Showing posts with label Lee Marvin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lee Marvin. Show all posts

Saturday, February 7, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1958)

M Squad
Season 1. Episode 20.

Episode entitled: Dolly’s Bar.

Released February 7, 1958.

Directed by John Brahm.

Written by Lewis Reed.

Music by Stanley Wilson.

 
Cast:
Lee Marvin, Janice Rule, Claire Carleton, Fredd Wayne, Paul Newlan, Russell Thorson, Joe Flynn, Michael Bachus.

Monday, February 2, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1960)

M Squad
Season 3. Episode 20.

Episode entitled: A Debt of Honor.

Released February 2, 1960.

Directed by Herman Hoffman and Francis D. Lyon.

Written by Whitman Chambers and Arthur Rowe.

Music by Benny Carter.

 

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, William Phipps, Nesdon Booth, Robert Clarke, Judy Bamber, Eddie Foster, Larry J. Blake, Sy Prescott. 

Sunday, February 1, 2026

On this day in movie and book history - Pocket Money (1972) and Jim Kane (1972)


Pocket Money


directed by Stuart Rosenberg,

written by Terrence Malick,

based on the novel Jim Kane by J.P.S. Brown,

was released in the United States on February 1, 1972.

Music by Alex North.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Paul Newman, Strother Martin, Wayne Rogers, Hector Elizondo, Christine Belford, Kelly Jean Peters, Gregory Sierra, Fred Graham, Matt Clark, Claudio Miranda, Bruce Davis Bayne, Poupée Bocar, Richard Farnsworth, Ken Freehill, Terrence Malick.


Recommended reading:


Jim Kane

by J.P.S. Brown
 
Filmed as Pocket Money (1972), directed by Stuart Rosenberg.
 
Hardcover.
Published 1970.
Published by E P Dutton.

ISBN 13: 9780803742291
ISBN 10: 0803742290
ASIN: 0803742290
 
Description:
 
Content with making an honest living hauling truckloads of horses from Mexico, Jim Kane – ranch hand, cattle trader, and bronco buster – is forced by a twist of fate to return to his job in Arizona, breaking colts for the rodeo.

Saturday, January 31, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1958)

M Squad
Season 1. Episode 19.

Episode entitled: The Shakedown.

Released January 31, 1958.

Directed by David Rich.

Written by Jack Laird and Wilton Schiller.

Music by Stanley Wilson.

 
Cast:
Lee Marvin, Katharine Bard, Dean Harens, June Dayton, Duncan McLeod, H.M. Wynant, Joe Di Reda, Ted Hecht.

Friday, January 30, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959)

M Squad
Season 2. Episode 18.

Episode entitled: The Jumper.

Released January 30, 1959.

Directed by Allen H. Miner.

Written by Joel Murcott.

Music by Count Basie and Stanley Wilson.

Cast:
Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Don Reardon, Patricia Manning, John Goddard, Ward Wood, Jack Bryan, Jack Carr. 

Monday, January 26, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1960)

M Squad

Season 3. Episode 19.

Episode entitled: The Man Who Lost His Brain.

Released January 26, 1960.

Directed by Francis D. Lyon and Herman Hoffman.

Written by Rik Vollaerts.

Music by Benny Carter.


Cast:
Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Vinton Hayworth, Howard Petrie, Vince Williams, Steve Conte, Jean Howell, Fred Coby.

Saturday, January 24, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1958)

 

M Squad
Season 1. Episode 18.


Episode entitled: The Long Ride.

Released January 24, 1958.

Directed by David Rich.

Written by Merwin Gerard.

Music by Stanley Wilson.

 
Cast:
Lee Marvin, Joe Maross, Nancy Hale, Benny Baker, Ann Morrison, Tiger Fafara, Frank J. Scannell, William Lally, Gordon Mills, Frank Sully, Clark Howat, David Gorcey, Don Blackman.


Thursday, January 22, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1960)

M Squad
Season 3. Episode 18.

Episode entitled: Pitched Battle at Bluebell Acres.

Released January 22, 1960.

Directed by Earl Bellamy.

Written by Rik Vollaerts.

Music by Benny Carter.

Cast:
Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, George Keymas, John Dennis, Frank Richards, Jack Mather, Cay Conway, Bill Cassady, Ken Christy, John Gallaudet, Jon Locke.

Saturday, January 17, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1958)

M Squad
Season 1. Episode 17.

Episode entitled: Blue Indigo.

Released January 17, 1958.

Directed by John Brahm.

Written by Martin Berkeley, Clarke Reynolds and Allen Rivkin.

Music by Stanley Wilson.
 

Cast:
Lee Marvin, Bethel Leslie, Nico Minardos, Jo Gilbert, Lillian Buyeff, Larry Thor, S. John Launer, Barney Phillips, Gavin Gordon, James Griffith, Rick Vallin.

Thursday, January 15, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1960)

M Squad
Season 3. Episode 17
.

Episode entitled: The Second Best Killer.

Released January 15, 1960.

Directed by Robert B. Sinclair.

Written by Stuart Jerome and Maxwell Shane.

Music by Benny Carter.


Cast:
Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Ray Stricklyn, Penny Santon, Aline Towne, Ralph Votrian, Mari Lynn, Carl McIntire, Dick Wilson.

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

On this day in movie history - Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)


Bad Day at Black Rock


directed by John Sturges,

written by Millard Kaufman and Don McGuire,

was released in the United States on January 13, 1955.

Based on the short story Bad Time at Honda by Howard Breslin,
published in The American Magazine (1947).

Music by André Previn.


Cast:
Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger, Walter Brennan, John Ericson, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Marvin, Russell Collins, Walter Sande, Walter Beaver, Billy Dix, Mickey Little, K.L. Smith, Robert Griffin, Harry Harvey, Bobby Johnson, Francis McDonald.

Sunday, January 11, 2026

On this day in movie history - Dog Day (1984)


Dog Day


directed by Yves Boisset,

written by Jean Vautrin, Michel Audiard and Dominique Roulet,

based on the novel by Jean Vautrin,

was released in France on January 11, 1984.

Music by Francis Lai.


Cast:
Lee Marvin, Miou-Miou, Jean Carmet, Victor Lanoux, David Bennent, Bernadette Lafont, Grace de Capitani, Tina Louise, Muni, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Juliette Mills, Julien Bukowski, Jean-Roger Milo, Joseph Momo, Henri Guybet, Pierre Clémenti, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Myriam Pisacane, Inger Ekbom, Lillemour Jonsson, Jean Cherlian, Mohamed Bekhtaoui, Chrystel, Gora Chand Saha.

Saturday, January 10, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1958)

 

M Squad
Season 1. Episode 16.

Episode entitled: The Cover Up.


Released January 10, 1958.

Directed by Edward Ludwig.

Written by Paul Gangelin and Frederick Nebel.

Music by Stanley Wilson.
 

Cast:
Lee Marvin, Willard Parker, Dan Tobin, Paul Langton, Jeanne Cooper, Michael Granger, William Bakewell, George Taylor.

Thursday, January 8, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1960)

M Squad
Season 3. Episode 16.

Episode entitled: The Man Who Went Straight.

Released January 8, 1960.

Directed by Francis D. Lyon.

Written by Stuart Jerome and Leonard Neubauer.

Music by Benny Carter.


Cast:
Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Robert H. Harris, Harry Bartell, Jarl Victor, Harry Landers, Rand Brooks, Don Kohler.

Saturday, January 3, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1958)


M Squad

Season 1. Episode 15.

Episode entitled: The Slow Trap.

Released January 3, 1958.

Directed by Earl Bellamy.

Written by Jack Laird and Wilton Schiller.

Music by Stanley Wilson.


Cast:
Lee Marvin, Lyle Talbot, Jacqueline Holt, Robert Roark, George Milan, Jean Willes, George E. Stone, Claire Carleton, Michael Masters.

Friday, January 2, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959)


M Squad
Season 2. Episode 15.

Episode entitled: The Teacher.

Released January 2, 1959.

Directed by Don Medford.

Written by Frank Moss.

Music by John Williams.


Cast:
Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Tom Laughlin, Sue George, Burt Reynolds, Stanley Dyrector, Stuart Randall, Maida Severn, Ron Gorton.

Thursday, January 1, 2026

On this day in television history - M Squad (1960)

 

M Squad

Season 3. Episode 15.

Episode entitled: The Twisted Way.

Released January 1, 1960.

Directed by Marc Lawrence.

Written by Adam Williams.

Music by Benny Carter.


Cast:
Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Joanna Barnes, Charles Cooper, Walter Coy, Virginia Christine, Tetsu Komai, S. John Launer, Eddie Parker, Don Turner.

Saturday, December 27, 2025

On this day in television history - M Squad (1957)

M Squad
Season 1. Episode 14.

Episode entitled: The Palace Guard.

Released December 27, 1957.

Directed by Bernard Girard.

Written by Jack Laird and Wilton Schiller.

Music by Stanley Wilson.


Cast:
Lee Marvin, Whit Bissell, Alix Talton, Paul Newlan, William Boyett, Paul Bryar, Noreen Arnold, Charles Tannen, George Byrnes, Paul Hahn, John Culwell, Billy Nelson, Charles Perry.

Friday, December 26, 2025

On this day in television history - M Squad (1958)

M Squad
Season 2. Episode 14.

Episode entitled: Prescription for Murder.

Released December 26, 1958.

Directed by Mark Sandrich Jr.

Written by Palmer Thompson.

Music by Gerald Fried.


Cast:
Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, George Neise, John Beradino, Barry Russo, Helen Mowery, George Brenlin, David Alpert, Jack Anthony.

Thursday, December 25, 2025

On this day in television history - M Squad (1959)

M Squad
Season 3. Episode 14.

Episode entitled: The Ivy League Bank Robbers.

Released December 25, 1959.

Directed by Francis D. Lyon.

Written by Stuart Jerome and Maxwell Shane.

Music by Benny Carter.

Cast:
Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Carol Ohmart, Jimmy Lydon, Ron Starr, Steve Gravers, Ben Hammer, Denny Niles, Richard Tyler, Howard Wright.