Happy Labor Day!

Cummings starred in both Saboteur and Dial M For Murder for Hitchcock.

Realizing they’d be out of a job if Guiness’ invention ever became available to the public, his employers shut him down. This is why we can’t have nice things.

Malden was a long-time friend of Brando, appearing with him in several other films including A Streetcar Named Desire and One-Eyed Jacks.

The Garment Jungle is a nifty noir, too often overlooked but notable for Joseph Biroc’s cinematography and co-directors Vincent Sherman and Robert Aldrich.

Just late of The Goon Show and The Ladykillers, I’m Alright Jack was one of the first films to showcase Sellers as a fully-fledged star.

Directed by Barbara Kopple in 1976, Harlan County USA is the touchstone for advocacy moviemaking.

This was Stallone’s first film after Rocky and he again took on the lion’s share of the screenwriting, rewriting much of Joe Eszterhas’ original work with the help of director Norman Jewison.

A tension-filled set led to a breakdown for Taxi Driver screenwriter Schrader but the film went on to near universal praise.

John Sayles finds time to direct, write, act and contribute to our humble site as a TFH Guru. His most recent film was Go For Sister and his most recent novel was 2011’s A Moment in the Sun.

Director Danny DeVito snagged his Batman pal to play dead for the camera (probably with a little help from Nicholson’s Joker).