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Interesting facts of 1931

Edward VanHelgenEdward VanHelgen
edited December 2010 in Back to the Future
- Thomas Edison submits his last patent application

Edison is probably idol of young Doc so it would be interesting to see Edison somewhere along the road.


- The original film version of Dracula with Bela Lugosi is released

It would be fun to see "Dracula" cinema ad like we had Jaws in Back to the Future 2.


- American gangster Al Capone is sentenced to 11 years in prison for tax evasion in Chicago, Illinois

Doc sharing a cell with Al Capone? :D

Comments

  • alorionalorion
    edited December 2010
    Not to mention 2 years after the beginning of the Depression... Hopefully we won't see anything about that though.
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited December 2010
    The depression rocked this country to its core and changed the way people lived.... it would be ridiculous if they ignored it.
  • BobFMBobFM
    edited December 2010
    The former planet Pluto was discovered one year previously by Clyde Tombaugh in the search for Planet X. At that time Pluto was thought to be more massive than Mercury, and was not known to have any moons.
  • priznaprizna
    edited December 2010
    Where is it mentioned that something it will take place in 1931?
  • OrigamiOrigami
    edited December 2010
    In the Gametrailers episode.
  • priznaprizna
    edited December 2010
    thanks, i'll have to take a look
  • markeresmarkeres
    edited December 2010
    Edward VanHelgen wrote: »
    - Thomas Edison submits his last patent application

    Edison is probably idol of young Doc so it would be interesting to see Edison somewhere along the road.
    I bet Edison is the name of Doc's dog in 1931. :D
  • FarlanderFarlander
    edited December 2010
    markeres wrote: »
    I bet Edison is the name of Doc's dog in 1931. :D

    ROFL. :D

    Interesting fact. Einstein dies in 1955 and Edison in 1931. Hm...

    PS. Though, to be fair, by some kind of strange sequential logic Edison should've been Doc's doc in 1955 while Einstein is Doc's dog in 1985, which would make Copernicus Doc's doc in 1931. But, hey, to hell with it, we can make it in-sequential :p
  • Captain_JackCaptain_Jack
    edited December 2010
    What name do you all suppose Marty will use in 1931, keeping with his pop-culturally indicative names of the past?
  • divisiontendivisionten
    edited December 2010
    Captain_Jack wrote: »
    What name do you all suppose Marty will use in 1931, keeping with his pop-culturally indicative names of the past?

    Well, name someone who was famous for making gangster movies in the 1980's. That'll probably be your answer.
  • priznaprizna
    edited December 2010
    Scarface

    Tony Montana if he chooses to be the character or Al Pacinio if he chooses to be the actor
  • FarlanderFarlander
    edited December 2010
    Robert DeNiro. :)
  • nav_auronnav_auron
    edited December 2010
    Origami wrote: »
    In the Gametrailers episode.

    That, and in the trailer (which debuted in said episode :p).
  • Masta23Masta23
    edited December 2010
    Construction of "The Empire State Building" was completed.
  • thesporkmanthesporkman
    edited December 2010
    For those hoping Telltale licenses some period-appropriate music for the '30s, here are some possibilities: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931_in_music
  • Edward VanHelgenEdward VanHelgen
    edited December 2010
    thesporkman wrote: »
    For those hoping Telltale licenses some period-appropriate music for the '30s, here are some possibilities: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1931_in_music


    "As Time Goes By" w.m. Herman Hupfeld


    "Play it again, Marty" anyone? :D
  • markeresmarkeres
    edited December 2010
    Edward VanHelgen wrote: »
    "As Time Goes By" w.m. Herman Hupfeld
    Either that, or I can see them doing "Dream a Little Dream of Me", too. It would go nicely with "Mr. Sandman" ("bring me a dream").
  • Edward VanHelgenEdward VanHelgen
    edited December 2010
    Also, i was amazed to see that "Devil Got My Woman" was released exactly in 1931. since that was the first song that came to my mind when i thought of possible music of that time. It's a blues song by Skip James that featured in "Ghost World" film
  • OrigamiOrigami
    edited December 2010
    nav_auron wrote: »
    That, and in the trailer (which debuted in said episode :p).


    I didn't name the trailer because it isn't stated in the trailer.
    In the GT episode though a developer himself confirms it. Or was it AJ at the beginning?
  • mathman77mathman77
    edited December 2010
    It is stated in the trailer if you look at the time readout in the delorean
  • OrigamiOrigami
    edited December 2010
    ^
    D'oh
  • BobFMBobFM
    edited December 2010
    Let's see, what else....

    Prohibition was still underway. And in 1931, "Minnie the Moocher" was first recorded. :)
  • nav_auronnav_auron
    edited December 2010
    mathman77 wrote: »
    It is stated in the trailer if you look at the time readout in the delorean
    Origami wrote: »
    ^
    D'oh

    :rolleyes::p

    Easily missed.
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