Expecting a Call
Vintage Photographs September 12th. 2008, 10:09am
I believe I’d be covering my ears, just in case that baby should ring! This is a promotional photo for the 1958 film, Attack of the Puppet People, starring John Agar. I wonder if that huge model 500 is still around somewhere? It’s not in my collection, I would have noticed!
September 12th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
Oh wait, uh, yeah there it is, that giant 500 is right there in the corner of the spare bedroom next to the pile of old Time magazines and the catbox.
What’s ironic in the picture is that they are looking at the back of the phone instead of the front, where one would tend to gravitate towards should Paul Bunyon’s desk phone suddenly appear in your den. Gotta see what the number is and all that, but I guess they are really checking out the cord or something.
September 13th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
Mark:
Are you sure this picture is from 1958? By that year, all straight cords had been phased for curly cords.
Regards,
Jorge Amely
[I was wondering if anyone would notice that! Apparently the makers of giant prop phones weren't sticklers for accuracy. - Mark]
September 18th, 2008 at 12:15 am
Methinks it would be far easier for a prop department to spray paint a garden hose white, than it would be for them to try to devise an enormous curly cord.