Thursday, February 13, 2025

On this day in movie history - The Beast of the City (1932):


The Beast of the City

directed by Charles Brabin,
written by John Lee Mahin and Ben Hecht,
based on a story by W.R. Burnett,
was released in the United States on February 13, 1932.
Music by Johannes Brahms.


Cast:

Walter Huston, Jean Harlow, Wallace Ford, Jean Hersholt, Dorothy Peterson, Tully Marshall, John Miljan, Emmett Corrigan, Warner Richmond, Sandy Roth, J. Carrol Naish, Eddie Baker, Elmer Ballard, Sammy Blum, Edward Brophy, Ed Cassidy, Allan Cavan, Eddy Chandler, George Chandler, Martin Cichy, Edward Coppo, Betty Mae Crane, Beverly Crane, Edgar Dearing, Mike Donlin, Dorothy Granger, Jack Grey, Sherry Hall, Chuck Hamilton, Julie Haydon, Lew Hicks, Frank Holliday, Robert Homans, Arthur Hoyt, Murray Kinnell, Ethan Laidlaw, Frank LaRue, Tom London, George Magrill, Tom Mahoney, Charles McAvoy, Tom McGuire, Edmund Mortimer, Field Norton, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Henry Otho, Nat Pendleton, Jack Pennick, Lee Phelps, Constantine Romanoff, Mickey Rooney, Dick Rush, Hector V. Sarno, Harry Semels, Charles Sullivan, Dick Sutherland, Morgan Wallace, Leo White, Clarence Wilson, Harry Wilson, Dorothea Wolbert.

Born on this day – Carol Lynley:


Carol Lynley

Actress

February 13, 1942 – September 3, 2019

Born on this day – George Segal:


George Segal

Actor

Comedian

Musician

February 13, 1934 – March 23, 2021

Born on this day – Oliver Reed:


Oliver Reed

Actor

February 13, 1938 – May 2, 1999

Born on this day – Susan Oliver:


Susan Oliver

Actress

Director

Aviator

February 13, 1932 – May 10, 1990

Born on this day – Barbara Shelley:


Barbara Shelley


Actress

February 13, 1932 – January 3, 2021

Credits:

12 O'Clock High (1965–1966); A Cuckoo in the Nest (1970); A History of Horror with Mark Gatiss (2010); A Story of David: The Hunted (1960); Bachelor Father (1971); Back to Black: The Making of Dracula Prince of Darkness (2012); Ballata tragica (1955); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1958–1959); Bergerac (1983); Blake's 7 (1981); Blankety Blank (1989); Blood of the Vampire (1958); Bobbikins (1959); British Film Forever (2007); By the Sword Divided (1983); Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion (1957); Cat Girl (1957); Champion House (1967); Charlesworth (1959); Counterstrike (1969); Crown Court (1972–1981); Danger Man (1960); Deadly Record (1959); Death Trap (1962); Destinazione Piovarolo (1955); Detective (1964); Dixon of Dock Green (1974); Doctor Who (1984); Dracula: Prince of Darkness - Behind the Scenes Footage (1997); Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966); EastEnders (1988); Fanex Files: Hammer Films (2008); Festival (1967); Ghost Squad (1962); Ghost Stories: The Curious Tales of the Making of Ghost Story (2009); Ghost Story (1974); Greasepaint and Gore, Part 2: The Hammer Monsters of Roy Ashton (2004); Hadleigh (1973); Hazel (1963–1965); I quattro del getto tonante (1955); In the Shadow of Shelley (2020); Interpol Calling (1960); Intrigue (1966); ITV Play of the Week (1957–1967); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1972); ITV Television Playhouse (1958–1959); Jackanory Playhouse (1983); John Halifax, Gentleman (1974); Juke Box Jury (1960–1965); Justice (1974); Lacrime di sposa (1955); Luna nova (1955); Maigret (1988); Man in a Suitcase (1967); Man in Hiding (1953); Man in the Dark (1964); Mogul (1968–1971); More Than a Messiah (1992); Motivo in maschera (1955); Mr. Rose (1968); Murder at Site 3 (1959); Nero's Mistress (1956); No Hiding Place (1960–1964); Oil Strike North (1975); Operation Razzle-Dazzle (1966); Paul Temple (1969); People Like Us (1978); Postman's Knock (1962); Preview Tonight (1966); Pride and Prejudice (1980); Prince Regent (1979); Quatermass and the Pit (1967); Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966); Rendezvous (1960); Route 66 (1963); Rupert of Hentzau (1964); Solo for Canary (1958); Stranglehold (1963); Suprema confessione (1956); Suspense (1962); Tall Stories: The Making of Rasputin the Mad Monk (2012); The Avengers (1961–1967); The Borgias (1981); The Camp on Blood Island (1958); The Comedy of Errors (1978); The District Nurse (1984); The Donna Reed Show (1966); The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1962); The End of the Line (1957); The Farmer's Daughter (1965); The Gorgon (1964); The Hanged Man (1975); The Human Jungle (1964); The Invisible Man (1959); The Lloyd Bridges Show (1963); The Madhouse on Castle Street (1960–1962); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1965); The New Phil Silvers Show (1963); The Revenue Men (1967); The Saint (1962); The Secret of Blood Island (1965); The Shadow of the Cat (1961); The Solitary Child (1958); The Spy Killer (1969); The Third Man (1962–1963); The Three Musketeers (1956); The Two Ronnies (1980); The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1965–1966); Totò, Peppino e i fuorilegge (1956); Tycoon (1978); Uncle Silas (1989); Vendetta (1967); Village of the Damned (1960); White Hunter (1957–1959); Z Cars (1973); Frankenpimp's Revenge: The Romeo and Juliet Massacre (2020).

Born on this day – Dorothy Mathews:


Dorothy Mathews


Actress

Producer

Production Manager

February 13, 1912 – May 18, 1977

Credits:

A Girl in Every Port (1928); Love Birds (1929); Love 'Em and Leave 'Em (1926); Millie's Daughter (1947); Navy Wife (1935); One Night at Susie's (1930); Producers' Showcase (1945–1956); Scarlet Pages (1930); Son of the Gods (1930); Strictly Personal (1933); Studio One (1952); Sweetie (1929); The American Venus (1926); The Devil Dancer (1927); The Doorway to Hell (1930); The Gay Deception (1935); The Prudential Family Playhouse (1950); The Revlon Mirror Theater (1953); The Truth About Youth (1930); The Way of All Men (1930); The Widow from Chicago (1930); Wayward (1932).