Tag Archives: Radios in Movies

A Glimpse of Korean War Clandestine Radio in Operation Chromite

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Mark Hirst, who writes:

Thomas,

I spotted a movie in a local charity shop recently called “Operation Chromite”, a Korean production featuring Liam Neeson as General MacArthur.

A fictionalised depiction of the true story behind preparations for the Incheon landings during the Korean War, much of the film follows members of a military intelligence unit known as the Korea Liaison Office (KLO). Their task is to secure information about the mine defences, which posed a significant danger to the already audacious plan to land UN troops against the North Korean army.

Clandestine radio communications between the KLO and General MacArthur’s staff appear regularly in the film. One such scene which I enclose [above], shows a female KLO operator receiving crucial last-minute orders from the UN forces.

Mark

“Holocaust” 1978 TV Mini Series Underground Radios – Warsaw Ghetto

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Fred Waterer, who shares the following screenshots and writes:

A pair of screenshots of an underground receiver and antenna as imagined in the 1978 mini-series “Holocaust,” Part 4 of 5.

IIRC it ran Holocaust 5 consecutive nights in 1978. Some big names, including Meryl Streep, James Woods, and a very chilling performance by Michael Moriarty.

“Holocaust won Emmy Awards for Outstanding Limited Series, as well as acting awards for Meryl Streep, Moriarty, and Blanche Baker. Morton Gould‘s music score was nominated for an Emmy and a Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score for a Movie or a Television Program.”

“Holocaust Part 4: 1944-1945” TV Mini-Series (1978) – Meryl Streep & Michael Moriarty

The whole thing is worth watching.

Cheers

Fred Waterer

Denis Spots Radio Gear in True Detective

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Denis (UA3221SWL), who writes:

Hello, Thomas.

I found some very interesting RX devices in True Detective S03E03 but can’t identify them:

    • First, a vintage 70-80s RadioShack HiFi receiver (STA or QTA series)
    • And right behind the actor, there’s an indoor table multidirectional magnetic/dipole antenna (I think it is) from the same manufacturer.

Can we ask the SWLing Post community for more information? Thanks for your work!

Best regards,
Denis UA3221SWL

Thanks for bringing this to our attention, Denis! Can anyone help with the details? Please comment!

Haluk Spots this Mystery Radio in a Vintage Turkish Film

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Haluk, who writes:

Hello.
I was skimming through a very old Turkish film.
Lo and behold, a maid turned on some (!) radio to provide music in a party…
The receiver looks serious but doesn’t look familiar, at least to me.

Regards,
Haluk

Thanks for sharing, Haluk. Can anyone ID this radio? Please comment!

Mark spots a Grundig in Persons of Interest

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Mark Hirst, who writes:

I’m re-watching Person of Interest, which reappeared on Netflix recently, and spotted a Grundig radio (logo obscured) in one of the episodes.

Can anyone ID this model? I owned one of these at some point and gave it to a family member who was interested in shortwave. I recall it had great audio. 

Al Spots a Hallicrafters Receiver in a Jeanne Mas Video

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Al, who writes: 

Hello Thomas!

I’d like to pass along a radio spotting report; a Hallicrafters S-40B, or is it a S-77, in a Jeanne Mas video of her song “Johnny Johnny.”

It appears several times in the video, this may be the clearest, about :40 in.:

I have a S-40B tucked away in a closet so of course it caught my eye!

I stumbled upon it doing while doing research for this week’s “Birthday Radiogram” segment that airs during The Mighty KBC’s “The Giant Jukebox” music show with host Eric van Willegen. I’ve been producing the segment for a couple of years now. Kim Elliott of “Shortwave Radiogram” invited me to give it a try while he was away on family business.

I’d never heard of Jeanne Mas, a French pop singer from the ‘80s, but her birthday is this weekend. Her videos do have quite a few hits. For the moment, I’m going with Cindy Wilson of the B-52s for the segment this week. But we’ll see how things develop.

I thought your readers might enjoy this sighting…and the video <smile>

73 de WD4AH

-Al

Thank you for sharing this, Al!

Anachronism Alert: FM on a Radio in the WWII Blitz?

Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor Paul, who writes:

Hi Thomas, while watching this documentary from the BBC telling how people Northern Ireland survived the Blitz in World War 2. I spotted this glitch. The picture is from a scene when Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declared war on Germany.

It will be noted that the radio’s dial has an FM band. FM broadcasting commenced in the UK in 1955.

Cheers

Paul
Christchurch,
New Zealand

You’ve a keen eye for detail, Paul. Thanks for sharing.