Fountain Pens In Movies And Tv

[AZBennett]

Grantchester Season 1, Episode 1 (roughly 19:55 into the film) there is a shot of the victim writing a letter with a lovely black lever filler. Looks like a Waterman's with their gold metal box-lever system.

[carlos.q]

During the 1951 mexican comedy on the witch hunt craze of the time, "Dicen que soy comunista" ("They say that I am a communist) one of the characters uses a Parker 51:

 

 

The FP user is one of the members of the "Radical Party of the Revolutionary Vanguard Youth".

[CSG]

I was watching Pat and Mike on TCM the other day and noticed a scene where both Tracy and Hepburn used a couple fountain pens to sign contracts. Of course, pretty much any movie made in the 30's, 40's, and early 50's will show fountain pens in any scenes featuring writing letters, signing documents, and so on.

[carlos.q]

In the 1932 movie "Blonde Venus" the millionaire playboy character played by Cary Grant makes out a check for the princely sum of $300.00 for Marlene Dietrich:

 

 

Note the following:

1. The awesome line variation.

2. How the wet ink glistens (see the "H" in "Helen").

3. The way he holds the pen.

4. What seems like a very odd nib.

Edited November 18, 2014 by carlos.q

[Mr. Pink]

In one episode of Seinfeld, Elaine uses a fountain and her boss, Mr. Pip (?) tells her they are too messy, so she throws it into her purse without capping it.

[nomad_traveller]

'ello. Have been browsing this thread, even resorted to using the browser's search function and hadn't seen mention of it: 'Love,' a film directed by William Eubank and released in 2011, classified as sci-fi, that I've just begun watching; features a pen that might (or might not) be a modern, streamlined designer's interpretation of a fountain pen (although it certainly passes for a possible gel, pressurised cartridge pen, or such).

Now let's see if I manage to upload the screenie so soon after signing in here for the first time, and see whether anyone recognises it, and whether it is a fountain pen...

Ah... there it is (hopefully). It appears at 'round the 19 min. 30 sec mark.

t&c

[huy3825]

James Bond had a Montblanc that squirted out acid in one of them movies. I can't remember which one though

[nomad_traveller]

James Bond had a Montblanc that squirted out acid in one of them movies. I can't remember which one though

 

Heh, I nearly (and mistakenly) took that to be a reply... However, this pen's not quite so, erm, unfriendly. I, at least, only intend to use ink, not acid. ;D (Kidding aside, I do recall the acid-squirting pen you mention.)

 

Here's another shot - I am curious about it, so if anyone does recognise it, even vaguely, and deems it worthy of a reply, it would be much appreciated.

 

Edited November 26, 2014 by nomad_traveller

[k3eax]

Fox's O'Reilly on his evening telecast of Tuesday,11/21/14 had in hand a capped black pen which I presumed to be a fountain pen. Did anyone else take notice and if so identify the pen??

[Ernst Bitterman]

 

Heh, I nearly (and mistakenly) took that to be a reply... However, this pen's not quite so, erm, unfriendly. I, at least, only intend to use ink, not acid. ;D (Kidding aside, I do recall the acid-squirting pen you mention.)

 

Here's another shot - I am curious about it, so if anyone does recognise it, even vaguely, and deems it worthy of a reply, it would be much appreciated.

 

~a slightly different pen-2b.PNG

 

Is that not one of those "smart" pens that tracks motion to record what you write? It's a tech I'm indifferent to, so I haven't a clear mnemonic pathway to the name, but the shape is very familiar.

[carlos.q]

~a slightly different pen-2b.PNG

Looks like a Lamy Dialog ballpoint pen.

[JotterAddict62]

Just watched the 1963 movie The Birds Tippi Hedren using an Esterbrook J Fp [ I believe ] that was green, writing on

the envelope [ To Cathy ] on the hood of the car before she got in and drove away from the general store.

[AustinMalone1999]

Just got out of Hunger Games Mockingjay Part One and Philip Seymour Hoffman used a Lamy Studio in either Palladium or stainless steel for almost five minutes straight. I think he used it upside down, I heard a scratch. Look for that clip, and on the nib there is a blue ink stain.

[Guernseytim]

In the fall, BBC2 (UK) Gillian Anderson's Character uses an FP for her journal, but I'm not certain what it is...

http://i58.tinypic.com/2yv5els.png

[Sheshka]

In the fall, BBC2 (UK) Gillian Anderson's Character uses an FP for her journal, but I'm not certain what it is...

 

http://i58.tinypic.com/2yv5els.png

 

Looks like it might be a Parker IM to me

[NinthSphere]

In the fall, BBC2 (UK) Gillian Anderson's Character uses an FP for her journal, but I'm not certain what it is...

 

http://i58.tinypic.com/2yv5els.png

 

Some model of Parker?

 

edit: Beat to the punch, although Sheshka has a model name to go with it.

Edited November 29, 2014 by NinthSphere

[Guernseytim]

Yeah, I suspected it was a parker.

[ThegreatandpowerfullR]

This is a really cool looking one but I have no idea what it is, it is under "software to last" http://www.motorola.com/us/consumers/shop-all-mobile-phones/Moto-E-pdp/moto-e.html

[oregano]

Heh, I nearly (and mistakenly) took that to be a reply... However, this pen's not quite so, erm, unfriendly. I, at least, only intend to use ink, not acid. ;D (Kidding aside, I do recall the acid-squirting pen you mention.)

 

Here's another shot - I am curious about it, so if anyone does recognise it, even vaguely, and deems it worthy of a reply, it would be much appreciated.

 

~a slightly different pen-2b.PNG

Looks like the Aurora Thesi pen too, but that's a ballpoint and the one pictured is a fountain pen, no? Here's a link to the Thesi pen: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aurora-Thesi-eco-steel-ballpoint-pen-Mint-/321580330689?pt=AU_PensWritingItems&hash=item4adfae6ec1

Edited November 30, 2014 by paloma32

[NinthSphere]

This is a really cool looking one but I have no idea what it is, it is under "software to last" http://www.motorola.com/us/consumers/shop-all-mobile-phones/Moto-E-pdp/moto-e.html

 

The nib looks like it has the profile of a Carene or 95s, but no metal like the Carene & entirely the wrong body for a 95s. I would bet it's been shopped to avoid a recognizeable brand like everything else in the photos.