Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Born on this day – John Hurt:


John Hurt

Actor

January 22, 1940 – January 25, 2017

Born on this day – Bill Bixby:


Bill Bixby

Actor

Director

Producer

January 22, 1934 – November 21, 1993

Born on this day – Diana Douglas:


Diana Douglas

Actress

January 22, 1923 – July 3, 2015

Born on this day – Marvin H. Albert:


Marvin H. Albert


Writer

January 22, 1924 – March 24, 1996

Credits:

Books:

A Dancer's Progress and Schodinger's Cat (1993); A Nightmare to Dreamland (1985); All the Young Men (1960); Apache Rising (1987); Back in the Real World (1986); Becoming a Mother (1982); Bimbo Heaven (1990); Broadsides and Boarders (1958); Clayburn (1989); Crazy Joe (1974); Dark Goddess (1978); Driscoll's Diamonds (1974); Duel at Diablo (1966); Get Off at Babylon (1987); Goodbye Charlie (1964); Hidden Lives (1981); I'd Love to But I Have a Game (1993); Last Train to Bannock (1989); Long Teeth (1987); Miami Mayhem (1960); My Kind of Game (1962); No Chance in Hell (1960); Operation Lila (1983); Party Girl (1958); Rider from Wind River (1988); Skylark Mission (1973); Some Die Hard (1961); Stone Angel (1986); Strike Force 7 (1975); The Divorce (1965); The Don Is Dead (1972); The Gargoyle Conspiracy (1975); The Girl with No Place to Hide (1959); The Golden Circle (1987); The Hoods Come Calling (1958); The Lady in Cement (1961); The Last Smile (1988); The Long White Road (1957); The Man in Black (1990); The Medusa Complex (1982); The Midnight Sister (1989); The Pink Panther (1964); The Reformed Gun (1989); The Riviera Contract (1992); The Untouchables (1987); The Vendetta (1972); The VIPs (1963); The Zig-Zag Man (1991); Three Rode North (1989); Till It Hurts (1960); Trail of a Tramp (1958); Valley of the Assassins (1975); What's New Pussy Cat? (1965).

Movies and television:

À corps et à cris (1989); A Twist of Sand (1968); Bullet for a Badman (1964); Duel at Diablo (1966); Lady in Cement (1968); Nick Quarry (1968); Pour cent millions (1992); Rough Night in Jericho (1967); The Don Is Dead (1973); The Law and Jake Wade (1958); The Ugly Ones (1966); Tony Rome (1967); Wahdah be-Wahdah (1984).

Born on this day – Ann Sothern:


Ann Sothern


Actress

January 22, 1909 – March 15, 2001

Credits:

The Whales of August (1987); The Little Dragons (1979); Flying High (1978); The Manitou (1978); Captains and the Kings (1976); Medical Story (1975); Crazy Mama (1975); Golden Needles (1974); The Killing Kind (1973); The Weekend Nun (1972); The Great Man's Whiskers (1972); Fol-de-Rol (1972); Alias Smith and Jones (1971); The Chicago Teddy Bears (1971); A Death of Innocence (1971); Congratulations, It's a Boy! (1971); The Virginian (1971); The Greatest Mother of Them All (1969); Love, American Style (1969); Insight (1964–1969); Chubasco (1968); Family Affair (1968); The Outsider (1967); The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1967); My Mother the Car (1965–1966); The Legend of Jesse James (1965); The Lucy Show (1965); Sylvia (1965); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964); Lady in a Cage (1964); The Best Man (1964); Atta Boy, Mama (1962); The Ann Sothern Show (1958–1961); The DuPont Show with June Allyson (1959); The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1957); Private Secretary (1953–1957); The Ford Television Theatre (1957); The Milton Berle Show (1955); Lady in the Dark (1954); The Red Skelton Hour (1953); The Blue Gardenia (1953); Hollywood Opening Night (1952); Schlitz Playhouse (1952); Shadow on the Wall (1950); Nancy Goes to Rio (1950); A Letter to Three Wives (1949 & 1985); Words and Music (1948); April Showers (1948); The Judge Steps Out (1948); Undercover Maisie (1947); Up Goes Maisie (1946); Maisie Goes to Reno (1944); Cry 'Havoc' (1943); Thousands Cheer (1943); Swing Shift Maisie (1943); Three Hearts for Julia (1943); You, John Jones! (1943); Panama Hattie (1942); Maisie Gets Her Man (1942); Lady Be Good (1941); Ringside Maisie (1941); Maisie Was a Lady (1941); Dulcy (1940); Gold Rush Maisie (1940); Brother Orchid (1940); Congo Maisie (1940); Joe and Ethel Turp Call on the President (1939); Fast and Furious (1939); Hotel for Women (1939); Maisie (1939); Trade Winds (1938); She's Got Everything (1937); There Goes the Groom (1937); Ali Baba Goes to Town (1937); Danger - Love at Work (1937); Super-Sleuth (1937); Fifty Roads to Town (1937); There Goes My Girl (1937); Dangerous Number (1937); Smartest Girl in Town (1936); Walking on Air (1936); My American Wife (1936); Don't Gamble with Love (1936); Hell-Ship Morgan (1936); You May Be Next! (1936); Grand Exit (1935); The Girl Friend (1935); Hooray for Love (1935); Eight Bells (1935); Folies Bergère de Paris (1935); Kid Millions (1934); The Party's Over (1934); Blind Date (1934); The Hell Cat (1934); Melody in Spring (1934); Let's Fall in Love (1933); Broadway Thru a Keyhole (1933); The March of Time (1930); Whoopee! (1930); Madam Satan (1930); Doughboys (1930); Good News (1930); Song of the West (1930); Show of Shows (1929); Broadway Nights (1927).

Orson Scott Card, on inspiration:


Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day.
The good writers are the ones who see five or six of them.
Most people don't see any.

- Orson Scott Card.

Tuesday, January 21, 2025

On this day in movie history - The Guilty (2018):


The Guilty

directed by Gustav Möller,
written by Gustav Möller and Emil Nygaard Albertsen,
was released at the Sundance Film Festival in the United States on January 21, 2018.
Music by Carl Coleman and Caspar Hesselager.


Cast:

Jakob Cedergren, Jessica Dinnage, Omar Shargawi, Johan Gotthardt Olsen, Jacob Lohmann, Katinka Evers-Jahnsen, Jeanette Lindbæk, Simon Bennebjerg, Laura Bro, Morten Suurballe, Guuled Abdi Youssef, Caroline Løppke, Peter Christoffersen, Nicolai Wendelboe, Morten Thunbo, Maria Gersby, Anders Brink Madsen, Tommy Bach, Jan Christensen, Christian Lassen, Michael Rud, Jørgen Niclasen, Helena Malmros, Axel Christensen, Libby Brien, Matt Fowler, Philip Hersh, Christopher John Karr.