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Showing posts with label 1959. Show all posts

Friday, March 20, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):


M Squad

Season 2. Episode 25.
Episode entitled: The Harpies.
Released March 20, 1959.
Directed by Fletcher Markle.
Written by Robert C. Dennis.
Music by John Williams.


Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Beatrice Kay, Gail Kobe, Luana Anders, Betsy Jones-Moreland, Elmore Vincent, Judd Holdren.

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

Born on this day – Irene Cara:


Irene Cara


Singer

Writer

Actress

March 18, 1959 – November 25, 2022

Credits:

20 to 1 (2010); 20th NAACP Image Awards (1988); 9am with David & Kim (2006); A Celebration of Life: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. (1984); Aaron Loves Angela (1975); All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989); Ally McBeal (2002); American Bandstand (1980–1983); American Idol (2003–2012); American Playhouse (1983); Any Given Sunday (2006); Apple Pie (1975); Atomic Kitten: Kitten Diaries (2002); Bagets (1984); Beauty and the Beast (1992); Beyond Awareness to Action: Ending Abuse of Women (1995); Black Music in America: From Then Till Now (1971); Bob's Burgers (2013); Body Electric (2002–2006); Bring Back... Fame (2008); Britain's Got Talent (2011–2012); Busted Up (1986); Bustin' Loose (1988); Caged in Paradiso (1989); Cannonball (2017); Celebrity Splash! Australia (2013); Certain Fury (1985); Champs-Elysées (1983); Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003); China Cry: A True Story (1990); City Heat (1984); D.C. Cab (1983); Dancing Stars (2013); Dancing with the Stars (2009); Deutschland sucht den Superstar (2003–2008); Die Hit-Giganten (2005); Die ultimative Chartshow (2005); DJ Bobo & Irene Cara: What a Feeling (2001); Domino Day (2007); Downtown: A Street Tale (2004); E! True Hollywood Story (2000); Edle dråper (2002); Eight (2020); Elämäni Biisi (2022); Elephant Shoes (2005); Emu's World (1984); Entertainment Tonight (2007); Eufòria (2022); F.C. De Kampioenen (1990–1991); Fama ¡a bailar! (2008); Fame (1980–1984); Flashdance (1983); Gabriel's Fire (1991); Get Down Tonight: The Disco Explosion (2004); Ghostbusters (1984); Girls (2013); Glee (2012); Going Bananas (1984); Gone Country (2008); Granada Reports (2018); Greatest Ever 80s Movies (2007); Grey's Anatomy (2009); Guyana Tragedy: The Story of Jim Jones (1980); Happily Ever After (1989); Hasta luego cocodrilo (1992); Hearts Are Wild (1992); Hermanos: Cantaré, cantarás (1985); Hit Me, Baby, One More Time (2005); Hungry Hearts (2014); I Love 1980's (2001); Idol - Jakten på en superstjerne (2005); Idol (2003); Idol (2005); Idol winner 2005 (2005); Idols (2003); Idols (2006); Idols (2007); Idool 2004 (2004); Irene (1981); Irene Cara: Anyone Can See (1982); Irene Cara: Breakdance (1984); Irene Cara: Downtown (2006); Irene Cara: Fame (1982); Irene Cara: Fame (Movie Version) (1980); Irene Cara: Fame (Show Version) (1982); Irene Cara: Flashdance... What a Feeling (1983); Irene Cara: Girlfriends (1987); Irene Cara: I Can Fly (1988); Irene Cara: My Baby (He's Something Else) (1982); Irene Cara: No One But You (1990); Irene Cara: Out Here on My Own (1980); Irene Cara: Out Here on My Own (Show Version) (1982); Irene Cara: Reach Out I'll Be There (1982); Irene Cara: The Dream (Hold on to Your Dream) (1984); Irene Cara: Why Me? (1983); It Takes Two (2007); Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (1983); Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon (1980); Karaoke Revolution Volume 3 (2004); Killing 'em Softly (1982); King of the Hill (2002); KISS and Randi Reisfeld in Kids Are People, Too (1981–1982); Kojak (1976); Kommissar Rex (1995); La máquina de bailar (2006); La télé de Sébastien (2006); Les 30 ans du TOP 50 (2015); Les 50 ans du Disco - les stars chantent pour le Sidaction (2023); Les enfants de la télé (2017–2019); Lip Sync Battle (2015); Lip Sync Battle Philippines (2018); Lorraine (2016); Love of Life (1970-1971); Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1984); Masked Singer Suomi (2020); Miss Tacuarembó (2010); Mitch Miller's Singalong Sampler (1981); Motormouth (1991); MTV 80s - Top 50 at the Movies! (2020); MTV 80s - Top 50 Greatest Voices of the 80s! (2020); Music Box (2021); Musical Chairs (1975); My Music: Movie Songs (2007); Na sowas! (1983); Nacidas para sufrir (2009); Nip/Tuck (2008); Nöjesmaskinen (1983); On Location with: FAME (1980); One Hit Wonderland (2014); Operación triunfo (2002); PBS News Weekend (2022); Performance (1981); Peter Rabbit (2018); Popular (2000); Professor Hope's Thanksgiving Campus Comedy Capers (1983); Rapmania: The Roots of Rap (1990); Ray Parker Jr.: Girls Are More Fun (1985); Razzle Dazzle (2007); Roots: The Next Generations (1979); Rovers (2016); Salute! (1983); Saturday Night Live (2001–2015); SHIMMER Volume 36 (2010); Show-Express (1980); Sister, Sister (1982); Six Feet Under (2002); Slovensko hladá SuperStar (2004); So You Think You Can Dance (2006); So You Think You Can Dance Canada (2010); Solid Gold (1980–1984); Soul Train (1980); Sparkle (1976); Starmania (2002); Strictly Come Dancing (2016); Sunburst II (1984); Super Idol (2004); Teen Spirit (2018); That's Dancing! (1985); The 19th Annual Nosotros Golden Eagle Awards (1989); The 22nd Annual Grammy Awards (1980); The 23rd Annual Grammy Awards (1981); The 26th Annual Grammy Awards (1984); The 28th Annual American Music Awards (1984); The 31st Annual Grammy Awards (1989); The 38th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1981); The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards (1984); The 53rd Annual Academy Awards (1981); The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984); The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2005); The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986); The Annual American Image Awards (1984); The Boys (2019); The Brothers Johnson: Kick It to the Curb (1988); The David Letterman Show (1980); The Disco Ball (2003); The Dorsey Robinson Show (1984); The Electric Company (1971–1972); The Full Monty (1997); The Gavin & Lott Show (1983); The Hughes Corporation: What A Feeling (2006); The Internship (2013); The John Davidson Show (1980); The Jungle King (1994); The Longshot (1986); The Magic Voyage (1992); The Masked Singer (2022); The Merv Griffin Show (1980–1985); The Middle (2013); The Midnight Special (1980); The Pop 'N' Rocker Game (1983); The Simpsons (2016); The Switch Drag Race (2015); The Toni Tennille Show (1980); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1971–1981); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2011); The Voice Israel (2013); The Wendy Williams Show (2011); The X Factor UK (2007–2016); Top of the Pops (1982); Top of the Pops (1982); Trust Us with Your Life (2012); Tu cara me suena - Argentina (2014); Tu cara me suena (2014); UK Championship Snooker (2015); Un paso adelante (2002); Vegas (2008); Verstehen Sie Spaß? (2001); VH1 Goes Inside (2003); VH-1 Where Are They Now? (2000); Wetten, dass..? (2001); What's Happening!! (1977); Who's Doing the Dishes? (2016); Zeg 'ns Aaa (1984).

Monday, March 16, 2026

Born on this day – Scott L. Schwartz:


Scott L. Schwartz


a.k.a. The Ultimate Bad Guy

Actor

Stuntman

Wrestler

March 16, 1959 – November 26, 2024

Credits:

2020 (2020); Actors Entertainment (2012); A-Date (2007); Agent Red (2000); Alibi Boys (2015); Alien Nation: The Udara Legacy (1997); Angel (1999); Back in Action (1994); Bank on us 2 (2020); Betrayal (2013); Better Criminal (2016); Between the Wish and the Thing (2011); Black Scorpion (2001); Blood Ranch (2006); Boost (2009); Bridge of Dragons (1999); Buddies (2013); Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2002); Cain and Abel (2006); Carman: The Champion (2001); Castle (2012); Centurion Force (1998); Changing Hands (2010); Changing Hands Feature (2012); Crash Point Zero (2001); Crazy as Hell (2002); Ctrl (2009); Daddy's Home (2010); Dangerous Waters (1994); Daydream Believer (2005); Dick and Bob (2012); Dilemma (1997); ELI (2007); Epic Movie (2007); Final Voyage (1999); Fire Down Below (1997); For Christ's Sake (2010); For Parents Only (1991); Fun with Dick and Jane (2005); Garlic & Gunpowder (2017); Gedo (2000); Harry Potter in the Hood (2007); Heartless (2015); High Voltage (1998); Holding St. Peter's Conquest [Us] (2017); Homecoming (2011); Human Giant (2007); I'm a Soap Star (2011); Inventing Adam (2013); Jackie's Back! (1999); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2007); Joe Dirt 2: Beautiful Loser (2015); Journey to Promethea (2010); Jurassic Predator: Xtinction (2010); Just Sue Me (2000); L.A. Heat (1999); Listen to Your Heart (2010); Lone Tiger (1996); Lost in Oz (2000); Lost in the Woods (2009); Lost Treasure (2003); Martial Law (1999); Martin (1993); Max Havoc: Curse of the Dragon (2004); Measure (2014); Meet Wally Sparks (1997); Mercy Grace and Crab Meat (2010); Mind of Mencia (2006); My Giant (1998); Nash Bridges (1998–2001); Not Now John (2012); Ocean's Eleven (2001); Ocean's Thirteen (2007); Ocean's Twelve (2004); Oliver Beene (2004); P.U.N.K.S. (1998); Pet Crazy (2011); Placebo (2008); Plates (2008); Punk'd (2003); Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (2003); Savate (1995); Shock 'Em Dead (1991); Silent Fury (1994); Smoked (2006); Southlander (2001); Spider-Man (2002); Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1994–1995); Star Trek: Enterprise (2004); Starsky & Hutch (2004); Sting of the Black Scorpion (2002); Stuntman (2009); Super Day (2012); Terminal Island (2004); Terminal USA (1993); The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000); The Black Rose (2000); The Capitol Conspiracy (1998); The Challenger (2015); The Drifter (2005); The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2000); The House Webshow (2007); The Mentalist (2011); The Misadventures of James Spawn (1998); The One (2001); The Pizza Joint (2021); The Scorpion King (2002); The Set Up (1995); The Shoes (2024); The Sinners (2010); The Tick (2002); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1996); The Young & Rebellious (2011); The Young and the Restless (2009); Tomcats (2001); Universal Wrestling Federation (UWF) (1991); UWF Fury Hour (1990–1993); V.I.P. (1999); Vagabond (2006); Vengeance (2016); Veterans Day (2024); Weeds (2007); What We Do Is Secret (2007); Wonder Girls (2012); Wrong Side of Town (2010).

Friday, March 13, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):


M Squad

Season 2. Episode 24.
Episode entitled: Death Threat.
Released March 13, 1959.
Directed by John Brahm.
Written by Jack Laird.
Music by Benny Carter.


Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Paul Burke, Jacqueline Mayo, Len Lesser, Sondra Rodgers, Phil Chambers, Barry Brooks.

Friday, March 6, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):


M Squad

Season 2. Episode 23.
Episode entitled: Voluntary Surrender.
Released March 6, 1959.
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel.
Written by Joel Murcott.
Music by Sonny Burke.


Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Bert Remsen, Mary Adams, Mary Treen, Paul Dubov, Virginia Lee, Hal Baylor, Constance Cameron.

Friday, February 27, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):


M Squad

Season 2. Episode 22.
Episode entitled: The Take Over.
Released February 27, 1959.
Directed by Don Medford.
Written by B.X. Sanborn and Jack Laird.
Music by Benny Carter.


Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Joan O’Brien, Murvyn Vye, Sylvia Stone, Kem Dibbs, John Sebastian, Tony Rock, Paul Baxley.

Friday, February 20, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):


M Squad

Season 2. Episode 21.
Episode entitled: The Star Witness.
Released February 20, 1959.
Directed by David Lowell Rich.
Written by Leonard Kantor.
Music by Benny Carter.


Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Virginia Vincent, Paul Picerni, Terry Becker, Abbey Shelton, Sidney Clute, Mary Gregory, John Perri.

Friday, February 13, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):


M Squad

Season 2. Episode 20.
Episode entitled: Mugger Murder.
Released February 13, 1959.
Directed by Don Medford.
Written by Richard Deming and Robert C. Dennis.
Music by Benny Carter.


Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Grace Raynor, Bern Hoffman, Jaclynne Greene, James Chandler, Gene Roth, Byron Morrow.

Friday, February 6, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):


M Squad

Season 2. Episode 19.
Episode entitled: The Last Act.
Released February 6, 1959.
Directed by David Lowell Rich.
Written by B.X. Sanborn and Don Sanford.
Music by Lyn Murray.


Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Donald Buka, Elaine Edwards, Jim Bannon, Stewart Bradley, Robert Gibbons, Bill Baucom.

Friday, January 30, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):


M Squad

Season 2. Episode 18.
Episode entitled: The Jumper.
Released January 30, 1959.
Directed by Allen H. Miner.
Written by Joel Murcott.
Music by Count Basie and Stanley Wilson.


Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Don Reardon, Patricia Manning, John Goddard, Ward Wood, Jack Bryan, Jack Carr.

Friday, January 23, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):


M Squad

Season 2. Episode 17.
Episode entitled: One Man’s Life.
Released January 23, 1959.
Directed by Don Medford.
Written by Joel Murcott.
Music by John Williams.


Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Robert H. Harris, June Vincent, Mark Roberts, Stephen Chase, David Tomack, Richard Tretter.

Friday, January 9, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):


M Squad

Season 2. Episode 16.
Episode entitled: The Third Shadow.
Released January 9, 1959.
Directed by James Neilson.
Written by Jack Jacobs.
Music by Benny Carter.


Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Monica Lewis, Tony Travis, Alfred Shelly, Amy Fields, Richard Benedict, Guy Prescott, Ted Thorpe, Roy Engel, Stuart Holmes.

Monday, January 5, 2026

On this day in movie history – The Purple Gang (1959):


The Purple Gang (1959)

directed by Frank McDonald,
written by Jack DeWitt,
was released in the United States on January 5, 1960.
Music by Paul Dunlap.


Cast:

Barry Sullivan, Robert Blake, Elaine Edwards, Marc Cavell, Jody Lawrance, Suzanne Ridgway, Joe Turkel, Victor Creatore, Paul Dubov, Ray Boyle, Kathleen Lockhart, Nestor Paiva, Lou Krugman, Robert Anderson, Mauritz Hugo, James Roosevelt.

Friday, January 2, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):


M Squad

Season 2. Episode 15.
Episode entitled: The Teacher.
Released January 2, 1959.
Directed by Don Medford.
Written by Frank Moss.
Music by John Williams.


Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Tom Laughlin, Sue George, Burt Reynolds, Stanley Dyrector, Stuart Randall, Maida Severn, Ron Gorton.

Wednesday, December 31, 2025

On this day in television history - Johnny Staccato (1959):


Johnny Staccato

Season 1. Episode 16.
Episode entitled: Collector’s Item.
Released December 31, 1959.
Directed by John Brahm.
Written by Richard Carr, Stanford Whitmore.
Music by Elmer Bernstein.


Cast:

John Cassavetes, Eduardo Ciannelli, Ann Henry, Juano Hernandez, Frank London, Rupert Crosse, Linné Ahlstrand, Paul Cristo, Shep Houghton, Murray Pollack, Frieda Rentie, Edwin Rochelle, Dennis Sallas.

Born on this day – Val Kilmer:


Val Kilmer


Actor

December 31, 1959 – April 1, 2025

Credits:

Book:

I'm Your Huckleberry: A Memoir (2020).

Movies and television:

100 Years of the Hollywood Western (1994); 10th & Wolf (2006); 1995 MTV Movie Awards (1995); 1st Born (2019); 2:22 (2008); 2009 American Music Awards (2009); 5 Days of War (2011); 5 Second Movies (2008); 7 Below (2012); A Century of Science Fiction (1996); A Director's Journey: The Making of 'Red Dragon' (2003); A Soldier's Revenge (2020); A West Texas Children's Story (2007); ABC Afterschool Specials (1985); Academy Event: Heat (2016); Africa Unbottled (2001); Alexander (2004); Alta Voltagem (1997); American Cowslip (2009); American Masters (2009); American Meth (2008); At First Sight (1999); Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009); Batman Forever (1995); Batman Forever Heroes: Batman (2005); Batman Forever: Deleted Scenes (2005); Behind Closed Doors (2020); Beyond Batman: The Many Faces of Gotham City (2005); Beyond the Trailer (2010); Big Brother's Efourum (2005); Billy the Kid (1989); Biography (1987–2005); Blind Horizon (2003); Blood Out (2011); Bloodworth (2010); Bounty Hunters (2004); Breakfast (2005); Breathless (2012); B'Twixt Now and Sunrise (2011); Cabeça a Prêmio (2009); Canada A.M. (2006); Champion (2005); Charlie Rose (1996–2004); Cinema mil (2005); Cinema Twain (2019); Columbus Day (2008); Comanche Moon (2008); Conan (2013); Conspiracy (2008); Danger Zone: The Making of 'Top Gun' (2004); DC Fandome (2020); Dead Girl (1996); Deep in the Heart (2012); Deja Vu (2006); Déjà Vu: Surveillance Window (2007); Delgo (2008); Double Identity (2009); Dr. X's Creatures (2003–2008); Embracing the Chaos: A Conversation with the Cast of 'the Salton Sea' (2002); Entertainment Tonight (2007–2023); Entourage (2004); Fan des années 80 (2010); Felon (2008); Fight Against Time: Oliver Stone's Alexander (2005); Film '05 (2005); George and the Dragon (2004); Ghost Ghirls (2013); GMTV (2005); Good Day L.A. (2013); Good Morning America (2020 / 2021); Gun (2010); Gylne tider (2016); Hard Cash (2002); Hardwired (2009); HBO First Look (1998–2004); Heat (1995); Heat: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Filmmaker Panel (2017); Hollywood Insider (2019–2022); How to Rob a Bank (2024); Icons Unearthed (2024); Inside the Actors Studio (2000–2005); Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2005–2006); Joe Bob's Drive-In Theater (1995); Joe the King (1999); Kenny Loggins: Danger Zone (1986); Kill Me Again (1989); Kill the Irishman (2011); Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005); Knight Rider (2008–2009); Larry King Now (2013); Last Call with Carson Daly (2003–2004); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2003–2005); Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (2013–2014); Late Show with David Letterman (1996–2000); Le Fossoyeur de Films (2021); Life's Too Short (2013); Live & Kicking (1999); Live with Kelly and Mark (2005–2006); MacGruber (2010); Magacine (2005); Making American Cowslip (2010); 'Masked & Anonymous' Exposed (2003); Masked and Anonymous (2003); Memorial: Letters from American Soldiers (1991); Mindhunters (2004); Mindhunters: Stunt Sequence (2005); Minty Comedic Arts (2020); Mon clown (2008); Mon plus grand moment de cinéma (2005); Moscow Zero (2006); MTV EMA Berlin '09 (2009); Mundo VIP (1997–1998); NeXt (1998); Nigella (2005); No Sleep TV3 (2016); Numb3rs (2007); Oliver Stone - Hollywoods Lieblingsrebell (2006); On the Set of 'Alexander' (2004); Oneohtrix Point Never: Animals (2016); Palo Alto (2013); Paydirt (2020); Planes (2013); Played (2006); Pollock (2000); Psych (2014); Real Genius (1985); Red Planet (2000); Red Planet: Deleted Scenes (2000); Richard & Judy (2004); Riddle (2013); Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever? (1995); Riptide (2021); Robot Chicken (2014); Saturday Night Live (2000–2011); Saturday Night Live: Presidential Bash 2000 (2000); Saturday Night Live: The Best of Molly Shannon (2001); Seal: Kiss from a Rose (Batman Forever Version) (1995); Sean Carnage Parking Lot (2020); Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - Batman Unbound (2005); Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - Reinventing a Hero (2005); Shakespeare High (2011); Shootout (2005); Showbiz Today (1995); Song to Song (2017); Spartan (2004); Special Collector's Edition (2012); Spider-Man: Edge of Time (2011); Standing Up (2013); Stateside (2004); Streets of Blood (2009); Summer Love (2006); Tavis Smiley (2013); Tenacious D: To Be the Best (2012); The 26th Satellite Awards (2022); The 41st Annual Golden Globe Awards (1984); The 51st Annual Golden Globe Awards (1994); The 56th Annual Academy Awards (1984); The 66th Annual Academy Awards (1994); The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999); The 9th Annual IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (1994); The Annual 1995 ShoWest Awards (1995); The Art of Zen (2016); The Bigger Picture (2005); The Birthday Cake (2021); The Choe Show (2021); The Cowboy (2016); The Daily Show (2002–2004); The Death of 'Alexander' (2005); The Doors (1991); The Doors: Break on Through (1991); The Doors: Featurette (1991); The Doors: The Road of Excess (1997); The Fourth Dimension (2012); The Fourth Dimension / Segment: The Lotus Community Workshop (2012); The Future Of (2022); The Ghost and the Darkness (1996); The Heaven and Earth Show (2004); The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996); The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2006–2008); The Love Guru (2008); The Making of 'Heat' (2005); The Making of Spider-Man: Edge of Time (2011); The Making of 'Tombstone' (2002); The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains (1987); The Man-Eaters of Tsavo (2025); The Missing (2003); The Money Programme (2004); The Murders in the Rue Morgue (1986); The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2004); The Prince of Egypt (1998); The Real McCoy (1993); The Reichen Show (2006); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1999); The Saint (1997); The Salton Sea (2002); The Seventh Man (2003); The Showbiz Show with David Spade (2005); The Snowman (2017); The Spoils of Babylon (2014); The Steam Experiment (2009); The Super (2017); The Ten Commandments: The Musical (2006); The Thaw (2009); The Thaw: Behind the Scenes (2009); The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1994–2002); The Traveler (2010); The Tree Is Still There (2025); The Untold West (1993); The Wayne Brady Show (2003); This Morning (1995–2004); Thunderheart (1992); Tom Sawyer & Huckleberry Finn (2014); Tombstone (1993); Top Gun (1986); Top Gun: Maverick (2022); Top Secret! (1984); Trudell (2005); True Romance (1993); Tussen de sterren (2003); Unconquered; Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family (2008); V Graham Norton (2003); Val (2021); Vivement dimanche (1999); Welcome to the Basement (2012–2013); Willow (1988); Willow: The Making of an Adventure (1988); Wings of Courage (1995); Wonderland (2003); World Premiere of Red Planet (2000); Wyatt Earp's Revenge (2012); XIII: The Conspiracy (2008); Xtravaganza (1997).

Thursday, December 25, 2025

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):


M Squad

Season 3. Episode 14.
Episode entitled: The Ivy League Bank Robbers.
Released December 25, 1959.
Directed by Francis D. Lyon.
Written by Stuart Jerome and Maxwell Shane.
Music by Benny Carter.


Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Carol Ohmart, Jimmy Lydon, Ron Starr, Steve Gravers, Ben Hammer, Denny Niles, Richard Tyler, Howard Wright.

Wednesday, December 24, 2025

On this day in television history - Johnny Staccato (1959):


Johnny Staccato

Season 1. Episode 15.
Episode entitled: The Unwise Men.
Released December 24, 1959.
Directed by Robert B. Sinclair.
Written by Frank Dana, Shirl Hendryx.
Music by Elmer Bernstein.


Cast:

John Cassavetes, Eduardo Ciannelli, Marc Lawrence, Jack Weston, Marge Redmond, Bernard/Bernie Fein, Walter Maslow, Vincent Barbi, Terry Frost, George Boyce, Lillian O'Malley, Harry Raven, Edwin Rochelle, Jeffrey Sayre.

Thursday, December 18, 2025

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):


M Squad

Season 3. Episode 13.
Episode entitled: One of Our Armored Cars Is Missing.
Released December 18, 1959.
Directed by Herman Hoffman.
Written by Whitman Chambers.
Music by Benny Carter.


Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Laurie Mitchell, Richard Carlyle, Joyce Meadows, Jerry Oddo, Logan Field, William Forrest, Joe Haworth, Norman Leavitt.

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

On this day in television history - Johnny Staccato (1959):


Johnny Staccato

Season 1. Episode 14.
Episode entitled: The Return.
Released December 17, 1959.
Directed by James/Jim Hogan.
Written by James Landis.
Music by Elmer Bernstein.


Cast:

John Cassavetes, Eduardo Ciannelli, Virginia Vincent, Tom Reese, Garry Walberg, Ben Hammer, Perry Ivins, Irene James, Robert Gibbons, Lillian O'Malley, Jack Ramstead, Edwin Rochelle, Dennis Sallas.