Showing posts with label Anne Francis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Anne Francis. Show all posts

Saturday, March 23, 2024

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.

Saturday, January 13, 2024

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.