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Offline Mossyrock

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Glenn Ford's Hat
« on: October 18, 2010, 09:33:31 PM »
Does anyone make a copy of the hat that Glenn Ford wore in so many of his Westerns?  That hat had character!
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Re: Glenn Ford's Hat
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2010, 03:51:45 AM »
Glenn Ford had character. 

In an era of mostly pure good guys and bad guys he was frequently much more complex and interesting.
I recently rewatched the Sacketts and thought he stole the show as the friend who slowly exposed character flaws and became a bitter enemy only in his own misguided perception.

Sorry I can't help you with the hat.  I'd print out a picture, buy a new hat with the right size brim and have the store just crease it accordingly.

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Re: Glenn Ford's Hat
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2010, 07:37:01 AM »
You might try Jaxonbilt Hats http://www.jaxonbilthats.com/  I've bought several hats from Roy. He does very nice work and I'm sure he could duplicate that hat.

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Re: Glenn Ford's Hat
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Re: Glenn Ford's Hat
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2010, 12:03:45 PM »
Quote from: Johnny McCrae on October 20, 2010, 07:37:01 AM
You might try Jaxonbilt Hats http://www.jaxonbilthats.com/  I've bought several hats from Roy. He does very nice work and I'm sure he could duplicate that hat.



Just cause I love hats I was looking at this site and found this http://www.jaxonbilthats.com/movie_hats/25_glen_ford.htm

So there ya go.
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Re: Glenn Ford's Hat
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2010, 01:40:42 PM »
That hat has a ways to go before it looks like Glenn Ford's hat. For starters, I remember Ford's hat as being tan rather than the grey pictured, plus his hat was considerably more weathered. Funny coincidence as I was watching the Westerns Channel this morning and they were showing the movie where Glenn Ford agrees to take Jack Lemmon along on a cattle drive. The coincidence is that I was thinking that Glenn wasn't wearing his usual hat. The one in this movie was black.
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Re: Glenn Ford's Hat
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2010, 03:43:14 PM »
The short brim of Mr. Ford's Hat has always reminded me of the Stetson Open Road with the crown boxed, the brim curled and many years of wear and sweat.
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Re: Glenn Ford's Hat
« Reply #6 on: October 21, 2010, 12:12:59 PM »
Quote from: Old Doc on October 20, 2010, 01:40:42 PM
That hat has a ways to go before it looks like Glenn Ford's hat. For starters, I remember Ford's hat as being tan rather than the grey pictured, plus his hat was considerably more weathered. Funny coincidence as I was watching the Westerns Channel this morning and they were showing the movie where Glenn Ford agrees to take Jack Lemmon along on a cattle drive. The coincidence is that I was thinking that Glenn wasn't wearing his usual hat. The one in this movie was black.

I agree the brim looks a little too big but with some major curl put onto each side and some dirtying up it would be close.  The crown seems to be right.  I will admit I haven't seen a Glenn Ford movie in a while and am going off of memory.

Although I did catch that same movie last night and noticed the totaly different hat.
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Re: Glenn Ford's Hat
« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2010, 01:48:25 PM »
Ih I'm not mistaken and I often am The Glen Ford hat youre talking about was nothing more than  an old Stetson silver belly with a RCA crease. I wore em all through the sixties and early seventies until the Higher crowns and wider btims with the bull rider crease got popular.
 The last Stetson  I bought like that was at Templeton  Morgans Stetson hat store in Texarkana. Cost me $29,99. Every good Deputy needed one to wear with a suit when we went to court.
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Re: Glenn Ford's Hat
« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2010, 07:44:22 PM »
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Re: Glenn Ford's Hat
« Reply #9 on: October 22, 2010, 09:21:52 AM »
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Re: Glenn Ford's Hat
« Reply #10 on: October 25, 2010, 09:50:39 PM »
When I was a kid going to the cowboy movies with my dad back in the late 40's, I wanted a cowboy hat but you never saw anything like one on the East coast. My dad, God bless him, somehow got a Montgomery Ward catalog from their Fort Worth store and ordered me a real cowboy hat. Wish I remembered what happened to it. My mom, on the other hand, was always looking for a bargain and one Christmas prior to getting my real hat, I wanted a Hopalong Cassidy hat. Hoppy, you'll remember was one of the first stars to get into marketing. Somehow, there were two companies making the hats. One looked really authentic and the other was less so but cheaper. Guess which one I got. Disappointment reigned big that Christmas
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Re: Glenn Ford's Hat
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2011, 11:24:08 AM »
I think that Steve McQueen was inspired by Glen Ford's hat with the one he wore in "The Magnificent Seven". The hat worn by James Coburn was a close second.
Some of the beautiful hats worn by CAS 'drugstore cowboys' pale by comparison. Nothing that being dragged around the corral a few laps couldn't cure ....

I used to know a guy whose new hats looked old. He bought them from a maker who 'aged' them with a 'sweat ring' that was done with WD40! Charlie One Horse .... ?
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Re: Glenn Ford's Hat
« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2011, 05:15:57 PM »
Quote from: PJ Hardtack on January 26, 2011, 11:24:08 AM
I think that Steve McQueen was inspired by Glen Ford's hat with the one he wore in "The Magnificent Seven". The hat worn by James Coburn was a close second.
Some of the beautiful hats worn by CAS 'drugstore cowboys' pale by comparison. Nothing that being dragged around the corral a few laps couldn't cure ....

I used to know a guy whose new hats looked old. He bought them from a maker who 'aged' them with a 'sweat ring' that was done with WD40! Charlie One Horse .... ?
I have two Charlie One Horse hats, one felt and one straw with the bullet hole. Recently I saw one in a western store and it looked to be of lesser quality. Wonder if the company was sold or if they are now made in Beijing?
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Re: Glenn Ford's Hat
« Reply #13 on: March 03, 2012, 03:26:15 PM »
Quote from: Mossyrock on October 18, 2010, 09:33:31 PM
Does anyone make a copy of the hat that Glenn Ford wore in so many of his Westerns?  That hat had character!


We make a replica of almost every western movie hat there is and if it's not shown on our website give us a call and we can make it for you! We make a replica of all the Glenn Ford hats.  check out our link :http://knudsenhats.com/Hatdept/310old.html
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Re: Glenn Ford's Hat
« Reply #14 on: May 02, 2012, 10:15:22 PM »
I saw an old (1968) Glenn Ford movie, I think it was "Day of the Evil Gun"?  Same old hat, but rattier than I've ever seen it  8)

Couldn't find a trailer or image to attach. :'(


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Re: Glenn Ford's Hat
« Reply #15 on: May 03, 2012, 09:45:04 AM »
I had no idea that the Mel Gibson movie, Ransom was a re-make of a 1956 Glen Ford movie of the same name. I saw it on TCM the other day. The movie featured some pretty powerful acting by Ford.
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Re: Glenn Ford's Hat
« Reply #16 on: May 03, 2012, 06:38:24 PM »
Charlie One Horse was bought out, but the hats are still being produced. They have a factory in Garland, Tx (east side of Dallas). They have a big outlet store on premises. They some good buys, you just gotta look around a lot.
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Re: Glenn Ford's Hat
« Reply #17 on: May 04, 2012, 12:11:02 AM »
Charactor like this one :)





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Re: Glenn Ford's Hat
« Reply #18 on: December 17, 2014, 10:24:31 AM »
I once watched an interview with Glen Ford on television and he was asked about his hat. He said that if you wanted to personalise you head gear, take it with you into the shower and mold it to your satisfaction.
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Re: Glenn Ford's Hat
« Reply #19 on: December 17, 2014, 02:46:35 PM »
nagantino - I have a wonderful Beaver Brand hat, that I did basically that very thing to.  Man I was apprehensive at first but afterwards, man I'm happy.

basically, it was "monsoon season" here in Arizona.  And my hat was soaked.  My head and back stayed dry though. ;) Anyways, when I got to where I was going, in the warmth and heat of the place, I started to just gently shape it.  I've never looked back.  It even has a little dent on the right side on the crown from my thumb grabbing it ;D
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