Sightings

[_shel_ny]

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Edited September 18, 2011 by shel_bizzy_48

[oldmopar]

I you remember the hulk (big green guy) tv series my son has them as a dvd set in one of the shows near the end of the series. They use a D24 in the whole show

[busycoupe]

Shel,

I watched "Sunset Blvd" last night also. I kept looking for one of our business coupes in the traffic and parking lot scenes, but couldn't find one. Have you ever seen one of our coupes in a movie or tv show?

Dave:confused:

[Frank Elder]

The Godfather, when Don Corleone is being taken home from the hospital there is a Windward green d-24 at the bottam left of the ramp as the black&silver caddy descends. Don't know 2 or 4 dr.

[Captain Neon]

I think I saw a 1948 Chrysler limo, a P15, and a Cord convertible in The Fountainhead starring Gary Cooper. I'll have to watch again. I'd be happy to send a DVD copy to any one that would care to help me confirm.

[greg g]

Robert Mitchum, Kirk Douglas and Jane Greer, in Out of the Past. Filmed in 47.

Lots of MOPAR taxis and others, set in Lake Tahoe, San Francisco. Driving those fluid drive long wheelbase Desotos must have been interesting on the Hills of San Francisco.

In rotation of TCM.

[Rodney Bullock]

I have been watching TCM this week as well, You can see all kinds of old Mopars in the background of the movie however your eyes have to be very fast. The one movie with Loy, grant and shirley Temple at the end at the airport the doctor drives up in this mean fast back, it's black and shining. Sunset BLVD had that chase shot where the desoto almost tipped over, when the Plymouth vert got the flat I guess they were showing how with the new rim, the tire and rim do not separate in case of a flat. Holden was able to drive into the garage. Hey, what was the name of that old old car the butler drove?

[Captain Neon]

I think you may be on to something there, Rodney. Product placement is not a new idea. I think Chrysler realised a long time ago that if they offer vehicles to the movies cheaper than the other guys they will get free advertising by way of screen time. In the '60s it was pretty common on TV shows to read in the closing credits, "Vehicles provided courtesy of the XXXXXXXX Motor Company." Knight Rider has originally a one-hour commercial for Pontiac every week on prime-time, it is now a commercial for Ford. Viper was no different. Only the bad guys drove something other a MoPar, even the cars on the street were the latest Chrysler Corp. models. I am guessing that MGM had a deal with Chrysler, and that is why we see so many Chrysler vehicles on TCM. Most of the movies, if I am not mistaken, that Ted Turner (and thus TCM) bought the rights to are MGM movies.

[LAKOTA169]

Mopars on Television

http://www.allpar.com/history/tv.html

Mopars in the Movies

http://www.allpar.com/history/movies.html

[Frank Elder]

Is'nt it funny that the show Knightrider shows no brand loyalty, they went from poncho to ferd without a qualm. The pontiac solstice 2 seat convertible would have been a "cool kit".

[Normspeed]

The Long Long Trailer with Desi and Lucy had a lot of neat early 50's cars. There's a 53 Plymouth Suburban like mine in two scenes.

[greg g]

They Live By Night, 1949. Main characters drive around in a P15 convertible

[John Reddie]

Pretty good site I think.

John R:)

http://www.imcdb.org/

[Eneto-55]

I watched an old movie last night, partly because it's so hard to find decent ones anymore, and also on the chance of seeing an old Plymouth.  Right near the end of the 1959 film The Cain Mutiny (around the 2 hr. mark - saw it on Crackle), there is a taxi which I'm pretty certain is a P15.  What really caught my eye is the grill guard that looks identical to the one I have - first time I've seen another like it.  (Most others attach to the front of the bumper, while this one mounts to the bumper supports, down through the inside of the bumper guards.  It does, however, require holes cut through the sheet metal apron between the fenders/grill bottom & the bumper.)

 

[edrendek7777]

I watch Project Blue Book and they were riding around in a cherry 1949 Plymouth a few episodes ago...  That show is set in the 50's so every car on the show is an old beauty...

If alien shows are your thing and you love classic cars then please check it out.

Ed

[comedtech63]

in The Big Sleep Humphrey Bogart as private detective Philip Marlowe drives what  I  believe is a 1939 Plymouth  business coupe towards the end he is shown driving a 1940 Dodge business coupe that he took from the bad guys

the Dodge is just like mine

[Pete]

In the big Sleep Bogart drives a 1938 Plymouth coupe. See the pictures. Some are dark, but hey, it's film noir.

Pete

 

[Sam Buchanan]

Man.....those B/W cinematographers sure knew how to light a scene..... 

[Pete]

Those "outdoor" scenes were filmed in a studio.

 

[Sam Buchanan]

8 minutes ago, Pete said:

Those "outdoor" scenes were filmed in a studio.

 

 

Exactly....no natural light....everything set up for cinematography. I'm always intrigued while watching the old movies how every shot of an actor's face (especially female) is set up with "portrait light" the same way it would be for a still photo.....and the background lighting coordinates with the foreground. No color to enhance scenes....just shades of gray. Very cool.

Edited March 25, 2020 by Sam Buchanan

[Pete]

In a former life (in a galaxy far, far, away...) I went to film school and worked in the film industry for a while. Worked as a cinematographer on a few (low budget) films. Love the cars and movies of the thirties.

Pete

 

 

[greg g]

The 38 coupe was the one with the pistol dispenser under the dash board. My favorite option!!

Edited March 25, 2020 by greg g