Radio Calls Movie Star to Work (Jul, 1934)
Radio Calls Movie Star to Work
HERBERT MUNDIN, movie star, recently had to work in four different pictures at the same time. Finding it rather difficult to keep track of his working day schedule, and to know just where he was wanted next, he had to use a portable radio set.
With radio communication the directors had but to step up to the microphone to call their “much-in-demand” actor.
The tiny radio set and batteries are supported by a slingstrap. Headphones are used for reception, with a tiny loop aerial attached to them. No ground wire is needed since transmitter is close.
I don’t think the article writer knows what the word “tiny” means.
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Comment by Charlie — July 15, 2008 @ 8:57 am
If this is the tiny model, I’d hate to see what the big one looks like.
Comment by Al Bear — July 15, 2008 @ 9:19 am
The small one requires two men with backpacks, the medium requires four men with wagons, the big requires a team of ox, and the large requires the Hulk.
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Comment by Charlie — July 15, 2008 @ 9:45 am
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Comment by Juan Pablo de la Colina — July 15, 2008 @ 10:01 am
And for all that work, I’m betting very few people actually remember who he is.
Comment by Anne — July 15, 2008 @ 10:04 am
Anne, that may be because he wasn’t a movie star but a character actor, but it’s more likely because he was killed at age 40 in a car accident.
In the picture above he couldn’t be more than 35 years old. He easily looks 15 years older, at least in my opinion.
Comment by Blurgle — July 15, 2008 @ 10:34 am
That radio is tiny for that time period.
Comment by ratpack7 — July 15, 2008 @ 2:37 pm
Not mentioned is that he died bankrupt when he tried to stop using this device when the pictures were done and AT&T charged him with an Early Termination Fee.
Comment by StanFlouride — July 15, 2008 @ 3:26 pm
It looks like CONTROL agent Maxwell Smart has been assimilated by the Borg.
Comment by rsterling78 — July 16, 2008 @ 5:31 am
A biopic about him:
http://archive.thisislancashir.....93607.html
Comment by docca — July 16, 2008 @ 8:51 am
I don’t think the author of this article know the meaning of the word “star.” I know this guy, he’s more of a character actor.
Comment by Torgo — July 16, 2008 @ 6:06 pm
Hasn’t this guy heard of cell phones?
Comment by Peter A — November 2, 2008 @ 10:22 pm
Can you hear me now?
Comment by djkrugger — July 8, 2010 @ 12:37 am