No, this isn't a particularly memorable film, and certainly not as good as the Keaton version, but that car chase at the end almost makes up for the rest of the film. Despite a somewhat lackluster execution, there is a lot of innovative stuff going on in that sequence, much of which has been copied in everything from Who Framed Roger Rabbit to Indiana Jones.
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shareRed is driving a Hyster straddle carrier. I couldn't find out exactly what the model is - there is so little online about vintage models like the one shown.
The Hyster company is still in business making material handling equipment - forklifts and shipping container handlers, mostly.
Thanks Jon!
shareThe start of the chase scene was filmed on 22nd St. in San Pedro,CA.
I have a photo to compare to location. I live here.
Yeah, the chase scene with the straddle carrier was terrific. Also the scenes filmed on location on city streets, and at the building site with the houses framed in high-quality full-dimension lumber, even just for the studs. The camera store with all the photographic papers, film, cameras, etc. was pretty cool, too. Arlene Dahl, Ann Miller, and Pamela Britton were very easy to look at, and Skelton was not as irritating as he usually is.
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