Movie hats

[Mighty44]

That's one of my favorite film noirs. I believe it was also Burt Lancaster's film debut.

He’s so good—that Nazi train movie is still one of my favorites. We also just rewatched Call Northside 777 with Jimmy Stewart. I’m a sucker for all those film noirs from the 40s and 50s that shot on location—so cool to see what the world looked like then.

 

[T Jones]

He’s so good—that Nazi train movie is still one of my favorites. We also just rewatched Call Northside 777 with Jimmy Stewart. I’m a sucker for all those film noirs from the 40s and 50s that shot on location—so cool to see what the world looked like then.

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I remember that one. Good movie! I watch film noirs all the time. YouTube has a ton of them to watch. Two of my favorite film noir movies would be 'Murder My Sweet' with Dick Powell and 'Out of the Past' with Robert Mitchum. Both Powell and Mitchum are two of my favorite film noir actors. You can't beat the hats from that era! Wide ribbons, thin ribbons, even Westerns!

 

[Mighty44]

I remember that one. Good movie! I watch film noirs all the time. YouTube has a ton of them to watch. Two of my favorite film noir movies would be 'Murder My Sweet' with Dick Powell and 'Out of the Past' with Robert Mitchum. Both Powell and Mitchum are two of my favorite film noir actors. You can't beat the hats from that era! Wide ribbons, thin ribbons, even Westerns!

Yeah, you can’t beat Robert Mitchum in Out of the Past—one of my all time faves, as well.

 

[T Jones]

Dana Andrews was another classic film noir actor who had style and could wear a hat well:
"Where the Sidewalk Ends", 1950.
"Laura", 1944
"Fallen Angel", 1945
Pictures not in particular order

 

[Who?]

I don’t think the average man, in the 1940s, wore his hat like a movie star.

 

[Zombie_61]

I don’t think the average man, in the 1940s, wore his hat like a movie star.

Certainly no more than most of us do now. The difference is that movie stars need to show their faces on-screen, so their hats were/are usually tilted on their heads away from the camera so their faces showed better and we audience members could/can recognize them. In real life, this isn't much of a necessity...actually, I think most of us would rather hide our faces.

 

[T Jones]

Humphrey Bogart, not sure of the movie, and Alan Ladd from the 1943 movie, "China". Pictures not in order...

 

[RBH]

looking forward to Killers Of The Flower Moon.
I hope the film is as good as the book.
Looks like it will be full of cool looking hats!!!1

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I don’t think the average man, in the 1940s, wore his hat like a movie star.

Period non-posed photos show a huge variety in how men wore their hats. There were all sorts of hats, of course, but even when comparing similar proportioned hats of similar style there was a lot of personal preferences. Hats were an acceptable place to show individualism and style. While somewhat functional, hats were mostly a fashion accessory by the 1940s.

 

[Who?]

Period non-posed photos show a huge variety in how men wore their hats. There were all sorts of hats, of course, but even when comparing similar proportioned hats of similar style there was a lot of personal preferences. Hats were an acceptable place to show individualism and style. While somewhat functional, hats were mostly a fashion accessory by the 1940s.

I think this may be a case of “recollections may vary”

My dad, grandfathers and uncles all seemed to me to wear a hat the same as they wore shoes. A hat was simply one of the things a gentleman wore when he left his home.

Movie stars and folks posing for photographs were, of course, different.

 

[The Lost Cowboy]

Period non-posed photos show a huge variety in how men wore their hats. There were all sorts of hats, of course, but even when comparing similar proportioned hats of similar style there was a lot of personal preferences. Hats were an acceptable place to show individualism and style. While somewhat functional, hats were mostly a fashion accessory by the 1940s.

Some of the best places to see this are 1950s and 60s television dramas. Perry Mason is a good example. The male extras who are seen walking around in hats demonstrate a remarkable variation of crown creases. It's also striking how asymmetrical many of the bashes are, as if they either went out of their way to make them so or simply didn't care enough to even try.

 

[deadlyhandsome]

I think this may be a case of “recollections may vary”

My dad, grandfathers and uncles all seemed to me to wear a hat the same as they wore shoes. A hat was simply one of the things a gentleman wore when he left his home.

Movie stars and folks posing for photographs were, of course, different.

For sure. I was just making two points:

1. There was a huge variety of styles of hats and an equally large range in how they were worn.

2. By the 1940s hats for most men were primarily fashion accessories. They might have been worn by conscious choice or from social expectations, but they were not very practical for most men. The same goes for neckties: they once had a function but now they are just fashion accessories that some don’t feel properly attired without.

The lack of practicality is what doomed the hat, and in particular the dress hat. The wider brimmed hats for people who spend a lot of time outdoors still serve a practical purpose and are therefore more common.

 

[shopkin]

My grandfather died in 1955. Until the end, he would wear his second-best fedora and a tie to go surf fishing or hunting on the traditional gentleman's Wednesday afternoon outing. That's how a businessman was supposed to behave.

 

[Hurricane Jack]

Christian Slater plays the main character, “Cincinnati John Mason”. Donald Sutherland plays an interesting part as a bounty hunter known as “Cochran”. Currently streaming on Tubi.

 

[BobHufford]

Rejected hat styles for “A Clockwork Orange”.

 

[Blare]

Rejected hat styles for “A Clockwork Orange”.

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It was a wise choice…. A wise choice.

 

[RBH]

Weather Hat Company did most of the main hats for Killers Of The Flower Moon.

WEATHER HAT COMPANY

 

[RBH]

The GQ article.

Killers of the Flower Moon Is the Hat Movie of the Year​

and a Stetson

But... the sweat stamp does not look Stetson to me.

 

[Bamaboots]

I’m not so sure, Rusty.

 

[RBH]

I’m not so sure, Rusty.
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DoubleB, I believe you are correct!!!!