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Shopsmith in a movie?
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:04 pm
by reible
So what do you know about this picture?
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Ed
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:24 pm
by Gene Howe
It's old?:D
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:36 pm
by beeg
He bought her a SS Mark 5 for VD day? She's reading the instructions, to get ready to use it.
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 9:51 pm
by 8iowa
Right around 1950 would be my best guess.
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 10:58 pm
by a1gutterman
He looks a little like Robert Young???
Posted: Fri Feb 13, 2009 11:08 pm
by reible
Good work on the general date...
The two people pictured are Tom Kettle played by Richard Long and Kim played by Meg Randall.
The shopsmith it playing the shopsmith.
Ed
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:49 am
by Nick
It's a PR photo from
Ma and Pa Kettle, released in 1949. See
http://www.owwm.com/pubs/338/2717.pdf .
"The title couple and their enormous brood of bumpkins made their movie debut in the film version of Betty McDonald's humorous book The Egg and I (1947) where they appeared as supporting characters. Audiences found them funny and so the characters got their own long-running series of B movies. Ma and Pa Kettle is the first in that series and centers on the exploits of the impoverished hayseed family after Pa wins a contest by writing a jim-dandy slogan for a tobacco company. The Kettle's prize is a brand new, ultra modern, fully automated home. It's a good thing too, for Ma, Pa and their 15 kids were about to get booted out of their previous wreck of a home. Of course the film is at its funniest when the Kettles are trying to figure out how to operate their fancy new digs. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide"
With all good wishes,
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 1:12 am
by reible
My Grandma loved these movies. Living in a small town we had a once a week summer movie night at the town hall where they would show this sort of movies. Grandma always looked forward to any of this series and it was a sure thing that most of the family showed up on those nights, even with it costing 25 cents for us kids and 50 cents for the adults.
I do not recall ever seeing the shopsmith but I guess I must have since I think we went to all of those movies. Might have to see if you can get a DVD of this from the library system... might be interesting to see.
This is right across the page from the shopsmith mixer. Lot of fun looking at this old stuff.
Ed
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 2:14 am
by JPG
reible wrote:. . . Lot of fun looking at this old stuff.
Ed
Indeed! When was the last time you used your SS in 'VERTICAL SAW MODE'?:eek:
Posted: Sat Feb 14, 2009 8:46 am
by Len
That women are sexier when more fully clothed?
Ah, you guys already knew that!
Happy Valentines