On this day in movie history - Motherless Brooklyn (2019)

Motherless Brooklyn

directed and written by Edward Norton,

based on the novel by Jonathan Lethem,

was released in the United States on August 30, 2019.

Music by Daniel Pemberton.

Cast:

Edward Norton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe, Bruce Willis, Ethan Suplee, Cherry Jones, Bobby Cannavale, Dallas Roberts, Josh Pais, Radu Spinghel, Fisher Stevens, Peter Gray Lewis, Robert Wisdom, Michael Kenneth Williams, Isaiah J. Thompson, Russell Hall, Joe Farnsworth, Jerry Weldon, Eric Berryman, Nelson Avidon, Joseph Siravo, DeShawn White, Leslie Mann, Migs Govea, Erica Sweany, Katy Davis, Olli Haaskivi, Yinka Adeboyeku, Joyce O'Connor, Thomas Luiz Leninger, Deborah Unger, Ezra Barnes, Julie Hays, Damien Brett, Russell G. Jones, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Eli Bridges, Luis Castro de Leon, Teren Carter.

On this day in movie history - Vagabond (1985)

Vagabond

French title: Sans toit ni loi,

directed and written by Agnès Varda,

was released at the Venice Film Festival, in Italy, on August 30, 1985.

Music by Joanna Bruzdowicz.

Cast:

Sandrine Bonnaire, Setti Ramdane, Francis Balchère, Jean-Louis Perletti, Urban Causse, Christophe Alcazar, Dominique Durand, Joël Fosse, Patrick Schmit, Daniel Bos, Katy Champaud, Raymond Roulle, Henri Fridlani, Patrick Sokol, Pierre Imbert, Richard Imbert, Mar Jarnias, Yolande Moreau, Gabriel Mariani, Patrick Lepcynski, Sylvain, Savin, Michele Doumèche, Pierette Soler, Macha Méril, Pierre Emonnot, Stéphane Freiss, Laurence Cortadellas, Emmanuel Protopopoff, Vincent Sanchez, ‘Garibaldi’ Fernández, Michel Constantial, Alain Roussel, Yahiaoui Assouna, Aimée Chisci, Marguerite Chisci, Geneviève Bonfils, Christian Chessa, Setina Arhab, Jacques Berthier, Oliver Jongerlynck, Remi Leboucq, Jean Dambrin, Bébert Samcir.

On this day in movie history - Point Blank (1967)

Point Blank

directed by John Boorman,

written by Alexander Jacobs, David Newhouse and Rafe Newhouse,

based on the novel The Hunter by Richard Stark,

was released in the United States on August 30, 1967.

Music by Johnny Mandel.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn, Carroll O'Connor, Lloyd Bochner, Michael Strong, John Vernon, Sharon Acker, James Sikking, Sandra Warner, Roberta Haynes, Kathleen Freeman, Victor Creatore, Lawrence Hauben, Susan Holloway, Sid Haig, Michael Bell, Priscilla Boyd, John McMurtry, Ron Walters, George Strattan, Nicole Rogell, Rico Cattani, Roland La Starza, Paul Bradley, Casey Brandon, George Bruggeman, George Calliga, Jerry Catron, Dick Cherney, Bud Cokes, Bonnie Dewberry, Richard Elmore, Barbara Feldon, Duke Fishman, Carey Foster, Stu Gardner, Rudy Germane, Kenneth Gibson, Bill Hickman, Chuck Hicks, George Hoagland, Harvey Karels, Joseph La Cava, Louise Lane, Ethelreda Leopold, Philo McCullough, Joseph Mell, Monty O'Grady, Andrew Orapeza, Murray Pollack, Anthony Redondo, Leoda Richards, Clark Ross, Cosmo Sardo, Jeffrey Sayre, Felix Silla, Norman Stevans, Karen Stride, Robert Strong, Tim Taylor, Sid Troy, Guy Way, Ted White, Louis Whitehill, Roseann Williams, John Zimeas.

On this day in movie history - Philo Vance's Secret Mission (1947)

Philo Vance's Secret Mission

directed by Reginald Le Borg,

written by Lawrence Taylor,

was released in the United States on August 30, 1947.

Music by Emil Cadkin, Ernest Gold and Karl Hajos.

Cast:

Alan Curtis, Sheila Ryan, Tala Birell, Frank Jenks, James Bell, Frank Fenton, Paul Maxey, Kenneth Farrell, Toni Todd, David Leonard, William Newell, Tom Quinn, Harry Strang, Frank Wilcox.

On this day in movie history - The Killers (1946)

The Killers

directed by Robert Siodmak,

written by Anthony Veiller, John Huston and Richard Brooks,

based on the short story by Ernest Hemingway,

was released in the United States on August 30, 1946.

Music by Miklós Rózsa.

Cast:

Burt Lancaster, Ava Gardner, Edmond O’Brien, Albert Dekker, Sam Levene, Vince Barnett, Virginia Christine, Jack Lambert, Charles D. Brown, Donald MacBride, Charles McGraw, William Conrad, Ernie Adams, Audley Anderson, George Anderson, Sam Ash, Frank Baker, Brooks Benedict, John Berkes, Edward Biby, Harry Brown, Phil Brown, Jack Cheatham, James Conaty, Jeff Corey, Gino Corrado, Noel Cravat, Oliver Cross, Rex Dale, Neal Dodd, Mike Donovan, Howard Freeman, Dick Gordon, Robert Haines, Michael Hale, Sam Harris, Harry Hayden, Mark Hellinger, Al Hill, George Hoagland, Jimmie Horan, Geoffrey Ingham, Kenner G. Kemp, Paul Kruger, Ethan Laidlaw, Mike Lally, Perc Launders, Nolan Leary, Vera Lewis, Jack Lomas, Therese Lyon, Frank McLure, Charles Middleton, John Miljan, Howard Negley, Garry Owen, Barbara ‘Red’ Powers, Beatrice Roberts, Wally Rose, William Ruhl, Wallace Scott, John Sheehan, Queenie Smith, Ann Staunton, Jack Tornek, John Trebach, Bill Walker, Milton Wallace, Gabrielle Windsor, Florence Wix.

Born on this day – Suzanne Roquette:

 

Actress

August 30, 1942 – May 28, 2020

Credits:

Airline (1982); Alien Attack (1976); An Englishman's Castle (1978); Band of Brothers (2001); Barriers (1981); BBC2 Play of the Week (1978); Bedroom Stewardesses (1978); Call My Bluff (1978); Das Geheimnis der drei Dschunken (1965); Das Millionenspiel (1970); Der Bucklige von Soho (1966); Die Safeknacker-Suite (1963); Dr. med. Fabian - Lachen ist die beste Medizin (1969); Drüben bei Lehmanns (1971); Females for Hire (1968); Frühstück mit dem Tod (1964); Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten (1997); Gute Zeiten, schlechte Zeiten: Magic Moments (1999); Hadleigh (1976); Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989); International Velvet (1978); ITV Playhouse (1977–1980); Jenseits von Oder und Neiße - Heute (1965); John Klings Abenteuer (1969); Journey Through the Black Sun (1982); Liebesgeschichten (1967); Lovejoy (1993); Mr. Arcularis (1967); Shining Through (1992); Sorry! (1982); Space: 1999 (1975–1976); Spearhead (1979); Special Branch (1974); Sperrbezirk (1966); Tatort (1977); The College Girl Murders (1967); The Vengeance of Fu Manchu (1967); Und Ihr Steckenpferd? (1963).

Born on this day – Harvey Hart:

Director

Producer

August 30, 1928 – November 21, 1989