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Re: Hooterville CannonBall

Author: WebDigger

Date: 10-22-2014 - 13:25

Don B Wrote:
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> I have a question. The old Hooterville CannonBall on Petticoat Junction was owned by Barbary Coast, who was Barbary Coast? Was it a group of railfans that saved the train from being cutting up,or was it a investment group that saved the train.

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The history of the mock-up train is believed to be as follows: Originally it was built for a 1950 Dan Dailey, Walter Brennan, Rory Calhoun and a (almost unknown) Marilyn Monroe 20th Century Fox movie production called "A Ticket to Tomahawk" as a double for an engine called the Emma Sweeny, for use in scenes where it is pulled by a team of mules. The original 1950 cost of the elaborate studio mock-up was $40,000. Later in the 1950s, Fox sold the wooden/metal/fiberglass engine to Harvey Dick, who wanted it to promote his Barbary Coast bar in his 1890s gas light style hotel in Portland, Oregon, called the Hoyt Hotel. In the 1960s, the train went on to be used in the Petticoat Junction TV series, from 1963-1970 - the Hoyt Hotel is given credit in the end titles of each episode. It was also used in the Wild Wild West TV show for scenes of the engine and tender.http://en.wikipedia.org

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Hooterville CannonBall	Don B	10-22-2014 - 11:32
Re: Hooterville CannonBall	George Andrews	10-22-2014 - 12:07
Re: Hooterville CannonBall	Sam Drucker	10-22-2014 - 12:15
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Re: Hooterville CannonBall	WebDigger	10-22-2014 - 13:25
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WebDigger Wrote:
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> Don B Wrote:
> --------------------------------------------------
> -----
> > I have a question. The old Hooterville
> CannonBall on Petticoat Junction was owned by
> Barbary Coast, who was Barbary Coast? Was it a
> group of railfans that saved the train from being
> cutting up,or was it a investment group that saved
> the train.
> 
> The history of the mock-up train is believed to be
> as follows: Originally it was built for a 1950 Dan
> Dailey, Walter Brennan, Rory Calhoun and a (almost
> unknown) Marilyn Monroe 20th Century Fox movie
> production called "A Ticket to Tomahawk" as a
> double for an engine called the Emma Sweeny, for
> use in scenes where it is pulled by a team of
> mules. The original 1950 cost of the elaborate
> studio mock-up was $40,000. Later in the 1950s,
> Fox sold the wooden/metal/fiberglass engine to
> Harvey Dick, who wanted it to promote his Barbary
> Coast bar in his 1890s gas light style hotel in
> Portland, Oregon, called the Hoyt Hotel. In the
> 1960s, the train went on to be used in the
> Petticoat Junction TV series, from 1963-1970 - the
> Hoyt Hotel is given credit in the end titles of
> each episode. It was also used in the Wild Wild
> West TV show for scenes of the engine and
> tender.http://en.wikipedia.org
> http://www.google.com

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