Above is a cool promo shot for the classic film noir T-Men, which premiered yesterday in 1947. That’s star Mary Meade posing with an unknown male model under a newspaper affixed to the background via dagger. It’s headlined: “Dapper Killer Strikes Again.” But there’s no Dapper Killer in the movie. We suspect the image was made for Reliance Pictures as a sort of general Meade promo, but later someone thought it could fit for T-Men. Even without a Dapper Killer the movie is very interesting, though. We’ll circle back to it later.
1954—First Church of Scientology Established
The first Scientology church, based on the writings of science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard, is established in Los Angeles, California. Since then, the city has become home to the largest concentration of Scientologists in the world, and its ranks include high-profile adherents such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta.