Harley-Davidson WL in Movies

in The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still
in Faibles femmes
Faibles femmes

No identification for this model? here with the luscious Pascale Petit.

But but but… Alain Delon ! (And Pascale Petit, more to my taste.) ! And no identification? It was perhaps brand new at the time of the shooting (here, we must be in september 1958).
in La ragazza con la valigia
La ragazza con la valigia

Harley-Davidson WL 45ci/750cc, as built from 1937 to 1951, judging by the tank badge this one must be from around 1948
in Dyrygent
Dyrygent

Pre-1948 as it doesn't have tele forks.

WL 45
in I.Q.
I.Q.
in À tout casser
À tout casser

une vue de dessus
in Les poneyttes
Les poneyttes

La même Harley visible dans A TOUT CASSER (reconnaissable à sa déco sur le garde-boue avant)
in Mitt hjärtas Malmö
Mitt hjärtas Malmö EP: 3.03

Modèle WL moteur Flathead. C'est cette moto qui sera "militarisée" pendant la seconde guerre mondiale sous l'appellation WLA et WLC
in The Killing Fields
The Killing Fields
in Man Made Monster
Man Made Monster

WL
in 5 marines per 100 ragazze
5 marines per 100 ragazze

Harley WL (peut-être une WLA "civilisée")
in High-Ballin'
High-Ballin'
in Schastlivchik
Schastlivchik

Harley-Davidson WLA

Not a very genuine one.It has civilian WL type fuel tanks and head light, front wheel / brake drum and mud guard are not WLA. However the luggage carrier is WLA.
in Fatto di sangue fra due uomini per causa di una vedova - si sospettano move
Fatto di sangue fra due uomini per causa di una vedova - si sospettano move

Harley-Davidson WL
in Sullivan's Travels
Sullivan's Travels

On pourrait penser à une Harley-Davidson WLA... Mais pas sûr...

Could be - it is whatever the cop bikes of the time were.
in Un americano a Roma
Un americano a Roma

Modèle WL avec moteur Flathead (bien visible sur la photo publicitaire ci-dessous)
in Renegade
Renegade EP: 1.11

Moto déjà aperçue dans le neuvième épisode (la moto à droite)
in The Wild One
The Wild One
in The Secret Invasion
The Secret Invasion

looks Harley WL but!
in Stone Cold
Stone Cold
in La présence française au Liban, réconfort des heures sombres
La présence française au Liban, réconfort des heures sombres

Harley WL?
in Home and Away
Home and Away EP: 3.157
in The '50s and '60s in Living Colour
The '50s and '60s in Living Colour EP: 1

Harley-Davidson of '41-46 by tank badge. Looks WL (or ex military conversion) http://motosantiguashd.com/tienda/images/Imagen%20015.jpg

in Liar's Moon
Liar's Moon

Smaller side valve Harley - probably a WL?
in Som man bäddar...
Som man bäddar...

He refers to it as a '39

The "1942 Harley Davidson WLC 750cc SV" in my link looks to have the same logotype on the fuel tank http://www.arosmotorveteraner.se/images/1942_Harley_Davidson_WLC_750cc_SV.jpg http://www.arosmotorveteraner.se/sidor/fordonspark.asp

in Boccaccio '70
Boccaccio '70

Harley-Davidson WL
in Vražda po česku
Vražda po česku

Harley WLC? Harley-Davidson WLA

yes, jplemoine, as A stands for Army, this loks rather C = civil and not civilzed mil version being decorated like a Christmas tree
in De Dwaze Lotgevallen van Sherlock Jones
De Dwaze Lotgevallen van Sherlock Jones

Harley-Davidson..

Side valve engine so probably a WW2 era WLA.
in Risate di gioia
Risate di gioia

Harley Davidson WL, probably a modified WLA as built from 1942 to 1945
in L'amore in città
L'amore in città EP: 5

Harley-Davidson?

Harley-Davidson WL 45ci
in 00 Schneider - Jagd auf Nihil Baxter
00 Schneider - Jagd auf Nihil Baxter

H-D WL
in Fabio Montale
Fabio Montale EP: 3

Harley Davidson WL
in So ein Millionär hat's schwer
So ein Millionär hat's schwer

Harley-Davidson WL (1948-49) Postwar civilian model. http://www.walnecks.com/images/5/884_1.jpg

in L'affaire d'une nuit
L'affaire d'une nuit

Is it a Harley-Davidson? Anyhow, big surprise to find it here, but it fits in the story.

47/48 Harley WL.
in Dirty People
Dirty People
in Night Shadow
Night Shadow

Harley-Davidson

Looks to be an older side valve model - maybe a WLA updated?? Or maybe just a WL?
in Motorkavaljerer
Motorkavaljerer

It is a Harley-Davidson but not sure of the model. The tank badge would suggest this bike is about 1948. Being side valve it is most likely a model WL or maybe a UL. I think the bike in the thumnails is an older model. I agree

The second bike in the thumbnail is not a WL but a big twin (VL/UL) because it has the chaindrive at the left side. WL have the chain at the right side.
in The Girl on a Motorcycle
The Girl on a Motorcycle

La moto de l'accident n'est pas la même Il s'agit d'une Harley-Davidson WL

A gauche la console du compteur de la WL, à droite celle de l'Electra Glide
in His Girl Friday
His Girl Friday

Chrysler a fait des motos? Plus sérieusement, Harley-Davidson WLA

Part subject on the only 'arty' frame of the movie:
in Last Exit to Brooklyn
Last Exit to Brooklyn

This one looks to have the 45 cubic inch W motor so might be a WL?
in Dan + Shay: From the Ground Up
Dan + Shay: From the Ground Up

Harley-Davidson - definitely a side valve engine so probably a WLA.
in High Sierra
High Sierra

One on the right may be an Indian Chief Harley WL? The shape of the fenders indicate Indian Scout bikes, late 1930's Indian Not Indian, but definately harley Davidson. The first of the WL-series had fenders like these. so WLA, probably 1937.

These bikes are both the Harley-Davidson model VL, the fore-runner to the EL Knucklehead.
in The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath

Harley-Davidson WL 1937 on.
in Le spie vengono dal semifreddo
Le spie vengono dal semifreddo

It has springer forks so is pre 1949. Might be a WLA. The other bike looks like a Moto Guzzi but I don't think they were in production in 1966. The front fender looks like big Harley from the '60s but whatever that is between the headlight and the fender looks odd.

the left one looks like a WL to me, because it has a non military front end (fork, head light, mudguard), the right one appears to have a telescopic front fork, could be a hydra or duo glide
in D.O.A.
D.O.A.

Harleys - WLAs? By the length & Chromiun air cleaner cover size, I'd agree. And guess from the tank emblem of behind one (under the hand-shifter), it looks '47-'50 emblem. I guess it postwar Harley-Davidson WL (1947-)

Both seen later, around 01:20:00, with a little role:
in Zazie dans le métro
Zazie dans le métro

Au choix!!! Both are 45cu in flathead V-twin and modifyed. also seems re-farblicated...strange. Left one seems Harley Davidson WL (1937-) Right one has drab color. May be re-fablicated wartime Harley Davidson WLA (1940-)... I think the right one is more intelesting

WL are common in France in the fifties, because lots of them arrived in WW2 with american troops.
in The Falcon's Adventure
The Falcon's Adventure

..I guess it's a harley ...but No good pics of it ...All in the dark.! I brightened the pic a lot but that doesn't help. All I can really see is the front fender. It does look like a big bike. I had tried to brighten it too ..but as you said ... it didn't help.!

[Guess] Harley-Davidson WL (1941-46) We can see chrome molding on the tank side. It's Harley from 1941. And can't see any reflection on the engine, I think it's not the OHV but SV, with wartime black painted parts. (Few civilian model was provided during the war, and early postwar model was mixed many wartime black parts) picture of 1946 model http://web.bitnet.net/dalarnes/hd46.html

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