On this day in television history - M Squad (1958):

M Squad

Season 1. Episode 17.

Episode entitled: Blue Indigo.

Released January 17, 1958.

Directed by John Brahm.

Written by Martin Berkeley, Clarke Reynolds and Allen Rivkin.

Music by Stanley Wilson.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Bethel Leslie, Nico Minardos, Jo Gilbert, Lillian Buyeff, Larry Thor, S. John Launer, Barney Phillips, Gavin Gordon, James Griffith, Rick Vallin.

On this day in movie history - The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927 movie & novel):

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

directed by Alfred Hitchcock,

written by Eliot Stannard, Alfred Hitchcock and Marie Belloc Lowndes,

based on the novel The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes,

was released in the United Kingdom on January 17, 1927.
Music by Ashley Irwin (for the 1999 release).

Cast:

Marie Ault, Arthur Chesney, June Tripp, Malcolm Keen, Ivor Novello, Wallace Bosco, Daisy Campbell, Maudie Dunham, Reginald Gardiner, Eve Gray, Alfred Hitchcock, Alma Reville.

Recommended reading:

The Lodger

By Marie Belloc Lowndes.

Filmed as The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog, (1927), directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

Published by Academy Chicago Publishers.

First published 1911, in the January edition of McClure's Magazine.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0897336046

ISBN-13: 978-0897336048

Description:

"One of the best suspense novels ever written." – The New York Times.

"This is a beautifully wrought novel of psychological suspense that should have a place on any mystery buff's shelf of classics." – Chicago Sun-Times.

This first class, highly-acclaimed thriller was published in 1914, more than two decades after the so-called Jack the Ripper murders, on which it is based, had occurred in Whitechapel, London. The murders – five in all – appeared to be the work of a woman-hating fanatic, someone who also must have had knowledge of anatomy, since the bodies were mutilated with surgical skill.

Twenty years later, memories of these serial killings were still fresh in Londoners’ minds and the author brilliantly captures the sense of fear and horror which the murders evoked. Praise for this novel has withstood the test of time in England, America, and around the world. The Lodger has been adapted for the screen several times, most notably by Alfred Hitchcock in 1926, his first film.

Born on this day – Andy Kaufman:

Andy Kaufman

Actor

Comedian

January 17, 1949 – May 16, 1984

Born on this day – Lucy Saroyan:

Lucy Saroyan

Actress

Photographer

Library archivist

January 17, 1946 – April 11, 2003

Credits:

Blue Collar (1978); Bravo Two (1977); Cactus Flower (1969); Columbo (1976); Eight Is Enough (1977); Greased Lightning (1977); Hopscotch (1980); Isadora (1968); Kotch (1971); Maidstone (1970); Mannix (1971); Prime Time (1977); Some Kind of a Nut (1969); The Blue Knight (1975–1976); The Name of the Game (1971); The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974).

Born on this day – Françoise Hardy:

Françoise Hardy

Actress

Writer

Singer

Composer

January 17, 1944 – June 11, 2024

Credits:

Books:

A Gift From Heaven... (2016); Secret Notes: Interviews With Eric Dumont (1991); Songs About You And Us (2021); The Despair of Monkeys and Other Trifles: A Memoir by Françoise Hardy (2018); Unauthorized Reviews... (2015).

Albums:

4th English album (1971); All boys and girls (1962); Chiaroscuro (2000); Crazy Love (2012); Drunken music (1978); English 3 (1969); Françoise [The house where I grew up] (1966); Françoise Hardy (1970); Françoise Hardy (1972); Françoise Hardy [Friendship] (1965); Françoise Hardy [How to Say Goodbye] (1968); Françoise Hardy [The question] (1971); Françoise Hardy canta per voi in Italiano (1963); Françoise Hardy in Deutschland (1965); Françoise Hardy in English (1966); Gin & Tonic (1980); In English (1969); Intermission (1974); My friend the rose (1964); My youth is running away... (1967); No one else (2018); Parheses... (2006); Personal Message (1973); Rain without an umbrella (2010); Shifts (1988); So many Beautiful Things (2004); Some Titles I Know of Her, Vol. 1 (2023); Someone who is leaving (1982); Star (1977); The danger (1996); The first happiness of the Day (1963); To be continued... (1981); Träume (1970).

Movies and television:

20 Heures le Journal (2000–2018); 8:10 p.m. sharp (2004–2005); 30 Favoriten (2021); 60/90 (2008); 8 Women (2002); A French Guy Named Saba (2017); To madness, not at all (1986); A Revolta dos Anjos (1972); A Simple Favor (2018); To your loves (1991); A Wes Anderson Film (2015); Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016); Age soft and woodhead (1963–1964); Aikuiset (2019); Aktuelle Schaubude (1973) Alexandra - Stimme der Sehnsucht: Der rätselhafte Tod eines Stars (2012); All Eyes Off Me (2021); Ambitions (1986); Amigos del martes (1964); Anyone for Halves? How the World Invaded the Charts (2011); Arrêt spectacles (2004); Attenberg (2010); At the Risk of Pleasing You (1967); Wanted (1988–1989); Bathhouse Midnight (1988); Banda Sonora (2012); BBC Show of the Week (1966); Beatles på Sverigeturné (2014); Welcome (1978); Birkin, Hardy, Sanson, a life to love (2017); Blind (2014); Blow up: Arte's cinema web magazine (2022); Blur & Françoise Hardy: To the End (1994); BÖsterreich (2014); Red Button (1967); C to you (2011–2021); C politique (2016); Café Picouly (2006); Cosmos Campsite (1996); Campus, the magazine of the written word (2003); Some Leeb Show (1986); It's on the agenda (2003); It's even better in the afternoon (1985–1986); Chabada (2010); Champs-Elysées (1984–1990); Songs! (2021–2022); At F.O.G. (2008); Chronicles of France (1965–1971); Cinema (1965); Five Columns on the Frontpage (1963); Círculos Sober Agua, Bajo Nubes de Algodón (2023); Classified as confidential (2007); Close Up (2020); Cocoricocoboy (1984); Collaroshow (1981); Colorspace Vol. 2 (2011); From Serge Gainsbourg at Gainsbarre from 1958 - 1991 (1994); Der goldene Schuß (1967); Devil at My Heels (1966); Yesterday and Today (1971); Diamoci del tu (1967); Die Drehscheibe (1969–1970); Dim Dam Dom (1966–1969) Sunday Salvador (1973); Discorama (1966); Discs a Go-Go (1964); Dix de der (1976) Domino (1974); Double jeu (1992); Dream On (1992); Durand at Night (1992); Dutronc, la vie malgré lui (2020); Break-in (1986); El idioma imposible (2010); Immediate boarding (1987–1988); Emilia Jolie (1980); Footprints (2008); En aparté (2003); In the company of Mireille Darc and Alain Delon for Plus de Vie (2010); Endeavour (2018); England Is Mine (2017); Etienne Daho, un itinéraire pop moderne (2015); Europa canta (1966); Europarty (1968); Eurovision Song Contest: Grand Prix 1963 (1963) Eurythmics: Sweet Dreams (1983); Exclusive... Canada (1979); F.C. De Kampioenen (1998); Falling Star (2014); Fan of the 90s (2009); Ferpect Crime (2004); Festival di Sanremo (1966); Formula 1 (1984); France Gall: Personal Message (1996); Françoise and Udo... (1968); Francoise Hardy - Ein Porträt in Musik (1965) Françoise Hardy - So Many Beautiful Things (2005); Françoise Hardy, the discreet (2016); Françoise Hardy: The Large (2018); Françoise Hardy: All the Boys and Girls (Black and White Version) (1964); Françoise Hardy: All Boys and Girls (Color Version) (1964); Françoise Hardy: Un peu d'eau (1996); French Postcards (1979); Fréquenstar (1992); Frost on Sunday (1968); Frou-Frou (1993); Funny Woman (2023); Gainsbourg, the Man Who Loved Women (2010); Gainsbourg, a lifetime (2021); Unicef Gala (1970); Gone with the Woman (2007); Gottschalk & Friends (2005); Graffiti 60 (2004); Grand Prix (1966); Grand Prix: Challenge of the Champions (1966); Happy Birthday (2019); Helix (2014); Hello! Paris (1964); Herzlichst Ihr Peter Kraus (1962); Heute Abend im 'Palladium' (1964) High Society (2014); Highest Pressure (1965); Hör hin, schau zu! (1967); Hullabaloo (1965); I ragazzi dell'hully-gully (1964) It's Midnight, Paris Awakens (2012); Immer wieder geht die Sonne auf (1999) International Cabaret (1968); Irresistibly... Sylvie (1998); It's Only the End of the World (2016); Jacques Dutronc, at night of a Dreamer (1982); I came; tell you (2003); Jimi Hendrix - The Guitar Hero (2010); Pretty Doll (1968); Juke Box Jury (1965–1966); Kako glasi ono pitanje? (2018); Killing Eve (2018); Klingende Geschenke aus aller Welt (1965) The Question Box (2004–2008); Good Conduct (1982); The Mason's Song (2002); The Nikita Woman (1999); La fête de la chanson française (2007) The great Farandole (1964); The Missing Piece (2013); Valentine's Day in songs (2007); The Crossing of the Looking Glass (2009); The Secret Life of Songs (2016–2021); The Academy of 9 (1982–1986); Ladybirds (1965); Lahaye d'honneur (1988); The Midnight Circle (1994); The CD Cemetery (1994–2004); The Culture Club (2006); Le divan by Marc-Olivier Fogiel (2016); The Amazing Doc (2021); The taste of black (2001); The Grand Chessboard (1979–1981); Canal+'s big news (2004–2012); Le gros journal (2017); The song charts (1966–68); The Umbrella of the Stars (1967); Le petit conservatoire de la chanson (1962–1965); Le petit dimanche illustré (1968); Prince Miiaou cover 'All boys and the girls' (2013); The Time of Love (2022); The School of Fans (1981–1986); The Tube Years (2000); The Beautiful Sisters (2011); The Doves (1972); Friends first (1975); Les enfants de la télé (2001); Sunday Clothes (1986); The Lost Histories: The Max Ernst Sessions (2024); The new appointments (1980–1981); Les rendez-vous du dimanche (1976–1980); Letters to Paul Morrissey (2018); The Man Who Came from the Cher (1969); Liedercircus (1977); The guest (2003–2017); Live from Studio Five (2010); Lo + Plus (1996); The Eye of the Storm (1993); Love at Second Sight (2019); Monday in Stories (2015); Dark glasses for Sleepless Nights (1989–1990); Madame Claude (2021); Mommy is at the hairdresser (2008); Mamy Scopitone - The Golden Age of Music Video (2005); Masquerade (2022); Male Feminine (1966); Mathilde Lacombe: Personal Message (2022); Meine Melody (1965–1970); Even on Sundays (2016); Metroland (1997); Midi Trente (1972–1973); Midi-Première (1975–1981); Modefrühling in Paris (1965); Mr. 100,000 Volt (1968); Mr. Spade (2024); Monte Carlo: C'est la Rose (1968); Moonrise Kingdom (2012); Musicolor (1969–1970); Musik aus Studio B (1964) Nelly (2016); Never Look Away (2018); Ni figue ni raisin (1965–1967); Night-Club (1972); Our History is Political (2017); Nowhere Else (1997–2000); Number one (1975–1981); Nutty, Naughty Chateau (1963); Oh girls! (2019); Shade and Lumière (2001); We Tried Everything (2003–2004); You can't please everyone world (2003); On n'est pas couché (2006–2018); Ontdek de ster (1967); ORTF, they invented television (2020); Awards (1980); Paris aktuell (1967–1968); Paris nach Noten (1968); Pariser Journal (1963); Come See Me (1979); Patriot (2018); Personal and confidential (2008); Peter Sarstedt (1969); More beautiful the life (2004–2005); Pollen (1985); Lucky Charms (1986); Portrait of a Disappearing Woman (2023); Prejudice (2015); Private Screening (1973); Questo Pazzo, Pazzo Mondo della Canzone (1965); Who is this? (2010); Daily (2018); Ready Steady, Go! (1964–1966); Red Oaks (2016); Reflections of Cannes (1963); Rebob'Ina (2020–2023); Remember Me, My Love (2003); Rendezvous am Rhein (1964) Rezeta (2012); Royal Gala (1967); Sacha show (1963–1969); Sacrée soirée (1988–1993); Hello Les Terriens (2006); Hi sex! (2000); Saturday and Company (1968); Saturday night (1971–1972); Se devo essere sincera (2004); Second Chance (1976); Señoras y señores! (1974); Serge si tu nous regarde (2001); Set 'em Up Joe (1969); Sex Love & Therapy (2014); Shindig! (1966); Show Pänggggg - oder: Gäste zum Fernsehen (1969); Sightseers (2012); Signed Mireille Dumas (2017); Smash His Camera (2010); Snip, snap, snude - en omvendt historie (1964); Soeben eingetroffen (1965); Some Voices (2000); Somebody Told Me About Carla Bruni (2009); Something Special (1967); Sparks and Embers (2015); Ray Charles Special (1978); Sport en fête (1974); Star Academy (2006); Stars'N Co (1997); Follow Lecoq (1981); Symphonic Show (2007); System 2 (1976); Taratata (1993); Teenager-Party (1964); TV Carolina (1989); Télé-Zèbre (1990–1991); Evening Dress (2006); Wooden and soft head years (1965); Thank Your Lucky Stars (1964–1965) The Act (2019); The Art Dealer (2015); The Barbarian Invasions (2003); The Boat That Rocked (2009); The Dreamers (2003); The Eamonn Andrews Show (1964–1968) The End of the F***ing World (2017); The Enfield Haunting (2015); The Guerrilla Masquerade Party (2004) The Island Inside (2009); The Last Key (2017); The London Palladium Show (1967) The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1966) The Misadventures of Margaret (1998); Tea or Coffee (2001); The Path (2018); The Roy Castle Show (1969) The Spinners (1971); The Staircase (2022); The Statement (2003); The X Factor UK (2009); The Young Generation (1970); Thelma, Louise and Chantal (2010); Tilt (1967–1968); Tin Star (2017); Tohuwabohu (1995–1998) Top to... (1972–1974); Top Club (1979); Top Sunday Club (1978); Top jury (1965); Top of the Pops (1965); Tower Eurovision (2005); Tous en scène (1968–1969); All... for music (2007); Everybody Talks About It (2000–2004); Everybody Calls Her Sylvie (2010); All song (1962–1963); Toutes folles de lui (1986); Trainyard Dogs: Part I (2018); Triple Dare (2006); Udo-Jürgens-Show (1968); Un giorno a Capo Boi (1964); One Day, One Destiny (2009–2018); Vadim Mister Cool (2016); Venus Beauty Institute (1999); Victoires de la musique (1986–2005); Video Hits (2009); Life private, public life (2006–2011); Long live the holidays! (2009); Can't wait for Sunday (2000–2013); Vivement dimanche prochaine (2000–2018); Vortex (2021); Was bin Ich? (1969); Water Drops on Burning Rocks (2000); What's New Pussycat (1965) Young & Beautiful (2013).

Born on this day – Geoffrey Deuel:

Geoffrey Deuel

Actor

January 17, 1943 – December 23, 2024

Credits:

108 Stitches (2001); 12 O'Clock High (1966); Adam-12 (1969); Amateur Night (1986); Barnaby Jones (1974); Bonanza (1967); Cannon (1973); Chisum (1970); House on Greenapple Road (1970); In the Line of Duty: The F.B.I. Murders (1988); Insight (1968–1971); Ironside (1974); Joe Forrester (1975); Legends of the West (1992); Mannix (1969–1975); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1974); Medical Center (1970); Mission: Impossible (1973); Mod Squad (1969); Movin' On (1972); Nakia (1974); Occasional Wife (1967); Petrocelli (1974); Planet of the Apes (1974); Terminal Island (1973); The Chinese Caper (1975); The F.B.I. (1968–1973); The Flying Nun (1968); The High Chaparral (1968); The Invaders (1967); The Magician (1973); The Manhunter (1974); The Monkees (1967); The Name of the Game (1971); The Smith Family (1971); The Streets of San Francisco (1973–1974); The Young and the Restless (1973); This Is the Life (1971–1974); To Rome with Love (1971); Toma (1973).

Born on this day – Randy Boone:

Randy Boone

Actor

Singer

January 17, 1942 – August 28, 2025

Credits:

Songs:

Heart, Let's Go Out Tonight; It's So Hard To Tell Mama Goodbye; Just Waitin'; Lover Let Go; Ramblin' Rose; Tennessee Stud; The Five-Fifteen.

Movies and television:

Backtrack! (1969); Bonanza (1966); Cimarron Strip (1967–1968); Combat! (1966); Country Boy (1966); Dr. Minx (1975); Emergency! (1973); Gunsmoke (1975); Gypsy (1966); Hee Haw (1980); Highway to Heaven (1985); Hondo (1967); Hondo and the Apaches (1967); It's a Man's World (1962–1963); Kolchak: The Night Stalker (1974); Kung Fu (1975); Lassie (1973); Savages (1974); Terminal Island (1973); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963); The Audition (2021); The Fugitive (1964); The Hanged Man (1964); The Nashville Sound (1972); The Quest (1976); The Twilight Zone (1963); The Virginian (1964–1966); The Wild Pair (1987); Wagon Train (1963); What's This Song? (1965); Where the Action Is (1966).