On this day in movie history - Forbidden Planet (1956):

Forbidden Planet

directed by Fred M. Wilcox,

written by Cyril Hume,

based on a story by Irving Block and Allen Adler,

was released in the United States on March 23, 1956.
Inspired by The Tempest by William Shakespeare.
Narrated by Les Tremayne.
Music by Bebe Barron and Louis Barron.

Cast:

Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens, Jack Kelly, Richard Anderson, Earl Holliman, George D. Wallace, Robert Dix, Jimmy Thompson, James Drury, Harry Harvey Jr., Roger McGee, Peter Miller, Morgan Jones, Richard Grant, Robby the Robot, James Best, William Boyett, Frankie Darro, Marvin Miller, Les Tremayne.

Born on this day – Ángel Salazar:

Ángel Salazar

Actor

Writer

Director

Comedian

March 2, 1956 – August 11, 2024

Credits:

A Felon in New York (2017); A Stranger Is Watching (1982); Anarchy Radio (2024); Ante' (2012); Big Pun: I'm Not a Player (1997); Boulevard Nights (1979); Carlito's Way (1993); Comedian (2002); Counterpunch (2013); Crumble (2010); Da Pinche Code (2012); Duke of New York in New Ghost City (2021); Engaging (2009); For NYC (2020); Good Dads (2014); Harlem Blues (2003); Heart of the City (1986); Hollywood Entertainment News TV Show (2023); Hot to Trot (1988); In Living Color (1991); Japanese Borscht (2019); Jersey Mafia Chronicles (2017); Jim and James Morning Podcast (2021); Laugh Killer Laugh (2015); Made in Brooklyn (2007); Maniac Cop 2 (1990); Mob Tales with Nick Christophers (2022); Night Rapper (2021); On Our Own (2020–2021); Punchline (1988); Rose Woes and Joe's (2005); SacTown Underground (2017); Saved by the Pole (2012); Scarface (1983); Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006); Screen Machines (2014); Seven Diamonds (2013); Showtime at the Apollo (1992); Sylvester (1985); Take It Back (2016); Tatalia (2017); Terror in the Aisles (1984); The Black Caesar (2022); The Familia: The Rise of Don Pedro (2014); The Gilbert Diaries: The Movie (2023); The Last Gamble (2011); The Latin Legends of Comedy (2006); The New $treetz Seriez (2020); The Scarface Phenomenon (2011); The Streetz (2017); The Streetz 2 (2020); The Wild Life (1984); Trust Me (2009); Vamp Bikers Dos (2015); Vamp Bikers Tres (2016); Vote for Me (2003); Vote for Me! (2002); Walk Proud (1979); Where the Buffalo Roam (1980).

Recommended reading - The Chase, by Horton Foote, play & novel (1956/1966):

The Chase

By Horton Foote.

Play version:

72 pages.

Paperback.

Published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.

Published 1956.

ISBN 13: 9780822201984

ISBN 10: 0822201984

ASIN: 0822201984

Novel version:

Mass Market Paperback.

Published 1966.

Published by Signet Book.

ASIN: B0DT36B11R

Description:

Sheriff Hawes, honest and sincere peace officer, wearied with his job and its usual run of irritating problems, such as runaway boys, small robberies and the like, is making plans for his retirement. A local boy, Bubber Reeves, escapes from the penitentiary where he is serving a life term. He heads for his hometown, obsessed with the idea of killing Hawes who has become for him the symbol of all he hates. The town is terrified of Bubber and wants him killed. Hawes is determined to take him alive and send him back to the penitentiary. Eventually Hawes traces Bubber to a cabin, but Bubber does not want to be captured and forces Hawes to kill him. Heartbroken over his failure, Hawes goes back to the jail to resign immediately, but his wife convinces him that he is needed in his job, and he decides to continue.

On this day in movie history - Slightly Scarlet (1956):

Slightly Scarlet

directed by Allan Dwan,

written by Robert Blees,

based on the novel Love’s Lovely Counterfeit by James M. Cain,

was released in the United States on February 15, 1956.
Music by Louis Forbes.

Cast:

John Payne, Rhonda Fleming, Arlene Dahl, Kent Taylor, Ted de Corsia, Lance Fuller, Buddy Baer, Fred Aldrich, Murray Alper, Hy Anzell, Joanne Arnold, Ellen Corby, Sam Flint, Frank Gerstle, Roy Gordon, Myron Healey, Frank Jenks, Barry Norton, William ‘Bill’ Phillips, George E. Stone, Hal Taggart, Arthur Tovey, George D. Wallace.

February in movie history - The Houston Story (1956):

The Houston Story

directed by William Castle,

written by James B. Gordon,

based on a story by James B. Gordon,

was released in the United States in February, 1956.
Exact release date unknown.

Cast:

Gene Barry, Barbara Hale, Edward Arnold, Paul Richards, Jeanne Cooper, Frank Jenks, John Zaremba, Chris Alcaide, Jack Littlefield, Paul Levitt, Fred Krone, Pete Kellett.

Recommended reading - Badge of Evil by Whit Masterson (1956):

Badge of Evil

By Whit Masterson.

Filmed as Touch of Evil (1958), directed by Orson Welles.

Published by Adams Media.
First published 1956.
ASIN: 1440560919
ISBN-10: 9781440560910
ISBN-13: 978-1440560910

Description:

“Orson Welles based his noir masterpiece on this equally fine novel.” – The Washington Post.

Quinlan and McCoy – veteran cops who could smell out a murderer …
A dark, swift-running tale of love and hate and death under the bright California sun.
Assistant District Attorney Mitch Holt suspects the wrong people have been arrested in the murder of Rudy Linneker. But if it wasn't Linneker's daughter and her fiance, who was it? And why do two of the city's most decorated and beloved cops look like they're not shooting straight? If they've planted evidence in this case, what else are they guilty of in the past?

On this day in movie history - Nightfall (1956):

Nightfall

directed by Jacques Tourneur,

written by Stirling Silliphant,

based on the novel by David Goodis,

was released in the United States on January 23, 1957.
Music by George Duning.

Cast:

Aldo Ray, Brian Keith, Anne Bancroft, Jocelyn Brando, James Gregory, Frank Albertson, Rudy Bond, Arline Anderson, Monty Ash, María Belmar, Orlando Beltran, Art Bucaro, Robert Cherry, George Cisar, Lillian Culver, Bess Flowers, Joan Fotre, Pat Jones, Lillian Kassan, Betty Koch, Jane Lynn, Eddie McLean, Gene Roth, Walter Smith, Annabelle Thiele, Maya Van Horn, Winifred Waring.

Born on this day – Lizzy Mercier Descloux:

Lizzy Mercier Descloux

Singer

Musician

Writer

Composer

Actress

Painter

December 16, 1956 – April 20, 2004

Credits:

Albums:

Rosa Yemen – Live in N.Y.C July 1978 (1978); Press Color (1979); Mambo Nassau (1981); Zulu Rock (1984); One for the Soul (1985); Suspense (1988).

Movies and television:

Corporate (2019); Cocoricocoboy (1984); 5 Flaschen für Angelika (1981); Beauty Becomes the Beast (1979); Midi-Première (1979).

Born on this day – Julee Cruise:

Julee Cruise

Singer

Songwriter

Actress

December 1, 1956 – June 9, 2022

Credits:

Albums:

Floating into the Night (1989); The Voice of Love (1993); The Art of Being a Girl (2002); My Secret Life (2011).

Movies and television:

Alice in Wonderland (1983); Beavis and Butt-Head (1995); Behind the Music (1992); Blue Velvet (1986); Chromatics: Shadow (2017); Cinéma, de notre temps (1989); El club lento (2023); Free Enterprise (1998); Industrial Symphony No. 1: The Dream of the Brokenhearted (1992); Kinetica (2001); Nutcracker (2001); Popular Voices at the BBC (2017); Psych (2010); Puss in Boots (1983); Saturday Night Live (1990); Scream (1996); Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks (2007); Sometimes I Think About Dying (2023); TCM Remembers 2022 (2022); Tele 5 dígame (1991); The Company (2003); The Dream (2017); The Marvelous Land of Oz (1981); The Media Show (1991); The Music of David Lynch Benefit Concert (2015); The Red Shoes (1985); The Wind in the Willows (1983); Too Young to Die (2012); Top of the Pops (1990); Twin Peaks (1989–1990); Twin Peaks (2017); Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992); Until the End of the World (1991); VIP noche (1991).

Born on this day – Erich Anderson:

Erich Anderson

Actor

Writer

October 24, 1956 – June 1, 2024

Patrick Stewart (left), Erich Anderson (right), in Star Trek: The Next Generation / episode: Conundrum (1992)

Credits:

7th Heaven (1996); A Time to Remember (2003); Baby Talk (1991); Bat*21 (1988); Bay City Blues (1983–1984); Beyond Suspicion (2000); Blood Money (2000); Bones (2007); Boomtown (2002–2003); Bosch (2017–2018); Boston Public (2001); Bum Rap (2009); Chicago Hope (1999); Civil Wars (1993); Class of '96 (1993); Close to Home (2005–2006); Cold Brook (2018); Cold Case (2009); Coroner's Report (2020); Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th (2013); CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000); CSI: Miami (2004); Dallas (1988); Dragnet (2004); Dream West (1986); Due East (2002); ER (1999); Eyes (2007); Family Law (2001); Fearless (2004); Felicity (1998–2002); For Love and Honor (1983); For the People (2002); Franklin & Bash (2012); Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984); Ghost Whisperer (2009); Gramps (1995); Halfway There (2018); Hard Copy (1987); Hi, Dad (2014); His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th (2009); House (2007); I Married Who? (2012); If Looks Could Kill (1996); Infinity (1996); Interrogation (2020); Jack (2004); Jack's Place (1993); JAG (2001); Jason's Unlucky Day: 25 Years After Friday the 13th - The Final Chapter (2009); Journeyman (2007); Knight Rider (2008); L.A. Doctors (1999); Las Vegas (2007); Level 9 (2008); Love Kills (1991); Major Crimes (2012–2016); Matlock (1994); Medical Investigation (2005); Medium (2008); Melrose Place (1994); Missing in Action (1984); Monk (2009); Murder, She Wrote (1986); NCIS (2003); Nightwatch (1997); NYPD Blue (2000); Officer Downe (2016); Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story (1992); Pair of Aces (1990); Parking (1996); Patty Hearst (1988); Police Story: Monster Manor (1988); Quantum Leap (1990); Second Chances (1993); Session Man (1991); Silk Stalkings (1997); Sisters (1995); Slasher Scotty (2020); Special (2006); Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal (1998); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1992); The Antagonists (1991); The Big Easy (1997); The Big Lie (2022); The District (2002); The Division (2002); The Final Cut (1995); The Glass Shield (1994); The Guardian (2003); The Marshal (1995); The Mentalist (2010); The Neighbor (2017); The Outer Limits (1996–2001); The Paper Chase (1985); The Riches (2008); The Witches of Eastwick (1992); The X-Files (2000); Thick as Thieves (1999); Thirtysomething (1990–1991); Those Who Wait (2020); Threadbare (2017); Touched by an Angel (1998); Tour of Duty (1989); Unfaithful (2002); Welcome to 18 (1986); Where's Marlowe? (1998); Without a Trace (2002); Without Limits (1998).

Born on this day – Carrie Fisher:

Carrie Fisher

Actress

Writer

October 21, 1956 – December 27, 2016

On this day in movie history - Julie (1956):

Julie

directed and written by Andrew L. Stone,

was released in the United States on October 17, 1956.
Music by Leith Stevens, Tom Adair and Leonard Pennario.

Cast:

Doris Day, Louis Jourdan, Barry Sullivan, Frank Lovejoy, Jack Kelly, Ann Robinson, Barney Phillips, Jack Kruschen, John Gallaudet, Carleton Young, Hank Patterson, Ed Hinton, Harlan Warde, Aline Towne, Eddie Marr, Joel Marston, Mae Marsh.

Born on this day – Deborah Coleman:

Deborah Coleman

Blues singer

Guitarist

October 3, 1956 – April 12, 2018

On this day in movie history - A Strange Adventure (1956)

A Strange Adventure,

directed by William Witney,

written by Houston Branch,

was released in the United States on August 24, 1956.
Music by R. Dale Butts.

Cast:
Joan Evans, Ben Cooper, Marla English, Jan Merlin, Nick Adams, Peter Miller, Paul Smith, Emlen Davies, Frank Wilcox, Thomas Browne Henry, John Maxwell, Steve Wayne, Wendell Niles, John Pickard, Jack Shea, Ken Terrell, Al Wyatt Sr.