Tuesday, July 16, 2024
On this day in movie history - Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
On this day in movie history - Akira (1988)
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.
Born on this day – Philece Sampler:
Born on this day – William G. Tapply:
Born on this day – Georges Arnaud:
Credits:
Books:
Chroniques du crime et de l'innocence (1982); Indiens des hauts plateau (1952); Indiens pas morts (1956); Juste avant l'aube, in collaboration with Jean Anglade (1990); La Plus Grande Pente (1961); L'Affaire Peiper: plus qu'un fait divers (1978); Le Salaire de la peur (1950); Le Voyage du mauvais larron (1951 / 1987); Les Aveux les plus doux (1954); Les Oreilles sur le dos (1953 / 1974); Lumière de soufre (1952); Maréchal P... (1958); Mon procès (1961); Pour Djamila Bouhired (1957); Préface within The Murder of Roger Ackroyd of Agatha Christie (1961); Prisons 53 (1953); Schtibilem 1941 (1953).
Movies and television:
Décembre
(1973); Les aveux les plus doux (1971); Les oreilles sur le dos (2002); Robert
Montgomery Presents (1954); Sorcerer (1977); The Wages of Fear (1953 / 2024);
Violent Road / aka Hell's Highway (1958).
Born on this day – Mary Philbin:
Credits:
A History of
Horror with Mark Gatiss (2010); A Model Messenger (1922); After the Fog (1930);
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2007); Danger Ahead! (1921); Drums of Love
(1928); False Kisses (1921); Fashion News (1930); Fifth Avenue Models (1925);
Film Önü / Arkasi (2019); Foolish Wives (1922); Fools Highway (1924); Harold
Lloyd: The Third Genius / Universal Horror (1998); His First Job (1922);
Hollywood and the Stars (1964); Hollywood Horrors (2018); Hollywood Story
(1951); Human Hearts (1922); Life in Hollywood No. 3 / 4 (1927); Love Me and
the World Is Mine (1927); Merry-Go-Round (1923); Monster Madness: The Golden
Age of the Horror Film (2014); No Clothes to Guide Him (1921); Once to Every
Boy (1922); Penrod and Sam (1923); Personality Parade (1938); Phantom of the
Opera: Behind the Mask (2006); Port of Dreams (1928); Red Courage (1921);
Stella Maris (1925); Sure Fire (1921); Surrender (1927); The Age of Desire
(1923); The Blazing Trail (1921); The City of Stars (1924); The Gaiety Girl
(1924); The Horror Show (1979); The Last Performance (1929); The Man Who Laughs
(1928); The Phantom of the Opera (1925); The Rose of Paris (1924); The Shannons
of Broadway (1929); The Temple of Venus (1923); The Thrill Chaser (1923); The
Trouper (1922); The WAMPAS Baby Stars of 1922 (1922); Twelve Hours to Live
(1921); Where Is This West? (1923).
Born on this day – Leon Shamroy:
Cinematographer
Director
July 16, 1901 – July 7, 1974
Recommended reading - The Wages of Fear (1950)
The Wages of Fear (1950).
Original title: Le Salaire de la peur.
By Georges Arnaud.
Originally published in 1950.
This English language translation edition was
published in 1968.
Paperback.
Avon edition.
ASIN: B000VDT4KS
Description:
Las Piedras, beaching port. There are hundreds
of them, coming from who knows where, to forget the impasse of their existence
in the tropics. For a handful of dollars, these low-rankers are ready to do
anything. Ready to face kilometers of impassable track, behind the wheel of a
dilapidated truck, to transport nitroglycerin. At the slightest deviation, at
the slightest shock, it is death. An epic of pure anguish...
Book cover artwork from other editions: