Rumba Rue Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 I always had a suspicion that my big black trunk was in the movie "The Greatest Show On Earth" and lo and behold it was! I just caught the movie last night and there it was in a scene where a guy was throwing clothes into it. It was a very quick shot, but I definitely saw the lid and the decor around the edges. I originally bought the trunk at a thrift store in L.A. and the guy had just put it out and told me he got it at the MGM auction years ago, but had no idea if it had been used in a movie or not. Well now I have proof which makes the trunk a whole lot more valuable. Rumba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Brand Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 And you're selling it cheap...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oderlesseye Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Documentation goes along way.. http://www.myspace.com/oderlesseyehttp://www.facebook....esseye?ref=nameHangin at Execution dock awaits. May yer Life be a long and joyous adventure in gettin there!As he was about to face the gallows there, the pirate is said to have tossed a sheaf of papers into the crowd, taunting his audience with these final words: "My treasure to he who can understand." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ransom Posted June 30, 2009 Share Posted June 30, 2009 Jeez, Rumba, that thing looks like it weighs a ton! LOL It's really awesome, though, even better now that you have provenance on it. ...schooners, islands, and maroons and buccaneers and buried gold... You can do everything right, strictly according to procedure, on the ocean, and it'll still kill you. But if you're a good navigator, a least you'll know where you were when you died.......From The Ship Killer by Justin Scott. "Well, that's just maddeningly unhelpful."....Captain Jack Sparrow Found in the Ruins — Unique Jewelry Found in the Ruins — Personal Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumba Rue Posted July 1, 2009 Author Share Posted July 1, 2009 It is very heavy. We have it on wheels so it's easier to move. The original tiny wheels are still on the bottom, but useless. I have brought it out to many events, but because it's become a problem moving it, (the wheels have broken off more than once because of holes and rough ground) because it is so big and takes up a lot of room in the car. Sell it, are you crazy? NEVER NEVER NEVER!!!!! No bribes either! :angry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Jack Posted July 1, 2009 Share Posted July 1, 2009 . . . are you crazy? Yes. Now, what was the topic at hand? :angry: -John "Tartan Jack" Wages, of South Carolina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumba Rue Posted July 2, 2009 Author Share Posted July 2, 2009 on the other hand you have different fingers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyBarbossa Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Tis a fabulous truck, Rumba. Nice.... very nice... and all the more special of where it came from. :) ~Lady B Tempt Fate! an' toss 't all t' Hell!" "I'm completely innocent of whatever crime I've committed." The one, the only,... the infamous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Jack Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 on the other hand you have different fingers.... How do you know I don't have 6? ("You don't by any chance have six fingers on your right hand?") -John "Tartan Jack" Wages, of South Carolina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tartan Jack Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 Anyways, that is a neat trunk and nifty that you know can prove its use in a movie. Based on the common reuse of props in the 1920-1960s (some for the whole period and some still), I wonder if it was also used in other films too. -John "Tartan Jack" Wages, of South Carolina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumba Rue Posted July 3, 2009 Author Share Posted July 3, 2009 Honestly, I've watched numerous movies done by MGM hoping to see it, but never have. I've waited almost 20 years for the moving 'The Greatest Show On Earth' to come to a time when I could see it again since I hadn't seen the movie since I was a kid. That's a long hell of a wait to get documentation! Now I will start to do further digging regarding the movie to see if I can actually find a picture of the thing in a still shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capn Bob Posted July 3, 2009 Share Posted July 3, 2009 I have no movie featured trunk, but I *was* present at the making of a major motion picture...no pyrates in it, tho. It was when we were in Germany, up on the wall of Rothenburg (obT), looking down on one of the stadtplatzes, and we saw a very strange man indeed, all dressed in black, being filmed by, presumably, other very strange people. We had no idea what was going on, of course, but we found out later they were filming a scene of "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"...and the guy in black was the Child-Catcher General. Damn, thats sharp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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