bhambulldog Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Public Hero #1 (1935)click the link to start watching the chase scenehttp://youtu.be/5ZOKYniTR4A?t=15m2sChase scene begins at 15:02<iframe width="420" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/5ZOKYniTR4A?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrEarl Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Great footage. Gangsters back then liked Buicks. The trunks were big. Could fit more bodies in them. thanks for sharing Bulldog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubba Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Bulldog..thanks for posting this. It's a great "B" gangster film. There are a number of nice cars in there. The chase is between a 34 Caddy v8 or v12, (hard to tell without a close up of the front grill or rear luggage rack) and two 1932 Buicks. During the chase the Caddy loses the trunk rack and then the cops in the Buick shoot their own gas tank up although it is supposed to be the Caddy's tank. The continuity in these moves is terrible but to be fair the people in the theater couldn't pause the film and find the faults. About 20 minutes in they are in a 1924 or 1925 model 45 touring car in the rain. It has vacuum wipers in some frames and no wipers in others. Great action shots but car suffers a bad fate. "Spoiler alert!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jscheib Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 Don't believe either was my '32, but we did find what looked like a blood stain knife under the front seat in 1951 when my dad bought it. A bit of a mystery!John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhambulldog Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 V-12 was it?Any way it was fun to watch.I was trying to figure what was the old car the jumped into after they bailed from the Cadillac..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Gelinas (XP-300) Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I saw that movie on TCM just recently. It was fun to see that scene again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhambulldog Posted June 4, 2014 Author Share Posted June 4, 2014 Mom watched it on TCM. She recorded it on DVR. When I came into Mom's house last night, she said I want you to see these limousines in this movie ... We watched the movie on DVR . We enjoyed watching that. I found it on youtube, So, I thought I would share it with y'all .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 Cool old Flick. 1930 Model A truck carrying the guns in the prison scene. Too bad the old Buick got drounded in the drink, And all for a blond mind you. What a bunch of crooks. LOL. Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhambulldog Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 Sad fate for the Phateon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 I showed the movie to my one Tech-Ed class on the last day of school. Watching it on the "Smart Board" I was able to catch some details. The car that is dropped into the river (I still cry) is a 1925 model 55 Sport touring. As it has a trunk and double spares and aluminum steering wheel spider. The 24-55 has the wooden/aluminum spoke steering wheel. Still did not look bad for an old car at the time "1934". Must be some product placement going on as the "BUICK " name is referenced at least 3 times. Unusual for MGM. Usually Warner Brothers pictures are crawling with Buicks during this time. MGM movies had lots of Fords Lincolns and Packards.Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dibarlaw Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 My mistake. I just watched it again. More rounded radiator, Tilt ray headlights, light switch on steering hub = 1926 or 1927-55.Close, a 1926-45A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhambulldog Posted June 15, 2014 Author Share Posted June 15, 2014 Thanks for that Larry ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandy Dave Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Yep. Now we know what the Buick in the Drink was before it's demise. You da man Larry. :cool: All for a Blond. I wonder if she was a bleach blond? Dandy Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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