This week’s mystery movie was the 1949 Allied Artists film Bad Boy, with Lloyd Nolan, Jane Wyatt, James Gleason, Stanley Clements, Martha Vickers, and in his first starring role, Audie Murphy. With Rhys Williams, Selena Royle, James Lydon, Dickie Moore, Tommy Cook and William Lester.
A Paul Short production.
Produced with the cooperation of Variety Clubs International.
Screenplay by Robert D. Andrews.
Additional dialogue by Karl Kamb.
Story by Robert D. Andrews and Paul Short.
Associate producer George Bertholon.
Photographed by Karl Struss.
Production design by Gordon Wiles.
Art direction by Theobold Holsopple.
Set decorations by Raymond Boltz Jr.
Supervising editor, Otho Lovering.
Edited by William Austin.
Production manager Allen K. Wood.
Assistant director Frank Heath.
Dialogue director Clarence Marks.
Technical advisor, William O’Donnell.
Technical coordinator, James O. Cherry.
Costume supervision by Lorraine MacLean.
Makeup by Charles Huber.
Hairdresser, Lela Chambers.
Men’s wardrobe by Courtney Haslam.
Ladies’ wardrobe by Esther Krebs.
Sound engineer Earl Sitar.
Musical score by Paul Sawtell.
Produced by Paul Short.
Directed by Kurt Neumann.
Further information on Bad Boy is available from the AFI Catalog.
Bad Boy is available on DVD from Critics’ Choice Video.
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I picked Bad Boy by going through the trades.
I’m going to guess that Bosley Crowther more or less liked it – with a few quibbles, of course. Unless it got fobbed off on one of the “alphabet critics.”
No, he hated it. Boy, did he hate it. (The New York Times, March 23, 1949)
Another juvenile criminal and his insolent escapades, which are mostly displays of dark defiance toward authority on a “boy’s ranch,” are once more brought forth for fictional pondering and a whitewash of trumped-up excuse in a childish little picture called Bad Boy, which opened at the Palace last night. Neither the thinking of the public nor the state of society will be improved by this weakly contrived little pretense at discussing juvenile crime.
And neither, indeed, for that matter, will anyone outside of kids and a few sentimental individuals be reasonably entertained by this hackneyed, insipid and illogical contemplation of a nice-but-naughty boy. For the whole thing is such an apparent compilation of cliches and romance, played in a strictly make-believe manner, that it is hard to stomach, much less believe.
For Monday, we have a mystery guest. And as incredible as it may sound, he does not approve of such goings-on.
For Friday, we add mysterious Side of the Head Guy.
Update: This is Audie Murphy, left, and George Beban Jr.
His mysterious companion, Side of the Head Guy, has been cropped out because of insufficient mysteriousness and will appear Friday.
For Tuesday, we have a mysterious woman. These goings-on? She does not approve.
Update: This is Selena Royle.
For “Hm Wednesday,” we have this mysterious singing cowboy.
Update: This is Stanley Clements.
We also have this mysterious fellow.
Update: This is Dickie Moore.
Brain Trust roll call: Anne Papineau (mystery movie and both mystery guests), Jenny M. (mystery movie and Tuesday’s mystery woman), Howard Mandelbaum (mystery movie and both mystery guests plus leading man cropped out due to insufficient mysteriousness), Robert Morrissey (mystery movie and Tuesday’s mystery woman), Bob Hansen (Tuesday’s mystery woman), Mike Hawks (mystery movie and Tuesday’s mystery woman) and Sheila (Tuesday’s mystery woman).
Sylvia E. is turning up interesting information!
For “Aha Thursday,” we have this mysterious couple.
Update: This is William Lester (Leicester) and possibly Gerry Pattison.
We also have these mysterious gents.
Update: This is James Gleason, left, and Lloyd Nolan.
And finally, a mysterious woman.
This is Martha (Carmen Sternwood) Vickers.
Brain Trust roll call: Anne Papineau (mystery movie, Monday’s and Wednesday’s mystery guests), Mary Mallory (mystery movie, Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s mystery guests, plus Monday’s leading man cropped out due to lack of mysteriousness), Greg (Wednesday’s mysterious singing cowboy), Howard Mandelbaum (Wednesday’s mystery guests and mysterious elbow), L.C. (mystery movie and mysterious cast), Incredibleinman (mystery movie, Tuesday’s mysterious judge and Wednesday’s mystery time keeper), Mike Hawks (Wednesday’s mystery guests), Sheila (mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery guests), Blackwing Jenny (Wednesday’s mysterious time keeper), Sylvia E. (mystery movie and all mystery guests) and Thom and Megan (mystery movie and all mystery guests).
For Friday, we have a mysterious woman.
Update: This is Jane Wyatt.
And our mysterious guest in his first starring role.
Update: This is Audie Murphy.
Brain Trust roll call: Benito (mystery movie, Wednesday’s mysterious time keeper and Thursday’s mysterious men in hats), Greg (mystery movie), Mary Mallory (Monday’s mysterious bell captain, Thursday’s mystery woman and mysterious men in hats), Howard Mandelbaum (Thursday’s mystery guests), Charles Kjelland (Thursday’s mysterious man in a hat No. 2), Earl Boebert (Thursday’s mysterious man in a hat No. 2), Suzanne Stone (mystery movie, Tuesday’s mysterious judge, Wednesday’s mysterious time keeper and mysterious leading man), Mike Hawks (Thursday’s mysterious men in hats and mystery woman), B.J. Merholz (mystery movie) and Sylvia E. (Thursday’s mysterious men in hats),
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Is this a still from KISS ME DEADLY (Robert Aldrich, 1955)?
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Alas, Mady Comfort is not with us this week….
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On Tuesday, Selena Royle
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While looking up “movies with bellhops”. I bumped into a lulu. “The Princess and the Bellhop” with Heddy Lamar, Robert Walker and June Allyson. What a nutty storyline!
However, the bellhop uniforms in it don’t match the ones in our mystery this week, so it’s back to lookin’ and thinkin’ about bellhops and lockerooms.
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Still no guess, but a correction is needed to the earlier movie mention.
It’s “Her Highness and the Bellboy”
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Selena Royle in Bad Boy (1949).
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Monday: George Beban, Jr., Audie Murphy in BAD BOY (1949).
Tuesday: Selena Royale.
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I love this actress’s name: Selena Royle. She was very fine in any number of things. Here she is a judge, so this must be 1949’s Bad Boy. Or so IMDb tells me. Thanks!
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Selina Royle on Tuesday. I haven’t a clue what movie it is.
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Bill Cartledge and Selena Royle in BAD BOY.
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Selena Royle for Tuesday.
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Today’s guest reminds me of Dorothy Peterson, but I’m not sure it’s right.
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On Monday, George Beban Jr. in “Bad Boy”
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On Wednesday, Stanley Clements and Dickie Moore.
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BAD BOY. Bill Cartledge Monday with Audie Murphy out of frame, Selena Royle Tuesday, Stanley Clements and Dickie Moore today.
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Is the singing cowboy Stanley Clements?
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Stanley Clements; Dickie Moore, the elbow of Lloyd Nolan.
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Bad Boy (1949) w/Audie Murphy, Selena Royle, Dickie Moore, Stanley Clements, Lloyd Nolan, Jane Wyatt, Jimmy Lydon, George Beban Jr…
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I think this is “Bad Boy,” with Selena Royle on Tuesday and Dickie Moore today.
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Stanley Clements and Dickie Moore.
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Stanley Clements and Dickie Moore, ‘Bad Boy’?
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All I’ve got is Dickie Moore!
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Whoa! Another wild bellhop plot. Maybe “Her Highness and the Bellboy” story wasn’t so nutty after all, well maybe a different favor of nutty because of its cast. In Bad Boy – boxing AND bellhops AND locker rooms. Actually, Mr Moore was my way in. But, still – what a tale.
“Bad Boy”. 1949
Monday – George Beban Jr (our Bellhop captain) and SOTHG cut for lack of mysteriousness is Audie Murphy
Tuesday – Selena Royle (playing a Texas judge whose sentencing selections would fit quite a few of them today. My mother’s home state – sigh)
Wednesday – a guitar playing, Stanley Clements then Dickie Moore, playing one of the bad boys (at age 24, but so were all the “kids” in this film). I think the “boxer’s legs” belong to Jimmy Lydon, but they could be Mr Murphy’s.
This is a fun one. Think I’ll search out other “bellhop story line” movies to see if they have these convoluted plots, too. Maybe that’s what one must do to make a bellhop story engaging enough for audiences.
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Our mystery movie is Bad Boy with George Beban Jr., Selena Royle, Stanley Clements, and Dickie Moore.
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I see Dickie Moore, James Gleason and Lloyd Nolan, probably in BAD BOY 1949.
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The movie is Bad Boy from 1949.
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George Beban Jr. Monday, Rhys Williams and Martha Vickers, James Gleason and Lloyd Nolan, and Martha Vickers today.
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Thursday: William F. Leicester; James Gleason, Edward Biby, Lloyd Nolan; Martha Vickers.
The uncredited moll looks like Tracey Roberts
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Looks like Lloyd Nolan today
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I’m guessing Lloyd Nolan on Thursday. FWIW.
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Martha Vickers.
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“Bad Boy” 1949 starring Audie Murphy, but I see Selena Royale, Dick Moore.
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James Gleason, Lloyd Nolan and Martha Vickers.
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Bad Boy hats!
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I’m not sure about the others but the guys in the center photo are James Gleason and Lloyd Nolan.
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Think I’ll have to wait until Saturday’s breakdown. I’m not sure of the first image or the last on Thursday – they don’t even look like they’re from the same movie to me, but it’s not “Tricky Tuesday” so…
I’ll just stick with my ID for the photo in the middle.
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Friday – Jane Wyatt and Audie Murphy
Returning to Thursday – another look at the woman in image #3 and I’ll go with Martha Vickers but boy this is a different look for her.
And if she’s Martha, the couple in image #1 must be William Lester (Leicester?) and Gerry Pattison, but couldn’t find another image anywhere. Awaiting Saturday for the final reveal on who they are.
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Jane Wyatt; Audie Murphy.
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Audie Murphy Monday and today with Jane Wyatt.
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Jane Wyatt and Audie Murphy.
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