On this day in movie history – The Birds (1963 movie & book):

The Birds

directed by Alfred Hitchcock,

written by Evan Hunter,

based on the short story by Daphne du Maurier,

was released in the United States on March 28, 1963.

Cast:

Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, Tippi Hedren, Veronica Cartwright, Ethel Griffies, Charles McGraw, Ruth McDevitt, Lonny Chapman, Joe Mantell, Doodles Weaver, Malcolm Atterbury, John McGovern, Karl Swenson, Richard Deacon, Elizabeth Wilson, Bill Quinn, Doreen Lang, Morgan Brittany, Darlene Conley, Valerie Ferdin, Betsy Hale, Alfred Hitchcock, Dal McKennon, Mike Monteleone, Bob Morgan, Renn Reed, Arnold Roberts, Jeannie Russell, Bill Scully, Rory Stevens, Tomm Wells, Mitch Zanich.

Recommended reading:

The Birds and Other Stories

By Daphne du Maurier.

Filmed as The Birds (1963), directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Published by Time Warner Books.

First published 1952.

Paperback.

ASIN: 1844080870

ISBN-10: 9781844080878

ISBN-13: 978-1844080878

Description:

'How long he fought with them in the darkness he could not tell, but at last the beating of the wings about him lessened and then withdrew . . . '

A classic of alienation and horror, 'The Birds' was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's sense of dominance over the natural world.

The mountain paradise of 'Monte Verità' promises immortality, but at a terrible price; a neglected wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree; a professional photographer steps out from behind the camera and into his subject's life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery; and a jealous father finds a remedy when three's a crowd . . .

On this day in television history - M Squad (1958):

M Squad

Season 1. Episode 27.
Episode entitled: Hideout.
Released March 28, 1958.
Directed by John Brahm.
Written by Merwin Gerard.
Music by Stanley Wilson.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Jack Elam, Stacy Graham, Dick Miller, Paul Newlan, Terry Burnham, DeForest Kelley, William Hudson, Paul Comi, Ferris Taylor.

On this day in movie history - The Big Caper (1957):

The Big Caper

directed by Robert Stevens,

written by Martin Berkeley,

based on the novel by Lionel White,

was released in the United States on March 28, 1957.
Music by Albert Glasser.

Cast:

Rory Calhoun, Mary Costa, James Gregory, Robert H. Harris, Roxanne Arlen, Corey Allen, Paul Picerni, Patrick McVey, Florenz Ames, Louise Arthur, Roscoe Ates, Valentin de Vargas, Melody Gale, Terry Kelman, James Nolan, Voltaire Perkins, Jack Shea, Ray Teal, Rusty Wescoatt.

On this day in movie history - The Blue Gardenia (1953):

The Blue Gardenia

directed by Fritz Lang,

written by Charles Hoffman,

based on the novella The Gardenia by Vera Caspary,

was released in the United States on March 28, 1953.
Music by Raoul Kraushaar.

Cast:

Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern, Raymond Burr, Jeff Donnell, Richard Erdman, George Reeves, Ruth Storey, Ray Walker, Nat King Cole, Dolores Fuller.