I wanted to do a Michael Curtiz film, so as this week’s mystery movie, I chose the 1959 Mirisch Co. film “The Man in the Net,” starring Alan Ladd (Friday’s mystery guest), Carolyn Jones (Thursday’s mystery guest), Diane Brewster (Wednesday’s mystery guest), John Lupton (Friday’s mystery guest), Charles McGraw (Tuesday’s mystery guest) and Tom Helmore (Friday’s mystery guest).
The screenplay was by Reginald Rose, from a story by Patrick Quentin. Cinematography was by John Seitz , music by Hans J. Salter.
Monday’s mystery guest is identified in the credits as Steven Perry. IMDB, alas, has confused him with this Steven Perry.
Rather than this Stephen Perry.
I have given up trying to make fixes in IMDB, but it would be nice if they got this straightened out.
For Monday, we have a mystery lad.
Update: This actor is identified in the credits as Steven Perry and on IMDB as Stephen Perry.
And for Tuesday, we have a mystery gent with a cigarette. Even in black and white that kitschy 1950s (excuse me “mid-century”) decor makes my skin crawl. Please burn that couch and those curtains. Now!
Please congratulate Jenny M (mystery movie and mystery lad) and Dewey Webb (mystery lad). Most impressive.
This is Charles McGraw. The hideous “mid-century” decor has probably gone to Goodwill.
Note: IMDB has a rather amusing mistake about our mystery lad that will mislead the unwary. Be warned.
And for Wednesday, we have a mystery woman on the phone.
Update: This is Diane Brewster.
Please congratulate Mary Mallory (mystery movie and guests), Jenny M (Tuesday’s mystery guest), Benito (Tuesday’s mystery guest), Mike Hawks (mystery movie and guests), Julie Merholz (Monday’s and Tuesday’s mystery guests), Don Danard (Tuesday’s mystery guest), Barbara Klein (mystery movie and guests), dlhartzog (mystery movie and Tuesday’s mystery guest), Howard Mandelbaum (mystery movie and guests) and ValleyDave (mystery movie and guests).
And for Thursday, a mystery woman. Well, sort of. I mean, she is wearing a hat and sunglasses.
Update: This is Carolyn “Morticia” Jones.
Please congratulate Mary Mallory (Wednesday’s mystery woman), dlhartzog (Wednesday’s mystery woman), Julie Merholz (mystery movie, Wednesday’s mystery woman), Howard Mandelbaum (Wednesday’s mystery woman) Jenny M (Wednesday’s mystery woman), Barbara Klein (Wednesday’s mystery woman), Mike Hawks (Wednesday’s mystery woman) and McDee (Tuesday’s mystery gent).
And for Friday we have three mystery gents.
Update: This is Tom Helmore, left, John Alexander, center, and John Lupton.
Oh wait, maybe you were expecting…
Our mystery fellow has a tape recorder.
Update: This is Alan Ladd, a long way from “The Blue Dahlia,” “This Gun for Hire” and “Shane.”
Please Congratulate Julie Merholz (Thursday’s mystery woman), Mary Mallory (Thursday’s mystery woman), Jenny M (Thursday’s mystery woman), Beachgal (mystery movie, Wednesday’s mystery woman, Thursday’s mystery woman), Barbara Klein (Thursday’s mystery woman), Dewey Webb (mystery movie), Mike Hawks (Thursday’s mystery woman), Diane Ely (Thursday’s mystery woman), Candy C (Wednesday’s and Thursday’s mystery woman), Patrick (Tuesday’s mystery gent) and Bob Hansen (Thursday’s mystery woman).
Steven Perry in The Man in the Net.
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Stephen Perry
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Marc Copage?
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Alas, no.
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Raisin In The Sun
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Alas, no.
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Charles McGraw today.
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Charles McGraw
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Edward Binns Tuesday?
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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Steven Perry yesterday and THE MAN IN THE NET?
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Tuesday’s gent is Charles McGraw, seen recently in NARROW MARGIN.
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Charles McGraw appears to be relaxing in the film MAN IN THE NET. If this is correct the boy should be Steve/Stephen Perry.
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Charles McGraw
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Gravel-voiced Charles McGraw today.
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Sorry, forgot to add “THE” to the title. NARROW MARGIN is the execrable remake.
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“The Man in the Net”
Monday – Stephen Perry
Tuesday – Charles McGraw
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Today, noir icon Charles McGraw
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The Man in the Net?
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Is Monday’s lad Stephen Perry?
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Steven Perry and Charles McGraw in ” The Man in the Net.” Carolyn Jones is volcanic as the cheating wife.
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How about Charles McGraw and Steven Perry in “Man in the Net ?”
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Diane Brewster today.
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Today, Diane Brewster.
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Diane Brewster in The Man In The Net
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Diane Brewster.
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Diane Brewster
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Wednesday – Diane Brewster
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Is Diane Brewster calling her agent.
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Charles McGraw for Tuesday.
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Carolyn Jones
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Carolyn Jones. She’s just missing her black hair as Morticia.
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Carolyn Jones
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Thurs is Carolyn Jones I think
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Thursday – Carolyn Jones
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The Man In The Net
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I think Wen might be Diane Brewster — is this The Man In the Net?
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Is Tues Edward Binns?
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Alas, no.
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Now Carolyn Jones is calling her agent.
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Thursday : Carolyn Jones?
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Wednesday is Diane Brewster & Thursday is Carolyn Jones
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Tuesday’s mystery gent with a cigarette is Charles McGraw. Saw him in The Narrow Margin on Turner recently. That’s not this film.
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I think this is Carolyn Jones.
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Sorry, I meant to say that Thursday’s woman is Carolyn Jones!
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Friday is John Lupton on the right – Tom Helmore on the left – and solo Friday photo is Alan Ladd – Tues is Charles McGraw –
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Alan Ladd today.
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Tom Helmore, John Alexander, John Lupton
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Tom Helmore, John Alexander, John Lupton and Alan Ladd round out the cast of a movie I have not seen.
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John Lupton, John Alexander, and Tom Helmore. Also, Alan Ladd
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Let’s see …Alan Ladd looking a little long in the tooth, Carolyn Jones in shades …hardly disguising the nose…and John Lupton …Must be 1959 Man in A Net a Late Michael Curtiz noir.
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I don’t usually enter based on the Friday Gimme, but it’s been awhile: Today Tom Helmore and Brian Lupton, then star Alan Ladd in The Man in the Net, 1959.
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Is the film “The Man in the Net?”
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Alan Ladd in The Man In The Net (1959). Saw this weird little movie on TCM.
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Carolyn Jones and Alan Ladd in The Man in the Net
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