On this day in movie history - The Big Combo (1955):

The Big Combo

directed by Joseph H. Lewis,

written by Philip Yordan,

was released in the United States on March 25, 1955.

Music by David Raksin.

Cast:

Cornel Wilde, Richard Conte, Brian Donlevy, Jean Wallace, Robert Middleton, Lee Van Cleef, Earl Holliman, Helen Walker, Jay Adler, John Hoyt, Ted de Corsia, Helene Stanton, Roy Gordon, Whit Bissell, Steve Michaell, Baynes Barron, James McCallion, Tony Michaels, Brian O'Hara, Bruce Sharpe, Michael Mark, Philip Van Zandt, Donna Drew.

Born on this day – Glenne Headly:

Glenne Headly

Actress

March 13, 1955 – June 8, 2017

Credits:

2 Days in the Valley (1996); A Girl Thing (2001); AFI Life Achievement Award (2008); And the Band Played On (1993); Around the Bend (2004); Babe: Pig in the City (1998); Bartleby (2001); Bastard Out of Carolina (1996); Bowery Dawn (1972); Breakfast of Champions (1999); Comeback Season (2006); Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen (2004); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2008); Dial a Prayer (2015); Dick Tracy (1990); Dick Tracy Special (2010); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988); Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: Featurette (1988); Doctor Detroit (1983); Don Jon (2013); Eleni (1985); Encore! Encore! (1998–1999); ER (1996–1997); Eulogy (2004); Fandango (1985); Four Friends (1981); Frasier (1995); Future Man (2017); Getting Even with Dad (1994); Grand Isle (1991); Grey's Anatomy (2008); Hotel Room (1993); It's a Good Day: The Making of 'Around the Bend' (2005); Just Getting Started (2017); Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2005); Living with Ed (2009); Lloyd in Space (2002); Lonesome Dove (1989); Making Babies (2018); Making Mr. Right (1987); Merry Xmas (2015); Monk (2003–2006); Mortal Thoughts (1991); Mr. Holland's Opus (1995); My Own Country (1998); Nadine (1987); On Golden Pond (2001); Ordinary Magic (1993); Paperhouse (1988); Parks and Recreation (2012); Pepper Ann (2000); Pound Puppies (2012); Pronto (1997); Psych (2012); Raising Flagg (2006); Recess (1998); Rugrats (2002); Santabear's High Flying Adventure (1987); Say Goodnight, Gracie (1983); Scene Stealers (2002); Seize the Day (1986); Sgt. Bilko (1996); Stars and Bars (1988); Steppenwolf Theatre Company: 25 Years on the Edge (2000); Strange Weather (2016); The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1989); The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1997); The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985); The Amateurs (2005); The Burbs (2002); The Circle (2017); The Darkest Day (1999); The Fugitive (2001); The Guardian (2004); The Joneses (2009); The League (2013); The Namesake (2006); The Night Of (2016); The Oscars (2018); The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985); The Sandy Bottom Orchestra (2000); The X Files (1998); Timecode (2000); What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001); Winchell (1998); Women vs. Men (2002); Working in the Theatre (1985).

Born on this day – Alberta Watson:

Alberta Watson

Actress

March 6, 1955 – March 21, 2015

On this day in movie history - New York Confidential (1955):

New York Confidential

directed by Russell Rouse,

written by Clarence Greene and Russell Rouse,

based on the novel New York Confidential! by Jack Lait and Lee Mortimer,

was released in the United States on February 18, 1955.
Music by Joseph Mullendore.

Cast:

Broderick Crawford, Richard Conte, Marilyn Maxwell, Anne Bancroft, J. Carrol Naish, Onslow Stevens, Barry Kelley, Mike Mazurki, Celia Lovsky, Herbert Heyes, Steven Geray, William 'Bill' Phillips, Tom Powers, John Doucette.

On this day in movie history - Les Diaboliques (1955):

Les Diaboliques

aka Diabolique, The Devils, The Fiends,

directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot,

written by Henri-Georges Clouzot, Jérôme Géronimi, René Masson and Frédéric Grendel,

based on the novel She Who Was No More by Pierre Boileau and Thomas Narcejac,

was released in France on January 29, 1955.
Music by Georges Van Parys.

Cast:

Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse, Charles Vanel, Jean Brochard, Thérèse Dorny, Michel Serrault, Georges Chamarat, Robert Dalban, Camille Guérini, Jacques Hilling, Jean Lefebvre, Aminda Montserrat, Jean Témerson, Jacques Varennes, Georges Poujouly, Yves-Marie Maurin, Noël Roquevert, Pierre Larquey, Jean-Pierre Bonnefous, Christian Brocard, Jean Clarieux, Henri Coutet, Michel Dumur, Johnny Hallyday, Henri Humbert, Zappy Max, Roberto Rodrigo, Madeleine Suffel, Jimmy Urbain.

Born on this day – Eddie Van Halen:

Eddie Van Halen

Musician

Songwriter

January 26, 1955 – October 6, 2020

On this day in movie history - Six Bridges to Cross (1955):

Six Bridges to Cross

directed by Joseph Pevney,

written by Sydney Boehm,

based on They Stole $25,000,000 – And Got Away with It by Joseph F. Dinneen,

inspired by the true 1950 Brink’s Robbery,

was released in the United States on January 19, 1955.
Music by Frank Skinner and Herman Stein.

Cast:

Tony Curtis, George Nader, Julie Adams, Jay C. Flippen, Sal Mineo, Jan Merlin, Richard Castle, William Murphy, Kendall Clark, Don Keefer, Harry Bartell, Tito Vuolo, Gina Aguglia, Ronald Anton, Peter Avarmo, John S. Barratt, Nicky Blair, Ted Bliss, Edward F. Bowers, William Brackman, Paul Bretanus, Ralph Brooks, Charles Buswell, Joseph Cammarata, Gordon B. Clarke, Tom Coleman, Hal Conklin, William Conley, John J. Connolly, Charles J. Conrad, Harry Cooper, Henry M. Coughlin, John F. Dacey, Sayre Dearing, Kem Dibbs, James Diorio, Paul Dubov, Sam Finn, Diane Flaherty, William Flannery, Carl Frank, Jack Gargan, Grant Gordon, Joe Gray, Herbert Gross, Claudia Hall, Chuck Hamilton, Kathleen Hooper, John Hormel, Helen Keeton, Elizabeth Kerr, Manuel P. Kurland, Scott Lee, Peter Leeds, Carey Loftin, Robert Lynn, Edmund M. MacClosky, Helen Mayon, Bob McElroy, James McGah, Edward McNally, Joe McTurk, Doris Meade, Harold Miller, Carl Moore, Dan Moynihan, John J. Muldoon, Mary Newton, William H. O'Brien, Carl O'Bryan, Robert Paolucci, Kenneth Patterson, Pennachi, Michael F. Powers, Joseph Quaranta, George Ramsey, Harry Raven, John Regan, Edward Richardson, Di Di Roberts, Kenny Roberts, Nandy Robie, Charles F. Roche, William Ryan, Cosmo Sardo, Frank E. Sawin Jr., Anabel Shaw, Edward R. Skrickus, James Stone, Hal Taggart, Janice Thomas, Clifford F. Tobey, Larry Turner, Charles Victor, Jean Goodale Wales, Robert T. Walley, Roger White, Howard Wright.

On this day in movie history - Bad Day at Black Rock (1955):

Bad Day at Black Rock

directed by John Sturges,

written by Millard Kaufman and Don McGuire,

was released in the United States on January 13, 1955.
Based on the short story Bad Time at Honda by Howard Breslin,

published in The American Magazine (1947).
Music by André Previn.

Cast:

Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, John Ericson, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Marvin, Russell Collins, Walter Sande, Walter Beaver, Billy Dix, Mickey Little, K.L. Smith, Robert Griffin, Harry Harvey, Bobby Johnson, Francis McDonald.

Born on this day – Clarence Gilyard:

Clarence Gilyard

Professor

Actor

Writer

December 24, 1955 – November 28, 2022

Credits:

227 (1987); A Matter of Faith (2014); artScene (2013); Boondoggle (1999); CHiPs (1982–1983); Christmas on the Coast (2017); Die Hard (1988); DieHard is Back (2020); Diff'rent Strokes (1981); Eleanor's Bench (2020); Fan des années 80 (2010); From Above (2013); L.A. Takedown (1989); Left Behind II: Tribulation Force (2002); Left Behind: The Movie (2000); Legacy of a Spy (2021); Little Monsters (2012); Making the Grade (1982); Matlock (1989–1993); Off the Mark (1987); Orange Bowl Parade (1997); Riptide (1984); Simon & Simon (1986); Solomon's Universe (1985); Sons of Thunder (1999); Soul Train (1996); The 29th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2023); The Beast (2016); The Duck Factory (1984); The Facts of Life (1979); The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990); The Karate Kid Part II (1986); The Kid with the 200 I.Q. (1983); The Making of 'Left Behind II: Tribulation Force' (2002); The Making of 'Left Behind: The Movie' (2000); The Perfect Race (2019); The Sector (2016); The Track (2015); Things Are Looking Up (1984); Top Gun (1986); Top Gun 2: Back to Traffic School (2012); Walker Texas Ranger 3: Deadly Reunion (1994); Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001); Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005); Walker: Behind the Scenes with TV's Toughest Cop (1996).

Born on this day – David Breashears:

David Breashears

Cinematographer

Writer

Producer

Mountaineer

December 20, 1955 – March 14, 2024

Credits:

Books:

Every Man For Himself? (an article published in American Alpine Journal) (1988); Last Climb (1999); High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places (1999); Everest: Mountain Without Mercy (1997).

Movies and television:

20/20 Wednesday (1997); ABC News Saturday Night (1998); Aliens: Ride at the Speed of Fright (1995); Ancient Graves: Voices of the Dead (1998); Ascent of Mount Everest (1983); CBS This Morning (2012); Charlie Rose (1997); Chasing Ice (2012); Cliffhanger (1993); Dangerous Earth (2016); Everest (1998); Everest (2015); Everest: The Death Zone (1998); Everest: The Mystery of Mallory and Irvine (1992); Expedition Earth (1990); Frontline (1983–2008); Frontline/World (2008); Galahad of Everest (1991); Great Wonders of the World (1993); Ice Climb (1993); Metanoia (2014); Kilimanjaro: To the Roof of Africa (2002); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1998); Mount Everest, the East Face (1981); Mummies Revealed (2001); Nova (1997–2016); Remnants of Everest: The 1996 Tragedy (2007); Seven Years in Tibet (1997); The Making of Everest: On Location in the Death Zone (1997).