On this day in movie history - The Indian Runner (1991):

The Indian Runner

directed and written by Sean Penn,

was released in the United States on September 20, 1991.
Music by Jack Nitzsche and David Lindley.

Cast:

David Morse, Viggo Mortensen, Valeria Golino, Patricia Arquette, Charles Bronson, Sandy Dennis, Dennis Hopper, Jordan Rhodes, Enzo Rossi, Harry Crews, Eileen Ryan, Trevor Endicott, Brandon Fleck, Kathy Jensen, James Devney, Leland J. Olson, Annie Pearson, Thomas Blair Levin, V. Stacy Klein, Benicio Del Toro, James J. Luxa, Adam Nelson, Eddie Katz, Kenny Stabler, Don Shanks, Neal Stark, Elaine Schoonover, Larry Hoefling, Phil Gould, Chuck Ulmer, Joe Martin, Helen Halmes, James Intveld, Jill Anderson, John Blyth Barrymore, Pete Boughn, Kaylene Carlson, Kevin Costello, Shane Kerwin.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1957 - 1960):

M Squad

was released in the United States on September 20, 1957,

and ran for three seasons until June 21, 1960.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newman, Roscoe Ates, Joanna Barnes, Charles Bronson, Mike Connors, Russ Conway, Walter Coy, Whitney Blake, Paul Burke, James Coburn, Francis De Sales, Angie Dickinson, Joe Flynn, Alan Hale, Jr., Ron Hayes, Werner Klemperer, Robert Knapp, Tom Laughlin, Ruta Lee, DeForest Kelley, Nan Leslie, Dayton Lummis, Tyler McVey, Walter Maslow, Carole Mathews, Joyce Meadows, Sid Melton, John Mitchum, Ed Nelson, Leonard Nimoy, J. Pat O'Malley, Michael Pataki, Burt Reynolds, Don Rickles, Janice Rule, Barbara Stuart, Mary Treen, H. M. Wynant.

On this day in movie history - The Sleeping City (1950):

The Sleeping City

directed and written by George Sherman,

was released in the United States on September 20, 1950.
Music by Frank Skinner.

Cast:

Richard Conte, Coleen Gray, Richard Taber, John Alexander, Peggy Dow, Alex Nicol, Carroll Ashburn, Frank Baxter, Dort Clark, Mickey Cochran, Russell Collins, James Daly, Henry Hart, Ralph Hertz, Tom Hoirer, Richard Kendrick, Jack Lescoulie, Jimmy Little, William Martel, Rod McLennan, Florence Morrison, James O'Neill, Herbert Ratner, Hugh Reilly, Ernest Sarracino, Robert Strauss, Michael Strong, Mimi Strongin, Victor Sutherland, Frank M. Thomas, Frank Tweddell, James J. Van Dyk.

On this day in movie history - Thieves’ Highway (1949):

Thieves’ Highway

directed by Jules Dassin,

written by A. I. Bezzerides,

based on the novel Thieves’ Market by A. I. Bezzerides,

was released in the United States on September 20, 1949.
Music by Alfred Newman and Cyril J. Mockridge.

Cast:

Richard Conte, Valentina Cortese, Lee J. Cobb, Barbara Lawrence, Jack Oakie, Millard Mitchell, Joseph Pevney, Morris Carnovsky, Tamara Shayne, Kasia Orzazewski, Norbert Schiller, Hope Emerson, Walter Baldwin, Robert Bice, Howland Chamberlain, David Clarke, Roy Damron, Jules Dassin, Al Eben, Robert Foulk, Joe Haworth, Percy Helton, Ted Jordan, Frank Kreig, Saul Martell, Edwin Max, John Merton, Ann Morrison, James Nolan, David Opatoshu, Frank Richards, Maurice Samuels, Mario Siletti, Irene Tedrow, George Tyne, Dick Wessel, Harry Wilson.

Born on this day – Malachy McCourt:

Malachy McCourt

Actor

Writer

September 20, 1931 – March 11, 2024

Credits:

Books:

A Monk Swimming: A Memoir (1998); Bush Lies in State (2004); Danny Boy: The Legend of the Beloved Irish Ballad (2003); Harold Be Thy Name: Lighthearted Daily Reflections for People in Recovery (2004); History of Ireland (2004); I Am Not Myself At All, an essay included in The Face in the Mirror: Writers Reflect on Their Dreams of Youth and the Reality of Age (2009); Singing My Him Song (2000); The Claddagh Ring: Ireland's Cherished Symbol Of Friendship, Loyalty And Love (2003); Through Irish Eyes: A Visual Companion to Angela McCourt's Ireland (1998); Voices of Ireland: Classic Writings of a Rich and Rare Land (2002).

Movies and television:

13 Stars for Channel 13 (1970); After.Life (2009); All My Children (1992–2009); Angela's Christmas (2017); Another World (1982); Ash Wednesday (2002); Beautiful Kid (2003); Beyond the Pale, A Look Back (2000–2004); Body & Soul (2002); Brewster's Millions (1985); Catalina C-Lab (1982); Coming Up Roses (2011); Danny Boy: The Ballad That Bewitched the World (2013); Freethought Matters (2021); Gods and Generals (2003); Green Card (1990); Guiding Light (1989); H.E.L.P. (1990); Happy Hour (2003); Hardball with Chris Matthews (2006); Home (2006); Humor Me (2017); Ira & Abby (2006); Isn't It Delicious (2013); J.F.K.: Reckless Youth (1993); Joyce to the World (2004); Kettle of Fish (2006); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2000–2001); Life on Mars (2009); Manny's Orphans (1978); Montana Trap (1976); Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990); Music of Ireland: Welcome Home (2010); Music of Ireland: Welcome to America (2010); My Music: When Irish Eyes Are Smiling (2010); Narcan (2016); Nick and Nicky; Odd Mom Out (2016); One Life to Live (1995); Oz (2002–2003); Popcorn Shrimp (2001); Q: The Winged Serpent (1982); Remember WENN (1997); Reversal of Fortune (1990); Reward (1980); Righteous Kill (2008); Ryan's Hope (1975–1989); Saint of 9/11 (2006); Search for Tomorrow (1984–1985); She's the One (1996); Starman (1987); Stillness (2012); Surfside 6 (1962); Tales from the Darkside (1985); Tales of the Unexpected (1984); Ten Hundred Kings (2000); The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990); The Brink's Job (1978); The Dain Curse (1978); The David Frost Show (1970); The Deli (1997); The Devil's Own (1997); The Dick Cavett Show (1968); The Don Rickles Show (1968); The DuPont Show of the Month (1959); The F.B.I. (1968); The Field (1990); The Fitzgerald Family Christmas (2012); The Ghost of Richard Harris (2022); The Guru (2002); The House of God (1984); The January Man (1989); The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2005–2007); The McCourts of Limerick (1998); The McCourts of New York (1999); The Merv Griffin Show (1966–1971); The Mighty Macs (2009); The Mike Douglas Show (1968); The Molly Maguires (1970); The Orphan (1979); The Other Guys (2010); The Sam Levenson Show (1959); The Sweet Science (1999); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1960–1961); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1972); The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1993); Thin Ice (1981); This Is a Story About Ted and Alice (2008); Threebound (2019); Toss It (2019); Turbulence (1997); Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics / Where the Dead Are (1994); Two for the Seesaw (1962); You Can't Go Home Again (1979).

Born on this day – Anne Meara Stiller:

Anne Meara Stiller

Actress

Comedian

September 20, 1929 – May 23, 2015

Born on this day – Paul Wendkos:

Paul Wendkos

Director

September 20, 1925 – November 12, 2009

Credits:

A Cry for Love (1980); A Death of Innocence (1971); A Little Game (1971); A Man Called Shenandoah (1965); A Match Made in Heaven (1997); A Tattered Web (1971); A Wing and a Prayer (1998); A Woman Called Moses (1978); Act of Violence (1979); Alcoa Theatre (1958–1960); Angel Baby (1961); Archer (1975); Attack on the Iron Coast (1968); Battle of the Coral Sea (1959); Because They're Young (1960); Behind Closed Doors (1958); Ben Casey (1963–1964); Betrayal (1978); Biography (2004); Bitter Heritage (1958); Blind Faith (1990); Blood Vows: The Story of a Mafia Wife (1987); Bloodlines: Murder in the Family (1993); Boone (1983); Breaking Point (1963–1964); Burke's Law (1965); Cannon for Cordoba (1970); Celebrity (1984); Cocaine: One Man's Seduction (1983); Cross Fire (1989); Death Among Friends (1975); Different (1999); Dr. Kildare (1962–1964); Face of a Fugitive (1959); Farrell for the People (1982); Fear No Evil (1969); Five Fingers (1959); Footsteps (1972); From the Dead of Night (1989); Gidget (1959); Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961); Gidget Goes to Rome (1963); Golden Gate (1981); Good Against Evil (1977); Good Cops, Bad Cops (1990); Guilty Until Proven Innocent (1991); Guns of the Magnificent Seven (1969); Hagen (1980); Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue (1977); Harold Robbins' 79 Park Avenue (1977); Harry O (1974); Haunts of the Very Rich (1972); Hawaii Five-O (1968); Hawkins (1973–1974); Hell Boats (1970); Honey West (1965); Honor Thy Father (1973); I Spy (1965–1966); Intimate Agony (1983); Johnny Tiger (1966); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963); Law of the Plainsman (1960); Medical Story (1975); Message from Nam (1993); Mr. Novak (1964–1965); Naked City (1960–1961); Nobody Lives Forever (1998); Picking Up the Pieces (1985); Playhouse 90 (1957–1958); Police Story (1973); Premiere (1968); Rage of Angels: The Story Continues (1986); Right to Die (1987); Route 66 (1961); Saints and Sinners (1962–1963); Scorned and Swindled (1984); Secrets (1977); Sister Margaret and the Saturday Night Ladies (1987); Six Against the Rock (1987); Special Delivery (1976); Stalk the Wild Child (1976); Tarawa Beachhead (1958); Terror on the Beach (1973); The Awakening of Candra (1983); The Bad Seed (1985); The Big Valley (1965); The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970); The Burglar (1957); The Case Against Brooklyn (1958); The Chase (1991); The Death of Richie (1977); The Delphi Bureau (1972); The Detectives (1960–1962); The Dick Powell Theatre (1963); The Eleventh Hour (1962); The Execution (1985); The F.B.I. (1966); The Family Rico (1972); The Five of Me (1981); The Great Escape II: The Untold Story (1988); The Greatest Show on Earth (1963); The Invaders (1967–1968); The Legend of Lizzie Borden (1975); The Mephisto Waltz (1971); The Ordeal of Dr. Mudd (1980); The Ordeal of Patty Hearst (1979); The Rifleman (1961–1962); The Strangers in 7A (1972); The Survivors (1969); The Taking of Flight 847: The Uli Derickson Story (1988); The Underground Man (1974); The Untouchables (1961–1963); The Wild Wild West (1965); The Woman I Love (1972); Tightrope (1960); Travis Logan, D.A. (1971); Trial: The Price of Passion (1992); Two Faces West (1960); White Hot: The Mysterious Murder of Thelma Todd (1991).