On this day in movie history - China Lake (1983)

China Lake

directed and written by Robert Harmon,

based on a story by Robert Harmon and Beth Tate,

was released in the United States on April 6, 1983.

Music by David Gibney.

Cast:

Charles Napier, William Sanderson, Mickey Jones, Gilmer McCormick, Lindsey Fields, James Luisi, Ed Brodow, Michael Ray Lloyd, Jeanne Jarvis, Enoch Anderson, Stephen Barns, David Breaux, William Calkins, Harley Corber, John Cuellar, William Fair, Michel François, Herman Graham Jr., Herbert Johnson, Charlie-Olisa Kaine, Kenneth Martin, Willie Martinez, William Meadows, Charles Meshack, Cameron Moss, Mario Peluso, Van Pettigrew, Charlie Pryor, Jeff Reed, Ringo Rigby, Ed Stanton, Jack Tanner, Frank Tinelli, Walter Vierra, John Woodson, Rocky Yost, Jeff Artis, Dan Bourguignon, Diane Frank, Doreece Hadorn, Claudia Harrington, Michael Harrison, Roger Jackson, Olu Okekante, Chuck Waltz.

On this day in movie history - One Girl’s Confession (1953)

One Girl’s Confession

directed and written by Hugo Haas,

was released in the United States on April 6, 1953.

Music by Václav Divina.

Cast:

Cleo Moore, Hugo Haas, Glenn Langan, Helene Stanton, Anthony Jochim, Burt Mustin, Leonid Snegoff, James Nusser, Russ Conway, Mara Lea, Gayne Whitman, Leo Mostovoy, Martha Wentworth, Roy Engel, Jan Englund, Joseph Mell, Frank Mills.

On this day in movie history - The Scarf (1951)

The Scarf

directed and written by Ewald André Dupont, Arthur St. Claire and Lawrence Taylor,

based on a story by Isadore Goldsmith and E.A. Rolfe,

was released in the United States on April 6, 1951.

Music by Herschel Burke Gilbert.

Cast:

John Ireland, Mercedes McCambridge, James Barton, Emlyn Williams, Lloyd Gough, Basil Ruysdael, David Bauer, Harry Shannon, Celia Lovsky, David McMahon, Chubby Johnson, Frank Jenks, Emmett Lynn, Dick Wessel, Frank Jaquet, Iris Adrian.

Born on this day – André Previn:

 

Composer

Pianist

Conductor

April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019

 

Born on this day – Joi Lansing:

Actress

April 6, 1929 – August 7, 1972

Credits:

Adventures of Superman (1958); Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1955); Bat Masterson (1959); Bigfoot (1970); Blondie's Secret (1948); But Not for Me (1959); Cavalcade of America (1956); Celebrity Playhouse (1956); Climax! (1957); Colgate Theatre (1958); Conflict (1956); Damon Runyon Theater (1955); December Bride (1955–1957); Easter Parade (1948); F.B.I. Girl (1951); Finger Man (1955); Four Star Playhouse (1954–1955); Gang Busters (1952); General Electric Theater (1954–1959); George Jessel's Here Come the Stars (1968); Glory Alley (1952); Gypsy (1965); Here's Hollywood (1960); Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967); A Hole in the Head (1959); Hot Cars (1956); Hot Shots (1956); I Led 3 Lives (1954); I Love Lucy (1956); In the Good Old Summertime (1949); Inside Magoo (1960); It Started with a Kiss (1959); It's a Dog's Life (1955); It's a Great Life (1955–1956); Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre (1956); Joi Lansing: The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else (1965); Joi Lansing: The Silencer (1964); Julia Misbehaves (1948); Key to the City (1950); Klondike (1960–1961); Linda, Be Good (1947); Lux Playhouse (1959); Markham (1959); Marriage on the Rocks (1965); Maverick (1958); Meet Corliss Archer (1954); Mike Hammer (1958); Movietown USA (1949–1950); Mr. Lucky (1960); Neptune's Daughter (1949); Noah's Ark (1956); On the Riviera (1951); Perry Mason (1957); Petticoat Junction (1968); Pier 23 (1951); Playhouse 90 (1957); Queen of Outer Space (1958); Racket Squad (1952); Rawhide (1963); Richard Diamond, Private Detective (1959); Sadie and Sally (1948); Schlitz Playhouse (1955); Sea Hunt (1959); Singin' in the Rain (1952); So This Is Hollywood (1955); So You Think the Grass Is Greener (1956); So You Want to Be a Policeman (1955); So You Want to Be a V.P. (1955); So You Want to Go to a Night Club (1954); So You're Taking in a Roomer (1954); Son of Sinbad (1955); State Trooper (1958); Studio 57 (1958); Sugarfoot (1958); Super Cue Men (1949); T.V. of Tomorrow (1953); Take Me Out to the Ball Game (1949); Terror at Midnight (1956); The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1956–1963); The Atomic Submarine (1959); The Beverly Hillbillies (1963–1968); The Bob Cummings Show (1955–1959); The Bob Hope Show (1960–1962); The Brave One (1956); The Counterfeiters (1948); The Danny Thomas Show (1957); The Dennis O'Keefe Show (1960); The Dennis Wholey Show (1969); The Donald O'Connor Show (1969); The Ford Television Theatre (1955); The Frank Sinatra Show (1958); The French Line (1953); The Gale Storm Show: Oh! Susanna (1957); The Girl from Jones Beach (1949); The Governor & J.J. (1970); The House of Tomorrow (1949); The Jack Benny Program (1959); The Joey Bishop Show (1963–1967); The Lone Wolf (1954); The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour (1959); The Merry Widow (1952); The Merv Griffin Show (1965); The Mike Douglas Show (1964–1968); The Mothers-In-Law (1969); The People's Choice (1955–1957); The Star and the Story (1956); The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1967); The Untouchables (1960); The Web of Love (1966); This Man Dawson (1960); Touch of Evil (1958); Two Tickets to Broadway (1951); Warner Brothers Presents (1956); When a Girl's Beautiful (1947); Where's Raymond? (1954); Who Was That Lady? (1960); Your Jeweler's Showcase (1953).

Born on this day – Joseph H. Lewis:

 

Director

April 6, 1907 – August 30, 2000

Born on this day – Harold Rosson:

Cinematographer

April 6, 1895 – September 6, 1988

Credits:

El Dorado (1966); Decision at Midnight (1965); Onionhead (1958); No Time for Sergeants (1958); The Enemy Below (1957); Conflict (1956); Cheyenne (1955); Toward the Unknown (1956); Warner Brothers Presents (1956); The Bad Seed (1956); Pete Kelly's Blues (1955); Strange Lady in Town (1955); Ulysses (1954); Mambo (1954); The Actress (1953); Dangerous When Wet (1953); I Love Melvin (1953); The Story of Three Loves (1953); Singin' in the Rain (1952); Love Is Better Than Ever (1952); Lone Star (1952); The Red Badge of Courage (1951); To Please a Lady (1950); The Asphalt Jungle (1950); Key to the City (1950); On the Town (1949); Any Number Can Play (1949); The Stratton Story (1949); Command Decision (1948); Homecoming (1948); The Hucksters (1947); Living in a Big Way (1947); My Brother Talks to Horses (1947); Duel in the Sun (1946); No Leave, No Love (1946); Three Wise Fools (1946); Between Two Women (1945); Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944); An American Romance (1944); Marriage Is a Private Affair (1944); Slightly Dangerous (1943); Tennessee Johnson (1942); Somewhere I'll Find You (1942); Tortilla Flat (1942); Johnny Eager (1941); The Chocolate Soldier (1941); Honky Tonk (1941); Washington Melodrama (1941); Men of Boys Town (1941); The Penalty (1941); Flight Command (1940); Dr. Kildare Goes Home (1940); Boom Town (1940); Edison, the Man (1940); A Door Will Open (1940); I Take This Woman (1940); Forgotten Victory (1939); The Wizard of Oz (1939); Too Hot to Handle (1938); That Mothers Might Live (1938); A Yank at Oxford (1938); Double Wedding (1937); The Emperor's Candlesticks (1937); Captains Courageous (1937); They Gave Him a Gun (1937); The Garden of Allah (1936); The Devil Is a Sissy (1936); As You Like It (1936); The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936); The Ghost Goes West (1935); The Scarlet Pimpernel (1934); Treasure Island (1934); The Girl from Missouri (1934); The Cat and the Fiddle (1934); This Side of Heaven (1934); Bombshell (1933); Penthouse (1933); Turn Back the Clock (1933); Hold Your Man (1933); The Barbarian (1933); Hell Below (1933); Red Dust (1932); Kongo (1932); Downstairs (1932); Red-Headed Woman (1932); When a Feller Needs a Friend (1932); Tarzan the Ape Man (1932); Are You Listening? (1932); The Cuban Love Song (1931); Sporting Blood (1931); Son of India (1931); The Squaw Man (1931); En cada puerto un amor (1931); Men Call It Love (1931); The Prodigal (1931); Passion Flower (1930); Madam Satan (1930); This Mad World (1930); Hello Sister (1930); South Sea Rose (1929); Frozen Justice (1929); The Far Call (1929); Trent's Last Case (1929); The Case of Lena Smith (1929); Three Week Ends (1928); The Docks of New York (1928); The Sawdust Paradise (1928); The Dragnet (1928); Abie's Irish Rose (1928); Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928); Open Range (1927); A Gentleman of Paris (1927); Service for Ladies (1927); Rough House Rosie (1927); Evening Clothes (1927); Getting Gertie's Garter (1927); Man Bait (1927); Jim the Conqueror (1926); For Wives Only (1926); Almost a Lady (1926); Up in Mabel's Room (1926); Infatuation (1925); Classified (1925); The Street of Forgotten Men (1925); The Little French Girl (1925); A Man Must Live (1925); Too Many Kisses (1925); Manhattan (1924); The Story Without a Name (1924); Manhandled (1924); A Society Scandal (1924); Big Brother (1923); Zaza (1923); Lawful Larceny (1923); The Glimpses of the Moon (1923); Quicksands (1923); Dark Secrets (1923); Garrison's Finish (1923); For the Defense (1922); Through a Glass Window (1922); The Cradle (1922); A Homespun Vamp (1922); A Virginia Courtship (1921); Everything for Sale (1921); Buried Treasure (1921); For Those We Love (1921); Heliotrope (1920); Polly of the Storm Country (1920); The Cinema Murder (1919); The American Consul (1917); Panthea (1917); The Victoria Cross (1916); Oliver Twist (1916); The Honorable Friend (1916); David Harum (1915).