[Hallicrafters] hallies in the movies!!!

[Nash4447 at cs.com]

Saw a John Carradine gem the other day, circa 1943, entitled "Revenge of the 
Zombies"  One of the characters in the film discovers a hidden Halli 
trans/rcvr which Carradine was using to talk to the Nazis. Couldn't tell the model of 
the rig but the big Halli speaker with the "h" through the grille  was very 
visable.

When the Hollywood movie studios needed electronic gear, they would simply 
send someone over to buy a few pieces from the Henry Radio store in West LA. 
Henry had loads of Hallicrafters receivers back in the 40s & 50s and it made it 
simple and cheap for the prop man to simply drive a mile or two and pickup 
something looking professional rather than fabricate in the studio workshop. I 
would visit Henry Radio almost every Saturday with my dad throughout the 50s & 
60s and it was better than Toys R Us !!  The inventory was constantly changing 
and you would never know what was coming in as a trade.   Lotsa fun indeed.

73s Glenn K6PZT