Movie star mystery photo |

Los Angeles Times file photo

Our mystery woman has more than 150 credits on IMDb. Update: She is Blanche Sweet, whose career spanned 1909 to 1960. In this undated photo, she is returning to the U.S. on the ship Pennsylvania.

Los Angeles Times file photo

Lots of guesses about our mystery woman, but none of them right. Here’s another photo.

Update: Two correct guesses so far. Dewey Webb and Nick Santa Maria have identified the mystery woman, but I’m not going to publish the answer yet to give other people a chance. Keep checking back throughout the week for more photos and the answer on Friday!

Update: Blanche Sweet in 1927

Los Angeles Times file photo

Update: We have correct guesses from Mary Mallory and mmullen98. Congratulations!

Update II: Blanche Sweet in 1926.

Los Angeles Times file photo

One thing we can never get enough of at the Daily Mirror is photos of movie stars posing with a Studebaker. Here’s our mystery woman on the running board of roadster. (Did you know Frances Bavier–Aunt Bee from "The Andy Griffith Show"–drove a Lark Daytona? It’s true!)

Los Angeles Times file photo

Blanche Sweet in a photo for the 1926 film "Diplomacy," when movie publicity consisted of having someone drive across the country carrying the film cans. One of the men in the photo is director Marshall Neilan, Sweet’s husband at the time (I believe he’s the gent on the right). The other fellow is, alas, unidentified. Clifford Street, as seen in the photo, intersects with Glendale Boulevard north of downtown.

46 Responses to Movie star mystery photo

william says:

January 5, 2009 at 12:17 pm

anita loos….?

LikeLike
Arye Michael Bender says:

January 5, 2009 at 12:18 pm

She looks like a youngish Cloris Leachman. Though I doubt it’s her, because that ageless and brilliant actress has many more credits than a mere 150 on imdb.
The actress is so accomplished that I hope someone from the Academy or AFI sees this and realizes how well a life achievement award would befit her.

LikeLike
MichaelRyerson says:

January 5, 2009 at 12:18 pm

She looks a bit like Zasu Pitts.

LikeLike
Kim Cooper says:

January 5, 2009 at 12:18 pm

Is that Patricia Neal, looking peaked?

LikeLike
Rudy Zeman says:

January 5, 2009 at 6:14 pm

It’s Barbara Stanwyck.

LikeLike
Nancy says:

January 5, 2009 at 7:21 pm

Maureen O’Sullivan

LikeLike
Bob in Baltimore says:

January 6, 2009 at 9:52 am

Is it Eleanor Boardman? I saw her the classic silent film movie “The Crowd” this morning on TCM.

LikeLike
Debra Baird says:

January 6, 2009 at 11:44 am

Is it Mary Pickford?

LikeLike
Janet Schwartz says:

January 6, 2009 at 11:44 am

Helen hayes?

LikeLike
mitch says:

January 6, 2009 at 11:44 am

Clara Bow.

LikeLike
Nancy Foy says:

January 6, 2009 at 11:44 am

ZASU PITTS

LikeLike
jany says:

January 6, 2009 at 12:06 pm

Jane Wyatt?

LikeLike
Howard says:

January 6, 2009 at 12:30 pm

Is it Jane Wyman

LikeLike
Jeff Yount says:

January 6, 2009 at 12:30 pm

Lillian Gish?

LikeLike
al says:

January 6, 2009 at 12:31 pm

Florence Henderson

LikeLike
jess says:

January 6, 2009 at 1:42 pm

what movie did she play in.

LikeLike
Sue says:

January 6, 2009 at 1:42 pm

Zelda Fitzgerald?

LikeLike
Ed says:

January 6, 2009 at 1:42 pm

Angelina Jolie?

LikeLike
R Walker says:

January 6, 2009 at 1:42 pm

Could it be DOROTHY GISH– Lillian’s (now) less-famous sister, who worked in silents and soundies as well as on the stage?

LikeLike
Dru Duniway says:

January 6, 2009 at 1:47 pm

Olivia de Havilland

LikeLike
Furry Hiker says:

January 6, 2009 at 1:47 pm

Mary Astor

LikeLike
Cold in PHX says:

January 6, 2009 at 2:31 pm

How about Colleen Moore?

LikeLike
Cary Loewenstein says:

January 6, 2009 at 2:31 pm

I think it’s Zasu Pitts.

LikeLike
Nissa says:

January 6, 2009 at 2:31 pm

Bette Davis?

LikeLike
Jupiter says:

January 6, 2009 at 2:31 pm

Gloria Swanson

LikeLike
Meredith Wright says:

January 6, 2009 at 2:31 pm

Janet Gaynor

LikeLike
Jennifer Brya says:

January 6, 2009 at 2:31 pm

That’s Florence Henderson — just saw the A&E biography of her, otherwise I’d never have recognized her!

LikeLike
Eric Stefik says:

January 6, 2009 at 2:31 pm

Lillian Gish

LikeLike
Anne Overby says:

January 6, 2009 at 3:19 pm

Lillian Gish or ZaZu Pitts.

LikeLike
M. Lee says:

January 6, 2009 at 3:30 pm

Could this be Dorothy McGuire?
Just thinking it might!

LikeLike
P Witkamp says:

January 6, 2009 at 3:30 pm

Lillian Gish

LikeLike
Larry Bivens says:

January 6, 2009 at 3:31 pm

Shirley Maclaine

LikeLike
M. Goble says:

January 6, 2009 at 3:42 pm

Mabel Normand

LikeLike
Karen says:

January 6, 2009 at 4:31 pm

I think it’s Florence Henderson!

LikeLike
Robert Clampett says:

January 6, 2009 at 4:53 pm

Gloria Stuart

LikeLike
bgm says:

January 6, 2009 at 4:54 pm

Janet leigh

LikeLike
Noir central says:

January 6, 2009 at 5:07 pm

Luise Rainer

LikeLike
Arnette Ames says:

January 6, 2009 at 5:20 pm

That’s Lillian Gish.

LikeLike
pokk says:

January 6, 2009 at 6:23 pm

lauren bacall

LikeLike
MM says:

January 6, 2009 at 7:46 pm

Mary Astor?

LikeLike
Rinky Dink says:

January 6, 2009 at 9:08 pm

The age would be way off, but the second photo looks like Barbara Feldon.

LikeLike
Cold in PHX says:

January 7, 2009 at 9:25 am

Louise Brooks?

LikeLike
Rogét-L.A. says:

January 7, 2009 at 10:10 am

Norma Talmadge?

LikeLike
Nancy Foy says:

January 7, 2009 at 4:09 pm

Myrna Loy

LikeLike
Donna says:

January 7, 2009 at 9:32 pm

Is it Anita Page?

LikeLike
Ruth says:

January 9, 2009 at 7:22 am

Jane Wyatt

LikeLike