On this day in movie history - Extreme Prejudice (1987):

Extreme Prejudice

directed by Walter Hill,

written by Deric Washburn and Harry Kleiner,

based on a story by John Milius and Fred Rexer,

was released in the United States on April 24, 1987.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

Cast:

Nick Nolte, Powers Boothe, Michael Ironside, Maria Conchita Alonso, Rip Torn, Clancy Brown, William Forsythe, Matt Mulhern, Larry B. Scott, Dan Tullis Jr., John Dennis Johnston, Luis Contreras, Gary Carlos Cervantes, Tom Lister Jr., Marco Rodríguez, James Lashly, Tony Frank, Mickey Jones, Kent Lipham, Sam Gauny, Gil Reyes, Rick Garcia, Richard L. Duran, Larry Duran, Christina Garcia, Charles Lewis, Humberto De La Torre, Fred Eisenlohr, Anthony Galvan III, Erin Bowden, Frank Lugo, Jimmy Ortega, Lin Shaye, Anthony Lattanzio, Ken Medlock, Michelle Rosen, Allan Graf, Helen Kelly, Thomas Rosales Jr., Karly Rothenberg, Cole Volgenau.

On this day in movie history - Ms .45 (1981):

Ms .45

aka Angel of Vengeance,

directed by Abel Ferrara,

written by Nicholas St. John,

was released in the United States on April 24, 1981.
Music by Joe Delia.

Cast:

Zoë Tamerlis (aka Zoë Lund), Albert Sinkys, Darlene Stuto, Helen McGara, Nike Zachmanoglou, Abel Ferrara, Peter Yellen, Editta Sherman, Bogey (the dog), Vincent Gruppi, Stanley Timms, Faith Peters, Lawrence Zavaglia, Alex Jachno, Jack Thibeau, Jane Kennedy, Jayne Kennedy, Wayne Caro, Mariana Tripaldi, Scott Covert, Karen O'Shea, The Kog, Cindy Green, Nancy Ulrich, Eddie Sanchez, Larry Chua, Omar Patino, Robert Allen, Daniel Goodine, Michael R. Chin, Gerri Igarashi, Eddie Eisele, Evelyn Smith, Patrick Loughran, Eileen Trotta, Bobby Weismann, Alvin Moore, Nicholas St. John, Steve Dash, Paul Varni, John Scarangella, Aris Sakellaridis, Ben Falk, Michael Minard, Robert North, Robert Fish, Harry Maurer, Beth Ann Lonergan, Gail Wenger, Jana Skidmore, Mary Barto, John Antonio, Joey Monteleone, Lisa Monteleone, Mary Reeves, Carol Drechsler, Anthony Picciano, Joe Perce, Donna Harris, Ira Blumenthal, Rex Piano, Kim McLean, Paul Sansone, Peter Abbay, Elissa D'Arrigo, Tony Gandiosi, Rene Belafonte, Dan O'Neill, Jerry Goralnick, Claver Mullaney, Jim Paletz, Timothy Pastor, Bill Plunkett, Natalie Rannazzisi, Michael Rothermel, Rob Roy, Francene Thomas, Bruce Thorne, Nancy Upton, Bonnie Williams, Scott Winer, Madaline Wood, Ann Barcar, Shelley Freedman, Barbara Jo Fuchs, Kathleen Gati, Barry Gomolka, Gerry Heller, Michelle James, Chris Jones, Nancy Kleinman, Jerome Le Page, Renata Hickey, Tom McGrath, Cheryl McIntyre, Dhonna Harris Goodale, Stephen Singer.

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959):

M Squad

Season 2. Episode 30.

Episode entitled: The Terror on Dark Street.

Released April 24, 1959.

Directed by Sidney Lanfield.

Written by Jack Laird.

Music by Benny Carter.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Jocelyn Brando, Carleton G. Young, Barbara Drew, John Milford, Jack Rice, Dick Wilson.

On this day in movie history - This Gun for Hire (1942 movie & novel):

This Gun for Hire

directed by Frank Tuttle,

written by Albert Maltz and W.R. Burnett,

based on the novel A Gun for Sale by Graham Greene,

was released in the United States on April 24, 1942.
Music by David Buttolph.

Cast:

Veronica Lake, Robert Preston, Laird Cregar, Alan Ladd, Tully Marshall, Marc Lawrence, Olin Howland, Roger Imhof, Pamela Blake, Frank Ferguson, Victor Kilian, Patricia Farr, Harry Shannon, Charles C. Wilson, Mikhail Rasumny, Bernadene Hayes, Mary Davenport, Chester Clute, Charles Arnt, Earle S. Dewey, Clem Bevans, Lynda Grey, Virita Campbell.

Recommended reading:

A Gun for Sale

By Graham Greene.

Introduction by Samuel Hynes.

Filmed as This Gun for Hire (1942), directed by Frank Tuttle.

Published by Penguin Publishing Group.

First published 1936.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 014303930X

ISBN-13: 978-0143039303

Description:

Raven is an ugly man dedicated to ugly deeds. His cold-blooded killing of a European Minister of War is an act of violence with chilling repercussions, not just for Raven himself but for the nation as a whole. The money he receives in payment for the murder is made up of stolen notes and when the first of these is traced, Raven becomes a man on the run. As he tracks down the agent who has been double-crossing him and attempts to elude the police, he becomes both hunter and hunted: an unwitting weapon of a strange kind of social justice. In doing so, he sets the stage for Greene’s next novel, Brighton Rock. This Penguin Classics edition features an introduction by Samuel Hynes.

Born on this day – Michael Parks:

Michael Parks

Actor

Singer

April 24, 1940 – May 9, 2017

Born on this day – Sue Grafton:

Sue Grafton

Writer

April 24, 1940 – December 28, 2017

Credits:

Written work:

A Is for Alibi (1982); B Is for Burglar (1985); C Is for Corpse (1986); D Is for Deadbeat (1987); E Is for Evidence (1988); F Is for Fugitive (1989); G Is for Gumshoe (1990); H Is for Homicide (1991); I Is for Innocent (1992); J Is for Judgment (1993); K Is for Killer (1994); L Is for Lawless (1995); M Is for Malice (1996); N Is for Noose (1998); O Is for Outlaw (1999); P Is for Peril (2001); Q Is for Quarry (2002); R Is for Ricochet (2004); S Is for Silence (2005); T Is for Trespass (2007); U Is for Undertow (2009); V Is for Vengeance (2011); W Is for Wasted (2013); X (2015); Y Is for Yesterday (2017); If You Want Something Done Right . . . (2020); Keziah Dane (1967); Kinsey and Me (2013); Teaching a Child (2013); The Lolly-Madonna War (1969); The Lying Game (2003).

Movies and television:

A Caribbean Mystery (1983); A Killer in the Family (1983); B Cult (2009); English Composition: Writing for an Audience (2001); Jeopardy! (2018); Kako kara no koe (1988); L'hora del lector (2009); Likely Suspects (1992); Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973); Love on the Run (1985); Mark, I Love You (1980); Nurse (1980–1982); Página 2 (2009); Rhoda (1975); Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982–1983); Sex and the Single Parent (1979); Sparkling Cyanide (1983); The Canterville Ghost (1986); The Criminal Calendar (2007); The Hour (2013); Tonight's the Night (1987); Via llibre (2015); Walking Through the Fire (1979); Wangan ni kieta onna (1989); Women of Mystery (1996).