On this day in 1958, UNITED ARTISTS released THE DEFIANT ONES. Directed by STANLEY KRAMER, this crime drama crossed racial lines to create a controversial buzz when it was released. SIDNEY POITIER and TONY CURTIS played escaped cons bound together with chains and forced to learn to get along. Truly a great supporting cast that includes THEODORE BIKEL, LON CHANEY JR., KING DONOVAN, CLAUDE AKINS, WHIT BISSELL, CARA WILLIAMS and CARL ‘ALFALFA’ SWITZER (of OUR GANG fame).