Coins in an old Movie - The Maltese Falcon (1941)

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Coins in an old Movie - The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Thanks to DVD technology, it is now possible to "freeze" frames on an old movie.

This picture is from the 1941 Warner Brothers film "The Maltese Falcon".

(Images moved to website)

SYRACUSIAN

And a great movie too. The passport is Greek.



ps: and the second document of which only the edge is visible, on top of the passport to the left, looks to be Belgian.

oldshep

Very cool!! I like your site too. I wonder if Moby Dock is on DVD yet - I would like to see the coin the Captain nails to the mast .

Shep

lordmarcovan

I spotted a spinning Peace dollar in some movie, but can't remember what it was.

Somebody told me there was a Barber dime in the movie Titanic- Rose pays Jack for the portrait he draws of her, sans clothing. (The steamy scene must've distracted me from noticing the coin).

There is a movie called "Two Bits" that I remembered watching once. Some kid's grandfather gives him a quarter and the story goes from there. I can't remember the details but it was neat. I remember the coin was a Standing Liberty quarter.

These are all Liteside coins.

Oh- watch The Man Who Would Be King for an excellent film and a peek at some Alexander the Great tetradrachms (replicas were used in the movie, of course). I believe Michael Caine once said that this was his favorite of the films he did. He and Sean Connery were terrific in the film.

coinkat

This is perhaps one of the best films from Warner Bros in the 1940's... great cast, excellent story and a superb script... the dialog is outstanding.

mojoman

Great site,neat idea