Starting from left are baritones, Edward Arnold (Gunther Edward Arnold Schneider 1890-1956) and his heavyweight "successor" Robert Middleton (Samuel G. Messer 1911-77) on the right. Both could play criminals, wealthy bankers, or landowners in comedies or dramas. Sometimes mean, sometimes likable. Arnold missed the television era but was famous for his numerous first-rate films in the 1930s and 1940s. Although Middleton had a few motion pictures under his belt, he was most visible on the small screen in a wide variety of roles for nearly twenty-five years starting in the 1950s.
