On this day in movie history - The Scarlet Hour (1956):

The Scarlet Hour

directed by Michael Curtiz,

written by Alford Van Ronkel, Frank Tashlin and John Meredyth Lucas,

based on a story by Alford Van Ronkel and Frank Tashlin,

was released in the United States on April 18, 1956.
Music by Leith Stevens.

Cast:

Carol Ohmart, Tom Tryon, Jody Lawrence, James Gregory, Elaine Stritch, E. G. Marshall, Edward Binns, David Lewis, Billy Gray, Jacques Aubuchon, Scott Marlowe, Johnstone White, James Stone, Maureen Hurley, James Todd, Nat 'King' Cole, Benson Fong.

On this day in movie history - The Blue Dahlia (1946):

The Blue Dahlia

directed by George Marshall,

written by Raymond Chandler,

was released in the United States on April 18, 1946.
Music by Victor Young.

Cast:

Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Howard Da Silva, Doris Dowling, Hugh Beaumont, Tom Powers, Howard Freeman, Don Costello, Will Wright, Frank Faylen, Walter Sande, Mae Busch, Anthony Caruso, Noel Neill.

On this day in movie history - The Secret Six (1931):

The Secret Six

aka The Secret 6,

directed by George W. Hill,

written by Frances Marion,

was released in the United States on April 18, 1931.

Cast:

Wallace Beery, Lewis Stone, Johnny Mack Brown, Jean Harlow, Marjorie Rambeau, Paul Hurst, Clark Gable, Ralph Bellamy, John Miljan, DeWitt Jennings, Murray Kinnell, Fletcher Norton, Louis Natheaux, Frank McGlynn Sr., Theodore von Eltz, Lynton Brent, Mary Carlisle, Charles Giblyn, Joseph W. Girard, Betty Lawson, Tom London, George Magrill, Lee Phelps, Buddy Roosevelt, Oscar Rudolph, Hector V. Sarno, Carol Tevis, Arthur Thalasso, Walter Walker, S.D. Wilcox.

Born on this day – Clive Revill:

Clive Revill

Actor

April 18, 1930 – March 11, 2025

Credits:

101 Dalmatians 2: Patch's London Adventure (2002); 13 Thirteenth Avenue (1983); A Deadly Game (1979); A Fine Madness (1966); A Man Called Sloane (1979); A Masterpiece of Murder (1986); A Severed Head (1971); Adventures from the Book of Virtues (1996); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1988); Alice Through the Looking Glass (1987); All Grown Up! (2004); Alvin & the Chipmunks (1984); Arthur of the Britons (1972–1973); Avanti! (1972); Avanti! Interview with Juliet Mills (2018); Avanti!: Clive Revill Remembers (2017); Babylon 5 (1994); Batman: The Animated Series (1992); BBC Play of the Month (1971–1979); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1955); Bellamira (1974); Bicentennial Minutes (1975); Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures (1990); Billy Wilder (1970); Brett (1971); Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965); Bunny Lake Is Missing: Clive Revill Remembers (2017); Bustin' Loose (1987); C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud (1989); Centennial (1979); Chronicle (1963); Churchill's People (1975); Clueless (1999); Columbo (1978); Conquest: Frontier Wars (2001); Creative Reader: The Jungle Book (1995); Crime and Punishment (2002); Dan Dare: Pilot of the Future (2002); Dear John (1989); Death Ray 2000 (1980); Delta of Venus (1995); Down in the Dumps (1990); Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995); Dragon's Lair (1984); DuckTales (1987); Dynasty (1984); Escape to the Sun (1972); Faerie Tale Theatre (1985); Fathom (1967); Fortune Hunter (1994–1996); Freakazoid! (1995–1997); Galileo (1975); Gentlemen Broncos (2009); George Washington (1984); Get a Life (1990); Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1974); Giggles (1999); Godzilla: The Series (1999); Gothic 3 (2006); Gypsy (1967); Hart to Hart (1982); Hound Town (1989); Hunter (1990); Intrepid (2000); Italian Secret Service (1968); It'll Be OK on the Day (1975); ITV Play of the Week (1958); ITV Playhouse (1969); ITV Saturday Night Theatre (1972–1973); J.R.R. Tolkien: Creator of Middle-Earth (2002); Jake Spanner, Private Eye (1989); Jason King (1972); Jeanne d'Arc (2006); Johnny Bravo (1997); Kaleidoscope (1966); Let Him Have It (1991); Little Mermaid's Island (1990–1991); Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1996); MacGyver (1987); Mack the Knife (1989); Magnum, P.I. (1986); Mama's Boy (1987); Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2006); Matilda (1978); Maude (1976); Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004); Midnight Patrol: Adventures in the Dream Zone (1990); Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures (1987); Modesty Blaise (1966); Moon Dreamers (1986); Murder, She Wrote (1985–1988); Murphy Brown (1996); Musical Comedy Tonight III (1985); My Little Pony (1986–1987); Newhart (1986); Nobody's Perfect (1980); Oh Yeah! Cartoons (1999); Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977); Once Upon a Tractor (1965); One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975); Paddington Bear (1989–1990); Pepper Ann (2000); Pinky and the Brain (1998); Pinocchio (1976); Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007); Play for Today (1978); Pocahontas 2: Journey to a New World (1998); Polar Opposites (2008); Possums (1998); Pound Puppies (1986); Probe (1988); Puss in Boots (1997); Reach for the Sky (1956); Remington Steele (1983); Return to Never Land (2002); Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993); Room 237 (2012); Royal Match (1985); Rum Runners (1971); Rumpelstiltskin (1987); Samson and Delilah (1984); Secret Mountain Fort Awesome (2007–2012); Shades of LA (1991); She's Dressed to Kill (1979); Ski-Boy (1974); Sledge Hammer! (1987); Snorks (1984–1988); Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991); Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980); Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011); Star Wars: X-Wing (1993); Star Wars: X-Wing vs. TIE Fighter (1996); Step by Step (1997); Strike (1955); T.J. Hooker (1984); The Adventures of Robin Hood (1957); The Assassination Bureau (1969); The Bard's Tale (2004); The Best of Dr. Seuss (2000); The Best of Times (1974); The Black Windmill (1974); The Boy with Two Heads (1974); The Butter Battle Book (1989); The Buttercup Chain (1970); The Closer (2005); The Devlin Connection (1982); The Diary of Anne Frank (1980); The Double Man (1967); The DuPont Show of the Week (1963); The Ed Sullivan Show (1948); The Emperor's New Clothes (1987); The Facts of Life (1984); The Fall Guy (1985); The Feast of All Saints (2001); The Feather and Father Gang (1977); The Ferret (1984); The Frog Prince (1986); The Great Houdini (1976); The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977); The Headless Ghost (1959); The High Commissioner (1968); The Hobbit (2003); The Hoboken Chicken Emergency (1984); The Horse's Mouth (1958); The Inside Man (1969); The Law and Harry McGraw (1987); The Legend of Hell House (1973); The Legend of Prince Valiant (1991–1993); The Little Mermaid (1993); The Little Prince (1974); The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974); The Love Boat (1986); The Madhouse on Castle Street / BBC Sunday-Night Play (1960); The Merv Griffin Show (1978); The Mikado (1983); The Monkey Mission (1981); The New Avengers (1977); The New Gidget (1987); The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries (1984); The Preston Episodes (1995); The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970); The Queen of Spain (2016); The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996); The Scarlett O'Hara War (1980); The Sea Wolf (1993); The Secret of the Hunchback (1996); The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968); The Smurfs (1989); The Sorcerer (1982); The Thief and the Cobbler (1993); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1961); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1967); The Transformers (1984–1986); The Transformers: The Movie (1986); The Twilight Zone / Segment: Personal Demons (1986); The Wacky Adventures of Dr. Boris and Nurse Shirley (1995); The Wednesday Play (1968–1969); The Wizzard of Krudd (2007); Theatre 625 (1966); Thirty-Minute Theatre (1970–1972); Three's a Crowd (1985); Timeless Tales from Hallmark (1991); Tiny Toon Adventures (1991); Tom & Jerry Kids Show (1990–1992); Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse (2012); Touched by an Angel (1997); Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen - Autobots (2009); Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009); Vega$ (1981); Volpone (1965); Winner Take All (1977); Wizards and Warriors (1983); Young Dan'l Boone (1977); Your Highness (2011); Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981).

Born on this day – Nigel Kneale:

Nigel Kneale

Writer

April 18, 1922 – October 29, 2006

Credits:

Books:

The Quatermass Experiment (1959); Quatermass Two (1960); Quatermass and the Pit (1960); Quatermass (1979).

Movies and television:

1984 - BBC Live TV Productions (1954); Against the Crowd (1975); Alan Melville Takes You from A-Z (1959); Als Hitler das rosa Kaninchen stahl / When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit (1978); BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1952–1957); Beasts (1976); Bedtime Stories (1974); Damn the Defiant! (1962); Drama 61-67 (1964); First Men in the Moon (1964); First Night (1963); Gentry (1987); Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982); Kavanagh QC (1997); Kinvig (1981); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1958); Late Night Story (1978); Look Back in Anger (1959); NET Playhouse (1968); Nigel Kneale's Wine of India (2013); Out of the Unknown (1971); Panorama (1959); Quatermass / aka The Quatermass Conclusion (1979); Quatermass 2 (1957); Quatermass and the Pit (1967); Quatermass and the Pit / TV Mini Series (1958–1959); Quatermass II / TV Mini Series (1955); SF:UK (2001); Sharpe (1995); Stanley and the Women (1991); The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003); The Abominable Snowman (1957); The Affair at Assino (1953); The Book Programme (1976); The Commonplace Heart (1953); The Entertainer (1960); The Martians and Us (2006); The Quatermass Experiment (1953 / 1967 / 2005); The Quatermass Xperiment (1955); The Road (1964); The Stone Tape (1972); The Web (1951); The Wednesday Play (1969–1970); The Witches (1966); The Woman in Black (1989); Theatre 625 (1965–1968); Timeshift (2003–2004); Unnatural Causes (1986); Wednesday Theatre (1953); Wuthering Heights (1959 / 1962).

Born on this day – Barbara Hale:

Barbara Hale

Actress

April 18, 1922 – January 26, 2017

Credits:

Travelers (2013); Irving Thalberg: Prince of Hollywood (2005); Biography (2000); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (1995); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (1994); A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Wicked Wives (1993); Perry Mason: The Case of the Killer Kiss (1993); Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host (1993); Perry Mason: The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal (1993); The Defense Rests: A Tribute to Raymond Burr (1993); Vicki Lawrence in Vicki! (1993); Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride (1992); Perry Mason: The Case of the Reckless Romeo (1992); Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Framing (1992); Perry Mason: The Case of the Fatal Fashion (1991); Perry Mason: The Case of the Glass Coffin (1991); Perry Mason: The Case of the Maligned Mobster (1991); Perry Mason: The Case of the Ruthless Reporter (1991); Perry Mason: The Case of the Defiant Daughter (1990); Perry Mason: The Case of the Silenced Singer (1990); Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990); Perry Mason: The Case of the Poisoned Pen (1990); The Case of the Courtroom Legend (1989); Perry Mason: The Case of the All-Star Assassin (1989); Perry Mason: The Case of the Musical Murder (1989); Perry Mason: The Case of the Lethal Lesson (1989); Perry Mason: The Case of the Lady in the Lake (1988); Perry Mason: The Case of the Avenging Ace (1988); Perry Mason: The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel (1987); Perry Mason: The Case of the Murdered Madam (1987); Perry Mason: The Case of the Sinister Spirit (1987); Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love (1987); Perry Mason: The Case of the Shooting Star (1986); Perry Mason: The Case of the Notorious Nun (1986); Perry Mason Returns (1985); Family Feud / All-Star Family Feud Special (1984); The Greatest American Hero (1981); The Magical World of Disney (1973–1978); Big Wednesday (1978); Dinah! (1976); The Flight of the Grey Wolf (1976); The Giant Spider Invasion (1975); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1974); Chester, Yesterday's Horse (1973); The Doris Day Show (1972); Adam-12 (1971); Ironside (1971); The Most Deadly Game (1970); The Red, White, and Black (1970); It's Your Bet (1970); Airport (1970); Lassie (1969); Insight (1969); Buckskin (1968); Custer (1967); You Don't Say (1967); Stump the Stars (1963); Here's Hollywood (1960); The Juke Box Jury (1956–1959); The 11th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1959); Perry Mason (1957–1966); General Electric Theater (1955–1959); Desert Hell (1958); Slim Carter (1957); The Oklahoman (1957); Playhouse 90 (1956–1957); 7th Cavalry (1956); The Millionaire (1956); Star Stage (1955); Crossroads (1956); The Ford Television Theatre (1952–1956); The Houston Story (1956); Damon Runyon Theater (1956); The Loretta Young Show (1956); Place the Face (1955); Climax! (1955); Celebrity Playhouse (1955); Science Fiction Theatre (1955); Screen Directors Playhouse (1955); Studio 57 (1955); The Far Horizons (1955); Schlitz Playhouse (1953–1955); Unchained (1955); A Lion Is in the Streets (1953); Footlights Theater (1953); The Lone Hand (1953); Seminole (1953); Last of the Comanches (1953); Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder (1952); The First Time (1952); Lorna Doone (1951); Emergency Wedding (1950); The Jackpot (1950); And Baby Makes Three (1949); Jolson Sings Again (1949); The Window (1949); The Clay Pigeon (1949); The Boy with Green Hair (1948); A Likely Story (1947); Lady Luck (1946); First Yank Into Tokyo (1945); West of the Pecos (1945); The Falcon in Hollywood (1944); Heavenly Days (1944); Goin' to Town (1944); The Falcon Out West (1944); Prunes and Politics (1944); Higher and Higher (1943); Around the World (1943); Government Girl (1943); Gildersleeve on Broadway (1943); The Iron Major (1943); The Seventh Victim (1943); Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event (1943); Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943).

Born on this day – Lenore Aubert:

Lenore Aubert

Actress

April 18, 1913 – July 31, 1993

Credits:

Une fille sur la route (1952); Fall 7:9 (1951); Famous Jury Trials (1950); Actor's Studio (1950); The Morey Amsterdam Show (1950); Through Wendy's Window (1949); Suspense (1949); The Silver Theatre (1949); Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet the Killer Boris Karloff (1949); Barbary Pirate (1949); Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948); The Return of the Whistler (1948); The Prairie (1947); I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947); The Other Love (1947); The Wife of Monte Cristo (1946); The Catman of Paris (1946); Having Wonderful Crime (1945); Action in Arabia (1944); Passport to Destiny (1944); They Got Me Covered (1943); Bluebeard's Eighth Wife (1938); Old King Cole (1933).