An interesting side to the search for the identity of the men in the photograph led to a different sort of search this past week.

When Sammy Feltenstein took the old photograph off of his wall, he opened the back of the frame the picture was in and discovered that the piece of cardboard that served as the back of the picture was cut from a thick movie poster, or what is commonly called a broadside.

On the opposite side of the cardboard were the letters “LEY RUGGLES” as director — and the words “Paramount Pictures.”

Part of an illustration of a figure also can be seen. It appears to be the chest of a man in uniform.

What film was being promoted is not known, but the director is Wesley Ruggles, born in 1889. He is best known as director of the Academy Award winning western “Cimarron” from 1931.

Although Ruggles directed a few films with military elements in them, including “Somewhere I’ll Find You” from 1942 and “See Here, Private Hargrove” from 1944, those films were distributed by MGM.

There is some evidence to suggest that Ruggles directed “Americanization” films for the government that were distributed by Paramount after his commercial film career ended shortly after World War II.

Also a writer, producer and actor, Ruggles’ film career began in 1915. He appeared in many of Charlie Chaplin’s films. Ruggles died in 1972.