Why does this look wrong to me? (Cary Grant Picture)

[Not-Bogart13]

What I see is a jacket that appears to have been tailored for somebody else, possibly the same or close off-the-rack size. But when something is tailor made, the wrong differences can make clothing do strange things. Maybe he was simply forced to wear somebody else's jacket in a pinch?

 

[J. M. Stovall]

:eusa_doh:

 

[dhermann1]

OK, I'll chime in with my 2 cent's worth. Note the wrinkles around the elbow. If he's just getting OFF the plane, then maybe he's been sitting for a while and the sleeves squinched up and got shortened that way. Maybe a moment after this shot was taken he tugged on both cuffs and the sleeves suddenly looked just right.

 

[J. M. Stovall]

I know, maybe the tailor was actually on the plane with him and the flight was so rough he had trouble sewing it all by hand.

 

[Miss Neecerie]

more info on the airline

http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/wa3104.htm

Narrows the possibilities of -where- he was flying.

Might I suggest his destination was perhaps Las Vegas?


Some baggage labels

http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/wal.htm

 

[SPRFINO]

Genuine Palm Beach does not shrink.

 

[resortes805]

It's his big head that is throwing everything off.

 

[Mr. Rover]

It's his big head that is throwing everything off.

That must be it...and the hat doesn't help it look any smaller. His body just looks insectlike under his head. Darn that 18" neck!
It looks weirdly proportioned, like a Ken or GI Joe figure.

 

[Sefton]

He still looks better than any passenger on any flight I've ever been on. Wrinkled too short sleeves included.

 

[Fletch]

http://www.timetableimages.com/ttimages/wa3104.htm

Narrows the possibilities of -where- he was flying.

Might I suggest his destination was perhaps Las Vegas?

I love and trust you Neece, and 1,000 thanks for the timetables, but did Vegas amount to much in 1935? I know they legalized gaming in '31, but this article suggests it was all pretty much on the down-low and not a destination for celebrities till years later.
He might have been visiting Boulder Dam, however.

 

[John in Covina]

The main casinos were downtown and they may have had the dude ranches near where what would become the strip. The draw was that Nevada had a no fault divorce that only took a few weeks of residency to go thru. Although at that time if you had money you went to Reno instead.

 

[scotrace]

The aircraft, BTW, appears to be a Boeing 247. They did have lavatories aboard.

JOKE>>>>>>

"Ofer... 7 hours on a plane with no bathroom and they want to take pictures..."

<<<JOKE

 

[Miss Neecerie]

I love and trust you Neece, and 1,000 thanks for the timetables, but did Vegas amount to much in 1935? I know they legalized gaming in '31, but this article suggests it was all pretty much on the down-low and not a destination for celebrities till years later.
He might have been visiting Boulder Dam, however.

hey....Vegas is a better -guess- then suggesting he was going to Salt Lake City......

I never said -why- he was going to the Vegas Airport....

 

[Fletch]

Reno?

Aha. Plot thickens.

Per IMDb, Cary divorced actress Virginia Cherrill in March 1935. This photo is dated July. Any reason he'd have needed to return in connection with that business?

Oh, and scot, I'm still wondering who Ofer is.

 

[Miss Neecerie]

Aha. Plot thickens.

Per IMDb, Cary divorced actress Virginia Cherrill in March 1935. This photo is dated July. Any reason he'd have needed to return in connection with that business?

Oh, and scot, I'm still wondering who Ofer is.

Well if that was the case....then quit complaining about his jacket....you all area lucky he still has a shirt on his back....let alone a jacket

 

[dhermann1]

Reno?

In those days it would have been Reno. Remember, The Women takes place in Reno (part of it).

 

[Leading Edge]

He probably looks less wrong than he would have had he left the plane with that huge spill stain that occurred when one of the plane did one of those hiccups and the entire contents of his cup'a did a Picasso down the front of his suit.

Too bad his friend's fedora didn't fit

 

[scotrace]

I'd choose Reno any day.

 

[mike]

this is a mighty funny thread, cheers :eusa_clap :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[Tomasso]

The flight may well have been chartered.