On this day in movie history - Crime Wave (1953):

Crime Wave

aka The City Is Dark,

directed by Andre DeToth,

was released in the United States on January 12, 1954.
Based on the short story Criminal's Mark,

by John Hawkins and Ward Hawkins,

originally published in The Saturday Evening Post (1950).

Music by David Buttolph.

Cast:

Sterling Hayden, Gene Nelson, Phyllis Kirk, Ted de Corsia, Charles Bronson, Jay Novello, Ned Young, James Bell, Dub Taylor, Gayle Kellogg, Mack Chandler, Timothy Carey, Sandy Sanders, Richard Benjamin, James Hayward, Lyle Latell.

Born on this day – Naya Rivera:

Naya Rivera

Actress

Singer

January 12, 1987 – July 8, 2020

Credits:

17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2011); 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2012); 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2013); 2011 ALMA Awards (2011); 2012 ALMA Awards (2012); 2013 MTV Video Music Awards (2013); 2013 New Now Next Awards (2013); 2020 MTV Video Music Awards (2020); 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2021); 29th Annual Trumpet awards (2020); 78th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (2009); 8 Simple Rules (2004); A Year in the Life (2023); Access Daily (2016); Access Hollywood (2020); American Dad! (2016); American Music Awards 2013 (2013); And the Winner Isn't (2017); At the Devil's Door (2014); Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two (2021); Baywatch (1996); BET Awards 2013 (2013); Bones / Stand Up to Cancer (2010); Can't Hurry Love (1995); Celebrity Page (2018); Chelsea Lately (2014); CMT Insider (2011); Countdown to the 64th Primetime Emmys (2012); CSI: Miami (2008); Devious Maids (2015); Entertainment Tonight (2010–2021); Even Stevens (2002); Family Matters (1992–1993); Fashion Police (2013); Frankenhood (2009); Girlfriends (2008); Glee (2009–2015); Glee Encore (2011); Glee: Director's Cut Pilot Episode (2009); Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (2011); Guesting on Glee (2011); Hollywood Insider (2021); Hollywood Today Live (2016); Home & Family (2016); House Blend (2002); Jaffa Moore: You and I (2023); Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2013 / 2020); Katy Perry: Sweet Dreams (2021); Lip Sync Battle (2018); Lip Sync Battle Preshow (2018); Live Shot (1995); Mad Families (2017); Martha & Snoop's Potluck Party Challenge (2016); MTV EMA 2020 (2020); Nuthin' But a Glee Thang (2011); One Hit Wonderland (2013); Pop Wrapped TV (2010–2011); Queens of Pop (2011); RuPaul's Drag Race (2017); Smart Guy (1997–1999); Soul Food (2003); Speak of the Devil (2014); Step Up: High Water (2018–2022); Stevie Nicks Goes Glee (2011); Sugar Rush (2020); T.D. Jakes Show (2016); Teen Choice Awards 2010 (2010); Teen Choice Awards 2013 (2013); Teen Choice Awards 2017 (2017); The 40th Annual People's Choice Awards (2014); The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards (2011); The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2010); The 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2011); The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards (2012); The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards (2020); The Arsenio Hall Show (1991 / 2013); The Bernie Mac Show (2002–2006); The Dr. Oz Show (2016); The Eric Andre Show (2020); The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1993); The Glee Project (2012); The Insider (2014); The Jersey (1999); The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (2013); The Master of Disguise (2002); The Naughty List (2013); The Oprah Winfrey Show (2010); The Price of Glee (2023); The Queen Latifah Show (2013); The Real (2016); The Real Housewives of Atlanta (2014); The Royal Family (1991–1992); The Sinbad Show (1993); The Talk (2013); The View (2014–2015); The Wendy Williams Show (2011); The X Factor UK (2010); The Year: 2020 (2020); Tia Mowry at Home (2017); Up Close with Carrie Keagan (2011); Visions of Us: LGBTQ+ Latine Representation in TV & Film (2021); Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2019); When I Was 17 (2010).

Born on this day – Marie Dubois:

Marie Dubois

Actress

January 12, 1937 – October 15, 2014

Diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in 1960

Credits:

The Good Son (2001); À vot' service (1999); The Swindle (1997); Les caprices d'un fleuve (1996); Ispoved neznakomtsu (1995); Elle est passée par ici... (1993); Maigret (1993); Cendre d'or (1992); La mémoire (1992); La dernière saison (1991); Les enfants du vent (1991); Faux frère (1991); Un jeu d'enfant (1990); Maria Vandamme (1989); Grand Guignol (1987); Descent Into Hell (1986); À titre posthume (1986); Einstein (1985); Pas besoin de valises (1984); L'intrus (1984); Si j'avais mille ans (1983); Waiter! (1983); A Friend of Vincent (1983); Bel ami (1983); Un manteau de chinchilla (1983); Une femme en fuite (1982); La guerre de Troie n'aura pas lieu (1982); La derelitta (1983); Cinéma 16 (1978–1982); Les héritiers (1981); Au théâtre ce soir (1980); La petite sirène (1980); My American Uncle (1980); Je parle d'amour (1979); Silver Anniversary (1979); Je vous ferai aimer la vie (1979); Kakemono hôtel (1978); Her Ladyship the Judge (1978); La Menace (1977); Golden Night (1977); François le Champi (1976); Adios (1976); The Innocent (1976); Du bout des lèvres (1976); Les mal partis (1976); Un changement de saison (1975); Vincent, François, Paul and the Others (1974); L'escapade (1974); Antoine et Sébastien (1974); La belle au bois dormant (1973); Ma femme et l'enfant (1973); The Serpent (1973); Les arpenteurs (1972); L'oeuf (1972); L'heure éblouissante (1971); Ma femme (1971); Who Cares: Anatomy of a Delivery Boy (1971); La maison des bories (1970); Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (1969); The Day the Hot Line Got Hot (1968); Stuntman (1968); The Marriage Came Tumbling Down (1968); The Thief of Paris (1967); La Grande Vadrouille (1966); L'Arroseur arrosé (1966); Un garçon, une fille. Le dix-septième ciel (1966); La demoiselle de Saint-Florentin (1965); Les fêtes galantes (1965); The Wise Guys (1965); Marie Curie - Une certaine jeune fille (1965); Le legs (1965); Mata Hari, agent H21 (1964); L'âge ingrat (1964); Weekend at Dunkirk (1964); Circle of Love (1964); Male Hunt (1964); Jean Barois (1963); Premier amour (1963); L'esprit et la lettre: Jacques le Fataliste et son maître (1963); Jusqu'au bout du monde (1963); L'anglaise (1962); Cross of the Living (1962); Sign of the Lion (1962); Jules and Jim (1962); The Black Monocle (1961); Je vivrai un grand amour (1961); A Woman Is a Woman (1961); Les jours heureux (1961); Les cinq dernières minutes (1959–1960); Shoot the Piano Player (1960); Au biseau des baisers (1959); La caméra explore le temps (1959); Plaisir du théâtre (1959); Trois pour cent (1957).

Born on this day – Ron Harper:

Ron Harper

Actor

January 12, 1936 – March 21, 2024

Credits:

Kidnapped: The Hannah Anderson Story (2015); Drink (2014); Whoa! (2013); Recorded Live (2011); American Bandits: Frank and Jesse James (2010); Uncorked (2009); Cold Case (2008); The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007); James Glickenhaus: Memories of the Soldier (2005); Touched (2005); Glass Trap (2005); Venomous (2001); Pearl Harbor (2001); The West Wing (2001); Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (2001); Malibu, CA (1999); Walker, Texas Ranger (1998); The Odd Couple II (1998); Freedom Strike (1998); Boy Meets World (1998); Night Stand (1995–1997); NightMan (1997); Below Utopia (1997); Melrose Place (1995); Beverly Hills, 90210 (1993); FBI: The Untold Stories (1992); Generations (1990–1991); Dragnet (1990); Capitol (1985–1987); Remington Steele (1984); The New Mike Hammer (1984); Loving (1983–1995); The Soldier (1982); Another World (1980); Love of Life (1980); Bicentennial Minutes (1976); Land of the Lost (1976); The Blue Knight (1975); Planet of the Apes (1974); Where the Heart Is (1971–1973); Love, American Style / Love and the Ski Lodge / Love and the Proposal (1970–1972); Cannon (1971); The Wild Season (1971); The Big Valley (1969); Celebrity Bowling Classic (1969); Garrison's Gorillas (1967–1968); The Woody Woodbury Show (1968); Dream Girl of '67 (1967); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1967); Dateline: Hollywood (1967); The Jean Arthur Show (1966); Wendy and Me (1964–1965); Laramie (1960–1963); Here's Hollywood (1962); 87th Precinct (1961–1962); Shotgun Slade (1961); The Tall Man (1961); The Deputy (1961); Hollywood Christmas Lane Parade of the Stars (1960); Wagon Train (1960); Thriller (1960); Tales of Wells Fargo (1960); Kraft Theatre (1955).

Born on this day – Edgar Lansbury:

Edgar Lansbury

Art director

Producer

January 12, 1930 – May 2, 2024

Credits:

A Stranger Waits (1987); Advice from a Caterpillar (1999); Biography (1998); Blue Sunshine (1977); Camera Three (1971); Climax! (1957); Coronet Blue (1967); Desperate Characters (1971); Godspell (1973); Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film (2006); He Knows You're Alone (1980); Kim (1950); Playhouse 90 (1958–1960); Squirm (1976); Star Witness (1963); Stars of Jazz (1956); Studio One (1958); Summer Girl (1983); The Clairvoyant (1982); The Defenders (1963–1964); The Gene Kelly Show (1959); The Magic Show (1983); The Red Skelton Chevy Special (1959); The Red Skelton Hour (1954–1961); The Subject Was Roses (1968); The Wild Party (1975); War Hunt (1962).

Born on this day – Irene Kane:

Irene Kane

Actress

Writer

January 12, 1924 – October 31, 2013

Credits:

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001); All That Jazz (1979); Gypsy (1966); The Doctors (1964); Naked City (1958–1963); True Story (1958); Studio One (1957); Killer's Kiss (1955); Love of Life (1962-1965); Look Up and Live (1962).

Born on this day – Dorothy Green:

Dorothy Green

Actress

January 12, 1920 – May 8, 2008

Credits:

77 Sunset Strip (1961); Adam-12 (1971); Adventures of the Falcon (1954); Alarm (1956); Alcoa Premiere (1962); Anatomy of a Crime (1969); Arrest and Trial (1964); Bad for Each Other (1953); Benson (1981); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1966); Bonanza (1959–1965); Casey Jones (1958); Cavalcade of America (1954); Checkmate (1961–1962); Cheyenne (1961); City Detective (1953–1955); Code 3 (1957); Colonel Humphrey Flack (1959); Coronado 9 (1961); Critic's Choice (1963); Crossroads (1956–1957); Daniel Boone (1968); Dirty Sally (1974); Emergency! (1972); Exhibit A: Secrets of Forensic Science (1997); Face of a Fugitive (1959); Fingerman (1955); Fireside Theatre (1955); Fish (1977); Four Star Playhouse (1953–1956); General Electric Summer Originals (1956); General Electric Theater (1962); Going My Way (1962); Gunslinger (1961); Gunsmoke (1960–1964); Hawaii Five-O (1971); Hawaiian Eye (1961–1962); Hello, Larry (1979); Help Me... I'm Possessed (1974); Hopalong Cassidy (1953); Ironside (1969–1970); It Happened at the World's Fair (1963); Johnny Midnight (1960); Kraft Mystery Theater (1963); Ladies of Crime (1972); Laramie (1961); Mannix (1967); Man-Trap (1961); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969–1972); Markham (1960); Matinee Theatre (1955–1956); Mayor of the Town (1954); Mike Hammer (1959); Mr. & Mrs. North (1954); My Little Margie (1954); My Three Sons (1960–1970); Nancy (1970); Navy Log (1956–1958); No Time to Be Young (1957); O'Hara, U.S. Treasury (1971); Palm Springs Weekend (1963); Panic! (1958); Perry Mason (1958–1962); Philip Marlowe (1960); Pistols 'n' Petticoats (1966); Rawhide (1960–1962); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1958); Schlitz Playhouse (1954–1956); Special Agent 7 (1959); State Trooper (1956); Studio 57 (1955–1958); Studio One (1958); Sugarfoot (1958); Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970); Surfside 6 (1961); Suspicion (1958); Tammy (1965–1966); Tammy and the Millionaire (1967); The Baileys of Balboa (1965); The Best of the Post (1961); The Big Heat (1953); The Brothers Brannagan (1961); The Californians (1958); The Case of the Dangerous Robin (1961); The Christmas Spirit (1956); The David Niven Show (1959); The F.B.I. (1967); The George Sanders Mystery Theater (1957); The Great Gildersleeve (1955); The Helen Morgan Story (1957); The Investigators (1961); The Jack Benny Program (1953); The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1958–1961); The Lineup (1956–1958); The Loretta Young Show (1958); The Love Boat (1977); The Magical World of Disney (1959–1960); The Man Behind the Badge (1955); The Mickey Rooney Show (1954); The Millionaire (1955); The Munsters (1966); The O. Henry Playhouse (1957); The Outer Limits (1965); The Outsider (1968); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953–1954); The Real McCoys (1958); The Restless Years (1958); The Revlon Mirror Theater (1953); The Six Million Dollar Man (1973); The St. Cloud Storm (1954); The Virginian (1965–1966); The Whistler (1954–1955); The Young and the Restless (1973–1977); Them! (1954); This Is the Life (1956–1966); Thriller (1960); Treasury Men in Action (1955); Trial (1955); TV Reader's Digest (1955); Wagon Train (1959–1962); Whirlybirds (1957); Wide Country (1963); Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus (1974); Your Play Time (1954–1955); Zebra in the Kitchen (1965).