On this day in movie history - They Came to Rob Las Vegas (1968):

They Came to Rob Las Vegas

directed by Antonio Isasi,

written by Antonio Isasi, Lluis Josep Comeron, Jorge Illa and Jo Eisinger, based on the novel by André Lay,

was released in Spain on October 31, 1968.
Music by Georges Garvarentz.

Cast:

Gary Lockwood, Elke Sommer, Lee J. Cobb, Jean Servais, Georges Géret, Jack Palance, Fabrizio Capucci, Roger Hanin, Gustavo Re, Daniel Martín, Maurizio Arena, Enrique Ávila, Gérard Tichy, Rubén Rojo, Ingrid Spaey, Carlos Ballesteros, Luis Barboo, Rossella Bergamonti, Antonio Casas, Beni Deus, Fernando Hilbeck, José Marco, Julio Pérez Tabernero, George Rigaud, Lorenzo Robledo.

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

M Squad

Season 2. Episode 6.

Episode entitled: Force of Habit.

Released October 31, 1958.

Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski.

Written by Joel Murcott.

Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Margaret Field, Roscoe Ates, Patricia Huston, Robert Knapp, Charles Bateman, Michael Emmet, Edwin Reimers, Deirdre Harrison.

On this day in movie history - I Wake Up Screaming, a.k.a. Hot Spot (movie & novel):

I Wake Up Screaming

a.k.a. Hot Spot,

directed by H. Bruce Humberstone,

written by Dwight Taylor and Steve Fisher,

based on the novel by Steve Fisher,

was released in Spain on October 31, 1941.

Music by Cyril J. Mockridge.

Cast:

Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Carole Landis, Laird Cregar, Alan Mowbray, Allyn Joslyn, Elisha Cook, Jr., Chick Chandler, Cyril Ring, Morris Ankrum, Charles Lane, Frank Orth, Gregory Gaye, May Beatty, Stanley Blystone, Heinie Conklin.

Recommended reading:

I Wake Up Screaming

By Steve Fisher.

Paperback.

Published by Vintage.

First published 1941.

ISBN 13: 9780679736776

ISBN 10: 0679736778

ASIN: 0679736778

Description:

The classic novel of sexual obsession and murder amid the star-making machinery of Hollywood in the 1950s.

"She was as white as marble, but she looked lovely.  Her hair was splayed out in fine strands of gold, and her lips were bright, rich red, and there was a green eyeshadow on her eyelids.  You could see that because her eyes were closed and she was lying very still.  She was lying still and she wasn't breathing."

With its portraits of washed-up directors, jaded leading men, and a ruthless cop whose one-track mind leads straight to a cyanide pellet, I Wake Up Screaming is a magnificent thriller by a Hollywood insider whose screenplays included Lady in the Lake and I, Mobster.

Born on this day – John Candy:

John Candy

Actor

Comedian

October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994

Born on this day – Barrie Keeffe:

Barrie Keeffe

Writer

Actor

October 31, 1945 – December 10, 2019

Credits:

Books:

Gadabout (1969); No Excuses (1983).

Stage and radio plays:

A Mad World My Masters (1977 / 1984); A Sight of Glory (1975); Anything Known (1980); Barbarians / Killing Time; Abide with Me; In the City (1977); Bastard Angel (1980); Better Times (1985); Black Lear (1980); Chorus Girls (1981); Feng Shui and Me (2001); Frozen Assets (1978 / 1987); Gimme Shelter (1977); Heaven Scent (1979); Here Comes the Sun (1976); I Only Want to Be With You (1995); King of England (1988); My Girl (1989); My Girl (1999); Not Fade Away (1990); On the Eve of the Millennium (1999); Only a Game (1973 / 1976); Paradise (1989); Pigeon Skyline (1976); Scribes (1975); Shadows on the Sun (2001); She's So Modern (1980); Still Killing Time (2006); Sus (1979); The Five of Us (2002); The Long Good Friday (1997); Uncle Jack (1975); Wild Justice (1990).

Movies and television:

Adam Smith (1973); An Accidental Studio (2019); Cast & Crew (2005); Du er ferdig (1981); Innbrakt (1985); ITV Playhouse (1977); Julius Caesar (1964); No Excuses (1983); På lika villkor (1979); Play for Today (1977–1984); Premiere (1978); Pylon (2017); Sus (2010); The London Programme (1990); The Long Good Friday (1980).

Born on this day – David Ogden Stiers:

David Ogden Stiers

Actor

Conductor

October 31, 1942 – March 3, 2018

Born on this day – Suzanne Shepherd:

Suzanne Shepherd

Actress

October 31, 1934 – November 17, 2023

Credits:

The Performance (2023); Blue Bloods (2016–2018); The Week Of (2018); Furlough (2018); Where Is Kyra? (2017); Jerome's Bouquet (2013); Delivering the Goods (2012); Gravity (2010); I Hate Valentine's Day (2009); Harold (2008); Choke (2008); The Sopranos (2000–2007); Twilight's Last Gleaming (2005); A Dirty Shame (2004); Ed (2000–2004); Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2003); Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2002); The Wormhole (2002); Deadline (2001); Never Again (2001); Third Watch (2000); Requiem for a Dream (2000); On the Run (1999); Vig (1998); American Cuisine (1998); Living Out Loud (1998); Come to (1998); Illuminata (1998); Lolita (1997); Trees Lounge (1996); Bullet (1996); Palookaville (1995); The Jerky Boys (1995); Jacob's Ladder (1990); Law & Order (1990); Goodfellas (1990); Second Sight (1989); Uncle Buck (1989); Working Girl (1988); Mystic Pizza (1988).