Movies: “Johnny Cool”
Oct. 19, 1963 - Opening today is “Johnny Cool,” a crime film directed by William Asher based on the novel “The Kingdom of Johnny Cool” by...
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Oct 18, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Twilight Zone”
Oct. 18, 1963 - Tonight on “The Twilight Zone,” an obnoxious blowhard (Richard Erdman, pictured) is given a stopwatch that halts time,...
Oct 16, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Ben Casey”
Oct. 16, 1963 - Tonight on “Ben Casey,” Casey (Vince Edwards) recommends surgery for young athlete Larry Masterson (Beau Bridges) but...
Oct 15, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Fugitive”
Oct. 15, 1963 - Tonight on “The Fugitive,” Dr. Kimble (David Janssen) still fleeing with the woman he loves, decides to fake their deaths...
Oct 14, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Outer Limits”
Oct. 14, 1963 - Tonight on “The Outer Limits,” a scientist (Edward Mulhare) hires a miner (David McCallum, right with Jill Haworth) to be...
Oct 14, 2023
Theater: “The Passion of Josef D.” with Peter Falk and Luther Adler
Oct. 14, 1963 - Luther Adler has been signed to portray Vladimir Lenin in Paddy Chayefsky’s new drama, “The Passion of Josef D.,” which...
Oct 14, 2023
Claudia Cardinale Appears in Two Current Films
Oct. 14, 1963 - Claudia Cardinale will be much in evidence on Los Angeles theater screens this week. She stars in two films opening in...
Oct 13, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters”
Oct. 13, 1963 - Tonight on “The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters,” the wagon train finds an entire Army regiment wiped out by Indians, except...
Oct 13, 2023
Movies: “Lord of the Flies”
Oct. 13, 1963 - “Lord of the Flies,” a British drama film based on the 1954 novel by William Golding, will open Friday. The story deals...
Oct 12, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Gunsmoke”
Oct. 12, 1963 - Tonight on “Gunsmoke,” a young rascal (Scott Marlowe, right) meets the outlaw idol of his youth (William Talman, left)....
Oct 12, 2023
“Dr. Kildare” Episode To Focus on Unscrupulous Funeral Practices
Oct. 12, 1963 - The “Dr. Kildare” television series will get away from its customary hospital cases on Oct. 31 and present a drama with...
Oct 11, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Twilight Zone”
Oct. 11, 1963 - Tonight’s episode of “The Twilight Zone” is entitled “Nightmare at 20,000 Feet.” It is based on the short story of the...
Oct 10, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Dr. Kildare”
Oct. 10, 1963 - Tonight on “Dr. Kildare,” a wealthy industrialist (James Whitmore) who is in Blair for tests gets a lot of attention from...
Oct 10, 2023
Movies: “From Russia With Love”
Oct. 10, 1963 - Premiering tonight in London is “From Russia With Love,” the second James Bond film and Sean Connery’s second portrayal...
Oct 9, 2023
Movies: “The Collector”
Oct. 9, 1963 - William Wyler will direct and produce “The Collector,” a film based on John Fowles’s best-selling novel. The adaptation of...
Oct 8, 2023
TV: Tonight on “Petticoat Junction”
Oct. 8, 1963 - Tonight on “Petticoat Junction,” hard-hitting railroad president Norman Curtis (Roy Roberts) travels to Hooterville with...
Oct 8, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Fugitive”
Oct. 8, 1963 - Tonight on “The Fugitive,” Kimble (David Janssen) flees Los Angeles with a woman who loves him (Susan Oliver) after...
Oct 7, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show”
Oct. 7, 1963 - Tonight on “The Andy Griffith Show,” Barney and Gomer try to retrieve a baseball from a supposedly haunted house and find...
Oct 7, 2023
TV: Tonight on “The Outer Limits”
Oct. 7, 1963 - Tonight on “The Outer Limits,” a timid, hen-pecked man (Donald Pleasence) acquires the power to vaporize those who...
Oct 6, 2023
Movies: “Tom Jones”
Oct. 6, 1963 - Opening today is “Tom Jones,” a British comedy film and adaptation of Henry Fielding’s classic 1749 novel “The History of...
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