January Contest: There Can Be Two

[sirhamhat]

Darn it! I leave for ONE stinkin' day and my streak is obliterated. Crap... You win this round, Mr. Atari...

Well, maybe I can redeem myself with the answer to #11. Again, this one I think is pretty darn easy. That's Ray "Crash" Corrigan from the Undersea Kingdom shorts. I wish that they had done more Undersea Kingdom shorts and less Phantom Creeps shorts...

I still have no clue on #8... maybe over the weekend when I cue up an experiment, I might luck up and get a clue for that one...

[continosbuckle]

The streak is broken! But a new one begins! Yes, that's Ray "Crash" Corrigan from The Undersea Kingdom in #11.

So the score so far:

1-7 sirhamhat
9 sirhamhat
10 Mr. Atari
11 sirhamhat

Here's #12:


Edit in after identification as George Mather, from Ring of Terror:

[continosbuckle]

So no guesses for #12 so far! That leaves 8 and 12 still open.

Score so far:

1-7 sirhamhat
9 sirhamhat
10 Mr. Atari
11 sirhamhat

This next picture is a special case, since it features two actors from MST3k movies! The two actors are the man and the woman on the right. The man is #13 and the woman is #14.



EDIT now that the answer has been provided as James Best from The Killer Shrews:

and Joyce Holden, from Terror From the Year 5000:

[sirhamhat]

Really not sure about #12... but as for #13: That's totally James Best, who played Thorne Sherman in "The Killer Shrews"... and of course, as TV's Frank pointed out in this episode, also played Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane.

#14: and I believe that is Joyce Holden, who played Claire in "Terror from the Year 5000"... and who also likes doughy guys with flat top haircuts.

[BJ]

Rock Hudson and Tony Curtis are on the other half of that photograph. That's a hell of a birthday for an 18 year old girl.

Piper Laurie

[continosbuckle]

Two more for sirhamhat!

I looked at a bunch of pictures for Joyce Holden and was amazed at how gorgeous she was, since my experience with her was limited to Terror From the Year 5000, where I didn't need the Brains to tell me she looked matronly. That leads me to the shocking conclusion that the makers of Terror probably thought their concept was strong enough on its own to maintain audience interest. They didn't need to cheesecake up their female lead to arouse interest. Anyway...

So the score so far:

1-7 sirhamhat
9 sirhamhat
10 Mr. Atari
11 sirhamhat
13,14 sirhamhat

I'll give hints on #8 and #12 a couple days before I end the contest if no one's gotten them. Still trying to figure out good hints that wouldn't give them away almost entirely.

Here's a relatively easy one for #15:

Edit in picture after the answer was provided, Francis X. Bushman, from The Phantom Planet and 12 to the Moon:

[sirhamhat]

Joyce Holden really was quite fetching, I must agree. But that just makes me think of the riffs in Terror From the Year 5000 when she's changing into her bathing suit.

Yes, #15 is another easy one, continosbuckle... That distinct nose and those piercing eyes... classic features. He should have played George Washington. That's none other than Francis X. Bushman who played Sessom--the MC of that chicken McNugget floating in space, The Phantom Planet.

I'm about to sit down and watch a handful of episodes... Hopefully one of them will trigger the answer to some of the unidentified images.

[continosbuckle]

Another point for you!

Here's #16:



Edit in after the answer's been provided as Barbara Bouchet, from Agent For H.A.R.M.:


BTW, some people may want to have Safe Search on if they search for photos of Barbara Bouchet. Just sayin'.

[sirhamhat]

#16 is another extremely lovely woman with the goo goo baby face! Its Barbara Bouchet who played Ava in Agent for H.A.R.M.. Great episode to boot!

[continosbuckle]

I wonder if we're the only two people participating on this thread.

Another point for you!

Numbers 8 and 12 are still available!

Here's #17:

Edit in photo after subject's been positively identified as Mara Corday, from The Black Scorpion:

[Mr. Atari]

Jan 22, 2012 14:05:57 GMT -5 continosbuckle said:

I wonder if we're the only two people participating on this thread.

Maybe, but I love it. This is a great thread.

[Tor Johnson]

number 17 is Mrs. Hotchkiss from The Crawling Hand

[sirhamhat]

#17 is Mara Corday, who was also a stunningly beautiful woman back in the day--note I said "back in the day"! Mara played as Teresa Alvarez in my second favorite season 1 episode "The Black Scorpion".

Still no ideas on #8 or #12, and that's driving me crazy. I watched MST3k all weekend (6 episodes) and it didn't trigger a thing!

[continosbuckle]

One more point for sirhamhat!

#17 is Mara Corday from The Black Scorpion. Sorry Tor, but thanks for participating! I was actually thinking of closing it up if I couldn't get any indication that anyone else was trying to participate. But after your post, I shall soldier on.

Score so far:

1-7 sirhamhat
9 sirhamhat
10 Mr. Atari
11 sirhamhat
13-17 sirhamhat

Here's a fun one for #18:

Remember that #8 and #12 are STILL available!

Edit in after answer has been supplied as COLEMAN FRANCIS, from This Island Earth, The Beast of Yucca Flats, The Skydivers and Red Zone Cuba:

[Mr. Atari]

Is that the head in a box, Robin Hughes, from The Thing That Couldn't Die?