October 15, 1965 –
The poker playing version of The Hustler, The Cincinnati Kid, directed by Norman Jewison, and starring Steve McQueen, Ann-Margret, Karl Malden, Tuesday Weld, Edward G. Robinson, Joan Blondell, Rip Torn, and Cab Calloway opened in New Orleans on this date.
Mitzi Gaynor campaigned for the role of Lady Fingers, but it ended up going to Joan Blondell. Rumors abound as to why Blondell got the role, with the most common being that Gaynor and Ann-Margret did not quite get along. Joan Blondell was trained for her role as Lady Fingers by master card trickster and technical adviser Jay Ose.
The Haus of Dcaligari 