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An advertisement for Morpul nylons in which a jingle plays over animation of various lines and shapes and stop-motion images of a woman wearing the product. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Nabisco Baronet packaged cookies in which a branded merry-go-round is used to demonstrate the product's ingredients while a woman sings about it. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Nabisco Fig Newtons packaged cookies in which two varieties of fig dance a minuet and combine to create the product. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Nabisco Fig Newtons packaged cookies in which a narrator discusses how eating one cookie always leads to another. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Nabisco packaged crackers in which a narrator demonstrates the different shapes and varieties of Rye Thins, Wheat Thins and Triangle Thins. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Nabisco Fig Newtons packaged cookies in which a boy tries to mail himself to Nabisco to find on-brand Fig Newtons instead of the other fig cookies his mother served him. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Nabisco Oreo packaged cookies in which a baby named Chester yells the word "oreo" which such force that it knocks his parents over. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Nabisco Premium Snowflake packaged saltine crackers in which a woman brings in a tray of food from the rain and demonstrates how the brand's package stays dry. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Nabisco Sugar Honey Grahams packaged crackers in which an animated daisy and daffodil sing about the product. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Nabisco Vanilla Wafers packaged cookies in which a hungry animated pirate hallucinates that his parrot is a box of Vanilla Wafers and so he chases the animal to the bottom of the ocean where they dance and sing. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Nabisco Vanilla Wafers packaged cookies in which a song plays highlighting the eggs used in the product. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Nabisco Veri-Thin packaged pretzels in which a narrator uses a Dutch accent to recite a story similar to "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" in order to sell the product. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Nabiso Ritz packaged crackers in which a song plays about how the product can be paired with any food. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Ritz Crackers in which a woman marches to the store to buy the product while a song plays. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
A public service announcement from the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information in which an offscreen chorus sings a modified version of the children's rhyme "Ten Little Indians" over scenes of people suffering and overdosing from illicit drug use. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
A public service announcement from the New York City Department of Health in which a rat is shown burrowing its way underneath a scene of children playing outside as ominous music plays. An offscreen male narrator encourages viewers to cut off rats' food sources by disposing of garbage in a lidded trash can. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
Noel Stone, Roger Blais, John Gunn, Dennis Sawyer, Louis Applebaum, Kathleen Shannon, Tim Wilson, Nicholas Balla
Summary:
Shows the life of a farm family on the Canadian prairie, describing the hazards, problems, and rewards of wheat farming; and documenting the changes in farm life and methods during the past three generations. Weather is portrayed as the major risk of the wheat farmer. A farm family is seen rushing to get the wheat in before the hail and rain come. Photographs of the period are used to describe the land rush of the early 1900's, the resultant "wheat boom," and the dust storms of the 1930's.
Two couples are shown driving a jeep in the mountains to go skiing. The woman uses Noxzema skin cream to keep her skin moist as she spends the day in the snowy mountains.
An advertisement for Ohio Federal Bank in which a man gambles money at a horse track and instructs the viewer on saving money at the bank. Submitted for Clio Awards category Banks.
A star appears and traces out a few circles which soon turn into trumpets, we cut to a timpani being played, and finally a conductor leading a band as the announcer presents the 1960 Oldsmobile. It’s driving down a street and the announcer talks about its balanced design. We see a sketch of its chassis and some more information is displayed in text as the announcer talks about each. We see a couple in the car on an open road driving it.
A public service announcement for the Opportunities Industrialization Center's (OIC) adult education programs in which a Black man from New York recounts his difficulties finding and sustaining a job until OIC taught him a useful trade. The man addresses the camera about the importance of learning a skill to make it in the world. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
A woman narrator describes the smoothness of the skin lotion as a women applies the lotion to her skin. A choir chorus sings a jingle in the background throughout the video.
An advertisement for Parliament cigarettes in which a narrator describes the product's recessed filter and price. Submitted for Clio Awards category Tobacco Products and Supplies.
An advertisement for Pepperidge Farms frozen puff pastry in which a man rides a branded horse and wagon and describes the cooking process for the product. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Pepperidge Farms frozen lemon turnovers in which a man sits on a branded horse and wagon and describes the cooking process for the product. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Peter Pan's Honeycomb-brand bra in which an offscreen female narrator describes the product's Elasto-Net feature and how it improves flexibility and air flow. An animated bee and illustrations of the product appear onscreen as a jingle plays. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Pillsbury cake mixes in which close-ups of cake being baked and served are interspersed with split-screen shots of a happy family smiling and eating desserts. An offscreen choir sings a jingle about how "nothing says lovin' like something from the oven." Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Pillsbury all-purpose flour in which two young sisters use the product to bake their mother a cake after she returns from the hospital with a new baby. An offscreen male narrator describes the quality of Pillsbury flour and how it is an option "when only the best will do." Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Pillsbury all-purpose flour in which four animated chefs named the "Merry Millers" sing about the quality of the product and present it to CEO "Mr. Pillsbury," who marks it with a stamp of quality. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Pillsbury popover mix in which an offscreen male narrator describes the product over shots of the mix rising in the oven and the finished bake being pulled apart by a pair of hands. A jingle plays over a shot of the product on display. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Pillsbury packaged chocolate chip cookie dough in which a narrator demonstrates how the product is made and a boy tastes it. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
A husband complains about going on a family outing because he doesn’t want to carry around used diapers all day. His wife explains that they can use Playtex disposable diapers. A test is conducted showing how Playtex disposable diapers are more absorbent than cloth diapers.
An advertisement for Playtex Dress-Eez baby pants in which a group of toddlers wear the product as offscreen female voices sing a jingle. An offscreen male narrator describes how Playtex's Air-Flo ventilation allows air in while keeping water out. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
An advertisement for a 1960 Plymouth automobile in which a salesperson describes the car's capabilities while offscreen a series of sound effects play to create interest. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
A percussion beat begins the ad as an announcer sets up the reveal of the car and the color grading gets lighter as it comes into frame. Emphasis it put on how this Plymouth is "solid" and a unibody car that offers great economy for a full-sized vehicle, is good on gas saving, easy maintenance, and offers a new speedometer and wheel design. Throughout the ad we see a well-dressed couple in the vehicle and the driver points out some of the new features with his hand as he drives.
A person in a suit looks to the camera with an audience off-screen while talking about the new Plymouth cars. A man comes onscreen wearing a long coat and talks about road testing all the Plymouth cars and deciding the Fury V-8 was the best one. The man has an accent that's hard to decipher and each time he talks the audience laughs, at some point the presenter has a hard time understanding him too.
The main Plymouth announcer greets Don Knotts and they perform a small sketch. Knotts jokes about how he likes planning out trips but not going on them, so he's just putting bags in his car. They discuss how the Plymouth is good for 200,000 miles and another man comes in as Knotts and the announcer disappear briefly. The new presenter describes the unibody design and mechanics of the car. There's an audience laugh track for some jokes and applause at the end of the ad.
Someone in a suit walks in and talks to the audience as he prepares himself to sit down at the piano. He begins playing and singing about Plymouth. A full band joins in and he stops playing and starts singing to camera while snapping his fingers. While he's singing he's in a small screen in the upper left as you see a couple driving around a Plymouth on the full screen. A crowd off-screen applauds him as he ends his song.
An advertisement for the Plymouth 60 sedan in which a couple drives around a countryside singing about how the Plymouth improves upon the common "shake, rattle, and roll" problem of other vehicles on the market with a more solid alignment. The advertisement features a jingle based on the 12-bar blues song "Shake, Rattle, and Roll" by Charles E. Calhoun. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
An advertisement for a Plymouth automobile in which a man tells a live audience about his favorite features of his Plymouth and uses a prosthetic sixth finger as a joke. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
The commercial follows the life of a Swedish actress as she acts in movies, works as a fashion consultant and goes sailing. The actress uses Pond's Cold Creme to protect her skin.
An advertisement for the 1960 Pontiac automobile in which a spy plots a scheme with her partner to place a bomb in a rival's car, which is revealed at the end to be a test of the partner's loyalty. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
A woman cleans her gleaming car near a cutout that says Midge’s driving school. A man walks onto screen, they are both wearing overcoats and hats, her coat is fur-trimmed. He asks if she is Midge, and the announcer lets us know she teaches driving to men. The man introduces himself as Arthur. He marvels at her car, the Pontiac Bonneville Vista, he starts talking about the car's features. She’s surprised by his knowledge and urges him to continue on, saying that it seems he already knows so much about driving. After he describes all the features and sides of the car she gives him the keys to it. We see them driving around in the car, taking several turns to better illustrate the wide-track wheels stability on curves. We hear the voiceover of Arthur as he describes the vehicle further. He almost goes down a closed off road but Midge screams for him to stop. They are both standing in front of the car with the hood open getting closer and closer as he declares his love for her and her car. He closes the hood and Midge tells him about going somewhere to have dinner and get married the three of them, including the car in her count. They embrace but don’t kiss as we cut to them driving away and the announcer talks about Midge and Arthur’s future.
An advertisement for a Pontiac Bonneville convertible starring Sir Cedric Hardwicke in which the stage actor orchestrates a scene for the car appealing to an upper class, when a hobo clown character, played by Emmett Kelly, appears and Hardwicke uses him to describe the wide appeal for the car. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
An advertisement for Prestone Anti-Freeze in which a male narrator tells the tale of two neighbors in three acts. One neighbor is a do-it-yourself guy and repeatedly gets things wrong, including trying to replace his anti-freeze. The other neighbor hires a mechanic to replace the fluid correctly as well as checking other issues with the car. In the end the DIY guy learns his lesson.
A background chorus narrates as a busy woman struggles to complete the house work of cleaning, shopping, and cooking. Prince's Spaghetti Sauce is stated to be the ideal solution for the busy woman as it is pre made sauce ready to eat.
An advertisement for Prudential Insurance Company for America in which a narrator discusses automotive safety. Submitted for Clio Awards category Corporate.
A father struggles to wash his baby until he uses Q-Tips. The father show how durable Q-Tips are as well as how Q-tips can be used to delicately wash a baby.
Uses time-lapse photographs taken through the Mount Wilson Observatory 60 inch telescope to show the planet Jupiter as it appears during approximately ten hours of rotation, Jupiter's satellite and its shadow on Jupiter as it orbits the planet, the effect of weather conditions on the efficiency of the camera, the shrinking polar cap on Mars, and the changes in angle of illumination and apparent changes in diameter of this planet. Pictures a planet-wide dust storm and shows the effect it has on photography.
We see a man with a microphone like a news reporter standing next to the entrance of a building in a shirt, tie, gloves, and thick overcoat. Condensation comes out of his mouth as he talks. He starts talking about how we’re in Kenosha, Wisconsin at a Rambler plant. We see the backs of workers who are coming in through the entrance. We see inside the factory as he continues to talk about the facility. There’s cars on the supply line being worked on and driven forward. Rambler cars come out in a line out of two garage doors. There are ramblers on transportation rigs. The announcer says that there are Ramblers constantly being made to suit the demand. Cutting back to the announcer in front of the building he points to a plaque next to him that says “Build Every Rambler As Though You Were Going To Own It Yourself”.
An advertisement for a Ramble automobile featuring a call and response jingle between a narrator and actors describing the model's functionalities. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
An advertisement for the Rambler American sedan in which a narrator describes the car's features to two laypeople, impressing them with the price, gas mileage, resale value, and rustproofing. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
An advertisement for Rayco auto seat covers in which a narrator describes the process by which the products are designed, manufactured, and disbursed to the consumer. Submitted for Clio Awards category Corporate.
An advertisement for Rayco Vinyl Seat Covers in which singers spell out the work VINYL as letters appear on the screen. A male narrator explains that vinysan is vinyl. Then as singers sing a jingle about the product, various images of cars and clear vinyl seat covers are pictured.
An advertisement for Rayco convertible tops in which a male narrator asks over and over again, "Why vinyl?" Answering his question voices sing the answers. Mechanics are seen installing a convertible top. Finally the singers sing a jingle.
An advertisement for Rayco mufflers in which singers sing about the various types of car that can be outfitted with Rayco mufflers. A male narrator then explains that Rayco mufflers have a guarantee. Then the singers finish the advertisement with a jingle.
An advertisement for Rayco Auto seat covers in which male and female voices sing a jingle about the product over animation and live-action images are displayed. A male narrator talks about the various styles of the product and its affordability.
An advertisement for Rayco Shock Absorbers in which a male narrator describes a shock test on a Rayco test track. A driver drives around as the car swerves. Then the car's shock absorbers are replaced and the car drive smoothly. The advertisement ends with a jingle.
An advertisement for RCA televisions in which stop motion animation depicts a story, as told in a letter to the RCA company, of a woman's house that was hit by a tornado. In her narration the woman tells of her TV and how it sat in the mud for eight days. After it was taken to the repair shop, it still worked. The male narrator then extols about the quality and security of RCA components.
An advertisement for RCA Victor stereo in which a male narrator, accompanied by music, talks about the wall-to-wall quality sound design for the new 1960 RCA stereo unit. The inside speakers of the stereo are pictures as different sides of a room are constructed around them to highlight that the new stereo's sound will fill an entire room.
An advertisement for various RCA products including RCA television sets in which a male narrator discusses the various RCA products as a toy train moves around a Christmas display in a storefront window. Advertisement begins and ends with a female voice singing an RCA Christmas jingle.
An advertisement for the Renault Dauphine automobile in which a family of four travels to the beach and explores the car's functionalities. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
An advertisement for a Renault automobile in which an animated woman asks her husband for the keys to his Renault, to which he replies that they should trade her car in for another Renault. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
Someone in a hammock is roused awake by the announcer and they fall in scattered pictures of their fall to the ground. They respond to all of the announcer's words about the Renault. We see all the features the car has that are offered at no extra cost. Price given as $1645 at port of entry on the east coast and the thriftiness of the car is indicated a few times.
A cartoon wakes up to an alarm gets dressed and ready for work. Goes down the stairs and kisses his children and wife before zooming off in a car. She tells the audience he's been this way since they got the Renault Dauphine. We end with him zooming further away in his car. They have a moderated version of Orpheus's Cancan in the background of the ad.
Renault Dauphine "Alarm (20 sec)" - A cartoon wakes up to an alarm gets dressed and ready for work. Goes down the stairs and kisses his children and wife before zooming off in a car. She tells the audience he's been this way since they got the Renault Dauphine. We end with him zooming further away in his car. They have a moderated version of Orpheus's Cancan in the background of the ad.
Renault Dauphine "Alarm (60 sec)" - A man in a classic suit with tales smokes a cigar as he walks around and shows the features of the car while a woman also shows the front trunk off. He demonstrates the country versus city horn and shows the sun roof as well as engine in the back.
The Dauphine is called a "winter wonder car" as it drives around snowy mountain ranges. It drives through snow-covered forests as the announcer talks about how it's the official car of the Winter Olympics. Skiers go around it as it stops at the bottom of a skiing slope. The price is listed and the announcer talks about what mechanically makes it a good car for winter driving.
A couple are shown in one-second photos as they react to a very bumpy ride. Then they are shown in a much smoother, calmer state as they sit together and a Dauphin is imposed over their images with them both inside. An announcer talks about how the Dauphine is built in a solid piece which reduces bumpiness. He talks as we see the car going over many different kinds of hills and rough terrains. At the end the announcer admonishes the woman for falling asleep in the car seat during the ad. The price of the vehicle is mentioned at port of entry on the east coast.
We see the car drive by someone and their child sledding with dogs in a winter landscape. The announcer talks about how the rear engine drives the rear wheels directly which helps the car get through snow, slush, and mud. It is mentioned several times that this is the official car of the 1960 Winter Olympics. The car is priced at $1645 at Port of Entry on the east coast in the final part of the ad.
We are eye-level with a poodle as the woman holding it turns in heels and we see her as she walks down a street. She's wearing all black and is dressed very fashionably. A man comes out of a building and looks after her describing her looks before telling us he's talking about his Renault Dauphine. We see him driving it around the town and in muddy and rougher terrain as we hear his voice describe all the benefits of the car. He compares the car to a Grand Prix winner and mentions how his Welsh ancestry appreciates the thriftiness of the car. He's on the street we first saw him on at the end of the ad standing next to his car, the woman we saw before walks by in the opposite direction. He again starts to talk about what we assume is her appearance when he confirms once more he's talking about the car.
Ray Milland strolls down some steps and stops to buy a rose in French from a woman with a flower stand. He gives the rose to her and then walks over to his car. He describes the car in voice over as it drives it around the city with cobbled and flat streets. The place he's driving it in is meant to be France as everyone is wearing berets, carrying baguettes, and there's beautiful old architecture. He says some French phrases several times in the ad.
A family composed of two parents and two children exit a building in winter gear as we see high piles of snow all around them. They all get into a Renault Dauphine parked just in front of the building. We see the car drive off as they sound off both horns. The car drives by a full open carriage of people led by two horses. The announcer talks about the back wheel drive, how the car can turn on even in zero degree weather, and how the water cooled engine helps provide heat to passengers. The family drives by a sign saying North Pole, NY and they stop in a small village all getting out of the car. The price is listed and the Renault logo is shown with a dusting of snow on it.
An advertisement for a Renault Dauphine automobile in which a car dealer takes a prospective customer on a demonstration of the model's functionalities. Submitted for Clio Awards category Autos.
An advertisement for Republic National Bank of Dallas in which the viewer is guided through the bank's spaces and services. Submitted for Clio Awards category Banks.
The advertisement starts with a woman reaching for a bottle of Aquamarine Lotion on a lily pad. Next a woman conducts a blotted test which shows how a competing brand is sticky and greasy while Aquamarine is not.
A woman dances to Spanish music in Spain. The narrator highlights how her red Flana Grande lipstick can be seen by everyone. The commercial then transitions to the woman at a formal party explaining how the fashion designer Balenciaga made a line of ballgowns to go with the Flana Grande lipstick.
A French man and woman stare at each other in an extravagant theater before the woman pulls out her petit compact. Another woman says that Petite is the compact you refill because the case is too beautiful to throw away.
Women dress as different colors of lipsticks while dancing in a lipstick box. The opening and closing scenes are of a woman dancing as the color filter changes.
Richard F. Brown, Jean S. Boggs, Lester Novros, Russell J. Smith, Paul Levine, Richard Herber, Richard MacCann, Walter Ducloux, Herbert Farmer, Ted Comillion, Kenneth Miura, Daniel Wiegand, James Hopkins, David Johnson, Richard Dyer MacCann, University of Southern California, Department of Cinema
Summary:
An exhibition of more than 100 works of Degas--drawings, paintings, and sculpture--at the Los Angeles County Museum, emphasizing his three favorite subjects: horses and jockeys, portraits, and ballet dancers. Explains that Degas was an artist who saw with his intellect as much as he saw with his eyes and his feelings and captured the beauty and uniqueness of a moment of movement.
McRobbie-Gair Family Home Movies : Film consists of travelogue sequences mainly of the Eastern United States and Canada, with footage from New York, Washington D.C., Virginia, Illinois, and New Mexico. The film opens with shots of the New York City skyline and Times Square at night with an amazing light show of entertainment and advertising signage. We see the marquee of several historic movie theatres, including the Loew’s State Theatre and the Strand Theatre, showing 'Only Angels Have Wings' (1939) and 'Indianapolis Speedway' (1939), respectively. Other notable footage includes a segment of the 1939-40 New York World’s Fair. There is also footage from George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate in Virginia, Chicago, IL cityscapes, and wonderful footage of Niagara Falls. Moving north to Canada the film captures shots from Montreal, Toronto, and Québec City. Notable sequences include shots of Montmorency Falls and Château Frontenac in Québec City. Finally, the film travels to the American Southwest of New Mexico, including the cities of Gallop and Albuquerque. The film captures in amazing detail an “Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial” in Gallop, according to a title card, which includes ritual dancing, games (including tug-of-war and foot and horse races), and a rodeo with broncos and bulls. Footage consists of a combination of color and black and white film stock with title cards inserted for new locations and cities.
An advertisement for Ritz packaged crackers in which a group of foods with animated faces wish to be paired with the product. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
Blocks with letters on them come on screen. They spell out ‘Mighty Satisfying’ from above, but on the right they say ‘Rocket Oldsmobile’. Each of the sides open up like a door to show a tiny car inside. Each of the cars comes out with a driver. All of this is accompanied by musical cues. A woman in a majorette costume appears with a baton in one hand, she blows a whistle. She starts walking and doing a routine with her baton as she walks across a line of Oldsmobiles that are pulling up next to her. An announcer introduces the Oldsmobile. She twirls the baton and points, we then see the cars in the lineup start to drive forward. She continues to march as the cards advance from behind her, they split off into two groups making room for her to continue dancing in the middle. We see the cars continuing to drive in formation. She marches between them more and then they start to crisscross each other before driving in a circle around her. We see the cars back in their square letter boxes and the doors close to each as the ad ends.
An advertisement for a Ronson Adonis lighters in which a woman buys the product for her husband. Submitted for Clio Awards category Tobacco Products and Supplies.
An advertisement for Ronson table lighters in which American fashion designer Anne Fogarty describes various models of table lighters for a program called "Room to Room with Ronson." Submitted for Clio Awards category Tobacco Products and Supplies.
An advertisement for Ronson Can-Do electric can opener in which a narrator describes everything the product can do to the tune of "The Twelve Days of Christmas." Submitted for Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Ronson Roto-Shine electric shoe polisher in which a narrator describes the product and actors demonstrate it. Submitted for Clio Awards.
An advertisement for Ry-Krisp packaged rye crackers in which animated characters sing about the product with costumes and music inspired by the 1920s. Submitted for Clio Awards category Baked Goods.
An advertisement for Johnson's Holiday Car Washing Cream in which a male narrator talks about the product as a man cleans his car. At first the man struggles with a hose and has to change his clothes. But he only has to use a bucket of water and a sponge with Holiday. The narrator says the shine looks a foot deep as a man place a ruler on the car to measure it's reflection.
An advertisement for J-Wax car wax in which a male narrator talk about the product's ability to protect the body of cars that sit outside. A woman enters a shopping mall during a rainstorm as her car sits outside. Then a man puts J-wax cream on his car outside in front of his suburban home.
A public service announcement from the Safety Belt Task Force in which a girl sitting in a rocking chair recounts her struggles following her father's death in a car crash. The girl angles her face toward the camera to reveal a scar from the accident, while an offscreen male narrator urges the viewer to wear a seat belt. Submitted for the Clio Awards.
