Tag Archives: #Newsboy caps

Movieland Mystery Photo — Newsboy Cap Edition XIII (Updated + + +)

Posted on October 14, 2013 by lmharnisch

I know, I know. I just did newsboy caps. But I couldn’t resist. Look: It’s an actual newsboy wearing a newsboy cap. I’ll bet you can guess the studio just from this crowd scene. How to Wear a Hat — … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo – Newsboy Cap Edition XII (Updated + + +)

Posted on September 30, 2013 by lmharnisch

This week’s movie was going to be a Western especially for Don Danard, but the DVD got vapor lock. Perhaps it will return another week if it learns to behave itself. In the meantime we have a movie with, yes, … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo — Newsboy Cap Edition VIII (Updated +++)

Posted on May 20, 2013 by lmharnisch

Once again, we find newsboy caps in nefarious surroundings — note the presence of a slot machine in the background. Mary Mallory sends along a glass slide from her collection. Thanks, Mary! How to Wear a Hat — Newsboy Cap … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo – Newsboy Caps Again!

Posted on April 12, 2012 by lmharnisch

A regular reader sends this along, in light of our recurring theme of newsboy caps.

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Movieland Mystery Photo – Newsboy Cap Edition IV [Updated +++]

Posted on April 2, 2012 by lmharnisch

Yes, it’s another newsboy cap edition of the mystery photo. How to Wear a Hat – Newsboy Cap Edition How to Wear a Hat — ‘Grapes of Wrath’ Edition Movieland Mystery Photo – Newsboy Cap Edition I Movieland Mystery Photo … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo – Newsboy Cap Edition III [Updated +]

Posted on March 8, 2012 by lmharnisch

OK, I know this will be too easy. But there’s a bonanza of newsboy caps in this film. How to Wear a Hat – Newsboy Cap Edition How to Wear a Hat — ‘Grapes of Wrath’ Edition Movieland Mystery Photo … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo – Newsboy Cap Edition II [Updated]

Posted on February 11, 2012 by lmharnisch

Here’s two young mystery lads in newsboy caps. And the movie would be? How to Wear a Hat – Newsboy Cap Edition How to Wear a Hat –  ‘Grapes of Wrath’ Edition Movieland Mystery Photo – Newsboy Cap Edition How … Continue reading →

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Movieland Mystery Photo – Newsboy Cap Edition [Updated +]

Posted on February 1, 2012 by lmharnisch

Almost everybody wears a newsboy cap in this film. What could it be? [Please congratulate Dewey Webb, Mike Hawks, Don Danard, Mary Mallory and Rotter for identifying the movie — or our mystery fellow in the incredible sweater. ]

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How to Wear a Hat – Rod Steiger Edition

Posted on January 24, 2012 by lmharnisch

We have explored how newsboy caps were worn by several men in “Monkey Business” and by Lee Marvin in “King of the North,” by Henry Fonda in “The Grapes of Wrath” and by Marc Chevalier in real life. Here’s Rod … Continue reading →

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How to Wear a Hat – ‘The Grapes of Wrath’

Posted on December 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

As Tom Joad, just paroled from prison, Henry Fonda wears a newsboy cap all through “The Grapes of Wrath,” with costume design by Gwen Wakeling. Let’s take a look. ALSO How to Wear a Hat — Newsboy Cap Edition How … Continue reading →

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How to Wear a Newsboy Cap – Marc Chevalier Edition

Posted on November 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

Regular reader Marc Chevalier sends along his version of the proper way to wear a newsboy cap. He says it helps to have an authentic period cap: “The caps made in the ’20s and ’30s have a somewhat different shape … Continue reading →

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How to Wear a Hat – Newsboy Cap Edition

Posted on November 29, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo: Jack Huston in “Boardwalk Empire.” Credit: Macall Polay HBO via the Los Angeles Times. I was watching “Emperor of the North” and thought a post on newsboy caps might be a good follow-up on How to Wear a Hat … Continue reading →

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