On this day in movie history - The Maltese Falcon (1941):

The Maltese Falcon

directed and written by John Huston,

based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett,

was released in the United States on October 18, 1941.
Music by Adolph Deutsch.

Cast:

Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre, Barton MacLane, Lee Patrick, Sydney Greenstreet, Ward Bond, Jerome Cowan, Elisha Cook Jr., James Burke, Murray Alper, John Hamilton, Walter Huston.

On this day in movie history - The Quiet Man (1952):

The Quiet Man

directed by John Ford,

written by Frank S. Nugent,

was released in the United States on September 14, 1952.
Based on the short story by Maurice Walsh, originally published in the Saturday Evening Post (1933).
Narrated by Ward Bond.
Music by Victor Young.

Cast:

John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Victor McLaglen, Ward Bond, Mildred Natwick, Francis Ford, Arthur Shields, Eileen Crowe, Charles FitzSimons, James Fitzsimons, Sean McClory, Emily Eby, Jack MacGowran, Philip Stainton, May Craig, Paddy O'Donnell, Eric Gorman, Kevin Lawless, Joseph O'Dea, Tony Canzoneri, Frank Baker, Ruth Clifford, Maureen Coyne, Mimi Doyle, Ken Curtis, Douglas Evans, Charles Ferguson, Robert Foy, Sam Harris, D.R.O. Hatswell, John Horan, David Hughes, Billy Jones, Tiny Jones, Colin Kenny, Patrick Wayne, Michael Wayne, Toni Wayne, Melinda Wayne, Mae Marsh, Jim Morrin, Jim McVeigh, Harry Tenbrook, Harry Tyler, Al Murphy, Hank Worden, Michael O'Brian, Pat O'Malley, Frank O'Connor, Web Overlander, Bob Perry, Darla Ridgeway, Freddy Ridgeway, Philip Stainton, Jack Roper, Brick Sullivan.

On this day in movie history - The Searchers (1956):

The Searchers,

directed by John Ford,

written by Frank S. Nugent,

based on the novel by Alan Le May,

was released in the United States on May 26, 1956.
Music by Max Steiner.

Cast:
John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood, John Qualen, Olive Carey, Henry Brandon, Ken Curtis, Harry Carey Jr., Antonio Moreno, Hank Worden, Beulah Archuletta, Walter Coy, Dorothy Jordan, Pippa Scott, Patrick Wayne, Lana Wood, Gertrude Astor, Pipe Line Begishe, Exactly Sonnie Betsuie, Danny Borzage, Ruth Clifford, Carmen D'Antonio, Tommy Doss, Pete Grey Eyes, Feather Hat Jr., Nacho Galindo, Chuck Hayward, Jack Tin Horn, Harry Black Horse, Away Luna, Robert Lyden, Cliff Lyons, Peter Mamakos, Mae Marsh, Frank McGrath, Bob Many Mules, Jack Pennick, Lloyd Perryman, Prince (dog), Chuck Roberson, Smile White Sheep, Many Mules Son, Percy Shooting Star, William Steele, Chief Thundercloud, Terry Wilson, Billy Yellow.

Born on this day – Ward Bond:

Ward Bond

Actor

April 9, 1903 – November 5, 1960

Credits:

Wagon Train (1957–1961); Rio Bravo (1959); Alias Jesse James (1959); General Electric Theater (1953–1958); The Christophers (1955–1958); The Howard Miller Show (1958); China Doll (1958); The Growler Story (1957); The Wings of Eagles (1957); The Halliday Brand (1957); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1957–1958); Schlitz Playhouse (1952–1956); Pillars of the Sky (1956); The Searchers (1956); Dakota Incident (1956); Star Stage (1956); The Red, White and Blue Line (1955); Cavalcade of America (1955–1956); Screen Directors Playhouse (1955); A Man Alone (1955); Mister Roberts (1955); Climax! (1955); The Long Gray Line (1955); The Bob Mathias Story (1954); The Ford Television Theatre (1953–1954); Suspense (1954); Johnny Guitar (1954); Gypsy Colt (1954); The Steve Allen Show presented by Knickerbocker Beer (1953); Hondo (1953); The Moonlighter (1953); Blowing Wild (1953); The McGurk Way (1952); Thunderbirds (1952); The Gulf Playhouse (1952); Hellgate (1952); The Quiet Man (1952); On Dangerous Ground (1951); The Bigelow Theatre (1951); Bullfighter and the Lady (1951); Only the Valiant (1951); The Great Missouri Raid (1951); Operation Pacific (1951); This Is Korea! (1951); Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (1950); Wagon Master (1950); Riding High (1950); Singing Guns (1950); The Silver Theatre (1950); 3 Godfathers (1948); Joan of Arc (1948); Tap Roots (1948); The Time of Your Life (1948); Sins of the Fathers (1948); Fort Apache (1948); The Fugitive (1947); Unconquered (1947); It's a Wonderful Life (1946); My Darling Clementine (1946); Canyon Passage (1946); They Were Expendable (1945); Dakota (1945); Tall in the Saddle (1944); Home in Indiana (1944); The Fighting Sullivans (1944); A Guy Named Joe (1943); They Came to Blow Up America (1943); Slightly Dangerous (1943); Hello Frisco, Hello (1943); Gentleman Jim (1942); Hitler--Dead or Alive (1942); Sin Town (1942); Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942); The Falcon Takes Over (1942); Wild Bill Hickok Rides (1942); Know for Sure (1941); Swamp Water (1941); The Maltese Falcon (1941); Doctors Don't Tell (1941); Manpower (1941); The Shepherd of the Hills (1941); Sergeant York (1941); A Man Betrayed (1941); Tobacco Road (1941); Santa Fe Trail (1940); The Long Voyage Home (1940); City for Conquest (1940); Kit Carson (1940); Sailor's Lady (1940); The Mortal Storm (1940); Buck Benny Rides Again (1940); Virginia City (1940); Little Old New York (1940); The Grapes of Wrath (1940); The Cisco Kid and the Lady (1939); Gone with the Wind (1939); Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939); Drums Along the Mohawk (1939); Dust Be My Destiny (1939); Frontier Marshal (1939); Waterfront (1939); The Girl from Mexico (1939); Young Mr. Lincoln (1939); The Kid from Kokomo (1939); The Return of the Cisco Kid (1939); Union Pacific (1939); Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939); Mr. Moto in Danger Island (1939); Dodge City (1939); Sundown (1939); The Oklahoma Kid (1939); Pardon Our Nerve (1939); Made for Each Other (1939); They Made Me a Criminal (1939); Screen Snapshots Series 18, No. 1 (1938); Son of Frankenstein (1939); Going Places (1938); The Law West of Tombstone (1938); Submarine Patrol (1938); Fugitives for a Night (1938); You Can't Take It with You (1938); The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938); Prison Break (1938); Reformatory (1938); Professor Beware (1938); Numbered Woman (1938); Gun Law (1938); Flight Into Nowhere (1938); The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938); Mr. Moto's Gamble (1938); Hawaii Calls (1938); Over the Wall (1938); Bringing Up Baby (1938); Born to Be Wild (1938); Penitentiary (1938); Of Human Hearts (1938); Fight for Your Lady (1937); The Westland Case (1937); Music for Madame (1937); The Kid Comes Back (1937); The Game That Kills (1937); Escape by Night (1937); Dead End (1937); Topper (1937); Marry the Girl (1937); The Singing Marine (1937); A Fight to the Finish (1937); Mountain Music (1937); The Wildcatter (1937); They Gave Him a Gun (1937); Night Key (1937); 23 1/2 Hours Leave (1937); Park Avenue Logger (1937); The Soldier and the Lady (1937); When's Your Birthday? (1937); Devil's Playground (1937); You Only Live Once (1937); Woman-Wise (1937); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); After the Thin Man (1936); Conflict (1936); The Accusing Finger (1936); Legion of Terror (1936); Without Orders (1936); The Big Game (1936); The Man Who Lived Twice (1936); They Met in a Taxi (1936); Second Wife (1936); Crash Donovan (1936); White Fang (1936); High Tension (1936); The Bride Walks Out (1936); Fury (1936); The Cattle Thief (1936); Fatal Lady (1936); The Case Against Mrs. Ames (1936); Avenging Waters (1936); Pride of the Marines (1936); The First Baby (1936); Colleen (1936); Boulder Dam (1936); The Leathernecks Have Landed (1936); Muss 'em Up (1936); Two in the Dark (1936); Hitch Hike Lady (1935); We're Only Human (1935); Too Tough to Kill (1935); Broadway Hostess (1935); I Found Stella Parish (1935); Guard That Girl (1935); Western Courage (1935); 3 Kids and a Queen (1935); The Last Days of Pompeii (1935); Waterfront Lady (1935); His Night Out (1935); Little Big Shot (1935); She Gets Her Man (1935); Calm Yourself (1935); Death Flies East (1935); Murder in the Fleet (1935); The Headline Woman (1935); The Informer (1935); Mary Jane's Pa (1935); Strangers All (1935); Go Into Your Dance (1935); 'G' Men (1935); Fighting Shadows (1935); Black Fury (1935); The Crimson Trail (1935); Times Square Lady (1935); One New York Night (1935); Devil Dogs of the Air (1935); Under Pressure (1935); Grand Old Girl (1935); Broadway Bill (1934); Men of the Night (1934); Against the Law (1934); 6 Day Bike Rider (1934); Death on the Diamond (1934); Girl in Danger (1934); The Human Side (1934); Chained (1934); The Affairs of Cellini (1934); The Defense Rests (1934); The Circus Clown (1934); A Man's Game (1934); Here Comes the Groom (1934); Most Precious Thing in Life (1934); I'll Tell the World (1934); The Crime of Helen Stanley (1934); Whirlpool (1934); Voice in the Night (1934); The Fighting Ranger (1934); It Happened One Night (1934); The Poor Rich (1934); Speed Wings (1934); School for Romance (1934); Frontier Marshal (1934); The Fighting Code (1933); Straightaway (1933); Son of a Sailor (1933); College Coach (1933); Police Car 17 (1933); Wild Boys of the Road (1933); Lady for a Day (1933); The Wrecker (1933); Heroes for Sale (1933); When Strangers Marry (1933); Unknown Valley (1933); Obey the Law (1933); State Trooper (1933); Lucky Devils (1933); Sundown Rider (1932); 20,000 Years in Sing Sing (1932); Flesh (1932); Air Mail (1932); Virtue (1932); Rackety Rax (1932); White Eagle (1932); That's My Boy (1932); Hold 'Em Jail (1932); Hello Trouble (1932); Bachelor's Affairs (1932); The Trial of Vivienne Ware (1932); Careless Lady (1932); High Speed (1932); The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932); Maker of Men (1931); Arrowsmith (1931); Over the Hill (1931); Sob Sister (1931); The Spider (1931); The Brat (1931); Quick Millions (1931); Three Girls Lost (1931); A Connecticut Yankee (1931); Up the River (1930); The Big Trail (1930); Cheer Up and Smile (1930); Born Reckless (1930); The Lone Star Ranger (1930); So This Is College (1929); Salute (1929); Words and Music (1929); Noah's Ark (1928).

On this day in movie history - Pardon Our Nerve (1939):

Pardon Our Nerve,

directed by H. Bruce Humberstone,

written by Robert Ellis and Helen Logan,

based on a story by Hilda Stone and Betty Reinhardt,

was released in the United States on February 24, 1939.
Music by Gene Rose.

Cast:
Lynn Bari, June Gale, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Michael Whalen, Edward Brophy, John Miljan, Theodore von Eltz, Ward Bond, Chester Clute, Helen Ericson, Tom Kennedy, Carol Adams, Sidney Bracey, Gary Breckner, Don Brodie, Romaine Callender, Dorothy Christy, Charles Coleman, Hal Craig, Floyd Criswell, Lester Dorr, Eddie Dunn, James Flavin, Dick French, Bud Geary, Grace Goodall, William Haade, Frank Hagney, Lew Harvey, Robert Emmett Keane, Joe King, George Lynn, Mickey MacAvoy, Hamilton MacFadden, Steve Mason, Larry McGrath, Jack Norton, Bob Perry, Jack Roper, Syd Saylor, June Storey, Dan Tobey, Emmett Vogan, Ray Walker, Ben Welden, Charles C. Wilson, Florence Wright.

On this day in movie history - On Dangerous Ground (1951):

On Dangerous Ground,

directed by Nicholas Ray and Ida Lupino,

written by A. I. Bezzerides and Nicholas Ray,

based on the novel Mad with Much Heart by Gerald Butler,

was released in the United States on December 12, 1951.
Music by Bernard Herrmann.

Cast:
Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, Ward Bond, Charles Kemper, Anthony Ross, Ed Begley, Ian Wolfe, Sumner Williams, Gus Schilling, Frank Ferguson, Cleo Moore, Olive Carey.