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Obsolete Occupations
Where I live, Phoenix, Arizona, they have just put in what they call a "Light rail" which is basically a way of saying its a street car, though it probably travels a little faster than a old street car. They do have drivers. Doug- Atomic Age
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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Obsolete Occupations
Interesting that you bring this up. My Grandfather was a Tinsmith, starting in the 20's clear through the 50's. I have his business ledger book, and in it he is doing things like repairing a hole in a metal bucket, or making new blades for a push lawn mower. People didn't just throw things away...- Atomic Age
- Post #10
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Obsolete Occupations
My dad was a teletype repairman in the Air Force in the early 1950s. My mom worked for the Telephone company. She worked on the the elimination of the word prefix telephone exchange IE "Klondike" (KL)5-5555 in the early 50s in the Phoenix area. She said everything was done by hand on 3 x 5 file...- Atomic Age
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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Alcohol poisoning during Prohibition
A week or two ago on the show Pawn Stars, someone brought in a bottle in the original box of "medicinal liquor". The bottle was still sealed and the stamps in place, with the doctors signature. I don't remember how much they paid him for it. Doug- Atomic Age
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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Bad repro looks
You've hit the nail on the head. I think in many cases, particularly with In Harm's Way, there was a really attempt to "contemporize" World War Two for a "modern" audience. I read an interview with the costume designer of that film and completely intentional on the part of the filmmakers to...- Atomic Age
- Post #132
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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james cameron's AVATAR in 3-D
They are actually having a hard time adjusting for inflation with Avatar, because the ticket prices for both regular digital 3D, and IMAX 3D showings are so much more expensive than a standard movie ticket. Often times they are more than double the price. If the tickets were priced normally...- Atomic Age
- Post #97
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Film Noir Femmes Fatales
Oh I forgot about Audrey Totter!!! Doug- Atomic Age
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Film Noir?
Interesting. The Maltese Falcon in going to be released on blu-ray this year. Maybe we'll be able to read the label inside the hat there. Doug- Atomic Age
- Post #185
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Bad repro looks
Yes scientists from all over the world contributed to the creation. But the web is wholly owned by the U.S. government. If they wanted to they could shut down the whole thing in a heart beat. Of course they won't. Doug- Atomic Age
- Post #126
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Film Noir Femmes Fatales
Actually my favorite film noir actress is Marie Windsor, but someone already listed her. Of course I guess a few more shots of her couldn't hurt. ;) Doug- Atomic Age
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Bad repro looks
Well to be fair, not EVERYONE wore their hair slicked back with tons of Brylcreem. Just like not everyone wore their hair feathered in the 70's. Styles are only that uniform in the movies. In real life people wore their hair in lots of different ways. Not every woman wore V curls in the 40's...- Atomic Age
- Post #124
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Film Noir?
I know that in The Maltese Falcon, Bogart was wearing his own suits and hats, which was pretty common in those days for films that were not "costume dramas". It could very well be the same hat in both films. I have no idea what brand though. I think most Americans probably thought that...- Atomic Age
- Post #183
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Bad repro looks
I hate to be picky, but the ARPANET was developed by the U.S. Department of Defense. It went live in December of 1969, and the first emails were being sent by 1971. The ARPANET morphed into the "internet" because of a bill that was passed in Congress in 1991. Yes what has been come known...- Atomic Age
- Post #122
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Film Noir Femmes Fatales
How could they miss Linda Darnell in Fallen Angel? Or my favorite Film Noir red head, Rhonda Fleming. Doug- Atomic Age
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Non-hat wearing people in the Golden Era
Here ya go http://www.archive.org/details/NewYorkWorldsFair <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/74cO9X4NMb4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess"...- Atomic Age
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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Non-hat wearing people in the Golden Era
Interesting. I just did some research, and from what I can tell, according to the CDC, smoking in the United States reached its peak in 1964 at 42% of adult males smoking. Women smoked at a somewhat lower rate, around 30%. Today the rate is around 20%. I would have thought it was a much...- Atomic Age
- Post #15
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Film Noir?
No I just think they are cool. However the Busby Burkeley musicals are likely to drive you insane with all those human geometric patterns! Doug- Atomic Age
- Post #179
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Non-hat wearing people in the Golden Era
Smoking or hats? I've always heard that in the 30's and 40's the head room in cars were designed with hats in mind. In the 50's cars started to get low and the roof lines with it. But I don't know if the lack of hats effected the roof line, or the roof line effected hats. Interesting...- Atomic Age
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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Remakes
I have to admit that I enjoyed the Brady Bunch movie. We'll see if they can do something just as funny with Gilligan's Island. Doug- Atomic Age
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- Forum: The Moving Picture
