Showing posts with label February 13. Show all posts
Showing posts with label February 13. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

On this day in movie history - Highwaymen (2004):


Highwaymen,
directed by Robert Harmon,
written by Craig Mitchell and Hans Bauer,
was released in the United States on February 13, 2004.
Music by Mark Isham.


Cast:
Jim Caviezel, Rhona Mitra, Frankie Faison, Colm Feore, Gordon Currie, Andrea Roth, Noam Jenkins, Toby Proctor, James Kee, Guylaine St-Onge, Joe Pingue, Martin Roach, Ron Bell, Paul Rutledge, Kelly Jones, Bryan Renfro, Ralph Chapman, Jason McCormack, Paul Mota, Michael Stevens.

On this day in movie history - Call Northside 777 (1948):


Call Northside 777,
directed by Henry Hathaway,
written by Jerome Cady, Jay Dratler, Leonard Hoffman and Quentin Reynolds,
was released in the United States on February 13, 1948.
Based on the true 1932 Joseph Majczek case,
and articles written by James P. McGuire and Jack McPhaul,
published in the Chicago Daily Times in 1944.
Narrated by Truman Bradley.
Music by Alfred Newman.


Cast:
James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Helen Walker, Betty Garde, Kasia Orzazewski, Joanne De Bergh, Howard Smith, Moroni Olsen, John McIntire, Paul Harvey, Robert Adler, Richard Bishop, Larry J. Blake, John Bleifer, Truman Bradley, Dollie Caillet, Michael Chapin, George Cisar, Jane Crowley, Jimmy Dime, Abe Dinovitch, Rex Downing, Eddie Dunn, Lew Eckles, Ben Erway, Joseph Forte, Helen Foster, Stanley Gordon, Walter Greaza, Jonathan Hale, Buck Harrington, Percy Helton, Samuel S. Hinds, Perry Ivins, Robert Karnes, Leonarde Keeler, Cy Kendall, J.M. Kerrigan, Carl Kroenke, Paul Kruger, Henry Kulky, Charles Lane, Philip Lord, Jack Mannick, E.G. Marshall, Norman McKay, George Melford, Charles Miller, Edward Peil Jr., George Pembroke, Wanda Perry, Arthur Peterson, Joe Ploski, William Post Jr., Addison Richards, Thelma Ritter, Richard Rober, Dick Ryan, Peter Seal, Lester Sharpe, George Spaulding, Ray Spiker, Lionel Stander, Ann Staunton, Freddie Steele, George Turner, George Tyne, Bill Vendetta, Otto Waldis, Duke Watson, Robert B. Williams.

On this day in movie history - The Beast of the City (1932):


The Beast of the City,
directed by Charles Brabin,
written by John Lee Mahin and Ben Hecht,
based on a story by W.R. Burnett,
was released in the United States on February 13, 1932.
Music by Johannes Brahms.


Cast:
Walter Huston, Jean Harlow, Wallace Ford, Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Peterson, Tully Marshall, John Miljan, Emmett Corrigan, Warner Richmond, Sandy Roth, J. Carrol Naish, Eddie Baker, Elmer Ballard, Sammy Blum, Edward Brophy, Ed Cassidy, Allan Cavan, Eddy Chandler, George Chandler, Martin Cichy, Edward Coppo, Betty Mae Crane, Beverly Crane, Edgar Dearing, Mike Donlin, Dorothy Granger, Jack Grey, Sherry Hall, Chuck Hamilton, Julie Haydon, Lew Hicks, Frank Holliday, Robert Homans, Arthur Hoyt, Murray Kinnell, Ethan Laidlaw, Frank LaRue, Tom London, George Magrill, Tom Mahoney, Charles McAvoy, Tom McGuire, Edmund Mortimer, Field Norton, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Henry Otho, Nat Pendleton, Jack Pennick, Lee Phelps, Constantine Romanoff, Mickey Rooney, Dick Rush, Hector V. Sarno, Harry Semels, Charles Sullivan, Dick Sutherland, Morgan Wallace, Leo White, Clarence Wilson, Harry Wilson, Dorothea Wolbert.

Born on this day – Carol Lynley:


Carol Lynley

Actress

February 13, 1942 – September 3, 2019

Born on this day – George Segal:


George Segal

Actor

Comedian

Musician

February 13, 1934 – March 23, 2021

Born on this day – Oliver Reed:


Oliver Reed

Actor

February 13, 1938 – May 2, 1999

Born on this day – Susan Oliver:


Susan Oliver

Actress

Director

Aviator

February 13, 1932 – May 10, 1990

Born on this day – Barbara Shelley:


Barbara Shelley

Actress

February 13, 1932 – January 3, 2021

Credits:

12 O'Clock High (1965–1966); A Cuckoo in the Nest (1970); A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (2010); A Story of David: The Hunted (1960); Bachelor Father (1971); Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness (2012); Ballata tragica (1955); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1958–1959); Bergerac (1983); Blake's 7 (1981); Blankety Blank (1989); Blood of the Vampire (1958); Bobbikins (1959); British Film Forever (2007); By the Sword Divided (1983); Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion (1957); Cat Girl (1957); Champion House (1967); Charlesworth (1959); Counterstrike (1969); Crown Court (1972–1981); Danger Man (1960); Deadly Record (1959); Death Trap (1962); Destinazione Piovarolo (1955); Detective (1964); Dixon of Dock Green (1974); Doctor Who (1984); Dracula: Prince of Darkness - Behind the Scenes Footage (1997); Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966); EastEnders (1988); Fanex Files: Hammer Films (2008); Festival (1967); Ghost Squad (1962); Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story (2009); Ghost Story (1974); Greasepaint and Gore, Part 2: The Hammer Monsters of Roy Ashton (2004); Hadleigh (1973); Hazel (1963–1965); I quattro del getto tonante (1955); In the Shadow of Shelley (2020); Interpol Calling (1960); Intrigue (1966); ITV Play of the Week (1957–1967); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1972); ITV Television Playhouse (1958–1959); Jackanory Playhouse (1983); John Halifax, Gentleman (1974); Juke Box Jury (1960–1965); Justice (1974); Lacrime di sposa (1955); Luna nova (1955); Maigret (1988); Man in a Suitcase (1967); Man in Hiding (1953); Man in the Dark (1964); Mogul (1968–1971); More Than a Messiah (1992); Motivo in maschera (1955); Mr. Rose (1968); Murder at Site 3 (1959); Nero's Mistress (1956); No Hiding Place (1960–1964); Oil Strike North (1975); Operation Razzle-Dazzle (1966); Paul Temple (1969); People Like Us (1978); Postman's Knock (1962); Preview Tonight (1966); Pride and Prejudice (1980); Prince Regent (1979); Quatermass and the Pit (1967); Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966); Rendezvous (1960); Route 66 (1963); Rupert of Hentzau (1964); Solo for Canary (1958); Stranglehold (1963); Suprema confessione (1956); Suspense (1962); Tall Stories: The Making of Rasputin the Mad Monk (2012); The Avengers (1961–1967); The Borgias (1981); The Camp on Blood Island (1958); The Comedy of Errors (1978); The District Nurse (1984); The Donna Reed Show (1966); The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1962); The End of the Line (1957); The Farmer's Daughter (1965); The Gorgon (1964); The Hanged Man (1975); The Human Jungle (1964); The Invisible Man (1959); The Lloyd Bridges Show (1963); The Madhouse on Castle Street (1960–1962); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1965); The New Phil Silvers Show (1963); The Revenue Men (1967); The Saint (1962); The Secret of Blood Island (1965); The Shadow of the Cat (1961); The Solitary Child (1958); The Spy Killer (1969); The Third Man (1962–1963); The Three Musketeers (1956); The Two Ronnies (1980); The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1965–1966); Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge (1956); Tycoon (1978); Uncle Silas (1989); Vendetta (1967); Village of the Damned (1960); White Hunter (1957–1959); Z Cars (1973); Frankenpimp's Revenge: The Romeo and Juliet Massacre (2020).

Born on this day – Georges Simenon:


Georges Simenon

Writer

February 13, 1903 – 4 September 4, 1989

Credits:

Maigret and the Enigmatic Lett / Pietr the Latvian (1931); Maigret Meets a Milord / The Carter of 'La Providence' (1931); The Death of Monsieur Gallet / The Late Monsieur Gallet / Maigret Stonewalled (1931); The Hanged Man of Saint-Pholien / The Crime of Inspector Maigret / Maigret and the Hundred Gibbets (1931); A Battle of Nerves / A Man's Head / Maigret Bides His Time / The Patience of Maigret / Maigret's Patience (1931); The Yellow Dog / Maigret and the Concarneau Murders (1931); Maigret at the Crossroads / The Night at the Crossroads (1931); Maigret in Holland / A Crime in Holland (1931); The Sailors' Rendezvous / Maigret Answers a Plea / The Grand Banks Café (1931); The Dancer at the Gai-Moulin / Maigret At the Gai-Moulin (1931); Maigret and the Tavern by the Seine / The Two-Penny Bar (1931); The Shadow Puppet / Maigret Mystified (1932); Maigret Goes Home / The Saint-Fiacre Affair / Maigret on Home Ground / Maigret and the Countess (1932); Maigret and the Flemish Shop / The Flemish House (1932); Maigret and the Death of a Harbor-Master / Misty Harbour / Maigret and Monsieur Labbe (1932); The Madman of Bergerac (1932); Liberty Bar / Maigret on the Riviera (1932); Lock No. 1 / The Lock at Charenton (1933); Maigret / Maigret Returns (1934); The Cellars of the Majestic / Maigret and the Hotel Majestic (1942); The Judge's House / Maigret in Exile (1942); Maigret and the Spinster / Cécile is Dead (1942); Maigret and the Fortuneteller / To Any Lengths / Signed, Picpus (1944); Félicie / Maigret and the Toy Village (1944); Inspector Cadaver / Maigret's Rival (1944); Maigret Gets Angry / Maigret in Retirement (1947); Maigret in New York / Maigret in New York's Underworld (1947); Maigret's Holiday / A Summer Holiday / No Vacation for Maigret (1948); Maigret's Dead Man / Maigret's Special Murder (1948); Maigret's First Case (1949); My Friend Maigret / The Methods of Maigret (1949); Maigret at the Coroner's / Maigret and the Coroner (1949); Maigret and the Old Lady (1950); Madame Maigret's Own Case / The Friend of Madame Maigret / Madame Maigret's Friend (1950); Maigret's Memoirs (1951); Maigret in Montmartre / Maigret and the Strangled Stripper / Maigret at Picratt's (1951); Maigret Takes a Room / Maigret Rents a Room (1951); Maigret and the Burglar's Wife / Maigret and the Tall Woman (1951); Maigret and the Gangsters / Inspector Maigret and the Killers / Maigret, Lognon and the Gangsters (1952); Maigret's Revolver (1952); Maigret and the Man on the Bench / Maigret and the Man on the Boulevard (1953); Maigret Afraid / Maigret Is Afraid (1953); Maigret's Mistake (1953); Maigret Goes to School (1954); Maigret and the Calame Report / Maigret and the Minister (1954); Maigret and the Dead Girl / Maigret and the Young Girl (1954); Maigret and the Headless Corpse (1955); Maigret Sets a Trap (1955); Maigret's Failure (1956); Maigret Enjoys Himself / Maigret's Little Joke / None of Maigret's Business (1957); Maigret Travels / Maigret and the Millionaires (1958); Maigret Has Scruples / Maigret's Doubts (1958); Maigret and the Reluctant Witnesses (1959); Maigret's Secret / Maigret Has Doubts (1959); Maigret in Court (1960); Maigret and the Old People / Maigret in Society (1960); Maigret and the Idle Burglar / Maigret and the Lazy Burglar (1961); Maigret and the Black Sheep / Maigret and the Good People of Montparnasse (1962); Maigret and the Saturday Caller (1962); Maigret and the Tramp / Maigret and the Dosser / Maigret and the Bum (1963); Maigret's Fury / Maigret Loses His Temper / Maigret's Anger (1963); Maigret and the Ghost / Maigret and the Apparition (1964); Maigret on the Defensive / Maigret Holds His Own / Maigret Defends Himself (1964); Maigret and the Nahour Case (1966); Maigret and the Pickpocket / Maigret's Pickpocket (1967); Maigret in Vichy / Maigret Takes the Waters (1968); Maigret Hesitates (1968); Maigret's Boyhood Friend / Maigret's Childhood Friend (1968); Maigret and the Killer (1969); Maigret and the Wine Merchant (1970); Maigret and the Madwoman / Maigret's Madwoman (1970); Maigret and the Loner (1971); Maigret and the Informer / Maigret and the Flea (1972); Maigret and Monsieur Charles (1973); Maigret's Pipe: Seventeen Stories (1945); Maigret's Christmas (1976); The Girl with a Squint (1931); The Engagement (1933); Tropic Moon (1933); The Window Over the Way (1933); The Lodger (1934); The Long Exile (1935); Donadieu's Will (1936); The Man Who Watched Trains Go By (1938); Girl In Waiting (1938); Three Crimes (1938); The Strangers in the House (1940); The Widow (1942); The Truth About Bebe Donge (1942); Across the Street (1942); The Suspect (1944); Monsieur Monde Vanishes (1945); Three Bedrooms in Manhattan (1946); Act of Passion (1946); The Mahé Circle (1946); Death of a Nobody (1947); Pedigree (1948); The Snow Was Dirty (1948); Magnet of Doom (1948); The Bottom Of The Bottle (1949); Four Days in a Lifetime (1949); The Pitards (1949); Strange Inheritance (1950); The Heart of a Man (1950); A New Lease On Life (1951); The Burgomaster of Furnes (1952); Escape in Vain (1952); Havoc by Accident (1952); On the danger line (1952); Belle (1952); In Two Latitudes (1952); The Trial of Bebe Donge (1952); Dirty Snow (1953); Red Lights (1953); The Iron Staircase (1953); The Watchmaker of Everton (1954); The Clockmaker (1954); Big Bob (1954); The Accomplices (1955); The Rules of the Game (1955); The Burial of Monsieur Bouvet (1955); The Fugitive (1955); A Sense of Guilt (1955); The Little Man From Archangel (1956); The Stowaway (1957); Sunday (1958); The President (1958); The Son (1958); The Widower (1959); The Grandmother (1959); The Negro (1959); Young Cardinaud (1959); The Blue Room (1960); Betty (1960); Justice (1960); The Family Lie (1960); The Train (1961); Striptease (1961); Poisoned Relations (1961); The hatter's ghosts (1961); The Door (1962); The House on Quai Notre Dame (1962); The Others (1962); The Bells of Bicetre (1963); The Magician (1963); Inquest on Bouvet (1963); The Man With the Little Dog (1964); The Venice Train (1965); The Survivors (1965); Venice Train (1965); Black Rain (1965); Ticket of Leave (1965); The Cat (1966); The Old Man Dies (1966); Old Man Dies (1966); The Mouse (1966); Fate of the Malous (1966); The Little Saint (1967); The Brothers Rico (1967); The Reckoning (1967); The neighbours (1968); The Prison (1968); The Premier (1968); The confessional (1968); The Patient (1968); The Witnesses (1968); Uncle Charles Has Locked Himself in (1969); Uncle Charles (1969); November (1970); The Rich Man (1970); Enigmas (1970); The Glass Cage (1971); The Innocents (1972); The Disappearance Of Odile (1972); Magician (1974); The Girl in His Past (1976); The Nightclub (1977); The White Horse Inn (1979); The Little Doctor (1981); The Outlaw (1987); The Murderer (2013); The Hand (2016); Simenon's Paris (1970); When I Was Old (1971); Letter to My Mother (1976); Intimate Memoirs: Including Marie-Jo's Book (1981); Writers At Work: The Paris Review Interviews (1957); Nine Detective Stories (1964); City Sleuths and Tough Guys (1989); Murder Intercontinental (1996); The Oxford Book of Detective Stories (2000); Murder On The Railways (2003); The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction (2004).

Mason Cooley, on reading:


Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.

- Mason Cooley.