Born on this day – Ralph Meeker:

Ralph Meeker

Actor

November 21, 1920 – August 5, 1988

On this day in movie history - The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre (1967)

The St. Valentine’s Day Massacre

directed by Roger Corman,

written by Howard Browne,

was released in the United States on June 30, 1967.

Narrated by Paul Frees.

Music by Lionel Newman and Fred Steiner.

Cast:

Jason Robards, George Segal, Ralph Meeker, Jean Hale, Clint Ritchie, Frank Silvera, Joseph Campanella, Richard Bakalyan, David Canary, Bruce Dern, Harold J. Stone, Kurt Kreuger, Paul Richards, Joe Turkel, Milton Frome, Mickey Deems, John Agar, Celia Lovsky, Tom Reese, Jan Merlin, Alexander D’Arcy, Reed Hadley, Gus Trikonis, Charles Dierkop, Tom Signorelli, Rico Cattani, Alex Rocco, Leo Gordon, Daniel Ades, Laura Barry, Nick Borgani, Bob Brandon, Robert Buckingham, Mushy Callahan, Mary Grace Canfield, Albert Cavens, Bud Cokes, Russ Conway, Yutta D’Arcy, Tony Dante, Jack Del Rio, George DeNormand, Dan Dowling, Len Felber, George Ford, Paul Frees, Ron Gans, James Gonzalez, Michele Guarini, Phil Harron, Jonathan Haze, Lisa Jak, Betsy Jones-Moreland, Richard Krisher, Alan Marston, William Meader, Jim Michael, Mary Michael, Dick Miller, Ernesto Molinari, Barboura Morris, Jack Nicholson, Ron Nyman, Monty O’Grady, John Pedrini, Jose Portugal, Leoda Richards, Jerry Rush, Jeffrey Sayre, Ken Scott, Bill Scully, Bernard Sell, Sammy Shack, Joan Shawlee, Buck Taylor, Danny Truppi, Corinna Tsopei, Patrick Whyte, Judith Woodbury.

On this day in movie history - The Anderson Tapes (1971)

The Anderson Tapes

directed by Sidney Lumet,

written by Frank Pierson,

based on the novel by Lawrence Sanders,

was released in the United States on June 17, 1971.

Music by Quincy Jones.

Cast:

Sean Connery, Dyan Cannon, Martin Balsam, Ralph Meeker, Alan King, Dick Anthony Williams, Val Avery, Garrett Morris, Stan Gottlieb, Christopher Walken, Conrad Bain, Margaret Hamilton, Anthony Holland, Scott Jacoby, Judith Lowry, Meg Myles, Norman Rose, Max Showalter, Janet Ward, Paul Benjamin, Richard B. Shull.

On this day in movie history - The Dirty Dozen (1967)

The Dirty Dozen

directed by Robert Aldrich,

written by Nunnally Johnson and Lukas Heller,

based on the novel, by E. M. Nathanson,

was released in the United States, on June 15, 1967.

Music by Frank De Vol.

Cast:

Lee Marvin, Ernest Borgnine, Charles Bronson, Jim Brown, John Cassavetes, Richard Jaeckel, George Kennedy, Trini López, Ralph Meeker, Robert Ryan, Telly Savalas, Donald Sutherland, Clint Walker, Robert Webber, Tom Busby, Ben Carruthers, Stuart Cooper, Robert Phillips, Colin Maitland, Al Mancini, George Roubicek, Thick Wilson, Dora Reisser, Lewis Alexander, Michael Anthony, William Baskiville, Roy Beck, Cynthia Bizeray, Leo Britt, Harry Brooks Jr., Ken Buckle, Jack Carter, Alan Chuntz, Harold Coyne, Gerry Crampton, Hugh Elton, Gary Files, Suzanne Fleuret, Judith Furse, Hal Galili, Victor Gallucci, Alan Gibbs, Romo Gorrara, Willoughby Gray, Patrick Halpin, Alan Harris, Gerard Heinz, John G. Heller, George Hilsdon, John Hollis, Alf Joint, Angela Kay, Juba Kennerley, Eric Kent, John Ketteringham, Hildegard Knef, Ann Lancaster, Roy Lansford, Aileen Lewis, Dickey Luck, Richard Marner, Mark McBride, Dick Miller, John More, Lou Morgan, Norman Morris, Lionel Murton, Suzanne Owens-Duval, Joe Phelps, Edith Raye, Mike Reid, Terry Richards, Jack Ross, Gordon Ruttan, Frederick Schiller, Bunny Seaman, Michael Segal, Jack Sharp, Richard Shaw, Tony Snell, Warren Stanhope, Michael Stayner, Emile Stemmler, Michael Stevens, Bill Strange, Fred Stroud, Elliott Sullivan, John Tatham, Rocky Taylor, Burnell Tucker, Hedger Wallace, Ken Wayne, Theodore Wilhelm, Jeremy Wilkin, Fred Wood, Vicki Woolf.