This week’s mystery film has been the 1941 Alexander Korda film “Lydia,” released through United Artists, directed by Julien Duvivier, with Merle Oberon, Alan Marshal, Joseph Cotton, Hans Jaray (“Yaray” in the screen credits), John Halliday, George Reeves, Sara Allgood and Edna May Oliver. The film was based on an original story by Duvivier and L. Bush-Fekete, with screenplay and dialogue by Ben Hecht and Samuel Hoffenstein. The production was designed by Vincent Korda and the photography was by Lee Garmes. The makeup (all the leads were heavily aged for the film) was by the House of Westmore. Music was by Miklos Rozsa.
The movie opened in Los Angeles on Aug. 21, 1941, and received a tepid review from Times critic Edwin Schallert, who said: “This reviewer found the production tedious in the telling. Especially, it would seem, cutting could be invoked in the later scenes…. How men will like the film, one can hardly say. Many will undoubtedly be bored by it.”
It is available on a Region 2 DVD from Amazon for $20.78.
For Monday, we have a mystery chap.
Update: This is John Halliday.
And for Tuesday, we have another mystery chap.
Update: This is Hans Yaray/Jaray.
Brain Trust roll call: Howard Mandelbaum (mystery movie and guest), Mary Mallory (mystery guest), David Inman (mystery guest), Sheila (mystery guest), Don Danard (mystery guest), Jenny M (mystery guest), Benito (mystery guest), Mike Hawks (mystery guest), Suzanne Annette Stone (mystery guest) and Bob Hansen (mystery guest).
And for Wednesday, we have a mystery pipe smoker.
Update: This is Frank Conlan.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (Tuesday’s mystery guest, wrong movie), Mike Hawks (mystery movie and guest) and Howard Mandelbaum (Tuesday’s mystery guest).
For Thursday, we have a distinguished chap.
Update: This is Alan Marshal, aged by the House of Westmore.
Brain Trust roll call: Howard Mandelbaum (Wednesday’s mystery guest), Mike Hawks (Wednesday’s mystery guest) and Mary Mallory (mystery movie).
For Friday, here is a mystery fellow….
Update: This is George Reeves.
And a mystery woman.
Update: And Merle Oberon.
Brain Trust roll call: Sheila (mystery movie and Thursday’s mystery guest), Howard Mandelbaum (Thursday’s mystery guest) and Mike Hawks (Thursday’s mystery guest). Mary Mallory, right movie, wrong actor, alas.
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John Halliday in “Lydia.”
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John Halliday.
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John Halliday.
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John Halliday
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Today’s Mystery man is John Halliday.
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John Halliday
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John Halliday, best known as Kate Hepburn’s philandering father in THE PHILADELPHIA STORY.
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John Halliday (I left this earlier but it seems to have disappeared, so forgive me if I repeat myself).
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Has John Halliday been sucking on a Lemon?
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John Halliday.
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I see it’s John Halliday today, but I don’t know the movie.
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Hans Jaray and DARK ANGEL.
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Hans Jaray in LYDIA.
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Hans Jaray.
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Monday gent has a look of a very worried John Litel .
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Old codger Frank Conlan.
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I don’t know but today’s pic is a beaut. Seems like it could be Vladimir Sokoloff but I’m not confident.
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Yes, the photography in this film is quite something. Vladimir, alas, it is not.
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Frank Conlan.
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Tuesday’s exotic mystery man could be Leo Carrillo, sans mustache and saddle.
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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Alan Marshall for Thursday, ‘Lydia’?
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Alan Marshal.
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George Reeves today.
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Alan Marshall looks a bit confused.
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George Reeves and merle Oberon today.
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Alan Marshal Thursday.
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Well George Reeves and Merle Oberon makes our pipe smoker Hans Jaray and the film Lydia (1941)
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Finally got one after a four week drought. Friday is George Reeves and star Merle Oberon in the 1941 film Lydia.
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Searching for her costars I have been made aware that I have never seen a movie in which Merle Oberon had a role of any description, starring or otherwise. Sometimes a person just falls through the cracks.
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George Reeves and Merle Oberon discuss life and lunch.
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George Reeves and Merle Oberon.
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For Friday, George Reeves and next photo, Merle Oberon.
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I see the light now! Friday is Merle Oberon and George Reeves in Lydia
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Tues – Hans Jaray
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Monday John Halliday
Wen Frank Conlan as ‘old Ned’
Thurs is Alan Marshal made to look old
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Might Pipe Smoker Guy be H.B. Warner?
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George Reeves and Merle Oberon in LYDIA [1941]. PS Exotic Betta St. John is in the credits. Must have been a child then
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