On this day in movie history - The Gauntlet (1977):

The Gauntlet

directed by Clint Eastwood,

written by Michael Butler and Dennis Shryack,

was released in the United States on December 21, 1977.
Music by Jerry Fielding.

Cast:

Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, William Prince, Bill McKinney, Michael Cavanaugh, Carole Cook, Mara Corday, Doug McGrath, Jeff Morris, Samantha Doane, Roy Jenson, Dan Vadis, Carver Barnes, Robert Barrett, Teddy Bear, Mildred Brion, Ron Chapman, Don Circle, James W. Gavin, Thomas H. Friedkin, Darwin Lamb, Roger Lowe, Fritz Manes, John Quiroga, Josef Rainer, Art Rimdzius, Al Silvani, Michael L. Cooley, Marneen Fields, Dennis Jenkins, Mike Mangiaruca, Butch Price, Terry D. Seago, Steve Wargo, Tom Willett.

On this day in movie history - Sudden Impact (1983):

Sudden Impact

directed Clint Eastwood,

written by Joseph Stinson,

based on a story by Earl E. Smith, Charles B. Pierce, Chuck Pfarrer and Dean Riesner,

was released in the United States on December 8, 1983.
Music by Lalo Schifrin.

Cast:

Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Pat Hingle, Bradford Dillman, Paul Drake, Audrie Neenan, Jack Thibeau, Michael Currie, Albert Popwell, Mark Keyloun, Kevyn Major Howard, Bette Ford, Nancy Parsons, Joe Bellan, Wendell Wellman, Mara Corday, Russ McCubbin, Robert Sutton, Nancy Fish, Carmen Argenziano, Lisa Britt, Bill Reddick, Lois De Banzie, Matthew Child, Mike Johnson, Nick Dimitri, Michael Maurer, Pat DuVal, Christian Phillips, Steven Kravitz, Dennis Royston, Melvin Thompson, Jophery C. Brown, William Upton, Lloyd Nelson, Christopher Pray, James McEachin, Maria Lynch, Ken Lee, Morgan Upton, John X. Heart, David Gonzales, Albert Martinez, David Rivers, Robert Rivers, Harry Demopoulos, Lisa London, Tom Spratley, Eileen Wiggins, John Nowak, John Bleifer, Cynthia Brian, Christine Card, Michael V. Gazzo, Conrad Hurtt, Camryn Manheim, Dihlon McManne, Meathead (the dog).

On this day in movie history - The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976):

The Outlaw Josey Wales

directed by Clint Eastwood,

written by Philip Kaufman and Sonia Chernus,

based on the novel Gone to Texas by Forest Carter,

was released in the United States on June 30, 1976.
Music by Jerry Fielding.

Cast:

Clint Eastwood, Chief Dan George, Sondra Locke, Bill McKinney, John Vernon, Paula Trueman, Sam Bottoms, Geraldine Keams, Woodrow Parfrey, Joyce Jameson, Sheb Wooley, Royal Dano, Matt Clark, John Verros, Will Sampson, William O'Connell, John Quade, Frank Schofield, Buck Kartalian, Len Lesser, Doug McGrath, John Russell, Charles Tyner, Bruce M. Fischer, John Mitchum, John Davis Chandler, Tom Roy Lowe, Clay Tanner, Bob Hoy, Madeleine Taylor Holmes, Erik Holland, Cissy Wellman, Faye Hamblin, Danny Green, Stephen Douglas Butler, Frank Cockrell, Kyle Eastwood, Richard Farnsworth, Joseph Hernandez, John Hudkins, Ron Manning, Walter Scott.

On this day in movie history - Bronco Billy (1980):

Bronco Billy,

directed by Clint Eastwood,

written by Dennis Hackin,

was released in the United States on June 11, 1980.
Music by Snuff Garrett.

Cast:
Clint Eastwood, Sondra Locke, Geoffrey Lewis, Scatman Crothers, Bill McKinney, Sam Bottoms, Dan Vadis, Sierra Pecheur, Walter Barnes, Woodrow Parfrey, Beverlee McKinsey, Doug McGrath, Hank Worden, William Prince, Pam Abbas, Eyde Byrde, Douglas Copsey, John Wesley Elliott Jr., Chuck Hicks, Bob Hoy, Jefferson Jewell, Dawneen Lee, Don Mummert, Lloyd Nelson, George Orrison, Michael Reinbold, Tessa Richarde, Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon, Valerie Shanks, Sharon Sherlock, James Simmerman, Roger Dale Simmons, Jenny Sternling, Chuck Waters, Jerry Wills, Diablo Dean, Scott Atkins, Alison Eastwood, Kyle Eastwood, Scott Glatt III, Merle Haggard, Danny Jensen, R.C. Keene, Juliette Lewis, David Reed, Thomas Iloe Rose, Arlis Tranmer, George Wendt, Gayla Wilson-Corbin.

Born on this day – Sondra Locke:

Sondra Locke

Actress

Director

Writer

May 28, 1944 – November 3, 2018

Credits:

Book:

The Good, the Bad, and the Very Ugly: A Hollywood Journey (1997).

Music:

I Seek The Night / Don't Say You Don't Love Me No More (1978); Too Loose (1980).

Movies and television:

A Reflection of Fear (1972); Allen Ludden's Gallery (1969); All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood (1986); All-Star Party for Joan Collins (1987); Amazing Stories (1985); Any Which Way You Can (1980); Barnaby Jones (1975); Biography (2003); Bronco Billy (1980); Cannon (1973–1975); CBS This Morning (1990); Clapper Board (1980); Clean and Narrow (2000); Clint Eastwood, la dernière légende (2022); Clint Eastwood: Director (1982); Cover Me Babe (1970); Death Game (1977); Death in Small Doses (1995); Dinah! (1978); Eastwood in Action (1976); Entertainment Tonight (2018); Every Which Way But Loose (1978); Friendships, Secrets and Lies (1979); Gondola (1974); Good Morning America (1980); Hollywood Couples (2000); Impulse (1990); Joe Forrester (1976); Knock Knock (2015); Kung Fu (1974); Les grands reportages (2013); Les nouveaux rendez-vous (1980); Night Gallery / A Feast of Blood (1972); Planet of the Apes (1974); Ratboy (1986); Ray Meets Helen (2017); Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story (1982); Sudden Impact (1983); Tales of the Unexpected (1984); Tattletales (1975); TCM Remembers 2018 (2018); The 11th Annual People's Choice Awards (1985); The 41st Annual Academy Awards (1969); The 6th Annual American Cinema Awards (1989); The 7th Annual People's Choice Awards (1981); The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1973); The American Movie Awards (1980); The Bob Braun Show (1968); The F.B.I. (1972); The Gauntlet (1977); The Gauntlet: Behind the Scenes (1977); The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968); The Joan Rivers Show (1990); The Joey Bishop Show (1969); The Merv Griffin Show (1982); The Mike Douglas Show (1978); The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976); The Prophet's Game (2000); The Second Coming of Suzanne (1974); The Shadow of Chikara (1977); Tom Jones Now! (1984); Trading Favors (1997); Willard (1971).

On this day in movie history - Impulse (1990):

Impulse,

directed by Sondra Locke,

written by Leigh Chapman,

based on a story by John DeMarco,

was released in the United States on April 6, 1990.
Music by Michel Colombier.

Cast:
Theresa Russell, Jeff Fahey, George Dzundza, Alan Rosenberg, Nicholas Mele, Eli Danker, Charles McCaughan, Lynne Thigpen, Shawn Elliott, Angelo Tiffe, Christopher Lawford, Nick Savage, Dan Bell, Tom Dahlgren, Daniel Quinn, David L. Crowley, Mark Rolston, Russell Curry, Pete Antico, Karl Anthony Smith, Paul Acerno, Maria Rangel, Don Ruffin, Cliff McLaughlin, Paul A. Calabria, Valente Rodriguez, Ronald L. Colby, Robert Phalen, Douglas Rowe, Wendy Gordon, Jerry Dunphy, Jerry Martinez, Peder Melhuse, Sorin Serene Pricopie, Thomas Rosales Jr., Elaine Kagan, Michael McCleery, James Edgcomb, J. Michael Flynn.