Opening title and commercial for CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT'S ADVENTURE THEATRE. Prior to Richard Webb essaying the role of Captain Midnight, announcer Vern Smith, bedecked in flight suit reminiscent of the Fawcett comic book version if the intrepid adviator, flew into homes in 1951 as the host of this half-hour series. Smith was featured in the opening, closing and commercials wrapped around episodes of Republic serials which and been edited to 26 minutes, by, essentially, combining two episodes and removing the extra titles and recaps. To buy classic movies, serials, westerns and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie posters, golden & silver age comics, celebrity autographs and collectibles, be sure to visit www.captainbijou.com.
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SUZY HOMEMAKER TOY COMMERCIAL 1960s
1960s commercial for Topper Toys' Suzy Homemaker items which allowed girls to "...wash dishes, clean house, launder, iron....and always look lovely." What could be more fun??!! To buy classic movies, serials, westerns and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie posters, golden & silver age comics, celebrity autographs and collectibles, be sure to visit www.captainbijou.com.
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PEP CEREAL COMMERCIAL 1950 CHEERLEADER
1950 commercial for Kellogg's Pep Cereal tells how the "build-up wheat cereal" helps teenager Ann -- "the prettiest girl in school and the liveliest cheerleader of them all" -- get through her demanding daily schedule. To buy classic movies, serials, westerns and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie posters, golden & silver age comics, celebrity autographs and collectibles, be sure to visit www.captainbijou.com.
Re-release theatrical trailer for the 1949 Republic serial, KING OF THE ROCKETMEN, starring Tris Coffin, Mae Clarke and House Peters Jr. The eye-dfedying flying sequences were accomplished by Republc's ace special effects team of Howard and Theodore Lydecker, who used a a life-sized dummy against natural backgrounds with the camera undercranking at the appropriate speed. Combined with stuntman David Sharpe's spectacular leaps and effective sound effects, the scene of Rocketman in flight still awe today. So popular was the serial, that two additional serials -- RADAR MEN FROM THE MOON (1952) and ZOMBIES OF THE STARTOSPHERE (1952) were built around the Lydecker footage as was the the COMMANDO CODY (1953) series of featurettes, which later sold to television. To buy classic movies, serials, westerns and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie posters, golden & silver age comics, celebrity autographs and collectibles, be sure to visit www.captainbijou.com.
02:09
BELLS OF CORONADO 1950 ROY ROGERS TRAILER
Theatrical trailer for the 1950 Trucolor western, BELLS OF CORONADO, starring "The King of the Cowboys," Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Pat Brady and Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage. Between 1947 and 1950, Roy starred in 19 westerns for Republic Pictures that were lensed in Trucolor, a two-strip color process developed by its affiliate, Consolidated Film Labs. Sadly, only thirteen of the films are known to exist today in their original color versions. To buy classic movies, serials, westerns and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie posters, golden & silver age comics, celebrity autographs and collectibles, be sure to visit www.captainbijou.com.
Theatrical trailer for the 1955 Republic serial, PANTHER GIRL OF THE KONGO, starring Phyllis Coates, Myron Healey and Arthur Space. Wonderfully campy cliffhanger follows wildlife photographer, Joan Evans (Phyllis Coates -- costumed to match stock footage of Frances Gifford from 1940s JUNGLE GIRL ) as she battle giant, mutant crayfish to protect a diamond treasure. To buy classic movies, serials, westerns and vintage television shows on DVD -- plus original movie posters, golden & silver age comics, celebrity autographs and collectibles, be sure to visit www.captainbijou.com.
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