While researching for my upcoming video on the 1947 film "THE UNFAITHFUL," I came across an article in the April 3, 1940 edition of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle that detailed a highly publicized, but now forgotten, incident involving Ann Sheridan and one of her fans.
Looking closely, enlarging the photo, the handcuffs are the standard "push thru" model of the Peerless Handcuff company that had been used by the L.A.P.D. and most police forces across the country. They all used the same key so the officer only needed to take out his key to unlock the cuffs which were the same type that he had. The hacksaw is for the benefit of the camera. I really lean to this being a publicity stunt of some sort.
Looking closely, enlarging the photo, the handcuffs are the standard "push thru" model of the Peerless Handcuff company that had been used by the L.A.P.D. and most police forces across the country. They all used the same key so the officer only needed to take out his key to unlock the cuffs which were the same type that he had. The hacksaw is for the benefit of the camera. I really lean to this being a publicity stunt of some sort.
What some fans won't do to meet their idols- in spite of the old saying that they shouldn't.