This week’s mystery movie has been the 1938 Twentieth Century-Fox film “Mr. Moto Takes a Chance.”
The film is available on DVD from Amazon.
An unsigned review in the New York Times (June 13, 1938) says:
If you are familiar with the singsong repartee and the perhaps slightly monotonous charm of ???Ma Moto, as impersonated by Peter Lorre, you will have learned to expect from this small Japanese secret agent all that he gives you in the latest chapter of his biography, entitled “Mr. Moto Takes a Chance,” at the Globe. But there must be people in the world who never heard of Mr. Moto and for the benefit of these late comers we might as well explain, first of all, that Mr. Moto is bullet proof.
For Monday, we have a mystery woman.
Update: This is Rochelle Hudson.
For Tuesday, we have some mystery chaps with a movie camera.
Update: This is Robert Kent and Chick Chandler.
Brain Trust roll call: Benito (Monday’s mystery aviatrix/wrong movie), Suzanne Stone (Monday’s mystery aviatrix), Robert Morrissey (Monday’s mystery aviatrix), Lee Ann, Megan and Thom (mystery movie and Monday’s mystery aviatrix), Dewey Webb (Monday’s mystery aviatrix/wrong movie) and Bob Hansen (Monday’s mystery aviatrix).
This week’s mystery movie comes from guest host Earl Boebert, a longtime member of the Brain Trust who recently published a book on the Deepwater Horizon incident.
For Wednesday, we have this impressive mystery guest.
Update: This is J. Edward Bromberg.
Brain Trust roll call: Mike Hawks (mystery movie and mystery guests), Don Danard (one of Tuesday’s mystery guests), Lee Ann, Megan and Thom (Tuesday’s mystery guests) and L. Pots (Monday’s mystery aviatrix).
And for Thursday, we have this mystery guest.
Update: This is George Regas.
Brain Trust roll call: Don Danard (Wednesday’s mystery gent), Howard Mandelbaum (mystery movie and Monday’s and Wednesday’s mystery guests), Mike Hawks (Wednesday’s mystery guest), Benito (mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery guest), B.J. Merholz (mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery guest) and Lee Ann Megan and Thom (Wednesday’s mystery guest).
And for Friday, a mask conceals one of the most famous faces in Hollywood.
Update: This is Peter Lorre.
Brain Trust roll call: Howard Mandelbaum (Thursday’s mystery guest), Mike Hawks (Thursday’s mystery guest), Lee Ann, Megan and Thom (Thursday’s mystery guest) and L.C. (mystery movie and Monday’s mystery aviatrix).
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Guessing it’s Rochelle Hudson in PIRATES OF THE SKIES 1939. A different still says she is Dorothy Arnold so that’s my 2nd guess.
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This appears to be a pretty pilot at the wheel of a plane, wearing a fabric helmet (stylish but not much protection), the straps perhaps of a parachute, and a lit torch — not in the British sense of a flashlight turned on, but an actual flaming torch!!! Can’t wait for the next installment.
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I don’t know who she is but I hope to hell she knows what’s she doing!!!!
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Rochelle Hudson?
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This looks like Rochelle Hudson to me. She was in a lot of very good movies!
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Martha Vickers
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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Rochelle Hudson in Mr. Moto Takes a Chance.
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WOMEN IN THE WIND. Sally SAge.
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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Rochelle Hudson
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Pirates Of THe Skies
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Monday’s lady might be Rochelle Hudson.
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I thought that was Rochelle Hudson. Therefore, the movie is MR. MOTO TAKES A CHANCE with Robert Kent and Chick Chandler.
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Looks like Don McGuire (?) and Chick Chandler today.
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Lucky Devils
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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Tuesday’s intrepid cameraman and friend are Robert Kent and Chick Chandler.
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Rochelle Hudson
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Virginia Grey?
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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Lloyd Corrigan.
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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Looks like J. Edward Bromberg today.
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MR. MOTTO TAKES A CHANCE
Monday: Rochelle Hudson
Wednesday: J. Edward Bromberg
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Monday: Linden Travers?
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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J. Edward Bromberg.
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Saeed Jaffrey?
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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J. Edward Bromberg in brownface in Mr. Moto Takes A Chance 1938?
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Okay, I took a couple of chances and was wrong. This is J. Edward Bromberg in Mr. Moto Takes a Chance. The rest are now obvious.
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The ruler of Tong Moi is J. Edward Bromberg.
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George Regas
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George Regas.
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Methinks the Monday lady is wearing a cotton (not nylon) parachute harness so this would be the 1930s maybe. Cotton is okay but nylon is stronger and safer.
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George Regas for Thursday.
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This is Rochelle Hudson in Mr. Moto Takes A Chance w/Peter Lorre.
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Despite make-up, bulging eyes give Peter Lorre away.
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Mr. Moto a.k.a. Peter Lorre.
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I think I recognize Friday’s image as Peter Lorre in “Mr. Moto Takes a Chance” (1938).
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For Friday, an old pilgrim from the Himalayas with a slight knowledge of true magic–Peter Lorre.
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Fri is Peter Lorre – movie is Mr. Moto Takes A Chance
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Monday is Rochelle Hudson
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Wed is J. Edward Bromberg
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Thurs is George Regas
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