Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated +++)

Sept. 2, 2013, Mystery Photo

And for Monday, three mystery gents.

Sept. 3, 2013, Mystery Photo

Here are a couple more mystery chaps for Tuesday.

Our middle gent in Monday’s picture has been identified by Michael Ryerson, Julie Merholz, Lee Ann, Floyd Thursby, Jenny M. and Dan Dixon. Dan did a great deal of fascinating detective work that’s too good not to share:

The man in the center is, without doubt, the great XXXXXX. Now, just my opinion: the car and the heavies on either side put it in Europe. The crappy color makes it not a high budget affair. I think it’s around the time of XXX’s tiny and wonderful performance in “XXXXX.” The ties tell us something, I’m just not sure what, maybe early-midish 70s. My stab at it is: XXXX on the left, XXXX in “XXXX.” The guy on the right doesn’t quite fit, but…

Alas, the wrong film. But fascinating work!

Sept. 4, 2013, Mystery Photo

And here we have a mystery (totally not) car.

Please congratulate Jenny M and Megan and Lee Ann for identifying our mystery movie and cast and Floyd Thursby and Julie Merholz for identifying Tuesday’s mystery gent.

Sept. 5, 2013, Mystery Photo

And for Thursday, a mystery woman.

Gary Martin says of Tuesday’s mystery fellow: “Tuesday’s gent in the odd lapels is XXXXX. As he made 5000 films I suspect I shant get far in my research within the remaining days.” Of course Gary then got the mystery film and cast. Congrats!

Julie Merholz and Mike Hawks have also identified our mystery film and cast.

Julie and Jenny M. have identified the car. You probably can’t tell from that shot, but it’s a right-hand drive (very rare, I would say). Notice how much oil it’s burning.

And Julie identified our ultra-mysterious “back of the head guy.”

Don Danard identified Monday’s and Tuesday’s mystery folks.

Congrats, everybody!

Sept. 6, 2013, Mystery Photo

This isn’t a mystery fellow. I just think it’s bizarre for him to have an antique rifle with a scope.

Sept. 6, 2013, Mystery Photo
Oh look, it’s a Luger!

Our mystery film and cast have been identified by ValleDave and Don Danard.

Stevo identified our mystery car. ValleDave added a bit of trivia about the car from imdb, which is probably not entirely correct.

Mike Hawks and Jenny M. identified Thursday’s mystery folks, while Julie Merholz identified our mystery woman, but had the wrong “back of the head guy.”

Benito gets partial credit for:

Thursday’s girl sure looks like the late XXXXX, ZZZZ’s  sister. If so, the tall blonde gent is Michael Caine (alas, no) and the movie is The Billion Dollar Brain (alas, no).

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36 Responses to Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated +++)

  1. Gent in the middle appears to be Cyril Cusack.

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  2. juliemerholz's avatar juliemerholz says:

    Cyril Cusack in the middle

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  3. Megan and Lee Ann's avatar Megan and Lee Ann says:

    That would be Cyril Cusack.

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  4. Gary Martin's avatar Gary Martin says:

    Get Carter with Ian, Colin, and Derek somebody.

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  5. Floyd Thursby's avatar Floyd Thursby says:

    Cyril Cusack.

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  6. Jenny M's avatar Jenny M says:

    Man in the middle, Cyril Cusack.

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  7. DeweyWebb's avatar DeweyWebb says:

    Dolph Sweet, left

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  8. Mary Mallory's avatar Mary Mallory says:

    Michael Hordern in the middle.

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  9. Dan's avatar Dan says:

    The man in the center is, without doubt, the great Cyril Cusack. Now, just my opinion: the car and the heavies on either side put it in Europe. The crappy color makes it not a high budget affair. I think it’s around the time of Cusack’s tiny and wonderful performance in Day of the Jackal (’73). The ties tell us something, I’m just not sure what, maybe early-midish 70s. My stab at it is: Peter Berling on the left, Cyril Cusack in The Italian Connection. The guy on the right doesn’t quite fit, but…

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  10. deweywebb's avatar deweywebb says:

    The New Centurions

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  11. juliemerholz's avatar juliemerholz says:

    Facing us is John Le Mesurier

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  12. Jenny M's avatar Jenny M says:

    John Le Mesurier in Where the Spies Are.

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  13. Floyd Thursby's avatar Floyd Thursby says:

    John Le Mesurier for Tuesday.

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  14. Megan and Lee Ann's avatar Megan and Lee Ann says:

    John Le Mesurier. Is the movie “Where the Spies Are”?

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  15. Mike Botula's avatar Mike Botula says:

    OK, Larry. I give up. Where do I find the names of the “mystery people” on this ongoing feature of your web site. You used to run these every week and by Friday would identify the “mystery people” in your daily column. But I’m stumped. To me the biggest mystery is the identities of your “mystery people.” I promise to wear my newsboy cap 24 hours a day for a month, if you let me in on the secret.

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    • lmharnisch's avatar lmharnisch says:

      Mike: The mystery photos have undergone a transformation now that this is a personal blog and I’m no longer able to use photos from The Times library. For a while, Steven Bibb generously shared scans from his huge collection of stills, but he took a major hit in Hurricane Sandy and had to focus his energies elsewhere. That leaves me with screen captures from mystery films, which is what I’m doing now.

      The way this works is that I post incorrect guesses on the same day. If people are correct, I give them credit on the blog the next day, but don’t post their answers until the end of the week so everyone has a chance.

      On Saturdays, I post all the correct answers and it seems redundant to have me post the names of the mystery film and cast when the commenters have done it.

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  16. juliemerholz's avatar juliemerholz says:

    A Cord Motor Car

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  17. juliemerholz's avatar juliemerholz says:

    Where The Spies Are

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  18. Jenny M's avatar Jenny M says:

    Cord 810

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  19. Don Danard's avatar Don Danard says:

    Cyril Cusack on Monday, John Le Mesurier on Tuesday.

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  20. Don Danard's avatar Don Danard says:

    That’s Cusack in the middle on Monday. Should have mentioned that.
    And the latest has Le Mesurier driving the car. Don’t know the movie however.

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  21. Mike Hawks's avatar Mike Hawks says:

    I have returned from Cinecon 49 and Cyril Cusack is our monday man while John LeMesurier is our man for tuesday making this WHERE THE SPIES ARE 1965.

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  22. Gary Martin's avatar Gary Martin says:

    Tuesday’s gent in the odd lapels is John Mesurier. As he made 5000 films I suspecrt I shant get far in my research within the remaining days.

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  23. juliemerholz's avatar juliemerholz says:

    I think in Tuesday’s photo, Noel Harrison is the “back of the head” guy.

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  24. Gary Martin's avatar Gary Martin says:

    I don’t know why I didn’t recognize Monday’s chap as Cyril Cussack …and if so the film is The Liquidator, 1965, in Metrocolor.

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  25. Gary Martin's avatar Gary Martin says:

    I meant to sday: Where the Spies are, also 1965.

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  26. Jenny M's avatar Jenny M says:

    Francoise Dorleac and David Niven

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  27. Mike Hawks's avatar Mike Hawks says:

    This is Francoise Dorleac with David Niven.

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  28. juliemerholz's avatar juliemerholz says:

    Same back of the head guy and Francoise Dorleac

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  29. stevo's avatar stevo says:

    is it a cord ?

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  30. Benito's avatar Benito says:

    Thursday’s girl sure looks like the late Francoise Dorleac, Catherine Deneuve’s sister. If so, the tall blonde gent is Michael Caine and the movie is The Billion Dollar Brain. Anyway, I’ve seen that Cord convertible before.

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  31. Don Danard's avatar Don Danard says:

    By the way, would the film be “Where the Spies Are”, a David Niven starrer?
    I think that’s it.

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  32. ValleDave's avatar ValleDave says:

    Monday: the man in the middle is: Cyril Cusack, Tuesday: John Le Mesurier, Thursday is the beautiful Francoise Dorleac (sister of Catherine Deneuve), who is probably talking to David Niven. The movie is “Where the Spies Are.”

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  33. Mary Mallory's avatar Mary Mallory says:

    Obviously David Niven today.

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  34. I finally got it, but only after Friday’s Gimme. Monday: Cyril Cusack in the middle; Tuesday: John Le Musurier; Thursday’s Lady, Francoise Dorleac, and finally Friday’s Gimme, the always dapper David Niven. The film is one of the many movies spawned in the wake of James Bond, “Where the Spies Are” (1965).

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