making it seem like it was in the South...but shows Wyomings Grand Tetons off in the distance not 50 miles away; As far as i know Alabama has no mountains at all-certainly not as grand as the mountains shown-were people that dumb back in the early 1950's
why not film in Antarctica and call it NYC?
Well, the 1950s was no information-age, so when folks say it was a simpler, more laid-back time, it's true. People didn't concern themselves too much with the technical aspects of films back then, unless they were in that business, and with the limited usage of TVs in homes back in those days and the very few nature documentaries that existed (which Disney was the first to produce), people really had no cause to question the inaccuracies of scenery in that regard, unless they actually lived in said areas and could judge for themselves.
As for the question of whether or not people were "actually that dumb in the 1950s" I prefer to think of it as bliss. Ignorance is bliss, So, at least they could enjoy the movie more than "the man who knew too much" can, so-to-speak.
Please excuse typos/funny wording; I use speech-recognition that doesn't always recognize!
"Shane" takes place in Wyoming - not Alabama. The character of Torrey in the film is originally from Alabama, and *spoilers* the "Dixie" theme plays as an undercurrent to the the scenes referencing his death, which is an important plot point in the movie.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_(film)
So, no, people weren't that dumb - back then.
The character of Torrey in the film is originally from Alabama, and *spoilers* the "Dixie" theme plays as an undercurrent to the the scenes referencing his death, which is an important plot point in the movie.
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It's also a subtle point of humor; notice that when Torrey shouts "Ah'll strap on mah thuhrty eight and go into town any tahme Ah please!", the harmonica player switches to 'Dixie' and everyone else laughs. It's good natured ribbing, by Torrey's friends.
Wonderful way of creating an entire back story and his relationship to the townspeople for an important but minor character with a few cinematic brush strokes.
There are many little throwaway details in this marvelous movie.
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