Released on this day in 1949 was ’The Bribe’. This film noir was directed by Robert Z. Leonard and stars Robert Taylor, Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, and Vincent Price. Federal agent Rigby, traces stolen plane engines and falls for the wife of the chief suspect. #OnThisDay

Happy 75th birthday to former British actress, Pamela Franklin. Pamela's film career began at age 11 in the film The Innocents (1961) but is best known for her role in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969). She also was in Necromancy (1972), and Satan's School for Girls (1973). #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1960 was the neo-noir crime film, ‘Ma Barker's Killer Brood’. This low-budget film was directed by Bill Karnand starred Lurene Tuttle as the title character, Ma Barker. It is a highly fictionalized account of Ma Barker and her four sons. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1932 was Peggy Ann Garner. Peggy was an actress who began as a child at 6, winning the Academy Juvenile Award in 1945. She was in such films as Jane Eyre (1943), A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (1945), and Thunder in the Valley (1947). She appeared in TV in the 1960s. #OnThisDay #botd

Born on this day in 1923 was actress and producer, Bonita Granville. Bonita was the daughter of vaudevillians and began her career on the stage at age 3, began making films at 9 and was an Academy Award nomination at age 15. She is best known as Nancy Drew in the 1939 film series. #OnThisDay #botd

Born on this day in 1925 was the amazing Elaine Stritch. Elaine was an actress, known for her work on Broadway. She also starred in Two's Company (1975–79). Her films include, Pollyanna (1973), Cocoon: The Return (1988), and Small Time Crooks (2000). #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1945 was ‘Here Come the Co-Eds’, an film starring the comedy team Abbott and Costello. Two bumblers become caretakers at an all-girls college and raise money to free the school from its traditionally-minded landlord. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1947 was actress, Farrah Fawcett. Farrah rose to international fame when she played a starring role in the first season of Charlie's Angels (1976–77). Also the films Myra Breckinridge (1970), Logan's Run (1976), Saturn 3 (1980), & Extremities (1986). #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1970 was the British sci-fi thriller film, ‘Scream and Scream Again’. Starring Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, and Peter Cushing, a serial killer is on the loose in London. The police follow him to a house owned by an eccentric scientist. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1911 was Hugh Herbert Hipple, better known as actor, Hugh Marlowe. Hugh was in such films as All About Eve (1950), The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), World Without End (1956), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), and 13 Frightened Girls (1963). #OnThisDay #botd

Born on this day in 1918 was actress and singer, Claudia Drake. Claudia appeared in films in the 1940s including False Colors (1943), The Crimson Canary (1945) and her most famous film, Detour (1945). By the end of the 1940s, she was often cast in small parts as a Native American. #OnThisDay #botd

Born on this day in 1914 was actor, David Wayne. David had a career that lasted more than 50 years. He was in such films as How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), The Three Faces of Eve (1957), The Last Angry Man (1959), The Andromeda Strain (1971), and the TV show Ellery Queen (1975–76). #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1925 was Marilyn Buferd. Marilyn was Miss California and then Miss America in 1946. She went on to have a short-acting career, both in Europe and the United States. The is best known for The Unearthly (1957) and Queen of Outer Space (1958). #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1974 was the horror film, ‘The Bat People’. Starring Stewart Moss, Marianne McAndrew, & Michael Pataki, a doctor who, after being bitten by a bat in a cave, undergoes an accelerating transformation into a man-bat, which ruins his vacation. #OnThisDay

Born on the day in 1880 was William Claude Dukenfield, better known as comedian, actor, juggler, and writer, W. C. Fields. Fields' comic persona was a misanthropic and hard-drinking egotist who remained a sympathetic character despite his supposed contempt for children and dogs. #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1964 was the British sci-fi horror film, ‘Children of the Damned’. The film stars Ian Hendry, Alan Badel, and Barbara Ferris. Six impossibly intelligent children from all over the world with dangerous psychic powers hiding in a church in England. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1924 was actress, Dorothy Malone. Dorothy began in 1942 in B-films and moved to more mainstream roles. She was in such films as The Big Sleep (1946), Artists and Models (1955), Written on the Wind (1956), and Man of a Thousand Faces (1957). #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1958 was the horror film, ‘The Bride and the Beast’. A woman learns that she was Queen of the Gorillas in a previous incarnation. This film stars Charlotte Austin, Lance Fuller, and Johnny Roth. It was Directed by Adrian Weiss and written by Ed Wood. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1910 was the Austrian-born actor, John Banner. John is known for his role as Sergeant Schultz in the situation comedy Hogan's Heroes (1965–1971). Banner appeared in more than 40 feature films. He served in the United States Army Air Corps during World War 2. #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1997 was the American direct-to-video sc-fi film, ‘Future War’. Staring Daniel Bernhardt, and Robert Z'Dar, this film appeared on MST3K only two years after its release. A run-away human slave from Earth's future escapes to the present and fights dinosaurs. #OnThisDay

Released on this day in 1950 was the action film, ‘Radar Secret Service’. It was directed by Sam Newfield and stars John Howard, Adele Jergens, and Myrna Dell. G-men track a stolen Uranium-238 shipment using new radar technology; they also recruit the girlfriend of a gang member. #OnThisDay

Released on this day in 1946 was the film noir crime drama, ‘Three Strangers’. This film stars Sydney Greenstreet, Geraldine Fitzgerald, and Peter Lorre. Three strangers share a sweepstakes ticket which they wished upon together before a Chinese idol. #OnThisDay

Released on this day in 1954 was the film noir film, 'Highway Dragnet'. Directed by Nathan Juran, the film stars Richard Conte, Joan Bennett, and Wanda Hendrix. A Korean War vet is wrongly accused of killing a bar girl he was seen with earlier. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1921 was actress, Donna Reed. Donna's best-known films are It's a Wonderful Life (1946). and From Here to Eternity (1953). she went on to star in the sitcom The Donna Reed Show (1958–1966) and also in the 1984–1985 season of the television melodrama Dallas. #OnThisDay #botd

Happy 86th birthday to actor and activist, James Cromwell. James has been in such films as Babe (1995), Star Trek: First Contact (1996), L.A. Confidential (1997), The Green Mile (1999), Space Cowboys (2000), Spider-Man 3 (2007), Secretariat (2010), and The Artist (2011). #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1929 was the silent film ‘Seven Footprints to Satan’. Written and directed by Benjamin Christensen, this film starring the beautiful Thelma Todd. A woman and her fiancé are kidnapped and brought to a house, where strange things happen. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1931 was actress of the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, Mary Murphy. Marry was in such films as The Wild One (1953), The Mad Magician (1954), Hell's Island (1955), The Intimate Stranger (1956), and Escapement (1958). In her later years, she appeared in many TV programs! #OnThisDay #botd

Born on this day in 1934 was the one and only Bob Uecker! Bob was a former Major League Baseball player and sportscaster, comedian, and actor. He appeared in a series of Miller Lite ads, starred in the TV show Mr. Belvedere, and, of course, Major League (1989) as Harry Doyle. #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1940 was the jungle adventure film, ‘Green Hell’. Directed by James Whale, starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Vincent Price, and Joan Bennett. In the jungles of the Amazon, a group of Western adventures and two local native guides try to locate a lost treasure. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1925 Joan Agnes Theresa Sadie Brodel, better known as the American actress and vaudevillian, Joan Leslie. Joan was a star during the Hollywood Golden Age and appeared in such films as High Sierra (1941), Sergeant York (1941), and Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942). #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1941 was the film noir, ‘High Sierra’. Directed by Raoul Walsh and starring Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, Alan Curtis, & Arthur Kennedy, the notorious thief Roy Earle is hired to help a group of inexperienced criminals plan and carry out the robbery. #OnThisDay

Premiering on this day in 1982 was the sitcom, ‘One of the Boys’. This show starred Mickey Rooney, Dana Carvey, Nathan Lane, Scatman Crothers, and Francine Beers. It lwas canceled after 13 shows. TV Guide ranked it number 24 on its TV Guide's 50 Worst Shows of All Time list in 2002. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1919 was the great comedian, actor, and writer, Ernie Kovacs! Kovacs's visually experimental and often spontaneous comedic style influenced numerous television comedy programs for years after his death. #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1943 was the classic American romantic drama film, ‘Casablanca’. It was directed by Michael Curtiz, and starring Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, and Paul Henreid. A cynical American cafe owner struggles to decide to help his former lover and her fugitive husband. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1944 was Dutch actor, Rutger Hauer. Rutger was brilliant in such films as Nighthawks (1981), Blade Runner (1982), Ladyhawke (1985), Blind Fury (1989), Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), and Batman Begins (2005). Didn’t you get the memo? #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1954 was an independently made sc-fi film, 'Killers from Space'. Directed by W. Lee Wilder, it stars Peter Graves, Barbara Bestar, and Frank Gerstle. It is the story of an atomic scientist who claims he was abducted by aliens after being injured in a plane crash. #OnThisDay

Released on this day in 1964 was the horror comedy film, ‘The Comedy of Terrors’. Directed by Jacques Tourneur, this film features Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Joyce Jameson, Rhubarb, Basil Rathbone, and Joe E. Brown in his final film appearance. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1909 was the actress, Ann Sothern. Ann is known for her 10 films in which she played Maisie Ravier, the brash yet lovable Brooklyn showgirl. She also had her own sitcom Private Secretary. And she played the car in My Mother the Car. #OnThisDay #botd

Born on this day in 1932 was actress, Piper Laurie. Piper is known for films such as The Hustler (1961), Carrie (1976), and Children of a Lesser God (1986). She also played in the TV series Twin Peaks,, and is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. #OnThisDay #botd

Born on this day in 1926 was the American professional bodybuilder, actor, and philanthropist, Steve Reeves. Steve reigned as Mr. America of 1947, Mr. World of 1948, and Mr. Universe of 1950. He was famous as Hercules, Goliath, and Sandokan.. #OnThisDay #botd

Happy 92nd birthday to Irish actress, Audrey Dalton who was born on this day in 1934. Audrey mostly worked in America during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She was in such films as Confession (1955), Hold Back the Night (1956) and The Monster That Challenged the World (1957). #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1924 was English actor, comedian, singer and writer, Alfred Hawthorne Hill, better known as Benny Hill. Benny’s TV show, The Benny Hill Show, existed in one form or another for over 30 years! #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1947 was the film noir film, 'Johnny O'Clock'. Directed by Robert Rossen, it stars Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes, Lee J. Cobb, and Ellen Drew. This smart whodunit is about gambling hall owners who get mixed up with a cop on the take, leading to murder and mystery. #OnThisDay

Born on this day in 1926 was Actress Patricia Neal. Patricia was a major star of the 1950s and 60s, the recipient of an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, two British Academy Film Awards and was nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards. #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1950 was the crime film noir, ‘Gun Crazy’. The movie was directed by Joseph H. Lewis and stars Peggy Cummins and John Dall, with an appearance by Rusty Tamblyn. Two disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree. #OnThisDay

Happy 92nd birthday to the English actor and writer, Tom Baker. Tom was the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the series Doctor Who (1974 to 1981). His other credits include Nicholas and Alexandra (1971), The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973), and Dungeons & Dragons (2000). #OnThisDay #botd

Released on this day in 1926 was the sci-fi horror film ‘The Invisible Ray’. This film stars Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi &Frances Drake. A scientist becomes murderous after discovering, and being exposed to the radiation of, a powerful new element called Radium X. #OnThisDay

Released on this day in 1944 was the American horror film, ‘The Lodger’. This film was directed by John Brahm and stars Merle Oberon, George Sanders, and Laird Cregar. It is about a landlady suspects her new lodger is Jack the Ripper. #OnThisDay

Happy 72nd birthday to actress, Linda Hayden. Linda is best known for 70s British horror films and sex comedies such as Taste the Blood of Dracula, (1970), The Blood on Satan's Claw (1970), Confessions of a Window Cleaner (1974), Let's Get Laid (1978). #OnThisDay #botd