On this day in movie history - The Burnt Orange Heresy (2019):

The Burnt Orange Heresy

directed by Giuseppe Capotondi,

written by Scott B. Smith,

based on the novel by Charles Willeford,

was released at the Venice Film Festival in Italy on September 6, 2019.
Music by Craig Armstrong.

Cast:

Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debicki, Mick Jagger, Donald Sutherland, Rosalind Halstead, Alessandro Fabrizi, Obada Adnan, Lewis Dodley, Flaminia Fegarotti, Rasneet Kaur, David Lancaster, Katie McGovern, Fabio Melchionna, Alexia Murray, Pat Starke.

On this day in music history - Tranquil Times, by Darlene Koldenhoven (2013):

The album Tranquil Times,

by Darlene Koldenhoven,

was released on September 6, 2013.

Track listing:

Lucid See; Eternal Love; Greensleeves; Hypogeum; Surrender; Drifting With Bach; A Walk in Paradise; Atmosphere.

On this day in movie history - The Prophecy: Forsaken (2005):

The Prophecy: Forsaken

directed and written by Joel Soisson,

based on a story by John Sullivan,

was released in the United States on September 6, 2005.
Music by Joseph LoDuca.

Cast:
Kari Wuhrer, Daria Ciobanu, John Light, Jason Scott Lee, Tony Todd, Boris Petroff, Georgia Nica, Nicu Constantin, Vasilescu Valentin, Adrian Pavlovschi, George Grigore, Adriana Butoi, Smaranda Popescu, Mihai Verbi Chi, Dan Sandulescu, Alin Cristea, Cristian Iacob, Constantin Barbulescu, Jason London, Dicu Aurel.

On this day in music history - Una Mattina, by Ludovico Einaudi (2004):

The album Una Mattina,

by Ludovico Einaudi,

was released on September 6, 2004.

On this day in movie history - The Blues (2003):

The Blues

7-part documentary series.
Released at the Venice Film Festival in Italy on September 6, 2003.
Aired on PBS television in the United States from September 28, 2003 – October 4, 2003.

Directed by:
Charles Burnett, Clint Eastwood, Marc Levin, Martin Scorsese, Mike Figgis, Richard Pearce and Wim Wenders.

Written by:
Charles Burnett, Peter Guralnick, Robert Gordon and Wim Wenders.

Series episode titles:

Feel Like Going Home
The Soul of a Man
The Road to Memphis
Warming by the Devil's Fire
Godfathers and Sons
Red, White and Blues
Piano Blues

Cast:
Ike Turner, B.B. King, Pinetop Perkins, Dick Waterman, Chris Thomas King, Tommy Redmond Hicks, Nathaniel Lee Jr., Keith B. Brown, Carl Lumbly, James Hughes, David F. Hughes, Ivy Cassel, Shayne Tingle, Frances Horton White, Susan McWilliams, Joy Brashears, Tommie Tc Carter, Goodman. Wille, Colleen White, Vasti Jackson, Nathaniel Lee Sr., Ted Davis, Ilona W. Wilkes, Jay R. Unger, Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese, Common, Laurence Fishburne, Tom Jones, T Bone Burnett, Lulu, Nick Cave, Mick Fleetwood, Elvis Costello, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Beck, Lou Reed, Van Morrison, Jeff Beck, Eric Burdon, Keb' Mo', Dr. John, Steve Winwood, Eagle Eye Cherry, Chuck D, Dave Brubeck, Taj Mahal, Cassandra Wilson, Lucinda Williams, Los Lobos, KoKo Taylor, Lonnie Donegan, Bobby Rush, Rufus Thomas, Humphrey Lyttelton, John Mayall, Peter Green, Albert Lee, Vernon Reid, Sam Phillips, Jack Elliott, Georgie Fame, Ali Farka Touré, Chris Barber, Marc Ribot, Little Milton, Hubert Sumlin, George Melly, Magic Slim, Chris Farlowe, Ian Jennings, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Rahzel, Bert Jansch, Sam Carr, Joe Mulherin, Jon Cleary, Salif Keïta, Shemekia Copeland, Rosco Gordon, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Johnny Juice Rosado, Garland Jeffreys, Marshall Chess, Jay McShann, Cato Walker III, Pete Jolly, Corey Harris, Jim Dickinson, Otha Turner, Calvin Newborn, Henry Gray, Don Kern, Bernice Turner Pratcher, Pete King, Richard Shurman, Davy Graham, Habib Koité, Marcia Ball, Christine Tobin, Dr. Louis Cannonball Cantor, David Barnes, Bob Koester, Phil Chess, Seaberg Ronnog, Jesse Price, Willie King, Sam Lay, Steve Seaberg, Mark Mondesir, Ahmir, Morris Jennings, Toumani Diabaté, Jamar Chess, Phil Upchurch, James Blood Ulmer, Chris Spindel, Pete Johnson, Christine Spindel, Sharde Thomas, Mya, Rob Stone.

On this day in movie history - Pollock (2000):

Pollock

directed by Ed Harris,

written by Barbara Turner and Susan Emshwiller,

based on the biography Jackson Pollock: An American Saga by Steven Naifeh and Gregory White Smith,

was released in the United States on September 6, 2000.
Music by Jeff Beal.

Cast:
Ed Harris, Robert Knott, Molly Regan, Marcia Gay Harden, Sada Thompson, Eulala Scheel, Matthew Sussman, Bud Cort, Amy Madigan, Everett Quinton, Annabelle Gurwitch, John Rothman, John Heard, Kenny Scharf, Tom McGuinness, Val Kilmer, Jeffrey Tambor, Katherine Wallach, Cassandra Clewicki, Tom Bower, Sloane Shelton, Jake, Eduardo Machado, Moss Roberts, Robert O'Neill, Isabelle Townsend, Jennifer Piech, Rebecca Wisocky, Linda Emond, Tony Palazzolo, Barbara Garrick, David Cale, Claire Beckman, Stephen Beach, Jill Jackson, David Leary, Donna Mitchell, Sondra Jablonski, Frank Wood, Julie Anna Rose, Kyle Timothy Smith, April Petroski, Nicholas Petroski, Noah Petroski, Norbert Weisser, Stephanie Seymour, Trecker, Jennifer Connelly, Sally Murphy, Bob L. Harris, John Madigan, Matthew Hart Landfield, John Nesci.

On this day in movie history - Killer: A Journal of Murder (1995):

Killer: A Journal of Murder

directed and written by Tim Metcalfe,

based on the book by Thomas E. Gaddis and James O. Long,

was released in the United States on September 6, 1996.

Music by Graeme Revell.

Cast:
James Woods, Robert Sean Leonard, Ellen Greene, Cara Buono, Robert John Burke, Richard Riehle, Harold Gould, John Bedford Lloyd, Jeffrey DeMunn, Conrad McLaren, Steve Forrest, Richard Council, Christopher Petrosino, Michael Jeffrey Woods, Rob Locke Jones, Raynor Scheine, Eddie Cairis, Seth Romatelli, John MacKay, James Murtaugh, Richard Spore, Christopher Wynkoop, Stephen Mendillo, Richard Gentner, Martha A. Woods, Bridget Hoffman, Ed Berke, Alex Daniels, Nicholas Guest, Paul Pape, Anthony Tyler Quinn, Vesco, Burton Sharp, Reathel Bean, Travis Fitzgerald, Christopher Flockton, Joe Monaco, Jerry Robbins, Lili Taylor, Sarah Woods.

On this day in movie history - The Hidden II (1993):

The Hidden II

aka The Hidden 2,

directed by Seth Pinsker,

written by Jim Kouf and Seth Pinsker,

was released in the United States on September 6, 1993.
Music by David McHugh.

Cast:
Raphael Sbarge, Kate Hodge, Jovin Montanaro, Christopher Murphy, Michael Welden, Michael A. Nickles, Tony DiBenedetto, Tom Tayback, Dennis Bertsch, Cate Caplin, Edith Varon, Peter Gregory, Bobby J. Foxworth, Honey Lauren, Garvin Funches, Danny McBride, Michael Nouri, Ed O'Ross, Lin Shaye, Steve Eastin, Clu Gulager, Buckley Norris, Katherine Cannon, John McCann, Doug Collins, Marc Siegler, Ted White, Kristen Clayton, Mary Petrie, Steve Vandeman, Bob K. Cummings, Charlie Skeen, Alan Marcus, Rachel Todd, Kyle MacLachlan, Neil Summers.

On this day in music history - Macalla, by Clannad (1985):

The album Macalla,

by Clannad,

was released on September 6, 1985.

On this day in movie history - Phase IV (1974):

Phase IV

directed by Saul Bass,

written by Mayo Simon,

inspired by the short story Empire of the Ants by H. G. Wells,

was released in the United States on September 6, 1974.
Music by Brian Gascoigne.

Cast:
Nigel Davenport, Michael Murphy, Lynne Frederick, Alan Gifford, Robert Henderson, Helen Horton, David Healy.

On this day in movie history - Crack-Up (1946):

Crack-Up

directed by Irving Reis and James Anderson,

written by John Paxton, Ben Bengal and Ray Spencer,

based on the short story Madman's Holiday by Fredric Brown,

was released in the United States on September 6, 1946.
Music by Leigh Harline.

Cast:
Pat O'Brien, Claire Trevor, Herbert Marshall, Ray Collins, Wallace Ford, Dean Harens, Damian O'Flynn, Erskine Sanford, Mary Ware.

Born on this day – Dolores O'Riordan:

Dolores O'Riordan

Singer

Musician

Songwriter

September 6, 1971 – January 15, 2018

Born on this day – Patti Yasutake:

Patti Yasutake

Actress

September 6, 1953 – August 5, 2024

Credits:

A Face to Kill for (1999); Abandoned and Deceived (1995); Beef (2023); BioShock Infinite (2013); Blind Spot (1993); Bones (2005); Boston Legal (2006); CBS Summer Playhouse (1988); Clockwatchers (1997); Cold Case (2007); Crisis Center (1997); Crossing Jordan (2004); Dad's Home (2010); Dangerous Intentions (1995); Dangerous Minds (1996); Donato and Daughter (1993); Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999); Duet (1988); ER (2003); Fatal Friendship (1991); Flashforward (2009); Grey's Anatomy (2005); Gung Ho (1986–1987); Hail to the Chief (1985); Hallmark: Enterprise-D (1993); HBO First Look (2000); Incognito (1999); Judging Amy (2000); Just Legal (2005–2006); Knots Landing (1985); Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (2024); Living Single (1996); Lush Life (1993); Mr. Belvedere (1987–1989); Murder One (1995); Murphy Brown (1991); NCIS: Los Angeles (2013); Notorious (2016); Picket Fences (1992); Pretty Little Liars (2016); Rhythm & Blues (1992); Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1985–1986); She Spies (2004); Sons and Daughters (1991); Star Trek: Armada II (2001); Star Trek: First Contact (1996); Star Trek: Generations (1994); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990–1994); Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992); T.J. Hooker (1985); Take Five (1987); Tales from the Crypt (1989); Tales of Meeting and Parting (1985); The Closer (2008–2011); The Coverup (2008); The L.A. Riot Spectacular (2005); The Road to Galveston (1996); The Unit (2006); The Wash (1988); The Young and the Restless (2011); Unbelievable!!!!! (2020); Untitled Hallmark Star Trek Advertisement / TV Special (1993); Without Warning: The James Brady Story (1991).

Born on this day – Paul Naschy:

Paul Naschy

Actor

Writer

Director

September 6, 1934 – November 30, 2009

Born on this day – Gita Hall:

Gita Hall

Actress

Model

September 6, 1933 – August 13, 2016

Credits:

Getting On (2013); Good Morning America (2013); Old Skool with Terry and Gita (2008); The Gun Runners (1958); The Still Life (2006); Wolf Larsen (1958).

Born on this day – John Mitchum:

John Mitchum

Actor

September 6, 1919 – November 29, 2001

Born on this day – John Ridgely:

John Ridgely

Actor

September 6, 1909 – January 18, 1968

Born on this day – Dorothy Gulliver:

Dorothy Gulliver

Actress

September 6, 1908 – May 23, 1997

Silent to sound.

Born in Salt Lake City, Utah, Dorothy Gulliver grew up a fan of movies.

She got her big break in 1924 after winning the title of Miss Salt Lake City.

The beauty contest was sponsored by Universal Pictures Studios.

The rest is movie history.

She made her mark in silent movies, beginning with serials, and made the transition into “talkies”.

Sadly, some of her early work is hard to find.

Even in small, sometimes uncredited roles, her performance was memorable.

Watch carefully for her all-too-brief role in the original King Kong (1933).

Over her career, her roles became fewer and smaller, until she finally retired from acting.

Dorothy Gulliver is one of the many unsung greats who were part of an important period of cinema history.

A period when the era of the silent film evolved into sound.

Gone were the screen title cards, delivering dialogue and narrative to the audience.

Gone were the in-theater orchestras, providing a musical accompaniment to the on-screen action.

The age of the audio soundtrack had arrived.

I love watching old movies, the original classics in particular, and I enjoy revisiting them when they are screened on TCM.

It’s a moot point that so many of them have not stood the test of time.

However, those who made and acted in the silents, were the pioneers of film.

Since their time, directors, actors, and creatives who followed would look back to their work for inspiration.

It’s fascinating to observe how far movies and the movie-making process has come since those early silents.

A quote from Isaac Newton resonates:

“If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants”.

Credits:

A Dog of the Regiment (1927); A Fighting Finish (1927); A Tragedy at Midnight (1942); And George Did! (1926); Appointment for Love (1941); Around the Bases (1927); Backward George (1927); Benson at Calford (1926); Big Hearted (1930); Borrowed Hero (1941); Breaking Records (1927); Calford in the Movies (1928); Calford on Horseback (1928); Calford vs. Redskins (1928); Cheating Blondes (1933); Clearing the Trail (1928); College Love (1929); Crimson Colors (1927); Cross Country Run (1929); Custer's Last Stand (1936); Dear Old Calford (1928); Early Arizona (1938); Faces (1968); Farewell (1929); Fashion News (1930); Fighting Caballero (1935); Fighting for Victory (1928); Fighting Spirit (1927); Fighting to Win (1926); Flashing Oars (1927); Flying High (1929); Good Morning, Judge (1928); Graduation Daze (1929); Honeymoon Flats (1928); Hook or Crook (1926); In Old Cheyenne (1931); Junior Luck (1929); Kicking Through (1928); King Kong (1933); King of the Campus (1929); Lone Star Pioneers (1939); Making Good (1926); Mexicali Rose (1929); Mind Your Business (1930); Mr. & Mrs. North (1952); Night Parade (1929); North of Shanghai (1939); Official Detective (1957); On Guard (1929); On the Sidelines (1929); One Glorious Scrap (1927); One Wild Time (1926); Outlaw Justice (1932); Paddling Co-Eds (1928); Painted Faces (1929); Revenge at Monte Carlo (1933); Running Wild (1927); Samson at Calford (1927); Sliding Home (1928); Speeding Youth (1929); Splash Mates (1929); Splashing Through (1927); Sporting Courage (1929); Stand Up and Cheer! (1934); Strings of Steel (1926); Sweethearts of the U.S.A. (1944); The Black Ghost (1932); The Bookworm Hero (1928); The Cinder Path (1927); The Collegians (1926); The Dazzling Co-Eds (1927); The Dude Desperado (1927); The Fighting Marshal (1931); The Galloping Ghost (1931); The Honor of the Press (1932); The Junior Year (1928); The Lariat Kid (1929); The Last Frontier (1932); The Last Lap (1926); The Pecos Dandy (1934); The Phantom of the West (1930); The Rambling Ranger (1927); The Relay (1927); The Rivals (1929); The Shadow of the Eagle (1932); The Shield of Honor (1927); The Shoot 'Em Up Kid (1926); The Traitor Within (1942); The Varsity Drag (1929); The Voice of Hollywood No. 7 (1930); The Wild West Show (1928); The Winking Idol (1926); The Winning Five (1927); The Winning Goal (1928); The Winning Point (1929); The Winning Punch (1927); Troopers Three (1930); Under Montana Skies (1930); Use Your Feet (1929); Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976).

Born on this day – Rowland V. Lee:

Rowland V. Lee

Director

Actor

Writer

Producer

September 6, 1891 – December 21, 1975

Born on this day – Otto Kruger:

Otto Kruger

Actor

September 6, 1885 – September 6, 1974