This week’s mystery movie was 1939 Warner Bros.’ picture “Private Detective,” with Jane Wyman, Dick Foran, Gloria Dickson and Maxie Rosenbloom, with a screenplay by Earle Snell and Raymond Schrock, based on a story by Kay Krausse. It was directed by Noel Smith.
Update: Yes, there actually is printing on this newspaper – it’s just not legible in the screen grab.
No, this isn’t our mystery guest (I promised no more Back of the Head Guy) but it’s a man in a newsboy cap actually selling newspapers and how cool is that?
For Monday, we have this mystery gent.
Update: Our judge is Frank Dae. Notice that he is wearing a suit, rather than robes, which is correct for this era.
And for Tuesday, we have a mystery gent smoking a cigar.
Update: This is Selmer Jackson.
And for Wednesday, it’s our old friend, Oh Him.
Maxie Rosenbloom.
Please congratulate Don Danard for identifying Tuesday’s mystery gent.
And for Thursday, we have this familiar pinstriped gent.
This is John Eldredge.
Please congratulate Charles Kjelland (Wednesday’s mystery guest), Ed (Wednesday’s mystery guest), Gary Martin (Wednesday’s mystery guest), Mary Mallory (Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s mystery guests), Don Danard (Wednesday’s mystery guest) and sorry, no Torchy Blane, Jenny M (Wednesday’s mystery guest), Pat van Hartesveldt (Wednesday’s mystery guest), Dewey Webb (Wednesday’s mystery guest), Lee Ann, Megan and Thom (Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s mystery guests), Dan Nather (Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s mystery guests — and the mystery studio) and Bob Hansen (Wednesday’s mystery guest).
And for Friday, we have the stars of our mystery picture.
Jane Wyman with Dick Foran, who was often cast as a singing cowboy.
And a mystery woman making an urgent phone call.
This is the unfortunate Gloria Dickson, who died April 10, 1945, in a fire at 1630 Haslam Terrace, a home she was renting from Sidney Toler.
Please congratulate Mary Mallory (mystery film and guests), Don Danard (Thursday’s mystery guest), Lee Ann, Megan and Thom (mystery movie and Thursday’s mystery guest), Julie Merholz (Wednesday’s mystery guest) and Dan Nather (mystery movie).
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Hmm . . . I smell Troubled Youth nearby . . .
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Am I going blind, or is that newsboy holding up a blank paper? That’s a really slow news day.
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I suspect there is text, but the resolution from my DVD doesn’t show it.
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Samuel S. Hines
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or Hinds
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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Is Monday William Stack?
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I’m afraid not. Sorry.
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I think today’s Mystery Man is Selmer Jackson.
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Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom today, don’t know the movie!
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Wednesday is Maxie Rosenbloom
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Slapsie Maxie Rosenblum or bloom as is sometimes writ.
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Slapsy Maxie Rosenblum.
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Today it’s Max or Maxie Rosenbloom. Waiting for Torchy Blane perchance?
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Maxie Rosenbloom
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Wednesday: Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom?
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Maxie Rosenbloom
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Wednesday’s pug is Max “Slapsy Maxie” Rosenbloom.
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Finally figured out Tuesday’s smoker–Selmer Jackson. He’s the big government official who recruits Tom Conway to take down Gil Regan and his boys in “A Night of Adventure”.
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I can’t place the mystery man from Monday, but Tuesday’s gent is Selmer Jackson, and today’s lovable lug is Maxie Rosenbloom. Still don’t know the movie, but I’m betting it’s a Warner Brothers production . . .
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Wednesday’s guy is Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom!
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If you remember, I got Selmer Jackson through an email yesterday. Today it’s John Eldredge. Is that Eric Dae on Monday as the judge, so the film is PRIVATE DETECTIVE?
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Today, it’s John Eldredge.
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Thursday’s pinstriper is John Eldredge.
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Is the mystery movie “Private Detective”?
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Maxie Rosenbloom
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Hmmm. Early Jerome Cowan. Now on to the flick.
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Alas, no.
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Wednesday is Jerome Cowan. ID courtesy of Miracle on 34th Street.
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Alas, no.
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OK, I’m trying to decide between two films. Would this be NAUGHTY BUT NICE?
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Interesting guess. But alas, no.
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Shoulda knowed. Then it must be PRIVATE DETECTIVE!
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Jane Wyman and Dick Foran.
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Friday’s mystery telephone caller is the tragic Gloria Dickson. Her line in “Crime Doctor’s Strangest Case”–“I’m practically cremated”–is chilling. The two in the clinch are Jane Wyman and Dick Foran.
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Private Detective
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Gloria Dickson, Dick Foran, Jane Wyman, John Ridgeley, Frank Dae,
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Today, it’s Jane Wyman and Dick Foran. And the lady on the ‘phone is the actress who died in a fire, if I remember correctly.
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The lady who died in the fire was Gloria Dickson.The movie is “Private Detective”, Warner Bros. 1939.
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eve arden for today
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Alas, no.
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On Friday I see Jane Wyman and Dick Foran.
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The Crowd Roars, 1938.
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I’m afraid not, alas.
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Woman, Foran, Dickson in PRIVATE DETECTIVE
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Catching up — Frank Dae on Monday, Thursday’s gent John Ridgely, first photo today is Jane Wyman and Dick Foran, followed by Gloria Dickson (can’t you keep this dame off the phone?).
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John Eldredge! Another guy I’m familiar with, but can never remember his right name. And I think I confused Gloria Dickson with Gertrude Michael from a while back. Shows what can happen when you’re guessing at a film you’ve never seen. Will have to look for this one . . .
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Looks like it may not be out on DVD. I recorded it on cable a couple of years ago.
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Wednesday, Max Rosebloom, Friday, Dick Foran, Jane Wyman and Gloria Dickson, Private Detective.
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I recognize everyone, but can’t remember their names. The only one I know for sure is Jane Wyman.
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Speaking of the Dick Foran westerns for Warner Brothers – most of them were re-makes of the John Wayne westerns for Warners some years earlier … and they in turn were remakes of Ken Maynard dusters for earlier than that!
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Ha! Thanks!
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