A rather buxom Sally Field dances with her Flying Nun co-star Alejandro Rey
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Cowboy Stories
Celebrating the Golden Age Of Westerns, from dime novels to roughly the cancellation of *Gunsmoke* in 1975, symbolizing the end of The Golden Age.
Only peripherally film-related, but this is a '70s ad campaign designed by graphic legend Saul Bass. Does it remind you of any of his brilliant credits sequences in the '50s & '60s?
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Mourners file past the casket of John Garfield, May 22 1952
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Leigh French, Goldie the Tea Time girl for The Smothers Bros (who frankly should have become a much bigger star) sang "Blowin' In The Wind" w/fellow hippie Rob Reiner along w/Jim Nabors on Gomer Pyle. Reiner later called this episode the most embarrassing work of his career (1969)
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PBS Promo (1972)
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TV Guide, June 9 1965
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4 Star Theater in L.A. showing Lost Horizon, 1937
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Jimmy Stewart w/the Maltese Falcon at a H'wood event. Can you imagine him as Sam Spade? "Well M-Mister Cairo, the thing is I reckon you're j-just gonna have to t-take it & LIKE it"
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Clara Bow back in Hollywood
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Clara Bow back in Hollywood
Silent Cinema: The Movies. The Filmmakers. The Stars. The Designers. The History. The Resurgence. The Best of Silent Films and Videos.
Dan Aykroyd won “Best Camper” at his summer camp in 1964.
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'What's My Line' w/a rare TV appearance by Erle Stanley Gardner, creator of Perry Mason. He's a bit livelier here than I always imagined him (1957)
For pre-1980 or so TV shows -- but not the usual Lucy or *Gunsmoke* reruns. This subreddit is for the ephemeral TV programs of the pre-VCR era -- the stuff no one ever expected to see again: newscasts, local kiddie shows and horror movie hosts, live TV dramas, game shows, soap operas, teen dance parties... Oh, and kinescopes. Lots and LOTS of kinescopes.
Producers Showcase, "Mayerling" w/Audrey Hepburn & Mel Ferrer. Live TV version of the famed 1936 film, telling of the tragic love affair between Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and Baroness Mary Vetsera (1957)
A community for classic cinema enthusiasts who engage in discussions, share insights, and celebrate films from the early 20th century to the mid-1960s. Members appreciate the rich history, themes, techniques, and cultural significance of classic movies.
Producers Showcase, "Mayerling" w/Audrey Hepburn & Mel Ferrer. Live TV version of the famed 1936 film, telling of the tragic love affair between Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and Baroness Mary Vetsera (1957)
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Ernie Kovacs spoofs Westerns in a Commercial for Dutch Masters Cigars, c. (1961)
For pre-1980 or so TV shows -- but not the usual Lucy or *Gunsmoke* reruns. This subreddit is for the ephemeral TV programs of the pre-VCR era -- the stuff no one ever expected to see again: newscasts, local kiddie shows and horror movie hosts, live TV dramas, game shows, soap operas, teen dance parties... Oh, and kinescopes. Lots and LOTS of kinescopes.
Ernie Kovacs spoofs Westerns in a Commercial for Dutch Masters Cigars, c. (1961)
Celebrating the Golden Age Of Westerns, from dime novels to roughly the cancellation of *Gunsmoke* in 1975, symbolizing the end of The Golden Age.
Sales pitch film for 'The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes', pilot for a Rankin-Bass series to star Kaye. (1972)
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'Space Patrol' e14, as aired live on Mar 28 (1950). The actors were paid $8 apiece.
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Aspiring stars at the Paramount Motion Picture School in Hollywood, May 1925. Recognize anybody?
Silent Cinema: The Movies. The Filmmakers. The Stars. The Designers. The History. The Resurgence. The Best of Silent Films and Videos.
Shirley Temple & Robert Mitchum at Knotts Berry Farm (1950s)
A community for classic cinema enthusiasts who engage in discussions, share insights, and celebrate films from the early 20th century to the mid-1960s. Members appreciate the rich history, themes, techniques, and cultural significance of classic movies.
Tom Mix promoting 'The 4th Horsemen' (1932)
Celebrating the Golden Age Of Westerns, from dime novels to roughly the cancellation of *Gunsmoke* in 1975, symbolizing the end of The Golden Age.
Alice and the Dog Catcher (1924) - dir. Walt Disney
Silent Cinema: The Movies. The Filmmakers. The Stars. The Designers. The History. The Resurgence. The Best of Silent Films and Videos.
Flip ya for lunch
For pre-1980 or so TV shows -- but not the usual Lucy or *Gunsmoke* reruns. This subreddit is for the ephemeral TV programs of the pre-VCR era -- the stuff no one ever expected to see again: newscasts, local kiddie shows and horror movie hosts, live TV dramas, game shows, soap operas, teen dance parties... Oh, and kinescopes. Lots and LOTS of kinescopes.
Forget TV Dinners! Now you don't have to go to the kitchen to fix your supper - stay on the couch & stuff your face with Televittles! (1967)
For pre-1980 or so TV shows -- but not the usual Lucy or *Gunsmoke* reruns. This subreddit is for the ephemeral TV programs of the pre-VCR era -- the stuff no one ever expected to see again: newscasts, local kiddie shows and horror movie hosts, live TV dramas, game shows, soap operas, teen dance parties... Oh, and kinescopes. Lots and LOTS of kinescopes.
