Historic Films Stock Footage Archive: COM-254B

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02:00:02 2.94	Animated commercial for New York Telephone Animation - people on stage with phones held to their ears sing a tune about giving the gift of a phone for every occasion. Stage curtain drops and the words, June is Happy Talk Time is written on curtain. Curtain rises - a table with three phones is seen. Announcer unseen tells people to call New York Telephone and order someone an extension phone, "you'll never hear the end of it"
02:00:27 27.74	Film leader countdown
02:00:30 30.37	Animated commercial for Incremin Vitamin Syrup Little boy in bed snores then jumps out of bed. Mom is heard talking about the boy. Boy looks at food uninterested, wind up toy eats his food. Boy eats a giant hero sandwich. Boy frightened of his shadow, but now he jumps on its head. Afraid of everything but no longer since he now takes Incremin Syrup.
02:01:35 95.5	Commercial for Niagara Spray Starch with Odor Shun Announcer talks about the new ingredients in Niagara Spray Starch. A can of Niagara superimposed over Niagara Falls. Demonstration of white shirt sprayed half with Niagara and the other half with competitor. Comparison of Niagara vs. Regular, bacteria growing on the regular sample. Good Housekeeping seal.
02:02:36 156.57	Film Leader Countdown
02:02:41 161.7	Commercial for Midas Mufflers Film has green tint. Man shops around for a bargain on a muffler. Man at muffler shop holds a gigantic muffler, tells the man he'll make it fit. Man asks gas station attendant for guarantee in writing and is told by dummy attendant he has no time to write. Back at Midas the man gets a good price and everything he wants. "it pays to Midasize"
02:03:16 196.93	Film leader countdown
02:03:24 204.7	Commercial for Duncan Hines African American housewife catches her little boy eating her baked cake before she ices it. Duncan Hines Deluxe Cake II demonstration of cake in pan baking up high in the pan, moist and delicious. Husband eats a piece with no icing and says the kid is right!
02:04:04 243.98	Commercial for Master Charge - Animation Animated a Master Charge card displayed and taken out of an open wallet. Master charge card turns into a big present under a Christmas tree. Jingle
02:04:18 258.82	Film leader countdown
02:04:24 264.21	Commercial for Golden Star Canned Hams by Armour Pan out one by one on a walnut, egg, coconut and watermelon. How to tell a great canned ham from an ordinary one. Hand clicks on the can of ham with finger tips. Canned hams. Big hunk of Armour canned ham on a tray, sliced. The Pick of the Crop.
02:05:00 300.38	Animated Commercial for Ariens Garden Tractors Animated tractor drives over planet earth carrying the Ariens graphic. Demonstration of Ariens tractor motor and attachments. Ariens "A cut above the rest"
02:05:48 348.02	Film leader countdown
02:05:50 350.52	Commercial for Van Camp's Pork 'n Beans A young couple riding bicycle built for two through the park, girl picks apart a flower petal by petal. Photo Van Camp's Pork and Beans and song plays about life's simple pleasures. Couple on a rowboat - the girl holds a frilly umbrella, older woman picks flowers. A plate of pork and beans with a hot dog, a man eagerly digs in.
02:06:25 385.75	Commercial for Water Pic Demonstration of "the greatest thing since the tooth brush". Photos of folk using the Water Pic with small overlay of how the Water Pic delivers pulsating water and gets in between teeth.
02:07:28 448.91	Film leader countdown.
02:07:34 454.62	Commercial for Hoover Stainless Steel Electric Fry Pan Examples of what the Hoover Electric Fry Pan does - fries eggs, keeps bacon, pancakes and meat warm while food is cooked in the fry pan.
02:07:58 478.86	Film leader countdown
02:08:02 482.45	Commercial for Florida Citrus Orange Juice Young housewife with teased up beehive hairdo straightens the house in fast motion, vacuums around the family, dresses child for cold weather. But in the kitchen she shows how she "squeezes" oranges in 3 seconds by pouring pure orange juice from the carton. "Easiest way to Squeeze Oranges"
02:09:06 546.52	Film leader countdown
02:09:10 550.87	Commercial for Florida Citrus Orange Juice - green tint to film Counterman at an orange juice counter talks into camera, lots of empty glasses lined up on the counter, reads newspaper and another drinks glass of o.j. Commuters get off subway train, feet walk up the subway stairs, people on their way to work. Big juice machine squeezes the oranges, commuters drink orange juice at the man's juice counter.
02:09:47 587.27	Commercial for Rolaids Large letters spell out "How do you spell relief?". African American female toll booth collector and an older man in a sporting goods shop spell out ROLAIDS for relief. Test tube demonstration. Lady in factory spells out Rolaids on her clipboard. "Rolaids spells Relief".
02:10:19 619.57	Leader board countdown
02:10:23 623.65	Commercial for Florida Citrus Orange Juice - Frozen Orange Juice from Florida Glass of bubbling orange juice. Pretty blonde hair'd woman plays tennis and takes in the sunshine wearing her bathing suit at the beach. Announcer states orange juice helps you save on calories and gives you your daily requirement of vitamin C.
02:10:44 644.23	Leader board countdown
02:10:48 648.76	A Message from the National Weather Service for Lightening Safety People at the beach, hanging out in the sand, playing and swimming in the water, water skiing. A mother sitting in her backyard on patio chair while her small child plays in a baby pool. She looks up, sky is dark and threatening, thunder - she picks up her child. Announcer from the National Weather Service warns about the dangers of storms and lightening.
02:11:29 689.81	Film leader countdown
02:11:35 695.23	Political Ad for Hubert Humphrey Hand holding wallet takes a dollar bill out and flips it and twists it tight as a voice is heard talking about "tight money" - a Republican idea that was supposed to stop inflation but did things it wasn't supposed to do. The speaker gives examples of "tight money"... Vote for Hubert Humphrey. "Humphrey. You know he cares".
02:12:43 763.81	Animated commercial for Fruit Loops The fruit loop bird in the jungle and a bear 'pirate' romp around. They "follow their nose" to the box of Fruit Loops cereal. Natural flavor. They sit together in the forest and eat bowls of Fruit Loops.
02:13:22 802.03	Film leader countdown
02:13:25 805.85	Commercial for Butterball Turkey by Swift and Company A presentation by Butterball. Housewife in the kitchen, pilgrim couple pay a visit and comment on how it could be "dry". Housewife serves beautiful juicy turkey, the pilgrim couple stand and watch. . CU knife cuts into the bird. Man at the table holds up a slice and comments on how juicy it is.
02:14:04 844.82	Commercial for Halls Cough Drops Man coughs as he is having his cup of coffee in the kitchen. His wife, doing dishes, holds up a bottle of Halls Mentho-Lyptus Cough Formula. She takes her husbands watch and demonstrates how quickly Halls works. Vapor rises up over his face. Fast Vapor Action.
02:14:29 869	End Reel.