Pipesmoking and pipe blends from the silverscreen

[Architeuthis]

I thought this would be a bit of fun. Decades ago many films were made with actors smoking pipes and occasionally they did some product placement as well, showing the tin of pipe tobacco. In 1976, Dustin Hoffman starred opposite Lawrence Olivier in the movie Marathon man. There is a scene where you can see what Olivier's character, Christian Szell, likes to smoke. If you don't recall or aren't familiar with the movie, watch it and see if you can spot it. Its free to stream on youtube.

Lets see who figures it out first. What does Szell like to smoke?

 

[Chasing Embers]

What does Szell like to smoke?

Tobacco

 

[jttnk]

“Is it safe?”

 

[Architeuthis]

“Is it safe?”

Yes its safe. Its very safe. Its so safe you wouldn't believe it.

 

[Architeuthis]

Tobacco

damn, you're good...

 

[HawkeyeLinus]

Diamond Crown

 

[bullet08]

Been awhile since I watched that movie. Remember being rather good.

 

[brian64]

Yes its safe. Its very safe. Its so safe you wouldn't believe it.

You really should take better care of your teeth.

 

[Architeuthis]

Diamond Crown

Would have been a perfect name for it

 

[Architeuthis]

You really should take better care of your teeth.

No its not safe. Its very dangerous. Be careful.

 

[Architeuthis]

It is near the end of the movie, in the scene on the metal stairs in the water treatment facility. Sjell opens up his briefcase and there, nestled among all of the loose, stolen diamonds is one of those unmistakable rectangular tins that Samuel Gawith uses now.

 

[Architeuthis]

 

[--dante--]

“Is it safe?”

Cripes those scenes still freak me out when I'm at the dentist.

 

[Architeuthis]

Cripes those scenes still freak me out when I'm at the dentist.

 

[Architeuthis]

The camera does zoom on the briefcase and you get this closer look.

 

[TheIronMonkey]

The camera does zoom on the briefcase and you get this closer look.

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That's fun! I found a pic of that period tin online where it still says "Mac Baren's" with the apostrophe:

 

[sablebrush52]

Yep. Didn’t need the zoom to know what it was.
Saw the flick when it first opened. Reminded me of my childhood dentist, Dr Heavy Hairy Hands. I bit the bastard.

 

[makhorkasmoker]

So often when I see characters smoking pipes in films from the 30s, 40s, 50s, sometimes the 60s, I wonder, what are they smoking? But I never or almost never see a label

 

[--dante--]

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Thanks this will help me get over it :p

 

[krizzose]

As I was already thinking about having some, Navy Flake will be on my dance card tomorrow