Monday, September 2, 2024

On this day in movie history - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007):


The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,
directed and written by Andrew Dominik,
based on the novel by Ron Hansen,
was released in the United States on September 2, 2007.
Narrated by Hugh Ross.
Music by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.


Cast:
Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Jeremy Renner, Sam Rockwell, Paul Schneider, Mary-Louise Parker, Zooey Deschanel, Garret Dillahunt, Ted Levine, James Carville, Alison Elliott, Michael Parks, Tom Aldredge, Pat Healy, Michael Copeman, Ron Hansen, Hugh Ross.

On this day in music history - Il Tenero Momento: Mozart & Gluck Arias, by Susan Graham and Harry Bicket (2000):

The album Il Tenero Momento: Mozart & Gluck Arias,
by Susan Graham and Harry Bicket,
was released September 2, 2000.

On this day in movie history - Freeway (1988):


Freeway,
directed by Francis Delia,
written by Darrell Fetty and Francis Delia,
based on the novel by Deanne Barkley,
was released in the United States on September 2, 1988.
Music by Joe Delia.


Cast:
Darlanne Fluegel, James Russo, Billy Drago, Richard Belzer, Michael Callan, Joe Palese, Steve Franken, Brian Kaiser, Kenneth Tobey, Julianne Dallara, Laurie Foshay, Gloria Edwards, Deem Bristow, Toby Anderson, Kimberly Hall, Robert Lane, Jesse Shapiro, Genevieve Anderson, Ivan E. Roth, Charles Conable, Richard Chavez, Ann Shalla, Robert Harvey, Jim Wilkey, George Fisher, Tony Winters, Gene LeBell, Michael Leopard, Roy Clark, Alice Ferris, Jeff St. Joseph, Clint Howard.

On this day in movie history - Naked Alibi (1954):


Naked Alibi,
directed by Jerry Hopper,
written by Lawrence Roman,
based on the story Cry Copper by J. Robert Bren and Gladys Atwater,
was released in the United States on September 2, 1954.
Music by Hans J. Salter and Frank Skinner.


Cast:
Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame, Gene Barry, Marcia Henderson, Max Showalter, Billy Chapin, Chuck Connors, Don Haggerty, Stuart Randall, Don Garrett, Richard Beach, Tol Avery, Paul Levitt, Fay Roope, Joseph Mell, John Alvin, Dee Carroll, Cheryll Clarke, Dick Crockett, Dean Cromer, John Daheim, Alan DeWitt, Herbert Ellis, Michael Fox, Phil Garris, Sol Gorss, Jo Ann Greer, Brett Halsey, Beverly Ruth Jordan, Byron Keith, Kenner G. Kemp, Mike Mahoney, Frank Marlowe, Barbara Marshall, Forbes Murray, Paul Newlan, William H. O'Brien, Kathleen O'Malley, Alan Paige, Eddie Parker, Byron Poindexter, Ray Quinn, Carlos Rivero, Robert Stevenson, Jack Stoney, Max Trumpower, Frank Wilcox, Lewis Wilson, Bud Wolfe.

Born on this day – Mariangela Giordano:


Mariangela Giordano

Actress

September 2, 1937 – July 16, 2011

Credits:

A luci spente (2004); A Maiden for the Prince (1965); Abbronzatissimi (1991); Batton Story (1976); Big Man (1988); Buongiorno primo amore! (1957); Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror (1981); Caffè capo (2010); Canzoni a tempo di twist (1962); Cara de Goma (1959); Che dottoressa ragazzi! (1976); Ci hai rotto papà (1993); Colossus and the Amazon Queen (1960); Cortile (1955); Da qui all'eredità (1955); Decameron n° 2 - Le altre novelle del Boccaccio (1972); Decameron n° 4 - Le belle novelle del Boccaccio (1972); Desert Warrior (1957); Djurado (1966); Don Milani (1976); Donne armate (1991); Dove volano i corvi d'argento (1977); Dramma nel porto (1955); Edera (1992); El reflejo del alma (1962); Eroticón (1981); Giallo in Venice (1979); Gli scontenti (1961); I quattro del pater noster (1969); I ragazzi del muretto (1993); Il colpaccio (1976); Il falco d'oro (1955); Il motorino (1984); Il re di Poggioreale (1961); Il vigile urbano (1989); Il volpone (1988); Io e mia sorella (1987); Killer Barbys (1996); La banda degli onesti (1956); La taglia è tua... l'uomo l'ammazzo io (1969); L'altro Dio (1975); Malabimba (1979); Malabimba Uncovered (2007); Max e Tux (2002); Mensajeros de paz (1957); Moglie nuda e siciliana (1978); No Room to Die (1969); Noi uomini duri (1987); ome imparai ad amare le donne (1966); Once a Year, Every Year (1994); Panarea (1997); Patrick Still Lives (1980); Paula Mujer de la Noche (1981); Perdiamoci di vista (1994); Quando gli angeli piangono (1958); Quant'è bella la Bernarda, tutta nera, tutta calda / Eleonora e Sigismondo (1975); Romulus and the Sabines (1961); Sacred Heart (2005); Satan's Baby Doll (1982); Seven from Thebes (1964); Skipper (1987); Stasera a casa di Alice (1990); Te lo leggo negli occhi (1965); The Black Devil (1957); The Eye of the Needle (1963); The Hottest Zombie Movie Babes (2016); The Iron Commissioner (1978); The Last Gun (1964); The Last Round (1976); The Legacy of Caine (1971); The Lusty Wives of Canterbury (1972); The Power of Desire (1999–2000); The Sect (1991); The Smell of Death (2016); The Voyage of Captain Fracassa (1990); Three Crosses Not to Die (1968); Un giorno alla fine di ottobre (1977); Ursus (1961); Valley of the Lions (1961); Vengeance (1968).

Born on this day – Chuck McCann:


Chuck McCann

Actor

Comedian

Puppeteer

Commercial presenter

Television host

September 2, 1934 – April 8, 2018


Chuck McCann, with Harry Hurwitz and Ina Balin, on set filming The Projectionist (1970).

Credits:

227 (1988); A Cry for Help (1975); A New Kind of Family (1979); A Pup Named Scooby-Doo (1988); A Tribute to Laurel & Hardy (2011); A Very Retail Christmas (1990); ABC Weekend Specials (1993); Adventure Time (2013–2015); Adventures of the Gummi Bears (1987–1990); All That Glitters (1977); All-New Dennis the Menace (1993); Animaniacs (1993); Arnold's Closet Revue (1971); Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1991); Baby's Imagination (2023); Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction / The Plane (1998); Blast-Off Buzzard (1977); Bonanza (1972); Bonkers (1993); Boston Legal (2007–2008); Bug City (1998); C B Bears (1977); C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979); Cagney & Lacey (1985); Cameron's Closet (1988); Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels (1990); Carpool (1983); Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (1990); CHiPs (1981); Christmas at F.A.O. Schwarz (1968); Christmas Comes to PacLand (1982); Citizen Jane (2009); Code Red (1982); Columbo (1973); Come Die with Me: A Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer Mystery (1994); Cool McCool (1966–1967); Cover Up (1985); Darkwing Duck (1991); Dennis and Lois (2019); Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic (2023); Diff'rent Strokes (1985); Dorf da Bingo King (2001); Down to Earth (1985); Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995); Drak Pack (1980); Dream On (1994); Droopy: Master Detective (1993); Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man (1996); DuckTales (1987–1990); DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990); DuckTales: Remastered (2013); Empty Nest (1992–1994); Fantastic Four: The Animated Series (1994–1996); Fantastic Max (1988–1989); Fantasy Island (1979); Far Out Space Nuts (1975); Flying High (1978); Foul Play (1978); Fred and Barney Meet the Shmoo (1979–1980); Friend or Foe (2015–2017); G.I. Joe (1986); G.I. Joe: Arise, Serpentor, Arise! (1986); G.I. Joe: The Movie (1987); Galtar and the Golden Lance (1985–1986); Garfield and Friends (1988–1991); Gilbert Gottfried's Amazing Colossal Podcast (2015); Gothic 3 (2006); Guns (1990); Hamburger: The Motion Picture (1986); Happy Days (1970–1976); Harry Nilsson: Loneliness (1984); Herbie Rides Again (1974); Here's Boomer (1981); Heroes of Might and Magic V (2006); Heyyy, It's the King! (1977); Hollywoods Spaßfabrik - Als die Bilder Lachen lernten (2014); Horrorween (2011); How to Break Up a Happy Divorce (1976); I Know That Voice (2013); If Things Were Different (1980); Invasion (1997); Iron Man (1994–1996); I've Got a Secret (1961); Jennifer on My Mind (1971); Kaufmania! (2020); Kibbee and Fitch (1973); King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow (1992); Kirk (1995); Knight Rider (1985); Knots Landing (1989); Kojak (1974); Ladybugs (1992); Land's End (1996); Laurel & Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys (1992); Laurel & Hardy: Their Lives and Magic (2011); Likely Stories, Vol. 3 (1983); Linda Lovelace for President (1975); Little House on the Prairie (1974); Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman (2006); Lunch Wagon (1981); Mad About You (1998); Mae West (1982); Mathnet (1991); Matt Houston (1983–1985); McCann on McCool (2007); Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004); Monster Squad (1976); Night Club (2011); NY TV: By the People Who Made It - Part I & II (1998); On the Air (1992); One Day at a Time (1981–1982); Pac Preview Party (1982); Pac-Man (1982–1983); Pioneers of Television (2011); Plastic Man (1979–1980); Play It As It Lays (1972); Playboy Mid Summer Night's Dream Party 1985 (1985); Playboy: Inside the Playboy Mansion (2002); Playboy: Playmate Playoffs (1986); Playboy's Roller Disco & Pajama Party (1979); Police Woman (1974–1976); Posse Impossible (1977); Pound Puppies (1986); Q N' A with Mikki and Shay (2013–2014); Ramblin'Man (1981); Random! Cartoons (2007–2009); Ri¢hie Ri¢h (1982); Ring Raiders (1989); Robin Hood: Men in Tights - Funny Men in Tights: Three Generations of Comedy (2009); Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993); Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place (1989); Roma (1972); Rudy Coby: Ridiculously Dangerous (1996); Run, Joe, Run (1974); Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1997); Safety Shoes (1965); Santa Barbara (1987–1988); Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo (1979–1983); Sex and the Married Woman (1977); Shades of LA (1990); Shake, Rattle and Roll (1977); Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (1973–1975); Silent Movie (1976); Sinister Image (1987–1989); Sliders (1995); Snorks (1985); Some Jerk with a Camera / One Little Spark (2012); Space Stars (1981); Spencer's Pilots (1976); Spider-Man 3 (2007); Square One Television (1991); St. Elsewhere (1984); Starsky and Hutch (1976–1977); Storyville (1992); Stu's Show (2008–2013); Sunshine Porcupine (1980); Survival (1976); Switch (1977); Tales from the Darkside (1985); TaleSpin (1990–1991); That's Adequate (1989); The Actor's Journey (2011); The Actor's Journey for Kids (2011); The Animation Podcast (2018); The Aristocrats (2005); The Baxters (1979); The Bob Newhart Show (1973); The Charlie Weaver Show (1959); The Chevy Showroom Starring Andy Williams (1958); The Comeback Trail (1982); The David Frost Show (1971–1972); The Dick Cavett Show (1971); The Facts of Life (1987); The Garfield Show (2008–2013); The Garry Moore Show (1966); The Get Along Gang (1984); The Girl Most Likely to... (1973); The Girls Next Door (2007–2009); The Greatest American Hero (1982); The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968); The Incredible Hulk (1996); The Janitor (1995); The Jimmy Dean Show (1963); The John Gary Show (1968); The Krofft Supershow / Wonderbug (1976); The Lempke Brothers (2010); The Love Boat (1983); The Mac Davis Special (1975); The Magical World of Disney (1981); The Magical World of Disney (1989–1990); The Merv Griffin Show (1970–1972); The Mike Douglas Show (1971–1972); The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1988–1990); The New Shmoo (1979–1980); The New Temperatures Rising Show (1972); The New Woody Woodpecker Show (2000); The Paul Lynde Show (1972); The Plight of Cecil (2014); The Powerpuff Girls (2003); The Powerpuff Girls (2016); The Projectionist (1970); The Puppy's Further Adventures (1982); The Rockford Files (1977); The Rosebud Beach Hotel (1984); The Rousters (1983); The Smurfs (1989); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1959); The Tick (1996); The Tonight Show (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1968); The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995); The World of Hans Christian Andersen (1968); They Call Him Sasquatch (2003); They Went That-A-Way & That-A-Way (1978); Those Were the Days (1980); Thrashin' (1986); Thundarr the Barbarian (1981); Tom & Jerry Kids Show (1992); Toxic Crusaders (1991); Toxic Crusaders: The Movie (1997); True Blue (1990); True Crime: New York City (2005); Trying to Get Good: The Jazz Odyssey of Jack Sheldon (2008); Turn-on (1969); Undercover Elephant (1977); Up Yours (1979); Van Dyke and Company (1976); Walt Disney World EPCOT Center: A Souvenir Program (1983); What a Cartoon! (1996); Where's Waldo? (1991); Winnie the Pooh Playtime: Pooh Party (1994); Wonderbug (1976).

Born on this day – Hal Ashby:


Hal Ashby

Director

Editor

September 2, 1929 – December 27, 1988