This week’s mystery movie has been the 1932 RKO picture “The Age of Consent,” with Dorothy Wilson, Arline Judge, Richard Cromwell, Eric Linden, John Halliday, Aileen Pringle and Reginald Barlow. The screenplay was by Sarah Y. Mason and Francis Cockrell from the play “Crossroads” by Martin Flavin. Photographed by J. Roy Hunt, art direction by Carroll Clark. It was directed by Gregory Lacava. The associate producer was Pandro S. Berman; the executive producer was David O. Selznick.
“The Age of Consent” is available on DVD from Warner Archive.
We neglected to run a picture of Dorothy Wilson this week. Here she is with Richard Cromwell.
The New York Times review, Sept. 3, 1932, which cannot be located with The Times online search engine.
For Monday, we have a mystery gent. I should add that he does not approve of such goings-on.
Update: This is Reginald Barlow.
For Tuesday, we have a distinguished mystery gent. He has a dim view of such goings-on.
Update: This is Frederick Burton.
For Wednesday, we have a mystery couple. They approve of such goings-on. In later films, our friend with the bow tie and glasses will be much less studious and more rakish — the cad!
Update: This is John Halliday, more familiar as Tracy Lord’s philandering father in “The Philadelphia Story,” and Aileen Pringle.
Brain Trust roll call: Howard Mandelbaum (mystery movie and Monday’s and Tuesday’s mystery guests) and Lee Ann, Thom and Megan (Tuesday’s mystery guest).
For Thursday, we have a mystery gent who has been surprised by an overture from his mystery companion. The Hays Office would not approve of such goings-on.
Update: This is Grady Sutton (Og Oggilby in “The Bank Dick”) and an unidentified actress.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (Wednesday’s mystery gent), Howard Mandelbaum (Wednesday’s mystery couple), Mike Hawks (Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s mystery gents), Sheila (mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery couple), David Inman (Wednesday’s mystery gent), Don Danard (Wednesday’s mystery gent) and Bob Hansen (Wednesday’s mystery gent).
For Friday, our young, unchaperoned mystery guests have been indulging in bootleg liquor and listening to corrupting jazz music, giving them impure thoughts.
Update: This is Richard Cromwell and Arline Judge.
Brain Trust roll call: Mike Hawks (mystery movie and Thursday’s mystery gent), Howard Mandelbaum (Thursday’s mystery gent), B.J. Merholz (Thursday’s mystery gent), Gary (Thursday’s mystery gent, wrong movie), Benito (Wednesday’s and Thursday’s mystery gents), Jenny M. (Thursday’s mystery gent), Thom, Lee Ann and Megan (mystery movie, Monday’s mystery gent, Wednesday’s mystery couple and Thursday’s mystery gent), Don Danard (Thursday’s mystery gent) and Patrick (Thursday’s mystery gent).
Note to Benito: “A double-edged assegai.”
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Joseph Calleia.
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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Could it be Eduardo Cianelli in Foreign Correspondent?
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Well it looks very much like him, but alas, I’m afraid not.
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Sidney Bracey.
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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Frederick Burton.
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Russell Simpson.
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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Monday: Reginald Barlow as the irate father of a promiscuous girl in THE AGE OF CONSENT (1932).
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Tuesday is looking a little like Russell Simpson and both days look a little like a Barbara Stanwyck movie.
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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Tuesday’s guest is Frederick Burton of Indianapolis, Indiana.
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John Halliday today.
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John Halliday and Aileen Pringle.
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Tuesday is Frederick Burton. Our man on wednesday is John Halliday.
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John Halliday and Aileen Pringle, ‘The Age of Consent’?
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John Halliday today?
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I’d say the Gentleman beside the railroad tracks is John Halliday.
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Doris Kenyon today, Gilbert Emery yesterday, and Robert Elliott Monday in The Ruling Voice.
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Alas, right era, but wrong studio.
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Wednesday’s gentleman appears to be John Halliday. Don’t know the lady or the film.
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Grady Sutton and Arline Judge AGE OF CONSENT.
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Maynard Holmes today making it MILLIE. Wasn’t this a mystery movie last year. Edward Le Saint yesterday. Entering using JB’s account.
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You’re correct: “Millie” was a previous mystery movie. Right era, but alas, this is a different film with different mystery guests.
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Grady Sutton and co-ed.
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Grady Sutton
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The young Grady Sutton looks to be a student(with the books in his lap) how about The Sweetheart of Sigma Chi?
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John Halliday on Wednesday, dame looks like Kay Francis. Grady Sutton on Thursday, getting the girl. Unusual for him.
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The surprised young man is Clinton Sundberg.
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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Grady Sutton
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Age of Consent with Grady Sutton and Phyllis Fraser today, John Halliday and Aileen Pringle Wednesday, and Reginald Barlow for Monday.
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Oops! I mean Grady Sutton, not Sundberg.
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Grady Sutton on Thursday.
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MM here. AGE OF CONSENT. Richard Cromwell and Arline Judge today. Grady Sutton yesterday. Howard Hickman Tuesday and Frederick Burton Monday.
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Aileen Pringle with Halliday.
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Now Arline Judge appears with Richard Cromwell.
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Richard Cromwell and Arlene Judge. Dorothy Wilson, his abstemious girlfriend, is temporarily out of the picture.
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Definitely pre-Code.
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