Tuesday, September 3, 2024

On this day in movie history - Down Three Dark Streets (1954):


Down Three Dark Streets,
directed by Arnold Laven,
written by Gordon Gordon and Bernard C. Schonefeld,
based on the novel Case File: FBI by Mildred Gordon,
was released in the United States on September 3, 1954.
Music by Paul Sawtell.


Cast:
Broderick Crawford, Ruth Roman, Martha Hyer, Marisa Pavan, Max Showalter, Kenneth Tobey, Gene Reynolds, William Johnstone, Harlan Warde, Jay Adler, Claude Akins, Suzanne Alexander, Myra Marsh, Joe Basselt, William Schallert.

On this day in movie history - Private Hell 36 (1953):


Private Hell 36,
aka Baby Face Killers,
directed by Don Siegel,
written by Collier Young and Ida Lupino,
was released in the United States on September 3, 1953.
Music by Leith Stevens.


Cast:
Ida Lupino, Steve Cochran, Howard Duff, Dean Jagger, Dorothy Malone, James Anderson, William Boyett, Chester Conklin, Richard Deacon, George Dockstader, King Donovan, Bridget Duff, Dabbs Greer, Jerry Hausner, Jimmy Hawkins, Tom Monroe, Chris O'Brien, Kenneth Patterson, Sammy Shack.

On this day in movie history - White Heat (1949):


White Heat,
directed by Raoul Walsh,
written by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts,
based on a story by Virginia Kellogg,
was released in the United States on September 3, 1949.
Music by Max Steiner.


Cast:
James Cagney, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O'Brien, Margaret Wycherly, Steve Cochran, John Archer, Wally Cassell, Fred Clark, G. Pat Collins, Paul Guilfoyle, Ian MacDonald, Robert Osterloh, Ford Rainey, Aline Towne, Jim Thorpe.

Born on this day – Eileen Brennan:


Eileen Brennan

Actress

September 3, 1932 – July 28, 2013

Born on this day – Irene Papas:


Irene Papas

Actress

Singer

September 3, 1926 – September 14, 2022

Born on this day – Anne Jackson:


Anne Jackson

Actress

September 3, 1925 – April 12, 2016

Born on this day – Ruth Orkin:


Ruth Orkin

Photographer

Writer

Director

September 3, 1921 – January 16, 1985

Credits:

Books:

A Photo Journal (1981); A World Through My Window (1978); More Pictures from My Window (1983); Outside-Morris Engel Ruth Orkin, From Street Photography to Filmmaking (2014); Ruth Orkin (2023); Ruth Orkin: A Photo Spirit (2021); Ruth Orkin: Above and Beyond (1999); Ruth Orkin: American Girl in Italy The Making of a Classic (2005); Ruth Orkin: Bike Trip (2023); Ruth Orkin: ICP Exhibition (1995); Ruth Orkin: Photo Posch (2023); Ruth Orkin: Women (2023).

Movies and television:

Little Fugitive (1953 / 2006); Lovers and Lollipops (1956); Lunch Money (2010); Morris Engel Home Movies (2021); Morris Engel: The Independent (2008); Ruth Orkin: Frames of Life (1996); Something's Gotta Give (2003); The Dog Lover (1962).