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boatanchors in movies
I just watched a movie called "Across the Pacific" (1942) with Humphrey
Bogart and at the end of the movie there was a hallicrafters SX-11 or 12 in the scene where they are at the plantation. A lot of old Bogart movies have cool radios in them. I've also seen a SX-42 in "Sabrina" and a Hallicrafters marine radio phone in "Key Largo" . -- Regards B.H. Hill Amplification http://hillamplification.com Brian's Radio Universe http://webpages.charter.net/brianhill/500.htm |
boatanchors in movies
"Brian Hill" wrote in message ... I just watched a movie called "Across the Pacific" (1942) with Humphrey Bogart and at the end of the movie there was a hallicrafters SX-11 or 12 in the scene where they are at the plantation. A lot of old Bogart movies have cool radios in them. I've also seen a SX-42 in "Sabrina" and a Hallicrafters marine radio phone in "Key Largo" . -- Regards B.H. Hill Amplification http://hillamplification.com Brian's Radio Universe http://webpages.charter.net/brianhill/500.htm Hallicrafters stuff seems to have been popular as props. I've seen S-38, S-40, etc., in various films particularly from the late 1940's and 1950s. Perhaps this was due to the art deco cabinet designs. Hallicrafters seems to have been aware from a very early point that appearance and features sell even when performance may be mediocre. Its also possible that their promotion people may have "placed" H equipment in movies. -- -- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles, CA, USA |
boatanchors in movies
"Brian Hill" wrote in message ... I just watched a movie called "Across the Pacific" (1942) with Humphrey Bogart and at the end of the movie there was a hallicrafters SX-11 or 12 in the scene where they are at the plantation. A lot of old Bogart movies have cool radios in them. I've also seen a SX-42 in "Sabrina" and a Hallicrafters marine radio phone in "Key Largo" . Sure, there are some Hallicrafters radios in the Hollywood A movies. But it seems like one out of three of the cheesy low-budget sci-fi movies from the 50s had at least one. One of the journey to the center of the earth movies had two, one modified with a piece of paper to serve as an indicator of the mileage from the earth's surface. There's a 50s Dragnet episode which shows a s-38 stacked on top of a S-40. At the time I saw it, I had my radios stacked the same way -- more than fifty years later! Frank Dresser |
boatanchors in movies
Frank Dresser wrote:
Sure, there are some Hallicrafters radios in the Hollywood A movies. But it seems like one out of three of the cheesy low-budget sci-fi movies from the 50s had at least one. One of the journey to the center of the earth movies had two, one modified with a piece of paper to serve as an indicator of the mileage from the earth's surface. Oh, the boatanchor tradition in films continues on and on. Even on TV, too. Watch episodes of Alf where he uses a Heathkit product to contact his home planet. There's a 50s Dragnet episode which shows a s-38 stacked on top of a S-40. At the time I saw it, I had my radios stacked the same way -- more than fifty years later! It's a good combination.... much nicer than that Heathkit. Oh, and if you like military boatanchors, watch Mission to Burma. Lots of different field radios on display, from the PRC-6 on up. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
boatanchors in movies
"Jon Teske" wrote in message ... You can see command sets in several WW II movies. I recently saw 12'o Clock High and there is a brief scene where they are shown in a rack. Of course the movie was made in 1948/9 when there were still a lot of flying B-17s as orignally equipped. After the war, a lot of those got converted for ham use. How do you convert a B-17 for ham use? -- -- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles WB6KBL |
boatanchors in movies
Richard Knoppow wrote:
"Jon Teske" wrote in message ... You can see command sets in several WW II movies. I recently saw 12'o Clock High and there is a brief scene where they are shown in a rack. Of course the movie was made in 1948/9 when there were still a lot of flying B-17s as orignally equipped. After the war, a lot of those got converted for ham use. How do you convert a B-17 for ham use? Spend a lot of MONEY, a LOT. |
boatanchors in movies
"Richard Knoppow" wrote in message How do you convert a B-17 for ham use? -- -- Richard Knoppow Los Angeles WB6KBL Ever seen a pig fly? : ) -- Regards B.H. Hill Amplification http://hillamplification.com Brian's Radio Universe http://webpages.charter.net/brianhill/500.htm |
boatanchors in movies
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boatanchors in movies
In article , Brian Hill wrote:
"Richard Knoppow" wrote in message How do you convert a B-17 for ham use? Ever seen a pig fly? : ) No, but I saw a Brewster Buffalo fly once. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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