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Celluloid puddle jumpers
penetrate the saturated atmosphere of a cinematic world. They are protected from the elements but not from winding up on the cutting room floor. Nevertheless, these weatherproofed players have sloshed through the sets of many films over the years. Here is a series of photos that celebrates this impermeable esoterica.
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Newspaper journalist, Dorothy Patrick,
tracks down leads on a serial killer who only strikes during heavy
rainstorms. Her foul weather gear shields her from the downpour
but not from the lascivious stares of male pub patrons. |
Somerset Maugham's story "Rain" has been filmed at least three times. The 1953 version was called "Miss Sadie Thompson" and Rita Hayworth played the main character - a woman of dubious reputation. It seemed that her mac was intended to protect her as much from the harrassment of the sanctimonious Reverend Davidson (Jose Ferrer) as from the monsoonal weather. |
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On the left: A mac-attired Maureen O'Sullivan attempts
to foil the shenanigans of a naughty English bishop played by Edmund
Gwenn. |
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On the right: Edward G. Robinson rescues Joan Bennett
from an attacker. The seductively raincoated Joan invites her hero
to escort her home. How can he refuse? |
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