On this day in movie history - Casablanca (1942)

Casablanca

directed by Michael Curtiz,

written by Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein and Howard Koch,

based on the play Everybody Comes to Rick's by Murray Burnett and Joan Alison,

was released in the United States on November 26, 1942.

Music by Max Steiner.

Cast:

Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt, Sydney Greenstreet, Peter Lorre, S.Z. Sakall, Madeleine Lebeau, Dooley Wilson, Joy Page, John Qualen, Leonid Kinskey, Curt Bois.

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.

On this day in movie history - The Kennel Murder Case (1933)

 

The Kennel Murder Case

directed by Michael Curtiz,

written by Robert Presnell, Robert N. Lee and Peter Milne,

based on the novel by S.S. Van Dine,

was released in the United States on October 28, 1933.

Music by Bernhard Kaun.

Cast:

William Powell, Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette, Ralph Morgan, Robert McWade, Robert Barrat, Frank Conroy, Etienne Girardot, Paul Cavanagh, James Lee, Arthur Hohl, Helen Vinson, Jack La Rue, Harry Allen, Wade Boteler, George Chandler, Spencer Charters, Leo White.

On this day in movie history - The Breaking Point (1950)

The Breaking Point

directed by Michael Curtiz,

written by Ranald MacDougall,

based on the novel To Have and Have Not by Ernest Hemingway,

was released in the United States on October 6, 1950.

Music by Max Steiner.

Cast:
Ryan, Ralph Dumke, Guy Thomajan, William Campbell, Sherry Jackson, Donna Jo Boyce, Victor Sen Yung.

On this day in movie history - Private Detective 62 (1933)

Private Detective 62

directed by Michael Curtiz,

written by Rian James,

based on a story by Raoul Whitfield,

was released in the United States on July 6, 1933.

Music by Bernhard Kaun.

Cast:

William Powell, Margaret Lindsay, Ruth Donnelly, Gordon Westcott, Arthur Hohl, Natalie Moorhead, James Bell, Hobart Cavanaugh, Irving Bacon, Joan Barclay, Arthur Byron, Heinie Conklin, Eddie Dunn, Bill Elliott, Theresa Harris, Ann Hovey, Charles Lane, Eddie Phillips, Georges Renavent, Rolfe Sedan, Harry Seymour, Joan Standing, Sheila Terry, Ellinor Vanderveer, Renee Whitney, Charles C. Wilson, Pat Wing, Toby Wing.