On this day in movie history - Tampico (1944)

Tampico

directed Lothar Mendes,

written by Kenneth Gamet and Fred Niblo Jr.,

based on the story by Ladislas Fodor,

was released in the United States on April 5, 1944.

Music by David Raksin.

Cast:

Edward G. Robinson, Lynn Bari, Victor McLaglen, Robert Bailey, Marc Lawrence, E.J. Ballantine, Mona Maris, Tonio Selwart, Larry Arnold, Trevor Bardette, Martin Black, Sammy Blum, Helen Brown, Ralph Byrd, Harry Carter, Martin Cichy, Ann Corcoran, David Cota, Victor Cox, Paul Cristo, Jean Del Val, Ludwig Donath, Carl Ekberg, Ben Erway, Arno Frey, Martin Garralaga, Kit Guard, Louis Hart, Peter Helmers, Oscar 'Dutch' Hendrian, Harvey Karels, Paul Kruger, Charles Lang, Rolf Lindau, Chris-Pin Martin, Margarita Martín, Antonio Moreno, Rudolf Myzet, Fred Nurney, Daniel Ocko, Nestor Paiva, Karen Palmer, Grace Poggi, Otto Reichow, Roy Roberts, Constantine Romanoff, Muni Seroff, George Sorel, Juan Varro, Hans von Morhart.

On this day in movie history - Little Caesar (1931)

Little Caesar

directed by Mervyn LeRoy,

written by Francis Edward Faragoh, Robert N. Lee, Robert Lord and Darryl F. Zanuck,

based on the novel by W. R. Burnett,

was released in the United States on January 25, 1931.

Music by Erno Rapee, Leo F. Forbstein and David Mendoza.

Cast:

Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glenda Farrell, William Collier Jr., Sidney Blackmer, Ralph Ince, Stanley Fields, Maurice Black, George E. Stone, Armand Kaliz, Nicholas Bela, Ernie Adams, Elmer Ballard, Ferike Boros, Kernan Cripps, George Daly, Adolph Faylauer, Ben Hendricks Jr., Al Hill, Lucille La Verne, Gladys Lloyd, Noel Madison, Tom McGuire, Louis Natheaux, Henry Sedley, Larry Steers, Landers Stevens, Mike Tellegen.

Born on this day – Edward G. Robinson:

Edward G. Robinson

Actor

December 12, 1893 – January 26, 1973

On this day in movie history - The Woman in the Window (1944)

The Woman in the Window

directed by Fritz Lang,

written by Nunnally Johnson,

based on the novel Once Off Guard by J. H. Wallis,

was released in the United States on November 3, 1944.

Music by Arthur Lange.

Cast:

Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Raymond Massey, Edmund Breon, Dan Duryea, Thomas E. Jackson, Dorothy Peterson, Arthur Loft, Iris Adrian.

On this day in movie history - Pulp Cinema (2001)

Pulp Cinema

compilation of classic noir trailers,

produced by David Kalat,

edited by Brian Edwards,

was released in the United States on July 17, 2001.

 

Cast:

Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Ida Lupino, Vincent Price, Kirk Douglas, Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitchum, Gloria Grahame, Barbara Stanwyck, Ray Milland, Jack Palance, Glenn Ford, Orson Welles.

On this day in movie history - Key Largo (1948)

Key Largo

directed by John Huston,

written by Richard Brooks and John Huston,

based on the play by Maxwell Anderson,

was released in the United States on July 16, 1948.

Music by Max Steiner.

Cast:

Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore, Claire Trevor, Thomas Gomez, Harry Lewis, John Rodney, Marc Lawrence, Dan Seymour, Monte Blue, William Haade, Jay Silverheels, Rodd Redwing.

On this day in movie history - Double Indemnity (1944)

Double Indemnity

directed by Billy Wilder,

written by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler,

based on the novel by James M. Cain,

was released in the United States on July 3, 1944.

Music by Miklós Rózsa.

Cast:

Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather, Tom Powers, Byron Barr, Richard Gaines, Fortunio Bonanova, John Philliber, Raymond Chandler, Bess Flowers, Betty Farrington, Teala Loring, Sam McDaniel, Miriam Nelson, Douglas Spencer.