Born on this day – David Ogden Stiers:

David Ogden Stiers

Actor

Conductor

October 31, 1942 – March 3, 2018

Born on this day – Barrie Keeffe:

 

Barrie Keeffe

Writer

Actor

October 31, 1945 – December 10, 2019

Credits:

Books:

Gadabout (1969); No Excuses (1983).

Stage and radio plays:

A Mad World My Masters (1977 / 1984); A Sight of Glory (1975); Anything Known (1980); Barbarians / Killing Time; Abide with Me; In the City (1977); Bastard Angel (1980); Better Times (1985); Black Lear (1980); Chorus Girls (1981); Feng Shui and Me (2001); Frozen Assets (1978 / 1987); Gimme Shelter (1977); Heaven Scent (1979); Here Comes the Sun (1976); I Only Want to Be With You (1995); King of England (1988); My Girl (1989); My Girl (1999); Not Fade Away (1990); On the Eve of the Millennium (1999); Only a Game (1973 / 1976); Paradise (1989); Pigeon Skyline (1976); Scribes (1975); Shadows on the Sun (2001); She's So Modern (1980); Still Killing Time (2006); Sus (1979); The Five of Us (2002); The Long Good Friday (1997); Uncle Jack (1975); Wild Justice (1990).

 

Movies and television:

Adam Smith (1973); An Accidental Studio (2019); Cast & Crew (2005); Du er ferdig (1981); Innbrakt (1985); ITV Playhouse (1977); Julius Caesar (1964); No Excuses (1983); På lika villkor (1979); Play for Today (1977–1984); Premiere (1978); Pylon (2017); Sus (2010); The London Programme (1990); The Long Good Friday (1980).

Born on this day – John Candy:

John Candy

Actor

Comedian

October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994

I wasn't the hugest fan of John Candy but must say Uncle Buck has become my favorite 'go to' movie when I need a good laugh. 

He is greatly missed, but we'll always have his films when we need a 'Candy fix'.

#UncleBuck

On this day in movie history - I Wake Up Screaming (1941)

 

I Wake Up Screaming

a.k.a. Hot Spot

directed by H. Bruce Humberstone,

written by Dwight Taylor and Steve Fisher,

based on the novel by Steve Fisher,

was released in Spain on October 31, 1941.

Music by Cyril J. Mockridge.

Cast:

Betty Grable, Victor Mature, Carole Landis, Laird Cregar, Alan Mowbray, Allyn Joslyn, Elisha Cook, Jr., Chick Chandler, Cyril Ring, Morris Ankrum, Charles Lane, Frank Orth, Gregory Gaye, May Beatty, Stanley Blystone, Heinie Conklin.

On this day in movie history - They Came to Rob Las Vegas (1968)

They Came to Rob Las Vegas

directed by Antonio Isasi,

written by Antonio Isasi, Lluis Josep Comeron, Jorge Illa and Jo Eisinger,

based on the novel by André Lay,

was released in Spain on October 31, 1968.

Music by Georges Garvarentz.

Cast:

Gary Lockwood, Elke Sommer, Lee J. Cobb, Jean Servais, Georges Géret, Jack Palance, Fabrizio Capucci, Roger Hanin, Gustavo Re, Daniel Martín, Maurizio Arena, Enrique Ávila, Gérard Tichy, Rubén Rojo, Ingrid Spaey, Carlos Ballesteros, Luis Barboo, Rossella Bergamonti, Antonio Casas, Beni Deus, Fernando Hilbeck, José Marco, Julio Pérez Tabernero, George Rigaud, Lorenzo Robledo.

On this day in movie history - The Night That Panicked America (1975)

The Night That Panicked America

directed by Joseph Sargent,

written by Nicholas Meyer and Anthony Wilson,

based on a story by Nicholas Meyer,

was released in the United States on October 31, 1975.

TV movie, originally screened on the ABC network.

Based on Orson Welles’ dramatized radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds,

in turn based on the novel H. G. Wells broadcast as part of the CBS Radio series

The Mercury Theatre on the Air on October 30, 1938.

Music by Frank Comstock.

Cast:

Paul Shenar, Vic Morrow, Cliff De Young, Michael Constantine, Walter McGinn, Eileen Brennan, Meredith Baxter, Tom Bosley, Will Geer, John Ritter, Granville Van Dusen,   Burton Gilliam, Joshua Bryant, Liam Dunn, Shelley Morrison, Walker Edmiston, Marcus J. Grapes, Art Hannes, Casey Kasem, Ron Rifkin, Byron Webster, Clarke Gordon, Linda Dano, Tracy Brooks Swope, Hanna Landy, Robert Lussier, Ed Bakey, Bob Harks, Michelle Stacy.

On this day in movie history - Borderline (1980)

Borderline

directed by Jerrold Freedman,

written by Jerrold Freedman and Steve Kline,

was released in the United States on October 31, 1980.

Music by Gil Melle.

Cast:

Charles Bronson, Bruno Kirby, Bert Remsen, Michael Lerner, Kenneth McMillan, Ed Harris, Karmin Murcelo, Enrique Castillo, Wilford Brimley, Norman Alden, James Victor, Panchito Gómez, John Ashton, Lawrence P. Casey, Charles Cyphers, John Roselius, Murray MacLeod, Jerry DeWilde, Katherine Pass, Virgil Frye, Luis Contreras, Eduardo Ricard, John O’Banion, Rodger LaRue, Cha Cha Sandoval-McMahon, Virginia Bingham, Anthony Munoz, Ray Ochoa, Ab Taylor, Frank Deatsch, Juan DeLira, Tammy Wilson, Chris Coronado, Tony Alvarenga, Ferdinand Pina, Arnold Diaz, Sy Fuentes, Carlos Muñoz, Norberto Hernández, Luther Fear.