This week’s mystery movie was the 1938 Warner Bros. picture The Beloved Brat, with Bonita Granville, Dolores Costello, Donald Crisp, Natalie Moorhead, Lucile Gleason, Donald Briggs, Emmett Vogan, Loia Cheaney, Leo Gorcey, Ellen Lowe, Mary Doyle, Paul Everton, Bernice Pilot, Stymie Beard, Meredith White and Gloria Fischer.
Screenplay by Lawrence Kimble from an original story by Jean Negulesco.
Dialogue director Frank Beckwith.
Photography by George Barnes. Art direction by Stanley Fleischer. Edited by Frederick Richards.
Gowns by Howard Shoup. Sound by Francis J. Scheid.
Directed by Arthur Lubin.
More on the history of the film is available from the AFI catalog.
The Beloved Brat has apparently never been commercially released. It last aired on TCM in 2020.
The Beloved Brat was reviewed in the New York Times (May 2, 1938) by Benjamin R. Crisler, writing as B.R.C. And he did not approve of such goings-on.
The Strand’s Beloved Brat, which is all about a problem child and her problem parents, is incidentally something of a problem picture. On the serious side, it would appear to be of limited value (a girl whose parents have too much money to be able to bring her up properly belongs to a rather specialized social group) despite the basic importance of the matter under discussion. On the other hand, as a comical study in adolescent feminine tantrums, brought on parental neglect and selfishness, it is rather regrettably in the custard pie tradition.
For Monday, we have a mysterious girl.
Update: This is Meredith White.
For Tuesday, we have the mystery girl’s mysterious mother.
Update: This is Bernice Pilot.
Brain Trust roll call: Jenny M. (mystery movie and Monday’s mystery girl).
For “Hm Wednesday,” we have some mysterious young persons.
Update: This is Stymie Beard and Leo Gorcey.
Brain Trust roll call: Jenny M. (Tuesday’s mystery woman).
For “Aha Thursday,” we have this mysterious chap.
Update: This is Emmett Vogan.
And this mystery fellow.
Update: This is Donald Briggs.
Finally, a mystery couple.
Update: This is Natalie Moorhead and Donald Crisp.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (mystery movie and all mystery guests), Sarah (mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery fugitives from other franchises), Jenny M. (Wednesday’s mystery fugitives from other franchises), Howard Mandelbaum (mystery movie and all mystery guests), Ed Casey (wrong fugitive from another franchise, but I’ll give you credit), B.J. Merholz (Wednesday’s fugitive from another franchise), Funky PhD (Wednesday’s fugitive from another franchise), Mike Hawks (mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery guests), Richard Wegescheide (Wednesday’s mysterious fugitive from another franchise), Suzanne Stone (Wednesday’s fugitive from another franchise), Anne Papineau (ha ha very funny), Megan and Thom (mystery movie and all mystery guests), Roget-L.A. (mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery guests), Incredibleinman (Wednesday’s mysterious fugitive from another franchise), Blackwing Jenny (mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery guests), L.C. (mystery movie and mystery cast) and Sylvia E. (mystery movie and all mystery guests).
Note: So far only one person (L.C.) ended up in the spam filter. Sorry, L.C. Otherwise the spam filter is having a better week.
For Friday, we have this mystery woman.
Update: This is Lucile Gleason.
And this mystery woman.
Update: This is Dolores Costello.
And this mysterious young woman. Also a mystery dog. Cold, social-climbing parents do not approve of such goings-on.
Update: This is Bonita Granville and Daisy.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (Thursday’s mystery guests), Benito (mystery movie, Wednesday’s angel with a dirty face and Thursday’s mystery fellow with a bow tie), Howard Mandelbaum (Thursday’s mystery guests), B.J. Merholz (mystery movie), Anne Papineau (mystery movie and all mystery guests), Mike Hawks (Thursday’s mystery guests), Sylvia E. (Thursday’s mystery guests), Dan Nather (mystery movie and all mystery guests), Roget-L.A. (mystery movie and Thursday’s mystery guests) and Megan and Thom (Thursday’s mystery guests).
And in what is a record, NOBODY ended up in the spam filter!
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Meredith White in Beloved Brat.
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Bernice Pilot
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THE BELOVED BRAT. Meredith White Monday, Bernice Pilot Tuesday, and Matthew “Stymie” Beard and Leo Gorcey today. I almost went with this on Monday but help off.
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Thanks to Leo Gorcey and Stymie Beard, I can say it’s “The Beloved Brat.”
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Matthew “Stymie” Beard and Leo Gorcey.
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BELOVED BRAT
Monday: Meredith White
Tuesday: Bernice Pilot
Wednesday: Mathew “Stymie” Beard, Leo Gorcey
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Wednesday is Huntz Hall
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Leo Gorcey seemingly south of the Bowery.
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Is Wednesday’s mud-faced youth Leo Gorcey?
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Matthew Beard and Leo Gorcey in BELOVED BRAT.
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A young Leo Gorsey on Wednesday.
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Leo Grocey for Tuesday….no luck on figuring out what film is!
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Leo Gorcey, angel with a dirty face
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Our mystery movie is The Beloved Brat, with Leo Gorcey and Matthew Beard (Stymie). Yesterday’s guest was Bernice Pilot, and Monday’s was Meredith White, I think.
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Wednesday: Leo Gorcey with Matthew ‘Stymie’ Beard in The Beloved Brat (1938)
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Leo Gorcey today? Hmm …
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The film is one I’ve actually seen this week(and boy is it disturbing): “Beloved Brat”. Wednesday’s actors are Stymie Beard and Leo Gorcey.
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The Beloved Brat (1938) w/Bonita Granville, Donald Crisp, Natalie Moorhead, Dolores Costello, Leo Gorcey, Stymie Beard, Meredith White, Lucille Gleason…
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This movie is much older than I thought at first. And one of the storylines is ahead of its time.
“The Beloved Brat” 1938
Mon – Meredith White (whose movie brother appears on Wednesday)
Tues – Bernice Pilot (movie mother of Meredith and Wednesday’s kid – Matthew Beard)
Weds – Leo Gorcey and Matthew ‘Stymie’ Beard (said movie son and brother of the family above.) Meredith White is in the image too, but out of focus.
Looking forward to your breakdown on this one.
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BOTH Bonita Granville with Emmett Vogan, Donald Briggs (he’s in a fun Universal serial with lots of silent stars’ kids that shot all around the area), Natalie Moorhead and Donald Crisp.
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I spy Leo Gorcey and Donald Crisp in THE BELOVED BRAT 1938.
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Emmett Vogan; Donald Briggs; Natalie Moorehead, Donald Crisp.
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Clues point to The Beloved Brat.
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Meredith White, Bernice Pilot, Stymie Beard with Leo, Emmett Vogan, Donald Briggs, Natalie Moorhead and Donald Crisp in “The Beloved Brat”
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Bonita Granville, Emmett Vogan, Donald Briggs, Natalie Moorhead and Donald Crisp.
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Thursday – 1) Emmett Vogan and in the FG BOTHGirl is Bonita Granville 2) Jerome Williams 3) Bonita’s movie parents Natalie Moorhead and Donald Crisp
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THE BELOVED BRAT (1938). Haven’t seen this one, but I think I have all the pieces:
Monday — Meredith White
Tuesday — Bernice Pilot
Wednesday — Leo Gorcey and Stymie Beard
Thursday — Jesse Graves, Donald Briggs, Natalie Moorhead, and Donald Crisp
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Thursday: Emmett Vogan, Donald Briggs, Natalie Moorhead and Donald Crisp in The Beloved Brat (1938)
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Today’s guests are Bonita Granville, Emmett Vogan, Donald Briggs, Natalie Moorhead and Donald Crisp.
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Lucille Gleason, Dolores Costello, and Daisy the Dog with Bonita Granville.
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Lovely-if a wee bit bratty-star Bonita Granville, sweet-as-pie Dolores Costello and butter-wouldn”t-melt Lucille Gleason.
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Lucile Gleason, Dolores Costello and Bonita Granville.
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Lucille Gleason; Dolores Costello; Bonita Granville.
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The Beloved Brat
Mon Meredith White
Tues Bernice Pilot
Wed Leo Forces
Thurs Emmett Vegan
Thurs Donald Briggs
Thurs Natalie Moorhead and Donald Crisp
Thurs Lucile Gleason
Fri Dolores Costello
Fri Bonita Granville
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And the dog is played by Daisy
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Oops! Didn’t catch spellchecker changed one of above. Wed should be Leo Gorcey.
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And Thurs should be Emmett Vogan
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..Fri- and the dog is played by Daisy
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Friday 1) Lucile Gleason 2) Dolores Costello 3) Bonita Granville and Spooks (whose regular gig as ‘Daisy’ in the Blondie film series would start the same year as this movie.)
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