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The Look of Radios and TVs in the 50s Posted by: mrpitv
Video duration: 40 seconds GE promoted its improved TVs and radios in 1950s with features like a lightweight portable radio that only weighed 8 pounds. Imagine an 8 pound IPod. |
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Lon Chaney, John Barrymore, Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi Posted by: mrpitv
Video duration: 39 seconds Behind the scenes with Lon Chaney as he tries out his role as the Hunchback of Notre Dame, John Barrymore's home movies as he pals around with friends and Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi as they tease one another during the filming of a promo for an upcoming film. |
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Star Studded Opening of the Wiltern Theater in 1931 Posted by: mrpitv
Video duration: 77 seconds A lavish Hollywood premiere for the Warner Bros Western Theater in 1931 (now the Wiltern Theater) attended by stars, James Cagney, Myrna Loy, Mr. and Mrs Clark Gable, Darryly Zanuck, Jack Warner, Bejamin Warner, Joan Crawford, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Sid Grauman, William Powell and Carol Lombard |
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Silent Film Trailers Gish, Pickford & Harold Lloyd Posted by: mrpitv
Video duration: 91 seconds Dorothy Gish "Clothes Make the Pirate," Mary Pickford, in "Little Annie Rooney," the "golden curls and smiles, the idol of millions," lights up the screen and Harold Lloyd depicted in an animated promo for "Speedy." |
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John Wayne Great Western Savings 1978 Ad Posted by: mrpitv
Video duration: 27 seconds John Wayne lends his iconic swagger to an ad for Great Western Savings. It's what branding is all about. |
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Sandy Duncan UCB 1973 Posted by: mrpitv
Video duration: 20 seconds Sandy Duncan like a lot of actors and actresses did commercials while she was trying to launch her career. It's easy to see why she broke out and became a star. Some of us have it and some --- well, don't. |
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Los Angeles in the 50s Posted by: mrpitv
Video duration: 110 seconds Motoring through LA in the early 1950s one's shocked to see freeways that are wide open, streetcars, even Model A Fords still on the streets, a bustling downtown and the first malls, a Ford and Chevrolet Factory and it all looks so clean. |
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Indies -- Francis Ford Coppola and George Lucas on set of Rain People & Dustin Hoffman Posted by: mrpitv
Video duration: 126 seconds Francis Ford Coppola talks about making Rain People & a scruffy young kid, George Lucas who was helping him on Finian's Rainbow. Lucas talks about why Student filmmakers should be taken seriously. Then Dustin Hoffman talks about the "Graduate." |
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The First Children's Television Shows - Engineer Bill Posted by: mrpitv
Video duration: 87 seconds Mr. I. Magination in New York, Engineer Bill in Los Angeles and the Land of Ziggy Zoggo in Chicago entertained children across the country in the early days of television with humor and tidbits of education. |
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Studio Boss Jack Warner Flubs His Lines in Promos for Dragnet & Them, 1954 Posted by: mrpitv
Video duration: 78 seconds It's clear studio head, Jack Warner, was better suited for his role behind the camera as he flubs line after line while trying to get through the filming of a series of promotions for upcoming Warner Bros films "Dragnet" and "Them." Acting ain't easy. |
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The Future of Television Featuring Bob Hope in 1940 Posted by: mrpitv
Video duration: 59 seconds America was coming out of the Great Depression and people were hoping that new consumer goods like television, of course, World War Two, meant that would have to wait. But this promo foresaw the time when TV would deliver crime bulletins like America's Most Wanted and annoying filmed commercials (this one filmed with Bob Hope), into our living rooms. Who could wait? |
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All-Star War Bonds Rally with Harlow, Grable and More Posted by: mrpitv
Video duration: 196 seconds The motion picture industry got on the patriotic band wagon during World War Two and went all out to raise money for the war effort. Star studded calvacades and broadcasts whipped up enthusiasm, boosted the troops morale and raised money. Stars like Betty Grable, Linda Darnell, Jean Harlow and more kept people's spirits up. |
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Diane Keaton Hour After Hour Commercial Posted by: mrpitv
Video duration: 13 seconds A young Diane Keaton does an ad for Hour After Hour deodorant. |
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Bette Davis for GE Dishwasher 1930 Posted by: mrpitv
Video duration: 48 seconds Having an electric dishwasher in 1930 was a look at the future that almost no one could comprehend. The stock market had crashed the year before and the economic prospects for everyone were grim but GE was ready for the kitchen of the future. Unfortunately, that future would have to wait until the US regained its economic footing after the Depression and World War Two. |
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Screen Tests Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn and Greta Garbo Posted by: mrpitv
Video duration: 70 seconds We see several screen tests including ones for Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn and Greta Garbo. |
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Elton John at Tower Records Posted by: mrpitv
Video duration: 35 seconds Elton John shops for music at Tower Records on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. This was when Tower Records was a place everyone went to find the newest music. Sunset Blvd was the epicenter of the music industry and Tower Records was the number one outlet in the country. |
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Edith Head Talks about Audrey Hepburn Posted by: mrpitv
Video duration: 369 seconds Edith Head is interviewed about how costume design helps a motion picture like Roman Holiday, starring Audrey Hepburn. We see some of the costume tests with Hepburn and Head explains how choices were made. |
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Ronald Reagan for Boraxo Posted by: mrpitv
Video duration: 17 seconds Before Reagan became President he made a living as a spokesman for General Electric and Twenty Mule Team Borax. He honed his speaking skills on the road as a pitch man. |
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Hugh Hefner Promo Posted by: mrpitv
Video duration: 71 seconds Hugh Hefner epitomized the Mad Men era. He was the sophisticated man of the post War era. Lots of sex with an endless number of beautiful but not too challenging women, hi fi equipment, a pipe, a Mercedes sports car and loads of money. |
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Wilt Chamberlain VW Commercial Posted by: mrpitv
Video duration: 21 seconds When the very tall, NBA, basketball star, Wilt Chamberlain was tapped to do a commercial for the pint sized VW Beetle people must have thought the ad agency had made a mistake. But Volkswagen proved that a little self deprecating humor could go a long way. That's the long and the short of it. Couldn't resist. |
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Motor Rhythm Early 3D Film for Plymouth Posted by: mrpitv
Video duration: 70 seconds Car companies are always looking for a gimmick to lure the public into their showrooms. Plymouth spotted the 3D trend and created this short in 1953. You'll need to don the two tone (red and blue) anaglyph glasses to see the 3D but it's worth it. |
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An Early 3D Experiment Posted by: mrpitv
Video duration: 48 seconds The Lumiere brothers, were among the earliest filmmakers and experimented with many techniques including color, sound and 3D. This early experiment in 3D requires that you wear the two tone (red and blue) anaglyph glasses. But it's worth digging up a pair to see that 3D is nothing new. |
