[Man Afraid (dir. Harry Keller, 1957). Click for a much larger view.]
Do you see it? Elaine spotted it first: the nameplate on the desk in the background:
Leddy (Irish, old) is not a common name. Was there an A. Leddy in the industry? There was, at least sort of: Ann Leddy, who appeared in a single episode of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet. Was a prop person sneaking her name into this scene? Only Paul Drake knows for sure.
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November 28: A reader figured it out and shared in the comments. Ann Leddy was married to the actor John Archer. One of this movie’s set designers: Russell A. Gausman. Archer and Gausman worked on several movies together.
The other set designer for this movie: Julia Heron. And the name on the other nameplate: J. Heron. Someone was having fun.
Monday, November 27, 2023
A. Leddy
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There is a Leddy Center for the Performing Arts in Epping, New Hampshire: http://www.leddycenter.org/ .
Yes — I haven’t thought of it in years. And a Leddy Library at the University of Windsor.
her husband, and the set decorator, crossed paths in several movies, so its possible it was a reference
Holy smokes! You nailed it. Ann Leddy was married to the actor John Archer. One of this movie’s set designers: Russell A. Gausman. One of the movies Archer and Gausman were together on: The Lost Moment (1947), which I’ve actually seen. The other set designer for this movie: Julia Heron. And the name on the other nameplate: J. Heron.
Someone was having fun.
I wonder if anyone outside their circle of friends ever noticed before.
Sometimes people notice. I once read a blog where the blogger watched a modern movie: He reported checking the name of the set decorator against a book that was on set—the set guy had put his own book on the set!
Sneaky! I’m always scanning the books behind talking heads on the news.
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