This week’s mystery movie has been the 1931 First National picture “I Like Your Nerve” with Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (Thursday’s mystery guest), Loretta Young (Friday’s mystery guest), Henry Kolker (Wednesday’s mystery guest), Claude Allister (Tuesday’s mystery guest), Edmund Breon (Monday’s mystery guest) and Boris Karloff (Wednesday’s mystery guest). It was directed by William McGann, written by Roland Pertwee and adapted by Huston Branch. The movie does not appear to be generally available, but aired in January 2013, when Loretta Young was star of the month on TCM.
And for Monday, we have a mystery gent.
This is Edmund Breon.
For Tuesday, we have this mystery chap with a stylish monocle. Our mystery leading man has been cropped out because he’s too recognizable.
This is Claude Allister.
Wednesday’s mystery gents.
Henry Kolker and Boris Karloff.
Please congratulate Mary Mallory, Mike Hawks and Floyd Thursby for identifying Tuesday’s mystery chap. I’ll give Don Danard half-credit for identifying Monday’s mystery gent.
Thursday’s non-mystery bloke is in a bit of a jam and Tuesday’s mystery fellow is going to help him out.
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. chats with Claude Allister.
Please congratulate Mary Mallory (mystery movie and Monday’s and Wednesday’s mystery guests), Ed (Wednesday’s mystery guest), David Inman (mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery guests), Earl Boebert (Wednesday’s mystery guest/wrong movie), Barbara Klein (Wednesday’s mystery guest), Anne Papineau (mystery movie and mystery guests), Gary Martin (half-credit for Wednesday’s mystery guest/wrong movie), Julie Merholz (Wednesday’s mystery guest), dlhartzog (Wednesday’s mystery guest), Mike Hawks (mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery guests), Chrisbo (Wednesday’s mystery guest), Benito (Wednesday’s mystery guest), Dennis Gilliam (Wednesday’s mystery guest/wrong movie), Sarah (Wednesday’s mystery guest), Beachgal (Wednesday’s mystery guest), Bruce (mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery guest), Dan Nather (mystery movie and mystery guests), Floyd Thursby (mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery guest) and Bob Hansen (Wednesday’s mystery guest).
Our (totally not) mystery woman for Friday.
And this is Joan Staley in “The Ghost and Mr. Chicken.”
Please congratulate Mary Mallory (Thursday’s mystery gent), Mike Hawks (Thursday’s mystery gent), Barbara Klein (mystery movie and guests), Sarah (mystery movie and Thursday’s mystery guest), dlhartzog (mystery movie and Thursday’s mystery guest), Julie Merholz (mystery movie and guests), Patrick (mystery movie and guests), William (mystery movie and Wednesday’s and Thursday’s mystery guests), Beachgal (mystery movie and mystery guests), Jenny M (mystery movie and Thursday’s mystery guest), LC (mystery movie and guests) and Dan Nather (Thursday’s mystery gent).
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Looks a bit like Bert Rovere of Paris Inn fame.
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I’m afraid not.
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Please tell me he’s Marty Martyn. I saw this today on the Today Show and it makes you step back a bit. It’s a vintage Hollywood story that’s right up both of our alleys. In case you missed it: http://www.today.com/news/return-life-how-some-children-have-memories-reincarnation-2D80550946
Enjoy,
Rick Helin Historian for The California Pioneers of Santa Clara County
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Alas, no…
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Great/weird story!
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Henry Bergman?
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I’m afraid not.
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Pat O’Brien, aged to look old before his time. He would later grow to look much like that, but his facial skin tone was almost bright red by 1960.
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Alas, no.
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Paul Porcasi?
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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I love the newspapers in films. A still really allows the person to check out the elements around the headline the eye is designed to highlight. I assume today’s gentleman is integral to the plot of this week’s mystery film. I don’t know who it is, but I’m intrigued.
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Claude Allister today.
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Claud Allister appears today.
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Is the “I say old Chap” Clive Cook?
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Claud Allister for Tuesday.
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Henry Kolker and Boris Karloff today.
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Edmond Breon Monday and I Like Your Nerve
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T^he man on the right is Boris Karloff
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Today we have Henry Kolker and Boris Karloff, and the movie is “I Like Your Nerve.”
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Boris Karloff, I think, on Wednesday, which suggests “The Love Mart” with Armand Kaliz and Emile Chautaurd and oh, Gilbert Roland as Tuesday’s missing guy.
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Wednesday – Boris Karloff
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Claud Allister (monocle), Henry Kolker and Boris Karloff in “I Like Your Nerve”?
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Scarface.
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Boris Karloff
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John St. Polis
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Alas, no.
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The Criminal Code
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I’m afraid not…
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Today, Boris Karloff.
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Henry Kolker and Boris Karloff are up to something in I LIKE YOUR NERVE 1931.
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Boris Karloff on the right on Wednesday.
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Boris Karloff on the right today. Otherwise, it’s a parade of fuddy duddies
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Wednesday’s butler is Boris Karloff. Could the film be Behind the Curtain, with an early appearance by Charlie Chan ?
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Surely Boris Karloff isn’t really a mystery gent!
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Wen’s man on the right looks like Boris Karloff
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For Wednesday: Boris Karloff in (suggested by IMDb) “I Like Your Nerve”?
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Hmmm . . . That’s Claud Allister, the greatest of the silly-ass English actors, in Tuesday’s photo, and Boris Karloff at the right in today’s photo. That means the film is the 1931 First National opus I LIKE YOUR NERVE, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. and Loretta Young, and the other gent in today’s photo is Henry Kolker. Still can’t place the head shot from Monday (Edmund Breon?).
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This is Boris Karloff in “I Like Your Nerve.”
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Boris Karloff on the right on Wednesday.
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Doug Fairbanks, Jr. is in prison but not for long.
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“I Like Your Nerve”
Monday – Frank Hagney
Tuesday – Herbert Bunston
Wednesday – Boris Karloff and Henry Kolker
Thursday – Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr on Thursday means the film is “I Like Your Nerve” (1931).
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Today, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., I Like Your Nerve?
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I Like Your Nerve
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Monday = Edmund Breon, Tuesday = Claude Allister, Wednesday = Henry Kolker and Boris Karloff, Thursday = Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. in “I Like Your Nerve” from 1931.
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“I like Your Nerve”, 1931……D. Fairbanks Jr, Boris Karloff
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Thurs non mystery gent is Doug Fairbanks Jr – so this must be I Like Your Nerve (1931) — Tues gent is Claud Allister. So is Wen (at the desk) gent – Henry Kolker.
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Douglas Fairbanks Jr. in I Like Your Nerve.
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Edmund Breon, Claud Allister, Henry Kolker, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Loretta Young.
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I Like Your Nerve 1931 w/Douglas Fairbanks, Jr, Loretta Young, Boris Karloff, Henry Kolker (sideburn man), & Claud Allister (monocle man).
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Ah yes, there’s Doug Jr! You’d almost think it was he who who was trying to get the other guy out of jail . . .
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Loretta Young today.
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Friday’s mystery actress is Loretta Young
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Thursday: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., unfazed behind bars. Friday: A young Loretta Young. Movie: I Like Your Nerve, 1931.
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Why does Loretta Young look puzzled.
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Friday – Loretta Young
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