On this day in movie history - True Romance (1993):

True Romance

directed by Tony Scott,

written by Quentin Tarantino,

was released in the United States on September 10, 1993.
Music by Hans Zimmer.

Cast:

Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Christopher Walken, Bronson Pinchot, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rapaport, Saul Rubinek, Conchata Ferrell, James Gandolfini, Anna Thomson, Victor Argo, Paul Bates, Chris Penn, Tom Sizemore, Gregory Sporleder, Maria Pitillo, Frank Adonis, Kevin Corrigan, Said Faraj, Paul Ben-Victor, Michael Beach, Joe D'Angerio, John Bower, John Cenatiempo, Eric Allan Kramer, Patrick John Hurley, Dennis Garber, Scott Evers, Hilary Klym, Steve Gonzales, Laurence Mason, Adam Boster, David Dean, Jonathan Fahn, April Freeman, Ed Lauter, Enzo Rossi, Nancy Young.

On this day in movie history - Money for Nothing (1993):

Money for Nothing

directed by Ramón Menéndez,

written by Ramón Menéndez, Tom Musca and Carol Sobieski,

based on the book Finders Keepers by Mark Bowden,

was released in the United States on September 10, 1993.
Inspired by the true 1981 Joey Coyle case.
Music by Craig Safan.

Cast:

John Cusack, Debi Mazar, Michael Madsen, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Rapaport, Maury Chaykin, James Gandolfini, Fionnula Flanagan, Elizabeth Bracco, Ashleigh Dejon, Lenny Venito, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Currie Graham, Frankie Faison, Ed Pansullo, Benji Schulman, Sam Coppola, Jeanne McCarthy, Don Brockett, Nicholas Giordano, Victoria Thomas, Lonzo Green, Bernard Canepari, Iva Jean Saraceni, Betsy Zajko, Hank Stratton, Thomas N. Levine, Scott Klace, Alice Drummond, Della Crews, Don Cannon, Lenora Nemetz, Harish Saluja, Kate Young, Joseph R. Gannascoli, Monty Cox, Joseph W. Bonacci, Robert Bella, Pete Ferry, Marty Kassab-Chaney, Pete Iole, David Norona, Bingo O'Malley, Ana Dela Cruz, Jeffrey Paul Johnson, Betsy Molina, Bill Dalzell, Barbara Russell, Tony Amen, Katina Forte, John W. Iwanonkiw, Angella Kaye, Frederick E. Kowalo, Joe Shelby.

On this day in television history - Lee Marvin Presents Lawbreaker (1963–1964):

Lee Marvin Presents Lawbreaker

(1963–1964)
Docudrama hosted and narrated by Lee Marvin.
Released September 10, 1963.

On this day in television history – Johnny Staccato (TV show & book):

Johnny Staccato

Season 1. Episode 1.

Episode entitled: The Naked Truth.

Released September 10, 1959.

Directed by Joseph Pevney.

Written by Richard Berg.

Music by Elmer Bernstein.

Cast: John Cassavetes, Eduardo Ciannelli, Chick Chandler, Michael Landon, Stacy Harris, Nick Cravat, Ruta Lee, Robert H. Harris, Frank Sully, Shelly Manne, Pete Candoli, Red Norvo, Red Mitchell, John / Johnny Williams, Barney Kessel, Monica Lewis, Joe Ploski.

Recommended reading:

Johnny Staccato

By Frank Boyd.

Published by Gold Medal Books.

Published 1960.

ASIN: B0DSZXQGML

Description:

A smooth man on the ivories, hot on the trigger, and cool in a jam – he’s the toughest private eye to hit America in a decade.

On this day in movie history - The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery (1959):

The Great St. Louis Bank Robbery

aka The St. Louis Bank Robbery,

directed by Charles Guggenheim and John Stix,

written by Richard Heffron,

was released in the United States on September 10, 1959.
Music by Bernardo Segáll.

Cast:

Steve McQueen, Crahan Denton, David Clarke, James Dukas, Molly McCarthy, Martha Gable, Larry Gerst, Boyd Williams, Frank Novotny, Nell Roberts, Bob Holt, May Kohn, Jay Elliot, Robert Klauss, Barney Barnett, Nancy Lyon.

On this day in movie history - The Blob (1958):

The Blob

directed by Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr. and Russell S. Doughten Jr.,

written by Theodore Simonson and Kay Linaker,

based on an idea by Irvine H. Millgate,

was released in the United States on September 10, 1958.
Music by Ralph Carmichael.

Cast:

Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe, Olin Howland, Stephen Chase, John Benson, George Karas, Lee Payton, Elbert Smith, Hugh Graham, Vincent Barbi, Audrey Metcalf, Jasper Deeter, Tom Ogden, Elinor Hammer, Pamela Curran, Ralph Roseman, Charlie Overdorff, David Metcalf, Josh Randolph, George Gerbereck, Julie Cousins, Keith Almoney, Eugene Sabel, Robert Fields, James Bonnet, Tony Franke, Molly Ann Bourne, Diane Tabben, Russ Conway, Howard Fishlove, Jack H. Harris, Vincent J. Mastrangelo, Theodore Simonson.

On this day in movie history - Five Star Final (1931 movie & play):

Five Star Final

directed by Mervyn LeRoy,

written by Byron Morgan, Robert Lord,

based on the play Five Star Final by Louis Weitzenkorn,

released in the United States on September 10, 1931.
Music by Leo F. Forbstein, Vitaphone Orchestra.

Cast:

Edward G. Robinson, Marian Marsh, H.B. Warner, Anthony Bushell, George E. Stone, Frances Starr, Ona Munson, Boris Karloff, Aline MacMahon, Oscar Apfel, Purnell Pratt, Robert Elliott, James P. Burtis, Richard Carlyle, Frank Darien, James Donlan, Evelyn Hall, Gladys Lloyd, Arnold Lucy, Franklin Parker, William H. Strauss, David Torrence, Harold Waldridge, Polly Walters, Jack Wise.

Recommended reading:

Five Star Final

A Melodrama in Three Acts

Play by Louis Weitzenkorn.

Filmed as Five Star Final (1931), directed by Mervyn LeRoy.

ASIN: B000GDF9TI
Published by Samuel French.
First Edition.
Published 1931.
Hardcover.

Description:

Tabloid newspaper editor publishes a 20-year-old murder case to boost newspaper sales. A decision that leads to tragedy.