Joseph Schildkraut, looking lovely as the duc d'Orleans opposite Norma Shearer in "Marie Antoinette" is probably most known for portraying Otto Frank in "The Diary of Anne Frank". I'm at a loss as to when my photo was taken, since imdb.com lists his later 1940 work as having been at Universal or Paramount.
Fabulous FlowerBell took the gold with her guess of Joan Bennett, who was probably hiding from Connie. I do believe that my snapshot was for "Father of the Bride" since that was the only Metro picture Joanie did that year. (one of the few films of hers that she actually liked).
And no one knew who Marjorie Reynolds was! She would not be pleased. Once again, I can't be sure, but my photo could be from "That Midnight Kiss" which starred the recently departed Kathryn Grayson, Jose Iturbi, Ethel Barrymore and Mario Lanza. Marj appeared in over 70 films, but I remember her best from the reruns of "The Life of Riley" where she played the beleaguered Peg to William Bendix. Others may possibly recall her duet of White Christmas with Bing Crosby in "Holiday Inn". I also read that her career suffered because her mentor, the director Mark Sandrich died at 45.
Oh dear - I was actually going to guess Joan Bennett, but the poor thing, in that photo at least, looked more like Joan's bloated, unhappy lighting double. Being Connie's sister would take a toll on anyone, I suppose...
ReplyDeleteChrist on a Cracker! I KNEW that was the movie that Bennett was posed for, but I was I KNEW I could be wrong and the idea of failure was too great and prevented me from showing off!
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