Shadow of a Doubt 1943 Stratoliner screenshots

[RBH]

These screenshots are from the 1943 film Shadow of a Doubt.

They show a Stetson Stratoliner [I believe] with the DC-3 style airplane pin that I have always thought went on these hats.
When I watch the film all the way I will see if this hat shows up again!. But I have to say that what I have watched so far is full of great looking hats!
It was neat to finally see a Stratoliner in a film, I have seen many thin ribbons, but they could have been Open Roads/Stratoliner or any of the other fine thin ribbon clones of the time. This is the only time I have seen a pin on a fedora.

 

[Mr. 'H']

I love that movie - one of my favorite Hitchcocks. Set in Santa Rosa, which inspired the Coens to set The Man Who Wasn't There there also.

Great hat. We often assume these hats are a slightly more "casual" hat, but here we see it worn with a three peice suit.

PS - I must figure how to do those screen shots. They are great and really liven up a thread.

Thanks RBH.

:eusa_clap

 

[RBH]

Thanks Mr H !!!!
As you can see in this shot the hat has a great looking crown and brim, I also think I saw a nice diamond in it. I will have to watch it again to try and catch that!

 

[jimmy the lid]

RBH -- You are amazing. That is just one helluva find. Great stuff, my friend!:eusa_clap

Cheers,
JtL

 

[RBH]

RBH -- You are amazing. That is just one helluva find. Great stuff, my friend!:eusa_clap

Cheers,
JtL

Thank you my friend!!!
If you remember almost a year ago I saw this on the hat channel, just wasnt sure. But now I have the DVD and as they say the rest is history! lol

http://www.thefedoralounge.com/showthread.php?26833-A-Stratoliner-spotted...

 

[RBH]

Here is the Stratoliner from behind, on the left.
The diamond crease in it reminds me of the crease I put in my Campdraft.

 

[Mr. 'H']

Hmmm, interesting: Mr. "Bold Look" on the rhs has a feather in his hat.

 

[Duck]

R, you are the man!!! :eusa_clap I have seen that move several times and I never caught the pin. [huh] [huh]

 

[RBH]

Hmmm, interesting: Mr. "Bold Look" on the rhs has a feather in his hat.

Just for you Mr H...

 

[RBH]

R, you are the man!!! :eusa_clap I have seen that move several times and I never caught the pin. [huh] [huh]

And you call yourself a thin ribbon lover... lol

 

[Mr. 'H']

And you call yourself a thin ribbon lover... lol

How those dudes passed for National Geographic reporters in the first place is beyond me!

Real contrast in suits between the two guys.

I much prefer the thin ribbon hat. Much nicer all round.

 

[thunderw21]

Not only a sweet hat and bash, but an awesome belted-back jacket as well!

 

[RBH]

How those dudes passed for National Geographic reporters in the first place is beyond me!

Real contrast in suits between the two guys.

I much prefer the thin ribbon hat. Much nicer all round.

I am with you..
I like the overall look of the Stratoliner, it seems to have more crown and brim than the other hat.
Or it may be the thinner ribbon just gives the appearence of that.

Not only a sweet hat and bash, but an awesome belted-back jacket as well!

You are so right Thunder... I really like the crease and the jacket looks great in the shot from behind.!!!

 

[Duck]

And you call yourself a thin ribbon lover... lol

The shame........the shame.......:cry: lol

 

[indycop]

I like the pint sized fedora on the kid!

 

[Mr. 'H']

The kid below:<a href="http://imageshack.us"><img src="http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/5688/crownkw6.jpg" border="0" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"/></a>

Ha! He looks like he is dancing to a Jackson 5 song!

lol

 

[indycop]

And look at the guy breaking the crown rule!

 

[Mr. 'H']

Tut - tut, maybe he was camera shy?

Like these guys:

 

[RBH]

RBH -- You are amazing. That is just one helluva find. Great stuff, my friend!:eusa_clap

Cheers,
JtL

Jim, we just keep finding more neat and useful info on this famous thin ribbon.

 

[Baron Kurtz]

God in a basket, look at that suit!!! Amazing.

The evidence mounts … I said back in the discussion previously that i'd be very happy to be proved wrong about the pins. It seems that Stetson was indeed ridiculous enough to put a Stratoliner on the liner/sweatband, a Stratoliner on the box, and a Stratoliner in every ad … and then a DC3 on the ribbon. [huh] Stetson, it seems, was almost as ludicrous an excuse for a company as it is today. This is a very sad day for me, as i thought Stetson back in the day had more attention to detail than this.

Ridiculous.

bk