On this day in movie history - Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995):

Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead

directed by Gary Fleder,

written by Scott Rosenberg,

was released in the United States on December 1, 1995.
Music by Michael Convertino.

Cast:

Andy Garcia, Christopher Lloyd, William Forsythe, Bill Nunn, Treat Williams, Jack Warden, Steve Buscemi, Fairuza Balk, Gabrielle Anwar, Christopher Walken, Michael Nicolosi, Bill Cobbs, Marshall Bell, Glenn Plummer, Don Stark, Harris Laskawy, Willie Garson, David Stratton, Deborah Strang, Sarah Trigger, Jenny McCarthy, Buddy Guy, Ray Allison, Scott Holt, Greg Rzab, Wiley Harker, Joe Drago, Chuck Bacino, Don Cheadle, Tom Lister Jr., Bill Long, Cheree Jaeb , Sarah Levy Arbess, Larissa Michieli, Larry Raben, Lynn Applebaum, Taylor Hayle, Archie Smith, Harriet Medin, Bill Bolender, Susan Merson, Bill Erwin, Nate Ingram, Jacob Bergener, Larry Curry Jr., Ruthay, Selina Mathews, Phil Boardman, William Denis, Danny Romo, Steve Abbott, Craig Braginsky, Josh Charles, Pamela Goode, Paul Henderson, Christopher C. Romero, Eric Lloyd Scott.

December in music history - The Power of Love, by Jennifer Rush (1984):

The Power of Love
Song by Jennifer Rush,
released as a single in December, 1984.
Exact release date unknown.

From the album Jennifer Rush
by Jennifer Rush,
released on March 2, 1984.

On this day in movie history - Scarface (movie & novel):

Scarface

directed by Brian De Palma,

written by Oliver Stone,

based on the novel by Armitage Trail,

was released in the United States on December 1, 1983.
Music by Giorgio Moroder.

Cast:

Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Robert Loggia, Míriam Colón, F. Murray Abraham, Paul Shenar, Harris Yulin, Ángel Salazar, Arnaldo Santana, Pepe Serna, Michael P. Moran, Al Israel, Dennis Holahan, Mark Margolis, Michael Alldredge, Ted Beniades, Albert Carrier, Caesar Cordova, Geno Silva, Richard Belzer, Lana Clarkson, Charles Durning, Dennis Franz, Garnett Smith, Tony Perez, John Brandon.

Recommended reading:

Scarface

by Armitage Trail.

Published by Must Have Books.

First published 1930.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1773237152

ISBN-13: 978-1773237152

Filmed as:

Scarface (1932), directed by Howard Hawks.

Scarface (1983), directed by Brian De Palma.

Description:

Scarface is the iconic fictionalization of one of history's most notorious gangsters, Al Capone. It follows Tony Guarino's harsh upbringing on the streets of Chicago, where a young man unwilling to contemplate a life of humble poverty hungers to reach the big time. Tony has grown up in a world where every gangster is a hero and every cop an enemy, so his path to power is paved with force and brutality. At only eighteen, Tony shoots dead gang boss Al Spingola, and this is just the beginning of his uncompromising journey into organized crime. He eventually becomes the most powerful and feared man in the Chicago underworld, luxuriating in a world of opulence, dames, and danger. But while Tony struggles to balance a life of violence with a code of honour, Scarface ultimately proves an ancient maxim - the fate of those who live by the sword.

Scarface was first published in 1930, and remains one of the most potent evocations of the origins of American gangster culture ever committed to print, and an ever-green work of cult fiction.

On this day in television history - Space 1999 (1975):

Space 1999

Season 1. Episode 13.

Episode entitled: Matter of Life and Death.

Released December 1, 1975.

Directed by Charles Crichton.

Written by Art Wallace, Johnny Byrne.

Series created by Gerry Anderson and Sylvia Anderson.

Music by Barry Gray.

Cast: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse, Richard Johnson, Prentis Hancock, Clifton Jones, Zienia Merton, Anton Phillips, Nick Tate, Stuart Damon, Tony Allyn, Jeremy Anthony, Loftus Burton, Melita Clarke, Andy Dempsey, Saad Ghazi, Alan Harris, Barbara Kelly, Chai Lee, Christopher Matthews, John Oxley, Quentin Pierre, Shane Rimmer, Suzanne Roquette.

December in music history - Dream Weaver, by Gary Wright (1975):

Dream Weaver

Song by Gary Wright,
released in December, 1975.
Exact release date unknown.

On this day in movie history - Chandler (1971):

Chandler

directed by Paul Magwood,

written by John Sacret Young,

based on a story by Paul Magwood,

was released in the United States on December 1, 1971.
Music by George Romanis.

Cast:

Warren Oates, Leslie Caron, Alex Dreier, Mitchell Ryan, Gordon Pinsent, Charles McGraw, Richard Loo, Gloria Grahame, Royal Dano, Walter Burke, Marianne McAndrew, Scatman Crothers, Lal Baum, Charles Shull, John Mitchum, James Sikking, Vickery Turner, Ray Kellogg, Ernest Lawrence, Eugene Jackson, Eddie Marks, Frederick Stanley II.

December in movie history - Assignment to Kill (1968):

Assignment to Kill

directed and written by Sheldon Reynolds,

was released in the United States in December, 1968.
Exact release date unknown.
Music by William Lava.

Cast:

Patrick O'Neal, Joan Hackett, John Gielgud, Herbert Lom, Eric Portman, Peter van Eyck, Oskar Homolka, Leon Greene, Kent Smith, Philip Ober, Fifi D'Orsay, Éva Szörényi, Cynthia O'Neal, Betty Bresler, Karl Bruck, Albert D'Arno, Walter Friedel, Walter Janovitz, Joanne Ludden, Martin Miller, Ann Prentiss, Charles H. Radilak, Erik Sorenson.