Saturday 10 October 2009

Trapped by Television


3 comments:

Neil Russell said...

I guess I've watched too many things directed by Del Lord, I keep expecting Moe, Larry, and Curly to come barging into the room at any moment.

But dig that crazy television getup!

jayessell said...

Original title:
The Farnsworth Invention.


But seriously...
The first depiction of Electronic Television?

In the film companies were competing to begin television broadcasting, while in the real world RCA was waiting for the Farnsworth patents to expire.

jayessell said...

From 1938:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3043/2555573069_7d668258ff_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3053/2555573063_ae02606205_b.jpg

Sorry... the TV cameras don't look like Cliffhanger Serial deathrays.


Here's the BBC TV in 1936:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pps6aWcvReA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbRPeRbZDIA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Rpfek-F8Rw