On this day in television history - M Squad (1960):

M Squad

Season 3. Episode 31.
Episode entitled: Man with the Ice.
Released April 19, 1960.
Directed by Marc Lawrence.
Written by Kevin Thomas.
Music by Benny Carter.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Jean Willes, Stan Irwin, Linda Lawson, Joe Flynn, Jimmy Cross, Al Hodge, Roxane Brooks.

On this day in movie history - Star of Midnight (1935 movie & novel):

Star of Midnight

directed by Stephen Roberts,

written by Howard J. Green, Anthony Veiller and Edward Kaufman,

based on the novel by Arthur Somers Roche,

was released in the United States on April 19, 1935.
Music by Max Steiner.

Cast:

William Powell, Ginger Rogers, Paul Kelly, Gene Lockhart, Ralph Morgan, Leslie Fenton, J. Farrell MacDonald, Russell Hopton, Vivien Oakland, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Bess Flowers, George Chandler.

Recommended reading:

The Star of Midnight

By Arthur Somers Roche.

Filmed as Star of Midnight (1935), directed by Stephen Roberts.

Hardcover.

Published by Dodd, Mead and Company.

Published 1935.

ASIN: B0DM1RR9L9

Description:

After his girlfriend, Alice, goes missing, young Tim Winthrop consults with his friend, criminal lawyer Clay Dalzell. Clay, joined by his fiancée, Donna Mantin, agrees to help -- only to get involved with the simultaneous disappearance of stage actress Mary Smith, and the shocking murder of a gossip columnist poised to provide vital information about Mary. An unsolved gangster murder and the reappearance of an old flame lead Clay further into the puzzling maze.

Born on this day – Cleo Sylvestre:

Cleo Sylvestre

Actress

Writer

April 19, 1945 – September 20, 2024

Credits:

Book:

The Marvellous Adventures of Mary Seacole (2021).

Movies and television:

14th Screen Nation Film and Television Awards 2019 (2019); Against the Crowd (1975); Alf 'n' Family (1968); All Creatures Great and Small (2020–2023); An Anorexic's Tale: The Brief Life of Catherine (1988); Armchair 30 (1973); Beautiful Things (2024); Beyond the Lake (2022); Black and White in Colour (1992); Bliss! (2016); Bloods (2021); Boyz Unlimited (1999); Brookside (1998); Callan (1972); Casualty (1988); Coronation Street (1966); Crossroads (1964–1988); Doctor Who (1965); Doctors (2007–2016); Five by Five (2017); Forever Young (2023); Grange Hill (1979–1990); Happy Families (1990); If You See God, Tell Him (1993); Johnny on the Run (1953); Kate (1972); Kidulthood (2006); Life Begins at Forty (1980); Marked Personal (1974); Merry-Go-Round (1975–1976); Minder (1985); Mogul (1965–1967); National Theatre Live: Allelujah! (2018); New Tricks (2006); Paddington (2014); Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire (2018); Platform 7 (2023); Play School (1984–1985); Police Patrol (1965); Public Eye (1972); Rock 'n' Roll Island: Where legends were born (2020); Rockliffe's Babies (1988); Rolling Stone: Life and Death of Brian Jones (2019); Rose Tyler: The Dimension Cannon (2023); Sammy and Rosie Get Laid (1987); Sanctuary (1967); School for Unclaimed Girls (1969); Silent Witness (2000); Some Women (1969); Strange Report (1969); Sweetness in the Belly (2019); Television Club (1969); The Alf Garnett Saga (1972); The Attendant (1993); The Bill (1988–2004); The Curry Club (2007); The Day of the Triffids (1981); The Expert (1968); The Gemini Factor (1987); The Guilty (2013); The Idris Takeover (2017); The Leaving Party (2019); The Love Child (1987); The Punk (1993); The Rough with the Smooth (1975); The Split (2022); The Wednesday Play (1965–1969); Thick as Thieves (1974); Till Death Us Do Part (1967–1972); Torchwood: Monthly Range (2022); Trog (1970); Tube Tales / Segment: A Bird in the Hand (1999); Uncle (2014); Waiting (2019); You're Only Young Twice (1978); Z Cars (1967).

Born on this day – Danielle Volle:

Danielle Volle

Actress

April 19, 1937 – November 24, 2000

Credits:

The husband of the ambassador (1990); The Free Frenchman (1989); Kean (1988); Lévy and Goliath (1987); The Marie Besnard case (1986); The Pink Method (1986); Sins (1986); Les amours des années 50 (1984); Paris-Madagascar (1983); Der schwarze Bumerang (1982); Au théâtre ce soir (1972–1982); Paris-Porto-Vecchio (1981); Antics (1980); L'hôtel du libre-échange (1979); Paris-Chamonix (1979); Paris-Vichy (1979); Attention, les enfants regardent (1978); Paris-Cabourg (1977); The story of a salamander (1977); Miscarriages of Justice (1976); The Mohicans of Paris (1973–1975); Typhella and Tourteron (1975); Samsoën ou La désespérance (1974); The calendars of History (1973); Your Love and My Youth (1973); The Nephew of America (1973); The Journey (1972); On n'échappe jamais (1970); The Revolver and the Rose (1970); Live life (1968–1970); The Sicilian Clan (1969) Marie Waleska (1969); Graf Yoster gibt sich die Ehre (1968) A Woman in White Revolts (1966); L'Aiglon (1966); The Diamonds of Palinos (1964–1965); Goetz von Berlichingen (1965); The good soup (1964); The Weaker Sex (1962); Queen Margot (1961); Marceau or Les Children of the Republic (1961); The Mad Passion (1960); Marriage of Figaro (1959); Number One (1976); Saturday and Company (1968); Cinema (1966).

Born on this day – Jayne Mansfield:

Jayne Mansfield

Actress

Model

Singer

Musician

April 19, 1933 – June 29, 1967

Credits:

5th Annual Celebrity Parade for Cerebral Palsy (1955); A Bob Hope Comedy Special (1966); A Guide for the Married Man (1967); After Hours (1959); All-Star TV Bloopers (1987); America After Dark (1957); American Experience (2005); American Grindhouse (2010); Arena (1991–1999); Armchair Britain (2018); Atlantic City Holiday (1956); Bettie Page: The Girl in the Leopard Print Bikini (2004); Biography (2004); Blond in Hollywood (2003); Bob Hope’s Overseas Christmas Tours: Around the World with the Troops - 1941-1972 (1980); Burke’s Law (1964); Candid Camera (1962–1967); Candid Camera: 5 Decades of Smiles (2005); Candid Camera’s 50th Anniversary (1996); Carrefour (1962); Celebrity Naked Ambition (2003); Cinépanorama (1957–1964); Cleavage (2002); Das Kino ist tot, es lebe das Kino: Berlinale-Beobachtungen (2020); Dateline: Hollywood (1967); Death Scenes 2 (1992); Diamonds to Dust (2014); Down You Go (1956); E! Mysteries & Scandals (1998); E! True Hollywood Story (2008); Einer frisst den anderen (1964); Electric Blue 22 (1985); Electric Blue 4 (1982); Entertainment Tonight (1989); Female Jungle (1955); Follow the Sun (1962); François Chalais, la vie comme un roman (1997); Frisco Bay (1955); George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011); George Jessel Show (1958); Get the Message (1964); Girl Talk (1963); Guest Shot (1962); Gypsy (1965–1967); Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC (1988); Heavy Petting (1989); Heimweh nach St. Pauli (1963); Here’s Hollywood (1961); Hollywood - Ein Vorort in vier Anekdoten (1959); Hollywood Blue (1970); Hollywood Glamour on Ice (1957); Hollywood My Home Town (1965); Hollywood Out-takes and Rare Footage (1983); Hollywood Preview (1955–1956); Hollywood Remembers (2000); Hollywood Rivals (2001–2002); Hollywood Scandals and Tragedies (1988); Hollywood Sex Symbols (1988); Hollywood Uncensored (1987); Hollywood Without Make-Up (1963); Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner (2019); Hollywood’s Funniest All-Star Bloopers (1985); Hollywood’s Private Home Movies (1983); Hy Gardner Calling (1956); I Am Divine (2013); Illegal (1955); Inside Edition (2023); It Happened in Athens (1962); It Takes a Thief (1960); Jackie Gleason: American Scene Magazine (1964–1965); Jayne Mansfield: La tragédie d’une blonde (2013); Juke Box Jury (1967); Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny (1995); Kiss Them for Me (1957); Kraft Mystery Theater (1961); Las Vegas Hillbillys (1966); Les années Hollywood de François Chalais (2019); Living Famously (2003); Lux Video Theatre (1954); Lykke og krone (1962); Mansfield 66/67 (2017); Miss Skandinavia 1964 (1963); Mondo Hollywood: Hollywood Laid Bare! (1967); Monte Carlo (1961); More TV’s Censored Bloopers (1981); MTV News at Night (1991); Naughty Bits (2004); Neil Sean Meets... (2015); New York, New York (1967); Night Line (1964); Notre Dame de la Croisette (1981); Of Moose and Men: The Rocky & Bullwinkle Story (1990); Omnibus (1998); 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 – Sex (1969); 120 Minutes (1991); Oops, those Hollywood Bloopers! (1982); ORTF, ils ont inventé la télévision (2020); Panic Button (1964); Password (1964–1965); People, Hopes, Medals (1960); Person to Person (1956–1960); Personnel et confidentiel (2007); Pete Kelly’s Blues (1955); Pink Floyd: The Final Cut (1983); Playboy Playmates: The Early Years (1992); Playboy Video Centerfold: Dutch Twins (1989); Playboy: Celebrity Centerfolds (2006); Playboy: The Story of X (1998); Playgirl After Dark (1960); Poem Posters (1966); Presidential Blooper Reel (1981); Primitive Love (1964); Promises..... Promises! (1963); Reflets de Cannes (1956–1964); Rex Gildo - Der letzte Tanz (2022); Rockin’ Ronnie (1986); Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon on Camera (1983); Ronald Reagan: The Hollywood Years, the Presidential Years (2001); Ronnie Dearest: The Lost Episodes (1988); Roxette: How Do You Do! (1992); S1m0ne (2002); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); Screen Snapshots: Salute to Hollywood (1958); Screen Snapshots: The Walter Winchell Party (1957); Sex at 24 Frames Per Second (2003); Shower of Stars (1957); Sinatra: All or Nothing at All (2015); Single Room Furnished (1966); Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies (2020); Spree (1967); Stump the Stars (1962–1964); Sunday Spectacular: The Bachelor (1956); Talking Pictures (2016); Tell It to Groucho (1962); That Man: Peter Berlin (2005); The 17th Golden Globe Awards (1960); The 18th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1961); The 31st Annual Academy Awards (1959); The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (2004); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962); The Annual National Sports Awards (1961); The Arthur Murray Party (1960); The Arthur Murray Special for Bob Hope (1960); The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (2022); The Bob Hope Show (1958–1966); The Burglar (1957); The Ed Sullivan Show (1957); The Fat Spy (1966); The Game Show Show (2023); The George Raft Story (1961); The Girl Can’t Help It (1956); The Greatest (2009); The Gypsy Rose Lee Show (1967); The Jack Benny Program (1956–1963); The James Dean Story (1957); The Jayne Mansfield Show (1965); The Joey Bishop Show (1967); The Love Goddesses (1965); The Loves of Hercules (1960); The Match Game (1964–1966); The Merv Griffin Show (1966); The Mike Douglas Show (1963–1966); The Mike Wallace Interview (1959); The Milton Berle Show (1966); The National Sports Awards (1961); The Pat Boone Show (1967); The People’s Hollywood (2003); The Red Skelton Hour (1959–1963); The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw (1958); The South Bank Show (1985); The Steve Allen Plymouth Show (1959–1960); The Tonight Show (1962); The Tonight Show Starring Jack Paar (1961–1965); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962–1965); The Unknown Story (2022); The Wayward Bus (1957); The Wild Wild World of Jayne Mansfield (1968); This Is Your Life (1960); Today (1956–1966); TV Land: Myths and Legends (2008); TV-uutiset ja sää (1963); Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997); Val Parnell’s Spectacular (1959); Val Parnell’s Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1957); What’s My Line? (1956–1966); When the Applause Died (1990); Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957); Zwischen Glück und Krone (1959).

Born on this day – Margaret DePriest:

Margaret DePriest

Writer

Actress

April 19, 1931 – September 29, 2025

Credits:

All My Children (1989–1990); Another World (1986–1997); Days of Our Lives (1981–1984); General Hospital (1979–1981); How to Survive a Marriage (1975); Love of Life (1975); N.Y.P.D. (1968); One Life to Live (1990); Sunset Beach (1998–1999); The Catholic Hour (1958); The Doctors (1967–1976); The Edge of Night (1956–1984); True Story (1960); Where the Heart Is (1969–1973).

Born on this day – Don Sharp:

Don Sharp

Director

Writer

Actor

April 19, 1921 – December 14, 2011

Credits:

A Woman of Substance (1985); Act of Will (1989); Bang! Bang! You're Dead! (1966); Bear Island (1979); Callan (1974); Carve Her Name with Pride (1958); Child's Play (1954); Curse of the Fly (1965); Dark Places (1974); Edge of Divorce (1953); Film '78 (1978); Fuss Over Feathers (1954); Ghost Squad (1961–1962); Hammer House of Horror (1980); Hammer: The Studio That Dripped Blood! (1987); Ha'penny Breeze (1950); Harry Black and the Tiger (1958); Hennessy (1975); Hold the Dream (1987); Kraft Mystery Theater (1961); Legend of a Gunfighter (1964); Linda (1960); My Hero (1953); Navy Heroes (1955); Outpost in Malaya (1952); Puppet on a Chain (1970); Q.E.D. (1982); Raiders in the Sky (1953); Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966); SyberVision Neuro-Muscular Programming - Bowling with Marshall Holman and Johnny Petraglia (1983); SyberVision Neuro-Muscular Programming - Golf with Al Geiberger (1983); Taste of Excitement (1969); Tears in the Rain (1988); The Adventures of Hal 5 (1958); The Avengers (1968); The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966); The Champions (1968); The Cruel Sea (1953); The Death Wheelers (1973); The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964); The Dream Maker (1963); The Face of Fu Manchu (1965); The Fast Lady (1962); The Four Feathers (1978); The Human Jungle (1963); The Inbetween Age (1958); The Inbetween Age (1958); The Kiss of the Vampire (1963); The Professionals (1960); The Stolen Airliner (1955); The Thirty Nine Steps (1978); The Violent Enemy (1967); This Is Your Life (1987); Those Fantastic Flying Fools (1967); Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965); To the Devil a Daughter (1976); Tusitala (1986); Two Guys Abroad (1962); What Waits Below (1984); Witchcraft (1964); You Know What Sailors Are (1954).