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The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) |
Tourist in Washington DC shows that diamonds can act as coins
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The 1951 film "The Day the Earth Stood Still" has a scene where a visitor to Washington DC
shows a boy some diamonds and tells him that they are used for money where he comes from.
The film stars Michael Rennie as the visitor, Patricia Neal as Helen Benson, a Federal civil servant,
and Billy Gray as her son Billy.
An immediate problem with this kind of money is that small diamonds are easily lost.
In one scene Helen's boyfriend finds one of the diamonds and takes it to a jeweler,
leading to all kinds of problems for Helen and the visitor.
1. Title
2. Visitor showing his "money"
3. Diamonds are a tourist's best friend
4. Visitor exchanges diamonds for paper money, kid examines the goods
5. A problem with using diamonds for money, they're small and easy to lose
Cast, Directors, Writers:
Michael Rennie as Klaatu
Patricia Neal as Helen Benson
Hugh Marlowe as Tom Stevens
Sam Jaffe as Professor Jacob Barnhardt
Billy Gray as Bobby Benson
Director: Robert Wise
Writers: Edmund H. North, Harry Bates (story)
Patricia Neal as Helen Benson
Hugh Marlowe as Tom Stevens
Sam Jaffe as Professor Jacob Barnhardt
Billy Gray as Bobby Benson
Writers: Edmund H. North, Harry Bates (story)
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