On this day in movie history - High Sierra (1941):

High Sierra

directed by Raoul Walsh,

written by John Huston and W. R. Burnett,

based on the novel by W. R. Burnett,

was released in the United States on January 23, 1941.
Music by Adolph Deutsch.

Cast:

Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Curtis, Arthur Kennedy, Joan Leslie, Henry Hull, Henry Travers, Jerome Cowan, Minna Gombell, Barton MacLane, Elisabeth Risdon, Cornel Wilde, Donald MacBride, Paul Harvey, Isabel Jewell, Willie Best, Spencer Charters, George Meeker, Robert Strange, John Eldredge, Sam Hayes, Zero the Dog, Eddie Acuff.

Born on this day – Rutger Hauer:

Rutger Hauer

Actor

January 23, 1944 – July 19, 2019

Credits:

Break (2020); Ecstasy (2019); Iron Mask (2019); Porters (2017–2019); Kingdom Hearts III (2019); Alien: Out of the Shadows (2018); The Sonata (2018); The Sisters Brothers (2018); Corbin Nash (2018); Channel Zero (2018); Samson (2018); The Broken Key (2017); 24 Hours to Live (2017); Observer (2017); Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017); Gangsterdam (2017); Mata Hari (2016); Drawing Home (2016); Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich (2016); Cuba libre (2016); Genderness (2016); The Last Kingdom (2015); Clones (2015); WAX: We Are the X (2015); The Admiral (2015); Galavant (2015); The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power (2015); Francesco (2014); True Blood (2013–2014); 2047: Sights of Death (2014); Wilfred (2014); The Letters (2014); Isip the Warrior (2013); I Turned Her to the Left (2013); Real Playing Game (2013); Flight of the Storks (2013); Il Futuro (2013); Metal Hurlant Chronicles (2012); Michelangelo - Il cuore e la pietra (2012); Agent Ranjid rettet die Welt (2012); Bachelor Trip (2012); Dracula 3D (2012); Requiem 2019 (2011); The Heineken Kidnapping (2011); The Reverend (2011); Portable Life (2011); The Cardboard Village (2011); Klyuch salamandry (2011); All for One (2011); Black Butterflies (2011); The Rite (2011); The Mill and the Cross (2011); Hobo with a Shotgun (2011); Spoon (2010); Happiness Runs (2010); Sword of War (2009); 3 (2009); Dazzle (2009); The Prince of Motor City (2008); The Rhapsody (2008); Bride Flight (2008); Magic Flute Diaries (2008); Starting Over (2007); Sweet Betty (2007); Moving McAllister (2007); Dead Tone (2007); Goal II: Living the Dream (2007); Starfish Tango (2006); Mentor (2006); Minotaur (2006); The Hunt for Eagle One (2006); The Poseidon Adventure (2005); Dracula III: Legacy (2005); Batman Begins (2005); Sin City (2005); In the Shadow of the Cobra (2004); Camera ascunsa (2004); Salem's Lot (2004); Tempesta (2004); Smallville (2003); Dracula II: Ascension (2003); Alias (2003); Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002); Warrior Angels (2002); Scorcher (2002); I banchieri di Dio (2002); The Last Words of Dutch Schultz (2001); The Room (2001); Flying Virus (2001); Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal (2001); Lying in Wait (2001); Slow Burn (2000); Kylie Minogue: On a Night Like This (2000); The 10th Kingdom (2000); Partners in Crime (2000); New World Disorder (1999); Simon Magus (1999); Bone Daddy (1998); Merlin (1998); Tactical Assault (1998); The Ruby Ring (1997); Redline (1997); Bleeders (1997); Screen One (1997); Lexx (1997); Blast (1997); Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997); The Call of the Wild (1997); Omega Doom (1996); Crossworlds (1996); Precious Find (1996); Mr. Stitch (1995); Blood of the Innocent (1994); Fatherland (1994); The Beans of Egypt, Maine (1994); Nostradamus (1994); Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994); Surviving the Game (1994); Arctic Blue (1993); Voyage (1993); Blind Side (1993); T.V. (1992); Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992); Split Second (1992); Guinness: Art (1991); Beyond Justice (1991); Past Midnight (1991); Wedlock (1991); The Law of the Desert (1991); Submitting (1989); Guinness: Just a Nightmare (1989); Guinness: Sauna (1989); The Blood of Heroes (1989); Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love (1989); The Edge (1989); Blind Fury (1989); Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989); The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988); Escape from Sobibor (1987); Wanted: Dead or Alive (1986); The Hitcher (1986); Flesh+Blood (1985); Ladyhawke (1985); A Breed Apart (1984); The Osterman Weekend (1983); Eureka (1983); Blade Runner (1982); Inside the Third Reich (1982); Chanel Solitaire (1981); Nighthawks (1981); Spetters (1980); Duel in de diepte (1979); Grijpstra & De Gier (1979); Een vrouw tussen hond en wolf (1979); Es begann bei Tiffany (1979); Voor koningin en vaderland (1979); Mysteries (1978); Pastorale 1943 (1978); Heilige Jeanne (1978); Soldier of Orange (1977); Max Havelaar (1976); La donneuse (1976); Floris von Rosemund (1975); Cyrano de Bergerac (1975); Het jaar van de kreeft (1975); Cold Blood (1975); Katie Tippel (1975); The Wilby Conspiracy (1975); Hard to Remember (1974); Repelsteeltje (1973); Waaldrecht (1973); Turkish Delight (1973); Pathfinders (1972); Floris (1969); Monsieur Hawarden (1968).

Born on this day – Jeanne Moreau:

Jeanne Moreau

Actress

Singer

Writer

Director

January 23, 1928 – July 31, 2017

Born on this day – David Hand:

David Hand

Animator

Director

Producer

January 23, 1900 – October 11, 1986

Credits:

100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration (2023); Lifestyles of the Rich and Animated (1991); DTV Monster Hits (1987); DTV Valentine (1986); Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition II: Life with Mickey (1985); DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues (1984); DTV: Golden Oldies (1984); DTV: Pop & Rock (1984); Disney's Halloween Treat (1984); The Fox and the Hound (1981); Mickey Mouse Disco (1980); Robin Hood (1973); Walt Disney's 50th Anniversary Show (1973); Mickey Mouse Happy Birthday Show (1968); The Sword in the Stone (1963); Goliath II (1960); The New Neighbor (1953); Californy er Bust (1945); The Grain That Built a Hemisphere (1943); Bambi (1942); All Together (1942); 7 Wise Dwarfs (1941); Donald's Camera (1941); Fantasia (1940); The Standard Parade (1939); The Whalers (1938); Moth and the Flame (1938); Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937); Little Hiawatha (1937); Magician Mickey (1937); More Kittens (1936); Mother Pluto (1936); The Country Cousin (1936); Mickey's Elephant (1936); Three Blind Mouseketeers (1936); Alpine Climbers (1936); Thru the Mirror (1936); Three Little Wolves (1936); Mickey's Polo Team (1936); Three Orphan Kittens (1935); Pluto's Judgement Day (1935); Who Killed Cock Robin? (1935); The Robber Kitten (1935); Mickey's Kangaroo (1935); Mickey's Man Friday (1935); The Dognapper (1934); The Flying Mouse (1934); Mickey's Steam Roller (1934); Camping Out (1934); Old King Cole (1933); The Mail Pilot (1933); Birds in the Spring (1933); The Mad Doctor (1933); Building a Building (1933); Trader Mickey (1932); The Tail of the Monkey (1926); The Cat's Nine Lives (1926); Victory Through Air Power (1943); The Wayward Canary (1932); Bugs in Love (1932); The Whoopee Party (1932); King Neptune (1932); Trader Mickey (1932); Mickey's Nightmare (1932); Just Dogs (1932); Flowers and Trees (1932); Mickey in Arabia (1932); The Bears and Bees (1932); The Mad Dog (1932); The Gorilla Mystery (1930); The Gorilla Mystery (1930); The Bird Store (1932); The Ugly Duckling (1931); Mickey's Orphans (1931); Mickey Cuts Up (1931); The Gorilla Mystery (1930); The Fox Hunt (1931); The Barnyard Broadcast (1931); Fishin' Around (1931); Egyptian Melodies (1931); The Cat's Out (1931); Mickey Steps Out (1931); The Gorilla Mystery (1930); The China Plate (1931); The Moose Hunt (1931); Mother Goose Melodies (1931); The Gorilla Mystery (1930); Traffic Troubles (1931); Birds of a Feather (1931); Playful Pan (1930); Winter (1930); Monkey Melodies (1930); The Chain Gang (1930); Night (1930); Midnight in a Toy Shop (1930); Arctic Antics (1930); The Fire Fighters (1930); Frolicking Fish (1930); The Cactus Kid (1930); Dinky Doodle in the Army (1926); Just Spooks (1925); The Magic Lamp (1919); Out of the Inkwell (1919).

Born on this day – Randolph Scott:

Randolph Scott

Actor

Producer

January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987

Credits:

Ride the High Country (1962); Comanche Station (1960); Ride Lonesome (1959); Westbound (1958); Buchanan Rides Alone (1958); Decision at Sundown (1957); Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957); The Tall T (1957); 7th Cavalry (1956); 7 Men from Now (1956); A Lawless Street (1955); Tall Man Riding (1955); Rage at Dawn (1955); Ten Wanted Men (1955); The Bounty Hunter (1954); Riding Shotgun (1954); Thunder Over the Plains (1953); The Stranger Wore a Gun (1953); The Man Behind the Gun (1953); Hangman's Knot (1952); Carson City (1952); Starlift (1951); Man in the Saddle (1951); Fort Worth (1951); Santa Fe (1951); Sugarfoot (1951); The Cariboo Trail (1950); Colt .45 (1950); The Nevadan (1950); Fighting Man of the Plains (1949); The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949); Canadian Pacific (1949); The Walking Hills (1949); Return of the Bad Men (1948); Coroner Creek (1948); Albuquerque (1948); Christmas Eve (1947); Gunfighters (1947); Trail Street (1947); Home, Sweet Homicide (1946); Badman's Territory (1946); Abilene Town (1946); Captain Kidd (1945); China Sky (1945); Belle of the Yukon (1944); Follow the Boys (1944); 'Gung Ho!': The Story of Carlson's Makin Island Raiders (1943); Corvette K-225 (1943); The Desperadoes (1943); Bombardier (1943); Pittsburgh (1942); The Spoilers (1942); To the Shores of Tripoli (1942); Paris Calling (1941); Belle Starr (1941); Western Union (1941); When the Daltons Rode (1940); My Favorite Wife (1940); Virginia City (1940); 20,000 Men a Year (1939); Coast Guard (1939); Frontier Marshal (1939); Susannah of the Mounties (1939); Jesse James (1939); The Road to Reno (1938); The Texans (1938); Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm (1938); High, Wide and Handsome (1937); Go West Young Man (1936); The Last of the Mohicans (1936); And Sudden Death (1936); Follow the Fleet (1936); Pirate Party on Catalina Isle (1935); She (1935); Village Tale (1935); So Red the Rose (1935); Roberta (1935); Rocky Mountain Mystery (1935); Home on the Range (1935); Wagon Wheels (1934); The Last Round-Up (1934); Broken Dreams (1933); To the Last Man (1933); Man of the Forest (1933); Cocktail Hour (1933); Sunset Pass (1933); Supernatural (1933); The Thundering Herd (1933); Murders in the Zoo (1933); Hello, Everybody! (1933); Wild Horse Mesa (1932); Hot Saturday (1932); Heritage of the Desert (1932); A Successful Calamity (1932); Sky Bride (1932); Women Men Marry (1931); Born Reckless (1930); Dynamite (1929); The Virginian (1929); Half Marriage (1929); Illusion (1929); Sailor's Holiday (1929); The Black Watch (1929); The Far Call (1929); Why Be Good? (1929); Weary River (1929); The Wolf of Wall Street (1929); Sharp Shooters (1928).

Etty Hillesum, on writing:

Every word born of an inner necessity - writing must never be anything else.

- Etty Hillesum.

On this day in music history - Across an Ocean of Dreams, by 2002 (2002):

The album Across an Ocean of Dreams,

by 2002,

was released on January 22, 2002.