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1950 - What Makes a Good Party Posted by: stantonz
Video duration: 632 seconds 1950s educational video about what, infact, makes a "good" party. |
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What to Do On a Date - 1950 Posted by: stantonz
Video duration: 645 seconds A 1950s instructional film telling teens what they should do on a date. |
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1960 - Wonderful New World of Ford Posted by: stantonz
Video duration: 181 seconds A wonderful promotional video for Ford Motors' new cars in 1960: The Galaxy, The Thunderbird, and The Falcon. This ad is a great throwback to the early 1960s and JFK era of innocence. Featuring an empty field with just the three cars and a horde of men and women in their ballroom best, the ad is awash in kitschy elegance. |
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1940 - Your Town: A Story of America Posted by: stantonz
Video duration: 656 seconds Produced by the National Association of Manufacturers in 1940, this film offers a rebuke to communism. Teenage Jerry has been wooed by the anti-capitalists down at the plant, so Grampa Robinson gives Jerry a long talk about the history of the town, which has been built - just like America - on capitalism. |
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1960 - Your Name Here Posted by: stantonz
Video duration: 608 seconds "Your Name Here" shows the form of promotional videos, and where a corporation or organization could easily place their name in such a formulaic video. |
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Reg Kehoe and His Marimba Queens Posted by: stantonz
Video duration: 143 seconds Enjoy the exuberant song stylings of 1940s act Reg Kehoe and his Marimba Queens. Featuring bizarre, kitschy showmanship - particularly on the part of the bass player, who goes wild about halfway through the video. |
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Labour Party PEB Political Ad 2005 Posted by: stantonz
Video duration: 280 seconds The first Labour PEB of the 2005 UK elections, featuring Tony Blair, Gordon Brown, and directed by Anthony Minghella |
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1948 - Lucky Strike Marching Cigarettes Ad Posted by: stantonz
Video duration: 60 seconds From 1948, this stop-motion animation ad shows Lucky Strike Cigarettes marching military-style. L.S/M.F.T. = Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco |