On this day in movie history - The Searchers (1956)

The Searchers

directed by John Ford,

written by Frank S. Nugent,

based on the novel by Alan Le May,

was released in the United States on May 26, 1956.

Music by Max Steiner.

Cast:

John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond, Natalie Wood, John Qualen, Olive Carey, Henry Brandon, Ken Curtis, Harry Carey Jr., Antonio Moreno, Hank Worden, Beulah Archuletta, Walter Coy, Dorothy Jordan, Pippa Scott, Patrick Wayne, Lana Wood, Gertrude Astor, Pipe Line Begishe, Exactly Sonnie Betsuie, Danny Borzage, Ruth Clifford, Carmen D’Antonio, Tommy Doss, Pete Grey Eyes, Feather Hat Jr., Nacho Galindo, Chuck Hayward, Jack Tin Horn, Harry Black Horse, Away Luna, Robert Lyden, Cliff Lyons, Peter Mamakos, Mae Marsh, Frank McGrath, Bob Many Mules, Jack Pennick, Lloyd Perryman, Prince (dog), Chuck Roberson, Smile White Sheep, Many Mules Son, Percy Shooting Star, William Steele, Chief Thundercloud, Terry Wilson, Billy Yellow.

Born on this day – John Wayne:

Actor

May 26, 1907 – June 11, 1979

Credits:

The Shootist (1976); Rooster Cogburn (1975); Brannigan (1975); Maude (1972); McQ (1974); Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973); Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1968–1973); The Train Robbers (1973); Cancel My Reservation (1972); The Cowboys (1972); Big Jake (1971); Rio Lobo (1970); Swing Out, Sweet Land (1970); Chisum (1970); The Undefeated (1969); True Grit (1969); Hellfighters (1968); The Green Berets (1968); The War Wagon (1967); The Beverly Hillbillies (1962); El Dorado (1966); The Lucy Show (1966); Cast a Giant Shadow (1966); The Sons of Katie Elder (1965); In Harm's Way (1965); The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965); Circus World (1964); McLintock! (1963); Donovan's Reef (1963); How the West Was Won (1962); Alcoa Premiere (1961); The Longest Day (1962); Hatari! (1962); The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962); The Comancheros (1961); Wagon Train (1957); The Jack Benny Program (1950); North to Alaska (1960); The Alamo (1960); The Horse Soldiers (1959); Rio Bravo (1959); The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958); I Married a Woman (1958); Legend of the Lost (1957); Jet Pilot (1957); The Wings of Eagles (1957); The Searchers (1956); The Conqueror (1956); Screen Directors Playhouse (1955); I Love Lucy (1955); Blood Alley (1955); Casablanca (1955); Gunsmoke (1955); The Sea Chase (1955); The High and the Mighty (1954); Hondo (1953); Island in the Sky (1953); Trouble Along the Way (1953); Big Jim McLain (1952); The Quiet Man (1952); Flying Leathernecks (1951); Operation Pacific (1951); Rio Grande (1950); Sands of Iwo Jima (1949); The Fighting Kentuckian (1949); She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949); Wake of the Red Witch (1948); 3 Godfathers (1948); Red River (1948); Fort Apache (1948); Tycoon (1947); Angel and the Badman (1947); Without Reservations (1946); They Were Expendable (1945); Dakota (1945); Back to Bataan (1945); Flame of Barbary Coast (1945); Tall in the Saddle (1944); The Fighting Seabees (1944); In Old Oklahoma (1943); A Lady Takes a Chance (1943); Reunion in France (1942); Pittsburgh (1942); Flying Tigers (1942); In Old California (1942); The Spoilers (1942); Reap the Wild Wind (1942); Lady for a Night (1942); The Shepherd of the Hills (1941); Lady from Louisiana (1941); A Man Betrayed (1941); Seven Sinners (1940); The Long Voyage Home (1940); Three Faces West (1940); Dark Command (1940); Allegheny Uprising (1939); New Frontier (1939); Wyoming Outlaw (1939); Three Texas Steers (1939); The Night Riders (1939); Stagecoach (1939); Red River Range (1938); Santa Fe Stampede (1938); Overland Stage Raiders (1938); Pals of the Saddle (1938); Born to the West (1937); Adventure's End (1937); Idol of the Crowds (1937); I Cover the War! (1937); California Straight Ahead! (1937); Conflict (1936); The Sea Spoilers (1936); Winds of the Wasteland (1936); The Lonely Trail (1936); King of the Pecos (1936); The Lawless Nineties (1936); The Oregon Trail (1936); Lawless Range (1935); The New Frontier (1935); Westward Ho (1935); Paradise Canyon (1935); The Dawn Rider (1935); The Desert Trail (1935); Rainbow Valley (1935); Texas Terror (1935); 'Neath the Arizona Skies (1934); The Lawless Frontier (1934); The Trail Beyond (1934); The Star Packer (1934); Randy Rides Alone (1934); The Man from Utah (1934); Blue Steel (1934); West of the Divide (1934); The Lucky Texan (1934); Sagebrush Trail (1933); College Coach (1933); Riders of Destiny (1933); The Man from Monterey (1933); Baby Face (1933); His Private Secretary (1933); The Life of Jimmy Dolan (1933); Somewhere in Sonora (1933); Central Airport (1933); The Three Musketeers (1933); The Telegraph Trail (1933); Haunted Gold (1932); That's My Boy (1932); The Big Stampede (1932); Ride Him, Cowboy (1932); The Hurricane Express (1932); Lady and Gent (1932); Two-Fisted Law (1932); Texas Cyclone (1932); The Shadow of the Eagle (1932); Running Hollywood (1932); The Voice of Hollywood No. 13 (1932); Maker of Men (1931); The Deceiver (1931); The Range Feud (1931); Arizona (1931); Three Girls Lost (1931); Girls Demand Excitement (1931); The Big Trail (1930); Cheer Up and Smile (1930); Rough Romance (1930); Born Reckless (1930); Men Without Women (1930); The Forward Pass (1929); Salute (1929); Words and Music (1929); The Black Watch (1929); Speakeasy (1929); Noah's Ark (1928); Hangman's House (1928); A Home-Made Man (1928); Four Sons (1928); Seeing Stars (1927); The Drop Kick (1927); Mother Machree (1927); Annie Laurie (1927); The Draw-Back (1927); The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926); Bardelys the Magnificent (1926); Brown of Harvard (1926).

On this day in movie history - Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (2010)

Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff

documentary directed by Craig McCall,

was released in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2010.

Music by Mark Sayer-Wade.

 

Cast:

Jack Cardiff, Martin Scorsese, Kirk Douglas, Lauren Bacall, Charlton Heston, Kim Hunter, John Mills, Alan Parker, Thelma Schoonmaker, Freddie Francis, Raffaella De Laurentiis, Richard Fleischer, Peter Yates, Kathleen Byron, Christopher Challis, Kevin McClory, Ian Christie, Moira Shearer, Peter Handford, George E. Turner, Michel Ciment, Michael Powell, Marlene Dietrich, Henry Hathaway, Orson Welles, John Wayne, Sophia Loren, Errol Flynn, Leslie Caron, Ava Gardner, John Huston, Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Edmond O'Brien, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, Sylvester Stallone, Niki Cardiff, Tony Curtis, Dustin Hoffman, Deborah Kerr, Craig McCall. 

On this day in movie history - Brannigan (1975)

Brannigan

directed by Douglas Hickox,

written by Christopher Trumbo, Michael Butler, William P. McGivern and William W. Norton,

based on a story by Christopher Trumbo and Michael Butler,

was released in the United States on March 26, 1975.

Music by Dominic Frontiere.

Cast:

John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, Mel Ferrer, John Vernon, Daniel Pilon, John Stride, James Booth, Arthur Batanides, Ralph Meeker, Barry Dennen, Lesley-Anne Down, Pauline Delaney, Del Henney, Brian Glover, Stewart Bevan, Janette Legge, Anthony Booth, Tony Robinson, Don Henderson, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Enid Jaynes.

On this day in movie history - The Train Robbers (1973)

The Train Robbers

directed and written by Burt Kennedy,

was released in the United States on February 7, 1973.

Music by Dominic Frontiere.

Cast:

John Wayne, Ann-Margret, Rod Taylor, Ben Johnson, Christopher George, Bobby Vinton, Jerry Gatlin, Ricardo Montalban, Dennis Falt, Ralph Volkie.

On this day in movie history - Pittsburgh (1942)

Pittsburgh

directed by Lewis Seiler,

written by Kenneth Gamet, Tom Reed, John Twist, Robert Fellows and Winston Miller,

based on a story by George Owen and Tom Reed,

was released in the United States on December 11, 1942.

Music by Hans J. Salter and Frank Skinner.

Cast:

Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott, John Wayne, Frank Craven, Louise Allbritton, Shemp Howard, Thomas Gomez, Ludwig Stössel, Samuel S. Hinds, Paul Fix, William Haade, Charles Coleman, Nestor Paiva, John Alban, Charles Arnt, Lois Austin, Don Barclay, Robert Barron, Brandon Beach, Brooks Benedict, Edward Biby, Ted Billings, Wade Boteler, Chet Brandenburg, Tex Brodus, James Carlisle, Hobart Cavanaugh, Jack Chefe, James Conaty, Harry Cording, Victor Cox, Hal Craig, Oliver Cross, Grace Cunard, Sayre Dearing, Jack Deery, William Desmond, Helen Dickson, John Dilson, Jimmy Dime, Ed Emerson, Bess Flowers, Douglas Fowley, Joe Garcio, Jack Gardner, Jack Gargan, Kenneth Gibson, Gus Glassmire, George Golden, Dick Gordon, William Gould, Bobbie Hale, Eddie Hall, Chuck Hamilton, Sam Harris, Winifred Harris, Carol Henry, Edward Keane, Joe Kirk, Ethan Laidlaw, Nolan Leary, Kay Linaker, Frank Marlowe, Alphonse Martell, Johnny Marvin, Larry McGrath, Mira McKinney, Paul McVey, Robert Milasch, Irving Mitchell, Sandra Morgan, Frances Morris, Edmund Mortimer, Charles Morton, Broderick O'Farrell, Monty O'Grady, Bob Perry, Lorin Raker, Bob Reeves, Cyril Ring, Robert Robinson, William Ruhl, Virginia Sale, Paul Scott, Harry Seymour, John Sheehan, Charles Sherlock, Jack C. Smith, Tom Steele, Sammy Stein, Brick Sullivan, Charles Sullivan, Ben Taggart, Dale Van Sickel, Frankie Van, Ray Walker, Glen Walters, Anthony Warde, Phil Warren.

On this day in movie history - The Comancheros (1961)

The Comancheros

directed by Michael Curtiz and John Wayne,

written by James Edward Grant and Clair Huffaker,

based on the novel by Paul I. Wellman,

was released in the United States on November 1, 1961.

Music by Elmer Bernstein.

Cast:

John Wayne, Stuart Whitman, Ina Balin, Nehemiah Persoff, Lee Marvin, Michael Ansara, Patrick Wayne, Bruce Cabot, Joan O'Brien, Jack Elam, Edgar Buchanan, Henry Daniell, Richard Devon, Phil Arnold, Anne Barton, Steve Baylor, Danny Borzage, Don Brodie, Alan Carney, James J. Casino, Iphigenie Castiglioni, Jack Clinton, Dennis Cole, Booth Colman, Jackie Cubat, Gabriel Curtiz, John Dierkes, Ilana Dowding, William Fawcett, Eric Feldary, Joe Gray, Lenmana Guerin, Claude Hall, Tom Hennesy, Tom Hernández, George Holmes, Michael Jeffers, Joseph La Cava, George J. Lewis, Jon Lormer, Cliff Lyons, Casey MacGregor, John Marlin, Roger Mobley, Ralph Neff, Gregg Palmer, Thayer Roberts, Frank J. Scannell, Phil Schumacher, Bernard Sell, Leigh Snowden, Bob Steele, Lusita Triana, Ralph Volkie, Aissa Wayne, Guinn Williams, Henry Wills, Sam Wolfe, Kelly Yost.