An Automat simulacrum

Mister 880 (dir. Edmund Goulding, 1950) (“a swell story,” says I) has a fun scene in an “Automat” (apparently a recreation on a soundstage). Click any image for a much larger view.

[Petty counterfeiter “Skipper” Miller (Edmund Gwenn) cashes in a bill for a handful of nickels. Notice the sloped trays, which enable the nickel thrower to do her work with no danger of coins going astray.]

[Secret Service agent Steve Buchanan (Burt Lancaster) scopes out the joint.]

[Skipper gets a candybar. Notice the condiments on the tray: syrup and honey (?), or oil and vinegar (?), salt, pepper, sugar, ketchup.]

As Liz Lemon would say, I want to go to there.

Related reading
All OCA Automat posts (Pinboard) : EXchange names on screen (From this film)