On this day in movie history - The Hitch-Hiker (1953):

The Hitch-Hiker

directed by Ida Lupino,

written by Ida Lupino and Collier Young,

was released in the United States on March 21, 1953.
Inspired by the true 1950–1951 Billy Cook murder case.
Music by Leith Stevens.

Cast:

Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman, José Torvay, Wendell Niles, Jean Del Val, Clark Howat, Natividad Vacío, Rodney Bell.

Born on this day – Michael Dibdin:

Michael Dibdin

Writer

March 21, 1947 – March 30, 2007

Credits:

Books:

A Long Finish (1998); A Rich Full Death (1986); And Then You Die (2002); Back to Bologna (2003); Blood Rain (1999); Cabal (1992); Così Fan Tutti (1996); Dark Spectre (1996); Dead Lagoon (1994); Dirty Tricks (1991); End Games (2007); Medusa (2003); Ratking (1988); Thanksgiving (2001); The Dying of the Light (1993); The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (1978); The Picador Book of Crime Writing (1993); The Tryst (1990); The Vintage Book of Classic Crime (1997); Vendetta (1990).

Movies and television:

Zen (2011); Lucy in the Sky (2008); Dirty Tricks (2000).

Born on this day – Françoise Dorléac:

Françoise Dorléac

Actress

March 21, 1942 – June 26, 1967

Credits:

4 times D (1964); Adorable Liar (1962); Arsène Lupin vs. Arsène Lupin (1962); Billion Dollar Brain (1967); Ce soir ou jamais (1961); Chroniques de France (1966); Cinépanorama (1959); Circle of Love (1964); Cul-de-sac (1966); Behind the Screen (1966); Sun Dam Dom (1966); Discorama (1962); École des vedettes (1960); Unicef Gala (1966); Genghis Khan (1965); Big Screen (1964); Hollywood in Deblatschka Pescara (1965); Julie de Chaverny ou La double méprise (1967); The Gamberge (1962); Echoes of Cinema (1961–1962); Wolves in the Sheepfold (1960); The Little Ladies (1964); The Doors Slam (1960); The Three Hats claques (1962); Male Hunt (1964); Ni figue ni raisin (1965); Seventh art seventh box (1966); Teuf-teuf (1963); That Man from Rio (1964); The Girl with the Golden Eyes (1961); The Soft Skin (1964); The Young Girls of Rochefort (1967); Tilt (1967); All the Gold in the World (1961); Where the Spies Are (1965).

Born on this day – Diana Gibson:

Diana Gibson

Actress

March 21, 1915 – October 12, 1991

Credits:

When Tomorrow Comes (1939); A Western Welcome (1938); Go Chase Yourself (1938); Adventure's End (1937); Stage Door (1937); Wrong Romance (1937); Behind the Headlines (1937); The Man Who Found Himself (1937); Bridal Griefs (1937); They Wanted to Marry (1937); Flying Hostess (1936); Ace Drummond (1936); Two in a Crowd (1936); Yellowstone (1936); Postal Inspector (1936); The Phantom Rider (1936); Nobody's Fool (1936); Love Before Breakfast (1936); Dangerous Waters (1936); His Night Out (1935).

Born on this day – Mark Hellinger:

Mark Hellinger

Writer

Producer

March 21, 1903 – December 21, 1947

Credits:

Affectionately Yours (1941); At the Round Table (1930); Between Two Worlds (1944); Boston Blackie / Rebound (1952); British Intelligence (1939); Broadway Bill (1934); Brother Orchid (1940); Brute Force (1947); Comet Over Broadway (1938); Danger (1951–1952); Hell's Kitchen (1939); High Sierra (1940); I Know Everybody and Everybody's Racket (1933); It All Came True (1940); Kid Nightingale (1939); Manpower (1941); Moontide (1942); Naked City (1958–1959); Night Court (1932); Racket Busters (1938); Riding High (1950); Rise and Shine (1941); Schlitz Playhouse (1952); Swell Guy (1946); Thank Your Lucky Stars (1943); The Adventures of Jane Arden (1939); The Cowboy Quarterback (1939); The Doughgirls (1944); The Elgin Hour (1955); The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945); The Hundred Pound Window (1944); The Killers (1946); The Naked City (1948); The Roaring Twenties (1939); The Two Mrs. Carrolls (1947); They Drive by Night (1940); Torrid Zone (1940); Walking Down Broadway (1938); Women in the Wind (1939).

Born on this day – Son House:

Son House

Blues singer

Guitarist

March 21, 1902 – October 19, 1988

Credits:

Albums:

Been Here and Gone (2003); Country Farm Blues (2010); Death Letter (1998); Delta Blues (1991); Delta Blues and Spirituals (1995); Essential Blues Masters (2009); Father of the Delta Blues: The Complete 1965 Sessions (1992); Feel Like Going Home - A Film By Martin Scorsese (2003); Forever On My Mind (2022); Got the Blues (2012); Grinnin’ in Your Face (2015); J.D. Short and Son House: Blues from the Mississippi Delta (1963); John The Revelator (Live Radio Broadcast) (2017); King Of The Delta Blues (2006); Legends of Country Blues (CD B) (2006); Les Pionniers Du Blues, Vol. 11: Son House (2019); Live at Oberlin College (Live) (2018); Live At Oberlin College, April 15, 1965 (2018); Live... (2013); Low Down Dirty Dog Blues (2000); Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues: Son House (2003); Milestones of a Legend - Delta Blues, Vol. 3 (2017); New York Central (2007); Rare Country Farm Blues (2017); Revisited (2002); Son House - At Home - Rochester 1969 (2005); Son House in Seattle 1968 (2018); Son House Library of Congress Recordings 1941-1942 (2014); Son House Live At The Gaslight Cafe Jan 3rd 1965 (2000); Son House Revisited Vol. 1 (2006); Son House Selected Favorites Volume 2 (2006); Special Rider (2000); The 1930-42 Mississippi and Wisconsin Recordings (2021); The Classic Years (2012); The Complete Library Of Congress Sessions, 1941-1942 (Hd Remastered Edition, Doxy Collection) (1990); The Delta Blues Of Son House (2003); Walking blues (2021 Remastered Version) (2022); Wonderful Soundtrack (2016).

Movies and television:

All You Need Is Love (1977); American Epic (2017); B.B. King: The Life of Riley (2012); Better Things (2017); Black Snake Moan (2006); Blues Brothers 2000 (1998); Blues Like Showers of Rain (1994); Blues Masters (1999); Blues Odyssey (2003); Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993); Cold Case (2006); Devil Got My Woman: Blues at Newport 1966 (1996); Fargo (2017); Fear the Walking Dead (2019); Festival (1967); Goliath (2016); Hard Target (1993); In the Aisles (2018); It Might Get Loud (2008); King of Stage: The Woodie King Jr. Story (2018); Later... With Jools Holland (2009); On the Road (2012); ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads (2019); Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked The World (2017); Supernatural (2006); The American Folk Blues Festival 1962-1969 - Volume 3 (2004); The Blues (2003); The Blues (2003); The Howlin’ Wolf Story (2003); The Originals (2014); The Perfect Age of Rock ‘n’ Roll (2009); The Search for Robert Johnson (1992); The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights (2009); True Detective (2019); Two Trains Runnin’ (2016); Walk on By: The Story of Popular Song (2001); When You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder? (1979); White Stripes: Under Blackpool Lights (2004).

Born on this day – Carmelita Geraghty:

Carmelita Geraghty

Actress

Painter

March 21, 1901 – July 7, 1966

Credits:

50 Million Frenchmen (1931); A Close Shave (1929); A Jim Jam Janitor (1928); After the Fog (1930); All's Swell on the Ocean (1924); Bag and Baggage (1923); Black Oxen (1923); Brand of Cowardice (1925); Broadway Bad (1933); Brothers (1930); Button My Back (1929); Calling Hubby's Bluff (1929); Clunked on the Corner (1929); Courageous Fool (1925); Cyclone Cavalier (1925); Daybreak (1931); Discontented Husbands (1924); Don't Get Jealous (1929); Escapade (1932); Fight and Win (1924); Fighting Thru; or, California in 1878 (1930); Foolish Husbands (1929); Forgotten Women (1931); Geared to Go (1924); Graft (1931); High Speed (1924); His Unlucky Night (1928); Hubby's Weekend Trip (1928); Jealous Husbands (1923); Josselyn's Wife (1926); Jungle Mystery (1932); Life in Hollywood No. 4 (1927); Malay Nights (1932); Manhattan Butterfly (1935); Meet the Stars #2: Baby Stars (1941); Men Without Law (1930); Millie (1931); Motorboat Mamas (1928); My Best Girl (1927); My Lady of Whims (1925); Night Life in Reno (1931); Object: Alimony (1928); Paris Bound (1929); Passionate Youth (1925); Pick 'Em Young (1930); Prestige (1931); Rogue of the Rio Grande (1930); Smith's Uncle (1926); South of Panama (1928); The Bargain Hunt (1928); The Campus Carmen (1928); The Canyon of Light (1926); The Devil Plays (1931); The Flaming Signal (1932); The Flying Mail (1926); The Girl from Everywhere (1927); The Gold Digger (1924); The Good-Bye Kiss (1928); The Great Gatsby (1926); The Hawk (1931); The Last Trail (1927); The Lily (1926); The Mississippi Gambler (1929); The Mysterious Stranger (1925); The Pleasure Garden (1925); The Slaver (1927); The Small Bachelor (1927); The Texas Ranger (1931); The Title Holder (1924); This Thing Called Love (1929); Through the Dark (1924); Trouble Brewing (1924); Uncle Tom (1929); Under the Rouge (1925); Venus of Venice (1927); What Every Girl Should Know (1927); What Men Want (1930); Winning His Way (1924).