1937's leather jackets from an hollywood B serie

[Charlie]

Very intresseting jackets in this very low quality movie of 1937 "Pilot X"

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNh_lpdaH1c

 

[Charlie]

 

[Charlie]

The one with the small flap pockets looks almost like my new Alexander Leathers Dakota in Black goat in size 38, that I receive yesterday and by which i'm very pleased (a bargain for the price -300£- IMHO)

 

[schitzo]

The one with the small flap pockets looks almost like my new Alexander Leathers Dakota in Black goat in size 38, that I receive yesterday and by which i'm very pleased (a bargain for the price -300£- IMHO)

I like the dakota too Charlie. Any chance of pics of you in yours?

Also, what do you think about a throat latch for this jacket. In your opinion would that be an improvement or unnecessary tampering?

 

[nick123]

Excuse my lack of knowledge on actors' names, but isn't that mustached guy one of the pilots in the original Flying Tigers movie?

 

[Charlie]

I like the dakota too Charlie. Any chance of pics of you in yours?

Also, what do you think about a throat latch for this jacket. In your opinion would that be an improvement or unnecessary tampering?

With pleasure ! What is sure is that it's a true size, I own many aeros, some lost world, and a lot of vintage jackets, this alexander runs true size unlike aero : it's fit like a 36 from aero, my hartman in 38 also fits the same as this alexander, vvvveeeery adjusted with a very sweet goatskin suppled and ready to wear unlike the thick horsehide from aero that is very stiff in the beginnings !

throat latch for this jacket seems unnecessary, i have some on aeros HB 1930 and never used them !

As soon as I get home I grab my camera !

 

[TomS]

Like the tapered look...

 

[Seb Lucas]

The one with the small flap pockets looks almost like my new Alexander Leathers Dakota in Black goat in size 38, that I receive yesterday and by which i'm very pleased (a bargain for the price -300£- IMHO)

A period accurate Indiana Jones jacket. Unlike the one in Raiders...

 

[Sloan1874]

I actually don't mind this AL design, though to my eye those pockets look as though they should be 1/2" to 3/4" higher.

 

[Benzadmiral]

Very intresseting jackets in this very low quality movie of 1937 "Pilot X"

I'm gonna guess the guy on the right is actor Fred Clark, before he became, shall we say, follically challenged?

 

[pilot error]

The guy on the left is John Carroll, don't know the other guy.

 

[Benzadmiral]

After I posted, I looked. IMDb has Fred Clark's career starting in movies about 10 years after this film, so I guess it's not him.

 

[Charlie]

It's Léon Ames.

 

[pilot error]

No its not..... its some obscure actor. Leon Ames IS PILOT X!

 

[Sloan1874]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Ames_(actor)

 

[nick123]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leon_Ames_(actor)

After some research, I'm pretty sure it's John Carroll. First thing I thought of when I saw this was my beloved favorite character, "Woody" from the Flying Tigers movie.

 

[green papaya]

the people back then look so much different and more slender than people of today, narrow shoulders and waist

and they still have room to move

 

[ButteMT61]

the people back then look so much different and more slender than people of today, narrow shoulders and waistand they still have room to move

Dunno if I would consider what's worn in movies to be comfortable or practical? Movies are showcases for fashion, and often times on lower-budget numbers, they get what's in the warehouse. I've tried on jackets that look like that and no way in hell they're comfortable! Just sayin'...

 

[Seb Lucas]

True Butte - it was also the fashion then to have thin men in lead roles. This was a time before the Neanderthal gym junkie look took off.