Thursday, February 1, 2024

February in movie history - The Houston Story (1956)


The Houston Story

directed by William Castle,

written by James B. Gordon,

based on a story by James B. Gordon,

was released in the United States in February, 1956.

Exact release date unknown.


Cast:
Gene Barry, Barbara Hale, Edward Arnold, Paul Richards, Jeanne Cooper, Frank Jenks, John Zaremba, Chris Alcaide, Jack Littlefield, Paul Levitt, Fred Krone, Pete Kellett.

Born on this day – Brandon Lee:


Actor

Martial artist

February 1, 1965 – March 31, 1993




Born on this day – Adam Beckett:

 

Director

Producer

Animator

Special effects artist

Teacher

February 1, 1950 – March 1979


Credits:
The Cell (2000); Piranha (1978); Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977); Kitsch in Synch (1975); Sausage City (1974); Flesh Flows (1974); Evolution of the Red Star (1973); Heavy-Light (1973); Dear Janice (1972).


Born on this day – Terry Jones:


Comedian

Director

Historian

Actor

Writer

Member of Monty Python

February 1, 1942 – January 21, 2020



Born on this day – Stuart Whitman:


Actor

February 1, 1928 – March 16, 2020



Born on this day – Nancy Gates:

 

Actress

February 1, 1926 – March 24, 2019


Credit:
Mod Squad (1969); Bonanza (1966); Burke's Law (1965); The Loner (1965); Rawhide (1965); Perry Mason (1957–1965); Kentucky Jones (1965); The Virginian (1964); Wagon Train (1958–1964); The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962–1963); Gunsmoke (1962); Bus Stop (1961); Adventures in Paradise (1961); Tales of Wells Fargo (1961); The Detectives (1961); Zane Grey Theatre (1961); Hong Kong (1961); The Best of the Post (1961); Wichita Town (1960); Laramie (1960); Comanche Station (1960); Hawaiian Eye (1960); Bourbon Street Beat (1960); The Lineup (1959); Men Into Space (1959); Bronco (1959); Lock Up (1959); Riverboat (1959); The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959); The Third Man (1959); The Millionaire (1955–1959); Maverick (1958–1959); 77 Sunset Strip (1959); Some Came Running (1958); Trackdown (1958); The Loretta Young Show (1957–1958); The Rawhide Trail (1958); Kraft Theatre (1958); The Adventures of McGraw (1957); Lux Video Theatre (1953–1957); The Brass Legend (1956); Death of a Scoundrel (1956); The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956); Schlitz Playhouse (1954–1956); Magnificent Roughnecks (1956); The Red Skelton Hour (1956); Wetbacks (1956); Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955–1956); World Without End (1956); Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1955–1956); The Star and the Story (1955–1956); Adventures of the Falcon (1954–1956); The Bottom of the Bottle (1956); The Adventures of Ellery Queen (1952–1955); Screen Directors Playhouse (1955); General Electric Theater (1954–1955); Damon Runyon Theater (1955); No Man's Woman (1955); Science Fiction Theatre (1955); Top of the World (1955); Treasury Men in Action (1955); The Whistler (1954–1955); Studio 57 (1954–1955); Soldiers of Fortune (1955); Stranger on Horseback (1955); The Man Behind the Badge (1955); TV Reader's Digest (1955); Masterson of Kansas (1954); Suddenly (1954); Your Play Time (1954); The Lone Wolf (1954); The Pepsi-Cola Playhouse (1953–1954); Hell's Half Acre (1954); Your Favorite Story (1954); Four Star Playhouse (1953); Torch Song (1953); Target Hong Kong (1953); The Member of the Wedding (1952); The Atomic City (1952); At Sword's Point (1952); The Greatest Show on Earth (1952); Roll, Thunder, Roll! (1949); Check Your Guns (1948); Cheyenne Takes Over (1947); The Spanish Main (1945); Nevada (1944); The Master Race (1944); Bride by Mistake (1944); A Night of Adventure (1944); Family Feud (1943); Gildersleeve's Bad Day (1943); This Land Is Mine (1943); The Great Gildersleeve (1942); The Magnificent Ambersons (1942); The Tuttles of Tahiti (1942).


Born on this day – Richard Hooker:

Writer

Surgeon

February 1, 1924 – November 4, 1997


Credits:

Books:
M*A*S*H Goes To Hollywood (1976); M*A*S*H Goes To Las Vegas (1975); M*A*S*H Goes To London (1975); M*A*S*H Goes to Maine (1971); M*A*S*H Goes To Miami (1976); M*A*S*H Goes To Montreal (1977); M*A*S*H Goes To Morocco (1975); M*A*S*H Goes To Moscow (1977); M*A*S*H Goes To New Orleans (1974); M*A*S*H Goes to Paris (1976); M*A*S*H Goes To San Francisco (1976); M*A*S*H Goes To Texas (1977); M*A*S*H Goes To Vienna (1976); M*A*S*H Mania (1977); MASH (1968).

Movies and television:
Not M*A*S*H XXX (2010); W*A*L*T*E*R (1984); AfterMASH (1983); M*A*S*H (1972–1983); Trapper John, M.D. (1979); M*A*S*H (1970).