Monday, September 1, 2025

On this day in music history - What a Wonderful World, by Louis Armstrong (1967):


What a Wonderful World

Album by Louis Armstrong,
released September 1, 1967.

Track list:

What a Wonderful World; Cabaret; The Home Fire; Dream a Little Dream of Me; Give Me Your Kisses; Sunshine of Love; Hello Brother; There Must Be a Way; Fantastic, That’s You; I Guess I’ll Get the Papers and Go Home; Hellzapoppin’.

September in music history - Woman Blues!, by Victoria Spivey with Lonnie Johnson (1961):


Woman Blues!

Album by Victoria Spivey with Lonnie Johnson,
released in September, 1961.
Exact release date unknown.

Track list:

Christmas Without Santa Claus; A Big One; Let’s Ride Tonight; What Is This Thing They’re Talking About; I’m A Red Hot Mama; Grow Old Together; Beautiful World; I Got Men All Over This Town; That Man; Thursday Girl.

On this day in movie history - Slaughter on Tenth Avenue (1957):


Slaughter on Tenth Avenue

directed by Arnold Laven,
written by Lawrence Roman,
was released in the United States on September 1, 1957.
Music by Herschel Burke Gilbert.


Cast:

Richard Egan, Jan Sterling, Dan Duryea, Julie Adams, Walter Matthau, Charles McGraw, Sam Levene, Mickey Shaughnessy, Harry Bellaver, Nick Dennis, Joe Downing, Ned Wever, Billy M. Greene, John McNamara, Amzie Strickland, Mickey Hargitay.

September in movie history - The Brothers Rico (1957):


The Brothers Rico

directed by Phil Karlson,
written by Lewis Meltzer and Ben Perry,
based on a story by Georges Simenon,
was released in the United States in September 1957.
Exact release date unknown.
Music by George Duning.


Cast:

Richard Conte, Dianne Foster, Kathryn Grant, Larry Gates, James Darren, Argentina Brunetti, Lamont Johnson, Harry Bellaver, Paul Picerni, Paul Dubov, Rudy Bond, Richard Bakalyan, William Phipps.

September in movie history - Short Cut to Hell (1957):



Short Cut to Hell

directed by James Cagney,
written by Ted Berkman and Raphael Blau,
based on the novel A Gun for Sale by Graham Greene,
was released in the United States in September 1957.
Exact release date unknown.
Music by Irvin Talbot, Harry Sukman and Victor Young.

Cast:

William Bishop, Robert Ivers, Georgann Johnson, Yvette Vickers, Murvyn Vye, Jacques Aubuchon, Peter Baldwin, Richard Hale, Roscoe Ates, Joe Bassett, Jacqueline Beer, James Cagney, Douglas Evans, Joseph Forte, Milton Frome, John Halloran, Gail Land, Hugh Lawrence, John Lee, Danny Lewis, Mike Mahoney, Dennis McMullen, William Newell, Orangey (the cat), William Pullen, Michael Ross, Sarah Selby, Court Shepard, Douglas Spencer, Melody Starr, Ken Terrell, Russell Trent, Max Trumpower, Dick Whittinghill.

On this day in movie history - Murder at Midnight (1931):


Murder at Midnight

aka The Monster Kills,
directed by Frank R. Strayer,
written by Scott Darling,
was released in France on September 1, 1931.
Music by Val Burton.


Cast:

Aileen Pringle, Alice White, Hale Hamilton, Leslie Fenton, Brandon Hurst, Kenneth Thomson, Robert Elliott, Clara Blandick, William Humphrey, Tyrell Davis, Aileen Carlyle, Robert Ellis, Vernon Dent, Anita Garvin, Frank McLure, King Mojave, Tom Steele.

On this day in movie history - A Trip to the Moon (1902):


A Trip to the Moon

French title: Le Voyage dans la Lune,
directed and written by Georges Méliès,
was released in France on September 1, 1902.
13-minute silent movie.
Inspired by the novels: From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon, by Jules Verne,
and The First Men in the Moon, by H. G. Wells.


Cast:

Georges Méliès, Bleuette Bernon, François Lallement, Henri Delannoy, Jules-Eugène Legris, Victor André, Delpierre, Farjaux, Kelm, Brunnet, Ballet of the Théâtre du Châtelet, Acrobats of the Folies Bergère.