October 26, 1967 –
An excellent (though almost forgotten) thriller from the 60s, Wait Until Dark, directed by Terence Young, and starring Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna, Jack Weston and Efrem Zimbalist Jr., premiered on this date.
In an interview, Alan Arkin talked about the Oscar nominations he received for his early major film roles (The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming and The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter). When asked if he was surprised that he was overlooked for Wait Until Dark, his second movie, he replied: “You don’t get nominated for being mean to Audrey Hepburn!“
