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

The Scarlet Hour,

directed by Michael Curtiz,

written by Alford Van Ronkel, Frank Tashlin and John Meredyth Lucas,

based on a story by Alford Van Ronkel and Frank Tashlin,

was released in the United States on April 18, 1956.
Music by Leith Stevens.

Cast:
Carol Ohmart, Tom Tryon, Jody Lawrence, James Gregory, Elaine Stritch, E. G. Marshall, Edward Binns, David Lewis, Billy Gray, Jacques Aubuchon, Scott Marlowe, Johnstone White, James Stone, Maureen Hurley, James Todd, Nat 'King' Cole, Benson Fong.

On this day in movie history - The Blue Dahlia (1946):

The Blue Dahlia,

directed by George Marshall,

written by Raymond Chandler,

was released in the United States on April 18, 1946.
Music by Victor Young.

Cast:
Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Howard Da Silva, Doris Dowling, Hugh Beaumont, Tom Powers, Howard Freeman, Don Costello, Will Wright, Frank Faylen, Walter Sande, Mae Busch, Anthony Caruso, Noel Neill.

On this day in movie history - The Secret Six (1931):

The Secret Six,

aka The Secret 6,

directed by George W. Hill,

written by Frances Marion,

was released in the United States on April 18, 1931.

Cast:
Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone, Johnny Mack Brown, Jean Harlow, Marjorie Rambeau, Paul Hurst, Clark Gable, Ralph Bellamy, John Miljan, DeWitt Jennings, Murray Kinnell, Fletcher Norton, Louis Natheaux, Frank McGlynn Sr., Theodore von Eltz, Lynton Brent, Mary Carlisle, Charles Giblyn, Joseph W. Girard, Betty Lawson, Tom London, George Magrill, Lee Phelps, Buddy Roosevelt, Oscar Rudolph, Hector V. Sarno, Carol Tevis, Arthur Thalasso, Walter Walker, S.D. Wilcox.

Born on this day – Barbara Hale:

Barbara Hale

Actress

April 18, 1922 – January 26, 2017

Credits:

Travelers (2013); Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (2005); Biography (2000); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (1995); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (1994); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives (1993); Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss (1993); Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host (1993); Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993); The Defense Rests: A Tribute to Raymond Burr (1993); Vicki Lawrence in Vicki! (1993); Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992); Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo (1992); Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (1992); Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion (1991); Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin (1991); Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991); Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991); Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (1990); Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990); Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990); Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen (1990); The Case of the Courtroom Legend (1989); Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989); Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989); Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson (1989); Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988); Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (1988); Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987); Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987); Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987); Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love (1987); Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (1986); Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (1986); Perry Mason Returns (1985); Family Feud / All-Star Family Feud Special (1984); The Greatest American Hero (1981); The Magical World of Disney (1973–1978); Big Wednesday (1978); Dinah! (1976); The Flight of the Grey Wolf (1976); The Giant Spider Invasion (1975); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1974); Chester, Yesterday's Horse (1973); The Doris Day Show (1972); Adam-12 (1971); Ironside (1971); The Most Deadly Game (1970); The Red, White, and Black (1970); It's Your Bet (1970); Airport (1970); Lassie (1969); Insight (1969); Buckskin (1968); Custer (1967); You Don't Say (1967); Stump the Stars (1963); Here's Hollywood (1960); The Juke Box Jury (1956–1959); The 11th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1959); Perry Mason (1957–1966); General Electric Theater (1955–1959); Desert Hell (1958); Slim Carter (1957); The Oklahoman (1957); Playhouse 90 (1956–1957); 7th Cavalry (1956); The Millionaire (1956); Star Stage (1955); Crossroads (1956); The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1956); The Houston Story (1956); Damon Runyon Theater (1956); The Loretta Young Show (1956); Place the Face (1955); Climax! (1955); Celebrity Playhouse (1955); Science Fiction Theatre (1955); Screen Directors Playhouse (1955); Studio 57 (1955); The Far Horizons (1955); Schlitz Playhouse (1953–1955); Unchained (1955); A Lion Is in the Streets (1953); Footlights Theater (1953); The Lone Hand (1953); Seminole (1953); Last of the Comanches (1953); Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder (1952); The First Time (1952); Lorna Doone (1951); Emergency Wedding (1950); The Jackpot (1950); And Baby Makes Three (1949); Jolson Sings Again (1949); The Window (1949); The Clay Pigeon (1949); The Boy with Green Hair (1948); A Likely Story (1947); Lady Luck (1946); First Yank Into Tokyo (1945); West of the Pecos (1945); The Falcon in Hollywood (1944); Heavenly Days (1944); Goin' to Town (1944); The Falcon Out West (1944); Prunes and Politics (1944); Higher and Higher (1943); Around the World (1943); Government Girl (1943); Gildersleeve on Broadway (1943); The Iron Major (1943); The Seventh Victim (1943); Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event (1943); Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943).

Born on this day – Lenore Aubert:

Lenore Aubert

Actress

April 18, 1913 – July 31, 1993

Credits:

Une fille sur la route (1952); Fall 7:9 (1951); Famous Jury Trials (1950); Actor's Studio (1950); The Morey Amsterdam Show (1950); Through Wendy's Window (1949); Suspense (1949); The Silver Theatre (1949); Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (1949); Barbary Pirate (1949); Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948); The Return of the Whistler (1948); The Prairie (1947); I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947); The Other Love (1947); The Wife of Monte Cristo (1946); The Catman of Paris (1946); Having Wonderful Crime (1945); Action in Arabia (1944); Passport to Destiny (1944); They Got Me Covered (1943); Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938); Old King Cole (1933).

Raymond Chandler, on writing:

The challenge is to write about real things magically.

- Raymond Chandler.

The Penguins are out of the playoffs:

Always next season.