Richard Carlson, a busy actor in 1940, when he starred with Bob Hope and Paulette Goddard in Paramount’s The Ghost Breakers, heads towards a Still Department bike on the studio backlot. Carlson, who went on to write, direct and work in both television and film, was an avid cyclist.

Here’s the snipe: “HOLLYWOOD BICYCLE CHAMP– Is film star Richard Carlson, featured currently in Paramount’s ‘The Ghost Breakers.’ He rides around the lot on a bike, goes for long rides in the early morning to keep in perfect shape. Once, he pedaled his way from Charlestown, S.C., to Quebec, Canada.”