Mini Mystery Photo
June 13, 2010 | 9:36
pm
| Photograph by the Los Angeles Times |
| Update: This is artist Hugo Ballin and Marlene Dietrich in a photo stamped May 25, 1936, apparently during filming of “Garden of Allah.” I’m at a loss to explain her expression. Here’s our weekend mini-mystery photo…. The answer to this week’s mystery guest is Madge Bellamy! |
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When will you put up the captions under the Madge photos? Nice one today.
Posted by: Mary mallory | June 12, 2010 at 09:18 AM
An artist stuffed into a suit and tie? A model with ennui? Looks as though he's propping her up to keep her from crashing into his easel.
Very interesting shot.
Posted by: Arye Michael Bender | June 12, 2010 at 09:22 AM
Tallulah Bankhead
Posted by: Greg Clancey | June 12, 2010 at 09:47 AM
the lady is a tired looking Marlene Dietrich.
Posted by: benito | June 12, 2010 at 10:04 AM
Marlene Dietrich
Posted by: Molly (T'aint funny McGee) | June 12, 2010 at 10:14 AM
Marlene Dietrich, but I don't know the "artist".
Posted by: Julie Merholz | June 12, 2010 at 10:26 AM
Marlena Dietrich
Posted by: Annie Frye | June 12, 2010 at 11:28 AM
Is it Marlene Dietrich and costume designer Ernest Dryden?
Posted by: Steve Stoliar | June 12, 2010 at 11:30 AM
Come to think of it, the artist looks like Richard Dysart as the Art Director in the often overlooked film masterpiece by John Schlesinger, 'The Day of the Locust'.
Pondering even further, the entire still is from the 'Locust' era.
BTW: Anyone remember the character Donald Sutherland portrayed in the movie? His name was ... (DRUM ROLL) Homer Simpson!
Posted by: Arye (Leslie) Michael Bender | June 12, 2010 at 01:44 PM
Molly? MOLLY? Why, what an euphonious appellation.
Posted by: fibber mcgee | June 12, 2010 at 04:51 PM
This is a long shot, but is it Christian Dior and Marlene Dietrich? I know she loved his designs!
Posted by: Lee Ann Bailey | June 12, 2010 at 06:01 PM
Okay, everybody got Dietrich. Is the artist John Decker?
Posted by: Rick Scott | June 13, 2010 at 04:46 AM
La Dietrich and Paramount designer Travis Banton.
Posted by: Carol Gwenn | June 13, 2010 at 02:33 PM
Why no captions under this or the Madge Bellamy photos? This is Hugh Ballin, the artist who created the murals in Griffith Observatory, the Wilshire Blvd. Temple, Burbank City Hall, and the L. A. Times lobby among others, drawing Dietrich as the color star of the year at Selznick International Pictures, to coincide with the release of Selznick's THE GARDEN OF ALLAH.
Posted by: Mary mallory | June 13, 2010 at 08:23 PM