This week’s mystery movie has been the 1935 MGM film “Mad Love,” based on the Maurice Renard novel “Les Mains d’Orlac,” translated and adapted by Florence Crewe-Jones, with Peter Lorre, Frances Drake, Colin Clive, Ted Healy, Sarah Haden, Edward Brophy, Henry Kolker, Keye Luke and May Beatty, directed by Karl Freund and produced by John W. Considine Jr. Adaptation by Guy Endore, with a screenplay by P.J. Wolfson and John Balderston, a score by Dimitri Tiomkin, art direction by Cedric Gibbons, William A. Horning and Edwin B. Willis, wardrobe by Dolly Tree and photography by Chester Lyons and Gregg Toland.
“Mad Love” is available on DVD from Warner Archive in the “Legends of Horror” set for $29.99.
For Monday, we have a rather unusual mystery guest. I have cropped out Back of the Head Guy, who will appear later in the week.
Update: Unidentified so far in IMDB, but this is an actual person and a striking image.
And for Tuesday, a quite mysterious chap – a man of questionable taste to be sure.
Update: This is Carl Stockdale.
Brain Trust roll call: Mike Hawks (mystery movie) and Lee Ann, Megan and Thom (mystery movie).
For Wednesday, we have a mystery gent.
Update: This is Ian Wolfe.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (Tuesday’s mystery gent), Mike Hawks (Tuesday’s mystery gent) and Lee Ann, Megan and Thom (Tuesday’s mystery gent).
For Thursday, a mystery lady.
Update: This is May Beatty.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (Wednesday’s mystery gent), B.J. Merholz (Wednesday’s mystery gent), Mike Hawks (Wednesday’s mystery gent), Gary Martin (mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery gent), Don Danard (Wednesday’s mystery gent), Roget-L.A. (Wednesday’s mystery gent), Benito (Wednesday’s mystery gent), Anne Papineau (mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery gent), Howard Mandelbaum (mystery movie, Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s mystery gents), Tucson Barbara (mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery guest) and L.C. (mystery movie and mystery cast).
LC: No one else has reported trouble getting onto the site. Thanks for the heads-up.
For Friday, the mystery guests are having a party!
Update: Ted Healy and Henry Kolker.
Mystery Guests No. 1
Mystery Guest No. 2
Update: Edward Brophy.
Mystery Guest No. 3
Update: This is Colin Clive
Mystery Guest No. 4 (I have cropped out You Know Who because he’s down below).
Update: This is Keye Luke.
Mystery Guest No. 5
Update: This is Frances Drake.
And Mystery Guest No. 6 (Bless you, TCM, for showing classic movies uncut!)
Update: A cackling Peter Lorre.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (mystery movie and Thursday’s mystery guest), Mike Hawks (Thursday’s mystery guest), Sheila (Wednesday’s mystery guest), Howard Mandelbaum (Thursday’s mystery guest), Anne Papineau (Thursday’s mystery guest) and Lee Ann, Megan and Thom (Wednesday’s and Thursday’s mystery guests).
Don: In the film, the figure stands up and the hands move.
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Tales of Manhattan?
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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Charlie McCarthy sans head?
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We seem to have a Headless Specter situation here. I’m losing my head trying to come up with the name for this one.
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MAD LOVE 1935.
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Hillary’s campaign manager the day after…
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“The Case of the Missing Studio Head”?
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“A Tale of Two Cities: The Next Generation”?
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Mad Love with Peter Lorre cropped out.
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Carl Stockdale?
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Looks like Boris Karloff in “Black Sabbath”.
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Interesting guess, but alas I’m afraid not.
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Carl Stockdale.
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I seem to remember this headless monster from two movies. Since one is a short, I’m guessing THE BOWERY BOYS MEET THE MONSTERS . . .
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Alas, I think we used up our Bowery Boys quota for the year….
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THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER.
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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Carl Stockdale for today, and I think, Isabel Jewell for Monday.
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Henry Stephenson?
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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Ian Wolfe and MARIE ANTOINETTE.
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Ian Wolfe.
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Ian Wolfe.
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Ian Wolfe.
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My source says Hands of Orlac.
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Wednesday’s Mystery Man – Ian Wolfe.
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Wednesday: Ian Wolfe in “Mutiny on the Bounty” (1935)
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Ian Wolfe today? Saw him playing the sleazy wedding minister in They Live By Night last Sunday…
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Wednesday: Ian Wolfe in “Hands of Orlac”
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Ian Wolfe in MAD LOVE.
Tuesday: Carl Stockdale.
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I realize this movie must be “Mad Love.” Try playing “Six Degrees of Ian Wolfe”: the man had credits on top of credits.
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Wednesday – Ian Wolfe in “Mad Love”
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Mad Love (1935) w/Peter Lorre, Colin Clive, Frances Drake & Ian Wolfe.
Had trouble getting on your site, just curious, did anyone else? Had to go a round-about-way to get here today.
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May Beatty and MAD LOVE.
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May Beatty.
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Ian Wolfe, ‘Flesh and Fantasy’ for Wednesday?
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May Beatty.
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May Beatty
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Ian Wolfe was the gentleman from Wednesday and May Beatty was the lady from Thursday.
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Monday’s Mystery Man looks like a mannikan in a store. Look at his hands. They aren’t real.
At least, they don’t look real to me.
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Mad Love!
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1) Ted Healy and Henry Kolker.
2) Edward Brophy
3) Colin clive
4) Keye Luke
5) Frances Drake (in a bad likeness)
6) Peter I’m not Mad Lorre
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Friday: Mystery Guest No. 2 is Edward Brophy, Mystery Guest No. 3 is Colin Clive, Mystery Movie is “Mad Love” (1935)
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Ted Healy, Henry Kolker, Ed Brophy, Colin Clive, Keye Luke, Frances Drake, Peter Lorre.
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Ted Healy, Henry Kolker; Edward Brophy; Colin Clive; Keye Luke; Frances Drake; Peter Lorre.
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Why didn’t I come back until today? I actually know this one. One of my favorite films “Mad Love”. Friday – 6. Peter Lorre, 5. Frances Drake, 4. Keye Luke ,3. Colin Clive, 2. Edward Brophy, 1. Ted Healy and Henry Kolker
Thursday – May Beatty
Wednesday – Ian Wolfe
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Movie: Mad Love, 1935
Monday – Wednesday ???
Thursday: May Beatty
Friday: #1: Ted Healy and Henry Kolker #2: Edward Brophy #3: Colin Clive #4: Keye Luke #5: Frances Drake #6: Peter Lorre
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1. Ted Healey and Henry Kolker
2. Edward Brophy (another favorite here at the Midwest Chapter)
3. Colin Clive
4. Keye Luke (another of the Midwest Chapter faves)
5. Frances Drake
6. Peter Lorre
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It’s too late to take any real credit after the Lorre pic at the end, but after beginning the week with a silly remark I’ll note that I recognized Colin Clive in Mad Love before the scroll to the killer image.
I remember seeing it years ago in a San Francisco theater near the Tenderloin called the Strand. That place showed a lot of great movies all-day for $1.50, but the auditorium could be scarier than the horror films. Junkies seemed to claim the front row, and I don’t even want to think what went on in the balcony.
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