On this day in movie history - Laura (1944)

Laura

directed by Otto Preminger,

written by Jay Dratler, Samuel Hoffenstein, Elizabeth Reinhardt and Ring Lardner Jr.,

based on the novel by Vera Caspary,

was released in the United States on October 11, 1944.

Music by David Raksin.

Cast:

Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson, Dorothy Adams, Ralph Dunn, Clyde Fillmore, William Forrest, James Flavin, Kathleen Howard, Larry Steers, Cara Williams, Eric Wilton.

On this day in movie history - Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

Where the Sidewalk Ends

directed by Otto Preminger,

written by Ben Hecht,

based on a story by Victor Trivas, Frank P. Rosenberg and Robert E. Kent,

and the novel Night Cry by William L. Stuart,

was released in the United States on July 7, 1950.

Music by Cyril Mockridge.

Cast:

Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Gary Merrill, Bert Freed, Tom Tully, Karl Malden, Ruth Donnelly, Craig Stevens, Fred Aldrich, Don Appell, Tony Barr, David Bauer, Eddie Borden, Neville Brand.

On this day in movie history - While the City Sleeps (1956)

While the City Sleeps

directed by Fritz Lang,

written by Casey Robinson,

based on the novel The Bloody Spur by Charles Einstein,

was released in France on May 30, 1956.

Inspired by the true 1946 case of the Chicago serial killer William Heirens.

Music by Herschel Burke Gilbert.

Cast:

Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders, Howard Duff, Thomas Mitchell, Vincent Price, Sally Forrest, John Drew Barrymore, James Craig, Ida Lupino, Robert Warwick, Mae Marsh, Ralph Peters, Sandra White, Larry J. Blake, Celia Lovsky, Ed Hinton, Pitt Herbert, Vladimir Sokoloff, David Andrews, Eddie Baker, Ralph Brooks, Leonard Carey, Russell Custer, John Damler, Sayre Dearing, George DeNormand, Joe Devlin, Sam Finn, Mike Lally, Andrew Lupino, Ralph Manza, Mickey Martin, Joey Ray, Cosmo Sardo, Charles Sherlock, Olan Soule, Bert Stevens, Carleton Young.

Born on this day – Dana Andrews:

Actor

January 1, 1909 – December 17, 1992

Credits: 

Prince Jack (1984); The Pilot (1980); Ike: The War Years (1980); A Tree, a Rock, a Cloud (1978); Born Again (1978); Good Guys Wear Black (1978); The Last Hurrah (1977); The Last Tycoon (1976); Ellery Queen (1975); Take a Hard Ride (1975); The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant (1975); A Shadow in the Streets (1975); Airport 1975 (1974); Bright Promise (1969); Innocent Bystanders (1972); The Failing of Raymond (1971); The Devil's Brigade (1968); No Diamonds for Ursula (1967); The Cobra (1967); The Ten Million Dollar Grab (1967); Hot Rods to Hell (1966); The Frozen Dead (1966); Johnny Reno (1966); Battle of the Bulge (1965); The Loved One (1965); Spy in Your Eye (1965); Town Tamer (1965); Brainstorm (1965); In Harm's Way (1965); The Satan Bug (1965); Crack in the World (1965); Madison Avenue (1961); The Crowded Sky (1960); Enchanted Island (1958); The Fearmakers (1958); Zero Hour! (1957); Curse of the Demon (1957); Spring Reunion (1956); Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956); While the City Sleeps (1956); Comanche (1956); Strange Lady in Town (1955); Smoke Signal (1955); Three Hours to Kill (1954); Duel in the Jungle (1954); Elephant Walk (1954); Assignment: Paris (1952); I Want You (1951); The Frogmen (1951); Sealed Cargo (1951); Edge of Doom (1950); Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950); My Foolish Heart (1949); Sword in the Desert (1949); The Forbidden Street (1949); No Minor Vices (1948); Deep Waters (1948); The Iron Curtain (1948); Daisy Kenyon (1947); Night Song (1947); Boomerang! (1947); The Best Years of Our Lives (1946); Canyon Passage (1946); A Walk in the Sun (1945); Fallen Angel (1945); State Fair (1945); Laura (1944); Wing and a Prayer (1944); The Purple Heart (1944); Up in Arms (1944); December 7th (1943); The North Star (1943); The Ox-Bow Incident (1943); Crash Dive (1943); Berlin Correspondent (1942); Ball of Fire (1941); Swamp Water (1941); Belle Starr (1941); Tobacco Road (1941); The Westerner (1940); Kit Carson (1940); Sailor's Lady (1940); Lucky Cisco Kid (1940).