This week’s mystery movie was the 1930-31 Warner Bros. pre-code film “Illicit,” starring Barbara Stanwyck (Friday’s mystery woman) with James Rennie (Thursday’s mystery chap), Ricardo Cortez (not shown), Natalie Moorhead (Tuesday’s mystery woman), Charles Butterworth (Wednesday’s mystery chap), Joan Blondell (Friday’s mystery woman) and Claude Gillingwater.
The film was directed by Archie Mayo, with a script by Harvey Thew, whose next picture was “The Public Enemy.” The script was adapted from the 1930 Broadway play “Many a Slip” by Edith Fitzgerald and Robert Riskin. “Illicit” was photographed by Robert Kurrle with wardrobe by Earl Luick.
“Illicit” star Barbara Stanwyck is a strong advocate of marriage, St. Petersburg Times, March 21, 1931.
Note that imdb gives the date of 1931, while the print gives the copyright date of 1930. It was in production in September 1930 and released in Los Angeles in February 1931. Edwin Schallert of The Times wrote (Jan. 18, 1931) “Marriage versus free love receives interpretation in ‘Illicit’ — a picture which judging by all past precedents, is due for a popular reign, even though it may not pass the censors in all localities.”
The DVD is available from Warner Archive packaged with “Girl Missing.”
For Monday, we have a formally dressed gent.
Update: This is Claude Gillingwater.
And for Tuesday, we have a quite elegant mystery woman.
Please congratulate Mary Mallory (mystery chap), Mike Hawks (mystery chap), Rick (mystery movie and cast) and Stanhope1929 (mystery guest).
Here’s another image of Tuesday’s mystery woman that’s a bit clearer.
Update: This is Natalie Moorhead.
Wednesday’s mystery fellow seems to have been drinking to excess.
Update: This is Charles Butterworth.
Please congratulate Mike Hawks (mystery movie and Tuesday’s mystery woman) and Julie Merholz (mystery movie and cast).
For Thursday, our leading man seems to have gotten some upsetting news.
This is James Rennie, who subsequently appeared more on Broadway than in films.
And here’s a bonus mystery gent. He isn’t listed in the imdb credits for our mystery film and I have no idea who he is.
Our mystery valet remains unidentified.
Please congratulate Mary Mallory (mystery movie and Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s mystery guests), Sheila (all mystery guests), Jenny M (Wednesday’s mystery tippler), Don Danard (Wednesday’s mystery tippler), Rick (Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s mystery guests), Mike Hawks (Wednesday’s tipsy fellow), Floyd Thursby (Wednesday’s mystery sot), LC (Wednesday’s mystery intoxicated gent), Bob Hansen (Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s mystery guests) and Dewey Webb (Wednesday’s mystery guest).
For Friday, two (entirely not) mystery women.
Update: This is Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall in a little-known dream sequence from “Laverne & Shirley.”
Please congratulate Mary Mallory (Thursday’s mystery gent), Mike Hawks (Thursday’s mystery gent) and Benito (Wednesday’s mystery tippler.)
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Claude Gillingwater.
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Claude Gillingwater.
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Claude Gillingwater – Illicit (1931) – Barbara Stanwyck, James Rennie, Ricardo Cortez
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Claude Gillingwater, Sr., who was often in Shirley Temple films…?
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I think this is Claude Gillingwater Sr.
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G-d Bless Him…. His style was “Classic Curmudgeon with Heart of Gold”
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At first, I thought I knew who it was. Then I realized it wasn’t possible. Now I know it is not Eric Idle. Well, that eliminates at least one of seven billion possibilities…
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Gertrude Niesen and TOP OF THE TOWN.
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An interesting guess. But alas, no.
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Then Claire Dodd and ANN CARVER’S PROFESSION. You need the + sign today.
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Another interesting guess. But alas, no.
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Natalie Moorhead in ILLICIT 1931.
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Illicit 1931
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Claude Gillingwater, Natalie Moorhead, Barbara Stanwyck, James Rennie, Ricardo Cortez, Charles Butterworth, Joan Blondell,
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Natalie Moorhead yesterday, Charlie Butterworth today, and ILLICIT.
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Claude Gillingwater, Natalie Moorhead and Charles Butterworth
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Charles Butterworth
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Today, it’s Charles Butterworth.
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Natalie Moorhead and Charles Butterworth
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Charles Butterworth seems alert as ever.
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Looks like Charles Butterworth for Wednesday.
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Charles Butterworth
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Is Tuesday’s woman Natalie Moorhead? Wednesday’s gentleman is Charles Butterworth.
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Natalie Moorhrhead
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James Rennie today.
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James Rennie ponders who he is going to call.
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Wednesday’s gent is a somewhat sozzled Charles Butterworth. Guessing it’s Bebe Daniels on Tuesday.
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“Illicit” from 1931.
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Joan Blondell and Barbara Stanwyck in Illicit.
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Joan Blondell and Barbara Stanwyck check out the situation.
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Claude Gillingwater, Clive Butterworth, James Rennie, Natalie Moorhead,Joan Blondell, and Barbara Stanwyck in Illicit, 1931 …my source stating that it is the best example of pre-code films. Of course Babs stars.
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Ladies of Leisure, 1930, Ralph Graves, Barbara Stanwyck, Marie Provost, Juliette Compton
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Well, there you have it, it’s Illicit (1931).
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