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Cool Canes Strut Their Stuff in Hollywood!
Walking sticks don’t walk in Hollywood, they strut! And that’s just what Cool Canes were doing in March, during the 82nd Academy Awards, when three of our designs found their way into the hands of a few famous faces such as Christopher Rich of CSI, Desperate Housewives and Boston Legal fame, photographed leaning on our gangster style Holeshot cane.
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Canes on the Silver Screen
Walking canes and cinema have gone hand-in-hand since the early 1900’s. Some of Hollywood’s most memorable characters have been associated with their signature cane, staff or walking stick, reminding us that these fashionable and sporty accessories are much more than a mere mobility aid.
- One of Hollywood’s earliest stars in the 1920’s, Charlie Chaplin is well known for his iconic bowler hat and cane. His famous bamboo cane recently sold for $82,000 at a London auction.
- Who can forget Hollywood dance-man Fred Astaire’s charming cane solo ‘Puttin on the Ritz’ in the 1940’s film Blue Skies? The ingenious jumping cane routine was achieved with a concealed floor trigger mechanism.
- In the darkly satirical science-fiction film A Clockwork Orange, the main character Alex (Malcolm McDowel) wields a cane with a knife concealed in the handle, akin to the London Dagger cane used by fictional sleuth Sherlock Holmes.
- More recently, in the blockbuster Harry Potter films, the infamous Lucius Malfoy carries a walking stick that disguises his magic wand. Interestingly, this detail was created for the films only; there is no mention of a cane in the original Harry Potter books.
There are dozens of film and television characters who are inseparable from their canes. How many can you think of? Email us and let us know! info@coolcanes.ca
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