I watch a lot of old movies on You Tube and often especially in British movies I see some type of phonograph. Many are the later type portables like my Telefunken or the HMV version of that, thin and lightweight. Last night in fact I saw a movie in which the phonograph plays a sort of bit part in a jewel heist. Not too bad for an early 40s movie, but then the music is canned and not from the actual portable I doubt.
Its called the Secret Place, 1943 I think it was.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksy-j020uj8
Wind-up Phonographs in Movies
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Re: Wind-up Phonographs in Movies
The Story of O (1975) includes a scene with a large Pathé disc phonograph playing.
WARNING . This is an adult film . It is many years since I saw it, and I have no plans to see it again as a man of my age should not have too much excitement .
WARNING . This is an adult film . It is many years since I saw it, and I have no plans to see it again as a man of my age should not have too much excitement .
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Spotted a few in a movie entitled "Midnight in Paris" (2011). The two on the right in the 3rd picture look like crappers.
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I don't think anyone's mentioned the rather uncomplimentary scene with Fred Astaire from "Shall We Dance."
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Nice sketch, very amusing!
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Don't forget My Fair Lady
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An Edison Standard Model B shows up in 1957's DAUGHTER OF DR. JEKYLL. Toward the end a young woman is undressing and listening to the phonograph just before she's killed by Mr. Hyde.
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Yes, I've seen that one. The sound is pretty clearly (I think) dubbed in from a disc, as the music supposedly being played is 1920's dance band music, and the Standard doesn't have a 4min adapter on it. The Standard looks to have the ICS repeater attachment, which is odd seeing that it's in a banner case.Joe Busam wrote:An Edison Standard Model B shows up in 1957's DAUGHTER OF DR. JEKYLL. Toward the end a young woman is undressing and listening to the phonograph just before she's killed by Mr. Hyde.
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I have a banner case Standard B with ICS attachment: excellent original.benjaminh wrote:Yes, I've seen that one. The sound is pretty clearly (I think) dubbed in from a disc, as the music supposedly being played is 1920's dance band music, and the Standard doesn't have a 4min adapter on it. The Standard looks to have the ICS repeater attachment, which is odd seeing that it's in a banner case.Joe Busam wrote:An Edison Standard Model B shows up in 1957's DAUGHTER OF DR. JEKYLL. Toward the end a young woman is undressing and listening to the phonograph just before she's killed by Mr. Hyde.
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Re: Wind-up Phonographs in Movies
Nice to know! I guess I just assumed that the the ICS Standards were always in a script case.Lucius1958 wrote:I have a banner case Standard B with ICS attachment: excellent original.benjaminh wrote:Yes, I've seen that one. The sound is pretty clearly (I think) dubbed in from a disc, as the music supposedly being played is 1920's dance band music, and the Standard doesn't have a 4min adapter on it. The Standard looks to have the ICS repeater attachment, which is odd seeing that it's in a banner case.Joe Busam wrote:An Edison Standard Model B shows up in 1957's DAUGHTER OF DR. JEKYLL. Toward the end a young woman is undressing and listening to the phonograph just before she's killed by Mr. Hyde.
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