Thursday, September 11, 2025

On this day in movie history - 99 River Street (1953):


99 River Street

directed by Phil Karlson,
written by Robert Smith,
was released in the United States on September 11, 1953.
Based on the short story Crosstown, by George Zuckerman,
originally published in the October, 1945, edition of Cosmopolitan.
Music by Arthur Lange and Emil Newman.


Cast:

John Payne, Evelyn Keyes, Brad Dexter, Frank Faylen, Peggie Castle, Jay Adler, Jack Lambert, Glenn Langan, Eddy Waller, John Daheim, Ian Wolfe, Peter Leeds, William Tannen, Gene Reynolds, Hal Baylor, Paul Bryar, Claire Carleton, G. Pat Collins, Sayre Dearing, Tom Greenway, Harry Hines, John Indrisano, Vivi Janiss, Helen Kleeb, Joey Ray, Dick Rich, Ric Roman, Michael Ross, Frank J. Scannell, Arthur Tovey, John Wald.

Born on this day – Charles Dierkop:


Charles Dierkop


Actor

September 11, 1936 – February 25, 2024

Credits:

Adam-12 (1968); Alias Smith and Jones (1971–1972); Angels Hard as They Come (1971); Banzai Runner (1987); Batman (1968); Bearcats! (1971); Best of VCX Classics 2 (2005); Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction / Segment: The Card Game (1998); Blood Red (1989); Bonanza (1969–1972); Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969); Cade's County (1971); Cannon (1971–1974); Captain Nice (1967); Captains Courageous (1977); Celebrity Bowling (1976); Chase (1973); Chinaman's Chance: America's Other Slaves (2008); CHiPs (1980); Cimarron Strip (1968); Circumstances of Fate (2006); City Beneath the Sea (1971); Code Name Zebra (1987); Custer (1967); Daniel Boone (1968–1969); Dark Justice (1993); Days of Our Lives (1984); Death Man's Bluff (2003); Death Valley Days (1967–1968); Dusty's Trail (1973); ER (1996); Eternity (1990); Fantasy Island (1980–1982); Female Artillery (1973); Forget Me Not (2009); Freebie and the Bean (1981); Grotesque (1988); Guide to Attracting Today's Woman (1988); Gunn (1967); Gunsmoke (1966–1973); Hard Time on Planet Earth (1989); Heaven & Hell (2018); Hell Town (1985); Invisible Dad (1998); Ironside (1969); It Takes a Thief (1969); James Dean (2001); Kojak (1974); Kung Fu (1973); Lancer (1968–1970); Land of the Giants (1970); Liberty & Bash (1989); Lock, Stock and Barrel (1971); Lost in Space (1965); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the Eyewitness (1971); MacGyver (1991); Mannix (1969–1973); Matt Houston (1983–1984); Maverick (1994); Merchants of Venus (1998); Messenger of Death (1988); Messiah of Evil (1974); Mission: Impossible (1972); Monty and the Runaway Furnace (2016); Mr. Broadway (1964); Mr. Terrific (1967); Murder on the Yellow Brick Road (2005); Murdock's Gang (1973); Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery (2006); Naked City (1960–1963); Nerds of a Feather (1989); Nichols (1971); Night of the Cobra Woman (1972); Police Headquarters (1974); Police Story (1973–1974); Police Woman (1974–1978); Pound (1970); R.E.M.: Man on the Moon (1992); Revenge of the Gray Gang (1981); Robert Shaw: Jaws, Deoch & Deora (2015); Roots of Evil (1992); Run Buddy Run (1966); Savage Harbor (1987); Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984); Silent Night, Deadly Night 3: Better Watch Out! (1989); Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 (1987); Simon & Simon (1986–1988); Star Trek (1967); Star Virgin (1979); Strike Force (1982); Summer Fun (1966); Superguy: Behind the Cape (2000); T.J. Hooker (1983); Texas Lightning (1981); The Alan Hamel Show (1977); The Andy Griffith Show (1966); The Best of Hollywood (2017); The Custodian (2017); The Deerslayer (1978); The F.B.I. (1970); The Face of Fear (1971); The Fall Guy (1983–1985); The Fix (1985); The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966); The High Chaparral (1970); The Hot Box (1972); The Hustler (1961); The Intruders (1970); The Long Hunt of April Savage (1966); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1966); The Midnighters (2016); The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo (1980); The New Adam-12 (1990–1991); The Outcasts (1968); The Pawnbroker (1964); The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967); The Sting (1973); The Student Teachers (1973); The Sweet Ride (1968); The Thousand Plane Raid (1969); The Trials of O'Brien (1965); The Wide World of Mystery (1974); Too Fast Too Young (1996); Under Crystal Lake (1991); Vega$ (1978); Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961 / 1965).

Born on this day – Earl Holliman:


Earl Holliman


Actor

Singer

Animal-rights activist

September 11, 1928 – November 25, 2024

Credits:

12 O'Clock High (1965); 50th Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (1981); A Covenant with Death (1967); AFI Life Achievement Award (1977–1991); Alcoa Premiere (1962); Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn (1977); Alias Smith and Jones (1971); All-Star Party for Clint Eastwood (1986); All-Star Party for Frank Sinatra (1983); Amazing! Exploring the Far Reaches of Forbidden Planet (2006); American Harvest (1987); American Masters (1995); Anzio (1968); Armored Command (1961); Bad City Blues (1999); Biography (1996–1999); Bonanza (1965); Broken Lance (1954); Bus Stop (1962); Cannon (1971); Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1996); Caroline in the City (1996–1999); Celebrity Bowling (1974); Celebrity Sweepstakes (1974); Charlie Gemora: Uncredited (2016); Checkmate (1962); Chicken Soup for the Soul (2000); Children of Giant (2015); CHiPs (1979–1980); Cineficción Radio (2020); Circus of the Stars #2 (1977); Country Gold (1982); Cry Panic (1974); Custer (1967); Dean Martin Celebrity Roast: Angie Dickinson (1977); Delta (1992–1993); Destination Gobi (1953); Devil's Canyon (1953); Dinah! (1975–1976); Doberman Patrol (1973); Don't Go Near the Water (1957); Doris Day's Best Friends (1985); Dr. Kildare (1965); E! True Hollywood Story (1999–2000); East of Sumatra (1953); Empty Nest (1990); Forbidden Planet (1956); General Electric Theater (1962); Giant (1956); Golden Globes 50th Anniversary Celebration (1994); Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979); Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957); Gunsmoke (1969–1973); Gunsmoke: Return to Dodge (1987); Here's Hollywood (1961–1962); Hot Spell (1958); Hotel (1986); Hotel de Paree (1959–1960); I Died a Thousand Times (1955); I Love You... Good-bye (1974); In the Heat of the Night (1992); Insight (1968); Intimate Portrait (2001–2003); Ironside (1971); It Takes a Thief (1970); John Wayne: Behind the Scenes (2007); Journey to Royal: A WWII Rescue Mission (2021); Judd for the Defense (1968); Kraft Theatre (1958); Last Train from Gun Hill (1959); Liar's Club (1978); Madman Muntz: American Maverick (2005); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969); Matinee Theatre (1957); Medical Center (1971–1973); Memories of 'Giant' (1998); Montserrat (1971); More TV's Censored Bloopers (1981); Murder, She Wrote (1991–1994); NightMan (1997–1999); One on One with John Tesh (1992); P.S.I. Luv U (1991–1992); Playhouse 90 (1957–1958); Police Story (1974); Police Woman (1974–1978); Pony Soldier (1952); Return to 'Giant' (1996); Robby the Robot: Engineering a Sci-Fi Icon (2006); Safe House (1989); Scared Stiff (1953); Sharky's Machine (1981); Shattered If Your Kid's on Drugs (1986); Slattery's People (1965); Smoke (1970); Stanley Rubin: A Work in Progress (2008); Studio One (1958); Summer and Smoke (1961); Super Bloopers and Practical Jokes (1984); Tab Hunter Confidential (2015); Tennessee Champ (1954); The $10,000 Pyramid (1983–1991); The $100,000 Pyramid (1986–1991); The $25,000 Pyramid (1983–1991); The 10th Annual People's Choice Awards (1984); The 13th Annual Genesis Awards (1999); The 14th Annual Genesis Awards (2000); The 15th Annual Genesis Awards (2001); The 29th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1977); The 2nd Annual People's Choice Awards (1976); The 30th Annual Academy Awards (1958); The 33rd Annual Academy Awards (1961); The 33rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1976); The 38th Annual Academy Awards (1966); The 3rd Annual People's Choice Awards (1977); The 44th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1987); The 69th Annual Academy Awards (1997); The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998); The 7th Annual Genesis Awards (1993); The 7th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame Awards (1990); The 9th Annual Genesis Awards (1995); The American Sportsman (1980); The Big Combo (1955); The Biscuit Eater (1972); The Bob Braun Show (1975); The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1954); The Burning Hills (1956); The Chuck Woolery Show (1991); The Desperate Mission (1969); The Dick Powell Theatre (1961); The F.B.I. (1966–1973); The Fugitive (1965); The Girls of Pleasure Island (1953); The Great Adventure (1964); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1975–1980); The Hollywood Squares (Syndication) (1977); The John Davidson Show (1976); The Juke Box Jury (1956); The Larry Sanders Show (1992); The Larry Solway Show (1975); The Lux Show (1958); The Magical World of Disney (1970–1976); The Magnificent Marble Machine (1975–1976); The Merv Griffin Show (1974); The Mike Douglas Show (1963–1975); The Movie Game (1971); The Perfect Tenant (2000); The Power (1968); The Rainmaker (1956); The Real Rookies (1980); The Rookies (1972); The Rules of Film Noir (2009); The Six Million Dollar Man: Wine, Women and War (1973); The Solitary Man (1979); The Sons of Katie Elder (1965); The Streets of San Francisco (1973); The Thorn Birds (1983); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1963–1979); The Trap (1959); The Tribe (1970); The Twilight Zone (1959); The Virginian (1965); To Say the Least (1977); Trooper Hook (1957); Visit to a Small Planet (1960); Voces (2012); Warner Bros. Celebration of Tradition, June 2, 1990 (1990); Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (1958); Westinghouse Presents: The Dispossessed (1961); Where the Ladies Go (1980); Wide Country (1962–1963); You Don't Say (1965).

Born on this day – Betsy Drake:


Betsy Drake


Actress

Writer

Psychotherapist

September 11, 1923 – October 27, 2015

Credits:

American Masters (2004); Becoming Cary Grant (2017); Biography (1993); Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man (1988); Clarence, the Cross-Eyed Lion (1965); Dancing in the Dark (1949); Every Girl Should Be Married (1948); General Electric Theater (1958); Houseboat (1958); Intent to Kill (1958); Next to No Time! (1958); Off to See the Wizard (1967); Pretty Baby (1950); Room for One More (1952); TCM Remembers 2015 (2015); The 17th Golden Globe Awards (1960); The Second Woman (1950); Wanted: Dead or Alive (1959); Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957).

Born on this day – Herbert Lom:


Herbert Lom

Actor

September 11, 1917 – September 27, 2012

Born on this day – Anne Seymour:


Anne Seymour

Actress

September 11, 1909 – December 8, 1988

Born on this day – Jazz Gillum:


Jazz Gillum


Blues harmonicist

September 11, 1904 – March 29, 1966

Credits:

Songs:

Alberta Blues; Boar Hog Blues; Crazy About You; Down south blues; Early in the Morning; Gillum's Windy Blues; Go Back to the Country; Good Old 51 Highway; Got to Reap What You Sow; Harmonica Stomp; I Want You by My Side; I'll Get Along Somehow; I'm Gonna Get It; I'm Gonna Train My Baby; Is That a Monkey You Got?; Jazz Gillum's Blues; Just Like Jesse James; Key to the Highway; Look on Yonder Wall; Mule Blues; Reefer Head Woman; Sarah Jane; Signifying Woman; Stavin' chain; Sweet Sweet Woman; Take A Little Walk With Me; Take One More Chance With Me; The Race of the Jim Lee and the Katy Adam; War Time Blues; Worried and Bothered; You Got to Run Me Down; You're Laughing Now.