Name That Movie - Pictures

Javakoala · June 01, 2009, 10:20:04 PM

Gildersleeve's Ghost

Allhallowsday · June 02, 2009, 10:54:08 AM

Quote from: Javakoala on June 01, 2009, 10:20:04 PM
Gildersleeve's Ghost

No, not GILDERSLEEVE'S GHOST.

RCMerchant · June 02, 2009, 04:52:23 PM

Tom....Tom...what the heck was that guys name? Dammit! Ok...one more hint-please? Howsabout the production company? PRC,Monogram,Republic? I beg of you! This is driving me up a wall! Cripes. It don't look like Laird Creiger or Lionel Atwill or Tod Slaughter....AHHHHHH! DAMMIT! This is like Chinese torture!

Javakoala · June 02, 2009, 04:59:22 PM

Quote from: RCMerchant on June 02, 2009, 04:52:23 PM
Tom....Tom...what the heck was that guys name? Dammit! Ok...one more hint-please? Howsabout the production company? PRC,Monogram,Republic? I beg of you! This is driving me up a wall! Cripes. It don't look like Laird Creiger or Lionel Atwill or Tod Slaughter....AHHHHHH! DAMMIT! This is like Chinese torture!

Don't feel bad. I sat there for nearly an hour going over horror movies from the 40's on imdb.com last night, and tried to cross-reference names of actors with the hints. Never could find anyone who dropped out of film for awhile to come back to B-westerns. I DID find a guy who went from this to B-westerns, but there wasn't any break. I guess it depends on your concept of a break from acting.

So, any other little tidbit that might launch another round of sleuthing?

Allhallowsday · June 02, 2009, 07:15:33 PM

Quote from: RCMerchant on June 02, 2009, 04:52:23 PM
Tom....Tom...what the heck was that guys name? Dammit! Ok...one more hint-please? Howsabout the production company? PRC,Monogram,Republic? I beg of you! This is driving me up a wall! Cripes. It don't look like Laird Creiger or Lionel Atwill or Tod Slaughter....AHHHHHH! DAMMIT! This is like Chinese torture!

Not PRC, Monogram or Republic...
The character in the photo is doing something that is part of the film's title...

Javakoala · June 02, 2009, 07:53:39 PM

Laughing At Danger?

AH-HA!

"The Smiling Ghost" 1941

But why did they go back and put fangs on the image?

Raffine · June 02, 2009, 08:36:37 PM

Quote from: Javakoala on June 02, 2009, 07:53:39 PM
Laughing At Danger?

AH-HA!

"The Smiling Ghost" 1941

But why did they go back and put fangs on the image?

"A Ghost? A Smiling Ghost, you say? Are you MAD?!?"

Javakoala · June 02, 2009, 08:46:26 PM

Quote from: Raffine on June 02, 2009, 08:36:37 PM
Quote from: Javakoala on June 02, 2009, 07:53:39 PM
Laughing At Danger?

AH-HA!

"The Smiling Ghost" 1941

But why did they go back and put fangs on the image?

"A Ghost? A Smiling Ghost, you say? Are you MAD?!?"

Okay, I grew up watching these old black and white films as a kid, but I feel like I've missed a whole era in my crap film education that everyone else my age seems to have. I feel...cheated.

Ah, screw it. I'm just looking for a good copy of "The Human Duplicators", which is one of the movies I cut my teeth on.

Allhallowsday · June 02, 2009, 10:15:02 PM

Quote from: Javakoala on June 02, 2009, 07:53:39 PM
Laughing At Danger? AH-HA! "The Smiling Ghost" 1941
But why did they go back and put fangs on the image?

So many guesses, so little time; the point is you got it.

Quote from: Raffine on June 02, 2009, 08:36:37 PM
"A Ghost? A Smiling Ghost, you say? Are you MAD?!?"

Still no GEORGE ZUCCO here... Well, despite your devotion to GEORGE ZUCCO, Raffine, Javakoala has correctly named the film: THE SMILING GHOST (1941)... and that leading man was WAYNE MORRIS... back atcha Java.

Raffine · June 02, 2009, 11:12:58 PM

Congratulations to Javakoala for figuring out THE SMILING GHOST, despite your devotion to Richard Kiel based sci-fi.

QuoteWell, despite your devotion to GEORGE ZUCCO, Raffine

George Zucco is so five minutes ago.

Now it's J. Carrol Naish all the way!

Javakoala · June 03, 2009, 06:16:28 AM

Quote from: Raffine on June 02, 2009, 11:12:58 PM
Congratulations to Javakoala for figuring out THE SMILING GHOST, despite your devotion to Richard Kiel based sci-fi.

QuoteWell, despite your devotion to GEORGE ZUCCO, Raffine

George Zucco is so five minutes ago.

Now it's J. Carrol Naish all the way!

For the love of god, Raffine, the man's last film was an Al Adamson film. I don't know whether to laugh or weep. Having seen that movie many times, I have done both.

And my devotion is all for Beaver's dad, Hugh Beaumont. He's from Lawrence, KS, which is just east of Topeka. Every time I leave Lawrence, I whisper, "Weren't you a little hard on the Beaver, dear?" in his memory.

Allhallowsday · June 04, 2009, 01:27:52 PM

Quote from: Javakoala on June 03, 2009, 06:16:28 AM
Quote from: Raffine on June 02, 2009, 11:12:58 PM
George Zucco is so five minutes ago.
Now it's J. Carrol Naish all the way!

For the love of god, Raffine, the man's last film was an Al Adamson film. I don't know whether to laugh or weep. Having seen that movie many times, I have done both...

J. CARROLL NAISH's performance in CLASH BY NIGHT (1952) alone makes him an essential character actor...

So, where's the next pic, Javakoala?

Javakoala · June 04, 2009, 09:31:43 PM

I have not inverted this to make it harder. Craptastic filmmaking from the 70's at its best.

This one is a bit hard to find on DVD, so good luck.

Paquita · June 04, 2009, 10:20:53 PM

Short Night of Glass Dolls? Probably not because I saw it on DVD.

Maybe the Clonus Horror? I haven't seen that one yet, so I dunno.

Javakoala · June 04, 2009, 10:32:00 PM

Quote from: Paquita on June 04, 2009, 10:20:53 PM
Short Night of Glass Dolls? Probably not because I saw it on DVD.

No, but the title has me intrigued.

QuoteMaybe the Clonus Horror? I haven't seen that one yet, so I dunno.

Oh heck no. But I definitely recommend watching Clonus, the non-MST3K version. It's rather good for a low-budget film.