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Remembering Walt Daugherty
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Walt in typical setting behind a microphone as Emcee of, in this case, a Cinema Buffs banquet.
In photo, Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez, ?, Virginia O'Brien, Walt Daugherty, Virginia Christine, Friz Feld
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Walt behind the podium
emceeing a 1976
Cinema-Radio Buffs event.
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Ad for L.A. Photo Center
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Count Dracula Society Leaders
Forrest J Ackerman, Walt Daugherty,
Donald A. Reed, Sir Alvin Germeshausen
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Assorted pictures from Walt's time at the studios mainly working as a stand-in, double, dancer, and extra.
Flying Down to Rio
1933
Walt was only a high schooler at the time, but the film needed more dancers than were available in the union and so recruited some ballroom dancing champions, like Walt, to fill in. Can't id Walt in the photo, but he can be spotted if the film is viewed on a large screen.
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Air Force
1943
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The Hitler Gang
1944
Bottom photo is from Life Magazine's write-up on the film, a chilling reality based docudrama about Hitler's rise to power.
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Hollywood Canteen
1944
Walt was Bob Hutton's stand-in and also did extra work, plus background dancing in the film. (He also actually volunteered at the real Hollywood Canteen.)
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Hollywood Canteen
1944
Prop photo ID made for the film.
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Hollywood Canteen
Continuity error. Walt is spottable in two consecutive scenes (in different clothes) as Bob Hutton leaves from and drives to two different L.A. locations (far apart).
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Bathing Beauty
1944
Walt was Red Skelton's stand-in for some time until Skelton went into the service. He occasionally can be spotted filling in with extra work.
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Confidential Agent
1945
Dance champ Walt was asked to teach actor George Coulouris to dance for a film sequence, but when the publicity went out, Lauren Bacall got all the credit. That's show biz.
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God Is My Co-Pilot
1945
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The Horn Blows At Midnight
1945
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Objective Burma
1945
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Winter Meeting
1948
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The Return of the Frankenstein Monster
Walt wrote, acted in, and directed this amateur film starring Forrest J Ackerman, made by the Video Club of the L.A. Photo Center.
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Text C Copyright Mary Ellen Daugherty 2019
"Watch the Vulture" logo drawn for Walt by Ron Cobb
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