This week’s mystery movie has been “Badlands” (1973), written and directed by Terrence Malick, starring Martin Sheen, Sissy Spacek and Warren Oates. I generally avoid more recent films, figuring that they are too easy, but realized that 41 years isn’t all that recent anymore. I chose “Badlands” because it was based on the Charles Starkweather saga of the 1950s. I try to vary the eras and genres to make the mystery films more challenging, although I have neglected musicals because most are so well known and westerns because I don’t have many in the archives.
And for Monday, we have a mystery gent…. in color!
This mystery guest is Charles Fitzpatrick in his only film appearance. The brain trust correctly identified everyone else.
And for Tuesday, a mystery gent with a chicken.
And for Wednesday, another mystery gent.
Our mysterious friend with the chicken was recognized by many people. Please congratulate LC (mystery man with chicken), Patrick (mystery movie, mystery man with chicken), Herb Nichols (mystery man with chicken), Rick (mystery movie), Benito (mystery movie, mystery man with chicken), dlhartzog (mystery movie, mystery man with chicken), Dewey Webb (mystery movie, mystery man with chicken), Barbara Klein (mystery movie, mystery man with chicken), ValleyDave (mystery movie, mystery man with chicken), Pat van Hartesveldt (mystery movie, mystery man with chicken) and Julie Merholz (mystery movie, mystery man with chicken).
And for Thursday, an entirely non-mysterious gent.
Please congratulate Patrick (Wednesday’s mystery gent), Barbara Klein (Wednesday’s mystery gent), Dewey Webb (Wednesday’s mystery gent) and dlhartzog (Wednesday’s mystery gent).
And for Friday, our two very young mystery stars.
Please congratulate Julie Merholz (Thursday’s mystery painter), dlhartzog (Thursday’s mystery painter), Barbara Klein (Thursday’s mystery painter) and LC (mystery movie, mystery stars).
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Unclear on the gent, but just wanted to share yet another retail item … Perhaps you’ve seen already. http://www.blackdahlialacquer.com
thank you for your beautiful posts
Anne
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What’s especially amusing about this site is that Elizabeth Short bit her nails.
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Wesley Addy? Often appeared on the b & w ‘Perry Mason’ series.
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Interesting guess, but I’m afraid not.
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Today is Ramon Bieri.
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Tuesday’s gent with a chicken is Ramon Bieri.
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“Badlands” from 1973
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ramon bieri
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the movie is Badlands
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Best guess: Ramon Bieri, before he is shot in BADLANDS [1973].
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Tuesday, Ramon Bieri. Badlands?
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Tues. Ramon Bieri in BADLANDS
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Ramon Bieri in “Badlands”
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Tuesday’s man with bird in hand is Ramon Bieri. I think the movie is “Badlands.”
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Tuesday: Ramon Bieri. The movie is Badlands.
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Ramon Biera
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oops Ramon Bieri
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Badlands 1973
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Gary Littlejohn
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Wednesday = John Carter
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Wednesday – John Carter
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John Carter
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Wednesday, another favorite character actor, John Carter.
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Warren Oats
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oops Oates
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The great Warren Oates.
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Thursday – Warren Oates
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Badlands w/Martin Sheen & Sissy Spacek
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Colm Feore Wednesday and Tom Waits yesterday?
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Egg on my face. Today is Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek, so it’s Badlands. Wednesday would be John Carter and Thursday is Warren Oates. Spacek grew up ten miles from my hometown, and my mother and her father worked on history projects together.
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Friday – Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek
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The guy with the chicken: Ramon Bieri. The guy with the white hat: Warren Oates. And Firiday, Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek on the lam in Terrence Malik’s Badlands.
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Badlands. Sissy S. Martin S. and Warren Oates. I used to see Martin Sheen in off Broadway plays in the 60’s. I had forgotten that he had ever been so young. (Of course I continue to be 27.)
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Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek in Terrence Malick’s….. etc.
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I was sure I recognized the Chicken from a major role in Herzog’s Heart of Glass, but then Warren Oates suggested Monte Hellman’s “Cockfighter.”
Once I got poultry off my mind, however, “Badlands” seemed the logical choice.
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Or, as she’s fondly known at our house, Sissy SpaceChick.
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Is Thursday scruffy Bruce Wilis?
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Interesting guess. But alas, no.
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Friday’s girl looks like Sissy Spacek. Not sure about the guy.
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Friday, Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek.
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