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[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

Ha. Didn't Betsy once say she hates a certain genre of film? What was it, romances? It could be that if I posed more romantic stars, she might have to 'knit her brow' somewhat more, to solve some of these! :)

[Betsy]

Thanks for the praise, but I'm STILL working on #93, which is frustrating. He's just so 'typical', and there are so many of similar looks.

BTW, I don't dislike romance, just not in movies or books where it's not appropriate, such as most war movies.

[Betsy]

Okay, another guess for #93 - Arthur Loft?

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

no cigar

[Betsy]

After going nearly crossed-eyed looking for #93, I have possibly narrowed it down to 4 names who look somewhat like him. Will you look at the 4, and just say 'yes' or 'no' if he's there? That way I won't waste time posting all of them. I will then try to narrow it down. Thanks. Edward McWade, Erskine Sandford, Charles D. Brown or Joseph Crehan.

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

Unfortunately none of these are he.

I would concentrate on Capra films to find this joe. Remember, I mentioned earlier the top directors he worked for. He only appeared in a handful of famous titles; though possessed of a lengthy career throughout the '30s.

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

To put it another way: when I see mega-famous classics for this actor, I see them grouped between '39 and '43 (or whatever I stated earlier).

But his filmography is long; and guess what, he's got teeny appearances in these too:

The Roaring Twenties
Libeled Lady
China Seas
His Girl Friday
A Star is Born
...and a whole bunch of others.

All too often, he goes uncredited. I admit that. But his work for Capra almost makes him a Capra 'regular'.

[Betsy]

#93 - Wade Boteler?

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

NOOOOO

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

The toughest film quizzo I ever saw was on TCM's chat forums. They were ridiculously difficult. To a power of ten-fold beyond what I might ever master.

The whiz kids (I use 'kids' loosely) there -- I'm not fibbing when I say that I saw them identify actors in commercials in the 1950s. And they were using purely their visual memory. It was to marvel at.

Betsy would be able to hang with that crowd and Jill too.

I left those forums because it was a 'coterie' environment and all sorts of personal drama of the stripe I loathe. But the brain-trust there was astounding.

[Jill]

Oscar O'Shea?

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

naw

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

to drive home my point re: #93
"He had roles in 200+ films between 1930 and 1946"

That's more than Anthony Quinn.

[Jill]

Aaaaargh! Ramon Novarro? :>)

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

is that an anagram of Ivor Novello?

[Jill]

His 3rd cousin who changed his name since he didn't want to get mixed up with Ivor.

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

it'd take a crowbar to keep them separate, har har

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

Quiz #97. American. Probably one of the easier challenges in this thread.

[Betsy]

#97 - Vaughn Taylor?

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

Yes for #97! Did you know him from his numerous appearances on Perry Mason? (That's why I suggested he'd be easy)

[Betsy]

Indeed

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

although he's been in so many TV series besides that one, that Jill had a good chance of nailing him too

[Betsy]

Another guess for #93 - Harry Holman?

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

nil

[Jill]

I just missed posting Vaughn Taylor, darn it.I actually knew who he was. But #93 is a killer.

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

Maybe #93 is one of the Senators in 'Mr Smith Goes to Washington' who rustles his paper angrily as Jimmy Stewart filibusters in the Senate? I don't know but he looks like one of those types that Capra used a lot of

Or maybe he's one of the crowd of adoring, good-hearted Americans who climb to the top of city hall to protest John Doe from throwing himself over the parapet? Could be

[Jill]

I looked through the cast list for both of those films and couldn't seem to find anyone who looked like him but may have missed it.

I am going to be gone this afternoon so would you be kind enough not to post another picture until later today. Thanks, even though I am failing badly, I need to become even more desperate trying to make correct guesses.

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

I reckon #93 may be one of the most un-credited actors in history. Even more so than Mitchell Lewis.

Its a wonder IMdb doesn't have any easy means of exposing these roles to view.

You're right, he isn't listed in the big Capra flicks I'm citing to you. It's almost as if you have to know his name in order to find him associated with the movie; they're enumerated in his filmography but nowhere else. What a killer trivia challenge!

Tip: when he is mentioned its usually in roles like 'minister', 'justice of the peace', 'judge', 'doctor', 'professor', etc etc etc

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

I see he's in one of the Hope/Crosby 'Road To _____' romps...

and in, 'It Happened One Night'...

a Dick Tracy picture as well ...

'Broadway Bill' (another Capra title)

'Mr. Deeds Goes to Town' (can you see the Frank Capra trend here?)

he's in one of the 'Gold Diggers of 193_' movies

and also, 'Mr. Skeffington'...

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

in a film career of 200 performances, our man #93 is cast as 'uncredited' in 163 of them. whew!

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

Quiz #98, British. His heyday is '50s and '60s.

[Jill]

#93 - Frank McClure? or Bert Moorehouse?

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

naw

[Betsy]

#93 - Harry C. Bradley?

If not, I have more to try.

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

That's close enough. Three cherries for Betsy! Harry C. Bradley, 1869 - 1947!

Last gasp buzzer basket!

[Jill]

At last!!! Good job, Betsy. I had a list I was going to try but he wasn't on it. That may be the hardest of the quiz yet.

[Betsy]

Sorry about that. I had written his name down wrong because of my arthritis. (Harry looked like Henry.) It's no wonder we had so much trouble because the only pictures I found of him, he must have been 20 years younger. It's certainly one of the hardest and most frustrating!

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

Bwaahaha. One of the thorniest yet, I agree. And I plucked him at random.

Yep, there's very few pictures of ole Harry. The portraits which turn up are like, tintypes or daguerreotypes from the 1890s, when they still used nitrate and hooded cameras and magnesium flashbars. The guy was born just a generation after the Civil War. Incredible.

Keeping track with pencil and paper when you do your homework for this quizzo! Now that is true 'grit'

[Jill]

#98 - Right off the top, he looks like Ronnie Barker but I think that is wrong. He popped into my head immediately.

[Betsy]

I think #98 looks like Edward Sinclair to some extent.

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

Harry C. Bradley's name will live in infamy thencefor'd

[Jill]

He will be right up there with the "Mary Astor affect" and Ivor Novello and his cousin Ramon Novarro! Our Hall of Fame.

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

I can't quite recall the other real difficult ones. The Welshman was one, I vaguely remember. I will splat (asterisk) them in the rankings if you remind me of their difficult-level...

w00t! Only two more challenges until #100 is reached

[Jill]

That is a great idea.....mark those ones that were really difficult.

PS.....I went through the lists and the hardest ones were:

Paul Sutton
Dan Riis
Joan Caulfield (which shouldn't have been)
Estelle Taylor

[Betsy]

#98 - I don't really rate this as more than a fifth-rate guess, but I love his name - Alfie Bass?

[Jill]

I guess that Ronnie Barker, Edward Sinclair, and Alfie Bass are all misses.

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

When I review the past challenges I recall more tussles than you've named above. There were names that took days upon days to solve.

These ones:
#1 Zachary Scott (very dark photo)
#5 Wallace Ford
#17 Guy Thomajan ('Panic in the Streets')
#18 Dan Riss ('Panic in the Streets')
#21 Michael O'Shea (Irishman)
#28 Joan Caulfield
#53 Raymond Huntley (Ealing player)
#54 John Boxer ('uncredited officer' type)
#55 Percy Walsh (in 'Pimpernel Smith')
#60 Alan Wheatley (Sheriff of Nottingham)
# 63 Hugh Williams (Welsh idol)
# 66 Susannah Foster (Phantom of the Opera '43)
# 69 Estelle Taylor (silent-era beauty)
#89 Mitchell Lewis (from 'Wizard of Oz')

Some others were pretty bad too, but these I recall as causing particular vexation.

Anyway, bravo! Quite a feat!

[Jill]

I guess I did leave out a few. You have done a great job finding people that we can trace down but it really takes a while sometimes.

[Betsy]

Since we did not get a reply to Jill's 1196, would you favor us with another clue or two for #98?

[Feliks, Co-Moderator]

gonna be busy today; won't be able to post new clues or pics until I get a bunch of stuff taken care of ...