Golden Age of Hollywood Book Club discussion

I can see why plus he was in several Corman films.

BTW, it doesn't mention if #140 is American or British so can we assume he is neither?

That's correct

#140 - Pedro Armendáriz?

non

#140 - (Chaim) Topol?

Topol from 'Fiddler on the Roof'? Good guess but no.

I like that actor and I also like another one similar: Theodore Bikel

#138 - Leslie Bradley?

He was a Corman man but I'm not sure about that one.

Me neither but who knows? 😉

Maybe I should scrap these last two candidates and bring in two others. Maybe they're not very apt. If neither of you are horror fans it cant be much fun trying to guess this Englishman. And the swarthy gentleman is similarly not well-known.

Perhaps additional photos or clues would help narrow things down.

Agreed.

Okay. The swarthy gentleman is a Spaniard and appeared in a long running western serial.

The rotund Englishman ...one of his Hammer roles was in a Vincent Price film based directly on Edgar Allan Poe story.

#138 guess - Derek Francis?

Yes! #138 is indeed he. Good!

Good job, Betsy!!!!

Re: Spanish actor. By serial, do you mean movie serials or tv serials?

He was well-known primarily for a western movie serial but was a prolific actor who also appeared in TV westerns as well.

#140 guess - George J. Lewis?

Lewis was in the Zorro films, so you may be right, Betsy.

He was Don Alejandro, Diego's father. Loved that series!

a swing and a miss!

Loved the theme song

"This bold renegade carves a Z with his blade,
A Z that stands for Zorro."

I liked the theme too. I read the book that started it all.

One more guess for #140 - Duncan Renaldo?

that's a very educated guess. but nope

#140 - Martin Garralaga?

A winnah! Yes! Garralaga is 'Pancho' in one of the early 'Cisco Kid' western serials.

Glad those 140 are cleared away.

Film trivia mavens!

When you said Duncan Renaldo, I thought of the Cisco Kid tv series but never thought about the film series. Sometimes I am such a dope!!!

Feliks wrote: "Film trivia mavens!"

We haven't done too badly and some of those quizzos were really tough.

'Maven' is a phrase coined by Shakespeare, I believe. Not a slur.

Merely indicates a certain kind of experience and 'wherewithal' ...or 'facility' in some area or field; (often female in nature, but that's just by chance).

That's how I use it, anyway.

Maven is also Yiddish for a learned person. I use it all the time.
Ready for some new pictures to prove that we live up to your compliment and are not yutzi

"the vessel with the pestle has the pellet with the poison!"

Danny Kaye!!!

I miss Danny Kaye for sure. Its not as nice a world without guys like that in it.

He certainly had a way with words.....and at a breakneck speed.

Feliks, if you have decided to discontinue the Photo Quiz, would you please let us know? I think we deserve that consideration. Thanks.

I'm not generally known for discourtesy. Certainly I would let you know.

Just a little busy, that's all.

That's fine, but it's nice to know that. Thanks.

Update: yea I need a bit of away-time from quizzo as my workdays right now are too frenzied and I can't focus. The leisure time I have available, I spend proofing and editing my latest writing project which has a big deadline coming up so I must place this on 'hold' for a while and come back to it later!

What type of writing are you doing, Feliks?

Since the rules do not prohibit it and Feliks seems to have disappeared, I am putting up a challenge. Mine is not as hard as his were.

American actress

Good one. I know I have seen her, but.... She's in one of those ingenue parts, a young romance type I think. Will have to work on this. Got any ideas, Clarabelle?

Betsy wrote: "Good one. I know I have seen her, but.... She's American?"

Yes she looks familiar to me too but I’m not sure!

You all know her....her era of highest popularity was in the 1930s. with one particularly great performance in a classic film.

Jill, was her big film actually in the 30s?

Yes and she is known for her role in it.