Sunday, July 14, 2024

On this day in movie history - Escape Clause (1996):


Escape Clause,
directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith,
written by Danilo Bach,
was released in the United States on July 14, 1996.
Music by Richard Marvin and Ken Thorne.


Cast:
Andrew McCarthy, Paul Sorvino, Connie Britton, Kate McNeil, Stan Egi, Kenneth Welsh, John Evans, Peter Donaldson, Victor A. Young, Sean Dick, Dawn Greenhalgh, Chantel Dick, Lupe Arenas, Tara Rosling, Peter Langley, Claire Rankin, Yanira Contreras, Stephen Bogaert, Roger Honeywell, Ron Hartmann, Bob Clout, Robbie Rox, Gord Mackenzie, Phillip Jarrett, Scott Wickware, John Boylan, Shawn Lawrence, Chuck Shamata, Laura Catalano, Carol Chwaiewsky, Tricia Brioux, Garnet Harding, Djanet Sears, Stephanie Roth Haberle, Linda Goranson, Julie Evans.

On this day in movie history - Midnight Alibi (1934):


Midnight Alibi,
directed by Alan Crosland,
written by Warren Duff,
based on the short story The Old Doll’s House by Damon Runyon,
was released in the United States on July 14, 1934.
Music by Heinz Roemheld.

Cast:
Richard Barthelmess, Ann Dvorak, Helen Chandler, Helen Lowell, Henry O'Neill, Robert Barrat, Robert McWade, Purnell Pratt, Harry Tyler, Paul Hurst, Arthur Aylesworth.

Born on this day – Lynn Loring:


Lynn Loring

Actress

Producer

July 14, 1944 – December 23, 2023

Credits:

A Man Called Shenandoah (1966); And Baby Makes Three (1966); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1951–1958); Black Noon (1971); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1967); Bonanza (1966); Burke's Law (1966); Bus Stop (1961); CBS Repertoire Workshop (1960); Circle of Fear (1972); Daniel Boone (1964); Don't Go to Sleep (1982); Fair Exchange (1962–1963); Finder of Lost Loves (1984); Frontiers of Faith (1955); General Motors 50th Anniversary Show (1957); Glitter (1984–1985); Gunsmoke (1963); Hands of Mystery (1951); Hotel (1983); Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969); Kraft Theatre (1958); Lamp Unto My Feet (1952); Lancer (1968–1970); Making of a Male Model (1983); Matt Houston (1982); Me and the Kid (1993); Mod Squad (1970–1972); Mr. Mom (1983); Mr. Novak (1964); My Three Sons (1968); Omnibus (1955); Perry Mason (1964); Play of the Week (1960); Police Woman (1974); Pressure Point (1962); Proudly I Love (1953); Return to Peyton Place (1973); Robert Montgomery Presents (1953); Scared Silly (1982); Search for Tomorrow (1951–1961); Sizzle (1981); Special for Women: Mother and Daughter (1961); Splendor in the Grass (1961); Starlight Theatre (1951); Studio One (1952–1954); Target: The Corruptors (1962); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1964); The Best Little Girl in the World (1981); The Big Valley (1965); The Colgate Comedy Hour (1951); The Defenders (1961–1964); The Desperate Miles (1975); The Eleventh Hour (1963); The F.B.I. (1965); The Greatest Show on Earth (1964); The Horror at 37,000 Feet (1973); The Immortal (1970); The Invaders (1967); The Jean Carroll Show (1953–1954); The Kansas City Massacre (1975); The Man Behind the Badge (1954); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1967); The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1962); The Return of Mod Squad (1979); The Stranger (1955); The Web (1951); The Wild Wild West (1966); The Young Lawyers (1971); Timeshift (2006); Wagon Train (1962).

Born on this day – Peter Duryea:


Peter Duryea

Actor

July 14, 1939 – March 24, 2013

Credits:

12 O'Clock High (1964–1966); Adam-12 (1969); Bewitched (1965); Birth of a Timeless Legacy (2004); Blood of the Iron Maiden (1970); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1965–1966); Catalina Caper (1967); Combat! (1965–1967); Daniel Boone (1965); Dr. Kildare (1965); Dragnet 1967 (1967–1969); Family Affair (1971); For the Love of Spock (2016); Gomer Pyle: USMC (1968); I Spy (1968); Insight (1972–1976); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1964); Leonard Nimoy: Star Trek Memories (1984); Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. (1966); Profiles in Courage (1964); Reflections on Spock (2004); Spacelift: Transporting Trek Into the 21st Century (2011); Star Trek (1966); Taggart (1964); Tempo (1970); The Bounty Killer (1965); The Carpetbaggers (1964); The Defenders (1964); The Donna Reed Show (1963); The Fugitive (1964); The Name of the Game (1969); The Outer Limits (1964); The Virginian (1966).

Born on this day – Polly Bergen:


Polly Bergen

Actress

Singer

Television host

Writer

Entrepreneur

July 14, 1930 – September 20, 2014

Born on this day – Harry Dean Stanton:


Harry Dean Stanton

Actor

Musician

Singer

July 14, 1926 – September 15, 2017

Born on this day – John Paxton:


John Paxton

Actor

Producer

July 14, 1920 – November 17, 2011

Credits:

Oz the Great and Powerful (2013); Drag Me to Hell (2009); Spider-Man 3 (2007); Medium (2005); Spider-Man 2 (2004); Boomtown (2003); Spider-Man (2002); Frailty (2001); A Simple Plan (1998); Denial (1998); Traveller (1997); Last Man Standing (1996); Barb Wire (1996); Frank & Jesse (1994); Psycho Cop Returns (1993); Brain Dead (1990); Taking Tiger Mountain (1983).