This week’s mystery movie has been the 1942 Columbia picture “You Were Never Lovlier,” the second of two movies to feature Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth. It stars Adolphe Menjou (not shown), Isobel Elsom (Wednesday’s mystery woman), Leslie Brooks (Tuesday’s mystery woman), Adele Mara (Tuesday’s mystery woman), Gus Schilling (Wednesday’s mystery gent) and Xavier Cugat (Thursday’s mystery gent). It was written by Michael Fessier, Ernest Pagano and Delmer Daves, from a story by Carlos Olivari and Sixto Pondal Rios, with music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Johnny Mercer, photographed by Ted Tetzlaff and directed by William A. Seiter.
I rarely do musicals as mystery movies, so I decided to pull this one out of the archives for variety.
I have given up trying to correct mistakes on imdb, but neither Kern nor Mercer are credited, oddly enough.
And for Monday, we have this happy mystery couple.
This is Kirk Alyn, known for playing Superman in the 1948 serial, with Catherine Craig, whose last film appearance was the 1950 “No Man of Her Own.”
And here’s a trailer for “Superman” from Archive.org, showing Alyn, Tommy Bond as Jimmy Olsen and Noel Neill as Lois Lane.
And for Tuesday, we have two mystery women.
Our pianists are Leslie Brooks, left, and Adele Mara.
Please congratulate Howard Mandelbaum (mystery movie and guests), Mike Hawks (mystery movie and guests), James (Monday’s mystery gent), Don Danard (Monday’s mystery gent), Rick (mystery movie and guests), Thomas Bondii (Monday’s mystery gent) and LC (mystery movie and guests).
A special tip of the hat to Thomas Bondii for sending a link to a clip of his father in a scene with Monday’s mystery gent, which we will post on Saturday after this week’s mystery movie is revealed.
And for Wednesday, we have this mystery woman.
This is Isobel Elsom.
And today’s special guest, Oh Him.
This is Gus Schilling.
Please congratulate Mary Mallory (mystery movie and guests), Howard Mandelbaum (mystery piano duo), Mike Hawks (mystery piano duo), Don Danard (half of mystery piano duo), Rick (three-quarters of piano duo) and xav (mystery movie and mystery guests).
This is Xavier Cugat.
Please congratulate Mary Mallory (Wednesday’s mystery guests), Floyd Thursby (mystery movie and guests), Julie Merholz (mystery movie and guests), Jenny M (Wednesday’s mystery guests), Anne Papineau (one of Tuesday’s mystery pianists), Mike Hawks (Wednesday’s mystery guests) and Don Danard (mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery gent).
And for Friday, we have Shelley Winters and Bruce Dern in “Bloody Mama.”
This is Rita and Fred.
Please congratulate Mary Mallory (Thursday’s mystery guest), Don Danard (Thursday’s mystery guest), Mike Hawks (Thursday’s mystery guest), Gary Martin (mystery movie and Wednesday’s and Thursday’s mystery guests), William (mystery movie), Benito (Thursday’s mystery guest), ValleyDave (mystery movie and mystery guests) and Anne Papineau (mystery movie and Thursday’s mystery guest).
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Is the lady Jean Parker?
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Alas, no.
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Kirk Alyn and Catherine Craig in “You Were Never Lovelier.”
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Kirk Alyn and Catherine Craig from YOU WERE NEVER LOVELIER.
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The guy is Kirk Alyn who played Superman in the 40’s serial. I met him once. Nice guy.
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The man is Kirk Alyn. Am stuck on the lady’s name.
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Kirk Alyn and Catherine Craig in You Were Never Lovelier 1942 starring Fred and Rita
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The “Groom” looks like Edward Norris…
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Edward Norris
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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EASY Kirk Alan, he was also SUPERMAN in the 1940’s
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SORRY Kirk ‘Alyn’, my eyes are bad today. Below is a link of him with my Dad in SUPERMAN 1948.
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Here is a trailer, this is fun…
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A wild guess. Tony Martin and Arleen Whelan in Thanks for Everything.
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I’m afraid not.
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Dream Girl
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Alas, no.
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Mary Martin and behind the bridegroom a mustachioed Larry Parks?
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Now that’s an interesting guess. But alas, no.
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This is Kirk (Superman) Alyn & Catherine Craig in You Were Never Lovelier (1942).
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I would say a young Cyd Charisse but in her films she was always a bridesmaid, never a bride.
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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YOU WERE NEVER LOVELIER. Kirk Alyn and Catherine Craig Monday, Leslie Brooks and Adele Mara today.
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Two more Acuna sisters: Leslie Brooks and Adele Mara. What a gene pool!
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Leslie Brooks and Adele Mara sing a jingle.
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The young woman on the right of the photo is Adele Mara, when she was still with Columbia Pictures. Not sure of the film’s title, tho’.
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Louise Brooks and Adele Mara
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The gent at the left edge of Monday’s photo looks like Leo Carillo
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Interesting guess, but I’m afraid not.
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For tuesday, the girl is leslie brooks and adele mara and the movie you wer neve lovelier
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and for monday kirk alyn and catherine craig
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lee bonnell?
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Alas, no.
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The blonde mystery lady is Myrna Dell.
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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“Five Little Peppers In Trouble”….brunette at piano Edith Fellows
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An interesting guess, but I’m afraid not.
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Isobel Elsom and Gus Schilling today.
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Fernando (Gus Schilling) in You Were Never Lovelier with Fred Astaire, Rita Hayworth, Adolph Menjou,
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Isobel Elsom and Gus Schilling.
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On Tuesday, Leslie Brooks?
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Isobel Elsom does her Hedda Hopper impersonation while Gus Schilling takes it easy.
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It’s taken me all day to come up with the name but the Mystery Man frowning at the ‘phone is Gus Schilling.
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And the movie, I think, is “You Were Never Lovelier”
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Xavier Cugat today.
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Today, it’s Xavier Cugat. He seems to have lost his orchestra.
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Xavier Cugat sits this one out.
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Gus Schilling and Xavier Cugat in …You Were Never Lovelier?
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“You Were Never Lovelier”, 1942
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Thursday’s dapper gent is Xavier Cugat, aka Mr. Charo.
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Monday: The happy couple are Kirk Alyn and Catherine Craig, Tuesday’s singing duo:
Leslie Brooks and Adele Mara, Wednesday: Isobel Elsom, Thursday: Gus Schilling and
Xavier Cugat. The movie is ” You Were Never Lovelier.:
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Xavier Cugat, “You Were Never Lovlier”
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Fred and Rita today.
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Friday is Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth. It must be you were never Lovlier?
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Rita and Fred at last emerge.
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Is Thursday’s gent bandleader Xavier Cugat?
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Thurs mystery guy is Xavier Cugat and Friday’s pair of course is Fred and Rita so this has to be You Were Never Lovelier. Tues singer are Leslie Brooks and Adele Mara; and the ‘oh him’ that day is Gus Schilling. Wen is Isobel Elsom. Monday’s bridal couple are Kirk Alyn and Julia Acuna. Kirk later played Superman with Tommy Bond (from the Our Gang days) as Jimmy Olson.
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Forgot to mention. The matire lady is Isabel Elsom.
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