November 7, 1951 –
The under-rated British film-noir (based on a Graham Greene novel and screenplay written by Graham Greene,) directed by John Boulting, Brighton Rock, starring Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley, and William Hartnell opened in the US on this date.
Graham Greene wrote Richard Attenborough a letter after seeing the movie, praising his performance as Pinkie. Attenborough kept the letter for the rest of his life.
The Haus of Dcaligari 