This week’s mystery movie was the 1922 “The Toll of the Sea,” one of the earliest two-strip Technicolor features. Story by Frances Marion, directed by Chester M. Franklin, photographic direction by J.A. Ball, with Anna May Wong, Kenneth Harlan, Beatrice Bentley, Baby Moran, Etta Lee and Ming Young.
“Toll of the Sea” is available on DVD from Amazon.
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For Monday, we have a mystery lad. Update: Make that mystery “lad.”
Update: This is “Baby” Priscilla Moran.
For Tuesday, our mystery “lad” has a mystery companion. Historical note: Our mystery movie may have one of the first “trouser roles” in cinema.
Update: This is Priscilla Moran and Beatrice Bentley.
Brain Trust roll call: Dan Nather (mystery movie), Howard Mandelbaum (mystery movie and mystery child), Bob Hansen (mystery movie and mystery star) and Lee Ann, Megan and Thom (mystery movie and mystery child).
For Wednesday, we have two mystery women. They are amused by such goings-on.
Update: These are gossips Ming Young, left, and Etta Lee.
Brain Trust roll call: Howard Mandelbaum (Tuesday’s mystery woman), Tucson Barbara (mystery movie and Monday’s and Tuesday’s mystery guests), Mary Mallory (mystery movie, Monday’s and Tuesday’s mystery guests, mystery director, mystery production company and interesting historical note), Anne Papineau (mystery movie and Monday’s and Tuesday’s mystery guests), Dan Nather (Monday’s and Tuesday’s mystery guests), Sarah (mystery movie and Monday’s mystery child), E. Yarber (mystery movie), Lee Ann, Megan and Thom (Tuesday’s mystery woman), Sylvia E. (mystery movie and Monday’s and Tuesday’s mystery guests) and Sue Slutzky (mystery movie and Monday’s and Tuesdsay’s mystery guests).
Gary: Right technical process, wrong movie.
For Thursday, our mystery leading man is about to engage in some seriously caddish behavior toward our mystery leading woman.
Update: This is Kenneth Harlan.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (Wednesday’s mystery gossips), Tucson Barbara (Wednesday’s mystery gossips), Howard Mandelbaum (Wednesday’s mystery gossips), Sue Slutzky (Wednesday’s mystery gossips), Beach Gal (mystery movie and all mystery guests), Anne Papineau (Wednesday’s mystery gossips), Sylvia E. (Wednesday’s mystery gossips) and Mike Hawks (mystery movie and all mystery guests).
For Friday, we have our mystery leading lady rescuing Thursday’s mystery cad from the ocean. Maybe she should have left him there, as she could have avoided all the suffering she does in the rest of the picture.
And here is our mystery leading lady, young and beautiful in a green outfit, and holding a red rose.
Update: This is Anna May Wong.
Brain Trust roll call: Mike Hawks (Thursday’s mystery cad), Mary Mallory (Thursday’s mystery cad and one of his NINE wives), Anne Papineau (Thursday’s mystery cad), Howard Mandelbaum (Thursday’s mystery cad), Tucson Barbara (Thursday’s mystery cad), Sue Slutzky (Thursday’s mystery cad), Beach Gal (Thursday’s mystery cad and today’s mystery leading lady), Sylvia E. (Thursday’s mystery cad and today’s mystery lady).
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I’m going to guess THE TOLL OF THE SEA, just to narrow it down.
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Priscilla Moran in THE TOLL OF THE SEA (1922).
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I believe the movie is Toll of the Sea from 1922, starring Anna May Wong. I don’t remember the little actor’s name though.
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Leslie Phillips and THE MIKADO.
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Interesting guess, but alas, I’m afraid not.
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Priscilla Moran in Toll of the Sea.
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Beatrice Bentley.
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Is it “The Toll of the Sea” with Priscilla Moran and Beatrice Bentley (Monday and Tuesday)?
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A silent I should I gotten first thing! THE TOLL OF THE SEA. Beatrice Bentley today and Priscilla Moran today and yesterday. Chester Franklin the director directed for Selznick Pictures (the company of David O. Selznick’s father) and editor Hal Kern would go on to edit GONE WITH THE WIND. Selznick and John Hay Whitney had a deal to make most of Selznick International Pictures in color so that they received stock in Technicolor.
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I thought you didn’t do colorized movies.
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You’re right. I don’t!
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On Monday, Priscilla Moran in “The Toll of the Sea.” On Tuesday, Beatrice Bentley.
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Monday’s child is Priscilla Moran (playing a boy!); Tuesday adds Beatrice Bentley.
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Initial research indicates Little Lord Fauntleroy, 1914, in a two color process.
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It’s “The Toll of the Sea” from 1922. And the mysterious “lad” is Priscilla Moran. I learned a lot about two color Technicolor!
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The Toll of the Sea?
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Beatrice Bentley for today.
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Thanks for the clue.
Toll of the Sea 1922
(looking forward to Saturday and more about how this early color film was produced)
Mon – Priscilla Moran
Tues – Beatrice Bentley, Priscilla Moran (and Anna May Wong just O.S. to the right)
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Wednesday are the ‘gossips’
I think the screen left actress is Etta Lee and screen right is Ming Young.
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Great!
Thursday is Kenneth Harlan.
So, Friday will include Ms. Anna May Wong
This was fun.
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Any info on the names of the ‘rescue team guys’ who are helping Ms. Wong as she assists Mr. Harlan? I can’t locate anything.
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Monday: Priscilla Moran (Baby Moran)
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The movie is Toll of the Sea, 1922
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Today’s mystery woman is Beatrice Bentley.
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I guess these stills fooled me.
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Etta Lee and Ming Young.
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Ming Young and Etta Lee
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Ming Young and Etta Lee.
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Are today’s guests Etta Lee and Ming Young?
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This week’s film is The Toll of the Sea.
Monday’s child is Priscilla Moran
Tues actress with the child from Monday is Beatrice Bentley
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Wen’s actresses are Etta Lee & Ming Young
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On Wednesday, might these be the gossips, Etta Lee and Ming Young?
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Priscilla Moran, Beatrice Bentley, Etta Lee and Ming Young make this THE TOLL OF THE SEA.
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Kenneth Harlan, Mr. Marie Prevost.
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Kenneth Harlan no less!
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Kenneth Harlan. One life but nine wives!
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If it’s Thursday, it must be Kenneth Harlan.
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Kenneth Harlan
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Kenneth Harlan today.
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Thurs’ leading man is Kenneth Harlan and tomorrow we should see our leading lady, Anna May Wong
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Anna May Wong
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Anna May Wong. rescuing poor Harlan.
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Oh! Of course Toll of the Sea with Anna May Wong. …in the two color Technicolor process …I have been researching the two color Kinemacolor process. Drat! A wasted week!
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Anna May Wong.
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Friday – mystery actress is Anna May Wong.
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Anna May Wong,
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Might as well wrap it up: Etta Lee and Ming Young on Wednesday, Kenneth Harlan on Thursday, and Anna May Wong today.
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Anna May Wong.
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On Friday, native Angeleno Anna May Wong
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The Toll of the Sea (1922)
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