1940s RCA TV billboard in LA

[Eric H]

Someone on Prelinger said this was a Process shot used for rear projection in a scene where the actors are in a car. They claimed the movie is Shockproof from 1949 (which would verify old tv nut's 1948 claim) I'm going to watch it tonight and see if it's true.

[WISCOJIM]

Originally Posted by Eric H

They claimed the movie is Shockproof from 1949 (which would verify old tv nut's 1948 claim) I'm going to watch it tonight and see if it's true.

Have you found a good video of this online? The one I found on YouTube is so severely cropped that even the faces are missing from most scenes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bbM450NNjE



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[Eric H]

Originally Posted by WISCOJIM

Have you found a good video of this online? The one I found on YouTube is so severely cropped that even the faces are missing from most scenes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bbM450NNjE


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I have it on DVD, started watching it last night and it is used as background for a car trip.

I'll try to post some screen shots if I can.

[Eric H]

I was able to snag these off the screen, the beginning of the film is the beginning of the ride, it's on the steep hill, later you can spot the same car seen in the footage behind them.

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by Eric H

I was able to snag these off the screen, the beginning of the film is the beginning of the ride, it's on the steep hill, later you can spot the same car seen in the footage behind them.

That car looks to be a 1940 Lincoln.

[Penthode]

I saw a 1949 Studebaker and a 1949 Buick. Those were the latest model cars I could see. Therefore I believe the film was made in 1949 or 1950.

[benman94]

Originally Posted by Penthode

I saw a 1949 Studebaker and a 1949 Buick. Those were the latest model cars I could see. Therefore I believe the film was made in 1949 or 1950.

...or late 1948. The Big Three had a gentleman's agreement in place that sales of the new model year would start on October 1 of the year prior. This very well could have been shot sometime in October, November or December of 1948.