On this day in movie history - The Raven (1963 movie & book):

The Raven

directed by Roger Corman,

written by Richard Matheson,

based on the poem by Edgar Allan Poe,

was released in the United States on January 25, 1963.
Music by Les Baxter.

Cast:

Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Hazel Court, Olive Sturgess, Jack Nicholson, Connie Wallace, William Baskin, Aaron Saxon, Leo Gordon, Dick Johnstone.

Recommended reading:

The Complete Stories and Poems

By Edgar Allan Poe.

First published 1849.

This edition published 1966.

Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc.

Hardcover.

ISBN 13: 9780385074070

ISBN 10: 0385074077

ASIN: 0385074077

Description:

This single volume brings together all of Poe's stories and poems, and illuminates the diverse and multifaceted genius of one of the greatest and most influential figures in American literary history.

On this day in movie history - Little Caesar (1931 movie & books):

Little Caesar

directed by Mervyn LeRoy,

written by Francis Edward Faragoh, Robert N. Lee, Robert Lord and Darryl F. Zanuck,

based on the novel by W. R. Burnett,

was released in the United States on January 25, 1931.
Music by Erno Rapee, Leo F. Forbstein and David Mendoza.

Cast:

Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glenda Farrell, William Collier Jr., Sidney Blackmer, Ralph Ince, Stanley Fields, Maurice Black, George E. Stone, Armand Kaliz, Nicholas Bela, Ernie Adams, Elmer Ballard, Ferike Boros, Kernan Cripps, George Daly, Adolph Faylauer, Ben Hendricks Jr., Al Hill, Lucille La Verne, Gladys Lloyd, Noel Madison, Tom McGuire, Louis Natheaux, Henry Sedley, Larry Steers, Landers Stevens, Mike Tellegen.

Recommended reading:

Little Caesar

By W.R. Burnett.

ASIN: B0012363AA

Published by Dial.

Published 1929.

Hardcover.

First edition.

Description:

Rico is a small, pale man, but he has guts, endurance and a steely single-mindedness. When Vettori sends the gang out to rob a local nightclub, Rico shoots a cop who pulls a gun on him. They get away, but Vettori is shocked. He had told Rico, no gunplay. That’s when Rico realizes that Vettori has gone soft. He’s too old to control the gang anymore. So Rico takes over. With the faithful Otero at his side, the rest of them quickly shift their allegiances. Now the world is Rico’s. It’s his gang, and he’s calling all the shots. But there is always a weak link, someone who’s ready to spill when the bulls get tough. And sooner or later the nightclub killing is bound to catch up with him.

Little Caesar

By Gerald Peary.

Edited by Tino Balio.

Published by University of Wisconsin Press.

Wisconsin / Warner Bros. Screenplays.

Published 1981.

First edition.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 029908454X

ISBN-13: 978-0299084547

Description:

Little Caesar, a 1931 Hollywood gangster classic, is viewed in revivals today with nearly as much audience enthusiasm as it enjoyed a half-century ago, in the depths of the Great Depression.

In general, the Hollywood film industry responded to the dark economic conditions of the 1930s with escapist and non-topical films. The fascinating exception was the gangster film, through which the studios joined in the debate over the spiritual and economic health of the nation. Little Caesar, considered by many to be an architype of the genre, is one of the most memorable dramatizations of the discontent and alienation, the deep anxiety and hostility shared by millions of Americans during those dark years.

Born on this day – Audrey Wells:

Audrey Wells

Writer

Director

Producer

January 25, 1960 – October 4, 2018

Credits:

Over the Moon (2020); Modern Love (2019); The Hate U Give (2018); A Dog's Purpose (2017); Nike: The Black Mamba (2010); The Game Plan (2007); Shall We Dance (2004); Under the Tuscan Sun (2003); George of the Jungle 2 (2003); The Kid (2000); Guinevere (1999); George of the Jungle (1997); The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996).

Born on this day – Tobe Hooper:

Tobe Hooper

Director

Writer

Producer

January 25, 1943 – August 26, 2017

Born on this day – Diana Hyland:

Diana Hyland

Actress

January 25, 1936 – March 27, 1977

Credits:

12 O'Clock High (1966); A Man Called Shenandoah (1966); Alcoa Premiere (1962); Alias Smith and Jones (1971); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1960); Banyon (1972); Barnaby Jones (1976); Ben Casey (1963); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1966); Bracken's World (1970); Burke's Law (1965); Cannon (1975); Convoy (1965); Dan August (1971); Dr. Kildare (1963–1965); Eight Is Enough (1977); Fan des années 70 (2011); Frontiers of Faith (1960); Goodyear Playhouse (1956); Guiding Light (1952); Gunsmoke (1973); Happy Days (1977–1978); Harry O (1975); Hawkins (1974); Hercules and the Princess of Troy (1965); I Spy (1966); Iron Horse (1966); Ironside (1971); Jigsaw (1968); Judd for the Defense (1968); Kojak (1976); Kraft Suspense Theatre (1964); Kraft Theatre (1956–1958); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1962); Mannix (1975); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1971–1975); Medical Center (1971–1974); Naked City (1963); One Man's Way (1964); Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1973); Peyton Place (1968–1969); Play of the Week (1960–1961); Ritual of Evil (1970); Robert Montgomery Presents (1955); Run for Your Life (1965–1966); S.W.A.T. (1975); Sam Benedict (1962); Scalplock (1966); Search (1973); Smoky (1966); Star Tonight (1956); Stoney Burke (1963); Tarzan (1967); The ABC Afternoon Playbreak (1973); The Alcoa Hour (1957); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963–1964); The Big Story (1956–1957); The Boy in the Plastic Bubble (1976); The Brighter Day (1955); The Chase (1966); The Defenders (1962); The Doctors and the Nurses (1965); The DuPont Show of the Week (1963); The Eleventh Hour (1964); The F.B.I. (1967–1972); The Felony Squad (1966); The Fugitive (1964–1967); The Green Hornet (1966); The Interns (1971); The Invaders (1967); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1966); The Name of the Game (1969); The Rogues (1965); The Twilight Zone (1964); The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1965); Wagon Train (1963); Young Dr. Malone (1958–1963).

Born on this day – Bill Hickman:

Bill Hickman

Actor

Stunt driver

Stunt coordinator

January 25, 1921 – February 24, 1986

Credits:

Bullitt: Steve McQueen's Commitment to Reality (1998); Capricorn One (1977); The Hindenburg (1975); Electra Glide in Blue (1973); Charley and the Angel (1973); The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973); The Anatomy of a Chase: Behind the Scenes of the Filming of 'the Seven-Ups' (1973); The Seven-Ups (1973); Shaft (1973); Madigan (1973); Rage (1972); What's Up, Doc? (1972); Hickey & Boggs (1972); The War Between Men and Women (1972); Diamonds Are Forever (1971); Vanishing Point (1971); They Call It Murder (1971); The French Connection (1971); Columbo (1971); The Bold Ones: The Senator (1971); Zabriskie Point (1970); The F.B.I. (1966–1970); Patton (1970); Daughter of the Mind (1969); The Love Bug (1969); The Wrecking Crew (1968); Bullitt (1968); The Flim-Flam Man (1967); Gunsmoke (1967); Batman (1967); Judd for the Defense (1967); Point Blank (1967); The Felony Squad (1967); Bonanza (1963–1967); The Invaders (1967); The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–1967); A Fine Madness (1966); Get Smart (1966); Jericho (1966); The Rounders (1966); The Fugitive (1966); Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1966); Branded (1965–1966); How to Stuff a Wild Bikini (1965); The Great Race (1965); Honey West (1965); The Outer Limits (1964); The Fugitive (1963); The Twilight Zone (1963); Temple Houston (1963); Take Her, She's Mine (1963); Johnny Cool (1963); Toys in the Attic (1963); The Eleventh Hour (1963); It Happened at the World's Fair (1963); California (1963); Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962); Outlaws (1962); The Andy Griffith Show (1962); Cain's Hundred (1962); The Lawless Years (1959–1961); The Deputy (1961); Klondike (1960–1961); Lock Up (1960); Bat Masterson (1960); Not for Hire (1959–1960); Tombstone Territory (1960); Home from the Hill (1960); Peter Gunn (1959); Mr. Lucky (1959); The Big Operator (1959); Don't Give Up the Ship (1959); The Beat Generation (1959); The Thin Man (1957–1959); Have Gun - Will Travel (1959); Ask Any Girl (1959); The Mating Game (1959); Perry Mason (1959); Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958); The Perfect Furlough (1958); Houseboat (1958); High School Confidential! (1958); Attack of the Puppet People (1958); Adventures of Superman (1958); Maverick (1958); Kiss Them for Me (1957); Jailhouse Rock (1957); Raintree County (1957); The Helen Morgan Story (1957); Appointment with a Shadow (1957); The Joker Is Wild (1957); An Affair to Remember (1957); Ten Thousand Bedrooms (1957); Highway Patrol (1957); The Best Things in Life Are Free (1956); He Laughed Last (1956); Four Star Playhouse (1956); Outside the Law (1956); The Benny Goodman Story (1956); Rebel Without a Cause (1955); The Square Jungle (1955); Love Me or Leave Me (1955); The Far Horizons (1955); High Society (1955); A Bullet for Joey (1955); Phffft (1954); Woman's World (1954); Tobor the Great (1954); Living It Up (1954); Public Defender (1954); Lucky Me (1954); Loophole (1954); Kiss Me Kate (1953); Jennifer (1953); Half a Hero (1953); Latin Lovers (1953); Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953); Code Two (1953); My Pal Gus (1952); Because You're Mine (1952); Love Is Better Than Ever (1952); Phone Call from a Stranger (1952); The Red Badge of Courage (1951); Fixed Bayonets! (1951); The Unknown Man (1951); Angels in the Outfield (1951); Iron Man (1951); Meet Me After the Show (1951); To Please a Lady (1950); Tulsa (1949); It Happened in Brooklyn (1947); The Beginning or the End (1947); See Here, Private Hargrove (1944); Salute to the Marines (1943).

Born on this day – Carlotta Monti:

Carlotta Monti

Actress

Writer

January 25, 1907 – December 8, 1993

Carlotta Monti (right) with W.C. Fields (left)

Credits:

W.C. Fields and Me (1976); To Please a Lady (1950); Crisis (1950); The Doctor and the Girl (1949); He Walked by Night (1948); Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941); The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940); Boom Town (1940); Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936); Hell-Ship Morgan (1936); Night Cargo (1936); Bonnie Scotland (1935); Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935); Marie Galante (1934); Tarzan the Fearless (1933); Deadwood Pass (1933); Kiss of Araby (1933); King Kong (1933); In Old California (1929); Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925).

Book:

W. C. Fields & Me (1971).