On this day in movie history - Young Frankenstein (1974)

 

Young Frankenstein

directed by Mel Brooks,

written by Gene Wilder and Mel Brooks,

inspired by the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley,

was released in the United States on December 15, 1974.

Music by John Morris.

“Puttin’ on the Riiiiitz!”

- Peter Boyle, as The Monster.

Cast:

Gene Wilder, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, Cloris Leachman, Teri Garr, Kenneth Mars, Richard Haydn, Liam Dunn, Danny Goldman, Oscar Beregi Jr., Arthur Malet, Richard A. Roth, Monte Landis, Rusty Blitz, Anne Beesley, Gene Hackman, John Madison, John Dennis, Rick Norman, Rolfe Sedan, Terence Pushman, Randolph Dobbs, Norbert Schiller, Pat O'Hara, Michael Fox, Lidia Kristen, Ian Abercrombie, Leon Askin, Benjie Bancroft, Mel Brooks, Ken Clayton, Jack Clinton, Robert Cole, Lou Cutell, Alphonso DuBois, Peter Eastman, Sig Frohlich, Michael J. Grayson, Peter Halton, Bob Harks, Lars Hensen, George Holmes, Kathryn Janssen, Michael Jeffers, Dale Johnson, Berry Kroeger, Ethelreda Leopold, Bob Liddle, John Marlin, Jeff Maxwell, John Hugh McKnight, Ernesto Molinari, Monty O'Grady, Tony Regan, Leoda Richards, Clark Ross, Paul Russell, Maida Severn, Norman Stevans, Don Terwilliger, Arthur Tovey, Clement von Franckenstein, Max Wagner.

On this day in television history - Johnny Staccato (1959 - 1960)

Johnny Staccato

a.k.a Staccato

was released in the United States on September 10, 1959,

and ran for two seasons until March 17, 1960.

Music by Elmer Bernstein.

Cast:

John Cassavetes, Warren Berlinger, Geraldine Brooks, Walter Burke, Elisha Cook, Jr., Lloyd, Corrigan, Frank DeKova, Norman Fell, Marianne Gaba, Ingrid Goude, Harry Guardino, Arline Hunter, Martin Landau, Michael Landon, Cloris Leachman, Ruta Lee, Sylvia Lewis, Charles McGraw, John Marley, Elizabeth Montgomery, Mary Tyler Moore, Susan Oliver, J. Pat O'Malley, Gena Rowlands, Vito Scotti, Dean Stockwell, Nita Talbot, Jack Weston.

On this day in movie history - Dillinger (1973)

Dillinger

directed and written by John Milius,

was released in the United States on June 19, 1973.

Song on opening credits: We’re in the Money, from Golddiggers of 1933.

Music by Barry De Vorzon.

Cast:

Warren Oates, Ben Johnson, Michelle Phillips, Cloris Leachman, Harry Dean Stanton, Geoffrey Lewis, John Ryan, Richard Dreyfuss, Steve Kanaly, John Martino, Roy Jenson, Read Morgan, Frank McRae, Ann Ault, David Dorr, Roland Bob Harris, George O. Heath, Tina Gae Johnson, Terry Leonard, Melvin Ray McGee, Phil Segura, Jerry Summers, Catherine Tambini.

Born on this day – Cloris Leachman:

Actress

Comedienne

April 30, 1926 – January 27, 2021

Credits:

11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2005); 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2007); 2002 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2002); 2006 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2006); 2009 Game Show Awards (2009); 2011 MTV Video Music Awards (2011); 27th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2021); 50 Years of Funny Females (1995); 77 Sunset Strip (1961–1963); A Brand New Life (1973); A Girl Named Sooner (1975); A Little Piece of Heaven (1991); A Man Called Shenandoah (1965); A Troll in Central Park (1994); A Wig and a Prayer: The Peaches Christ Story (2016); ABC Afterschool Specials (1973); ABC Late Night (1976); Access Hollywood (2017); Actor's Studio (1948–1949); Adam-12 (1968); Adult World (2013); Adventure Time (2012); Adventure Time (2016); Advice to the Lovelorn (1981); AFI Life Achievement Award (2004–2016); Alcoa Premiere (1962); Alex & Emma (2003); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1962); America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (1976); American Cowslip (2009); American Gods (2017–2019); American Masters (2013); American Playhouse (1985); Annabelle's Wish (1997); Armstrong Circle Theatre (1951); Autopsy: The Last Hours Of... 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