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Name the radios in the 1950 movie
5/19/2012 10:17:07 PMJohn Kogel
The Next Voice You Hear, 1950, starring James Whitmore. He drives a '39 Plymouth with carb problems. They listen to God on a mid 30's tombstone radio in the church. It could be a Philco 38? At home they have a console radio with 3 knobs, I think. It could also be a Philco. At the plant, the boys sit around a portable radio, could be a Philco 50. We don't get to see much of it. There's also a Wurlitzer juke box in the movie. Has anyone here IDed these radios? I just have to know, that's all :>)
5/20/2012 1:47:19 PMWarren
The radio in the church is a Philco 97. here is a clip on You Tube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUS-l9E5U2I

And the radio Attic 97.

http://www.radioatticarchives.com/radio.htm?radio=8052

A Match.

5/20/2012 2:39:51 PMWarren ( More )
Another clip on You Tube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRxf9qS5PUk

This is another Philco. Model 630PF

http://www.philcoradio.com/gallery/1936a.htm



5/20/2012 9:32:57 PMJohn
:Another clip on You Tube.
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Thanks, Warren. Yes, those Philcos are the two most prominent radios in the movie.
There's a lunch scene at the plant with the guys sitting around a portable with a curved back, looks like it's probably Bakelite with a handle, but I didn't get to see the front.

Here's some interesting reading for your reward.

http://archive.org/stream/casehistoryofamo002274mbp/casehistoryofamo002274mbp_djvu.txt

'Case History of a Movie' by the director Dore Schary. Maybe he mentions that portable. :>)



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