Yep, he did a great job keeping it obscured. As you say, there were only a few quick shots where the absence of a finger was visible, and it takes a keen eye to actually spot them.
I thought it was an interesting detail that in the Kelvinverse movies, Simon Pegg wears an iron ring (which I understand is ceremonial for Canadian engineers) on the finger that Doohan was missing.
Crossing between command posts at 23:30 that night, Doohan was hit by six rounds fired from a Bren gun by a nervous Canadian sentry:[2] four in his leg, one in the chest, and one through his right middle finger. The bullet to his chest was stopped by a silver cigarette case given to him by his brother.[7] His right middle finger had to be amputated, something he would conceal on-screen during most of his career as an actor, sometimes with a flesh-colored glove with a faux finger.[9]
It's probably more of a continuity problem, clouds of smoke wafting randomly around without plot significance. Even if they had a character who did smoke, the smoke should be centered around them.
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James Doohan hid his hands because he was literally missing a finger due to a war injury.
Its absence is noticeable on a few occasions.
Yep, he did a great job keeping it obscured. As you say, there were only a few quick shots where the absence of a finger was visible, and it takes a keen eye to actually spot them.
The pre-HD era of screen resolutions was helpful too.
SSgt. John Martin Band of Brothers
Flipped off the wrong officer, but provided the most Vulcan gesture ever. 🖖
I thought it was an interesting detail that in the Kelvinverse movies, Simon Pegg wears an iron ring (which I understand is ceremonial for Canadian engineers) on the finger that Doohan was missing.
Crossing between command posts at 23:30 that night, Doohan was hit by six rounds fired from a Bren gun by a nervous Canadian sentry:[2] four in his leg, one in the chest, and one through his right middle finger. The bullet to his chest was stopped by a silver cigarette case given to him by his brother.[7] His right middle finger had to be amputated, something he would conceal on-screen during most of his career as an actor, sometimes with a flesh-colored glove with a faux finger.[9]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Doohan#Military_service
The one time smoking saved a life.
Scotty. Start… the reactor. Free Mars.
No! Scotty!
Scotty doesn't know
His finger was bitten off by a Meaney who would later become his successor.
But what did he do with it? Use the DNA to make Scotty buffer clones? Keep as a trophy for succeeding him as chief engineer?
Who loves 'ya, baby!
Via
It's too bad we have to kill a lieutenant every time we need their wisdom
Thanks Chief.
I genuinely would have thought they'd allow you to smoke on set back then
Is it because the film is flammable, or just an early example of smoking bans?
Of course they wouldn't let you. It was a film set, not a hospital!
That makes sense. You need that cigarette in the hospital, I can't remember a time I was in a hospital and wasn't stressed enough to smoke
It's probably more of a continuity problem, clouds of smoke wafting randomly around without plot significance. Even if they had a character who did smoke, the smoke should be centered around them.
I get the sentiment, but early trek is NOT a paragon of continuity
It would damage the costumes over time, I'd think.
I can't tell if you're messing with us. Lol
Wow, I'm convinced that I'll never stop learning new things about this show.