This week’s “unsuitable” mystery movie was the 1947 Columbia film The Millerson Case, with Warner Baxter, Nancy Saunders, Clem Bevans, Griff Barnett, Paul Guilfoyle, James Bell, Addison Richards and Mark Dennis.
Screenplay by Raymond L. Schrock.
Story by Gordon Rigby and Carlton Sand.
Based on the radio program Crime Doctor by Max Marcin.
Photographed by Philip Tannura.
Edited by Dwight Caldwell.
Art direction by Harold MacArthur.
Set decoration by Wilbur Menefee and Sidney Clifford.
Musical direction by Mischa Bakaleinikoff.
Produced by Rudolph C. Flothow.
Directed by George Archainbaud.
Further information on The Millerson Case is available from the AFI Catalog.
It’s unclear if The Millerson Case has ever been commercially released. It airs occasionally on TCM.
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Everybody wants to know why The Millerson Case was deemed “unsuitable.” Harrison’s Reports gave it one of the worst reviews I’ve seen:
Not only is it mediocre entertainment, but it is one of the most disgraceful small pictures produced in a long time. Because of the fact that the spectator loses himself in the illusion and believes that everything he sees is real, the harm it will do is incalculable, particularly abroad, for the characters are presented as idiots, imbeciles and morons, and the picture has been photographed in a repulsively drab environment – a dirty locality, peopled by dirty people, physically as well as morally. Even Warner Baxter, an experienced actor, acts as an amateur. It is a credit neither to Columbia nor to the industry to make such pictures….
….Unsuitable for women and children.
The plot involves a typhoid epidemic and the skepticism of the townsfolk, those “idiots, imbeciles and morons,” toward vaccines is timely in a manner I never anticipated.
I can’t imagine The New York Times sending even one of the “alphabet critics” to review The Millerson Case…. No, nothing but the TV listings.
In the wrapup of this exploration of “unsuitable” movies, we have a mysterious woman who appears to be fond of stripes.
Update: This is Virginia Hunter.
For we have an “unsuitable” mystery fellow.
Update: This is James Bell.
For “Hm Wednesday,” we have this “unsuitable” mystery guest.
Update: This is Trevor Bardette.
And this “unsuitable” mystery couple.
Update: This is Paul Guilfoyle and Barbara Pepper.
And this “unsuitable” mystery fellow.
Update: This is Addison Richards.
Brain Trust roll call: Megan and Thom (Tuesday’s “unsuitable” mystery guest), Greg (Tuesday’s “unsuitable” mystery guest), Mike Hawks (Tuesday’s “unsuitable” mystery guest) and Sheila (Tuesday’s “unsuitable” mystery guest).
For “Aha Thursday,” we have an “unsuitable” mystery woman. Her mystery companion has been cropped out because of insufficient mysteriousness and will appear Friday.
Update: Adding our mysterious leading man.
Update: This is Nancy Saunders and Warner Baxter.
Brain Trust roll call: Greg (“unsuitable” mystery movie), Mary Mallory (Wednesday’s “unsuitable” mystery fellow No. 3), Sheila (“unsuitable” mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery guests), Sylvia (“unsuitable” mystery movie and Wednesday’s mystery fellow No. 3), B.J. Merholz (Wednesday’s mystery guests and very warm on the mystery movie genre) and Mike Hawks (“unsuitable” mystery movie and Wednesday’s “unsuitable” mystery guests).
For Friday, we have our mysteriously “unsuitable” leading man.
Update: This is Warner Baxter.
Brain Trust roll call: Sylvia (“unsuitable” mystery movie and all “unsuitable” mystery guests), Megan and Thom (“unsuitable” mystery movie and all mysterious guests), Mary Mallory (“unsuitable” mystery movie and all mysterious guests) and Stacia (“unsuitable mystery movie and all mysterious guests).
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Good guess! But alas, I’m afraid not.
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Today’s guest is James Bell.
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Thomas mitchell today.
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James Bell for Tuesday?
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James Bell for Tuesday.
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James Bell.
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James Bell for Tuesday?
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The movie is The Millerson Case from 1947.
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FRONT PAGE WOMAN. Wining Shaw Monday, and J. Carroll Baish and Addison richards today.
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Trevor Bardette, Paul Guilfoyle, Addison Richards in ‘The Millerson Case’?
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Wednesday’s guy is Addison Richards, maybe during the late 40s, very early 50s.
I think from Tuesday’s guy, that it might be your favorite, a newspaper tale.
Working on the movie and what’s ‘unsuitable’ about it.
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I don’t know; Trevor Bardette, Paul Gjilfoyle, Addison Richards, Maybe Betty Field, cheap sets. Could this be a TV or Movie Serial?
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Trevor Bardette, Paul Guilfoyle, Barbara Pepper and Addison Richards in THE MILLERSON CASE.
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I’m going to guess The Millerson Case 1947 because I found an image that may be the reverse of the one you have of Addison Richards sitting at a desk. And the description of the film’s topic (infectious diseases and local resistance, etc) connects with our recent troubles, so kinda fits the ‘unsuitable’ theme.
However, since an ‘image of a desk’ is a very weak reason, I’ll keep searching.
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Mon – Virginia Hunter, I think
Tues – still searching
Wed – 1. Trevor Bardette
2. Paul Guilfoyle and Barbara Pepper ( the future Mrs Ziffel on G.A.)
3. Addison Richards
Thur- Nancy Saunders
Friday will bring Warner Baxter
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Our mystery movie is The Millerson Case, part of the Crime Doctor series. Our mystery guests are Viriginia Hunter, Trevor Bardette, Paul Guilfoyle, Barbara Pepper, and Addison Richards. And Nancy Saunders.
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THE MILLERSON CASE. Virginia Hunter Monday, Dick Wessel Tuesday,James Bell, Paul Guilfoyle, Barbara Pepper, and Addison Richards Wednesday, and Nancy Saunders today. Warner Baxter tomorrow.
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Thursday’s mystery woman is Nancy Saunders! This must be THE MILLERSON CASE because I believe the woman in Wednesday’s mystery couple is Barbara Pepper. The man with Barbara is Paul Guilfoyle, the sick man is Trevor Bardette, and the third guy must be Addison Richards. The receptionist on Monday is Virginia Hunter.
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I’m also going to guess that Tuesday’s guy is James Bell. A blog I found said that the blogger “…recognized him even with all the whiskers on his face”. Tuesday’s image also looks like an ‘Ezra’ (Bell’s character’s name) to me, so I’m goin’ for it.
I’ll see on Saturday.
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Warner Baxter.
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Warner Baxter.
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