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| 01:01:31 198.78 |
Actor Ed Wynn introduces himself and Red Skelton. Ed Wynn announces all the skits and performances in this show.
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| 01:09:06 654.62 |
Commercial for Anacin
Male cashier in grocery store wearing horn rimmed glasses in a cranky mood, snaps at his fellow worker. Holds his head in pain. Anacin provides fast relief. Man after taking Anacin now smiles and helps his fellow worker. |
| 01:10:12 719.71 |
Skelton tells a touching sentimental story about how he met Actor Ed Wynn as a small child and how he influenced him and his career. He welcomes Wynne to the stage, they express their affection for each other and shake hands.
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| 01:14:52 1000.08 |
Commercial for Alberto Culver - Alberto VO5
A couple on a movie set - the female actress slaps the male and the director expresses his displeasure about the actress's hair. Hairdresser's combing the young pretty actress's hair. Young actress looking in mirror, older actress with silver hair likes the highlights. |
| 01:15:54 1061.75 |
Ed Wynn introduces Skelton's "Silent Spot" pantomime entitled Max and Maxine.
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| 01:16:23 1090.81 |
Skelton skit. Skelton performs a pantomime one act skit as a stripper "Maxine" and her man, "Max". His costume and wig is divided in half as he mimes both parts.
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| 01:23:01 1489.44 |
Commercial for Dristan Nasal Mist
Man holding his head in sinus pain. Nasograph shows no air coming through man's nostrils. Diagram of how Dristan flows through swollen nasal passages to relieve pressure. |
| 01:23:32 1519.89 |
Commercial for Aero Shave
Two men with shaving cream on their faces to compare Aero Shave and a generic lather. CU the men face each other across a divided line. Circle around the competitor lather shows it dried out. |
| 01:24:04 1551.84 |
Ed Wynn introduces the next Skelton skit, the Irish Tenor, featuring David Rose the orchestra leader.
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| 01:36:41 2309.45 |
Commercial for Luxe Dish Washing Liquid
Women seated around a room talking after having tested a new dishwashing liquid. CU of nasty looking cracked hands and fingernails. Time lapse photography shows nails and hands clearing up - 90% improvement after using new Luxe Liquid . |
| 01:37:43 2371.14 |
Ed Wynn introduces Red Skelton's next pantomime, The Timpanist
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| 01:38:00 2388.37 |
Skelton pantomime skit. WS of a symphony orchestra. Red Skelton as the Timpanist or percussionist, comes up from under the stage, takes cymbals out of his lunch box and causes some chaos.
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| 01:44:37 2785.61 |
Commercial for Phillips Morris Filter Cigarettes
Older man wearing black glasses sits in his easy chair reading the newspaper. His daughter leaning on the chair over him offers him a Phillips filtered cigarette. As she suspected, he doesn't like anything new and he declines. She insists he tries the new filtered cigarette, he does, and "By Golly" he's happy. |
| 01:45:16 2824.42 |
Another Philip Morris Cigarette commercial - Menthol Paxton
Pack of cigarettes in a snow globe. For people who like the filter with menthol. Young attractive '60's woman holding the snow globe and smoking a Paxton Menthol cigarette. |
| 01:45:39 2847.66 |
Ed Wynn introduces Skelton's most popular skit called, Guzzler's Gin.
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| 01:46:52 2919.98 |
Skelton comedy skit about what might happen if they could sell hard liquor on television and the announcers had to use it instead of just telling people to try it. He obviously gets quite drunk.
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| 01:55:21 3429.44 |
Commercial for Lifebuoy 38
Jimmy Sedlar the jazz trumpeter in a commercial for Lifebuoy 38 - 38 hour protection deodorant soap. Sedlar in shower washing with Lifebuoy, jokes about packing a "38".. |
| 01:55:52 3460.27 |
Commercial for Wisk Liquid Laundry Detergent
Little boy flies a remote control plane. Mom washes his clothes using Wisk. |
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