Visible crew/equipment: Lauren Bacall and Marlowe go back to Arthur Gwynn Geiger's house at the end of the movie and the camera's shadow falls across the lamp as he walks up to the phone. (01:45:55)
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11th Feb 2007
The Big Sleep (1946)
10th Feb 2007
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
Visible crew/equipment: Col. Tom Edwards makes "The greatest decision of his career" in front of a clear sky, and you can see his shadow fall on the fabric covered wall behind him. (00:18:50)
10th Feb 2007
The Big Sleep (1946)
Visible crew/equipment: If you look closely at Lash Canino's lips before he kills Harry Jones they don't move as he asks him, "Why would he pay?". (01:28:05)
10th Feb 2007
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
Visible crew/equipment: A crew member's shadow can be seen moving across the graveyard set as two men carry one of the dead bodies on a stretcher in front of the two policemen. (00:13:20)
10th Feb 2007
The Big Sleep (1946)
Visible crew/equipment: As Marlowe kicks on the door of Art Huck's garage you can see the shadow of a crew member moving against the door to the right of the screen. (01:35:00)
8th Feb 2007
The Big Sleep (1946)
Visible crew/equipment: As Marlowe walks up to Eddie Mars' nightclub the bright reflection of a studio light can be seen in the window on the right of the door. (01:06:00)
8th Feb 2007
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
Visible crew/equipment: Someone's hand from behind touches the shower curtain in the cockpit of the plane as the pilot says, "You better radio in for landing instructions, Danny". (00:04:15)
8th Feb 2007
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
Visible crew/equipment: As a prop they use a 50' style radio microphone strapped to the co-pilot's chest. (00:04:45)
8th Feb 2007
Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)
Visible crew/equipment: At the funeral scene in the beginning of the movie, the wooden crosses added in the cemetery are obvious props. (00:03:40)
7th Feb 2007
The Big Sleep (1946)
Visible crew/equipment: In the DA's office Chief Insp. Bernie Ohls says, "You're on the air Marlowe, tell it to him" and you can see the shadow of a boom mike go across Capt. Cronjager's hat (1945 Version on DVD). (01:04:10)
7th Feb 2007
The Big Sleep (1946)
Visible crew/equipment: Joe Brody says to Marlowe, "Look, you got what you came for and you got it cheap, I don't known anything about a picture, do I Agnes?". If you look closely at Marlowe the camera's shadow appears on his chest. (00:53:45)
7th Feb 2007
The Big Sleep (1946)
Visible crew/equipment: In his apartment after Carmen and Lauren Bacall have gone, Joe Brody says to Marlowe, " I followed him, he turned west on SunsetÂ…" and a boom mike shadow can be seen several times crossing the couch behind Agnes. (00:55:30 - 00:56:20)
7th Feb 2007
The Big Sleep (1946)
Visible crew/equipment: Marlowe and Carmen Sternwood meet up with Eddie Mars at Arthur Gwynn Geiger's house and Mars says to him, "your story didn't sound quite right" but the closed caption is wrong and says "your story sounds wrong". (00:43:25)
7th Feb 2007
The Big Sleep (1946)
Visible crew/equipment: At Geiger's house, Marlowe talks with Eddie Mars and asks Carmen to, "Run along angel". As she walks out of the house the shadow of the camera appears on her back. (00:43:15)
6th Feb 2007
The Big Sleep (1946)
Visible crew/equipment: As he walks up the road across from Geiger's house, Marlowe stands next to his car for a moment and the crew's reflection can be seen moving in the driver's side hub cap of his car. (00:27:20)
6th Feb 2007
The Big Sleep (1946)
Visible crew/equipment: The shadow of a boom mike or some other large piece of equipment can be seen moving on the window shade above Marlowe's head as he prepares to leave Arthur Gwynn Geiger's house. (00:24:45)
5th Feb 2007
The Big Sleep (1946)
Visible crew/equipment: When the light hits Dorothy Malone's glasses in the Acme Book Shop the flat reflection reveals they are flat-lensed prop glasses. (00:15:35)
5th Feb 2007
The Big Sleep (1946)
Visible crew/equipment: When Lauren Bacall and Marlowe speak at their first meeting she says, "Now look Mr. Marlowe my father's not well" and the camera's shadow can be seen on Marlowe's back. (00:11:00)
4th Feb 2007
The Big Sleep (1946)
Visible crew/equipment: When Lauren Bacall first meets Marlowe as he walks into the room, there's a picture above the fireplace and you can see equipment and crew member's reflections moving in it. (00:10:00)
3rd Feb 2007
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Visible crew/equipment: Rosemary walks into the party in the Castevet's apartment where she first sees the baby and you can see the shadows of a ton of stage lights and equipment on her shoulders. (02:08:40)
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