Fountain Pens In Movies And Tv

[carlos.q]

A few night ago I saw a documentary on TV titled "Hunting Hitler's Treasures: The Monuments Men", where FPs made a few appearances.

 

The first was a picture of the Director of the Louvre in 1939:

 

 

The second was a picture of one of the Monuments men. Although the pen is not completely displayed, you can clearly see the ink bottle on top of his desk:

 

 

Finally there is a reenactment of Hitler signing an order. The pen resembles a Montblanc without the white star:

 

Edited February 10, 2014 by carlos.q

[Ink Stained Wretch]

Another weekend, another film noir with a fountain pen in it.

 

This one was City That Never Sleeps (1953). In it Gig Young, playing Johnny Kelly, a Chicago cop who's fed up with his entire life and is intent on leaving it all behind and starting a new one out west somewhere, is writing his resignation letter as a cop. He sits down at a desk that has a desk set, something very unlikely for a working class person of that era to have set up at home, and he picks up a fountain pen from the desk set and writes that resignation letter, after that he addresses the envelope with it. Then he replaces the pen in its tulip/trumpet/socket.

 

It was a dark, probably black, desk pen with the long taper and all. I couldn't make out more than that. I say probably black because it's a black and white movie and that pen was one of the darkest things in the movie.

 

[jamesh]

Tippi Hedren & Esterbrook.... I think.....in "The Birds"....when she addresses the envelope/note to Rod Taylor....

Yes she did! A green one. I was actually just going to post that, luckily I read the thread first.

[Paul80]

Just watched this weeks edition of Jusified and Marshal Givens used a Silver Montblanc, unfortunately it was a ballpoint so doesn't really count but still nice to see some quality product placement though.

 

Paul

[therecorder]

Has anyone seen the film, "The Thirteenth Floor" ? In the opening scene, a gentleman is writing a letter. In the film, you find out that the year is 1937, and he is in L.A., in a room at a high end hotel. The scene is is a close up of him writing the letter, using a dip pen and inkwell. Can anyone identify the pen, and detemine if it, and its accoutrements are "right for the time"? Sorry for the not so clear photos... They are the best snapshots I could get. (If you haven't seen the film, see it! You won't regret.)

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirteenth_Floor

Edited February 16, 2014 by therecorder

[carlos.q]

In the last episode of BBC's miniseries "Fleming: the man who would be Bond" fountain pens make appearances in both the opening credits and the final shot. In the opening credits, Fleming offers officer Monday a fountain pen to sign a document and then uses it as a sleeping gas gun to put Monday to sleep.

 

 

In the last scene, there is a shot of a MB fountain pen and a pencil on top of a book as Fleming and wife walk away from the camera. The scene supposedly takes place in 1952, but the MB is clearly a 1960's model (a 22/32/34 type).

 

Edited February 23, 2014 by carlos.q

[brewerjeff]

"Closely Watched Trains" Czechoslovakia 1966, Dir Jini Menzel;

(Nazi occupied Czechoslovakia) The station dispatcher is a "ladies' man" and in one scene seduces the willing young telegraph girl. While "playing around" one night he applies the official stamps to her thighs and (finally) her buttock. When the girl's mother sees the stamps she is outraged and eventually there is a disciplinary hearing for the dispatcher (it is a railroad matter, not a civil one). The officials use dip pens to take notes. While the old guys are examining the stamps on her cute thighs and butt one of them says, "This is Pelikan ink. It will be there for a week!"

Endorsement enough for me

[pw1224]

Monuments Men... I don't have a screen cap but I think it was either a Montblanc or a Pelikan. A particular Austrian guy was signing a discriminatory law.

[inBOIL]

Was just watching Twin Peaks (second season, episode 5: "The Orchid's Curse"), and there's a whole lotta action going on here with a Pelikan. (Probably an M800? Hard to tell.) Like 5 minutes-worth of action, spread over a few different scenes.

[iNSERT MISSING SCREEN CAP HERE]

Also: When he first uncaps the pen and posts it, he does this crazy sorta' "Gettin' down to business with my fancy pen" movement that in all likelihood would've flung ink all over the place. Or maybe not (don't have one to test it with)--but it sure made me jump. (If it'd been an Estie or something, then it certainly would've.)

[Veltri]

On Friday's season opener of Hannibal, he signed a release and deliberately held the nib to the document to pool the ink.

It was black ink, but would have been great if it was red.

[Ernst Bitterman]

Has anyone seen the film, "The Thirteenth Floor" ? In the opening scene, a gentleman is writing a letter. In the film, you find out that the year is 1937, and he is in L.A., in a room at a high end hotel. The scene is is a close up of him writing the letter, using a dip pen and inkwell. Can anyone identify the pen, and detemine if it, and its accoutrements are "right for the time"? Sorry for the not so clear photos... They are the best snapshots I could get. (If you haven't seen the film, see it! You won't regret.)

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirteenth_Floor

 

That looks rather like an older (appropriate to setting) Esterbrook feed, but I wouldn't swear to it. I agree with your recommendation of the film, too.

[therecorder]

 

That looks rather like an older (appropriate to setting) Esterbrook feed, but I wouldn't swear to it. I agree with your recommendation of the film, too.

Thanks for the info... Unfortunately, the film came out at the same time as the Matrix, and was under-appreciated. Imho, it actually relates a more believable scenario. It doesn't have the action and the special effects that The Matrix has, but the mood is captivating, and and the acting is superb.

[usk15]

I've seen yesterday "Wasabi" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0281364/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1) and Jean Reno was using a Montblanc.

[hbdk]

In "The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared" wonderful and funny movie BTW, you see Stalin dropping dead over his desk as he is presented with some bad news. Next to him is a Montblanc, bird dropping pointing right at camera.

[Jbloodwo]

I think that Q has given 007 at least 1.

Edited March 7, 2014 by Jbloodwo

[carlos.q]

In the movie "Captain America: The First Avenger" there were some FPs. In one scene Tommy Lee Jones comments how many letters he has had to sign:

 

 

In this shot you can see the pen's outline:

 

[OnePenGuy]

 

So, here's a vidcap (which isn't the best) as well, fwiw (& I'll see if I can find a better way to cache it when I get the chance): http://j.mp/AgentCoulsonKnowsHisPens Elsewhere, it was mentioned that he wasn't being truthful when he said he couldn't afford the pens. Was that the intent? I think I missed that detail...

 

 

Also, has anyone recognized the pen that Tony Stark was using (or over there)? Just curious.

Huh. Apparently imageshack doesn't do videos anymore... So the new cache for the Waterfield 44 is there: http://j.mp/AgentCoulsonKnowsPens

[OcalaFlGuy]

TV and real life.

 

Last night there was a NBC Dateline show that took place in Plumas country, northern California. They showed several times, the District Attorney for Plumas country, David Hollister, writing with a black FP. Just a couple quick glimpses but it may have been a Pelikan.

 

If I get bored enough, I'll go to his contact page and ask him.

 

[EDIT] I got bored enough. I'll report back it Attorney Hollister answers.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

Edited March 9, 2014 by OcalaFlGuy

[OcalaFlGuy]

Has anyone seen the film, "The Thirteenth Floor" ? In the opening scene, a gentleman is writing a letter. In the film, you find out that the year is 1937, and he is in L.A., in a room at a high end hotel. The scene is is a close up of him writing the letter, using a dip pen and inkwell. Can anyone identify the pen, and detemine if it, and its accoutrements are "right for the time"? Sorry for the not so clear photos... They are the best snapshots I could get. (If you haven't seen the film, see it! You won't regret.)

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirteenth_Floor

 

 

 

That looks rather like an older (appropriate to setting) Esterbrook feed, but I wouldn't swear to it. I agree with your recommendation of the film, too.

 

While it doesn't appear to match the pen, Esterbrook was my first thought too.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

[autopsy]

Has anyone seen the film, "The Thirteenth Floor" ? In the opening scene, a gentleman is writing a letter. In the film, you find out that the year is 1937, and he is in L.A., in a room at a high end hotel. The scene is is a close up of him writing the letter, using a dip pen and inkwell. Can anyone identify the pen, and detemine if it, and its accoutrements are "right for the time"? Sorry for the not so clear photos... They are the best snapshots I could get. (If you haven't seen the film, see it! You won't regret.)

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirteenth_Floor

 

Looks like an Omas feed and nib to me.