Born on this day – Venita Wolf:

 

Actress

September 1, 1945 – November 22, 2014

Credits:

Catalina Caper (1967); Gunsmoke (1967); Star Trek / episode entitled: The Squire of Gothos, originally aired January 12 (1967); The Beverly Hillbillies (1966–1969); The Bob Hope Show (1966); The Felony Squad (1968); The Flying Nun (1967); The Monkees (1967); The Oscar (1966); The Second Hundred Years (1967); The Wild Wild West (1967); To Boldly Go ... Season One (2004).

Born on this day – Susan Backlinie:

Actress

Stuntwoman

September 1, 1946 – May 11, 2024

Credits:

1941 (1979); 20 to 1 (2010); A Stranger in My Forest (1976); A Stranger in My Forest (1976); American Grindhouse (2010); Catalina C-Lab (1982); Celebrity Chatter and Things that Matter with Elijah (2023); Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (2007); Day of the Animals (1977); E! True Hollywood Story (2002); Image of the Beast (1981); Inside Edition (2015); Jaws (1975); Jaws: The Inside Story (2010); Jaws: The Restoration (2012); MythBusters (2005); Quark (1978); Robert Shaw: Jaws, Deoch & Deora (2015); Something Was Out There (2006); Terror in the Aisles (1984); The Fall Guy (1982); The Great Muppet Caper (1981); The Grizzly & the Treasure (1975); The Incredible Hulk (1978); The Making of 'Jaws' (1995); The Quest (1976); The Return of the Incredible Hulk (1977); The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of 'Jaws' (2007); The Villain (1979); Two-Minute Warning (1976).

 

Born on this day – Michael Massee:

Actor

 

September 1, 1952 – October 20, 2016

On this day in movie history - A Trip to the Moon (1902)

A Trip to the Moon

French title: Le Voyage dans la Lune,

directed and written by Georges Méliès,

was released in France on September 1, 1902.

13-minute silent movie.

Inspired by the novels:

From the Earth to the Moon and Around the Moon, by Jules Verne,

and The First Men in the Moon, by H. G. Wells.

Cast:

Georges Méliès, Bleuette Bernon, François Lallement, Henri Delannoy, Jules-Eugène Legris, Victor André, Delpierre, Farjaux, Kelm, Brunnet, Ballet of the Théâtre du Châtelet, Acrobats of the Folies Bergère.

On this day in movie history - Murder at Midnight (1931)

Murder at Midnight

a.k.a. The Monster Kills,

directed by Frank R. Strayer,

written by Scott Darling,

was released in France on September 1, 1931.

Music by Val Burton.

Cast:

Aileen Pringle, Alice White, Hale Hamilton, Leslie Fenton, Brandon Hurst, Kenneth Thomson, Robert Elliott, Clara Blandick, William Humphrey, Tyrell Davis, Aileen Carlyle, Robert Ellis, Vernon Dent, Anita Garvin, Frank McLure, King Mojave, Tom Steele.

September in movie history - Short Cut to Hell (1957)

Short Cut to Hell

directed by James Cagney,

written by Ted Berkman and Raphael Blau,

based on the novel A Gun for Sale by Graham Greene,

was released in the United States in September 1957.

Exact release date unknown.

Music by Irvin Talbot, Harry Sukman and Victor Young.

Cast:

William Bishop, Robert Ivers, Georgann Johnson, Yvette Vickers, Murvyn Vye, Jacques Aubuchon, Peter Baldwin, Richard Hale, Roscoe Ates, Joe Bassett, Jacqueline Beer, James Cagney, Douglas Evans, Joseph Forte, Milton Frome, John Halloran, Gail Land, Hugh Lawrence, John Lee, Danny Lewis, Mike Mahoney, Dennis McMullen, William Newell, Orangey (the cat), William Pullen, Michael Ross, Sarah Selby, Court Shepard, Douglas Spencer, Melody Starr, Ken Terrell, Russell Trent, Max Trumpower, Dick Whittinghill.

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.