Mystery photo revealed!

Yes, it is Rod Cameron and Adrian Booth in "Brimstone," correctly guessed by Michael Ryerson, Michael Goosman, John Jarnagin, Gary Hertzberg and Howard Decker.

More important, note the Colt Single Action Army Frontier he’s carrying. At least that’s my best guess.

Above, our mystery guest, identified by Don Danard as: Adrian Booth, Lorna Gray and Virginia Pound (I would have accepted any of these names).

But of course, the Daily
Mirror isn’t done. Now the mystery guest is the fellow on the right.

And just because I’m in a good mood, here’s another photo. Keith Thursby asked if this was taken at the Golden Horseshoe at Disneyland. Alas, no. (This is on the set of "The Black Hills," Sept. 10, 1950).

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times

Speaking of fur coats, who’s the lady wearing this one? (She was photographed in March 1945 after being arrested on drug charges. She was later exonerated, see below).

P.S.: Dig that great metal plate around the doorknob.

Hint: This actress has more than 50 credits on imdb and to the best of my knowledge is still alive.

Big hint: Our mystery guest appeared in a film with two of the actresses listed below (Lorna Gray, Ida Lupino and Rita Hayworth appeared in "The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt.")

Another vintage shot of our mystery guest, sans fur coat. (This is cropped from a still photo of "The Return of Captain America").

Another photo of our mystery guest. ("The Man They Could Not Hang," 1939)

Here she is in another fur. (Photograph by Roman Freulich, Republic Studios, Oct. 20, 1954).

Virginia Hill? Sorry, no.

Susan Hayward? I’m afraid not.

Joan Fontaine? Alas, no.

Yvonne De Carlo? Sorry, no.

Ida Lupino? Alas, no.

Mala Powers? Interesting guess! But alas, no.

Olivia de Havilland? Sorry, no.

Nora Eddington? Interesting guess, but no. This woman has more than 50 imdb credits and is still alive as far as I know.

Barbara Hale? The Case of the Mistaken Identity, I’m afraid.

Rita Hayworth? Alas, no.

Jane Greer? Sorry, I’m afraid not.

Jean Arthur? Interesting guess. But I’m afraid not. This lady is still alive as far as I know. Jean Arthur died in 1991.

Ann Blyth? Sorry, I’m afraid not.

Ann Rutherford? I can see the similarity. But I’m afraid not.

Lucille Ball? I’m sorry, this lady is still alive as far as I know. Ball died in 1989.

Jane Randolph? A very good guess. Our lady has way more credits on imdb, though.

Luise Rainier? Alas, no.

Linda Darnell? I’m afraid not. Linda Darnell died in 1965.

Faye McKenzie? Interesting guess, but alas no.

Elaine Riley? Sorry, no.

Pamela Blake (with Alan Ladd or Elisha Cook Jr.)? Interesting guesses for sure. But no.

Phyllis Coates? Interesting guess, but Coates has far more credits on imdb.

Marsha Hunt? Another interesting guess, but Hunt has far more credits on imdb.

Diana Barrymore? Alas, Diana Barrymore died in 1960.

Deanna Durbin? I’m afraid not.

Gene Tierney? (two people). Alas, this lady is still alive as far as I know. Tierney died in 1991.

Joan Bennett? I’m afraid not. This lady is still alive and Bennett died in 1990.

Maureen O’Hara? Interesting guess, but alas, no.

Ann Sheridan? Alas, no. This lady is still alive and Sheridan died in 1967.

Ava Gardner? Alas no. This lady is still alive and Gardner died in 1990.

Simone Simon? Alas no. This lady is still alive and Simon died in 2005.

Ava Gardner? I’m afraid not. This lady is still alive and Gardner died in 1990.

Mary Anderson? Interesting guess, but I’m afraid not.

Sonia Darrin? Alas, no.

Celeste Holme? Alas, no.

Rosalind Russell? I’m afraid not. This lady is alive and Russell died in 1976.

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24 Responses to Mystery photo revealed!

zabadu says:

July 7, 2008 at 11:43 am

Virginia Hill?

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Anthony Triana says:

July 7, 2008 at 12:49 pm

Yvonne de Carlo??

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rotter says:

July 7, 2008 at 2:13 pm

Joan Fontaine

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Yvonne says:

July 8, 2008 at 9:29 pm

Susan Hayward?

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MichaelRyerson says:

July 9, 2008 at 7:33 am

Nora Eddington

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MichaelRyerson says:

July 9, 2008 at 8:47 am

Well, there goes my second guess, the late Ann Sheridan.

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Marianne Hatch says:

July 9, 2008 at 3:23 pm

Jean Arthur

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MichaelRyerson says:

July 9, 2008 at 5:42 pm

Ann Rutherford

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Greg says:

July 9, 2008 at 10:55 pm

She sure looks like Claire Trevor from the movie Born to Kill. I’ll throw it out anyway, even though she died in 2000. She even has the widow’s peak.
http://tinyurl.com/58bnkv

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Don says:

July 10, 2008 at 10:17 am

She looks to me like Rosalind Russell. But imdb says she died in ’76.

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Rudy Cardona says:

July 10, 2008 at 11:57 am

She is a Barrymore.

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anne salamunovich says:

July 10, 2008 at 12:39 pm

Is it Deanna Durbin?

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Arye Michael Bender says:

July 10, 2008 at 2:31 pm

Diana Barrymore?

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Denise Thain says:

July 10, 2008 at 3:23 pm

Marsha Hunt?

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Dan Dixon says:

July 10, 2008 at 3:24 pm

Pamela Blake? Maybe with Alan Ladd or Elisha Cook Jr.
Dan Dixon
San Pedro
I emailed this as well. From now on I’ll try to keep it to one answer. Thanks.

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jeff prescott says:

July 10, 2008 at 3:40 pm

Is it Phyllis Coates (early Lois Lane)?

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Heather Collett says:

July 11, 2008 at 8:36 am

THis is Ann Rutherford . I know because I saw her in DAncing Co’ED. I think she is also in Gone with the wind.

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Linda Carole says:

July 12, 2008 at 7:01 am

Okay, Okay. When will you tell us???

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Jeff Prescott says:

July 12, 2008 at 10:16 am

And she was great in The Three Stooges short, “Three Sappy People.”
She has been in touch with The 3 Stooges fan club, too!!!!!

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MichaelRyerson says:

July 12, 2008 at 10:24 am

Rod Cameron

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MIchael Goosman says:

July 12, 2008 at 11:00 am

Rod Cameron on the set of “The Plunderers”

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MichaelRyerson says:

July 12, 2008 at 1:24 pm

It looks like a Colt model 1873 to me, riding comfortably in an early Arvo Ojala holster.

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Greg says:

July 12, 2008 at 1:51 pm

Lorna Gray!? Wow, this hard to do. Just for kicks, check out how much the redhead, Rhonda Fleming, looks liker her. As seen in B&W:
Rhonda 1: http://tinyurl.com/5ole6c
Rhonda 2: http://tinyurl.com/68qeza
Rhonda 3: http://tinyurl.com/6drcuq
Rhonda 4: http://tinyurl.com/5bzu3f
Rhonda 5: http://tinyurl.com/5lz2jh

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zabadu says:

July 13, 2008 at 3:10 pm

Okay, now that I know, I’m still confused. Who? With that many credits, she’s still a mystery to me!!!

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