movie hats that inspired you...

[Cracker]

Are there any good hat movies which were produced and/or set between the years 1957 and 1963?

I keep a list of period movies, and I couldn't come up with a lot for the late 50s and early 60s. But two pretty decent ones are:

JFK

Malcolm X

with the added bonus of zoot suits :eusa_clap

 

[jtrenalone]

After reading this post, and my recent interest in hats, I now am suddenly noticing hats in all movies. I was watching "That Darn Cat" with my wife (one of my guilty pleasure Disney movies), and now was vary aware of the hats the FBI agents wore. Fun, as I am now able to identify the type.

Interesting how the brain can learn pretty quickly...
Joel

 

[Cracker]

I know. I'm rewatching a lot of period movies just to look at the hats now. For instance, I've seen The Untouchables probably 20 times over the years, but watched it again this week only to discover that the narrow band on Costner's lid bugs me. It just doesn't look right to me.

And why did they turn down the entire brim on Charles Martin Smith's otherwise great lid?

 

[Cracker]

And I just realized that one of my all-time favorite movies, LA Confidential, which could have been a really cool hat movie...almost no hats at all. I think two corrupt cops wear hats. That's it. Unbelievable.

 

[AlanD]

Hoodlum with Laurence Fishburne

Check out the movie Hoodlum for some nice looking hats. I think I might have seen one of Art's hats in it. Good cast:
Laurence Fishburne, Tim Roth, Vanessa L. Williams, Andy Garcia, Cicely Tyson, Chi McBride, Clarence Williams III, Richard Bradford, William Atherton, Loretta Devine, Queen Latifah, Mike Starr, Beau Starr, Joe Guzaldo. Not a GREAT movie but really decent hats and suits.

 

[John in Covina]

And why did they turn down the entire brim on Charles Martin Smith's otherwise great lid?

I think that it echos that sporty look like Clark Gable in 'It Happened One Night"

 

[hatflick1]

Fugitive Fedoras

I just watched I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG, 1932, for the third or fourth time.

http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3026491392/tt0023042

Check it out. Somebody's wearing some type of fedora in every scene. Even the convicts hammer rocks topped by beat up fedoras and homburgs, a stunning contrast to their striped uniforms. Some crowns are extremely high.
Others totally mishapened.

Paul Muni wears about three different hats as the story progresses.

 

[Cracker]

I just watched I AM A FUGITIVE FROM A CHAIN GANG, 1932, for the third or fourth time ...

Even the convicts hammer rocks topped by beat up fedoras and homburgs, a stunning contrast to their striped uniforms. Some crowns are extremely high.
Others totally mishapened.

That's what I love about Depression-era photos (and some movies set in the era): the beat-up fedoras.

(All pics from Shorpy.com)

 

[Cracker]

I think that it echos that sporty look like Clark Gable in 'It Happened One Night"

By George, you're right. I'll defer to Mr. Gable on this one. lol

 

[Blackthorn]

I saw Johnny Eager recently. Good movie and some excellent fedoras, 1941 style.

 

[150719541]

Bogart

Bogart style.[huh] [huh] [huh]

 

[150719541]

Other artist Hat

Buster Keaton

 

[150719541]

Robert Stack

T.V. Serie "The Untouchables" We looked Mr. Elliot Ness in 1962-63

 

[John in Covina]

Seeing Robert Stack as Ness in the Untouchables always makes me think of a SNL with Dan Akeroyd (SP) doing a great Stack/Ness imation saying: "I wanna know, and I wanna know Now!"[huh]

 

[150719541]

El Bombero Atomico

Mr. Mario Moreno "Cantinflas" in 1950 (El Bombero Atomico)
:eusa_clap [huh] lol

 

[RBH]

Check out this thin ribbon hat movie thread.
http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?t=34486

 

[Mario]

Rusty...I was waiting for you to bring up that thread! lol

 

[RBH]

Rusty...I was waiting for you to bring up that thread! lol

How did you know?

lol

 

[RBH]

Rusty...I was waiting for you to bring up that thread! lol

How did you know?

lol

 

[kowalskt63]

Coming Soon...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZJ0TP4nTaE

About 55 seconds in to trailer, you'll see why I put this here...