Thread: Straight Razors in Movies

Has anyone mentioned Bram Stokers' Dracula?

The scene where Reeves cuts himself and Dracula licks the blade?

In the 2010 Film 'The Debt'
The Nazi war criminal being given a fairly authentic straight shave by the female MOSSAD agent

There is a scene in War Horse where the German camp is attacked in the morning.

Several Germans are in a tent all shaving with straights as the cavalry attacks.

White men can't jump... towards the beginning of the Movie the is a scene where Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson have just hustle a guy in a basket ball game, he doesn't take to kingly to this and starts waving a straight around.

Can't believe nobody mentioned WC Fields in "The Barbershop". His technique is horrible, and makes me wince every time I've seen it. Didn't know Str8s were so handy for removing moles...funny as all get out.

It may be a bit artsy but there's a couple of scenes in Pan's Labyrinth where the father shaves with a straight.

John Wayne in Rio Bravo, one of my very favorite of his films (along with In Harm's Way). He's shaving with a straight when Angie Dickinson walks into the room. Or maybe she's shaving him--it's been a long time since I've seen it. Either way, I don't think I'd be able to concentrate on the shave with her there!

Doesn't Angie Dickinson shave Dean Martin in this film. She offers to shave "The Duke" but he replies that he does his own shaving.

Originally Posted by samda

Doesn't Angie Dickinson shave Dean Martin in this film. She offers to shave "The Duke" but he replies that he does his own shaving.

You're probably right. As I mentioned, it's been quite a while since I last saw it. I have this mental image of JW standing and shaving with a str8 using a wall-mounted mirror. Perhaps I'm combining the shave from In Harm's Way with the one from Rio Bravo. Stranger things have happened with my memory, believe me!

Originally Posted by RoyceH

You're probably right. As I mentioned, it's been quite a while since I last saw it. I have this mental image of JW standing and shaving with a str8 using a wall-mounted mirror. Perhaps I'm combining the shave from In Harm's Way with the one from Rio Bravo. Stranger things have happened with my memory, believe me!

I have In Harms Way on DVD. It's one of my favorite movies. I remember John shaving in front of a wall mounted mirror. I'll check it out on what he was shaving with.

Yep, he's shaving with a straight.