Born on this day – Cornel Wilde:

Cornel Wilde

Actor

Director

October 13, 1912 – October 16, 1989

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.

On this day in movie history - High Sierra (1941):

High Sierra

directed by Raoul Walsh,

written by John Huston and W. R. Burnett,

based on the novel by W. R. Burnett,

was released in the United States on January 23, 1941.
Music by Adolph Deutsch.

Cast:

Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Curtis, Arthur Kennedy, Joan Leslie, Henry Hull, Henry Travers, Jerome Cowan, Minna Gombell, Barton MacLane, Elisabeth Risdon, Cornel Wilde, Donald MacBride, Paul Harvey, Isabel Jewell, Willie Best, Spencer Charters, George Meeker, Robert Strange, John Eldredge, Sam Hayes, Zero the Dog, Eddie Acuff.