This week’s mystery movie was the 1953 Paramount film Sangaree, with Fernando Lamas, Arlene Dahl, Patricia Medina, Francis L. Sullivan, Charles Korvin, Tom Drake, John Sutton, Willard Parker, Charles Evans, Lester Mathews, Roy Gordon, Lewis L. Russell, Russell Gaige and William Walker.
Written for the screen by David Duncan.
Adapted for the screen by Frank Moss.
From the novel by Frank G. Slaughter.
Color by Technicolor.
Photography by Lionel Lindon and Wallace Kelley.
Technicolor color consultant Richard Mueller.
Art direction by Hal Pereira and Earl Hedrick.
Edited by Howard Smith.
Process photography by Farciot Edouart.
Special photographic effects by John P. Fulton and Paul Lerpae.
Set decoration by Sam Comer and Ross Dowd.
Assistant director Herbert Coleman.
Musical score by Lucien Cailliet.
Costumes by Edith Head.
Makeup by Wally Westmore.
Sound by Harold Lewis and John Cope.
Produced by William H. Pine and William C. Thomas.
Directed by Edward Ludwig.
Further information on Sangaree is available from the AFI Catalog.
Sangaree is available on DVD and Blu-ray from Amazon.
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I picked Sangaree by going through the trades and I was curious about Paramount’s first 3-D movie. Typical of such films, there are all sorts of objects thrown at the screen, especially in the fight scene involving Tuesday’s mystery guest. The story is rather unremarkable but the costumes are extremely opulent and I was impressed by the quality of the print.
I’m going to guess Bosley Crowther dismissed it as a bit of unhistorical fluff.
I get half-credit. The review was tossed to one of the “alphabet critics,” the as-yet unidentified H.H.T. (The New York Times, June 5, 1953):
Those two old hands at making medium-budget corn palpitate, producers William H. Pine and William C. Thomas, have erred doubly in Sangaree, which opened yesterday at the Victoria, complete with polaroid glasses. Fernando Lamas, Arlene Dahl and Technicolor. As Paramount’s initial three-dimensional entry, this listless romantic drama rarely brings new (or old) technical perspectives to a perfectly sound source, Frank G. Slaughter’s lusty novel of the pre-Revolutionary South.
For Monday, we have a mystery guest. His companion has been cropped out due to insufficient mysteriousness and will appear later in the week.
Update: For “Aha Thursday,” we add a mysterious companion.
Update: This is Tom Drake, left, and (tentatively) Felix Nelson.
For “Tricky Tuesday,” we have a mystery fellow who does not approve of such goings-on by Back of the Head Guy.
Update: This is Karl “Killer” Davis and Fernando Lamas as Back of the Head Guy.
For “Hm Wednesday,” we have these mysterious fellows.
Update: This is John Sutton, left, and Francis L. Sullivan.
We also have this mystery chap. His mysterious companion has been cropped out due to insufficient mysteriousness and will join us Friday.
For Friday, we add our mysterious leading man.
Update: This is Bill Walker, left, and Fernando Lamas.
For “Aha Thursday,” we have a mysterious woman and Back of the Head Guy.
Update: This is Patricia Medina with Fernando Lamas as Back of the Head Guy.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (mystery movie and all mystery guests), Greg (mystery movie, Tuesday’s Back of the Head Guy and Wednesday’s mystery fellow No. 3), Sylvia E. (Wednesday’s mysterious fellow No. 3), L.C. (mystery movie and mysterious cast), Howard Mandelbaum (mystery movie, Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s mysterious guests), B.J. Merholz (mystery movie, Wednesday’s mysterious guests), Mike Hawks (Tuesday’s Back of the Head Guy and Wednesday’s mystery guests) and Anne Papineau (mystery movie, Tuesday’s Back of the Head Guy, and Wednesday’s mystery guests).
For Friday, we have our mysterious leading man and mystery leading lady.
Update: This is Arlene Dahl and Fernando Lamas.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (Monday’s and Thursday’s mystery guests), Howard Mandelbaum (Monday’s and Thursday’s mystery guests), Suznchaz (mystery movie, Monday’s mystery guest and Wednesday’s mystery guest No. 2), Mike Hawks (Monday’s and Thursday’s mystery guests), Sylvia E. (mystery movie and all mysterious guests), Benito (mystery movie and Thursday’s mystery woman), Anne Papineau (Monday’s and Thursday’s mystery guests) and Megan and Thom (mystery movie, Monday’s and Thursday’s mystery guests and Wednesday’s mystery guest No. 2).
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Yaphet Kotto.
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An excellent guess! But our mystery move predates Kotto’s career.
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Tom Drake, Patricia Medina, Fernando Lamas.
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The Back of the Head guy on Tuesday sure looks like Dale Robertson. At least the hair does.
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Back of the Head Guy has very interesting hair. I think it’s a wig. At least I hope it is.
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SANGAREE. Felix Nelson Monday with Fernando Lamas out of frame, Lamas with Karl “Killer” Davis, John Sutton & Francis L. Sullivan, and Bill Walker with Lamas out of frame.
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Sidney Poitier
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An interesting guess. But alas, I’m afraid not.
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Ed Begley Sr. on Tuesday?
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An excellent guess! But alas, I’m afraid not.
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500 FINGERS OF DR. T. Henry Kulky and Geoge Chakiris BOTH today.
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Alas, Hans Conried does not appear in this week’s mystery film.
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Actually think Tom Drake is out of frame Monday.
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Tuesday’s Back of the Head guy is Fernando Lamas. Hm Wednesday’s doorman is Bill Walker. The movie is Sangaree from 1953.
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I’m pretty sure the movie is “Lydia Bailey” 1952.
Bill Walker is in that film and the era of the story seems right. Also the hair of our BOTHG fits the leading man. So going with that.
Mon – a very, very young Roy Glenn
Tues – BOTHG I think is Dale Robertson. Yesterday I thought the guy he’s fighting looked like Thomas Gomez, but alas Mr Gomez is not in this film. Will keep searching.
Wed – Image 1 – still searching.
Image 2 – Bill Walker (the Rev Sykes in “To Kill a Mockingbird”)
A side note, if indeed this is “LB”, my paternal Great Aunt’s stepson is in this movie. Vincent Townsend Jr. A lawyer who acted in bit parts for fun.
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Tues – if this struggle is from a fencing scene, maybe our ‘scrunched face’ guy is Fred Cavens, who seems to have coached every sword player in Hollywood. Maybe?
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Sangaree (1953) Fernando Lamas, Arlene Dahl, Bill Walker, Patricia Medina, Tom Drake, Francis L. Sullivan, Felix Nelson…
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Monday: Eugene Jackson in Sangaree.
Tuesday: Karl “Killer” Davis & Fernando Lamas.
Wednesday: John Sutton, Francis L. Sullivan; Bill Walker.
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Francis L. Sullivan slyly sipping a sangaree cocktail. Bill Walker somewhere looking on.
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Fernando Lamas, John Sutton, Francis L. Sullivan and Bill Walker in SANGAREE.
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Really thought the strangler was Robert Conrad in “Wild Wild West,” but couldn’t be more wrong. It’s Fernando Lamas in “Sangaree.” And there are peruke-wearing John Sutton, Francis L. Sullivan and William Walker. Still working on the grimacing man, and Monday’s patient individual.
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Tom Drake on Monday and Lamas and Patricia Medina.
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I see TOM DRAKE, of all people, so it’s Sangaree from 1953, in 3-D….and Francis L. Sullivan.
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Tom Drake, Fernando Lamas and Patricia Medina.
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“Sangaree” 1953
Mon – Tom Drake on screen left. Not sure of the young man. Maybe Felix Nelson?? Will continue my hunt.
Tues – Fernando Lamas is BOTHG.
Wed – Image #2 Bill Walker talking to “cropped for lack of mysteriousness” Mr. Lamas. Image #1 guys – still working on them (I’ll bet their characters are both “Dr. Somebody” though. There’s a ton of “Drs” in this cast!)
Thu – Mr Lamas is BOTHG and Patricia Medina
Fri – should reveal Mr Lamas fully and add Arlene Dahl
Looking forward to your Saturday breakdown of the “first 3D feature film in Technicolor”.
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the ubiquitous Patricia Medina today, guess its SANGAREE 1953
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Tuesday’s grimacing chap is James Cornell. Tom Drake on the left on Monday and a pink-gowned Patricia Medina on Thursday.
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Our movie is Sangaree with Tom Drake from Monday, Fernando Lamas from today, and Francis L. Sullivan from yesterday.
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Arlene Dahl and Lamas today.
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Arlene and Fernando
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Arlene Dahl and Fernando Lamas.
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