On this day in movie history - The Narrow Margin (1952):

The Narrow Margin

directed by Richard Fleischer,

written by Earl Felton,

based on story by Martin Goldsmith and Jack Leonard,

was released in the United States on April 23, 1952.
Music by Gene Rose, Leith Stevens, Dave Torbett and Roy Webb.

Cast:

Charles McGraw, Marie Windsor, Jacqueline White, Queenie Leonard, David Clarke, Peter Virgo, Don Beddoe, Paul Maxey, Harry Harvey, Gordon Gebert, Peter Brocco, Ivan Browning, George Chandler, James Conaty, Don Dillaway, Franklyn Farnum, Bess Flowers, Don Haggerty, Clarence Hargrave, Art Howard, Bobby Johnson, Milton Kibbee, Mike Lally, Johnny Lee, William A. Lee, Walter Merrill, Harold Miller, Howard M. Mitchell, Edgar Murray, Franklin Parker, George Sawaya, Jeffrey Sayre, Ray Spiker, Jasper Weldon, Napoleon Whiting, Bob Whitney.

On this day in movie history - The Public Enemy (1931 movie & novel):

The Public Enemy

directed by William A. Wellman,

written by Kubec Glasmon, John Bright and Harvey F. Thew,

based on the novel Beer and Blood by John Bright and Kubec Glasmon,

was released in the United States on April 23, 1931.

Music by David Mendoza.

Cast:

James Cagney, Jean Harlow, Edward Woods, Joan Blondell, Donald Cook, Leslie Fenton, Beryl Mercer, Robert Emmett O'Connor, Murray Kinnell, Mae Clarke, Frank Coghlan Jr., Frankie Darro, Robert Homans, Sam McDaniel, William H. Strauss, Mia Marvin, Lev Abramov, Clark Burroughs, George Daly, Snitz Edwards, Rita Flynn, Dorothy Gee, Douglas Gerrard, Dorothy Gray, Ben Hendricks Jr., Eddie Kane, Arnold Lucy, Harold Minjir, Helen Parrish, Lee Phelps, Russ Powell, Purnell Pratt, Nanci Price, Joe Sawyer, Landers Stevens, Charles Sullivan, Lucille Ward, Adele Watson.

Recommended reading:

The Public Enemy

aka Beer and Blood.

By Kubec Glasmon & John Bright.

Filmed as The Public Enemy (1931), directed by William A. Wellman.

Published by Grosset & Dunlap.

Published 1931.

Hardcover.

ASIN: B0006ALC06

Description:

Photoplay novelization of the famed 1931 James Cagney classic gangster film. THE PUBLIC ENEMY (voted by the American Film Institute as the 8th greatest crime film in American film history) was a 1931 American Pre-Code crime film starring James Cagney and directed by William A. Wellman. based on a never-published novel by two former street thugs: "Beer and Blood" by John Bright and Kubec Glasmon (who had witnessed some of Al Capone’s murderous gang rivalries in Chicago!) A remarkable book in itself, one of those rare Grosset & Dunlap publications (like King Kong).

Born on this day – Michael Sporn:

Michael Sporn

Animator

April 23, 1946 – January 19, 2014

Born on this day – Jean-François Stévenin:

Jean-François Stévenin

Actor

Writer

Director

April 23, 1944 – July 27, 2021

Jean-François Stévenin, with François Truffaut and Nathalie Baye, directing Day For Night (1973).

Credits:

Between Us (2023); The island to the 30 coffins (2022); The Lion's Share (2022); Cop Goes Missing (2022); The Line (2022); Goodbye Paris (2021); Lost Illusions (2021); Tender and rare (2021); Stolen Childhood (2021); Chronicles of the Sun (2020); The Underworld (2020); Murders in Mulhouse (2018); In Safe Hands (2018); Silent Streams (2018); Magellan (2017); Poisonous (2017); The Young One (2016); Sessions (2016); Ainsi soient-ils (2015); Mad Love (2015); Falco (2014–2015); Mirage of Love (2015); The Forbidden Room (2015); Those Who Dance on Their Heads (2014); The Last Diamond (2014); Blood of the Vine (2014); The first summer (2014); Grand Tour (2013); Bright Days Ahead (2013); Urban Incident (2013); The Yellow Fox (2013); Tied (2013); Friendships sincere (2012); Little Lion (2012); Of Snails and Men (2012); Divorce and Engagement (2012); The Desert of Love (2012); Sister (2012); Portrait of a in love (2011); A Sunday Breakfast (2011); De force (2011); The first Male (2011); Valparaiso (2011); Let My People Go! (2011); A crazy desire (2011); The Silence of Joan (2011); Tata Bakhta (2011); Itinéraire bis (2011); At Maupassant's Century: Tales and Short Stories of the Nineteenth Century (2010); Four Lovers (2010); My Afternoons with Margueritte (2010); The Hunter (2010); Farewell Molitor (2010); Black Out (2009); A Saint's War (2009); The Limits of Control (2009); Mafiosa (2008); Like a Star Shining in the Night (2008); Dog Night (2008); Dirty Money - Undercover (2008); A World of Our Own (2008); The distant tremors (2008); Home (2008); D'amour et de révoltes (2008); Plot of amateurs (2008); El camino (2008); Pests (2008); Room of Death (2007); Captain Ahab (2007); The Ben Barka case (2007); Blindfolded (2007); Time Out (2007); The Deal (2007); Free Fall (2007); All it took was for mom to leave... (2006); One Summer Day (2006); The Camargue (2002–2005); Commissioner Moulin (2005); Ladies of the Law (2005); Camping on the farm (2005); Volpone (2003); Shoulders Solids (2003); Not So Serious (2003); The Beast of Gévaudan (2003); Man on the Train (2002); Two (2002); La repentie (2002); Mischka (2002); Mediterranean (2001); Fils de zup (2001); The Archangel's Bay (2001); De l'amour (2001); Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001); Between the Tree and the Bark (2000); Total Western (2000); The Sister Brothers (2000); Love Me (2000); Winter Fact (1999); The Little Seed (1998); A Father More (1998); For Sale (1998); Marseille (1998); White Lies (1998); One Guard (1997); Model Parents (1997); K (1997); Father and Son (1997); I have Two Loves (1996); Docteur Sylvestre (1996); Two Vigilantes in the City (1993–1996); The Innocent's Confessions (1996); Les Bidochon (1996); The Gravet Brothers (1996); Ricky (1996); The Educator (1996); Black as Memory (1995); Fast (1995); Tell me Yes... (1995); Parano (1994); The Patriots (1994); Due volte vent'anni (1994) Love is child's play (1994); 11:58 p.m. (1993); Because of Her (1993); The great pardon II (1992); Momo (1992); Police Secrets (1991); Olivier, Olivier (1992); From Force with Others (1992); The Kid (1992); Un paraguas para tres (1992); Chickens the fine (1992); Philosophy in the Boudoir (1991); Deceiving is not play (1991); A Matter of Convenience (1987–1991); Sushi Sushi (1991); Moon cold (1991); Napoleon and Europe (1991); Paul's Neighbor (1989); Mona and me (1989); Thick Skinned (1989); The French Revolution (1989); La Soule (1989); Husbands, Wives, Lovers (1989); Cold Moon (1988); When I am young (1988); Game, Set, and Match (1988); 36 girl (1988); Ya good the whites (1988); The Rise and Fall of a Small Movie Business (1984–1987); Wind of Panic (1987); Dirty Destiny (1987); La rebelión de los colgados (1986) Wasp (1986); Treasure Island (1986); Men's doubles (1986); I Hate Actors (1986); Salome (1986); Ménage (1986); Grosse (1985); Parole de flic (1985); Mistral's Daughter (1984); Côté coeur, côté jardin (1984); Chamber television (1983–1984); Our History (1984); Flight to Berlin (1984); Original Sins (1983); Dust of Empire (1983); Pablo Is Dead (1983); A Room in Town (1982); All for Love (1982); Passion (1982); Is there a Frenchman in the room? (1982); The North Bridge (1981); Victory (aka Escape to Victory) (1981) Snow (1981); The Boy Soldier (1981); Psy (1981); Memoirs of an Obscure Dog (1980); The Dogs of War (1980); Le petit théâtre d'Antenne 2 (1980); Two Lions in the Sun (1980); Doctors of night (1980); Merry-Go-Round (1980); The War of the Police (1979); Roberte (1979); But where and so Ornicar (1979); Goodbye Slow Journeys (1978); Pass mountain (1978); See Here My Love (1978); Like a Turtle on Its Back (1978); Midday 14 noon (1977); Glimpsed by the Indiscretion of a Judas (1977); The Machine (1977); The Old Country Where Rimbaud Died (1977); La derelitta (1976); Barocco (1976); Small Change (1976); Zig-Zag (1975); If I'm looking for you... I Find Myself (1974); Day for Night (1973); Out 1: Spectre (1972); A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (1972); Out 1 (1971); The Wild Child (1970); Heartbeat (1968).

Born on this day – Sandra Dee:

Sandra Dee

Actress

April 23, 1942 – February 20, 2005

Born on this day – Janet Blair:

Janet Blair

Actress

Singer

April 23, 1921 – February 19, 2007

Credits:

14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2008); A Connecticut Yankee (1955); A String of Beads (1961); Alcoa Theatre (1958); All-Star Party for 'Dutch' Reagan (1985); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1954); Around the World with Nellie Bly (1960); Ben Casey (1966); Blondie Goes to College (1942); Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1964); Boys' Night Out (1962); Broadway (1942); Burke's Law (1963–1964); Cavalcade of Stars (1949–1950); Celebrity Playhouse (1956); Climax! (1955); Dateline: Hollywood (1967); Destry (1964); Fantasy Island (1980); Front Row Center (1955); Gallant Journey (1946); Girl Talk (1963); Goodyear Playhouse (1955); Hal Kemp and His Orchestra (1941); Here's Hollywood (1960); Holiday Greetings from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' (1992); I Love Trouble (1948); Igor Cassini's Million Dollar Showcase (1956); I'll Bet (1965); Kraft Theatre / The Philco Television Playhouse (1949); Kraft Theatre / The United States Steel Hour (1954); Leave It to the Girls (1954); Lux Video Theatre (1955); Marcus Welby, M.D. (1970–1973); Max Liebman Presents: Promenade (1955); Max Liebman Spectaculars (1956); Murder, She Wrote (1991); My Sister Eileen (1942); Night of the Eagle (1962); Once Upon a Time (1944); One Touch of Venus (1955); Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (1961); Person to Person (1954); Producers' Showcase (1955); Public Pigeon No. 1 (1957); Salute to Oscar Hammerstein II (1972); Screen Directors Playhouse (1956); Screen Snapshots Series 15, No. 12 (1936); Screen Snapshots Series 21, No. 7 (1942); Screen Snapshots: Hollywood Laugh Parade (1953); Shirley Temple's Storybook (1960); Something to Shout About (1943); Stump the Stars (1962); Switch (1977); Tars and Spars (1946); The 26th Annual Tony Awards (1972); The 4th Annual American Cinema Awards (1987); The 5th Annual American Cinema Awards (1988); The 8th Annual American Cinema Awards (1991); The Arthur Murray Party (1957); The Bell Telephone Hour (1960–1966); The Best of the Ed Sullivan Show (1992); The Black Arrow (1948); The Bob Braun Show (1976–1977); The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre (1949); The Chevy Mystery Show (1960); The Chevy Show (1960–1961); The Dean Martin Show (1967); The Dinah Shore Chevy Show (1958–1961); The Dinah Shore Show (1956); The Ed Sullivan Show (1953–1963); The Elgin Hour (1954); The Fabulous Dorseys (1947); The Ford Television Theatre (1956); The Ford Theatre Hour (1948); The Fuller Brush Man (1948); The Hollywood Squares (Daytime) (1967–1968); The Jimmy Durante Show (1955); The Joey Bishop Show (1967); The Juke Box Jury (1959); The Lady and the Stock Exchange (1962); The Larry Storch Show (1953); The Love Boat (1982); The Magical World of Disney (1972); The Mike Douglas Show (1966); The Milton Berle Show (1948–1954); The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968); The Outer Limits (1963); The Pat Boone-Chevy Showroom (1959–1960); The Red Rowe Show (1960); The Red Skelton Hour (1963–1964); The Smith Family (1971–1972); The Stork Club (1953); The Strawberry Blonde (1959); The Tonight Show (1956); The Vic Damone Show (1956); The Woody Woodbury Show (1967); This Is Your Life (1959); Three Girls About Town (1941); Tonight and Every Night (1945); Two Yanks in Trinidad (1942); Val Parnell's Sunday Night at the London Palladium (1957–1961); Variety Club of Great Britain Awards for 1957 (1958); We, the People (1949); What's My Line? (1957); What's This Song? (1964); Win with the Stars (1968–1969); Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood (1976); You Don't Say (1964); Your Show of Shows / Caesar's Hour (1956–1957).

Born on this day – Lee Miller:

Lee Miller

Photographer

April 23, 1907 – July 21, 1977

Credits:

Books:

Lee Miller; Lee Miller: An Exhibition of Photographs 1929 – 1964; Lee Miller's War 1944-1945; Lee Miller's War: Beyond D-Day; Lee Miller's War: Photographer and Correspondent with the Allies in Europe, 1944-45; Love Letters: Bound in Gold Handcuffs; Picasso; Roanoke: Solving the Mystery of the Lost Colony; Roland Penrose, Lee Miller: The Surrealist and the Photographer; The Boy who Bit Picasso; Wherever I Am: Yael Bartana, Emily Jacir, Lee Miller.

Movies and television:

Apocalypse, le crépuscule d'Hitler (2023); Autoportrait ou Ce qui manque à nous tous (1930); Capturing Lee Miller (2020); Compression (2019); Drei Frauen und der Krieg (2022); Gelebte Träume - Künstlerinnen des Surrealismus (2020); Lee Miller: Through the Mirror (1995); Lost Women Art (2021); Love+War (2025); Passage des arts (2020); The Blood of a Poet (1932); Un siècle d'écrivains (1999); War Paint: Women at War (2025).