Model boats or ships in film scenes.

[Gerald Lovell]

A ship on board Topol's boat for the eyes of James Bond in For Your Eyes Only (1981):

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The model of Stromberg's tanker in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977):



Of course, a much, much larger model was used as the actual tanker, courtesy of the late great Derek Meddings and his team.

[Gerald Lovell]

As Joachim Fuchsberger, Nigel Green and Howard Marion-Crawford listen to the latest threat from the master criminal in The Face of Fu Manchu (1965), they understandably don't notice the ship on the window ledge.

[Gerald Lovell]

The bliss about Mrs. Blossom (Shirley MacLaine) is when The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom (1968) comes to an end:



With a ship in tow.

[Gerald Lovell]

Bedtime, though not nautical, stories from Lana Turner for lucky Martin Stephens, which was Another Time, Another Place (1958).

And wow, full-sized images to boot! :D

[theuofc]

In DARLING, when Robert Gold (Bogarde) interviews Walter Southgate (Hugo Dyson), there is a ship in a case in the background. Dim, but it's there.

[Gerald Lovell]

Captain Franklin Dyall has a ship on his ship when sailing with Richard Greene in Yellow Canary (1943):

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Vice Admiral Moultrie Kelsall hasn't noticed the model behind him as he checks his script for Hell Boats (1969):



He needn't have bothered, though, as he's dubbed throughout.

[Gerald Lovell]

Having vacated Jamaica Inn (1939), Charles Laughton is more concerned with histrionics than observing the model behind him or, good heavens, Maureen O'Hara on the floor in front of him:

[Gerald Lovell]

Admiral 'M' has this on board his submarine while briefing Commander 007 in You Only Live Twice (1967):

[theuofc]

First reference I've seen to Poitier in this movie and definitely an amazing (jawdropping?) pic!

[theuofc]

Excellent! I forgot about that shot.

[Gerald Lovell]

The Secret of Dorian Gray in 1970 is when he smiles as sees this model in a London display window:



He recalls it is an important part of his producer Harry Alan Towers' film The Brides of Fu Manchu (1966).

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Not quite one of The Long Ships (1963):



Sidney Poitier's vessel will never get him through the two hours of the film, especially with a hairdo like that.

[Gerald Lovell]

Margaret Rutherford passes Roland Culver some cress sandwiches as a sailing ship passes by in the background when there's English Without Tears in 1944. I have a feeling that model has popped up before.