On this day in movie history - Detective Story (1951)

Detective Story

directed by William Wyler,

written by Robert Wyler and Philip Yordan,

based on the play by Sidney Kingsley,

was released in the United States on October 24, 1951.

Music composed by Miklós Rózsa and Victor Young.

Cast:

Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell, George Macready, Horace McMahon, Gladys George, Joseph Wiseman, Lee Grant, Gerald Mohr, Frank Faylen, Craig Hill, Michael Strong, Luis Van Rooten, Bert Freed, Warner Anderson, Grandon Rhodes, William 'Bill' Phillips, Russell Evans, Charles Campbell, Edmund Cobb, Ann Codee, Catherine Doucet, Pat Flaherty, Harper Goff, Howard Joslin, Donald Kerr, George Magrill, Mike Mahoney, James Maloney, Lee Miller, Ralph Montgomery, Burt Mustin, Jack Perry, Robert S. Scott, Jack Shea, Kay Wiley.

On this day in movie history - The Last Ride (1944)

 

The Last Ride

directed by D. Ross Lederman,

written by Raymond L. Schrock,

was released in the United States on October 7, 1944.

Music by William Lava.

Cast:

Richard Travis, Charles Lang, Eleanor Parker, Jack La Rue, Cy Kendall, Wade Boteler, Mary Gordon, Harry Lewis, Tod Andrews, Leah Baird, Eddy Chandler, Clancy Cooper, Ross Ford, Eddie Foster, Jack Gardner, Creighton Hale, John Harmon, Howard Hickman, Al Hill, Stuart Holmes, William Hopper, Bill Kennedy, Hank Mann, John Maxwell, Frank Mayo, Dolores Moran, Jack Mower, Pat O'Malley, Virginia Patton, Harry Strang, Charles Sullivan, Elliott Sullivan, Harry Tenbrook, Norman Willis.

Born on this day – Eleanor Parker:

 

Actress

June 26, 1922 – December 9, 2013