This week’s mystery movie was the 1956 Universal picture A Day of Fury, with Dale Robertson, Jock Mahoney, Mara Corday, Carl Benton Reid, Jan Merlin, John Dehner, Dee Carroll, Sheila Bromley, James Bell, Dani Crayne, Howard Wendell, Charles Cane, Phil Chambers, Sydney Mason and Helen Kleeb.
Screenplay by James Edmiston and Oscar Brodney.
Story by James Edmiston.
Print by Technicolor.
Photography by Ellis W. Carter.
Technicolor consultant William Fritzsche.
Art direction by Alexander Golitzen and Robert Boyle.
Set decorations by Russell A. Gausman and Ray Jeffers.
Sound by Leslie I. Carey and Stephen Bass.
Edited by Sherman Todd.
Costumes by Rosemary Odell.
Hairstyles by Joan St. Oegger.
Makeup by Bud Westmore.
Assistant director Joseph E. Kenny.
Music supervision by Joseph Gershenson.
Produced by Robert Arthur.
Directed by Harmon Jones.
Further information on A Day of Fury is available from the AFI Catalog.
A Day of Fury is available from Amazon on Blu-ray in a French release.
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Every so often I get a request for a western and I figured it was time. A Day of Fury is an “adult” western of the 1950s with Dale Robertson, who would soon gain fame in TV’s Tales of Wells Fargo, playing a villain. Robertson appeared in three episodes of Tales of Wells Fargo with his A Day of Fury co-star John Dehner! Then again, Dehner appeared in nearly every TV series of the 1950s, ‘60s and ‘70s. Co-star Mara Corday also appeared in Tales of Wells Fargo.
I’m guessing The New York Times didn’t bother with A Day of Fury, or if it did, fobbed it off on one of the “alphabet critics.”
No, The New York Times did not review A Day of Fury, which was relegated to the second half of a double bill with All That Heaven Allows. (And, yes, Bosley Crowther did not approve of All That Heaven Allows).
For Monday, we have a mysterious piano player. Please don’t shoot him!
This mysterious piano player is, alas, unidentified. But he was apparently a real musician because he plays the piano rather than faking it.
Here he is in a mysterious trio with a mysterious guitarist and mystery accordion player. The chanteuse is Dani Crayne.
For Tuesday, we have a mysterious woman. She has Sunday off to catch up on her reading.
Update: This is Sheila Bromley and she wants none of your nonsense.
For “Hm Wednesday,” we have these mysterious gentlemen.
Update: This is Carl Benton Reid, left, and Hans Moebus.
We also have a mystery woman and mysterious Back of the Head Guy.
Update: This is Dee Carroll and Dale Robertson as Back of the Head Guy with the Elvis Presley hairdo.
Brain Trust roll call: Howard Mandelbaum (mystery movie and Tuesday’s mysterious woman).
Note to B.J. Merholz: Something like that, yes.
For “Aha Thursday,” we have a mysterious cowboy.
Update: This is Jan Merlin.
We also have a mysterious preacher. He, as you can imagine, does not approve of such goings-on.
Update: This is John Dehner.
Brain Trust roll call: Sheila (Wednesday’s mysterious judge), L.C.* (mystery movie and mysterious cast) and Howard Mandelbaum (Wednesday’s mystery guests).
*Rescued from the spam folder, apologies.
For Friday, our mysterious leading lady seems to have a gun.
Update: This is Mara Corday. She, too, wants none of your nonsense.
Also for Friday, our mysterious anti-hero and the leading man.
Update: This is Jock Mahoney, left, and Dale Robertson.
Brain Trust roll call: Sylvia E.* (mystery movie and Tuesday’s mystery woman, Wednesday’s mysterious judge, mystery woman and Back of the Head Guy with Elvis Presley hairdo, and Thursday’s mystery guests), Howard Mandelbaum (Thursday’s mystery guests), Jenny M. (mystery movie and Thursday’s mysterious preacher), Greg (mystery movie, Wednesday’s mysterious judge, mystery woman and Back of the Head Guy With Elvis Presley hairdo, and Thursday’s mystery preacher), Mary Mallory (mystery movie and Tuesday’s, Wednesday’s and Thursday’s mystery guests and Back of the Head Guy with Elvis Presley hairdo), Mike Hawks (mystery movie, Tuesday’s mysteriously reading saloon proprietress, Wednesday’s mystery judge and Thursday’s mysterious men) and Benito* (mystery movie and Thursday’s mysterious preacher).
*From the spam filter.
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Harry Seymour in River of No Return.
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An excellent guess, but I’m afraid not….
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Don Beddoe?
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An excellent guess! But Mr. Beddoe doesn’t have a dimpled chin.
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Cary Grant?
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Sheila Bromley in A DAY OF FURY (1956).
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Did Miss Kitty return to dodge and get locked out?
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Whoever Wednesday’s BOTHG is, he’s got Elvis Presley’s hair-do.
Awaiting Thursday to see if that “Ah-ha” moment comes.
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Carl Benton Reid for Wednesday?
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A Day of Fury (1956) w/Dale Robertson, Mara Corday, Carl Benton Reid, Jock Mahoney, John Dehner, Sheila Bromley, Dee Carroll, Jan Merlin
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Carl Benton Reid, Hans Moebus
Dee Carroll, Dale Robertson
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Guess my comment didn’t get thru to you on Wednesday. No guess anyway, just blathering about the BOTHG and his hair-do.
But my wish for an “Ah-ha” moment came true today! I’m pretty sure that Thursday’s guy #2 is John Dehner sans his usual “..’stache”. Sooooo many movies to choose from. I’ll be back.
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Thursday it’s John Stephenson.
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“A Day of Fury” 1956
Monday – not sure
Tuesday – Sheila Bromley
Wednesday – Carl Benton Reid on screen left. Not sure on his friend / Dee Carroll and BOTHG Dale Robertson w/Elvis Presley’s hair-do
Thursday – sweaty guy is Jan Merlin / the preacher is John Dehner sans moustache
Friday will bring Dale again, Jock Mahoney and Mara Corday
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Jan Merlin, John Dehner.
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A Day of Fury with Jan Merlin and John Dehner.
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Thursday’s preacher is John Dehner. He never approved of anything. The sweaty cowboy is Jan Merlin. Carl Benton Reid was the well dressed gent on the left of Wednesdays photo. Dee Carroll is the plain Jane talking to back of the head guy, Dale Robertson. The movie is A Day of Fury.
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HALLELUJAH! A DAY OF FURY. Wag Blesing Monday, Sheila Bromley tuesday, Carl Benton Reid and Howard Wright, Dee Carroll and Dale Robertson BOTH Wednesday, Robertson and John Dehner today.
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Carl Benton Reid, Sheila Bromley, Jan Merlin and John Dehner in A DAY OF FURY.
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Izzat preacher John Dehner in A DAY OF FURY 1956?
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Mara Corday, Dale Robertson, and Jock Mahoney.
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Mara Corday, Jock Mahoney and Dale Robertson.
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Mara Corday, Jock Mahoney and Dale Robertson.
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Msts Corday
Jock Mahoney, Dale Robertson
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