Monthly Archives: May 2024

Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on May 27, 2024 by lmharnisch

This week’s mystery movie was the 1956 United Artists film Comanche, with Dana Andrews, Kent Smith, Nestor Paiva, Henry Brandon, Stacey Harris, John Litel, Lowell Gilmore, Mike Mazurki and Tony Carbajal. Introducing Miss Linda Cristal. And Reed Sherman.

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Donald Biddle Keyes, Cameraman

Posted on May 27, 2024 by lmharnisch

Note: This is an encore post from 2013. Most motion picture still photographers picked up cameras at young ages, intrigued at how they could paint with light. Many yearned to do more than just snap shots in a portrait studio … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on May 20, 2024 by lmharnisch

This week’s mystery movie was the 1956 Twentieth Century-Fox film 23 Paces to Baker Street, with Van Johnson, Vera Miles, Cecil Parker, Patricia Laffan, Maurice Denham, Estelle Winwood, Liam Redmond, Isobel Elsom, Martin Benson, Natalie Norwick and Terence de Marney.

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Japanese Gardens Bring Serenity to Los Angeles

Posted on May 20, 2024 by lmharnisch

A postcard showing a Japanese garden at the Huntington Hotel, courtesy of Mary Mallory.   Note: This is an encore post from 2015 Throughout its history, Los Angeles has been blessed with an abundance of beautiful parks and gardens in … Continue reading →

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‘Ask Me Anything’ on George Hodel – May 21

Posted on May 17, 2024 by lmharnisch

Reminder: Boxie (formerly Boxy) and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on George Hodel and Steve Hodel on Tuesday, May 21, at 10 a.m. Pacific time on YouTube and Instagram. In this session, I’ll talk about some … Continue reading →

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Black Dahlia: Ask Me Anything, May 2024

Posted on May 13, 2024 by lmharnisch

In the May 2024 Ask Me Anything on the Black Dahlia case, I talk about the whether the LAPD of the 1940s was as corrupt as some people claim, citing the Police Commission minutes from the 1940s. As a bonus, … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on May 13, 2024 by lmharnisch

This week’s mystery movie was the 1947 United Artists film The Private Affairs of Bel Ami, with George Sanders, Angela Lansbury, Ann Dvorak, Frances Dee, John Carradine, Susan Douglas, Hugo Haas, Marie Wilson, Albert Basserman, Katherine Emery, Richard Fraser and … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory: Hollywood Heights – Max Davidson

Posted on May 13, 2024 by lmharnisch

Photo: Lillian Elliott and Max Davidson in “Call of the Cuckoo.” Note: This is an encore post from 2012. America has always been the land of immigrants. From when this part of the world was a mere colony to other … Continue reading →

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Mary Mallory / Hollywood Heights: Yutaka Abe, ‘DeMille of Japan,’ Started in U.S. Silent Films

Posted on May 6, 2024 by lmharnisch

Jack (Yutaka) Abe in an ad for Mystic Faces in Film Daily, Sept. 1, 1918. Note: This is an encore post from 2022. Virtually unknown today, young Yutaka Abe gained fame in the American silent film industry after immigrating to … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo (Updated + + + +)

Posted on May 6, 2024 by lmharnisch

This week’s mystery movie was the 1936 Republic picture The Lawless Nineties, with John Wayne, Ann Rutherford, Harry Woods, George Hayes, Al Bridge, Snowflake, Etta McDaniel, Tom Brower, Cliff Lyons, Jack Rockwell, Al Taylor, Charles King, George Chesebro, Tracy Layne, … Continue reading →

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Sam ‘FU’ Zell’s Tacky, Trashy Memorabilia Up for Sale (Updated)

Posted on May 5, 2024 by lmharnisch

Sam “FU” Zell portrait in an automaton titled Zell 2012. Bidding starts at $500. Sam “FU” Zell was man of unusual tastes. That is, if he had any taste, which he didn’t, based on my experience during the debacle of … Continue reading →

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Reminder – My Next ‘Ask Me Anything’ on the Black Dahlia Case Is May 7

Posted on May 4, 2024 by lmharnisch

Reminder: Boxie (formerly Boxy) and I will be doing a live “Ask Me Anything” on the Black Dahlia case Tuesday, May 7, at 10 a.m. Pacific time, on YouTube and on Instagram. I’ll give an update on the book and … Continue reading →

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