Category Archives: Hollywood

FBI Continues Raids on Japanese Homes

Posted on February 8, 2012 by lmharnisch

Feb. 8, 1942: FBI agents lead local law enforcement in the continuing raids on Japanese communities.  “Trunks and storerooms were ransacked, suspicious areas of newly turned earth were dug into and all buildings were carefully investigated,” The Times said. After … Continue reading →

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on February 6, 2012 by lmharnisch

Image: President Lincoln’s Funeral at the White House, listed on EBay at $375. Queen of the Dead – dateline February 6, 2012 •  The Prettiest Girl in All of Turkey has died: 98-year-old Keriman Halis Ece, on January 28. She … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on February 5, 2012 by lmharnisch

I was watching this movie the other day and thought:  that’s….

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Body of Kidnapped Girl Found in Riverbed

Posted on February 4, 2012 by lmharnisch

Feb. 4, 1942: “As Coroner R.E. Williams and his aides bore the pitiful little body, still clad in her gay blue and white striped red school dress, toward town for an autopsy to determine the cause of death, the hundreds … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on February 3, 2012 by lmharnisch

[Update: This is Glen Boles. Please congratulate Mike Hawks and Mary Mallory for identifying him!]

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L.A. County Board Recommends Roundup of All Japanese

Posted on February 3, 2012 by lmharnisch

Feb. 3, 1942: The FBI, police and sheriff’s deputies round up 336 “alien Japanese fishermen” on Terminal Island. “Operating with machine-like efficiency, the FBI agents, headed by J.W. Vincent, in charge of operations, had prepared lists of the names and … Continue reading →

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Angry Butcher Cuts Wife’s Throat

Posted on February 2, 2012 by lmharnisch

Betty Rowland at the Follies! Photo: 6152 Agra St. Credit: Google Street View. Feb. 2, 1942: Lewis Buell Chase dialed the sheriff’s substation in Firestone Park and told a deputy: “I have just murdered a woman.” He had gone to … Continue reading →

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William Desmond Taylor Shot!

Posted on February 1, 2012 by lmharnisch

Mary Mallory points out that this is the 90th anniversary of William Desmond Taylor’s death. I did several posts when the Daily Mirror was at The Times: William Desmond Taylor, Mystery Guest | Crime scene photos

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Stravinsky Premieres ‘Danses Concertantes’ in Los Angeles

Posted on February 1, 2012 by lmharnisch

Feb. 1, 1942: The Times serializes Hallett Abend’s “Japan Unmasked.” Abend (d. 1955) was The Times city editor from 1920 to 1924 and was later a Far East correspondent for the New York Times.  (Note: An interesting line from his … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo – Newsboy Cap Edition [Updated +]

Posted on February 1, 2012 by lmharnisch

Almost everybody wears a newsboy cap in this film. What could it be? [Please congratulate Dewey Webb, Mike Hawks, Don Danard, Mary Mallory and Rotter for identifying the movie — or our mystery fellow in the incredible sweater. ]

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U.S. Urged to Evacuate Japanese Immediately

Posted on January 31, 2012 by lmharnisch

Jan. 31, 1942: Members of Congress from the West Coast call on the U.S. to expedite the evacuation of “enemy aliens,” a term that includes native-born people of Japanese ancestry. Officials concede that some of them may be loyal – … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]

Posted on January 30, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s another photo from the collection of Steven Bibb! [Update: This is Emlyn Williams. Please congratulate former Mystery Photo star B.J. Merholz, Mike Hawks and Mary Mallory for identifying him! ]

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Eve Golden: Queen of the Dead

Posted on January 30, 2012 by lmharnisch

Photo: A 1986 Pontiac Bonneville hearse listed on EBay with bids starting at $3,350. Queen of the Dead – dateline January 30, 2012 •  I was never a Star Trek fan—so pompous so serious. I preferred the high-camp vaudeville antics … Continue reading →

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Live Blogging ‘-30-’ on TCM

Posted on January 29, 2012 by lmharnisch

Dewey Webb gets into the “-30-” spirit with a 1959 ad from Variety. Thanks, Dewey! (I swear, the guy in the travelogue called it Aloe Vera Street.) And that’s “-30-” Ready to go home, Lady? Gosh, genuine ugly 1950s layout. … Continue reading →

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Coming Tonight: Live Blogging ‘-30-’

Posted on January 29, 2012 by lmharnisch

Photo: Jack Webb, William Conrad and James Bell in “-30-” TCM is airing Jack Webb’s “-30-” at 7 tonight Pacific time. I’m going to try live blogging just to see how it goes. Tune in for the fun and/or mayhem.

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated +]

Posted on January 29, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s another photo from the incredible collection of Steven Bibb!

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FBI Smashes Nazi Spy Ring in Beverly Hills: 3 Sent Coded Letters to Third Reich

Posted on January 29, 2012 by lmharnisch

Jan. 29, 1942: The FBI accuses Dr. Hans Helmut Gros, his wife, Frances, and Albrecht Rudolf Curt Reuter of belonging to a Nazi spy ring. According to allegations, Gros, of 328 N. Maple Drive, sent letters to purported relatives that … Continue reading →

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L.A. County, City Fire All Japanese Workers!

Posted on January 28, 2012 by lmharnisch

Jan. 28, 1942: Buried on the jump of this story is the news that the city of Los Angeles urged all Japanese employees to take a leave of absence “for the duration.” Those who refused to quit were suspended. The … Continue reading →

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Mob Slaying of ‘Big Greenie’ Greenberg Retold in Bugsy Siegel Trial

Posted on January 27, 2012 by lmharnisch

Jan. 27, 1942: Ida Greenberg testifies in the trial of Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel (d. 1947) and Frank “Frankie” Carbo (d. 1972) in the killing of her husband, Harry “Big Greenie” Greenberg, who was shot to death in his driveway at … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated +]

Posted on January 26, 2012 by lmharnisch

Look what I found! And this movie would be? [Update: This is “On Our Merry Way,” a curious film in which Burgess Meredith plays a classified ad salesman who masquerades as a reporter. At first glance, I assumed this was … Continue reading →

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