Re: George Raft drives a '49 Packard convertible in "Red Light"

Posted by 58L8134 On 2020/8/25 12:30:33

Hi

As a movie device to establish the wealth status of a character, nothing surpassed a new luxury nameplate convertible back then. High-priced convertibles were such a tiny percentage of annual sales, as such were immediately recognized as the type of cars bought only by the well-off.

The reverse situation was if they wanted the character to be perceived as a pretentious ne'er-do-well, an old, battered, dull-paint luxury car was just the ticket.

George Raft always played those well-off but somewhat notorious characters.

Steve