On this day in television history – The Felony Squad (1966)

 

The Felony Squad

created by Richard Murphy,

was released in the United States on September 12, 1966,

and ran for three seasons until January 31, 1969.

Theme music by Pete Rugolo.

Cast:
Barney Phillips, Ben Alexander, Dennis Cole, Frank Maxwell, Howard Duff, Len Wayland, Robert DoQui.

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.

On this day in movie history - The Naked City (1948)

The Naked City

a.k.a. Naked City,

directed by Jules Dassin,

written by Albert Maltz and Malvin Wald, and based on a story by Malvin Wald,

was released in the United States on March 4, 1948.

Narrated by Mark Hellinger.

Music by Miklós Rózsa and Frank Skinner.

Cast:
Barry Fitzgerald, Howard Duff, Dorothy Hart, Don Taylor, Frank Conroy, Ted de Corsia, House Jameson, Anne Sargent, Adelaide Klein, Grover Burgess, Tom Pedi, Enid Markey, Walter Burke, Virginia Mullen, Mark Hellinger.

 

Born on this day – Howard Duff:

Actor

November 24, 1913 – July 8, 1990