Bombshells to Blasters, An Auction You Can't Refuse Pt. 1

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Columbia Pictures, 1953. Vintage pair of aviator style sunglasses with brass frame, brow bar, and stems, and amber plastic nose pads and stem covers. Highly visible worn by "Johnny Strabler" (Brando) as the archetypical outlaw biker and leader of the Black Rebels Motorcycle Club. About the role in this film, Brando has been quoted as saying, " ...more than most parts I've played in the movies or onstage, I related to Johnny, and because of this, I believe I played him as more sensitive and sympathetic than the script envisioned. There's a line where he snarls, "˜Nobody tells me what to do'. That's exactly how I've felt all my life. " The glasses measure 5 x 5 x 2 in., opened. Exhibiting age and wear with expected tarnish and patina to the metal components and some discoloration to the nose pads and breakage to the rear of each stem cover. In overall good, production used condition.