Breakfast of Aliens (1993); Broken Bars (1995); Burlesque Ghost Hunters (2026); Captain Kyle's Cosplay Spotlight (2016); Cheers (1992); Conan the Barbarian (1982); Daddy Dearest (1993); Dark Justice (1993); Days of Our Lives (1998); Dear John (1990); Doctor Doctor (1990); Durango Kids (1999); Early Edition (2000); Empty Nest (1993–1994); First Family (1993); Grind (2003); Hancock (2008); Hands (2026); Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1997); Hardcastle and McCormick (1983); Harry and the Hendersons (1993); Hearts Afire (1993); High Voltage (1997); Homeboys in Outer Space (1996); Hunter (1990); Jhon Jatenjor's Interviews (2026); Jocks (1986); Just Our Luck (1983); Kirk (1995); Knight Rider (1984); Lightning Bug (2004); Lost in America (1985); MacGyver (1991); Mafia II (2010); Magic Kid II (1994); Magnum, P.I. (1982–1983); Meatballs Part II (1984); Midnight Runaround (1994); Misery Loves Company (1995); Missing Pieces (1991); Muddling Through (1994); Murphy Brown (1995); My Two Dads (1989–1990); Nichols & Dymes (1981); Nick Danger in the Case of the Missing Yolk (1983); Night Court (1990); Oh No, Not Them (1989); Otherworld (1985); Pacific Blue (1996); Philly (2001); Quantum Leap (1992); Rage (2011); Renegade (1992–1995); Revenge of the Nerds (1984); Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987); Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love (1994); Savate (1995); Secret Agent Man (2000); Secret Mountain Fort Awesome (2011); Seinfeld (1995); She Spies (2002); Simon & Simon (1983); Sons and Daughters (1991); Sparks (1997); Stand by Your Man (1992); Step by Step (1993–1998); Streets of Justice (1985); Stripes (1981); Svengoolie (2019); The A-Team (1983); The Biggest Fan (2005); The Facts of Life (1987); The Fantastic Two (2007); The Steve Harvey Show (2000); The X-Files (1993); The Young and the Restless (2003); They Came from Outer Space (1990); They Still Call Me Bruce (1987); Transylvania 6-5000 (1985); True Colors (1991); U.S. Marshals (1998); U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart (1987); Unhappily Ever After (1996); Veronica's Closet (2000); Weird Science (1994–1996); What's My Story? (1995); Window Theory (2005); Zork: Grand Inquisitor (1997).

On this day in movie history - On the Waterfront (1954):

On the Waterfront

directed by Elia Kazan,

written by Budd Schulberg,

was released in the United States on July 28, 1954.
Inspired by the series of articles entitled Crime on the Waterfront by Malcolm Johnson,

published in the New York Sun from November–December, 1948.
Music by Leonard Bernstein.

Cast:

Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning, Leif Erickson, James Westerfield, Tony Galento, Tami Mauriello, John F. Hamilton, John Heldabrand, Rudy Bond, Don Blackman, Arthur Keegan, Abe Simon, Eva Marie Saint, Martin Balsam, Dan Bergin, Zachary Charles, Jere Delaney, Robert Downing, Michael V. Gazzo, Fred Gwynne, Thomas Handley, Anne Hegira, Pat Hingle, Katherine MacGregor, Barry Macollum, Tiger Joe Marsh, Edward McNally, Donnell O'Brien, Mike O'Dowd, Nehemiah Persoff, Johnny Seven.

On this day in movie history - Them! (1954):

Them!

directed by Gordon Douglas,

written by Ted Sherdeman and Russell Hughes,

based on a story by George Worthing Yates,

was released in the United States on June 19, 1954.
Music by Bronislau Kaper.

Cast:

James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, Joan Weldon, James Arness, Onslow Stevens, Sean McClory, Chris Drake, Sandy Descher, Mary Alan Hokanson, Don Shelton, Fess Parker, Olin Howland, Leonard Nimoy, John Beradino, Willis Bouchey, Booth Colman, Richard Deacon, Lawrence Dobkin, Ann Doran, William Schallert, Douglas Spencer, Dub Taylor, Dorothy Green, Harry Wilson, Dick York, Jan Merlin, Walter Coy.

Born on this day – Jill Jacobson:

Jill Jacobson

Actress

Writer

Producer

May 21, 1954 – December 8, 2024

Credits:

Actors Entertainment (2011); After the Storm (2001); An Uncommon Love (1983); Arli$$ (1999); Baby Sister (1983); Bad Georgia Road (1977); Best Performance (2018); Boredom (2015); Breaking the Silence (1992); Bulba (1981); Castle (2014); Cats Dancing on Jupiter (2011); Crazy Like a Fox (1986); Days of Our Lives (1995); Etheria (2020); Excess Flesh (2015); Falcon Crest (1985–1987); Fixed (2005); Forbidden Love (1982); Freddy's Nightmares (1990); Front of the Class (2008); Ghost Whisperer (2006); Harper Valley P.T.A. (1981); Hotel Vernonia (2013); House of Usher (2008); Hung (2011); I Gave at the Office (1984); Instinct to Kill (2001); Last Look (2014); Leo and Loree (1980); Man Against the Mob: The Chinatown Murders (1989); Merrily (2025); Mic Whore (2014); Murphy Brown (1994); My Sister Sam (1988); Newhart (1989–1990); Not Just Another Affair (1982); Nurse Sherri (1977); Nurses Confessions (2017); Obsessive Love (1984); Party Down (2010); Pecoima Can Wait (2014); Perfect Victims (1988); Policewoman Centerfold (1983); Quantum Leap (1989); Reality Queen! (2020); Restless Souls (1998); Sad Girl: Chlorine (2019); Sideliners (2006); Sledge Hammer! (1988); Splash (1984); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1996); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1989); Strong Medicine (2001); The 16th Annual Satellite Awards (2011); The Back-up Bride (2011); The Circle (2005); The Circle (2005); The Devlin Connection (1982); The Fix (2019); The Jigsaw Murders (1989); The New Gidget (1986–1987); The Perfect Marriage (2012); The Stone Boy (2015); Uncle Buck (1990); Up Yours (1979); Visage (2017); War of the Worlds (1989); Watch Out for Slick (2010); Welcome Home (2010); Who's the Boss? (1990); You Me & Her (2014).

Born on this day – Phil Wiggins:

Phil Wiggins

Blues harmonica player

May 8, 1954 – May 7, 2024

Credits:

Albums:

Bluesmen (1993); Cool Down (1996); Dog Days of August (1986); Flip, Flop & Fly (1992); From Richmond to Atlanta (2000); Goin' down the Road Feelin' Bad (1998); Guitar Man (1987); Homemade (1999); Let It Roll: Bowling Green (1985); Living Country Blues USA, vol. 1 (1981); Richmond Blues (2008); Shoulder to Shoulder (2006); Somebody Told the Truth (2002); Sweet Bitter Blues (1984 / 1994); Walking Blues (1988).

Movie and television:

Blues Houseparty (1989); Matewan (1987).

Born on this day – Angela Bofill:

Angela Bofill

Singer

Songwriter

May 2, 1954 – June 13, 2024

Credits:

Albums:

Angel of the Night (1979); Angie (1978); Angie / Expanded Edition (1978); Carl Anderson (1986); I Wanna Love Somebody (1993); Intuition (1988); Let Me Be the One (1984); Live from Manila (2006); Love in Slow Motion (1996); Something About You (1981); Something About You / Expanded Edition (2002); Teaser (1983); Tell Me Tomorrow (1985); The Best of Angela Bofill (1986); The Definitive Collection (1999); The Essential Angela Bofill (2014); Too Tough (1983).

Movies and television:

Body Electric (2004); Ebony/Jet Showcase (1989); Friends in Love (1983); Nina Live! (2005); Soul Train (1983); The Pat Sajak Show (1989); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1982); Unsung (2012).

Born on this day – Robert Carradine:

Robert Carradine

Actor

Producer

Composer

March 24, 1954 – February 23, 2026

Credits:

7-10 Split (2007); A Fish Tale (2017); A Fuller Life / Segment: The Big Red One: Zab (2013); A Part of the Family (1994); Abnormal Entertainment Presents (2011); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985); All's Fair (1989); Aloha Bobby and Rose (1975); American Christmas (2019); Americana (1981); As Is (1986); Attack of the Sabertooth (2005); Ban the Sadist Videos! (2005); Bikini Spring Break (2012); Bird of Prey (1995); Blackfish (2013); Blackout (1978); Body Bags / Segment: The Gas Station (1993); Bonanza (1971); Breakout (1998); Buy & Cell (1988); Caged Men Seeking Freedom (2023); Cannonball! (1976); Celebrity Ghost Stories (2013); Clarence (1990); Coming Home (1978); Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8 (1987); Cross (2011); Dangerous Curves (2000); Darektors Cut (2025); Dark Skies (1996); Deep Winter (2008); Desert Fiends 2 (2026); Dieter & Andreas (1989); Disney Channel Holiday (2005); Django Unchained (2012); Doomsday Device (2017); Doublecrossed (1991); Doubt (2017); Dreamweaver (2006); E! True Hollywood Story (2000); Entretien avec Philippe Guedj (2024); ER (1995); Escape from L.A. (1996); Express Yourself (2001–2006); Faerie Tale Theatre (1986); Fancypants (2011); Fast Track (1997–1998); Final Sale (2011); Firestorm (1996); Footsteps (1972); Ghosts of Mars (2001); Go Ask Alice (1973); Good Day L.A. (2013); Gunfighter (1999); Heartaches (1981); Hell in the Hallways: The Making of 'Massacre at Central High' (2022); High Holiday (2021); Hilary's Roman Adventure (2004); Hoboken Hollow (2006); Home & Family (2013); Human Zoo (2020); Humanoids from the Deep (1996); I Saw What You Did (1988); Illusions (1992); Jackson County Jail (1976); James Blondes (2018); Jane Doe: Ties That Bind (2007); Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012); Joyride (1977); Just the Way You Are (1984); Justice (2017); K-9 (1991); King of the Nerds (2013); King of the Nerds (2013–2015); Kung Fu (1972 / 1974); Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1995–1996); Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2005); Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (2025); Lizard Music: Keystone Cops (2022); Lizzie McGuire (2001–2020); Lizzie McGuire 2020 Cast Reunion - I Want a Bra Table Read (2020); Lizzie McGuire: Fashionably Lizzie Vol. 1 (2003); Lizzie McGuire: Growing Up Lizzie Vol. 2 (2003); Lizzie McGuire: Star Struck Vol. 3 (2004); Lizzie McGuire: Totally Crushed Vol. 4 (2004); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1995); Lycanthrope (1999); Made in Hollywood (2024); Man and the Motorcycle (2020); Martian Law (1998); Massacre at Central High (1976); Mata Hari (2025); Max Keeble's Big Move (2001); Mean Streets (1973); Medinah (2023); Mommy, I Didn't Do It (2017); Mom's Got a Date with a Vampire (2000); Monster Night (2006); Monte Carlo (1986); Monte Walsh (2003); My Dog's Christmas Miracle (2011); Nash Bridges (1997–2000); Nearly Departed (2019); Night of the Living Dead (2026); Number One with a Bullet (1987); NYPD Blue (1997); Old Friends... New Friends (1980); Orca (1977); Outlaw Brothers: The Making of the Long Riders (2013); Palmer's Pick-Up (1999); Paltrocast with Darren Paltrowitz (2020); Party Nerds Pop-Cast (2025); Party Nerds Pop-Cast / Podcast Series (2025); Pay to Die  (2026); Police Story (1976); Retrosexual: The 80's (2004); Revenge of the Cheerleaders (1976); Revenge of the Nerds (1984); Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987); Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation (1992); Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love (1994); Robot Chicken (2008); Rude Awakening (1989); Run, Joe, Run (1975); Samuel Fuller & The Big Red One (1979); Scorpio One (1998); Sex and Breakfast (2005); Sharktopus vs. Pteracuda (2014); Shooting Gallery (2012); Sidewalks Entertainment (2014); Sirens (1995); Skate to Hell (2026); Slow Motion: Walter Hill on Sam Peckinpah (2013); Slumber Party Slaughter (2012); Somebody Has to Shoot the Picture (1990); Sorority Shark Attack (2026); Stray Bullet (1998); Stuart Mossman: A Modern Stradivari (2010); Supercross (2005); Survival of Dana (1979); Tag: The Assassination Game (1982); Tales of the Klondike (1981); Tales of the Wild West (2019); Tfor2: the Terminator 2 Show (2021); The 100 Greatest War Films (2005); The 13th Alley (2008); The 13th Annual Golden Boot Awards (1995); The 14th Annual Golden Boot Awards (1996); The 2nd Annual Geekie Awards (2014); The 3 Killer Pigs (2026); The 3th Annual Genie Awards (1982); The Big Red One (1980); The Carradines Together (1979); The Collector (2012); The Cowboy Killer (2026); The Cowboys (1972 / 1974); The Cowboys: Together Again (2007); The Disappearance of Christina (1993); The Driver (2026); The Effects of Magic (1998); The Fall Guy (1984); The Hatfields and the McCoys (1975); The Hitchhiker (1989); The Incident (1990); The Kid with X-ray Eyes (1999); The Killers Within (1995); The Lizzie McGuire Movie (2003); The Long Riders (1980); The Magical World of Disney (1987); The Marshal (2019); The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002); The Merv Griffin Show (1980); The Mike Douglas Show (1977–1980); The Night They Came Home (2024); The Northfield Minnesota Raid: Anatomy of a Scene (2013); The Player (1992); The Pom Pom Girls (1976); The Practice (1997); The Pretender (1997); The Real Glory: Reconstructing 'the Big Red One' (2005); The Role That Changed My Life (2011); The Sun Also Rises (1984); The Terror Experiment (2010); The Tommyknockers (1993); The Twilight Zone / Segment: Still Life (1986); The Vegas Connection (1999); Three Days of Rain (2002); Timecop: The Berlin Decision (2003); Timothy and the Angel (1976); Today (1983); Tooth and Nail (2007); Totally Minnie (1988); UFOs: 50 Years of Denial? (1997); Unzipping Body Bags (2013); Vengeance Unlimited (1999); Vicki! (1993); Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape (2010); Was Once a Hero (2024); Wavelength (1983); Wine Dancing (2015); Workers' Comp (2011); You and Me (1974); Young Hearts Unlimited (1998).

On this day in movie history - Blackout (1954):

Blackout

aka Murder by Proxy,

directed by Terence Fisher,

written by Richard Landau,

based on the novel Murder by Proxy by Helen Nielsen,

was released in the United States on March 19, 1954.
Music by Ivor Slaney.

Cast:

Dane Clark, Belinda Lee, Betty Ann Davies, Eleanor Summerfield, Andrew Osborn, Harold Lang, Jill Melford, Alvys Maben, Michael Golden, Nora Gordon, Alfie Bass, Arnold Diamond, Norman Fisher, Ann Gow, Lindsay Hooper, Cleo Laine, Delphi Lawrence, Arthur Lovegrove, Joe Phelps, Olive Sloane.

On this day in movie history - Drive a Crooked Road (1954):

Drive a Crooked Road

directed by William Keighley,

written by Blake Edwards and Richard Quine,

based on a story by James Benson Nablo,

was released in the United States on March 10, 1954.
Music by George Duning.

Cast:

Mickey Rooney, Dianne Foster, Kevin McCarthy, Jack Kelly, Harry Landers, Jerry Paris, Paul Picerni, Dick Crockett, Irene Bolton, John Close, Richard H. Cutting, John Damler, Linda Danson, Diana Dawson, Jean Engstrom, Mike Mahoney, Peggy Maley, Patrick Miller, Mort Mills, George Paul, Jeffrey Stone, Amzie Strickland, Howard Wright.

Born on this day – Catherine O'Hara:

Catherine O'Hara

Actress

Comedian

Writer

Producer

March 4, 1954 – January 30, 2026

Credits:

17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2011); 20 to 1 (2006); 2011 Writers Guild Awards (2011); 2016 Canadian Screen Awards (2016); 2017 Canadian Screen Awards (2017); 2019 Canadian Screen Awards (2019); 2021 Golden Globe Awards (2021); 26th Annual Gemini Awards (2011); 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2021); 30 Rock (2012); 3rd Annual An Evening with Canada's Stars (2016); 82nd Golden Globe Awards (2025); 90 Minutes Live (1978); A Mighty Wind (2003); A Monster in Paris (2011); A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004–2018); A Simple Twist of Fate (1994); A Terrible Tragedy: Alarming Evidence from the Making of the Film - A Woeful World (2004); A.C.O.D. (2013); ABC News Breakfast (2024–2025); Access Hollywood (2024); AFI Life Achievement Award (1997–2004); AFI Movie Club (2020); AFI's 100 Years... 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies (2000); After Hours (1985); Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind (1991); An Afternoon with SCTV (2026); An Audience with Adele (2021); Andrea Martin... Together Again (1989); Andrew! Alexander! (2018); Anne of Green Gables (2023); Argylle (2024); Away We Go (2009); 'Away We Go' Featurette: Never Settle (2009); Back Home Again (2021); Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses (2006); Bartok the Magnificent (1999); Beetlejuice (1988); Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024); Being Canadian (2015); Best in Show (2000); Best in Show: 20th Anniversary Reunion (2019); Best Wishes, Warmest Regards: A Schitt's Creek Farewell (2020); Betsy's Wedding (1990); Beyond Famous (2017); Biennale Channel (2024); Biography (1995); Bram and Alice (2002); Brother Bear 2 (2006); BuzzFeed UK (2024); Canada A.M. (2007); Canada After Dark (1978–1979); Canada's Walk of Fame (2007); Canada's Walk of Fame 2025 (2025); Canadian Screen Awards with Samantha Bee (2023); Catherine O'Hara: All of Us Shine (2021); CBS Mornings (2016); Celebrity Page (2020); Celebrity Poker Showdown (2005); Central Park (2022); Chicken Little (2005); Chicken Little: The Video Game (2005); CNN Showbiz Today (2000); Comic Relief (1986); Comic Relief 2006 (2006); Comic Relief '87 (1987); Coming Up Rosie (1976); Committed (2001); Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend (2020); Curb Your Enthusiasm (2009); Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood (1986); David Letterman's Holiday Film Festival / Segment: PMS (1985); Deadline Studio (2024); Dear Class of 2020 (2020); Den of Geek (2024); Dick Tracy (1990); Dish Nation (2024); Disney Dreamlight Valley (2022); Disney Speedstorm (2023); Double Negative (1980); Downey Wrote That (2025); Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (2002); Dream On (1990 / 1991); Easter Fever (1980); Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big (2000); Elemental (2023); Entertainment Tonight (2015–2025); Etalk Daily (2007); Extinct (2021); Face Off (2012); Fan des années 90 (2011); Feeding America Comedy Festival (2020); Film '07 (2007); Film Independent's 2007 Spirit Awards (2007); Fit to Print (1977); For Your Consideration (2006); Frankenweenie (2012); FRED: The Festival Insider (2024); Friends of Gilda (1993); From Cleveland (1980); Game 6 (2005); Gary Talks (2025); George Burns Half-Hour Comedy Hour (1985); Get Serious (1995); Glenn Martin DDS (2009–2011); GMA3: What You Need to Know (2019); Good Behavior (2008); Good Morning America (2018–2024); Harvey Beaks (2016); HBO First Look (2006–2009); Heartburn (1986); Her (2013); Hollywood Insider (2022); Home Alone (1990); Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992); Home Alone Around the World (2006); Home Alone: Deleted Scenes (2015); Home Fries (1998); Hope (1997); Humpday with Hampshire (2020); I, Martin Short, Goes Hollywood (1989); IMDb Interviews (2024); In the Director's Chair: The Man Who Invented Edward Scissorhands (1990); Inside Comedy (2014); Inside Monster House (2006); Intergalactic Thanksgiving or Please Don't Eat the Planet (1979); It Happened That Way (2004); Jimmy Kimmel Live! 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On this day in movie history - Highway Dragnet (1954):

Highway Dragnet

directed by Nathan Juran,

written by Herb Meadow, Jerome Odlum, Fred Eggers and Tom Hubbard,

based on a story by U.S. Andersen and Roger Corman,

was released in the United States on February 7, 1954.
Music by Edward J. Kay.

Cast:

Richard Conte, Joan Bennett, Wanda Hendrix, Reed Hadley, Mary Beth Hughes, Iris Adrian, Harry Harvey, Tom Hubbard, Frank Jenks, Murray Alper, Zon Murray, House Peters Jr., Joseph Crehan, Charles Anthony Hughes.

On this day in movie history - Crime Wave (1953):

Crime Wave

aka The City Is Dark,

directed by Andre DeToth,

was released in the United States on January 12, 1954.
Based on the short story Criminal's Mark,

by John Hawkins and Ward Hawkins,

originally published in The Saturday Evening Post (1950).

Music by David Buttolph.

Cast:

Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk, Ted de Corsia, Charles Bronson, Jay Novello, Ned Young, James Bell, Dub Taylor, Gayle Kellogg, Mack Chandler, Timothy Carey, Sandy Sanders, Richard Benjamin, James Hayward, Lyle Latell.