This week’s mystery movie was the 1946 Twentieth Century-Fox movie Shock, with Vincent Price, Lynn Bari, Frank Latimore, Anabel Shaw, Michael Dunne, Reed Hadley, Renee Carson and Charles Trowbridge.
Screenplay by Eugene Ling.
Based on a story by Albert deMond.
Additional dialogue by Martin Berkeley.
Photography by Glen MacWilliams and Joe MacDonald.
Art direction by Lyle wheeler and Boris Leven
Set decorations by Thomas Little and O. Clemont Halverson.
Edited by Harmon Jones.
Costumes by Kay Nelson.
Music by David Buttolph.
Music Direction by Emil Newman.
Orchestral arrangements by Arthur Morton.
Makeup by Ben Nye.
Special photographic effects by Fred Sersen.
Sound by Alfred Bruzlin and Harry M. Leonard.
Produced by Aubrey Schenck.
Directed by Alfred Werker.
Further information on Shock is available from the AFI Catalogue.
Shock is available on DVD from Amazon.
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I was poking around for mystery movies that haven’t aired on TCM and came up with Shock, a scary little thriller with Vincent Price.
The AFI Catalogue entry says Bosley Crowther hated it, and that’s no surprise since he disliked almost everything. And here he is (March 9, 1946):
As a usual thing, the melodramas which the Rialto Theatre shows — despite their horrors and morbidities — can be quietly dismissed. But the one called Shock, which opened in that theatre yesterday, should arouse the critical observer to protest in no uncertain tones. It is not that the picture is cheaply sensational, artistically: that is a standard condition which one might overlook. It is rather that, in telling a fraudulent and unhealthy tale, it tends to excite apprehension against the treatment of nervous disorders.
For Monday, we have a mystery fellow. He does not approve of such goings-on.
Update: This is John Davidson in a really spooky performance.
For Tuesday, we have a mystery woman.
Update: This is Mary Young.
Brain Trust roll call: Howard Mandelbaum (mystery movie and Monday’s mystery guest), Mary Mallory (Monday’s mystery guest), Sheila (mystery movie and Monday’s mystery guest) and Mike Hawks (Monday’s mystery guest).
For “Hm Wednesday,” we have a mysterious doctor.
Update: This is Michael (Stephen) Dunne.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (mystery movie and Tuesday’s mystery woman), Howard Mandelbaum (Tuesday’s mystery woman), Sheila (Tuesday’s mystery woman) and Mike Hawks (mystery movie and Tuesday’s mystery woman).
For “Aha Thursday,” we have a mysterious fellow.
Update: This is Reed Hadley.
And this mystery woman.
Update: This is Lynn Bari.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (Wednesday’s mystery doctor), Jenny M. (mystery movie, Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s mystery guests), Howard Mandelbaum (Wednesday’s mystery doctor), Incredible Inman (mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery doctor) and Mike Hawks (Wednesday’s mystery doctor).
For Friday, we have a mystery fellow and Back of the Head Woman.
Update: This is Frank Latimore.
And here’s a better look at her.
Update: This is Anabel Shaw.
And what’s going on here? I think these folks may be up to no good.
Update: This is Vincent Price and Lynn Bari.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (Thursday’s mystery guests), Howard Mandelbaum (Thursday’s mystery guests), Sheila (Wednesday’s and Thursday’s mystery guests), Mike Hawks (Thursday’s mystery guests), Greg (Thursday’s mystery fellow), Sylvia E. (mystery movie and all mystery guests, plus Friday’s guests), and L.C. (mystery movie and mystery cast).
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John Davidson in SHOCK (1946).
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John Davidson.
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Yes! That is Crazy Old John Davidson, in ‘Shock’!
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The Hole. 1960 Becker film.
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Interesting guess! But alas….
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Mary Young.
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John Davidson who is quite often very mysterious.
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Whoa! And how. Talk about an atomic stink-eye. Reminds me of my assistant principal. She was a nun.
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Eduardo Ciannelli?
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An interesting guess, but alas….
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And…we return to disappoval.
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Alan Arkin?
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Interesting guess! A little before his time….
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Mary Young and SHOCK.
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Mary Young for Tuesday?
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Mary Young in SHOCK.
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Una Merkel?
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Una, alas, was somewhere else when this picture was being made…
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Herbert Lom?
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Good guess, but alas, I’m afraid not…
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Stephen Dunne.
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Movie – Shock (1946)
Tue – Mary Young
Wed – Stephen Dunne
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Stephen Dunne.
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Today’s man of mystery is Steve Dunne, and I think the movie is “Shock.”
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Stephen Dunne a.k.a. Michael Dunne.
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Reed Hadley and Lynn Bari.
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Reed Hadley; Lynn Bari.
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Stephen (Michael) Dunne, Reed Hadley and Lynn Bari?
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Reed Hadley and Lynn Bari.
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Aha Thursday’s gent is Reed Hadley.
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Dang! Another one of those “talked myself out of it” moments. Mon, looked like a prison, then Tues, decided to go with maybe a mental institution, found lots of movies – kept looking in the 1950s. Bumped into, but couldn’t quite place Lynn Bari, found others like her – also not right…Anyway…
Shock 1946
Mon – John Davidson
Tues – Ruth Nelson (I think)
Wed – Stephen Dunne
Thur – Reed Hadley and Lynn Bari
So Friday brings Vincent Price and Anabel Shaw
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Shock (1946) w/Vincent Price, Lynn Bari, Reed Hadley, Mary Young, Frank Latimore, Stephen Dunne…
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Frank Lattimore, Anabel Shaw, Vincent Price, and Lynn Bari.
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Movie: Shock!
Monday: Selmer Jackson
Tuesday: Mary Young
Wednesday: Stephen Dunne
Thursday: Reed Hadley, Lynn Bari
Friday: Frank Latimore, Anabel Shaw, Vincent Price, Lynn Bari
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Frank Latimore, Anabel Shaw, Vincent Price and Lynn Bari.
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Frank Latimore, Anabel Shaw and Vincent Price.
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Shock starring Vincent Price!!! I love this movie!
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