James Stewart's Hat (And Others) in VERTIGO

[Jeffries]

Vertigo

I saw a reference in the old posts about the brown fedora that James Stewart wore in ther movie "Vertigo" but no mention of what the brand or style was. Anyone have any ideas?

 

[Brad Bowers]

I remember posting about this once. At the time, I thought it might be a Knox, but it could also be a Cavanagh. I'd be willing to bet its one of the two.

Brad

 

[scotrace]

Found three and they are one.

 

[Brad Bowers]

Okay, it appears I never said anything about a Knox. Where did I get that idea?[huh]

Brad

 

[Brad Bowers]

Watching The Glenn Miller Story this morning, I verified that Stewart's brown hat was a Cavanagh. He also wore a brown Cavanagh in Bell, Book, and Candle, made the same year as Vertigo, and just four years after The Glenn Miller Story. This confirms to me that Stewart was a Cavanagh man, at least in the 1950s. Chances are excellent that the Vertigo hat is a Cavanagh. I need to watch that movie again sometime to see if I can verify it.

Brad

 

[delectans]

Wow, we are just finishing The Glenn Miller Story right now. 'Moonlight Serenade' and 'Little Brown Jug' at movies end. Nice to know that Jimmy was a Cavanagh man.

 

[Sam Craig]

FWIW, I thought Kim Novak looked better as a brunette!

Brad

Just for the record .... Kim Novak looked great as EVERYTHING!

What a gal!

Sam

 

[AbridgedPause]

I'm a huge fan of Vertigo so I'd like to revive this thread. With the Bluray version of the movie, somewhat better quality screenshots can be taken of this hat to identify it. I took one of the actual logo inside of the hat, if anyone can help identify it.

First up is the frame where you see the logo of the hat

Then here I cropped it and flipped it 180.

Finally here it is again zoomed in and with a bit more contrast to help make out the shapes.

 

[KarlCrow]

Looks like Churchill Hats Ltd logo

 

[Bjorn240]

Agree. Nearly 100% that's a Churchill, especially with the black liner. Here's a clear comparison shot.

 

[scottyrocks]

This morning I had on The Lineup (1958) with Eli Wallach while getting ready for work. Lots of beautiful wide-brims.

 

[alanfgag]

Looks like Churchill Hats Ltd logo

No doubt. Nice frame catch!

 

[AbridgedPause]

Right on! Anyone have a brown Churchill from the 50s to show off?

 

[moontheloon]

Here is a Churchill I recently sold

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[Rogera]

No doubt. Nice frame catch!

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Well would you look at that! Nice!

 

[alanfgag]

Churchill was a brand of Resistol. Many were sold through Neiman Marcus.

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/churchill-hats.21896/
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/threads/churchill-beaver-100-vicuna.58230/

 

[itsallgood]

What a great piece of detective work! I think the value of vintage Churchill hats on eBay just went up!