Chase,

I think Fred Astaire is in a class of his own like Babe Ruth.

I have a monthly TV guide and I will start to look for the movie. I get the Turner movie channel and a MGM channel so the movie is bound to turn up sooner or later.

Does anyone remember David Niven in the old 80 days around the world movie? I say old because I think that it has been remade but I am not sure...

He wears a great white suit - linen? but what is really memorable is his vest which looks like silk - very bright and great look for an adventurer. The movie itself is a little dated in terms of the script and acting but if you have a sense of humor it is still lots of fun.

I am rarely in the countryside on our farm these days but I keep meaning to get a British Indian style pith helmet - not the British African pith helmet. I think that it would be cooler than the traditional Thai straw farming hat which has a very wide brim.

FNB,

I don't think that I have a history channel but you have sparked an interest in my getting it to look at old news reels etc. I shall have to look into it.

Also an interesting point about how certain colors look different in the old movies.

I am going to keep an eye open for the old tie prints. As for pocket squares although they may be out there I really have not seen any prints in the old movies. Only white cotton. But I have seen a wide range of sizes from 10" neatly folded ones to large maybe 18' pocket squares flowing out of a pocket.

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You can find many of the old shorts on this channel's web guide. They use a lot of them as fillers but some of them can be an hour or so. Great to see what people dressed like when not billed as top stars in a premium production.