January 11, 1972 –
The TV movie, Kolchak, The Night Stalker, starring Darren McGavin premiered on ABC-TV on this date.
While filming in Las Vegas, producer Dan Curtis was amazed at how oblivious the casino gamblers were to any events going on around them other than gambling. So as a joke one day, actor Barry Atwater (Janos Skorzeny) was asked to walk through the Sahara’s casino in full costume and makeup to see if anyone noticed him. He did this for over 40 minutes, and didn’t even get a second glance.
The Haus of Dcaligari 