Duel was Steven Spielberg’s second feature-length directing effort, after his
1971 The Name of the Game NBC-TV series episode "L.A. 2017". It was two
years after a well-received turn directing a segment of the pilot-movie for the
anthology television series Night Gallery and several other TV episodes. Duel
was initially shown on television as an ABC Movie of the Week on Saturday,
November 13, 1971. It was later released to cinemas in Europe and Australia,
with a limited cinema release to some venues in the United States. The film’s
success enabled Spielberg to establish himself as a film director. It is one of 
only two Spielberg-directed theatrical films for which John Williams did not 
create the score, the other being The Color Purple (1985).

Lurene Tuttle and Howard Duff during an episode of Sam Spade

The Adventures of Sam Spade was a radio series based loosely on the private
detective character Sam Spade, created by writer Dashiell Hammett for The
Maltese Falcon. The show ran for 13 episodes on ABC in 1946, for 157
episodes on CBS in 1946-1949, and finally for 51 episodes on NBC in
1949-1951. The series starred Howard Duff (and later, Steve Dunne)
as Sam Spade and Lurene Tuttle as his secretary Effie.

William Spier Producer/Director of The Adventures
of Sam Spade

Tom Hanks

The epic romantic comedy-drama film Forest Gump was based on the 1986 
novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The film is now considered a 
“classic.” It won 6 Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director for Robert
Zemeckis, and Best Actor in a Leading Role for Tom Hanks.

Director James Sheldon explains a scene to young actor Billy Mumy
during taping of Twilight Zone episode # 58, “Long Distance Call”. It
aired March 31, 1961 and is one of the six videotaped episodes of
the original Twilight Zone series. 

Peter Lorre (László Löwenstein) (June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964)

Character actor who played roles in Casablanca (1942) and The Maltese
Falcon (1941). At age 17, he began his acting career on stage, working
with famous artist and puppeteer Richard Teschner.