This week’s mystery movie was the 1947 Twentieth Century-Fox picture “Boomerang!” starring Dana Andrews (not shown), Jane Wyatt (not shown), Lee J. Cobb (not shown), Cara Williams (Wednesday’s mystery woman), Arthur Kennedy (Friday’s mystery man), Sam Levene (not shown), Taylor Holmes (not shown), Robert Keith (not shown) and Ed Begley (Thursday’s mystery man). It was written by Richard Murphy, based on a story by Anthony Abbott published in Reader’s Digest in 1945. It was directed by Elia Kazan, who had quite a year with “Sea of Grass” and “Gentleman’s Agreement.” My copy was aired by TCM on Feb. 27, 2012, during TCM’s “31 Days of Oscar” (Murphy was nominated for an Academy Award). The disc is available on DVD.
And for Monday, we have this mystery gent.
This is Wyrley Birch as Father George A. Lambert.
And for Tuesday, Monday’s guest is having a chat with this mystery fellow.
This is Birch with Philip Coolidge.
Please congratulate Benito (mystery movie and guest), Don Danard (mystery movie and guest), Mike Hawks (mystery movie and guest), dlhartzog (mystery movie and guest) and Rick Scott (mystery movie).
Don says: “Boy, it’s been a long time since that one showed up on TV.”
And for Wednesday, we have a mystery woman.
This is Cara Williams with Back of the Head Guy Arthur Kennedy.
Please congratulate Johnny Clay (mystery movie and guests), Patrick (mystery movie and guests), Rick (mystery movie and guests), Jenny M (mystery movie and guests) Mike Hawks (Tuesday’s mystery man), Dewey Webb (mystery movie and guests), Howard Mandelbaum (mystery movie and guests) and best of all Richard Wegenscheide, who not only identified the mystery movie and guests, but works a block from where Monday’s mystery scene was shot — on location!
Oh dear. Our mystery guest for Thursday has a gun.
This is Ed Begley.
Please congratulate Patrick (Wednesday’s mystery woman and Back of the Head Guy), Jenny M (Wednesday’s mystery woman), Barbara Klein (mystery movie and guests) and Mike Hawks (Wednesday’s mystery woman and Back of the Head Guy).
And for Friday, you were probably expecting the leading man. But I can’t resist a prop newspaper.
And this is Arthur Kennedy.
Please congratulate Howard Mandelbaum (Wednesday’s and Thursday’s mystery guests), Barbara Klein (Wednesday’s and Thursday’s mystery guests), Mary Mallory (mystery movie and guests), Gary Martin (mystery movie and guests/director), Patrick (Thursday’s mystery guest), Dennis Gilliam (mystery movie and guests), Jenny M (Thursday’s mystery guest), Don Danard (Thursday’s mystery guest), Julie Merholz (mystery movie and Thursday’s mystery guest), Anne Papineau (Thursday’s mystery guest), Mike Hawks (Thursday’s mystery guest), Floyd Thursby (mystery movie and Thursday’s mystery guest), Charles Kjelland (Thursday’s mystery guest), Candy C (Thursday’s mystery guest) and LC (mystery movie and guests).
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Looks like Sidney Toler sans Charlie Chan make-up.
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Interesting guess, but alas, no. I think I’ve run him sans makeup before.
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Henry Travers?
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Alas, no.
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Looks like Henry Travers or is that too easy?
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Too easy for a Monday. 🙂
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Stanley Holloway
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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wild guess: Wyrley Birch as the murdered priest in BOOMERANG![1947].
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Today it’s Wyrley Birch .. about to be killed ..in “Boomerang”.
Boy, it’s been a long time since that one showed up on tv.
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Wyrley Birch in BOOMERANG 1947.
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Wyrley Birch in Boomerang?
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Don’t know the actor, but is the movie “Boomerang?”
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Looks a bit like Wilfrid Hyde-White
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Alas, no.
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Harold Vermilyea
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Interesting guess. But alas, no.
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Lionel Stander?
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Interesting guess, but alas no.
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Possibly Leo McCarey.
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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I retract that.
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How about Frank McHugh?
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I’m afraid not….
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Philip Coolidge
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Wyrley Birch in “Boomerang”
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John Stearns, Wyrley Birch and Philip Coolidge in “Boomerang” from 1947.
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man on the right Philip Coolidge Boomerang (d Elia Kazan 1947)
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Tues mystery gent is Hans Conried.
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Interesting guess, but alas, no.
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Wyrley Birch and Philip Coolidge in “Boomerang.”
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Wyrley Birch and Philip Coolidge in Boomerang.
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Philip Coolidge listens to our monday man.
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Wryerly Birch and Philip Coolidge in Boomerang!
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It’s ‘Boomerang’ with Dana Andrews and Jane Wyatt. One of the few 1940 era films with location shots. The first shot is on Atlantic Street, south of Bank Street in Stamford, Ct. That is a block away from where I work. The courthouse is at that intersection also. If you know Stamford, you can discern the time of day of the murder within a minute. The New Cannan local on the overpass is the give away. At the office, we discussed one time if that was done on purpose by the director or was just coincidence. The rectory is for St. John’s, also on Atlantic Street. That church was used for the film ‘The Cardinal’, 15 years later.
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Wednesday = Cara Williams and Arthur Kennedy.
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Cara Williams
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“Boomerang”
Monday – Wyrley Birch
Tuesday – Philip Coolidge
Wednesday – Cara Williams
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Today’s mystery woman looks a little like Jean Hagen.
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Alas, an interesting guess. But no.
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Cara Williams giving the evil eye to Arthur Kennedy.
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Cara Williams and Ed Begley.
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Thursday – Ed Begley, Sr.
(Wednesday’s back-of-the-head guy could be Arthur Kennedy)
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BOOMERANG! Wyrley Birch Monday and Tuesday, Cara Williams yesterday, and Ed Begley today.
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Back of head guy Arthur Kennedy.
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I believe this is the young Cara Williams and the young Ed Begley probably in Boomerang since so many recognized it at once: NY Film critics award Best Director: E Kazan
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Sorry, I got that wrong. (Thanx IMBD!) Kazan won that year but for the other film…uh…
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Thursday = Ed Begley, Jr.’s dad.
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Thursday: Ed Begley, which lead me to Boomerang !, with Philip Coolidge on Tuesday and Cara Williams on Wednesday.
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Ed Begley, Sr.
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It’s Ed Begley today.
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Ed Begley
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Ed Begley?
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Boomerang! 1947
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Ed Begley gets tough.
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Thursday looks like Ed Begley in “Boomerang!”
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Ed Begley today, don’t know the film!
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Thursday is Ed Begley Sr.
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This is Boomerang (1947) w/Dana Andrews, Cara Williams, Ed Begley, Robert Keith, & Arthur Kennedy.
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The front of Arthur Kennedy today,
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Arthur Kennedy for Friday
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Arthur Kennedy gets in the news the hard way.
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Boomerang! Finally enough clues. Ed Begley. Cara Williams.
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Friday is Arthur Kennedy, Wen is Cara Williams. Thurs is Ed Begley. Tues is Phillip Coolidge. The film is the 1947 noir Boomerang.
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Monday then must be Taylor Holmes
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