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In Big J's hypotheticals above I can just see Nicholas Ray, being the prescient director he is, think, "OK, I know that in 50 years people are going to be wanting to know what type of jacket Jimmy wore in the film, so let's make it difficult for them." He then instructs Jimmy that when he takes off the hero jacket he has worn throughout the film (Be it a Baracuta, a Bud Berma, one made by Moss Mabry in the costume department or one purchased at Matson’s Men’s Store) he should hand it to Ray who will then give Jimmy another jacket, one not previously worn during the shooting, which he should hand to Plato with the tag clearly visible. That ought to give them something to gnaw on, he thinks as he sends subsequent researchers down the rabbit hole.
Or perhaps he was in collusion with the McGregor company to place its Anti Freeze model front and center. Don't know how much Ray would have gotten paid for that, but is good for speculation. Nothing like a good conspiracy theory arising 63 years after the fact.
Or perhaps he was in collusion with the McGregor company to place its Anti Freeze model front and center. Don't know how much Ray would have gotten paid for that, but is good for speculation. Nothing like a good conspiracy theory arising 63 years after the fact.