Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

  June 4, 2011, Mystery Photo  
  Los Angeles Times file photo  
March 19, 1939, White Cargo March 29, 1939, White Cargo

[Update: Well our torrid mystery gal stumped everybody! I wish I had more photos of her, but there aren’t any. This is Ann Ainslee in “White Cargo,”  a rather notorious Los Angeles stage production of 1939. The Times reported that Ainslee left “White Cargo” to go into pictures, but she had almost no film career as far as I can tell. And in case you’re wondering, I used her photos because they are too great not to share. I wonder what became of her.]

Here’s our weekend mystery gal!
 
There’s a new photo on the jump!

 

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  Los Angeles Times file photo  

Here’s our daring mystery gal!

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13 Responses to Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

  1. Jenny M's avatar Jenny M says:

    Joan Blondell

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  2. Dewey Webb's avatar Dewey Webb says:

    Jeanette MacDonald’s stand-in auditioning as Dorothy Lamour’s stand-in

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  3. Steven Moshlak's avatar Steven Moshlak says:

    Joan or Gloria Blondell ???

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  4. Jeff's avatar Jeff says:

    Ruth Etting?

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  5. Gerald McCann's avatar Gerald McCann says:

    Mystery gal is Jeanette MacDonald

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  6. Arye Michael Bender's avatar Arye Michael Bender says:

    That’s a nineteen-twenties face on a thirties body, with a sarong in its heart.

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  7. gary martin's avatar gary martin says:

    Helen Broderick.

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  8. Gail Germana's avatar Gail Germana says:

    lina romay

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  9. fibber mcgee's avatar fibber mcgee says:

    Looks like an Island gal to me. Rock Island, Illinois? Catalina Island (on the weekends)?

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  10. Steven Moshlak's avatar Steven Moshlak says:

    Dorothy Lamour?

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  11. Mary mallory's avatar Mary mallory says:

    Sofia Ortega?

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  12. Dewey Webb's avatar Dewey Webb says:

    Oh, of course, Ann Ainslee! Always one of my faves–don’t know why I didn’t recognize her.

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  13. Julie Merholz's avatar Julie Merholz says:

    Well, at least you are giving totally unknown talent their 15 minutes of fame.

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