On this day in movie history - Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2018):

Women Make Film:
A New Road Movie Through Cinema

documentary directed and written by Mark Cousins,

was released at the Venice Film Festival in Italy on September 1, 2018.
Narrated by Adjoa Andoh, Jane Fonda, Kerry Fox, Thandiwe Newton, Tilda Swinton, Sharmila Tagore and Debra Winger.

On this day in movie history - A Fuller Life (2013):

A Fuller Life

documentary directed and written by Samantha Fuller,

based on the autobiography A Third Face by Samuel Fuller,

was released at the Venice Film Festival in Italy on September 1, 2013.
Music by Paul Alexander Fuller.

Cast:

James Franco, Jennifer Beals, Bill Duke, James Toback, Kelly Ward, Perry Lang, Robert Carradine, Mark Hamill, Joe Dante, Tim Roth, Wim Wenders, Monte Hellman, Buck Henry, Constance Towers, William Friedkin, Samuel Fuller, Samantha Fuller.

On this day in movie history - The Prophecy (1995):

The Prophecy

directed and written by Gregory Widen,

was released in the United States on September 1, 1995.
Music by David C. Williams.

Cast:

Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Eric Stoltz, Viggo Mortensen, Amanda Plummer, Moriah 'Shining Dove' Snyder, Adam Goldberg, Steve Hytner, J.C. Quinn, Emma Shenah, Albert Nelson, Shawn Nelson, Emily Conforto, Sioux-z Jessup, Sandra Ellis Lafferty, William 'Buck' Hart, Christina Holmes, Nick Gomez, Jeremy Williams-Hurner, Jeff Cadiente, Paul Schmidt, Bobby Lee Hayes, John Sankovich, Thomas 'Doc' Boguski, Randy Adakai-Nez, Joseph Blake Arnold, Clark Hunter, Patrick McAllister, Michele Spadaro.

On this day in movie history - St. Ives (1976):

St. Ives

directed by J. Lee Thompson,

written by Barry Beckerman,

based on the novel by The Procane Chronicle by Oliver Bleeck,

was released in the United States on September 1, 1976.
Music by Lalo Schifrin.

Cast:

Charles Bronson, John Houseman, Jacqueline Bisset, Maximilian Schell, Harry Guardino, Harris Yulin, Dana Elcar, Michael Lerner, George Memmoli, Dick O’Neill, Elisha Cook Jr., Jerome Thor, Val Bisoglio, Burr DeBenning, Daniel J. Travanti, Stanley Brock, Tom Pedi, Joseph Roman, Walter Brooke, Jeff Goldblum, Robert Englund, Mark Thomas, Joe De Nicola, Bob Terhune, Don Hanmer, Norman Palmer, George Sawaya, Larry Martindale, Olan Soule, Louis H. Kelly, Rosalyn Marshall, Glenn Robards, Lynn Borden, Owen Pace, Morris Buchanan, Ben Young, John Steadman, Benjie Bancroft, Layla Bias Galloway, Jill Stone, Edward Cross, Al Beaudine, Jack Berle, Jerry Brutsche, Daniel Elam, Len Felber, Duke Fishman, Bob Harks, Michael Jeffers, Dale Johnson, John Marlin, John Hugh McKnight, Jim Michael, Ernesto Molinari, Dar Robinson, George Tracy, Paul Van.

September in music history:

Woman Blues! by Victoria Spivey with Lonnie Johnson (1961)

What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong (1967)

To Know You Is to Love You by B.B. King (1973)

Sanctuary by Sherry Finzer (2009)

Woman Blues!

Album by Victoria Spivey with Lonnie Johnson,

released in September, 1961.

Exact release date unknown.

Track list: Christmas Without Santa Claus; A Big One; Let’s Ride Tonight; What Is This Thing They’re Talking About; I’m A Red Hot Mama; Grow Old Together; Beautiful World; I Got Men All Over This Town; That Man; Thursday Girl.

What a Wonderful World

Album by Louis Armstrong,

released September 1, 1967.

Track list: What a Wonderful World; Cabaret; The Home Fire; Dream a Little Dream of Me; Give Me Your Kisses; Sunshine of Love; Hello Brother; There Must Be a Way; Fantastic, That’s You; I Guess I’ll Get the Papers and Go Home; Hellzapoppin’.

To Know You Is to Love You

Album by B.B. King,

released in September, 1973.

Exact release date unknown.

Track list: I Like To Live The Love; Respect Yourself; Who Are You; Love; I Can’t Leave; To Know You Is To Love You; Oh To Me; Thank You For Loving The Blues.

Sanctuary

Album by Sherry Finzer,

released September 1, 2009.

Track list: Awakenings; Celestial Voyage; Mystic Haze; Ethereal Journey; Fortitude; Peaceful Drift.

On this day in movie history - Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (1957):

Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

directed by Arnold Laven,

written by Lawrence Roman,

was released in the United States on September 1, 1957.
Music by Herschel Burke Gilbert.

Cast:

Richard Egan, Jan Sterling, Dan Duryea, Julie Adams, Walter Matthau, Charles McGraw, Sam Levene, Mickey Shaughnessy, Harry Bellaver, Nick Dennis, Joe Downing, Ned Wever, Billy M. Greene, John McNamara, Amzie Strickland, Mickey Hargitay.

September in movie history - The Brothers Rico (1957):

The Brothers Rico

directed by Phil Karlson,

written by Lewis Meltzer and Ben Perry,

based on a story by Georges Simenon,

was released in the United States in September 1957.
Exact release date unknown.
Music by George Duning.

Cast:

Richard Conte, Dianne Foster, Kathryn Grant, Larry Gates, James Darren, Argentina Brunetti, Lamont Johnson, Harry Bellaver, Paul Picerni, Paul Dubov, Rudy Bond, Richard Bakalyan, William Phipps.

September in movie history - Short Cut to Hell (1957):

Short Cut to Hell

directed by James Cagney,

written by Ted Berkman and Raphael Blau,

based on the novel A Gun for Sale by Graham Greene,

was released in the United States in September 1957.

Exact release date unknown.
Music by Irvin Talbot, Harry Sukman and Victor Young.

Cast:

William Bishop, Robert Ivers, Georgann Johnson, Yvette Vickers, Murvyn Vye, Jacques Aubuchon, Peter Baldwin, Richard Hale, Roscoe Ates, Joe Bassett, Jacqueline Beer, James Cagney, Douglas Evans, Joseph Forte, Milton Frome, John Halloran, Gail Land, Hugh Lawrence, John Lee, Danny Lewis, Mike Mahoney, Dennis McMullen, William Newell, Orangey (the cat), William Pullen, Michael Ross, Sarah Selby, Court Shepard, Douglas Spencer, Melody Starr, Ken Terrell, Russell Trent, Max Trumpower, Dick Whittinghill.

On this day in movie history - Murder at Midnight (1931):

Murder at Midnight

aka The Monster Kills,

directed by Frank R. Strayer,

written by Scott Darling,

was released in France on September 1, 1931.
Music by Val Burton.

Cast:

Aileen Pringle, Alice White, Hale Hamilton, Leslie Fenton, Brandon Hurst, Kenneth Thomson, Robert Elliott, Clara Blandick, William Humphrey, Tyrell Davis, Aileen Carlyle, Robert Ellis, Vernon Dent, Anita Garvin, Frank McLure, King Mojave, Tom Steele.

On this day in movie history - A Trip to the Moon (1902):

A Trip to the Moon

French title: Le Voyage dans la Lune,

directed and written by Georges Méliès,

was released in France on September 1, 1902.

13-minute silent movie.

Inspired by the novels: From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon, by Jules Verne,

and The First Men in the Moon, by H. G. Wells.

Cast:

Georges Méliès, Bleuette Bernon, François Lallement, Henri Delannoy, Jules-Eugène Legris, Victor André, Delpierre, Farjaux, Kelm, Brunnet, Ballet of the Théâtre du Châtelet, Acrobats of the Folies Bergère.

Born on this day – Sherry Coben:

Sherry Coben

Writer

September 1, 1953 – October 16, 2016

Credits:

Bailey Kipper's P.O.V. (1996); Hot Hero Sandwich (1979–1980); Kate & Allie (1984–1989); Little Women, Big Cars (2012); Little Women, Big Cars 2 (2012); Love, Long Distance (1985); NBC Special Treat (1982); Ryan's Hope (1980–1981); The Mike Douglas Show (1975–1978).

Born on this day – Michael Massee:

Michael Massee

Actor

September 1, 1952 – October 20, 2016

Born on this day – Susan Backlinie:

Susan Backlinie

Actress

Stuntwoman

September 1, 1946 – May 11, 2024

Credits:

1941 (1979); 20 to 1 (2010); A Stranger in My Forest (1976); A Stranger in My Forest (1976); American Grindhouse (2010); Catalina C-Lab (1982); Celebrity Chatter and Things that Matter with Elijah (2023); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2007); Day of the Animals (1977); E! True Hollywood Story (2002); Image of the Beast (1981); Inside Edition (2015); Jaws (1975); Jaws: The Inside Story (2010); Jaws: The Restoration (2012); MythBusters (2005); Quark (1978); Robert Shaw: Jaws, Deoch & Deora (2015); Something Was Out There (2006); Terror in the Aisles (1984); The Fall Guy (1982); The Great Muppet Caper (1981); The Grizzly & the Treasure (1975); The Incredible Hulk (1978); The Making of 'Jaws' (1995); The Quest (1976); The Return of the Incredible Hulk (1977); The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws' (2007); The Villain (1979); Two-Minute Warning (1976).

Born on this day – Venita Wolf:

Venita Wolf

Actress

September 1, 1945 – November 22, 2014

Credits:

Catalina Caper (1967); Gunsmoke (1967); Star Trek / episode entitled: The Squire of Gothos, originally aired January 12 (1967); The Beverly Hillbillies (1966–1969); The Bob Hope Show (1966); The Felony Squad (1968); The Flying Nun (1967); The Monkees (1967); The Oscar (1966); The Second Hundred Years (1967); The Wild Wild West (1967); To Boldly Go ... Season One (2004).

Born on this day – Beau Starr:

Beau Starr

Actor

September 1, 1944 – April 24, 2026

Credits:

10-8: Officers on Duty (2003); 2000 Malibu Road (1992); A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–2002); Against the Ropes (2004); Angels in the Infield (2000); Are We Alone? (2006); Bad Blood (1994); Bizarre (1979–1986); Black and Blue (1999); Born on the Fourth of July (1989); Brooklyn South (1998); Cagney & Lacey (1982); Cagney & Lacey: True Convictions (1996); Cinderella Man (2005); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2011); City Heat (1984); Civil Wars (1993); Code Name: The Cleaner (2007); Command 5 (1985); Deacons for Defense (2003); Dead Air (1994); Dead Silence (1991); Deep in the City (1999); Devil in a Blue Dress (1995); Dirty Dancing (1989); Dream On (1991); Due South (1994–1999); Earth: Final Conflict (2002); Empire City (1992); EZ Streets (1996–1997); F/X: The Series (1997); Final Days of Planet Earth (2006); Finder of Lost Loves (1985); Fletch (1985); Glory Years (1987); Gone Are the Dayes (1984); GoodFellas (1990); Halloween 4: Back to the Basics: Making of Halloween 4 (2013); Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988); Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers San Andreas: Part 1 (2013); Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989); Halloween: 25 Years of Terror (2006); Hanky Panky (1982); Hardball (1990); Hardcastle and McCormick (1984–1986); Highway to Heaven (1988); Hill Street Blues (1984); Hollywood Vice Squad (1986); Hoodlum (1997); Hunter (1984–1990); It's Me Gerald (2005); Jake and the Fatman (1991); Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986); Joshua Tree (1993); Knight Rider (1983); Leap Years (2001); Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025); Long Time Gone (1986); Love on the Run (1985); MacGyver (1986); Mafia Doctor (2003); Manhunt for Claude Dallas (1986); Masters of Horror (2005); Matlock (1988); Matt Houston (1983); Mean Streak (1999); Men (1997); Men with Brooms (2002); Mercy (2000); Moonlighting (1986); Moonshine Highway (1996); Murder Most Likely (1999); Murder, She Wrote (1984–1992); Murderous Vision (1991); My Name Is Tanino (2002); Never Talk to Strangers (1995); Newhart (1984–1987); Night Court (1988); NYPD Blue (1993–1996); Ohara (1987); Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992); Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991); Pilot: Part 1 (2001); Pretend You Don't See Her (2002); Prince Street (1997); Prisoner of Love (1999); Providence (1999–2002); Psych (2013); Recipe for Murder (2002); Relentless (1989); Relic Hunter (2001); Remington Steele (1985); Ride Forever (2006); Riptide (1984); Rituals (1984); Santa Barbara (1988); Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1987); Seeing Things (1981); Shadow Hours (2000); Shocktrauma (1982); Sidekicks (1987); Speed (1994); St. Elsewhere (1984); St. Michael's Crossing (1999); Street Justice (1992); Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye (2004); Summer School (1987); T.J. Hooker (1982); Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Pat Hobby Teamed with Genius (1987); The 4400 (2005); The A-Team (1983–1985); The Cactus Kid (2000); The Check Is in the Mail... (1986); The Corruptor (1999); The Day Reagan Was Shot (2001); The Dead Zone (2006); The Fall Guy (1983–1986); The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000); The Great Defender (1995); The Lonely Guy (1984); The Making of 'Halloween 5' (1989); The New Mike Hammer (1984); The November Men (1993); The Outer Limits (1995); The Perfect Weapon (1991); The Powers of Matthew Star (1983); The Rousters (1983); The Specialists (1992); The Thin Blue Lie (2000); The Wharf Rat (1995); Thin Air (2000); Three's Company (1983); Time and Again (2007); Total Recall 2070 (1999); Trapper John, M.D. (1984); Trial by Jury (1994); True Blue (1989–1990); TV 101 (1989); V (1985); Where the Truth Lies (2005); While My Pretty One Sleeps (1997); Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story (2002); Wings (1993).

Born on this day – Roderick Thorp:

Roderick Thorp

Writer

September 1, 1936 – April 28, 1999

Credits:

Books:

Devlin (1992); Dionysus (1969); Hot Pursuit (2014); Into The Forest (1961); Jenny and Barnum (1981); Nothing Lasts Forever / aka Die Hard (1979); Orbit 6 (1970); Rainbow Drive (1986); River (1995); Slaves (1977); The Circle of Love (1974); The Detective (1966); The Music of Their Laughter (1970); Westfield (1977); Wives (1971).

Movies, television and video games:

A Good Day to Die Hard (2013); Deep Down (1994); Devlin (1992); Die Hard (1988); Die Hard / Video Game (1990); Die Hard 2 (1990); Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995); Easter (2023–2025); Live Free or Die Hard (2007); Rainbow Drive (1990); The Detective (1968); The Movies That Made Us (2019); Unsolved Mysteries (1996).

Recommended reading:

Nothing Lasts Forever

By Roderick Thorp.

Filmed as Die Hard (1988).

Published by Graymalkin Media.

First published 1979.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1935169181

ISBN-13: 978-1935169185

Description:

The pulse pounding bestseller that started it all.

Inspiration for the film Die Hard.

The greatest action film of all time. – Entertainment Weekly.

A ferocious, bloody, raging book so single-mindedly brilliant in concept and execution it should be read at a single sitting. – Los Angeles Times.

Keeps us in a state of almost unequaled suspense and excitement! – The New Yorker.

High atop a Los Angeles skyscraper, an office Christmas party turns into a deadly cage-match between a lone New York City cop and a gang of international terrorists. Every action fan knows it could only be the explosive big-screen blockbuster Die Hard. But before Bruce Willis blew away audiences as unstoppable hero John McClane, author Roderick Thorp knocked out thriller readers with the bestseller that started it all.

A dozen heavily armed terrorists have taken hostages, issued demands, and promised bloodshed – all according to plan. But they haven't counted on a death-defying, one-man cavalry with no shoes, no backup, and no intention of going down easily. As hot-headed cops swarm outside, and cold-blooded killers wield machine guns and rocket launchers inside, the stage is set for the ultimate showdown between anti-hero and uber-villains. Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good fight … to the death. Ho ho ho!

Born on this day – Yvonne De Carlo:

Yvonne De Carlo

Actress

Dancer

Singer

September 1, 1922 – January 8, 2007

Born on this day – Richard Farnsworth:

Richard Farnsworth

Actor

Stuntman

September 1, 1920 – October 6, 2000

Credits:

A Day at the Races (1937); A Few Days in Weasel Creek (1981); A Lawless Street (1955); Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1958); Anne of Green Gables (1985); Another Man, Another Chance (1977); Arena (1953); Arrowhead (1953); Best Friends for Life (1998); Blazing Saddles (1974); Bonanza (1971–1972); CBS Summer Playhouse (1987); Chase (1985); Cimarron City (1958); Cimarron Strip (1967); Comes a Horseman (1978); Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989); Duel at Diablo (1966); Ghost Dancing (1983); Gone with the Wind (1939); Gunga Din (1939); Havana (1990); Highway to Heaven (1987); Highway to Hell (1991); Honky Tonk (1974); Independence Day (1983); Into the Night (1985); Laramie (1960–1961); Lassie (1994); Little House on the Prairie (1977); Maverick (1959–1960); Mighty Joe Young (1949); Misery (1990); Monte Walsh (1970); Nichols (1972); Paint Your Wagon (1969); Papillon (1973); Pocket Money (1972); Red Earth, White Earth (1989); Red River (1948); Resurrection (1980); Rhinestone (1984); Roots (1977); Ruckus (1980); Skin Game (1971); Soldiers of Fortune (1955); Space Rage (1985); Spartacus (1960); State Trooper (1959); Strange New World (1975); Sylvester (1985); Territorial Men (1976); Texas Across the River (1966); The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951–1954); The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938); The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975); The Big Valley (1965–1967); The Boys of Twilight (1992); The Cowboys (1972); The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976); The Fire Next Time (1993); The Flame and the Arrow (1950); The Getaway (1994); The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969); The Grey Fox (1982); The Hard Man (1957); The High Chaparral (1967–1970); The Jolly Genie (1963); The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981); The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972); The Magical World of Disney (1972–1981); The Natural (1984); The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976); The Paleface (1948); The Rebel (1959); The River Pirates (1988); The Stalking Moon (1968); The Straight Story (1999); The Ten Commandments (1956); The Texas Rangers (1981); The Tin Star (1957); The Two Jakes (1990); The Violent Men (1955); The Wild One (1953); The Wild West (1993); This Is the Army (1943); Tom Horn (1980); Travis McGee (1983); Ulzana's Raid (1972); Waltz Across Texas (1982); Wanted: Dead or Alive (1960); Wild Horses (1985); Zane Grey Theatre (1956).

Born on this day – Arleen Whelan:

Arleen Whelan

Actress

September 1, 1916 – April 7, 1993

Credits:

Bill Slater Show (1950); Boy Friend (1939); Casablanca (1955); Castle in the Desert (1942); Charley's Aunt (1941); Charter Pilot (1940); Compression (2019); Dear Wife (1949); Flaming Feather (1952); Gateway (1938); General Electric Theater (1962); Kidnapped (1938); Lux Video Theatre (1953–1955); Matinee Theatre (1958); Never Wave at a WAC (1953); On Again-Off Again (1937); Passage West (1951); Playwrights '56 (1955); Raiders of Old California (1957); Ramrod (1947); Rhumba Rhythm at the Hollywood La Conga (1939); Sabotage (1939); San Antone (1953); Schlitz Playhouse (1954); Science Fiction Theatre (1955); Stage Door Canteen (1943); Suddenly It's Spring (1947); Sundown Jim (1942); Thanks for Everything (1938); That Wonderful Urge (1948); The Badge of Marshal Brennan (1957); The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1950); The Ken Murray Show (1950); The Republic Pictures Story (1991); The Senator Was Indiscreet (1947); The Sun Shines Bright (1953); The Women of Pitcairn Island (1956); Variety Girl (1947); Young Mr. Lincoln (1939); Young People (1940); Your Show of Shows (1953).

Born on this day – Miriam Seegar:

Miriam Seegar

Actress

September 1, 1907 – January 2, 2011

Credits:

Big Money (1930); Clancy in Wall Street (1930); False Faces (1932); Fashion News (1930); Fashions in Love (1929); I Used to Be in Pictures (2000); New Movietone Follies of 1930 (1930); Out of Singapore (1932); Seven Keys to Baldpate (1929); Strangers of the Evening (1932); Such Is the Law (1930); TCM Remembers (2011); The Dawn Trail (1930); The Famous Ferguson Case (1932); The Lion and the Lamb (1931); The Love Doctor (1929); The Price of Divorce (1928); The Valley of Ghosts (1930); The Woman Between (1931); What a Man (1930); When Knights Were Bold (1929).