[PW] microfilm in movies

[Robert]

"Pickup on South Street", starring Richard Widmark as the thief who
steals microfilm from someone's bag.  Classic 1950's film noir, early
use of microfilm as plot device.

Robert Verde

On 8/7/07, Douglas Anderson <doug.anderson at cacl.info> wrote:
> Don't know exactly if these will fit your needs, but I have two
> sort-of examples:
>
> In the TV series "Supernatural", Sam Winchester (one of the two leads)
> often spends time at a microfilm/fiche reader, researching the
> particular case they're working on.
>
> A long shot:  In the movie "Prelude to a Kiss", Alec Baldwin's
> character works for a publisher who produces microfiche editions of
> science journals, though I don't think you ever actually see anyone
> using the microfiche.
>
> -- Doug A.
>
>
> On 8/7/07, Kump, Cindy <ckump at sf.edu> wrote:
> > I'm looking for examples of movies with a scene of someone using
> > microfilm or microfiche. I found three just through Google but am hoping
> > to find one that more people would be familiar with.  The examples I
> > have now are Forever Young, The Forgotten, and A Simple Plan. I'm hoping
> > the collective w0mbat brain will have some good examples.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Cindy
> >
> > Cindy Kump, M.L.S.
> > Public Services/Reference Librarian
> > University of Saint Francis
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Project Wombat
> > list at project-wombat.org
> > http://www.project-wombat.org/
> >
>
>
> --
> Douglas E. Anderson, Reference Coordinator
> Ashtabula County District Library
> 335 W. 44th St.
> Ashtabula, OH 44004 USA
> 440/997-9341
> http://www.acdl.info/
> _______________________________________________
> Project Wombat
> list at project-wombat.org
> http://www.project-wombat.org/
>