On this day in movie history - Hell’s Island (1955)

Hell’s Island

directed by Phil Karlson,

written by Maxwell Shane,

was released in the United States on June 27, 1955.

Based on a story by Martin Goldsmith and Jack Leonard.

Re-released in 1962, with the new title: South Sea Fury.

Music by Irvin Talbot.

Cast:

John Payne, Mary Murphy, Francis L. Sullivan, Eduardo Noriega, Arnold Moss, Walter Reed, Sándor Szabó, Pepe Hern, Robert Cabal, Paul Picerni, Mario Siletti, Matty Fain, Ralph Dumke, Lillian Molieri, Gil Barreto, Victor Bartell, Tom Bernard, Eumenio Blanco, Argentina Brunetti, Edward Coch, Delmar Costello, Sayre Dearing, Henry A. Escalante, Duke Fishman, Bess Flowers, Ben Frommer, Nacho Galindo, David Garcia, Kenneth Gibson, Jose Gonzales-Gonzales, Dick Gordon, Josefa Heredia, Ramiro Jaloma, Manuel López, Paul Marion, Margarita Martín, Harold Miller, Alex Montoya, Julia Montoya, Forbes Murray, Monty O’Grady, José Oliveira, Don Orlando, Murray Pollack, Paul Regas, Carlos Rivero, Jack Tornek.

On this day in movie history - Kansas City Confidential (1952)

Kansas City Confidential

directed by Phil Karlson,

written by George Bruce and Harry Essex,

based on a story by Rowland Brown and Harold Greene,

was released in the United States on November 11, 1952.

Music by Paul Sawtell.

Cast:

John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster, Neville Brand, Lee Van Cleef, Jack Elam, Dona Drake, Mario Siletti, Howard Negley, Carleton Young, Don Orlando, Ted Ryan, Orlando Beltran, Ray Bennett, Chet Brandenburg, Barry Brooks, Charles Cane, Edward Coch, James Conaty, Tom Dillon, George Dockstader, Paul Dubov, Paul Fierro, Eddie Foster, Dick Gordon, Tom Greenway, William Haade, Al Hill, Harry Hines, Paul Hogan, Don House, Vivi Janiss, Helen Kleeb, Paul Kruger, Mike Lally, Roger Moore, House Peters Jr., Lee Phelps, Sam Pierce, Paul Ravel, Joey Ray, Carlos Rivero, Ric Roman, Frank J. Scannell, Sam Scar, Jack Shea, Charles Sherlock, Brick Sullivan, Charles Sullivan, Phil Tead, Archie Twitchell, George D. Wallace, Kay Wiley, Jeff York.

On this day in movie history - 99 River Street (1953)

99 River Street

directed by Phil Karlson, and written by Robert Smith,

was released in the United States on September 11, 1953.

Based on the short story Crosstown, by George Zuckerman, originally published in the October 1945, edition of Cosmopolitan.

Music by Arthur Lange and Emil Newman.

Cast:

John Payne, Evelyn Keyes, Brad Dexter, Frank Faylen, Peggie Castle, Jay Adler, Jack Lambert, Glenn Langan, Eddy Waller, John Daheim, Ian Wolfe, Peter Leeds, William Tannen, Gene Reynolds, Hal Baylor, Paul Bryar, Claire Carleton, G. Pat Collins, Sayre Dearing, Tom Greenway, Harry Hines, John Indrisano, Vivi Janiss, Helen Kleeb, Joey Ray, Dick Rich, Ric Roman, Michael Ross, Frank J. Scannell, Arthur Tovey, John Wald.

September in movie history - The Brothers Rico (1957)

The Brothers Rico

directed by Phil Karlson,

written by Lewis Meltzer and Ben Perry,

based on a story by Georges Simenon,

was released in the United States in September 1957.

Exact release date unknown.

Music by George Duning.

Cast:

William Bishop, Robert Ivers, Georgann Johnson, Yvette Vickers, Richard Conte, Dianne Foster, Kathryn Grant, Larry Gates, James Darren, Argentina Brunetti, Lamont Johnson, Harry Bellaver, Paul Picerni, Paul Dubov, Rudy Bond, Richard Bakalyan, William Phipps.