On this day in movie history - Joe MacBeth (movie & play):

Joe MacBeth

directed by Ken Hughes,

written by Philip Yordan and Ken Hughes,

based on the play Macbeth by William Shakespeare,

released in the United Kingdom on October 18, 1955.

Music by Trevor Duncan.

Cast:

Paul Douglas, Ruth Roman, Bonar Colleano, Grégoire Aslan, Sidney James, Harry Green, Walter Crisham, Kay Callard, Robert Arden, George Margo, Minerva Pious, Philip Vickers, Mark Baker, Bill Nagy, Al Mulock, Victor Baring, Jess Conrad, Shirley Douglas, Beresford Egan, Louise Grant, Launce Maraschal, Robert O'Neil, Johnny Ross, Nicholas Stuart, Teresa Thorne, Sheila Woods.

Recommended reading:

Macbeth

By William Shakespeare.

Edited by Barbara A. Mowat & Paul Werstine.

Folger Shakespeare Library.

Published by Simon & Schuster.

First published 1623.

ISBN-10: 0743477103

ISBN-13: 9780743477109

Description:

The authoritative edition of Macbeth from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespeare series for students and general readers.

In 1603, James VI of Scotland ascended the English throne, becoming James I of England. London was alive with an interest in all things Scottish, and Shakespeare turned to Scottish history for material. He found a spectacle of violence and stories of traitors advised by witches and wizards, echoing James’s belief in a connection between treason and witchcraft.

In depicting a man who murders to become king, Macbeth teases us with huge questions. Is Macbeth tempted by fate, or by his or his wife’s ambition? Why does their success turn to ashes?

Like other plays, Macbeth speaks to each generation. Its story was once seen as that of a hero who commits an evil act and pays an enormous price. Recently, it has been applied to nations that overreach themselves and to modern alienation. The line is blurred between Macbeth’s evil and his opponents’ good, and there are new attitudes toward both witchcraft and gender.

This edition includes:

Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the play.

Newly revised explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the play.

Scene-by-scene plot summaries.

A key to the play’s famous lines and phrases.

An introduction to reading Shakespeare’s language.

An essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the play.

Fresh images from the Folger Shakespeare Library’s vast holdings of rare books.

An up-to-date annotated guide to further reading.

Essay by Susan Snyder.

The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, DC, is home to the world’s largest collection of Shakespeare’s printed works, and a magnet for Shakespeare scholars from around the globe. In addition to exhibitions open to the public throughout the year, the Folger offers a full calendar of performances and programs.

On this day in movie history - The Maltese Falcon (movie & novel):

The Maltese Falcon

directed and written by John Huston,

based on the novel by Dashiell Hammett,

was released in the United States on October 18, 1941.
Music by Adolph Deutsch.

Cast:

Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre, Barton MacLane, Lee Patrick, Sydney Greenstreet, Ward Bond, Jerome Cowan, Elisha Cook Jr., James Burke, Murray Alper, John Hamilton, Walter Huston.

Recommended reading:

The Maltese Falcon

By Dashiell Hammett.

Introduction by Richard Russo.

First published 1930.

Published by Vintage Crime / Black Lizard.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0679722645

ISBN-13: 978-0679722649

Description:

“Hammett … wrote scenes that seemed never to have been written before.” – Raymond Chandler.

Detective Sam Spade is a private eye with his own solitary code of ethics. When his partner is killed during a stakeout, he is drawn into the hunt for a fantastic treasure with a dubious provenance – a golden bird encrusted with jewels. Also on the trail are a perfumed grifter named Joel Cairo, an oversized adventurer named Gutman, and Spade’s new client Brigid O’Shaughnessy, a beautiful and treacherous woman whose loyalties shift at the drop of a dime.

These are the ingredients of Dashiell Hammett’s coolly glittering gem of detective fiction, a novel that has haunted generations of readers.

“Hammett’s prose [is] clean and entirely unique. His characters [are] as sharply and economically defined as any in American fiction.” – The New York Times.

On this day in movie history - The Doorway to Hell (1930):

The Doorway to Hell

directed by Archie Mayo,

written by George Rosener,

based on the story A Handful of Clouds by Rowland Brown,

was released in the United States on October 18, 1930.
Music by Erno Rapee and Louis Silvers.

Cast:

Lew Ayres, Charles Judels, Dorothy Mathews, Leon Janney, Robert Elliott, James Cagney, Kenneth Thomson, Jerry Mandy, Noel Madison, Eddie Kane, Tom Wilson, Dwight Frye.

Born on this day – Ralph Eggleston:

Ralph Eggleston

Animator

Art director

Storyboard artist

Production designer

October 18, 1965 – August 28, 2022

Born on this day – Barbara Baldavin:

Barbara Baldavin

Actress

Casting director

October 18, 1938 – March 31, 2024

Credits:

Adam-12 (1968–1969); Airport 1975 (1974); Baretta (1975); Barnaby Jones (1976); Bronk (1975); Charlie's Angels (1978); City of Angels (1976); Columbo (1971); Curacao (1993); Don't Go to Sleep (1982); Dynasty (1981–1984); Executive Suite (1976); Fallen Arches (2000); Fantasy Island (1978); Father of the Bride (1962); Finder of Lost Loves (1984–1985); Hagen (1980–1981); Hangup (1974); Houston, We've Got a Problem (1974); Insight (1967); Mannix (1968–1971); Marciano (1979); Matt Houston (1982–1984); McMillan & Wife (1971); Medical Center (1969–1976); Quincy M.E. (1979); Rawhide (1964); Satan's Princess (1989); Shooting Stars (1983); Skeeter (1993); Square Pegs (1983); Star Trek (1966–1969); Strike Force (1981–1982); The Bionic Woman (1978); The F.B.I. (1965–1973); The Felony Squad (1967); The Fugitive (1965–1967); The Lady from Yesterday (1985); The November Plan (1977); The Princess and the Dwarf (1989); The Wide World of Mystery (1973); This Is the Life (1978); Toma (1973); Trapper John, M.D. (1981–1984); Vega$ (1979–1980); What's a Nice Girl Like You...? (1971); Wild Rovers (1971); Women in Chains (1972).

Born on this day – Dawn Wells:

Dawn Wells

Actress

October 18, 1938 – December 30, 2020

Credits:

1 vs. 100 (2008); 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2021); 33rd Miss America Pageant (1959); 77 Sunset Strip (1961); 87th Precinct (1962); Access Hollywood (2005); ALF (1987); All Access Pass: The TV Land Awards (2004); American Christmas (2019); Baywatch (1992); Before the Three-Hour Tour (2004); Bonanza (1962–1968); Burke's Law (1964); Camp Midnite (1989); CBS at 75 (2003); CBS Mornings (2008); Celebrity Ghost Stories (2012); Channing (1964); Cheyenne (1961); Chopped (2013); Columbo: It's All in the Game (1993); Dawn Wells: Reel Adventures (1997); Daytrippers (1998); E! True Hollywood Story (1999); Entertainment Tonight (2005–2015); Entertainment Tonight Presents: Gilligan's Island - The Untold Tales (2000); ET in TV Land (2003); Everglades! (1961); Family Feud (1983); Fantasy Island (1981); Forever for Now (2004); Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2016); Gilligan's Island (1964–1967); Gilligan's Planet (1982); Girlfriends (2005); Good vs Evil (1999); Growing Pains (1987); Hagen (1980); Hawaiian Eye (1962); Heaven's Waiting Room (2017); Herman's Head (1993); High School U.S.A. (1983); History of the Sitcom (2021); Hollywood Squares (1999–2001); Hollywood Treasure (2010); Home & Family (2015–2019); Inside Edition (2015–2020); It's a Man's World (1962); Kaplan's Korner (2018); Ken Boxer Live (2015); Laramie (1963); Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993); Lawman (1962); Life Interrupted (2017); Live, Laugh, Eat (2012); Love on the Spectrum (2019); Lover's Knot (1995); Marie (2013); Matt Houston (1983); Maverick (1961); Meego (1997); Oprah: Where Are They Now? (2016); Palm Springs Weekend (1963); Password (1965); Pastor Greg (2007); Pyramid (2004); Rescue from Gilligan's Island (1978); Return to Boggy Creek (1977); Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt (2003); Richard Rossi Live (1991); Ripcord (1963); Roseanne (1995); RuPaul's Drag U (2010); See Ya (2018); She's Still on That Freakin' Island (2015–2017); Silent But Deadly (2012); SoapTalk (2004); Soulmates (1992); Space Ghost Coast to Coast (1994); Stand-up Comics Take a Stand (1988); Steve Harvey (2015); Strange Inheritance (2017); Super Sucker (2002); Surfside 6 (1961–1962); Surge of Power: Big City Chronicles (2020); Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel (2016); Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History (2001); Survivor Stories with Dawn Wells (2013); Svengoolie (2015 / 2021); Tales of Wells Fargo (1961); Talk Soup (1996); That '60s Home (2004); The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards (2004); The 45th Annual Directors Guild Awards (1993); The 6th Annual TV Land Awards (2008); The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards (2021); The Bob Braun Show (1977–1979); The Bold and the Beautiful (2016); The Castaways on Gilligan's Island (1979); The Chew (2016); The Detectives (1961); The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants (2019); The F.B.I. (1969); The Geraldo Rivera Show (1991); The Gilligan Manifesto (2018); The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981); The Howard Stern Show (1992); The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (2008); The Invaders (1967); The Joan Rivers Show (1993); The Joey Bishop Show (1962–1964); The Late Show (1988); The Love Boat (1980–1981); The Man Show (2000); The Mike Douglas Show (1978); The New High Rollers (1974–1988); The New Interns (1964); The Pat Sajak Show (1989); The Princess and the Dwarf (1989); The Roaring 20's (1961); The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1996); The Sixties (2014); The Test (2001); The Third Man (1963); The Town That Dreaded Sundown (1976); The Unknown Story (2022); The Very Very Best of the 70s (2020); The Wild Wild West (1968); This Is Our Time (2013); Three Sisters (2001); Today (2014 / 2020); Toon in with Me (2021); TV Guide's Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals 2 (2000); TV Land Convention Special (2004); TV Land Landmarks: Breaking the Mold (2004); TV Land Moguls (2004–2009); TV Land's Top Ten (2005); TV's All Time Favorites (1995); Valentine's Day (1965); Vega$ (1978); Vicki! (1992–1994); Wagon Train (1961); Whatever Happened To? (2007); What's Up Orange County (2015–2018); Winterhawk (1975).

Born on this day – Peter Boyle:

Peter Boyle

Actor

October 18, 1935 – December 12, 2006