Vintage shots from days gone by!

[
QUOTE=sixdogs;6256092]1950 typical small luncheonette.
This is exactly how most of them looked.
Low cost, generally great food.
Sometimes hot waitresses.[/QUOTE]

They still have one of these in Frankenmuth MI. It's located in the Rexal drug store. They serve a wicked malt and a great breakfast.

If you ever get a chance, it's a great town to visit, and the worlds largest Christmas store, Bronners.

 

Now, HERE is an original plot! Despite the efforts of a citizens' group to outlaw
"hot rod" and "chicken" races , a group of teenagers is preparing for the annual
demolition derby . . . .

 

No time for movies... work to do.

 

Dragstrip Riot, 1958. Cool artwork! BTW, the movie poster images I post
on this thread are just here for entertainment and nostalgic and historical
discussions. They are all available at VERY reasonable prices on eBay
and easy to search, if anybody wants various-size repro versions for their
garage or home. (The images presented here are generally low-res, so
somebody couldn't make a large version if they wanted to anyway.) Not a
commercial, for anything or anyone, just trying to return a favor to those who
do present these repro images on eBay and other sites to try to make a living
for themselves. Fair enough?

 

Hotrod Gang, 1958. Gal looks as though she
stepped on a lit cigarette in her bare feet! LOL

 

No, I saw Great Lakes in winter

 

"Wake up, little Suzie, wake up!"


1957

 

1957: Tommy Ivo and rocker Gene Vincent starred. Check out
the mill in the roadster! BTW, the movie poster images I post
on this thread are just here for entertainment and nostalgic and
historical discussions. They are all available at VERY reasonable
prices on eBay and easy to search, if anybody wants various-
size repro versions for their garage or home. (The images
presented here are generally low-res, so somebody couldn't
make a large version if they wanted to anyway.) Not a commer-
cial, for anything or anyone, just trying to return a favor to those
who do present these repro images on eBay and other sites to
try to make a living for themselves. Fair enough?

 

Gag movie poster by some wacko at Rod & Custom in the early
'90s! Check out the names of the cast and crew!

 

And then we wondered why hot rods got a bad name in the '50's!

Thanks a lot Hollywood!!!!

 

22,288 pictures are there,
22,302 no pictures, just blue box with question mark (?)
Looks like two different issues to me.

 

Red Xs for both.

 

Okay, Tim & MrMac, THANKS, guys. I'll just have to do a preview of anything I'm putting on. If something doesn't work there, then I'll kill it. Thanks again, everybody.

 

Okay, here we go. I'll preview it to make
sure the pix show, then post it!



Given Amelia Earhart's massive popularity, it is
no surprise that a young Kathryn Hepburn was
cast as a strong-willed aviatrix in "Christopher
Strong," RKO 1933. Photos THANKS to IMDb,
Internet Movie Database!

 

How to make them work every time--but in smaller jpeg format.


1----"Save photo" in computer
2----click "post reply" at bottom of thread
3----when reply box opens, click on the paper clip attachemnt at the top of the thread tools attachment. This will fix photo into the reply and when you click "preview post" you see the smaller photo. You can click on it to make it bigger.
4----Add some words or significance and click "submit"

 

Jim--
Don't have to kill it. Just go into "edit" and then "advanced edit'.
But first--save your photo into you computer as described above.
Then in advanced edit delete your old photo.
Then click on the paper clip attachment as described above and --whoopie--the photo will show when you click preview.
I do it all the time when I get a red X.

I'm running out of cell phone minutes but can call you after 9 PM and walk you thru it.

 

Well, I saved the Hepburn pix to my computer, and they showed just fine when I reposted the second time (Post # 22,303). So, I'll just SAVE first, then PREVIEW things before I post. And, it seems from what I see that I am not the only HAMBer whose pix don't always show up.

I've ignored my real work today playing with cars/etc., so I'll knock off for now.

 

Hmm, strange that I need to right click and select open in new window before the pic shows up, otherwise it doesnt,, not sure whats going on Jim

 

Does anyone know if any copies of these old movies are still available today (on DVD or VHS), especially this one?

 

I love Bovril, and Marmite.

 

I'm surprised nobody pointed out "Ala Kart" is in this poster.

Have you ever tried any of the not so legal downloading sites?

 

This site has some of them, I love this one in particular...The Giant Gila Monster

 

Interesting casting. Jimmy Lydon was "Henry Aldridge" in a series on radio and movies in the '40's. Art Baker was the original host of "You Asked For It" and was a patient of my dad's, Gil Stratton was a sportscaster on local TV, Gloria Winters was the girl in "Sky King".

 

No, but I just found it here for $24.95

http://www.wbshop.com/Hot-Rod-1950/1000180158,default,pd.html

I did find the review of it too!


Hot Rod (1950)
61 min - Action | Drama - 22 October 1950 (USA)

Director: Lewis D. Collins
Writer: Daniel B. Ullman

Complete credited cast:

Jimmy Lydon ... David Langham (as James Lydon)
Art Baker ... Judge Langham
Gil Stratton ... Swifty Johnson (as Gil Stratton Jr.)
Gloria Winters ... Janie Pitts
Myron Healey ... Joe
Tommy Bond ... Jack Blodgett
Jean Dean ... Gloria
Bret Hamilton ... Joe's Partner
Marshall Reed ... Roberts
Dennis Moore ... Patrolman
William J. Vincent ... Holdup Man (as William Vincent)

Storyline

David Langham, the youngest son of a hot-rod hating father, Judge Langham, buys an old jalopy but, out of respect for his father, doesn't convert it. He changes his mind when Jack Blodgett, the local speed demon, impresses David's girl, Janie Pitts, and David makes his car the fastest in town. Jack steals David's hot rod, and flees the scene of an accident he causes. The car is traced back to David, but the truth comes out in court, although David's father is still unhappy about the car... until David and his friend, Swifty Johnson, use it to apprehend some escaping robbers. The Judge decides to back a movement for building a hot-rod race track for the town. Written by Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

 

http://www.autopics.com.au/cache/item-4648public.html?cache=no

Check the link for lots of early Australian drag racing photos - including US competitors in Australia
http://www.autopics.com.au/cache/list-45public__0-0.html

 

They make it look like they actually drive the Alakart.

 

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