On this day in television history - Justified (2015):

Justified

Season 6. Episode 2.

Episode entitled: Cash Game.

Released January 27, 2015.

Directed by Dean Parisot.

Written by Graham Yost, Dave Andron, VJ Boyd, Keith Schreier.

Based on the short story Fire in the Hole by Elmore Leonard.

Music by Steve Porcaro.

Cast:

Timothy Olyphant, Nick Searcy, Jere Burns, Joelle Carter, Jacob Pitts, Erica Tazel, Walton Goggins, Mary Steenburgen, Garret Dillahunt, Rick Gomez, Scott Grimes, Brad Leland, Duke Davis Roberts, Robin Pearson Rose, Ryan Dorsey, Charles Howerton, Sam Elliott, Pamela Bowen, Ashley Dulaney, Russell Bertolino.

On this day in the Star Trek universe:

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1990)

Star Trek: Voyager (1999)

Star Trek: The Next Generation

Season 3. Episode 12.

Episode entitled: The High Ground.

Released January 27, 1990.

Directed by Gabrielle Beaumont.

Written by Melinda M. Snodgrass, Richard Danus, Ronald D. Moore.

Created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by Ron Jones.

Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Wil Wheaton, Gates McFadden, Kerrie Keane, Richard Cox, Marc Buckland, Fred G. Smith, Christopher Pettiet, Rachen Assapiomonwait, Anthony Cecere, BJ Davis, Christopher Doyle, Jeremy Doyle, Ken Lesco, Dennis Madalone, K.J. Penthouse, Denise Lynne Roberts, Lynn Salvatori, Lincoln Simonds, Cherie Tash, Nicholas Testa, Wyatt Weed, Natalie Wood.

Star Trek: Voyager

Season 5. Episode 12.

Episode entitled: Bride of Chaotica!

Released January 27, 1999.

Directed by Allan Kroeker.

Created by Bryan Fuller, Michael Taylor, Nick Sagan.

Written by Joe Menosky, Eileen Connors, Brannon Braga, Bryan Fuller, Nick Sagan, Michael Taylor.

Based on Star Trek, created by Gene Roddenberry.

Music by David Bell.

Cast: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill, Ethan Phillips, Robert Picardo, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Jeri Ryan, Martin Rayner, Nicholas Worth, Jim Krestalude, Majel Barrett, Tarik Ergin, Kirsten Turner.

On this day in movie history - Physical Evidence (1989):

Physical Evidence

directed by Michael Crichton,

written by Bill Phillips,

based on a story by Bill Phillips and Steve Ransohoff,

was released in the United States on January 27, 1989.
Music by Henry Mancini.

Cast:

Burt Reynolds, Theresa Russell, Ned Beatty, Kay Lenz, Ted McGinley, Tom O'Brien, Kenneth Welsh, Ray Baker, Ken James, Michael P. Moran, Angelo Rizacos, Lamar Jackson, Paul Hubbard, Larry Reynolds, Peter MacNeill, Laurie Paton, Don Granbery, Barry Flatman, Malcolm Stewart, Richard Fitzpatrick, J. Winston Carroll, Kathy Michael McGlynn, Djanet Sears, Claire Cellucci, Michael Donaghue, Anthony Sherwood, Angie McNab, Laurie Holden, David Clement, Steve Whistance-Smith, David Efron, Stan Barett, Kenny Bates, Matt Cooke, Michael Rothery, Gene Mack, Chris Thomas, Norm Henderson, Stewart Arnott, Eddie Driscoll, David Ferry, Victor Ertmanis, Michael Copeman, Diane Douglass, Allan Aarons, Steven Hunter, Jennifer Inch, François Klanfer, Terry Tweed, Louis Negin, Ken Roberts.

On this day in movie history - Calling Philo Vance (1940 movie & novel):

Calling Philo Vance

directed by William Clemens,

written by Tom Reed,

based on the novel by S.S. Van Dine,

was released in the United States on January 27, 1940.
A remake of The Kennel Murder Case (1933).
Music by Max Steiner.

Cast: James Stephenson, Margot Stevenson, Henry O’Neill, Edward Brophy, Sheila Bromley, Ralph Forbes, Don Douglas, Martin Kosleck, Jimmy Conlin, Edward Raquello, Creighton Hale, Harry Strang, Richard Kipling, Wedgwood Nowell, Bo Ling, Olaf Hytten, George Irving, Frank Mayo.

Recommended reading:

The Kennel Murder Case

By S.S. Van Dine.

First published 1933.

Published by Scribner Paper Fiction

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0684182483

ISBN-13: 978-0684182483

Description:

Vance, an independently wealthy college educator, amateur detective, uses his deductive skills and psychological knowledge to help his friend New York County Attorney solve the murder of Archer Coe. At first, he thought of suicide when Coe's body was found in a room locked from the inside with all the windows closed. As usual, the action takes place in New York. Vance's methods are unconventional and run counter to the more stringent police investigation methods and legal requirements of a lawyer.

Given all the rich people getting bumped off in Philo Vance's Manhattan, it's amazing there are enough left to support the symphony. Latest up: Arthur Coe, found dead in his own locked bedroom. Suicide? The ever-perceptive Philo doesn't buy that theory for a second. The presence in Coe's house of a strange, prize-winning terrier only adds to the mystery, although Philo's fabulously in-depth knowledge of dogs does not in fact solve the crime; his fabulously in-depth knowledge of the murder of the Empress Elizabeth of Austria in 1898 proves much more useful.

Praise for the Philo Vance series:

“With his highbrow manner and his parade of encyclopedic learning, Philo Vance is not only a detective; he is a god out of the machine.” – The New York Times.

“Well-crafted puzzlers that captivated readers . . . the works of S.S. Van Dine serve to transport the reader back to a long-gone era of society and style of writing.” – Mystery Scene.

“Outrageous cleverness . . . among the finest fruits of the Golden Age.” – Bloody Murder.

“A classic mystery featuring dogged detective Philo Vance. An intricate puzzle . . . [Vance] has an uncanny insight into the subtler aspects of crime.” – The New York Times.

Born on this day – Kevyn Major Howard:

Kevyn Major Howard

Actor

Producer

January 27, 1956 – February 14, 2025

Credits:

240-Robert (1981); Alien Nation (1988); Behind the Couch: Casting in Hollywood (2005); Best Boy / Scared Straight! Another Story (1980); Cagney & Lacey (1983); CHiPs (1981); Cityscrapes (1990); Cityscrapes: Los Angeles (1996); Crusade (1999); Death Wish II (1982); Dirty Harry: The Original (2001); Fireball Run Southern Excursion (2012); For Love and Honor (1983); Freedom (1981); Full Metal Jacket (1987); Full Metal Jacket: Between Good and Evil (2007); Hellbent for Hollywood (2011); Huckabee (2010); Kubrick's Universe: The Stanley Kubrick Podcast (2018); Live Courageously Podcast Show (2022); MacGyver (1986); Magnum, P.I. (1987); Miami Vice (1988); Off the Minnesota Strip (1980); Riptide (1985); Roadhouse 66 (1984); Scarface (1983); Scorched (2003); Strike Force (1982); Sudden Impact (1983); Superboy (1989); T.J. Hooker (1983); Teens Wanna Know (2013); The A-Team (1984); The Big Black Pill (1981); The Greatest Ever War Films (2014); The Heroes of Desert Storm (1991); The Human Face (2001); The Outsiders (1990); The Real Thing (1996); Trapper John, M.D. (1980); Tucker's Witch (1982); War Party (1988); Yolo County O.G (2022).

Born on this day – Jeannie Epper:

Jeannie Epper

Stuntwoman

Actress

January 27, 1941 – May 5, 2024

Credits:

1941 (1979); 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003); 78/52 (2017); A Dangerous Place (1994); A Very Brady Sequel (1996); After (2012); All's Fair (1989); American Son (2008); Amy & Isabelle (2001); Armageddon (1998); Article 99 (1992); Avalanche Express (1979); Bad Boys II (2003); Behind the Taurus (2008); Beverly Hills Cop III (1994); Black Sunday (1977); Blade (1998); Blade Runner (1982); Blazing Saddles (1974); Blown Away (1994); Bound for Glory (1976); Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997); Catch Me If You Can (2002); Caveman (1981); Cedar Rapids (2011); Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981); Charlie's Angels (1976–1981); Charmed (2002); Cheyenne Autumn (1964); Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977); Clue (1985); Coffy (1973); Come See the Paradise (1990); Con Air (1997); Criminal (2004); Criminal Minds (2009); Dead Again (1991); Deathtrap (1982); Demolition Man (1993); Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995); Double Dare (2004); Dreamrider (1993); Drum (1976); Dynasty (1983–1986); Dynasty: The Reunion (1991); Earthquake (1974); Eaten Alive (1976); Eleventh Hour (2009); Elizabethtown (2005); Elopement (1951); Elvira: Mistress of the Dark (1988); Emergency! (1973); Epic Chick Fight (2013); Evilution (2008); Extreme Justice (1993); Extremities (1986); Fire Down Below (1997); Fletch (1985); Flight (2012); Flowers in the Attic (1987); Foxy Brown (1974); Freaky Friday (2003); Fun with Dick and Jane (2005); Getting Physical (1984); Ghost Warrior (1984); Ground Zero Texas (1994); Ground Zero Texas: Nuclear Edition (2021); Guns & Lipstick (1995); Hairless (2004); Hard Time: Hostage Hotel (1999); Hello, Dolly! (1969); High School High (1996); Hollywood's Hard Hitters: Women in Action (2023); Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992); Hot Pursuit (2015); I Heart Huckabees (2004); Innocent Blood (1992); Jane Doe: Ties That Bind (2007); Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001); Josh and S.A.M. (1993); K-9 (1989); Kazaam (1996); Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair (2006); Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004); L.A. Heat (1997); Laverne & Shirley (1977 / 1979); Legacy (2004); Legal Eagles (1986); Little Big Man (1970); Logan's Run (1976); Mackenna's Gold (1969); Made for Each Other (2015); Mame (1974); Medical Center (1973); Melvin and Howard (1980); Metro (1997); Midnight's Child (1992); Million Dollar Mystery (1987); Minority Report (2002); Mobsters (1991); Money Train (1995); Monk (2005); Mother (1995); Murphy's Law (1986); Mystery Men (1999); National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989); Night of the Running Man (1995); Nothing Special (2010); November (2004); Off the Mark (1987); Orange County (2002); Our Man Flint (1966); Outrageous Fortune (1987); Patty Hearst (1988); Play Misty for Me (1971); Poltergeist (1982); Poseidon (2006); Private Resort (1985); Quarantine (2008); Retribution (1987); Road House (1989); RoboCop (1987); Romancing the Stone (1984); Running Red (1999); Rush Hour 2 (2001); Separate Lives (1995); Set It Off (1996); Sgt. Bilko (1996); Silver Streak (1976); Smokey and the Bandit II (1980); Soldier (1998); Soylent Green (1973); Spider-Man (2002); Spy Hard (1996); State of Play (2009); Steel (1997); Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story (2020); Submerged (2000); Supernatural (2005); Surrender, Dorothy (2005); Switch (1991); Switchblade Sisters (1975); Table for Three (2009); Tales from the Crypt (1989 / 1990); Terms of Endearment (1983); The Amanda Show (2001); The Amazing Spider-Man (2012); The Back-up Plan (2010); The Beastmaster (1982); The Big Valley (1965–1969); The Bionic Woman (1976); The Blues Brothers (1980); The Book of Eli (2010); The Boyfriend School (1990); The Cannonball Run (1981); The Day of the Locust (1975); The Don Is Dead (1973); The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006); The Final Terror (1983); The Florence Henderson Show (2009); The Fugitive (1993); The Gladiator (1986); The Hallelujah Trail (1965); The Happening (2008); The Interviews: An Oral History of Television (2014); The Italian Job (2003); The Jerk (1979); The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972); The Man with Two Brains (1983); The Mighty Ducks (1992); The Mike Douglas Show (1973); The Naked Cage (1986); The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991); The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988); The Ninth Configuration (1980); The Package (1989); The Poseidon Adventure (1972); The Princess Diaries (2001); The Rookie (1990); The Rookie (2019); The Silent Scream (1979); The Sweetest Thing (2002); The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982); The Towering Inferno (1974); The Towering Inferno: Running on Fire (2006); The Truth (2005); The World's Greatest Stunts: A Tribute to Hollywood Stuntmen (1988); Total Recall (1990); Used Cars (1980); Vamp (1986); Vegas Vacation (1997); Vendetta (1986); Warning Sign (1985); Whatever It Takes (2000); When Shoulderpads Ruled the World (2002); Where Are the Children? (1985); Wild Wild West (1999); Wonder Woman (1978).

Born on this day – Donald Shebib:

Donald Shebib

Director

Cinematographer

Writer

Editor

January 27, 1938 – November 5, 2023

Credits:

90 Minutes Live (1977); A Search for Learning (1967); American Experience (2007); Between Friends (1973); CBS Repertoire Workshop / Short film: The Duel (1966); Change of Heart (1993); Code Name: Eternity (2000); Counterstrike (1990–1993); Danger Bay (1987); Dead Man's Gun (1997); Deedee (1974); Dementia 13 (1963); Diamonds (1988); Down the Road Again (2011); E.N.G. (1990–1992); Finding ODO (2009); Fish Hawk (1979); For the Record (1982–1984); Goin' Down the Road (1970); Good Times Bad Times (1977); Heartaches (1981); Lonesome Dove: The Series (1994–1995); My Secret Identity (1988–1990); Night Heat (1986–1988); Nightalk (2022); On Screen! (2005); Police Academy: The Series (1998); Radio Free Roscoe (2003–2006); Revival (1965); Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop (1988); Rip-Off (1971); Running Brave (1983); San Francisco Summer 1967 (1967); Satan's Choice (1966); Second Wind (1976); Street Justice (1991); Summer Children (1965); Surfin' (1964); T and T (1988); Tax Shelter Terrors (2017); The Ascent (1994); The Campbells (1988–1990); The Canary (1975); The Climb (1986); The Collaborators (1974); The Duel (1962); The Edison Twins (1985–1986); The Fighting Men (1977); The Great Canadian Culture Hunt (1976); The Host (1960); The Hour (2011); The Larry Solway Show (1977); The Little Kidnappers (1990); The New Addams Family (1998); The Pathfinder (1996); The Terror (1963); The Way It Is (1967); The Zack Files (2001–2002); Top Cops (1990); Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche (2004); Wind at My Back (1997–1999).