On this day in movie history - High Sierra (1941):

High Sierra

directed by Raoul Walsh,

written by John Huston and W. R. Burnett,

based on the novel by W. R. Burnett,

was released in the United States on January 23, 1941.
Music by Adolph Deutsch.

Cast:

Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Curtis, Arthur Kennedy, Joan Leslie, Henry Hull, Henry Travers, Jerome Cowan, Minna Gombell, Barton MacLane, Elisabeth Risdon, Cornel Wilde, Donald MacBride, Paul Harvey, Isabel Jewell, Willie Best, Spencer Charters, George Meeker, Robert Strange, John Eldredge, Sam Hayes, Zero the Dog, Eddie Acuff.

Born on this day – Rutger Hauer:

Rutger Hauer

Actor

January 23, 1944 – July 19, 2019

Credits:

Break (2020); Ecstasy (2019); Iron Mask (2019); Porters (2017–2019); Kingdom Hearts III (2019); Alien: Out of the Shadows (2018); The Sonata (2018); The Sisters Brothers (2018); Corbin Nash (2018); Channel Zero (2018); Samson (2018); The Broken Key (2017); 24 Hours to Live (2017); Observer (2017); Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017); Gangsterdam (2017); Mata Hari (2016); Drawing Home (2016); Beyond Valkyrie: Dawn of the 4th Reich (2016); Cuba libre (2016); Genderness (2016); The Last Kingdom (2015); Clones (2015); WAX: We Are the X (2015); The Admiral (2015); Galavant (2015); The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power (2015); Francesco (2014); True Blood (2013–2014); 2047: Sights of Death (2014); Wilfred (2014); The Letters (2014); Isip the Warrior (2013); I Turned Her to the Left (2013); Real Playing Game (2013); Flight of the Storks (2013); Il Futuro (2013); Metal Hurlant Chronicles (2012); Michelangelo - Il cuore e la pietra (2012); Agent Ranjid rettet die Welt (2012); Bachelor Trip (2012); Dracula 3D (2012); Requiem 2019 (2011); The Heineken Kidnapping (2011); The Reverend (2011); Portable Life (2011); The Cardboard Village (2011); Klyuch salamandry (2011); All for One (2011); Black Butterflies (2011); The Rite (2011); The Mill and the Cross (2011); Hobo with a Shotgun (2011); Spoon (2010); Happiness Runs (2010); Sword of War (2009); 3 (2009); Dazzle (2009); The Prince of Motor City (2008); The Rhapsody (2008); Bride Flight (2008); Magic Flute Diaries (2008); Starting Over (2007); Sweet Betty (2007); Moving McAllister (2007); Dead Tone (2007); Goal II: Living the Dream (2007); Starfish Tango (2006); Mentor (2006); Minotaur (2006); The Hunt for Eagle One (2006); The Poseidon Adventure (2005); Dracula III: Legacy (2005); Batman Begins (2005); Sin City (2005); In the Shadow of the Cobra (2004); Camera ascunsa (2004); Salem's Lot (2004); Tempesta (2004); Smallville (2003); Dracula II: Ascension (2003); Alias (2003); Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002); Warrior Angels (2002); Scorcher (2002); I banchieri di Dio (2002); The Last Words of Dutch Schultz (2001); The Room (2001); Flying Virus (2001); Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal (2001); Lying in Wait (2001); Slow Burn (2000); Kylie Minogue: On a Night Like This (2000); The 10th Kingdom (2000); Partners in Crime (2000); New World Disorder (1999); Simon Magus (1999); Bone Daddy (1998); Merlin (1998); Tactical Assault (1998); The Ruby Ring (1997); Redline (1997); Bleeders (1997); Screen One (1997); Lexx (1997); Blast (1997); Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997); The Call of the Wild (1997); Omega Doom (1996); Crossworlds (1996); Precious Find (1996); Mr. Stitch (1995); Blood of the Innocent (1994); Fatherland (1994); The Beans of Egypt, Maine (1994); Nostradamus (1994); Amelia Earhart: The Final Flight (1994); Surviving the Game (1994); Arctic Blue (1993); Voyage (1993); Blind Side (1993); T.V. (1992); Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992); Split Second (1992); Guinness: Art (1991); Beyond Justice (1991); Past Midnight (1991); Wedlock (1991); The Law of the Desert (1991); Submitting (1989); Guinness: Just a Nightmare (1989); Guinness: Sauna (1989); The Blood of Heroes (1989); Crystal or Ash, Fire or Wind, as Long as It's Love (1989); The Edge (1989); Blind Fury (1989); Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989); The Legend of the Holy Drinker (1988); Escape from Sobibor (1987); Wanted: Dead or Alive (1986); The Hitcher (1986); Flesh+Blood (1985); Ladyhawke (1985); A Breed Apart (1984); The Osterman Weekend (1983); Eureka (1983); Blade Runner (1982); Inside the Third Reich (1982); Chanel Solitaire (1981); Nighthawks (1981); Spetters (1980); Duel in de diepte (1979); Grijpstra & De Gier (1979); Een vrouw tussen hond en wolf (1979); Es begann bei Tiffany (1979); Voor koningin en vaderland (1979); Mysteries (1978); Pastorale 1943 (1978); Heilige Jeanne (1978); Soldier of Orange (1977); Max Havelaar (1976); La donneuse (1976); Floris von Rosemund (1975); Cyrano de Bergerac (1975); Het jaar van de kreeft (1975); Cold Blood (1975); Katie Tippel (1975); The Wilby Conspiracy (1975); Hard to Remember (1974); Repelsteeltje (1973); Waaldrecht (1973); Turkish Delight (1973); Pathfinders (1972); Floris (1969); Monsieur Hawarden (1968).

Born on this day – Greg Hildebrandt:

Greg Hildebrandt

Artist

Animator

January 23, 1939 – October 31, 2024

Credits:

Amsel: Illustrator of the Lost Art (2024); Animal Crackers (2017); Art of the Fantastic: A Journey Into Creation (2020); Clash of the Titans (1981); Cleavage (2002); Drew Struzan Congratulatory Video (2020); Drew: The Man Behind the Poster (2013); J.R.R. Tolkien: Master of the Rings - The Definitive Guide to the World of the Rings (2004); Little Orphan Annie's A Very Animated Christmas (1995); Motion Portrait Film (2006); Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' (2003); Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's 'The Fellowship of the Ring' (2003); Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's 'the Hobbit' (2003); Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's 'The Return of the King' (2003); The Legends Behind the Comic Books (2007); The Old Farts Of (2016); Ultima Online (1997).

Born on this day – Tim Hildebrandt:

Tim Hildebrandt

Artist

Actor

Producer

January 23, 1939 – June 11, 2006

Credits:

Clash of the Titans (1981); J.R.R. Tolkien: Master of the Rings - The Definitive Guide to the World of the Rings (2004); Little Orphan Annie's A Very Animated Christmas (1995); Making the Spawn (2007); Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' (2003); Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's 'The Fellowship of the Ring' (2003); Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's 'the Hobbit' (2003); Secrets of Middle-Earth: Inside Tolkien's 'The Return of the King' (2003); Streets of Wonderland (2005); The Deadly Spawn (1983); Ultima Online (1997).

Born on this day – Arlene Golonka:

Arlene Golonka

Actress

January 23, 1936 – May 31, 2021

Credits:

1st & Ten (1989–1990); A Family Affair (2001); ABC Stage 67 (1966); Accidental Family (1968); Airport '77 (1977); Alice (1977); All in the Family (1973); Amore! (1993); An All-Consuming Passion (1984); Barnaby Jones (1973–1975); Benson (1983); Bert D'Angelo / Superstar (1976); Call Holme (1972); Cannon (1973); Capitol Critters (1992); Car 54, Where Are You? (1963); Carter Country (1977); CBS Afternoon Playhouse (1982); Celebrity Bowling (1976); Chase (1974); Cops n Roberts (1995); Detective School Dropouts (1986); Diary of a Bachelor (1964); Dr. Alien (1989); Dragnet (1990); Drexell's Class (1991); Fantasy Island (1979–1982); Faraday and Company (1973); Final Warning (1977); Foxtrap (1986); Fudge (1995); Get Smart (1968); Gimme a Break! (1982–1983); Great Performances / Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2021); Growing Pains (1988–1990); Hang 'Em High (1968); Harvey Middleman, Fireman (1965); Have a Periwinkle Day (1998); Honeymoon Suite (1973); I Spy (1968); In the Heat of the Night (1992); Insight (1968–1981); It Takes Two (1969); Jeremiah of Jacob's Neck (1976); Joe & Valerie (1979); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1959); Leather Jacket Love Story (1997); Longshot (1981); Love with the Proper Stranger (1963); Love, American Style (1971–1974); M*A*S*H (1972); Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976); Matlock (1991–1993); Maude (1974–1975); Mayberry R.F.D. (1968–1971); Most Wanted (1977); Murder, She Wrote (1986–1990); My Tutor (1983); Naked City (1961–1963); New Love, American Style (1986); Nightmare (1974); No Margin for Error (1978); One Day at a Time (1978); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1972); Penelope (1966); Police Story (1978); Police Woman (1974); Sarge (1971); Scooby's Laff-A Lympics (1977); Second Final Warning (1978); Secrets of Midland Heights (1980–1981); Separate Ways (1981); Simon & Simon (1983); Sing America Beautiful (1971); Skeletons (1997); Speed Buggy (1973); Super Friends (1985); Survival Game (1987); Sweepstakes (1979); Taxi (1978); That Girl (1967–1968); The Andy Griffith Show (1967); The Bait (1973); The Best of Times (1983); The Best of Times (1983); The Big Valley (1967); The Bold Ones: The Lawyers (1971); The Boys Are Back (1995); The Bronx Zoo (1987); The Busy Body (1967); The Cop and the Kid (1976); The Defenders (1963); The Delphi Bureau (1972); The Doctors (1963); The Doctors and the Nurses (1963–1964); The Ed Sullivan Show (1965); The Elevator (1974); The End of Innocence (1990); The F.B.I. (1972); The Family Holvak (1975); The Flying Nun (1967); The Further Adventures of Wally Brown (1980); The Girl with Something Extra (1974); The Gumshoe Kid (1990); The Hoboken Chicken Emergency (1984); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1969); The In-Laws (1979); The Joey Bishop Show (1969); The King of Queens (2005); The Last Married Couple in America (1980); The Law and Harry McGraw (1987); The Love Boat (1979–1982); The Manhunter (1974); The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1971–1974); The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972–1973); The New Yogi Bear Show (1988); The Rockford Files (1978); The Rookies (1972); The San Pedro Beach Bums (1977); The Scooby-Doo Show (1978); The Secret Night Caller (1975); The Streets of San Francisco (1975–1976); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1979); The Wide World of Mystery (1975); Tony Orlando and Dawn Show (1976); Trained to Kill (1989); Trapper John, M.D. (1981); Vacation Playhouse (1964); Valerie (1987); We Got It Made (1988); Welcome to Hard Times (1967); Young Dr. Kildare (1972); Young Marrieds at Play (1971).

Born on this day – Emily Banks:

Emily Banks

Actress

January 23, 1933 – September 17, 2023

Credits:

Airwolf (1986); Bewitched (1972); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1966); Cowboy in Africa (1967); Death Valley Days (1969); Dragnet 1967 (1969); Fantasy Island (1980); Gunfight in Abilene (1967); Hell's Bloody Devils (1970); Highway to Heaven (1985); Knight Rider (1984); Live a Little, Love a Little (1968); Love, American Style / Segment: Love and the Hypnotist (1970); Mannix (1968–1971); Mr. Terrific (1967); Say When! (1961); Simon & Simon (1985); Star Trek (1966); Starring Adam West (2013); The Check Is in the Mail... (1986); The Plainsman (1966); The Tim Conway Show (1970); The Wild Wild West (1968); When Hell Was in Session (1979).

Born on this day – Chita Rivera:

Chita Rivera

Actress

Singer

Dancer

January 23, 1933 – January 30, 2024

Credits:

Chicago (2002); De Mike Burstyn show (1979); Dinah! (1975); Dora the Explorer (2004–2019); Gala of Stars 1984 (1984); General Motors 50th Anniversary Show (1957); Great Performances (1985–2004); Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1997); Johnny and the Sprites (2008); Kalamazoo? (2006); Max Liebman Presents: The Maurice Chevalier Show (1956); Mayflower Madam (1987); Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977); One Life to Live (1968); Pippin: His Life and Times (1982); Sammy and Company (1975); Saturday Night Live with Howard Cosell (1975); Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978); So You Think You Can Dance (2013); So You Think You Can Dance Canada (2011); Stephen Fry in America (2008); Still Waiting in the Wings (2018); Strawberry Ice (1982); Submissions Only (2011); Sweet Charity (1969); That's Dancing! (1985); The 38th Annual Tony Awards (1984); The 39th Annual Tony Awards (1985); The 40th Annual Tony Awards (1986); The 41st Annual Tony Awards (1987); The 47th Annual Tony Awards (1993); The 69th Annual Tony Awards (2015); The Carol Burnett Show (1971); The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1958); The Ed Sullivan Show (1960); The Entertainers (1965); The George Burns Special (1976); The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts (2010); The Marcus-Nelson Murders (1973); The Mike Douglas Show (1976); The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1973–1974); The Outer Limits (1964); Think Like a Man Too (2014); tick, tick... BOOM! (2021); Will & Grace (2005).