This week’s mystery movie was the 1949 Columbia picture “The Crime Doctor’s Diary,” with Warner Baxter, Stephen Dunne, Lois Maxwell, Adele Jergens, Robert Armstrong, Don Beddoe and Whit Bissell.
Screenplay by Edward Anhalt, story by David Dressler and Edward Anhalt, based on the radio program “Crime Doctor” by Max Marcin. Photography by Vincent Farrar, art direction by Harold MacArthur, editing by Jerome Thoms, set decoration by George Montgomery, musical direction by Mischa Bakaleinikoff. Produced by Rudolph C. Flothow, directed by Seymour Friedman.
“The Crime Doctor’s Diary” is available on DVD on the gray market.
Here is 30 seconds of “My Little Brass French Horn.” Can you stand it?
For Monday, we have a mystery gent. And, as incredible as it may seem, he does not approve of such goings-on.
Update: This is Billy Nelson.
For Tuesday, we have a mystery woman.
Update: This is Nancy Valentine (as seen in “-30-”) in her film debut.
For Wednesday, we have a mystery woman who approves of stripes!
Update: This is Adele Jergens.
And we have Oh Him.
Update: This is Don Beddoe.
For Thursday, we have this mystery woman.
This is Claire Carleton.
And this mystery gent.
Update: This is Robert Armstrong.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (Wednesday’s mystery Oh Him), Sue Slutzky (Wednesday’s mystery Oh Him), B.J. Merholz (Wednesday’s mystery Oh Him), Howard Mandelbaum (mystery movie and all mystery guests), Gary (Wednesday’s mystery woman), David Inman (Wednesday’s mystery Oh Him), Jenny M. (mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery guests), Don Danard (Wednesday’s mystery guests), Thom and Megan (mystery movie and all mystery guests) and Sylvia E. (Wednesday’s Oh Him).
Warning: This week’s mystery movie has a plot device of an incredibly annoying – and very catchy – song. Hint: It involves the word “toot.”
For Friday, we have our semi-mysterious leading lady.
Update: This is Lois Maxwell (yes, Miss Moneypenny). She was originally cast in “The Lone Wolf and His Lady,” but replaced by June Vincent and put in “Crime Doctor’s Diary.”
Here is our non-mysterious tunesmith singing the annoying little number that runs through this movie. Toot! Toot!
Update: This is Whit Bissell.
And also this non-mysterious gent. Look at those lapels!
Update: This is Warner Baxter.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (mystery movie and all mystery guests), Chrisbo (Thursday’s mystery jungle explorer), Benito (Thursday’s mystery jungle explorer) and Howard Mandelbaum (Thursday’s mystery guests).
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Jack Lambert.
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A good guess…. But, alas.
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I don’t know…I’ve probably got the wrong man and the wrong race, but I’m guessing James Millican.
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An excellent guess. But….
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Hmmm….I think Monday’s guy is playing a bartender. Still on the hunt.
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My only comment is “I have no idea!!”
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Lyn Wilde.
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A good guess! But alas…
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Harlow Wilcox and Barbara Pepper.
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An interesting guess. But alas…
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Beverly Michaels
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An excellent guess… but, sadly.
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Monday: Frank Hyers
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An excellent guess. But the wrong studio.
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Doe Beddoe.
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Wednesday: Don Beddoe
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Don Beddoe
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Monday: Billy Nelson in The Crime Doctor’s Diary (1949)
Tuesday: Nancy Valentine
Wednesday: Adele Jergens, Don Beddoe
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Adele Jergens and …uh…
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Don Beddoe today.
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Adele Jergens and Don Debbie in The Crime Doctor’s Diary.
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Latest entries…..Adele Jergens and Don Beddoe.
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Our movie is The Crime Doctor’s Diary, with Adele Jergens and Don Beddoe for today, and Billy Nelson for Monday, and maybe Nancy Valentine for Tuesday.
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I think Wednesday’s ‘Oh him’ guy is Don Beddoe.
Still on the hunt.
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CRIME DOCTOR’S DIARY. Billy Nelson Monday, Nancy Valentine Tuesday, Adele Jergens Wednesday, Claire Carleton and Robert Armstrong today. I hope we also get Whit Bissell!
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Well, that’s Robert (Carl Denham/ Max O’Hara) Armstrong on Thursday, but as to which one of his 160+ films, I cannot hazard a guess.
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Is Wednesday Frank Nelson? (Oh him, oh yes?)
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Alas, I’m afraid not.
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Late career Robert Armstrong, of King Kong fame. Guessing its GIRL WITH AN ITCH 1958, but maybe thats RASH …
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Claire Carlton, Robert Armstrong.
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Lois Maxwell, Whit Bissell (yay!), and good old Warner Baxter.
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Warner Baxter in The Crime Doctor something. The others remain semi mysterious. Familiar, but semi mysterious.
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Whit Bissell (what a great name) and Warner Baxter today.
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Finally!
Movie – The Crime Doctor’s Diary 1949
Mon. – Billy Nelson
Tues. – not sure which ‘operator’ this is, but I think it’s Nancy Valentine
Weds. – Adele Jergens / Don Beddoe
Thurs. – The woman, I think, is Claire Carleton / Mystery man is Robert Armstrong
Fri. – Lois Maxwell, Whit Bissell (the key for me) and Warner Baxter.
The tune is “A Little Brass French Horn” according to IMDB. I also found a nice story summary at the immortalephemora web site.
Looking forward to Saturday’s breakdown.
Thanks
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Lois Maxwell, Whit Bissell, Warner Baxter.
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