Showing posts with label December 18. Show all posts
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Monday, December 18, 2023

On this day in movie history - Barry Lyndon (1975):


Barry Lyndon,
directed and written by Stanley Kubrick,
based on the novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray,
was released in the United States on December 18, 1975.
Music by Leonard Rosenman and Ralph Ferraro.
Main theme Sarabande by George Frideric Handel.
Women of Ireland by Peadar Ó Doirnín and Seán Ó Riada, performed by The Chieftains.


Cast:
Michael Hordern, Ryan O'Neal, Marisa Berenson, Patrick Magee, Hardy Krüger, Gay Hamilton, Godfrey Quigley, Steven Berkoff, Marie Kean, Murray Melvin, Frank Middlemass, Leon Vitali, Dominic Savage, Leonard Rossiter, André Morell, Anthony Sharp, Philip Stone, David Morley, Diana Koerner, Arthur O'Sullivan, Billy Boyle, Jonathan Cecil, Peter Cellier, Geoffrey Chater, Wolf Kahler, Liam Redmond, Roger Booth, Ferdy Mayne, John Sharp, Pat Roach, Hans Meyer.

On this day in movie history - The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972):


The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean,
directed by John Huston,
written by John Milius,
was released in the United States on December 18, 1972.
Music by Maurice Jarre.
Song: Marmalade, Molasses and Honey by Marilyn Bergman and Alan Bergman, sung by Andy Williams.


Cast:
Paul Newman, Victoria Principal, Anthony Perkins, Ned Beatty, Roddy McDowall, Jacqueline Bisset, Tab Hunter, John Huston, Ava Gardner, Dick Farnsworth, Stacy Keach, Michael Sarrazin, Anthony Zerbe, Mark Headley, Frank Soto, Jim Burk, Matt Clark, Bill McKinney, Steve Kanaly, Francesca Jarvis, Karen Carr, Lee Meza, Dolores Clark, Neil Summers, June Towner, Jack Colvin, Howard Morton, Billy Pearson, Stan Barrett, Dean Casper, Don Starr, Alfred G. Bosnos, John Hudkins, Ken Freehill, Duncan Inches, Rusty Lee, Roy Jenson, Gary Combs, Fred Brookfield, Bennie E. Dobbins, Leroy Johnson, Fred Krone, Terry Leonard, Dean Smith, Margo Epper, Jeannie Epper, Stephanie Epper, Barbara J. Longo, Bruno (as Watch Bear).

On this day in movie history - For a Few Dollars More (1965):


For a Few Dollars More,
directed by Sergio Leone,
written by Luciano Vincenzoni, Sergio Leone and Sergio Donati,
based on a story by Sergio Leone and Fulvio Morsella,
was released in Italy on December 18, 1965.
Music by Ennio Morricone.


Cast:
Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volonté, Mario Brega, Mara Krupp, Luigi Pistilli, Aldo Sambrell, Klaus Kinski, Benito Stefanelli, Panos Papadopoulos, Robert Camardiel, Josef Egger, Antoñito Ruiz, Tomas Blanco, Lorenzo Robledo, Dante Maggio, Werner Abrolat, Frank Braña, José Canalejas, Rosemary Dexter, Fernando Di Leo, Jesús Guzmán, Peter Lee Lawrence, Sergio Leone, Antonio Molino Rojo, Ricardo Palacios, Carlo Simi.

Born on this day – Ray Liotta:


Ray Liotta

Actor

Producer

December 18, 1954 – May 26, 2022

Credits:

Dangerous Waters (2023); Fool's Paradise (2023); Cocaine Bear (2023); Black Bird (2022); Broken Soldier (2022); Hanna (2021); The Many Saints of Newark (2021); No Sudden Move (2021); Syndrome K (2021); Hubie Halloween (2020); Fast Times at Ridgemont High Table Read (2020); Marriage Story (2019); Shades of Blue (2016–2018); The Simpsons (2018); Great News (2018); Young Sheldon (2017); Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2017); The Backup Dancer (2016); Flock of Dudes (2016); Modern Family (2016); Campus Code (2015); Blackway (2015); The Making of the Mob (2015); Texas Rising (2015); Ed Sheeran Feat. Rudimental: Bloodstream (2015); The Money (2014); Be Water (2014); Kill the Messenger (2014); Revenge of the Green Dragons (2014); Sin City: A Dame to Kill For (2014); David Guetta Feat. Sam Martin: Lovers on the Sun (2014); The Identical (2014); Better Living Through Chemistry (2014); Muppets Most Wanted (2014); Suddenly (2013); Pawn (2013); Mob of the Dead (2013); The Devil's in the Details (2013); Abominable Christmas (2012); NTSF:SD:SUV (2012); Dear Dracula (2012); Bad Karma (2012); Yellow (2012); The Place Beyond the Pines (2012); The Iceman (2012); Breathless (2012); Killing Them Softly (2012); Wanderlust (2012); Ticket Out (2012); The League (2011); The Entitled (2011); Field of Dreams 2: Lockout (2011); The River Murders (2011); Street Kings 2: Motor City (2011); All Things Fall Apart (2011); The Details (2011); The Son of No One (2011); Charlie St. Cloud (2010); Hannah Montana (2010); Chasing 3000 (2010); Snowmen (2010); Date Night (2010); Crazy on the Outside (2010); Youth in Revolt (2009); The Line (2009); Powder Blue (2009); Observe and Report (2009); Crossing Over (2009); SpongeBob SquarePants (2008); Hero Wanted (2008); Bee Movie (2007); Battle in Seattle (2007); Smith (2006–2007); In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale (2007); Wild Hogs (2007); Smokin' Aces (2006); Comeback Season (2006); Local Color (2006); Even Money (2006); Slow Burn (2005); Revolver (2005); Control (2004); ER (2004); The Last Shot (2004); Identity (2003); Ticker (2002); Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (2002); Point of Origin (2002); John Q (2002); Just Shoot Me! (2001–2002); Narc (2002); Family Guy (2001); Blow (2001); Heartbreakers (2001); Hannibal (2001); A Rumor of Angels (2000); Pilgrim (2000); Forever Mine (1999); Muppets from Space (1999); The Rat Pack (1998); Phoenix (1998); Cop Land (1997); Turbulence (1997); Unforgettable (1996); Frasier (1995); Operation Dumbo Drop (1995); Corrina, Corrina (1994); No Escape (1994); Unlawful Entry (1992); Article 99 (1992); Women & Men 2: In Love There Are No Rules (1991); Goodfellas (1990); Field of Dreams (1989); Dominick and Eugene (1988); Arena Brains (1987); Something Wild (1986); Our Family Honor (1985); The New Mike Hammer (1984); The Lonely Lady (1983); Casablanca (1983); St. Elsewhere (1983); Another World (1978–1981); Crazy Times (1981); Hardhat and Legs (1980).

Born on this day – Roger E. Mosley:


Roger E. Mosley

Actor

Director

Writer

December 18, 1938 – August 7, 2022

Born on this day – Lonnie Brooks:


Lonnie Brooks

Blues singer

Guitarist

Writer

December 18, 1933 – April 1, 2017

Born on this day – Gunnel Lindblom:


Gunnel Lindblom

Actress

Director

December 18, 1931 – January 24, 2021

Born on this day – Lynn Bari:


Lynn Bari

Actress

December 18, 1919 – November 20, 1989

Credits:

The Young Runaways (1968); The F.B.I. (1965); The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966); Perry Mason (1957); Death Valley Days (1952); Ripcord (1961); Lorrie Richards in Trauma (1962); Ben Casey (1961); Everglades! (1961); The New Breed (1961); Checkmate (1960); Michael Shayne (1960); The Aquanauts (1960); Law of the Plainsman (1959); Overland Trail (1960); Bronco (1958); The Magical World of Disney (1954); Matinee Theatre (1955); The Red Skelton Hour (1951); Damn Citizen (1958); The Women of Pitcairn Island (1956); Lux Video Theatre (1950); Studio 57 (1954); Climax! (1954); Serenade (1956); Screen Directors Playhouse (1955); Science Fiction Theatre (1955); City Detective (1953); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953); Abbott and Costello Meet the Keystone Kops (1955); Viceroy Star Theatre (1954); Francis Joins the WACS (1954); Chevron Theatre (1952); The Ford Television Theatre (1952); Boss Lady (1952); The Schaefer Century Theatre (1952); Has Anybody Seen My Gal (1952); I Dream of Jeanie (1952); Sunny Side of the Street (1951); On the Loose (1951); Alice in Wonderland (1951); Pulitzer Prize Playhouse (1950); I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951); The Bigelow Theatre (1950); Mr. Music (1950); Detective's Wife (1950); The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1948); The Kid from Cleveland (1949); The Amazing Mr. X (1948); The Man from Texas (1948); Nocturne (1946); Margie (1946); Home, Sweet Homicide (1946); White Tie and Tails (1946); Shock (1946); Captain Eddie (1945); Sweet and Low-Down (1944); Tampico (1944); The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944); Hello Frisco, Hello (1943); China Girl (1942); Orchestra Wives (1942); The Magnificent Dope (1942); The Falcon Takes Over (1942); Secret Agent of Japan (1942); The Night Before the Divorce (1942); The Perfect Snob (1941); Moon Over Her Shoulder (1941); We Go Fast (1941); Sun Valley Serenade (1941); Blood and Sand (1941); Sis Hopkins (1941); Sleepers West (1941); Charter Pilot (1940); Kit Carson (1940); Pier 13 (1940); Earthbound (1940); Lillian Russell (1940); Free, Blonde and 21 (1940); City of Chance (1940); City in Darkness (1939); Pack Up Your Troubles (1939); Hollywood Cavalcade (1939); Hotel for Women (1939); News Is Made at Night (1939); Chasing Danger (1939); The Return of the Cisco Kid (1939); Pardon Our Nerve (1939); Sharpshooters (1938); Meet the Girls (1938); I'll Give a Million (1938); Always Goodbye (1938); Speed to Burn (1938); Josette (1938); Battle of Broadway (1938); Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938); Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938); Walking Down Broadway (1938); The Baroness and the Butler (1938); City Girl (1938); Love and Hisses (1937); 45 Fathers (1937); Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937); Lancer Spy (1937); Life Begins in College (1937); Wife, Doctor and Nurse (1937); You Can't Have Everything (1937); The Lady Escapes (1937); Wake Up and Live (1937); She Had to Eat (1937); Wee Willie Winkie (1937); Sing and Be Happy (1937); This Is My Affair (1937); Café Metropole (1937); Fair Warning (1937); Love Is News (1937); Time Out for Romance (1937); On the Avenue (1937); Woman-Wise (1937); Crack-Up (1936); Under Your Spell (1936); Pigskin Parade (1936); 15 Maiden Lane (1936); Ladies in Love (1936); Star for a Night (1936); Sing, Baby, Sing (1936); Girls' Dormitory (1936); 36 Hours to Kill (1936); Poor Little Rich Girl (1936); Private Number (1936); Gentle Julia (1936); The Great Ziegfeld (1936); Everybody's Old Man (1936); Song and Dance Man (1936); It Had to Happen (1936); My Marriage (1936); King of Burlesque (1936); Professional Soldier (1935); Show Them No Mercy! (1935); Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (1935); The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo (1935); Thanks a Million (1935); Music Is Magic (1935); Metropolitan (1935); Way Down East (1935); Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935); Two Sinners (1935); Ladies Love Danger (1935); The Gay Deception (1935); Redheads on Parade (1935); Orchids to You (1935); Welcome Home (1935); Every Night at Eight (1935); Dante's Inferno (1935); Curly Top (1935); The Daring Young Man (1935); Doubting Thomas (1935); Spring Tonic (1935); $10 Raise (1935); George White's 1935 Scandals (1935); The Great Hotel Murder (1935); Under Pressure (1935); Charlie Chan in Paris (1935); Music in the Air (1934); 365 Nights in Hollywood (1934); Handy Andy (1934); Twenty Million Sweethearts (1934); Stand Up and Cheer! (1934); Bottoms Up (1934); Coming Out Party (1934); David Harum (1934); Caravan (1934); Search for Beauty (1934); I Am Suzanne! (1933); Dancing Lady (1933); Meet the Baron (1933); Old King Cole (1933).

Born on this day – Betty Grable:


Betty Grable

Actress

Model

Dancer

Singer

December 18, 1916 – July 2, 1973

Born on this day – Julius Dassin:


Julius Dassin

Director

Producer

Writer

Actor

December 18, 1911 – March 31, 2008

Born on this day – John Reese:


John Reese

Writer

December 18, 1910 – August 15, 1981

Credits:

Signal Guns at Sunup (1950); The High Passes (1954); Rich Man's Range (1966.); Sunblind Range (1968); Sure Shot Shapiro (1968); Singalee (1969); Horses, Honor, and Women (1970); Sierra Showdown (1971); Jesus on Horseback: The Mooney County Saga (1971), originally published as a trilogy: Angel Range, The Blowholers (aka Lonesome Cowboy), The Land Baron, from (1973–1975); Big Hitch (1972); Springfield .45-70, (1972); The Wild One (1972); Blacksnake Man (1976); A Sheriff for All the People (1976); Omar, Fats, and Trixie (1976); Halter-Broke (1977); Rich Man's Range (1978); Legacy of a Land Hog (1979); Maximum Range (1981); Sheehan's Mill (1943); Rainmaker (1949); Big Mutt (1952); The Shouting Duke (1952); Three Wild Ones (1963); Dinky (1964); The Looters (1968); Pity Us All (1969).

Born on this day – George Stevens:


George Stevens

Director

Producer

Writer

Cinematographer

December 18, 1904 – March 8, 1975


Credits:

The Spirit of Liberation (2017); D-Day: The Color Footage (1999); George Stevens: D-Day to Berlin (1994); D-Day to Berlin: Newsnight Special (1985); The Only Game in Town (1970); The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965); The Diary of Anne Frank (1959); Giant (1956); Shane (1953); Something to Live For (1952); A Place in the Sun (1951); I Remember Mama (1948); On Our Merry Way (1948); George Stevens' World War II Footage (1946); The Nazi Plan (1945); Nazi Concentration and Prison Camps (1945); That Justice Be Done (1945); The More the Merrier (1943); The Talk of the Town (1942); Woman of the Year (1942); Penny Serenade (1941); Vigil in the Night (1940); Gunga Din (1939); Vivacious Lady (1938); A Damsel in Distress (1937); Quality Street (1937); Swing Time (1936); Annie Oakley (1935); Alice Adams (1935); The Nitwits (1935); Laddie (1935); Kentucky Kernels (1934); Ocean Swells (1934); Bachelor Bait (1934); Hollywood Party (1934); Cracked Shots (1934); Rough Necking (1934); Strictly Fresh Yeggs (1934); The Undie-World (1934); Bridal Bail (1934); A Divorce Courtship (1933); Grin and Bear It (1933); Walking Back Home (1933); What Fur (1933); Flirting in the Park (1933); Quiet Please! (1933); Room Mates (1933); The Cohens and Kellys in Trouble (1933); Should Crooners Marry (1933); Rock-a-Bye Cowboy (1933); Family Troubles (1933); Boys Will Be Boys (1932); The Finishing Touch (1932); The All-American (1932); Who, Me? (1932); The Kick-Off! (1931); Mama Loves Papa (1931); Call a Cop! (1931); Air-Tight (1931); High Gear (1931); Blood and Thunder (1931); The Panic Is On (1931); Let's Do Things (1931); Spuk um Mitternacht (1931); Glückliche Kindheit (1931); Pêle-Mêle (1930); Bigger and Better (1930); Noche de duendes (1930); The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case (1930); Radiomanía (1930); Tiembla y Titubea (1930); Below Zero (1930); La vida nocturna (1930); The Big Kick (1930); Brats (1930); Blotto (1930); The Fighting Parson (1930); The Real McCoy (1930); The Head Guy (1930); Ladrones (1930); Night Owls (1930); Angora Love (1929); Skirt Shy (1929); The Hoose-Gow (1929); Bacon Grabbers (1929); Shy Boy (1929); They Go Boom! (1929); Crazy Feet (1929); Snappy Sneezer (1929); Dad's Day (1929); Men O'War (1929); Leaping Love (1929); Madame Q (1929); Double Whoopee (1929); Hurdy Gurdy (1929); Unaccustomed As We Are (1929); Big Business (1929); That's My Wife (1929); Wrong Again (1929); Liberty (1929); We Faw Down (1928); Feed 'em and Weep (1928); Two Tars (1928); All Parts (1928); Do Gentlemen Snore? (1928); Early to Bed (1928); Should Married Men Go Home? (1928); Should Women Drive? (1928); Their Purple Moment (1928); Tell It to the Judge (1928); Blow by Blow (1928); Came the Dawn (1928); The Finishing Touch (1928); Dumb Daddies (1928); Leave 'em Laughing (1928); Should Tall Men Marry? (1928); Pass the Gravy (1928); The Battle of the Century (1927); Putting Pants on Philip (1927); Love 'em and Feed 'em (1927); Hats Off (1927); The Girl from Gay Paree (1927); Sugar Daddies (1927); Lightning (1927); No Man's Law (1927); The Second 100 Years (1927); The Honorable Mr. Buggs (1927); Slipping Wives (1927); The Valley of Hell (1927); The Desert's Toll (1926); The Devil Horse (1926); No Man's Law (1925); Black Cyclone (1925); Looking for Sally (1925); The White Sheep (1924); The Battling Orioles (1924); Roughest Africa (1923); Ladies Last (1930).

Born on this day – Mary Nolan:


Mary Nolan

Actress

Singer

Dancer

December 18, 1902 – October 31, 1948

Richard Francis Burton, on books:


Home is where the books are.

- Richard Francis Burton.