On this day in movie history - Being John Malkovich (1999):

Being John Malkovich

directed by Spike Jonze,

written by Charlie Kaufman,

was shown in the United States on October 29, 1999.
Music by Carter Burwell.

Cast:

John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Ned Bellamy, Eric Weinstein, Madison Lanc, Octavia Spencer, Mary Kay Place, Orson Bean, Catherine Keener, K.K. Dodds, Reginald C. Hayes, Byrne Piven, Judith Wetzell, John Malkovich, Kevin Carroll, Willie Garson, W. Earl Brown, Charlie Sheen, Gerald Emerick, Bill M. Ryusaki, Carlos Jacott, James Murray, Richard Fancy, Patti Tippo, Daniel Hansen, Mariah O'Brien, Gregory Sporleder, Kelly Teacher, Jacqueline Benoît, William Buck, Christine D. Coleman, Jeanne Diehl, Audrey Gelfund, Yetta Ginsburg, Sylvester Jenkins, Roy C. Johnson, Eddie J. Low, Ralph W. Spaulding, David Wyler, Flori Wyler, Kevin Lee, Marlowe Bassett, Jennifer Canzoneri, Kristie Cordle, Denise Dabrowski, Kristin Condon, Charlene Grimsley, Christine Krejer, Erica Long, Yvonne Montelius, Jessica Neuberger, Sara Rifkin, Elizabeth Rivera, Chelsa Sjostrom, Pamela Hayden, Jayne Hess, Michelle Madden, Greg O'Neill, Neil Ross, Bill Wittman, Lance Bangs, Kacee DeMasi, Andy Dick, Eddie L. Fauria, David Fincher, Jester Hairston, Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, Zac Hanson, Dustin Hoffman, Victor Isaac, Spike Jonze, Sean Penn, Brad Pitt, Patrick Ryan, Winona Ryder, Gary Sinise, Trevor Lawrence Young.

On this day in movie history - Nocturne (1946):

Nocturne

directed by Edwin L. Marin,

written by Jonathan Latimer,

based on a story by Roland Brown and Frank Fenton,

was released in the United States on October 29, 1946.
Music by Leigh Harline.

Cast:

George Raft, Lynn Bari, Virginia Huston, Joseph Pevney, Myrna Dell, Edward Ashley, Walter Sande, Mabel Paige, Bern Hoffman, Queenie Smith, Virginia Keiley, Mack Gray, Lilian Bond, Rudy Robles, Greta Granstedt, Carol Forman, William Challee.

Born on this day – William Harrison:

William Harrison

Writer

October 29, 1933 – October 22, 2013

Credits:

In a Wild Sanctuary (1975); Rollerball (1975); Savannah Blue (1981); Burton and Speke (1982); Three Hunters (1989); The Blood Latitudes (2000); Black August (2012); Roller Ball Murder (1975); The Buddha in Malibu (1998); Texas Heat (2005); The Mutations of Rollerball (2010); Best SF: 1974 (aka The Year's Best Science Fiction 8) (1975); Roller Ball Murder [short story] (1973).

Movies and television:

A Shining Season (1979); Fighting Mad (1976); Mountains of the Moon (1990); Return to the Arena: The Making of 'Rollerball' (2000); Rollerball (1975 / 2002); The Blue and the Gray (1982); Welcome to Paradox (1998).

Born on this day – Jane Arden:

Jane Arden

Director

Actress

Singer

Writer

October 29, 1927 – December 20, 1982

Credits:

A Gunman Has Escaped (1948); Anti-Clock (1979); Armchair Theatre (1956–1961); Black Memory (1947); Curtains for Harry (1955); Dali in New York (1965); Die Party (1963); Five More (1966); ITV Television Playhouse (1956 / 1957); New Release (1966); Separation (1968); Six (1965); The Other Side of Underneath (1972); The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (1947); The Wednesday Play (1964–1965); Tuesday's Documentary (1970); Vibration (1975).

Born on this day – Margaret Sheridan:

Margaret Sheridan

Actress

October 29, 1926 – May 1, 1982

Credits:

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1964); City Detective (1953); Four Star Playhouse (1954); I, the Jury (1953); Man's Favorite Sport? (1964); One Minute to Zero (1952); Pride of the Blue Grass (1954); The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1952); The Diamond Wizard (1954); The Thing from Another World (1951); Wagon Train (1964).

Born on this day – Robert Hardy:

Robert Hardy

Actor

October 29, 1925 – August 3, 2017

Born on this day – Geraldine Brooks:

Geraldine Brooks

Actress

October 29, 1925 – June 19, 1977

Credits:

4th Annual Celebrity Parade for Cerebral Palsy (1954); 5th Annual Celebrity Parade for Cerebral Palsy (1955); A Man Called Shenandoah (1966); Adventures in Paradise (1961); Alcoa Premiere (1963); An Act of Murder (1948); Appointment with Adventure (1955–1956); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1951–1953); Baretta (1976); Barnaby Jones (1973); Ben Casey (1964–1966); Bill Slater Show (1950); Bonanza (1961–1966); Broadway Television Theatre (1953); Bus Stop (1961); Cain's Hundred (1962); Cannon (1973); Celebrity Sweepstakes (1976); Challenge to Lassie (1949); Climax! (1955); Combat! (1963); Cry Wolf (1947); Dan August (1971); Danger (1951); Daniel Boone (1965); Dr. Kildare (1964); Ellery Queen (1975); Embraceable You (1948); Executive Suite (1976); Faraday and Company (1973–1974); General Electric Theater (1962); Get Smart (1966); Girl Talk (1963); Gunsmoke (1966); Gypsy (1967); Have Gun - Will Travel (1960); Hawk (1966); Here's Hollywood (1962); I Spy (1956); Insight (1967–1969); Ironside (1967 / 1972); It Takes a Thief (1969); Johnny Staccato (1960); Johnny Tiger (1966); Judd for the Defense (1969); Kraft Mystery Theater (1963); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1954–1961); Kung Fu (1973); Laramie (1963); Lights Out (1951); Love of Life (1951); Lux Video Theatre (1952); Mannix (1968); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1971); McMillan & Wife (1975); Medallion Theatre (1954); Medical Story (1975); Modern Romances (1957); Mr. Novak (1964); Mr. Ricco (1975); My Friend Tony (1969); Naked City (1960); Orient Express (1952); Perry Mason (1962); Possessed (1947); Rhyme and Reason (1976); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1960); Run for Your Life (1967); Sam Benedict (1962); Starlight Theatre (1951); Stoney Burke (1963); Street of Sinners (1957); Streets of Sorrow (1950); Studio One (1954–1956); Stump the Stars (1950); Stu's Show (2023); The 24th Annual Tony Awards (1970); The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1973); The Bull of the West (1972); The Danny Thomas Hour (1967); The David Frost Show (1970); The Defenders (1963); The Dick Powell Theatre (1963); The Doctors and the Nurses (1964); The Dumplings (1976); The Ford Theatre Hour (1949); The Freddy Martin Show (1951); The Fugitive (1963–1967); The Greatest Show on Earth (1963); The Green Glove (1952); The High Chaparral (1967); The Hurricane at Pilgrim Hill (1950); The Kaiser Aluminum Hour (1956); The Merv Griffin Show (1967); The Name of the Game (1968); The Outer Limits (1963–1964); The Outsider (1969); The Reckless Moment (1949); The Silver Theatre (1950); The Streets of San Francisco (1972); The Tonight Show (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1962); The Virginian (1963–1968); The Younger Brothers (1949); To Rome with Love (1969); Vulcano (1950); Woman with a Past (1954); You Are There (1971).