This week’s mystery movie was the 1940 20th Century-Fox film “Night Train to Munich,” with Margaret Lockwood, Rex Harrison, Paul von Henried (Henreid), Basil Radford, Maunton Wayne, James Harcourt, Felix Aylmer, Wyndham Goldie, Roland Culver, Eliot Makeham, Raymond Huntley, Austen Trevor, Keneth Kent, C.V. France, Fritz Valk, Morland Graham.
Based on an original story by Gordon Wellesley. Screenplay by Sydney Gillat and Frank Launder. Directed by Carol Reed. Photography by Otto Kanturek, art direction by Vetchinsky, editing by R.E. Dearing, sound supervision by B.C. Sewell, cutting by Michael Gordon, recording by S. Wiles, musical direction by Louis Levy. Produced by Edward Black.
Made at Gaumont British Studios, Shepherds Bush, London, Maurice Ostrer in charge of production.
“Night Train to Munich” is available on DVD from the Criterion Collection.
“Night Train to Munich” aired regularly on New York television, but wasn’t reviewed in the New York Times until 2010, when the DVD was released.
For Monday, we have a mystery chap with impressive lapels. (I failed to note that his companion was cropped out of the picture. We’ll see him later — actually Saturday).
Update: Here is the uncropped photo of author Ian Fleming with Wyndham Goldie.
For Tuesday, we have a couple of mystery fellows.
Update: This is John Wengraf and Allan Jeayes.
Brain Trust roll call: Sheila (Monday’s mystery gent) and Thom and Megan (Monday’s mystery gent).
For Wednesday, we have a mystery gent.
Update: This is Raymond Huntley.
Brain Trust roll call: Howard Mandelbaum (mystery movie and Monday’s and Tuesday’s mystery guests).
For Thursday, we have two mystery chaps.
Update: These chaps are the perpetual British tourists, Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne.
Brain Trust roll call: Howard Mandelbaum (Wednesday’s mystery Nazi), Don Danard (Wednesday’s mystery Nazi), Mike Hawks (Tuesday’s mystery guest and Wednesday’s mystery Nazi) and Thom and Megan (mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery Nazi).
For Friday, we have these mystery guests….
Update: This is James Harcourt and Margaret Lockwood.
…and two non-mysterious chaps.
Update: Rex Harrison and Paul (von Henried) Henreid.
Brain Trust roll call: Sue Slutzky (mystery movie and all mystery guests), Thom and Megan (Thursday’s mystery guests), McDee (mystery movie and Thursday’s mystery guests), Howard Mandelbaum (Thursday’s mystery guests), Mike Hawks (mystery movie and Thursday’s mystery guests), Victor H. Brown (mystery movie, Monday’s, Wednesday’s and Thursday’s mystery guests), Floyd Thursby (mystery movie, Monday’s mystery guest and Thursday’s mystery guests), Mary Mallory (mystery movie and all mystery guests), Sylvia E (mystery movie and all mystery guests).
Don’t know him from any other Old Movie White Guy, but sure am diggin’ on the impressive lapels
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He is definitely rocking those next-level lapels.
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Ian Fleming.
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John Halliday
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Excellent guess. But possibly a bit too well-known for a Monday. Alas, I’m afraid not.
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Although he has a Paul Lukas face, he lacks Betty Davis eyes.
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Our guest for today is the original Ian Fleming (but not sure which movie yet).
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NIGHT TRAIN TO MUNICH (1940)
Monday: Ian Fleming
Tuesday: John Wengraf (left) and Allen Jeayes
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Okay, not really sure, but I just gotta . . . Ralph Morgan on Monday, Raymond Massey and Stanley Ridges on Tuesday. No clue about the movie yet, but I have this feeling I’ve seen it before . . .
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Ubiquitous Raymond Huntley.
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Wednesday’s Mystery man is Raymond Huntley.
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John Wengraf on tuesday and Raymond Huntley today make this NIGHT TRAIN TO MUNICH.
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Monday guy resembles an actor named Douglas Evans.
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Interesting, but alas, I’m afraid not
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Our guest today is Raymond Huntley in Night Train to Munich, I think.
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Hugh Wakefield and Leslie Banks in THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH.
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Movie: Night Train to Munich. Monday: Ian Fleming, Tuesday: John Wengraf (in white coat), Wed: Raymond Huntley, Thurs: Basil Redford and Naunton Wayne.
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Today’s mystery gents are Basil Radford (left) and Naughton Wayne (right).
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Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne on Thursday. Night Train to Munich, 1940?
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Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne.
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Naunton Wayne and Basil Radford in NIGHT TRAIN.
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I typed all this in last night but I guess it didn’t get posted. Ugh. Here it is again: Movie – Night Train to Munich, Monday – Ian Fleming, Tuesday – John Wengraf, Wednesday – Raymond Huntley, Thursday – Basil Radford & Naunton Wayne.
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Monday………………Ian Fleming
Wednesday Raymond Huntley
Thursday Basil Radford & Naunton Wayne
Movie Night Train To Zurich.
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This is “Night Train to Munich.” Mr. Monday is Ian Fleming and the Thursday gentlemen are Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne.
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Thank goodness for one of my favorite movies, which while NOT your mystery movie this week, was very helpful in helping me to ID Thursday’s folks: 1938’s “The Lady Vanishes”. Thursday’s mystery gents (Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne) have several of the great moments in that film.
I’m now working on what this week’s mystery movie is (they appeared in a LOT of films together.)
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Now I’m thinking the movie is indeed The Lady Vanishes 1938. So changing my earlier guess that TLV is not the movie, but that TLV is the film and that I only need to work on the cast for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
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NIGHT TRAIN TO MUNICH. Monday originally looked like William Faulkner but it’s Ian Fleming. John Wengraf and Allan Jeayes Tuesday, Frederick Valk yesterday, and Basil Radford and Naunton Wayne today.
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Ha! Guess number 3 (all in one day!)
I was right the first time – the movie is NOT The Lady Vanishes.
The movie is Night Train to Munich 1940
Monday’s guy is Ian Fleming
Still on the hunt for the cast for Tuesday and Wednesday.
Right about the Thursday cast, though, Mr. Radford and Mr. Wayne (delightful in the Lady Vanishes.)
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…to continue on Night Train:
Tuesday’s doctor is John Wengraf, I think. Not sure about the prisoners.
Wednesday is Raymond Huntley, I think.
Looking forward to Friday’s stars (with very young faces) and Saturday’s breakdown.
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James Harcourt, Margaret Lockwood; Rex Harrison, Paul Henreid, billed as Paul von Hernried.
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Wish I’d checked yesterday, I would’ve recognized Radford and Wayne in Night Train to Munich.
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Margaret Lockwood, Rex Harrison and Paul Henreid.
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Today it’s Felix Aylmer, Margaret Lockwood, Rex Harrison, and Paul Henreid.
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Night Train to Munich
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Friday : Margaret Lockwood, Rex Harrison, Paul Henreid.
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Friday – James Harcourt, Margaret Lockwood, Rex Harrison, and Paul Henreid.
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Friday – James Harcourt and Margaret Lockwood
(baby faced duo) Rex Harrison and Paul Henreid (Henreid is also the ‘off camera’ prisoner to screen right, in Tuesday’s image.)
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