This week’s mystery movie was the 1933 RKO film Flaming Gold, with Bill (William) Boyd, Mae Clarke, Pat O’Brien, Robert McWade, Helen Ware and Rollo Lloyd.
Screenplay by Malcolm Stuart Boylan and John Goodrich.
From the story by Houston Branch.
Photographed by Charles Rosher.
Settings by Van Nest Polglase and Carroll Clark.
Recorded by Earl A. Wolcott.
Directed by Ralph Ince.
Associate producer Sam Jaffe.
Executive producer Merian C. Cooper.
Further information on Flaming Gold is available from the AFI Catalog.
Flaming Gold isn’t commercially available but turns up on YouTube, as several of you discovered!
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I was looking for a mystery film and the subject of the oil industry looked timely. At least it did on Sunday. As a Pre-Code, Flaming Gold has its racy moments, and it’s a watchable film – though not much distinguished from all the other films set among oil drillers. As Harrison’s Reports says, there is lots of footage of oil drilling, an oil derrick catching fire, etc., though the idea that these scenes would “appeal to male audiences” is amusing. Rather than Mae Clarke as a high-class escort.
I don’t imagine it got high marks from The New York Times, but one never knows.
Apparently The Times did not review the movie.
For Monday, we have a mysterious fellow.
Update: This fellow plays Mr. Dill, but he is, alas, unidentified in the credits. I always hope someone will recognize these folks….
For Tuesday, we have a mystery woman.
Update: This is Helen Ware, who delivers the line: “I’m a 23 model with a 33 paint job.”
For Wednesday, we have a dapper mysterious fellow.
Update: This is Robert McWade.
For “Aha Thursday,” we have a mysterious gent.
Update: This is Pat O’Brien.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (Wednesday’s mysterious fellow) and Mike Hawks (Wednesday’s mystery gent).
For Friday, we have our mysterious leading man and leading lady (yes, again).
Update: This is Mae Clarke and Bill (William) Boyd.
Brain Trust roll call: Mary Mallory (mystery movie and Tuesday’s, Wednesday’s and Thursday’s mystery guests), Anne Papineau (Thursday’s mysterious fellow), Greg (mystery movie and all mysterious guests), Sylvia (Thursday’s mystery gent), Stacia (Thursday’s mystery fellow, right era), Mike Hawks (mystery movie, Tuesday’s and Thursday’s mysterious guests) and Sheila (mystery movie and Tuesday’s, Wednesday’s and Thursday’s mysterious guests).
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Nana Bryant.
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A good guess! But alas, I’m afraid not.
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Robert Mcwade today.
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THE PRESIDENT VANISHES ( if only That could happen). Irene Franklin yesterday.
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Jason Robards Monday.
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Robert McWade.
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FLAMING GOLD. Helen Ware Tuesday, Robert McWade today, and Pat O’Bruen for tomorrow.
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Aha Pat O’Brien
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Helen Ware, Robert McWade and Pat O’Brien in Flaming Gold.
Monday’s secretary, Mr. Dill, was evidently uncredited.
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Thurs – Pat O’Brien
I’m going to guess American Madness 1932 because of what’s happening these days (sigh).
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Pat O’Brien on Thursday but I give up figuring out what movie this is, I’d guess 1934 or earlier but nothing on the IMDb seems to match.
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Helen Ware and Pat O’Brien in FLAMING GOLD.
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Fred MacMurray on Thursday?
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A familiar face, but, alas, not Fred….
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Helen Ware, Robert McWade and Pat O’Brien, ‘Flaming Gold’?
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Flaming Gold 1932
Mon – this actor’s character name is Dill but so far no luck finding out his actual name
Tues – Helen Ware (what a hoot)
Robert McWade
Thurs – Pat O’Brien
Fri – Mae Clarke and William Boyd
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Mae Clarke and William Boyd.
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Nuts, Tuesday WAS Helen Ware! I talked myself out of that days ago. This is FLAMING GOLD (1932 but the opening credits say 1933 so who knows) and Wednesday is Robert McWade, Mae Clarke and William Boyd on Friday. Well, credited as Bill Boyd. Monday is a McWade’s secretary named Dell or Dill, not sure who plays him.
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Mae Clarke and William Boyd.
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My magic mirror sees Pat O’Brien and future WW2 ace Wayne Morris
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