Golden Age of Hollywood Book Club discussion

#54 is a Brit with a long filmography beginning in 1935, including many 'uncredited' roles. You can probably look in any UK war film --be it obscure or be it an epic --and find him playing a 'staff officer'. He's not in 'Lawrence' but in just about everything else.

#55 is a Brit star appearing in a long slew of '30s and '40s comedies, locked-room murder mysteries, period-pieces, espionage, and war films. Hitchcock, Agatha Christie, everything. His co-stars and his directors are numerous and well-known. I see names like Rex Harrison and Conrad Veidt among them.

#54.....Phillip Friend?

Could be. Since it's not a full-face photo, it's hard to tell. Didn't these people know they might be in a photo quiz? :-)

no banana so far. Here is another angle on #54 --see our photo gallery! latest addition!

The picture didn't come out that I could tell.

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I can view it right where I stated; the last picture added winds up on 'page 2' of the gallery as it stands now.

direct link:
https://images.gr-assets.com/photos/1...

It came out very dark and is a side view. Thanks for trying though.

Guess for #55 - Warren Mitchell?

But the image is there, right? It is present in our gallery?

It's gloomy on my screen too, but you could temporarily boost up the brightness on your monitor...there's only four still-photos of this perennially un-credited star that I have come across so far.

no banana on Warren Mitchell

Here's another try at a face-forward shot:

#56 is a really interesting candidate for a quiz. We've all seen her in two VERY big classic flicks; yet I bet we never thought twice about her afterwards. Even though she's a strikingly beautiful girl and was a capable actress. In this case, I'm choosing the worst pic of her I can find but wait til you realize who this is ...

The latest photo of #54 is much better now. Thanks.

#57 is a comedian from the Great Depression --and he was not an 'unknown'. He was an absolute sensation; holding sway as one of America's top-billed stars for practically two straight years. Stage, screen, radio, nightclub. He then declined in such a weird manner that he was almost completely forgotten about forever after. Even today, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who knows his name.

Who is this man?

56.....Heather Angel?

57.....Joe E. Lewis?

55.....Geoffrey Keen?

Jill nabs Heather Angel. Three cherries!

Heather Angel was the dark-eyed, fawn-like little girl in Hitchcock 'Lifeboat'. Also the maid in Hitchcock's 'Suspicion'. Who'd've thought!

Quiz #58

Good going on #56, Jill. One down and 4 to go. #58 looks very familiar.

I'm determined to get #57 but just can't come up with it. One question.....did he have his own radio program or was he a regular in another series?

He was not a cast member of any other star's radio show; but he did make the transition from vaudeville to radio in the first place thanks to an existing radio star's program.

I swore I would never spring a radio-only talent on you guys, and I haven't. This gentleman made a handful of comedy movies; and was also just simply a popculture icon of the day of whom everybody knew.

#57.... Bob Burns?

Joe Penner?

Yes!! Three cherries!

He made his first splash on the Rudy Vallee show. He's the guy who came up with "Wanna buy a duck?"

(though I confess I have no idea what the latent wit is in this line)

...and for whatever reason, his recordings just did not get saved at the time; so he just vanished from public memory...sad

Hooray, somehow I knew him but have no idea why. Now we have to figure out the rest that are unanswered.

#56 and #57!! Yea, Jill!

#58 - Megs Jenkins?

Yes! A win for Betsy.

Megs Jenkins it is. British character actress who's been in scads of sturdy flicks. Very interesting-looking woman too. I bet she knew her way around a kitchen.

updated solutions

#37 Nicole Maurey (French import)
#38 Peggy Stewart (B-Westerns)
#39 Valerie French (Brit actress in American westerns)
#40 Hazel Brooks (noir icon)
#41 Judy Tyler (Elvis' girlfriend)
#42 'High Treason' (Humbertson Wright/Basil Gill)
#43 Dorothy Hart (B-cowgirl)
#44 Joan Valerie (Wisconsin blonde bit-player)
#45 Jean Gillie (comedienne turned mantis)
#46 Janis Paige (Broadway sensation)
#47 Robert Douglas (scheming court fiend)
#48 Valerie Hobson (British Dame)
#49 Anna Neagle (British Dame)
#50 Rosanna Rory (Italian dud)
#51 Shirley Grey ('30 - '35 forlorn blonde)
#52 Jack Hedley (reporter in 'Lawrence of Arabia')
#53 Raymond Huntley (Ealing player)
#54 unguessed 'British officer type'
#55 unguessed 'Ealing player'
#56 Heather Angel (Hitchcock flicks)
#57 Joe Penner (Depression superstar)
#58 Megs Jenkins (matronly Brit)
#59 Jack Pearl ('30s comic)
#60 unguessed Brit

#55.......Hans Schumm. I don't think that is right since he always played a German officer but he was in a lot of war films.

naw ...this laddie is a Brit through an' through. I would have revealed it early on, if he was a tedeschi

I was going to go back on and delete that answer. It was so wrong!

Quiz #59

A similarly popular comic from the 20's & 30s; not as big as Penner but still a contemporary of the Stooges, Laurel & Hardy, etc.

Starred in three movies between '27 and '34.

#59......Jack Pearl?

Yes! Jack Pearl. Bang on. A banner day here...

We still have two that we haven't named yet....they are tough.

I know the guy sitting in front of #54......it's Bernard Lee but we aren't guessing him. This one has me stumped as does #55.

These gents were in movie after movie for the purpose of boosting morale. Always playing similar roles. One really has to hand it to the British Film Industry. They cranked 'em out. Solid, sturdy, workmanlike productions which entertained.

Anyway the joe pleading with Bernard Lee --I swear --he's in a film we've all seen numerous times.

Quiz #60

Big Day for Jill. Now we have #54, #55, #60!

#60. Michael Goodliffe

#54.......Glynn Houston

Glyn Houston was the wonderful Bunter in the Lord Peter Wimsey mysteries.

I was grasping at straws!! You are right, Betsy. I forgot about that. I adored that series with Ian Carmichael as Lord Peter even though he was probably too old for the part.

#60 looks like Peter Cushing's brother!!! (if Peter Cushing had a brother) :>0

was that program on BBC/PBS 'Mystery! series? Introduced by Vincent Price?

clue for #60 is that he appeared in Brit TV shows like 'Doctor Who' and 'The Avengers' and he was a principal cast member of yet one other series which I won't name. His filmography includes a few big titles too; with two prominent Brit crime-noirs listed there, at least.

Feliks wrote: "was that program on BBC/PBS 'Mystery! series? Introduced by Vincent Price?

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The first iteration of the Lord Peter series starring Ian Carmichael was on Masterpiece theater. I'm not sure about the latter versions.

I love the Gorey picture!!!

Did #60 usually play the bad guy?

#60 did usually play a baddie but specifically in the British TV series he co-starred in. For all his other roles he could be variously good or bad; a rake or an ally as the project called for. Other pics: