This week’s mystery movie was the 1933 film Scarlet River, with Tom Keene, Dorothy Wilson, Creighton Chaney, Betty Furness, Rosco Ates, Edgar Kennedy, Billy Butts, Hooper Atchley, Jack Raymond, James Mason and Yakima Canutt.
Screenplay by Harold Shumate.
Photographed by Nicholas Musuraca.
Recorded by Hugh McDowell Jr.
Edited by Fred Knudtson.
Directed by Otto Brower.
Associate producer David Lewis.
Further information on Scarlet River is available from the AFI Catalog.
Scarlet River apparently hasn’t been commercially released on DVD, though it may be found on the gray market.
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I picked Scarlet River by going through the trades and thought a film about making movies would be entertaining. Plus cameos of Myrna Loy and Joel McCrea!
I can’t imagine that The New York Times reviewed this film…. And it didn’t!
This week there will be a silent and a sound mystery movie. For Monday, we have a mysterious woman in a talking picture.
Update: This is Myrna Loy.
For Tuesday, we have a mysterious fellow.
Update: This is Joel McCrea.
Brain Trust roll call: Matt Berger (Monday’s mystery woman), Chrisbo (Monday’s mystery woman), Skretvedt (Monday’s mystery woman), Boebert (Monday’s mystery woman), Mary Mallory (Monday’s mystery woman), Anne Papineau (Monday’s mystery woman) and Dan Nather (mystery movie and Monday’s mystery woman).
For “Hm Wednesday,” we have a mysterious cowpoke.
Update: This is Rosco Ates.
We also have this mysterious fellow.
Update: This is Lon Chaney Jr. in his Creighton Chaney days.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (mystery movie, Tuesday’s mysterious fellow), L.C. (mystery movie and mysterious cast), Greg (mystery movie and both mystery guests), Anne Papineau (mystery movie, Monday’s mystery woman’s costume and Tuesday’s mystery fellow), Mike Hawks (mystery movie and both mysterious guests), Suz n chaz (mystery movie and both mystery guests), Dan Nather (Tuesday’s mysterious fellow) and Megan and Thom (mystery movie).
For “Aha Thursday,” Wednesday’s mystery guest has a mysterious companion.
Update: This is Rosco Ates and Edgar Kennedy.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (Wednesday’s mystery guests), Anne Papineau (Wednesday’s mystery guests), Mike Hawks (Wednesday’s mystery guests), Roget-L.A. (mystery movie, Monday’s and Tuesday’s mystery guests and Wednesday’s mystery guest No. 2) and Dan Nather (Wednesday’s mystery guests).
For Friday, we have a mysterious cowpoke.
Update: This is Tom Keene.
We also have a mysterious woman.
Update: This is Dorothy Wilson.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (Thursday’s mystery guests), Chrisbo (mystery movie, Tuesday’s Wednesday’s and Thursday’s mystery fellows), Mike Hawks (Thursday’s mystery guests) and Dan Nather (Thursday’s mystery guests).
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That looks like Myrna Loy.
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Myrna Loy?
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Looks like Myrna Loy in one of her early exotic roles, like “The Mask of Fu Manchu” or “Thirteen Women.”
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OK, this has to be some kind of a trap, but I’m feeling dumb this morning so I’ll say: Myrna Loy on Sound Film Monday?
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Easy easy. Myrna Loy.
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THIRTEEN WOMEN
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An excellent guess. But alas, I’m afraid not.
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Myrna Loy in “Topaze”
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Transatlantic.
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An excellent guess! But alas, I’m afraid not.
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Myrna Loy in SCARLET RIVER (1933).
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SCARLET RIVER. Joel McCrea.
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Scarlet River (1933) w/Myrna Loy, Tom Keene, Lon Chaney, Jr, Joel McCrea, Betty Furness, Dorothy Wilson, Rochelle Hudson, Edgar Kennedy…
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The talkie movie is Scarlet River (1933) with Myrna Loy and Joel McCrea in bit parts.
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Myrna Loy wearing her elegant costume for “Topaze” and Joel McCrae in “Scarlet River.”
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Myrna Loy and Joel McCrea in SCARLET RIVER.
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Scarlet River (1933) with Myrna Loy and Joel McCrea?
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Joel McCrea in another star cameo . . .
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Our talkie is Scarlet River.
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Roscoe Ates and Lon Chaney Jr.
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Roscoe Ates and Creighton Tull Chaney looking dashing in Western attire.
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Roscoe Ates and Lon Chaney, Jr.
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Monday: Myrna Loy
Tuesday: Joel McCrea
Wednesday: Jack Raymond and Lon Chaney Jr.
Mystery Movie: Scarlet River (1933)
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That’s Roscoe Ates and Creighton Chaney, who would soon change his name to Lon Chaney, Jr. (Creighton? What kind of a name is Creighton? There’s probably a good story there . . . )
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Roscoe Ates and Edgar Kennedy.
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Scarlett River, Joel McCrea, Lon Chaney Jr., Jack Raymond, Edgar Kennedy
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Roscoe Ates and Edgar Kennedy.
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Roscoe Ates again, with Edgar Kennedy.
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Tom Keene and Dorothy Wilson.
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Tom Keene and Dorothy Wilson.
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And finally, Tom Keene and Dorothy Wilson today.
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I agree, what kind of name is Creighton? And what do you call him for short? Crate? Cray Cray?
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Creighton Hale would have a word….
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