Object

Sallah’s Truck Hanging Lamp (Raiders of the Lost Ark)

A functional hanging lamp in Sallah’s truck during *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1936). Provides flickering light for a nighttime huddle where Indy flicks a date into its bowl, sparking laughter before tension erupts. Unlike the lamp in the Nazi rhino boxcar, this fixture is part of Sallah’s personal vehicle and serves a comedic/atmospheric role.

1 appearances

Purpose

Interior illumination in Sallah's truck

Significance

Sparks brief levity through Indy's clumsy flick amid triumph over the Nazis' error, heightening the sudden shift to alarm when the poisoned monkey dies

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments

S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Mourning and Resolve in Sallah's Truck

A hanging lamp bowl above the table unexpectedly receives a tossed date, providing a small comic visual beat that punctuates the group's laughter before the monkey's death flips the tone; it also physically traps a piece of food.

Before: Hanging from the truck's ceiling, lit and idle above the table.

After: Contains a tossed date that bounced into it, becoming part of the comic business and the visual record of the evening's oddities.

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