On this day in movie history - The Blue Dahlia (1946)

The Blue Dahlia

directed by George Marshall,

written by Raymond Chandler,

was released in the United States on April 18, 1946.

Music by Victor Young.

Cast:

Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix, Howard Da Silva, Doris Dowling, Hugh Beaumont, Tom Powers, Howard Freeman, Don Costello, Will Wright, Frank Faylen, Walter Sande, Mae Busch, Anthony Caruso, Noel Neill.

Born on this day – George Marshall:

Actor

Writer

Producer

Director

December 29, 1891 – February 17, 1975

Left to right: George Marshall, Claire Trevor, Glenn Ford, and William Holden,

on the set of the movie Texas (1941)

 

Credits:

Police Woman (1975); The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (1974); Hec Ramsey (1972); Cade's County (1972); Daniel Boone (1964–1970); Here's Lucy (1969); Hook, Line and Sinker (1969); The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz (1968); Eight on the Lam (1967); Tarzan (1966); Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number! (1966); The Wackiest Ship in the Army (1965); Valentine's Day (1964–1965); Advance to the Rear (1964); Dark Purpose (1964); Papa's Delicate Condition (1963); How the West Was Won (1962); The Happy Thieves (1961); Cry for Happy (1961); The Gazebo (1959); It Started with a Kiss (1959); The Mating Game (1959); Imitation General (1958); The Sheepman (1958); The Sad Sack (1957); The Guns of Fort Petticoat (1957); Beyond Mombasa (1956); Pillars of the Sky (1956); Cavalcade of America (1955); Screen Directors Playhouse (1955); The Second Greatest Sex (1955); Destry (1954); Duel in the Jungle (1954); Red Garters (1954); Money from Home (1953); Houdini (1953); Scared Stiff (1953); Off Limits (1952); The Savage (1952); A Millionaire for Christy (1951); Ace of Clubs (1951); Never a Dull Moment (1950); Fancy Pants (1950); My Friend Irma (1949); Lust for Gold (1949); Tap Roots (1948); Hazard (1948); Variety Girl (1947); The Perils of Pauline (1947); Monsieur Beaucaire (1946); The Blue Dahlia (1946); Hold That Blonde! (1945); Incendiary Blonde (1945); Murder, He Says (1945); And the Angels Sing (1944); True to Life (1943); Riding High (1943); Star Spangled Rhythm (1942); The Forest Rangers (1942); Valley of the Sun (1942); Texas (1941); Pot o' Gold (1941); When the Daltons Rode (1940); The Ghost Breakers (1940); Destry Rides Again (1939); You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939); Hold That Co-ed (1938); Battle of Broadway (1938); The Goldwyn Follies (1938); Love Under Fire (1937); Nancy Steele Is Missing! (1937); Can This Be Dixie? (1936); The Crime of Dr. Forbes (1936); A Message to Garcia (1936); Show Them No Mercy! (1935); In Old Kentucky (1935); Music Is Magic (1935); $10 Raise (1935); Life Begins at 40 (1935); 365 Nights in Hollywood (1934); She Learned About Sailors (1934); Wild Gold (1934); Ever Since Eve (1934); Call It Luck (1934); The Big Fibber (1933); Husbands' Reunion (1933); Sweet Cookie (1933); Caliente Love (1933); Easy on the Eyes (1933); Olsen's Big Moment (1933); Towed in a Hole (1932); Their First Mistake (1932); The Soilers (1932); A Firehouse Honeymoon (1932); Alum and Eve (1932); Pack Up Your Troubles (1932); The Old Bull (1932); Strictly Unreliable (1932); Just a Pain in the Parlor (1932); Big Dame Hunting (1932); He Loved Her Not (1931); Hey Diddle Diddle (1930); Uncle's Visit (1929); Puckered Success (1929); Tomato Omelette (1929); Watch My Smoke (1929); No Children (1929); Circus Time (1929); No Vacation (1929); Camping Out (1928); No Sale Smitty (1928); No Picnic (1928); Gentlemen Prefer Scotch (1927); Girls (1927); From a Cabby's Seat (1926); A Parisian Knight (1925); The Sky Jumper (1925); The Big Game Hunter (1925); A Spanish Romeo (1925); The Burglar (1924); Paul Jones, Jr. (1924); The Race (1924); The Hunt (1924); The Fight (1924); The Back Trail (1924); Men in the Raw (1923); Where Is This West? (1923); Don Quickshot of the Rio Grande (1923); The Haunted Valley (1923); West Is West (1922); Smiles Are Trumps (1922); The Jolt (1921); The Lady from Longacre (1921); After Your Own Heart (1921); A Ridin' Romeo (1921); Hands Off! (1921); Why Trust Your Husband (1921); Prairie Trails (1920); Ruth of the Rockies (1920); Charlot, Charlot! (1919); The Adventures of Ruth (1919); The Gun Runners (1919); The Husband Hunter (1918); The Fast Mail (1918); Beating the Limited (1918); When Paris Green Saw Red (1918); Naked Fists (1918); The Midnight Flyer (1918); Quick Triggers (1918); The Man from Montana (1917); The Ninth Day (1917); Squaring It (1917); Right of Way Casey (1917); Meet My Wife (1917); Double Suspicion (1917); Swede Hearts (1917); The Honor of Men (1917); Casey's Border Raid (1917); Bill Brennan's Claim (1917); The Desert Ghost (1917); The Raid (1917); Roped In (1917); Border Wolves (1917); They Were Four (1917); The Comeback (1917); Won by Grit (1917); The Devil's Own (1916); A Woman's Eyes (1916); Love's Lariat (1916); The Committee on Credentials (1916); The Code of the Mounted (1916); Across the Rio Grande (1916); The Waiters' Ball (1916); And the Best Man Won (1915).

On this day in movie history - Do Not Disturb (1965)

Do Not Disturb

directed by Ralph Levy and George Marshall,

written by Richard L. Breen and Milt Rosen,

based on the play Some Other Love by William Fairchild,

was released in the United States on December 22, 1965.

Music by Lionel Newman and Alexander Courage.

Cast:
Doris Day, Rod Taylor, Hermione Baddeley, Sergio Fantoni, Reginald Gardiner, Maura McGiveney, Aram Katcher, Leon Askin, Lisa Perav, Michael Romanoff, Albert Carrier, Barbara Morrison, Dick Winslow, Raquel Welch, Britt Ekland.