On this day in movie history - The Last Detail (1973)

The Last Detail

directed by Hal Ashby,

written by Robert Towne,

based on the novel by Darryl Ponicsan,

was released in the United States on December 12, 1973.

Music by Johnny Mandel.

Cast:

Jack Nicholson, Otis Young, Randy Quaid, Clifton James, Carol Kane, Michael Moriarty, Nancy Allen, Gilda Radner, Jim Hohn, Luana Anders.

On this day in movie history - On Dangerous Ground (1951)

On Dangerous Ground

directed by Nicholas Ray and Ida Lupino,

written by A. I. Bezzerides and Nicholas Ray,

based on the novel Mad with Much Heart by Gerald Butler,

was released in the United States on December 12, 1951.

Music by Bernard Herrmann.

Cast:

Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, Ward Bond, Charles Kemper, Anthony Ross, Ed Begley, Ian Wolfe, Sumner Williams, Gus Schilling, Frank Ferguson, Cleo Moore, Olive Carey.

On this day in movie history - Safe in Hell (1931)

Safe in Hell

directed by William A. Wellman,

written by Joseph Jackson and Maude Fulton,

based on the play by Houston Branch,

was released in the United States on December 12, 1931.

Music by Leo F. Forbstein.

Cast:

Dorothy Mackaill, Donald Cook, Ralf Harolde, John Wray, Ivan F. Simpson, Victor Varconi, Morgan Wallace, Nina Mae McKinney, Charles Middleton, Clarence Muse, Gustav von Seyffertitz, Noble Johnson, Cecil Cunningham, Sam Appel, Lionel Belmore, Ted Billings, Rondo Hatton, Kenneth MacDonald, Chris-Pin Martin, Dick Rush, Harry Semels, Harold Waldridge.

Born on this day – Don Pendleton:

Writer

December 12, 1927 – October 23, 1995

Born on this day – Madeline Hurlock:

Actress

 

December 12, 1897 – April 4, 1989

Credits:

Love at First Flight (1928); The Beach Club (1928); The Best of Friends (1927); Love in a Police Station (1927); The Bull Fighter (1927); For Sale, a Bungalow (1927); The College Kiddo (1927); Cured in the Excitement (1927); Catalina, Here I Come (1927); A Small Town Princess (1927); The Jolly Jilter (1927); Duck Soup (1927); Peaches and Plumbers (1927); Flirty Four-Flushers (1926); A Harem Knight (1926); Masked Mamas (1926); A Prodigal Bridegroom (1926); Don Juan's 3 Nights (1926); When a Man's a Prince (1926); Butter Fingers (1925); A Sea Dog's Tale (1926); Ice Cold Cocos (1926); Butter Fingers (1925); Trimmed in Gold (1926); Whispering Whiskers (1926); From Rags to Britches (1925); Over Thereabouts (1925); Butter Fingers (1925); Sneezing Beezers (1925); The Lion's Whiskers (1925); The Marriage Circus (1925); Giddap! (1925); The Raspberry Romance (1925); Water Wagons (1925); Bull and Sand (1924); The Cannon Ball Express (1924); The Hansom Cabman (1924); Wandering Waistlines (1924); Three Foolish Weeks (1924); The Luck o' the Foolish (1924); The First 100 Years (1924); His New Mamma (1924); The Cat's Meow (1924); The Hollywood Kid (1924); Scarem Much (1924); Smile Please (1924); The Half-Back of Notre Dame (1924); One Spooky Night (1924); Inbad the Sailor (1923); The Dare-Devil (1923); Asleep at the Switch (1923); Pitfalls of a Big City (1923); Where's My Wandering Boy This Evening? (1923).

Born on this day – Edward G. Robinson:

Actor

December 12, 1893 – January 26, 1973

Born on this day – Laura Hope Crews:

Actress

December 12, 1879 – November 13, 1942

Credits:
New York Town (1941); One Foot in Heaven (1941); The Flame of New Orleans (1941); Lady with Red Hair (1940); I'm Nobody's Sweetheart Now (1940); Girl from Avenue A (1940); The Blue Bird (1940); Gone with the Wind (1939); Remember? (1939); Reno (1939); The Rains Came (1939); The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939); The Star Maker (1939); Idiot's Delight (1939); Thanks for the Memory (1938); The Sisters (1938); Doctor Rhythm (1938); Angel (1937); Confession (1937); The Road Back (1937); Camille (1936); Her Master's Voice (1936); The Melody Lingers On (1935); Escapade (1935); Behold My Wife! (1934); Lightning Strikes Twice (1934); The Age of Innocence (1934); If I Were Free (1933); Ever in My Heart (1933); Rafter Romance (1933); Blind Adventure (1933); I Loved You Wednesday (1933); The Silver Cord (1933); Out All Night (1933); New Morals for Old (1932); Charming Sinners (1929); Blackbirds (1915); The Fighting Hope (1915).