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'Mr Jones'

posted 12 years ago by vawlkee_2000
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I find it amusing that early on in the film, Alan Ladd dons a leather jacket and fedora and is known as "Mr Jones".
Granted, leather jackets and fedoras were in vogue then, but the "Mr Jones" bit is just too much!
I wonder if he hailed from Indiana!
I've always maintained that Lucas and Speilberg haven't got an original bone in their collective bodies!

[–] The_Dying_Flutchman 12 years ago

And either do U.

Decent clothes...a car, but what's it all about?

[–] vawlkee_2000 12 years ago

Go back under your rock and learn how to spell and write.

[–] The_Dying_Flutchman 12 years ago

I was interested in knowing where you empty yer vowels, but I donot really care.

Decent clothes...a car, but what's it all about?

[–] HarlemEagle42 (16175) 4 years ago

It's nothing new that Spielberg and Lucas took inspiration from older films for Indiana Jones' appearance. Look at Charlton Heston in SECRET OF THE INCAS (1954). It's a dead-ringer!

[–] NotoriousRio (12927) 4 years ago

I thought so too, you can view it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K02U0CVoutE

[–] HarlemEagle42 (16175) 6 months ago

There’s also the Ronald Reagan movie ‘Hong Kong’ where he also wears the classic Hollywood adventurer outfit (fedora and leather jacket).