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Haller's (Slim Pickens) Murder; Question

posted 9 years ago by Jetfire1959
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As they are overpowering him, the camera pans away and it sounds as if they are forcing something into his mouth. Then, as he stands in the middle of the road, apparently in a stooper, there is definitely a foreign object holding his mouth partially open. Anyone know what it was?

In our screwed up world the light at the end of the tunnel is likely an oncoming train

[–] Tabbycat (915) 5 years ago

There’s no foreign object. They put a rag over his nose and mouth likely soaked in chloroform to render him unconscious. This was a standard bit in movies and TV of the time, though research it and you’ll find that in reality would take a lot longer than a few seconds.