Gordon S. Mitchell Papers, 1946-1971

Contents List

Container Title
U.S. Mss 175AN
Series: Television Commercials
Box   1
Folder   1
American Beauty Macaroni, 1959
Box   1
Folder   2
Autolite Spark Plugs, 1960
Box   1
Folder   3
Beech-Nut Gum, February-March, 1961
Box   1
Folder   4
Bufferin, February-September, 1960
Chrysler Corporation
Box   1
Folder   5
General, January , 1960
Box   1
Folder   6
De Soto, August, 1959-January, 1960
Box   1
Folder   7
Valiant, 1959
Box   1
Folder   8
Del Monte, July-October, 1958
Box   1
Folder   9
Farmers Insurance, December, 1958
Box   1
Folder   10
Fuller Paint, February-April, 1957
Gallo
Box   1
Folder   11
Burgundy Wine, February, 1960
Box   1
Folder   12
Eden Roc Wine, June, 1959-December, 1960
Box   1
Folder   13
Flavor Guard Bottle, September, 1960-February, 1961
Box   1
Folder   14
Grenace Rose Wine, February, 1960
Box   2
Folder   1
Gypsy Rose Wine, June-August, 1959
Box   2
Folder   2
Paisano Wine, 1960
Box   2
Folder   3
Ripple Wine, March-May, 1960
Box   2
Folder   4
Thunderbird Wine, 1957-1959
Box   2
Folder   5
Triple Jack Wine, March, 1959
Box   2
Folder   6
Wonderful World, Nice People, June, 1960
General Electric
Box   2
Folder   7
Flashbulbs, June, 1960
Box   2
Folder   8
Portable Mixer, December, 1956-February, 1957
Box   2
Folder   9
Rotisserie, March, 1959
Box   2
Folder   10
General Mills, January, 1960
Box   2
Folder   11
Green Spot Orange Drink, November-December, 1957
Box   2
Folder   12-13
Greyhound Bus, January, 1957-June, 1959; undated
Box   2
Folder   14
Hertz, July-August, 1961; undated
Box   2
Folder   15
Hunt Foods, Snider Catsup, September, 1957; undated
Box   2
Folder   16
Hydraulic Appliance Truck, July, 1958; undated
Box   3
Folder   1
Ideal Toys, November, 1960
Box   3
Folder   2-3
Jeep, 1960-1961; undated
Kaiser Aluminum
Box   3
Folder   4
General Contract, December, 1956-May, 1958; undated
Box   3
Folder   5-6
Air Conditioners, April, 1957-March, 1958; undated
Box   3
Folder   7
Air Conditioners, Food Freezers, Refrigerators, undated
Box   3
Folder   8
Aluminum Boats, February-October, 1957
Box   3
Folder   9-12
Aluminum Foil, August, 1956-September, 1961; undated
Box   3
Folder   13
Aluminum Nails, December, 1956-January, 1957
Box   3
Folder   14
Aluminum Siding, June, 1960; undated
Box   3
Folder   15
Awnings, May, 1956-March, 1957; undated
Box   3
Folder   16
Dome, January-February, 1957; undated
Box   3
Folder   17
Farm Roofing, March-April, 1957
Box   3
Folder   18
Fir-Tex Acoustical Tile and Gypsum Wallboard, April-May, 1958
Box   3
Folder   19
Freezer, April, 1957
Box   3
Folder   20-23
General Aluminum Commercials, July, 1956-December, 1957; undated
Box   3
Folder   24
Home Insulation, January, 1956-January, 1959
Box   3
Folder   25
Mobile Homes, January-February, 1957; undated
Box   4
Folder   1
Passenger Cars, September, 1956; undated
Box   4
Folder   2
Patio and Garden Equipment, March, 1957; undated
Box   4
Folder   3
Project L, October, 1956-January, 1957; undated
Box   4
Folder   4
Ravenswood Plant, October, 1956-July, 1957
Box   4
Folder   5
Rigid Containers, April-May, 1957
Box   4
Folder   6
Roofing and Motor Block, May-October, 1956; undated
Box   4
Folder   7
Roofing and Shade Screens, March-April, 1957
Box   4
Folder   8
Screen Houses, April-June, 1957; undated
Box   4
Folder   9
Screen Wire, undated
Box   4
Folder   10
Small Appliances, September-October, 1956
Box   4
Folder   11
Storm Windows, August-October, 1956; undated
Box   4
Folder   12
Kittel-Lacy Jet Noise Suppressor, October, 1958-January, 1960
Box   4
Folder   13
La Pina Flour, June, 1957; undated
Lucky Lager Beer
General Commercials
Box   4
Folder   14-21
April, 1956-October, 1960; undated
Box   5
Folder   1-3
October, 1958-March, 1960; undated
Box   5
Folder   4
Spanish Commercials, February, 1956-March, 1957; undated
Box   5
Folder   5-8
Luzianne Coffee, July, 1957-November, 1959; undated
Box   5
Folder   9
MacMillan Oil, April-August, 1959
Box   5
Folder   10
Marlboro, July, 1959-February, 1960; undated
Box   5
Folder   11
Mattel, November-December, 1958; undated
Box   5
Folder   12-16
Max Factor, November, 1956-April 1959; undated
Box   6
Folder   1
Ortho, California Spray-Chemical Company, February, 1960
Box   6
Folder   2
Ortho Weed B'Gon, February, 1958-August, 1961; undated
Box   6
Folder   3
Petri Crystal Wine, May, 1957
Box   6
Folder   4-5
Pillsbury Biscuits, August-October, 1960; undated
Box   6
Folder   6
Pio Wine, August, 1959; undated
Box   6
Folder   7
Pittsburgh Plate Glass, September, 1959-July, 1960; undated
Box   6
Folder   8
Plantron Lawn Fertilizer, March-May, 1957; undated
Box   6
Folder   9
Purina Dog Chow, February-April, 1960; undated
Box   6
Folder   10-12
Rexall Drugs, October, 1959-October, 1960; undated
Box   6
Folder   13
Royal Typewriter, March-July, 1958; undated
Box   6
Folder   14-16
Schaeffer Pen, May, 1957-September, 1958
Box   6
Folder   17
Shopsmith Power Tools, June-November, 1956
Standard Oil
Box   6
Folder   18
August, 1959
Box   7
Folder   1-4
November, 1959-June, 1960; undated
Series: Television Programs
Ballyhoo (Unproduced)
Box   7
Folder   5
Correspondence, Clippings, June, 1960-January, 1963
Box   7
Folder   6
Format, June, 1960
Cooking With the Stars (Gordon S. Mitchell-C.D. Owens Production, 1952. Unaired.)
Box   7
Folder   7
Script and photos, August, 1952
A Fortune in Two Old Trunks (Passing Parade Films, Inc., 1956-1957)
Box   7
Folder   8
Research Data, Script, “Fortunatus,” by Joseph Landon, September, 1956; undated
John Nesbitt's Stories of the World (Unproduced. Alternative working title: John Nesbitt's Story Hunters.)
Box   7
Folder   9
Correspondence, July, 1958-July, 1971
Box   7
Folder   10
Financial Budget and Cost Estimates, May, 1956-April, 1959; undated
Box   7
Folder   11
Synopsis, circa 1959
Box   7
Folder   12
Synopsis and Program Outlines, circa 1959
Box   7
Folder   13
Synopsis and Prototype Shooting Schedule, “Never A Ship,” circa July, 1959
Box   7
Folder   14
Prototype Shooting Schedule, “Never A Ship,” July 17, 1959
The Lady Yields (Unproduced)
Box   7
Folder   15
Correspondence, March, 1960-January, 1962
Box   7
Folder   16
Legal and Financial Material, March-November, 1960; undated
Box   8
Folder   1
Format and Brief Synopsis, Script by Jameson Brewer, undated
Mr. Damon and Pythias (Unproduced)
Box   8
Folder   2
Synopsis, by Albert J. Coehn and Louis Stevens, 1960
Peter Gunn (Spartan Productions, 1958-1960 on NBC; 1960-1961 on ABC)
Box   8
Folder   3
Billboard Budget, 1960
Polka Dot the Ocelot (AHK Production Company. Unproduced.)
Box   8
Folder   4
General Budget, February, 1962
“Theo Bakes a Cake,” #107
Box   8
Folder   4
Script, by Mary Rinehard, 1962
“Sing When It Thunders,” #130
Box   8
Folder   4
Script, by Jane Hengesbaugh, circa 1962
“The Arkansas Traveler,” #148
Box   8
Folder   4
Script, by Jane Hengesbaugh, circa 1962
“How To Polish a Doorknob,” #149
Box   8
Folder   4
Script, by Jane Hengesbaugh, circa 1962
That Others May Live (Unproduced. Alternative working titles: May Day, Follow the Sun, The Survivors, Operation Rescue.)
Research
Box   8
Folder   5
Novel, Rescue!, by Elliott Arnold, 1956
Box   8
Folder   6
A History of the Air Rescue Service, 1959
Box   8
Folder   7
Correspondence, October, 1960-January, 1962; undated
Box   8
Folder   8
Legal Agreement, June, 1961
Box   8
Folder   9
Program Synopsis and Individual Story Treatments, November, 1961
Top Secret (Unproduced)
General
Box   8
Folder   10
Correspondence, January, 1960 January, 1963
Box   8
Folder   11
Budget and Contract, 1961-1962; undated
Box   8
Folder   12
Research Material, Clippings, May-June, 1960
Box   8
Folder   13
Episode Synopsis, 1960
“Appointment in Grammos”
Box   8
Folder   14
Script, 1960
Series: Motion Pictures
A Letter To Virginia (Production information unknown)
Box   9
Folder   1
Production File, including a script, August-November, 1958
Movietone News (Production information unknown)
From the Terrace Promotional Film
Box   9
Folder   2
Script Sequence and Contract, June, 1960
John F. Kennedy California Campaign Trip Promotional Film
Box   9
Folder   3
Correspondence and Notes, September-October, 1960
Signal Corps Audie Murphy Film
Box   9
Folder   4
Correspondence and Budget, May, 1960
Opening Night In Hawaii (Production information unknown)
Box   9
Folder   5
Correspondence and Miscellany, May, 1958-February, 1959
The Pentagon Case (Production information unknown)
Box   9
Folder   6
Correspondence, July, 1961-March, 1963; undated
Box   9
Folder   7
Research Materials, June, 1961-February, 1963
Box   9
Folder   8
Fulton Lewis Broadcast, “The Bartholomew Case,” January 28-31, 1958
Teen-age Killer (Production information unknown)
Box   9
Folder   9
Preliminary Budget, June 28, 1960
Series: Miscellaneous File
Box   9
Folder   10
Air Force Security Clearance, June, 1948-August 1958
Correspondence
Box   9
Folder   11
General, March, 1946-February, 1961
Box   9
Folder   12
Cunningham and Walsh, Inc., 1953, 1957
Box   9
Folder   13
Lists of Commercials, Miscellany, circa 1949-1951
Box   9
Folder   14
Price Lists, Production Costs, and Insurance Reports, June, 1957-February, 1961; undated
Series: Television Programs, Instructional, and Documentary Films
CA 588
Ballads of America
Note: [All-Scope Pictures?] 1959. U.S. Department of State, U.S. Information Service [Sponsor].
CA 578
Building Techniques: Part 1: Foundations and Framing
Note: All-Scope Pictures, 1950. U.S. Navy [Sponsor].
CA 579
Building Techniques: Part 2: Framing: Floor Joists and Walls
Note: All-Scope Pictures, 1950. U.S. Navy [Sponsor].
CA 580
Building Techniques: Part 3: Framing: Rafter Principles and the Common Rafter
Note: All-Scope Pictures, 1950. U.S. Navy [Sponsor].
CA 581
Building Techniques: Part 4: Framing: Rafter Principles, Jack, Cripples, Hip and Valley Rafters
Note: All-Scope Pictures, 1950. U.S. Navy [Sponsor].
AB 786
Building Techniques: Part 5: Interior and Exterior Trim
Note: All-Scope Pictures, 1950. U.S. Navy [Sponsor].
AB 787
Building Techniques: Part 6: Fundamentals of Stair Layout
Note: All-Scope Pictures, 1950. U.S. Navy [Sponsor].
AB 784
Carbide Wood Working Tools: Care and Grinding
Note: Gordon S. Mitchell, 1954. U.S. Navy [Sponsor].
CA 576
Carbide Wood Working Tools: How to Use
Note: Gordon S. Mitchell, 1954. U.S. Navy [Sponsor].
CA 577
Cooking with the Stars [Pilot]
Note: A Gordon S. Mitchell - C. D. Owen Production, 1952. Director: Nick Grinde.
DC 812
The Dennis Day Show: No. 31
Note: Denmac Productions, 1954. Director: Red Amateau.
DC 813
The Dennis Day Show: No. 34
Note: Denmac Productions, 1954. Director: Red Amateau.
AB 785
8 Tons of Champions
Note: Premier-Hardcastle [195-?]
CA 586
A Fortune in Two Old Trunks
Note: All-Scope Pictures, 1946. California Prune and Apricot Growers Association [Sponsor].
CA 587
A Fortune in Two Old Trunks
Note: All-Scope Pictures, 1957. California Prune and Apricot Growers Association [Sponsor].
CA 584-585
Good Wrinkles [Two copies]
Note: All-Scope Pictures, 1951. California Prune and Apricot Growers Association [Sponsor].
CA 590
Know for Sure
Note: The Research Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 1955. U.S. Public Health Service [Sponsor].
AB 781-782
Opening Night in Hawaii
Note: All-Scope Pictures [195-?]. Kaiser Aluminum [Sponsor]. Director: William Gibbs.
AB 783
Polka Dot and the Ocelot: Songfest
Note: All-Scope Pictures, 1962.
AB 783
Polka Dot and the Ocelot: Space Ship
Note: All-Scope Pictures, 1962.
CA 589
Red Nichols and His Five Pennies
Note: [All-Scope Pictures?] 1959. U.S. Information Service [Sponsor].
CA 582
Safe Driving in Bad Weather: Part I: Light Vehicles
Note: All Scope Pictures [195-?]. U.S. Air Force [Sponsor].
CA 583
Safe Driving in Bad Weather: Part II: Trucks and Tractor-Trailers
Note: All-Scope Pictures [195-?]. U.S. Air Force [Sponsor].
DC 814-815
So This Is Flight Service [Two copies]
Note: All-Scope Pictures, 1950. U.S. Air Force [Sponsor].
DC 816
The USAF Four Man Fire Team and the Rifle Section in Local Ground Defense
Note: All-Scope Pictures, 1952. U.S. Air Force [Sponsor].
Series: Television and Motion Picture Theater Commercials
AB 788
Segment No.   1
Luzianne Coffee, June 1958
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: With Constance Bennett demonstrating - original music and Luzianne jingle, live action and animation.
Segment No.   2
Lucky Lager Beer - “In California,” 1958-1960
Physical Description: 20 seconds - B&W 
Note: Golf theme with original Lucky Lager jingle.
Segment No.   3
Lucky Lager Beer - “Snow Ski,” February 1959
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W  
Note: Photographed at Mammoth Lakes, California, with accordion music background.
Segment No.   4
Lucky Lager Beer - “Water Ski,” January 1958
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W  
Note: With guitar music background; photographed in Santa Barbara, California.
Segment No.   5
Lucky Lager Beer - “Diving,” January 1959
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W  
Note: With player piano music background - High diving tower and underwater photography sequence.
Segment No.   6
Petri Wine - “Crystal,” April 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W  
Segment No.   7
Gallo Wine - “First Squeezing,” May 1960
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W  
Note: With opera star Robert Merrill.
Segment No.   8
Gallo Wine - “Thunderbird,” May 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Photographed at the Thunderbird Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Segment No.   9
Ortho “Weed B Gon” - #M-92, March 1959
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Live action and animation.
Segment No.   10
Del Monte - “Canned Pineapple" - #M-81, April 1958
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Photographed in Hawaii.
Segment No.   11
Fuller Paints - “Paris and Detroit” - #F-121, April 1959
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   12
Kaiser Aluminum Boats, March, 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Photographed in Florida.
AB 789
Segment No.   1
Kaiser Aluminum - “Small Appliances,” October 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: With Bea Bernadette demonstrating.
Segment No.   2
Green Spot Grange Drinks, November 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - Color 
Note: Produced in cooperation with 20th Century Fox Studios, featuring sequences from the feature film Proud Rebel, with Olivia de Havilland, Alan Ladd, Dean Jagger, and John Carradine. John Carradine also demonstrates the product.
Segment No.   3
Kraft Parkay Margarine, 1950
Physical Description: 1 minute - Color 
Segment No.   4
Sunsweet Prunes - “Tree Ripened,” September 1956
Physical Description: 1½ minutes - Color 
Note: With 60 seconds of full animation, original musical score by the Sportsmen's Quartette, plus 30 second live action demonstration sequence.
Segment No.   5
Safeway Duchess Margarine - “A Score for the Duchess,” 1950
Physical Description: 1½ minutes - Color  
Note: With original music score, a 60 second full animation sequence, and thirty second salad preparation sequence.
Segment No.   6
Sunsweet Prunes, 1952
Physical Description: Approximately 4 minutes - Color  
Note: A series of food preparation sequences, including Prune Souffle, Prunes with Pork, Prune stuffing for Turkey, Prune Soup, Prune stuffed pork chops, etc.
Segment No.   7
Lucky Lager Beer - “Water Ski,” January 1958
Physical Description: 20 seconds - B&W 
Note: With Donald Crisp.
Segment No.   8
Lucky Lager Beer - “Diving,” January 1959
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   9
Greyhound Bus - “Lady Driver,” February 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   10
Gold Bond Stamps, February 1958
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Animation.
AB 790
Segment No.   1
Kaiser Foil - “Cookout,” June 1960
Physical Description: 5 minutes - B&W 
Note: Photographed in Hawaii, depicting one of the Annual Cook-outs sponsored by Kaiser Aluminum Company.
Segment No.   2
Tuffy Scouring Pads
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   3
Miracle Green Lawn Seed
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   4
General Paint Co. Phase Gloss Enamel
Physical Description: 1 minute - Color 
Segment No.   5
Lucky Lager Beer, January 1958
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: With Donald Crisp playing a waiter on water skis.
Segment No.   6
Mattel Toys - Prince Valiant Sword & Shield
Physical Description: 1 minute - Color 
Note: Robert Wagner, star of the 20th Century Fox film Prince Valiant, demonstrates the toy on the Twentieth Century Fox “Prince Valiant Castle” set.
Segment No.   7
Petrie Crystal Sine, April 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
AB 791
Segment No.   1
Greyhound Bus - “Family Fight,” February 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   2
Kraft Cheez Whiz - “Hamburgers,” 1958
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   3
Luzianne Coffee, December 1958
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Animation and live action.
Segment No.   4
1960 De Soto Automobile, August 1959
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: One of a series of films announcing the 1960 model De Soto “Unitized Construction”; photographed secretly in Miami, Florida - in studio and on location - with George Fenneman, Narrator.
Segment No.   5
Pittsburg Plate Glass - “Hi Fidelity Mirrors-Christmas,” October 1959
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   6
Bufferin - “Tension - Woman,” February 1960
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   7
Kaiser Aluminum Boats, March 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Photographed in Florida; Ed Reimers, narrator.
Segment No.   8
Kaiser Aluminum - “Small Utensils - Menus,” October 1956
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Helen O'Connell demonstrating.
Segment No.   9
Del Monte Tomato Catsup - #M-83, August 1958
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   10
Langdon Blue Lake - Pools “Personal Summer Resort,” 1952
Physical Description: 2 minutes - Color 
Note: Directed by Nick Grinde.
AB 792
Chiquita Banana, 1949
Note: A series of 90 second commercials, produced in color for use in theaters (before television advertising).
Segment No.   1
Chiquita Banana in the Nursery
Segment No.   2
Chiquita Banana visits Cinderella
Segment No.   3
Chiquita Banana and the Tough Customer
Segment No.   4
Chiquita Banana in serious trouble
Segment No.   5
Chiquita Banana's Masterpiece
AB 793
Rancho Soups, April 1958
Note: A series of 1 minute color commercials. Approximately ½ animation and ½ live action.
Segment No.   1
Rancho Red & the Pony Express
Segment No.   2
Rancho Red & the Indians
Segment No.   3
Rancho Red & the Rodeo Champs
Segment No.   4
Rancho Red & the Bad Man
AB 794
Segment No.   1
Rancho Red & the Pony Express
Segment No.   2
Rancho Red & the Indians
Segment No.   3
Rancho Red & the Rodeo Champion
Segment No.   4
Rancho Red & the Bad Man
AB 795
Segment No.   1
Sunsweet Prunes - Cooking Spot # 3, 1951
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Approximately ½ animation, concluding with recipe sequence - original music by the Sportsmen's Quartette (of Jack Benny fame).
Segment No.   2
Atlas Aire Room Coolers, 1951
Physical Description: 20 seconds - B&W 
Note: Live action and animation.
Segment No.   3
Atlas Aire Room Coolers, 1951
Physical Description: 20 seconds - B&W 
Note: Same as Can 8, No. 2.
Dodge Dealer Commercials, 1950
Note: Series of six 1½ minute B&W films, featuring the Los Angeles Rams Football Team.
Segment No.   4
Dodge Roadster
Segment No.   5
Dodge 4 Door Sedan
Segment No.   6
Jet Away Engine
Segment No.   7
Dodge Trucks
Segment No.   8
Dodge Trucks - Mobile Photo Lab
Segment No.   9
Dodge Pick-up Trucks
Segment No.   10
Sunsweet Cooking Spot - “Prune Cake Filling,” 1951
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: ½ animation and ½ live action; original music by the Sportsmen's Quartette.
Segment No.   11
Nob Hill Coffee - “Contented Coffee Mill,” 1951
Physical Description: 13 minutes - Color 
Note: With Hal Burdick demonstrating - ½ animation and ½ live action.
CA 591
Segment No.   1
Patman's All-Beef Frankfurters, August 1958
Physical Description: 1 minute - Color 
Note: Animation and live action; produced for showing at drive-in theaters (not for television).
Segment No.   2
Sunsweet Prunes - “Tenderized,” September 1956
Physical Description: 80 seconds - Color 
Note: 60 seconds of full animation and 20 seconds of live action food demonstration. Original musical score by the Sportsmen's Quartette (of Jack Benny fame).
Segment No.   3
Army Recruiting - “Parents & Sons,” February 1957
Physical Description: 30 seconds - B&W 
Note: Produced for the Army thru the Advertising Council.
Segment No.   4
Kaiser Aluminum - Small Appliances, October 1956
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   5
Kaiser Aluminum - “Boats & Motors,” March 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Photographed at Orlando Florida; narrated by Ed Reimers.
Segment No.   6
Greyhound Bus, February 1957
Physical Description: 20 seconds - B&W 
Note: Live action with original music.
Segment No.   7
Greyhound Bus - “Smith & Jones,” February 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Live action.
Segment No.   8
Kaiser Aluminum Foil Insulation, January 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Featuring an aluminized foil “Fire Suit” demonstration.
Segment No.   9
Kaiser Aluminum - “Utensils,” January 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: With Helen O'Connell demonstrating.
Segment No.   10
Kaiser Aluminum -“Automobile Engines,” August 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Photographed at Santa Anita Race Track.
Segment No.   11
Pillsbury Cake Mix, August 1960
Physical Description: 10 seconds 
Note: A show closer, for use on the Dobie Gillis program.
Segment No.   12
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. - Hi Fidelity Mirror, October 1959
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
AB 796
Segment No.   1
Lucky Lager Beer - Water Skier - #T-89, March 1959
Physical Description: 20 seconds - B&W 
Segment No.   2
Lucky Lager Beer - Bicycle, May 1958
Physical Description: 8 second ID - B&W 
Segment No.   3
Lucky Lager Beer - Sailboat, May 1958
Physical Description: 8 second ID - B&W 
Segment No.   4
Lucky Lager Beer - Diving, March 1959
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   5
Petri Wine - Crystal, May 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   6
Luzianne Coffee - # 81 B, June 1958
Physical Description: 20 seconds - B&W 
Note: Narrator, Ed Reimers.
Segment No.   7
Luzianne Coffee, June 1958
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Constance Bennett, demonstrating coffee preparation.
Segment No.   8
Lucky Lager Beer - Original Water Ski, March 1958
Physical Description: 20 seconds - B&W 
Segment No.   9
Kaiser Aluminum - Freezers, April 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Ed Reimers, narrating.
Segment No.   10
Greyhound Bus - Smith & Jones, February 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   11
Fuller Paints - “128 New Colors,” February 1957
Physical Description: 1½ minutes - Color 
Segment No.   12
Duchess Mayonnaise - “By Order of the Duchess,” 1950
Physical Description: 1½ minutes - Color  
Note: Fully animated, with original music composed for this series of commercials. 60 seconds animation followed by 30 seconds demonstration of making a salad.
Segment No.   13
Kraft Cheez Whiz - “Anybody Hungry,” 1950
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Print made from a color negative.
Segment No.   14
Tuffy Scouring Pads - “Upside Down”
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   15
General Electric - “Portable Mixer,” January 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Demonstrated by child actress Eloise.
CA 592
Segment No.   1
Luzianne Coffee, June 1960
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Animation and live action with original music - Jeanne Crain demonstrating.
Segment No.   2
Greyhound Bus - “Family,” February 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   3
Kaiser Aluminum Christmas Trees, September 1960
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   4
Kaiser Aluminum Siding, January 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   5
Rexall Drug Co. Vitamins, February 1960
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Limited animation.
Segment No.   6
Lucky Lager Beer - “Diving,” January 1959
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: With underwater photography sequence and original music.
Segment No.   7
Kaiser Aluminum Co. Gypsum Wall Board, September 1960
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   8
Kaiser Aluminum Quilted Foil, December 1956
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Narrated by Alex Scorby.
Segment No.   9
Chevron “Methyl” Hi Octane Gasoline, March 1960
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   10
Kaiser Aluminum Salt Water Safe Boats, March 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Narrated by Ed Reimers.
Segment No.   11
Auto-Lite Sparkplugs, November 1960
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Live action and limited animation - features spectacular race car crash involving about 30 cars, photographed in Florida.
Segment No.   12
Gallo Gypsy Rose Wine, July 1959
Note: Featuring original music score and original song sung by Victor Lundin, large sets with 16 gypsy dancers.
CA 593
Sunsweet Cooking Spots, 1951
Note: A series of 1 minute (20 seconds animation and 40 seconds live action demonstration) B&W commercials.
Segment No.   1
Cider Spiced Prunes
Segment No.   2
Prune-Deviled Ham Sandwich
Segment No.   3
Prune & Carrot Salad
Segment No.   4
Pot Roast with Prunes
Segment No.   5
Sunsweet Prune - “High Diving,” 1952
Physical Description: 20 seconds - B&W 
Segment No.   6
Sunsweet Prune - “Ice Skating,” 1952
Physical Description: 20 seconds - B&W 
Segment No.   7
Sunsweet Prune - “Tennis,” 1952
Physical Description: 20 seconds - B&W 
Duchess Salad Dressing, 1950
Note: 1½ minute B&W prints made from color negatives.
Segment No.   8
“By Order of the Duchess”
Segment No.   9
“A Score for the Duchess”
Segment No.   10
“A Gift from the Duchess”
Segment No.   11
“The Duchess Masterpiece”
Segment No.   12
“A Day With the Duchess”
Segment No.   13
Del Monte Pineapples - # M-81, August 1958
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   14
Ortho Weed B'Gon, March 1959
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Animation and live action.
CA 594
Greyhound Bus, 1956-1957
Note: 20 representative 1 minute - B&W Greyhound Bus commercials, part of an extensive series produced for Greyhound.
DC 817
Segment No.   1
Sunsweet Prune Music Box Promotion Campaign film - New York version, 1951
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   2
Sunsweet Prune Music Box Promotional Campaign film - West Coast version, 1951
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Sunsweet - “Recipe,” 1951
Note: 10 of a series of 25 1 minute - B&W films; each approximately 30 seconds animation and 30 seconds recipe sequence.
Segment No.   3A
Street Car Conductor (#3) - Prune Ham Roll
Segment No.   3B
Man Coming Home (#4) - Prune Cake
Note: In cooperation with Betty Crocker Cake Mix.
Segment No.   3C
Speeding Car (#5) - Ginger Prunes
Segment No.   3D
Elevator (#6) - Prune Cake Filling
Segment No.   3E
Shoe Store - Prune Graham Cracker Pudding
Segment No.   3F
Man Washing (#1) - Cider Spiced Prunes
Segment No.   3G
Watering the Lawn (#2) - Prune and Ham Sandwich
Segment No.   3H
Waiting for the Bus (# 9) - Prune and Carrot Salad
Segment No.   3I
Man in Snow (# 10) - Pot Roast with Prunes
Segment No.   3J
Nervous Man and Kids (#11) - Prunes and Walnuts in Cream
Segment No.   4
Sunsweet Prune Music Box Promotional Campaign film - West Coast version, 1951
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Sunsweet Prune, 1956
Note

This series of films was originally produced for use in motion picture theaters (screen advertising) and in color. Black and White prints were made from the color negatives for use on television.

1 minute animation with original music scores by the Sportsmen's Quartette and 30 second live action demonstration of preparation of prune dish.

Segment No.   5
“Tenderized”,
Physical Description: 1½ minutes - Color 
Segment No.   6
“Quick Energy” (Fox Hunt)
Physical Description: 1½ minutes - Color 
Segment No.   7
“Fresh from the Farm”
Physical Description: 1½ minutes - Color 
Segment No.   8
“Eat 'em Raw”
Physical Description: 1½ minutes - Color 
Segment No.   9
“Tree Ripened”
Physical Description: 1½ minutes - B&W 
Segment No.   10
“Carnival”
Physical Description: 1½ minutes - B&W 
Segment No.   11
“Quick Energy” (Fox Hunt)
Physical Description: 1½ minutes - B&W 
DC 818
Segment No.   1-5
Duchess Salad Dressing, 1951
Note: Five 1 minute black and white prints for television re-edited from longer color commercials originally produced for theater screen advertising.
Segment No.   6
Duchess Salad Dressing - “The Duchess Masterpiece,” 1950
Physical Description: 1½ minutes - Color 
Note: Produced for theater screen advertising.
Segment No.   7
Duchess Salad Dressing - “By Order of the Duchess,” 1950
Physical Description: 1½ minutes - Color 
Segment No.   8
Duchess Salad Dressing - “A Score for the Duchess,” 1950
Physical Description: 1½ minutes - Color 
Segment No.   9
Duchess Salad Dressing - “A Gift from the Duchess,” 1950
Physical Description: 1½ minutes - Color 
Segment No.   10
Duchess Salad Dressing - “A Day with the Duchess,” 1950
Physical Description: 1½ minutes - Color 
Segment No.   11
Greyhound Bus - “The Mystery of Bus 509,” February 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   12
Kaiser Aluminum - Mobile Homes, October 1960
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   13
Kaiser Aluminum - Boats, March 1957
Physical Description: 100 seconds - B&W 
Note: Narrated by Ed Reimers, Produced in Florida.
Segment No.   14
Auto-Lite Sparkplugs, November 1960
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Live action with animated demonstration of spark plug operation.
Segment No.   15
Chevron Gasoline, March 1960
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   16
Chevron Travel Service, March 1960
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   17
Chevron “Methyl” Gasoline, March 1960
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   18
Dodge - “Job Rated Trucks,” 1950
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   19
Dodge Dealer Commercial, 1950
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   20
Sunsweet Prunes - “Quick Energy,” January 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Note: Black and White print made from color negative, for television use - animation and live action demonstration sequence.
Segment No.   21
Sunsweet - “Golf,” 1952
Physical Description: 20 seconds - B&W 
Segment No.   22
Sunsweet Prunes - “Good to Feel Good,” 1951
Physical Description: 20 seconds - B&W 
Segment No.   23
Sunsweet Prunes - “Ski Jump,” 1952
Physical Description: 20 seconds - B&W 
Segment No.   24
Atlas Aire Room Cooler - “Portabout Fan,” 1951
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   25
Atlas Aire Room Cooler, 1951
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   26
11 Cellars Wine - opener for program “I Am the Law,” February 1957
Physical Description: 10 second - B&W 
Segment No.   27
Atlas Aire Room Cooler - “Cooler than Cool,” 1951
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   28
Waste King Pulverator, 1953
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   29
Sunsweet Prune - Boating, 1952
Physical Description: 20 seconds - B&W 
Segment No.   30
Sunsweet Prune - “Rise & Shine” - limited animation, 1951
Physical Description: 20 seconds - B&W 
Segment No.   31
Dodge Roadster, with Los Angeles Rams Football Team, 1950
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   32
Duchess Salad Dressing - “Duchess Masterpiece” - print from color negative, 1950
Physical Description: 1 ½ minute - B&W 
Segment No.   33
Duchess Salad Dressing, 1951
Physical Description: 1 ½ minute - B&W 
Segment No.   34
Nob Hill Coffee - “Contented Coffee Mill” with Hal Burdick narrating, 1951
Physical Description: 1 minute - Color 
Segment No.   35
Storyviewer - “The Chinese Are Right,” 1950
Physical Description: 1 minute - Color 
Segment No.   36
Storyviewer - “Show Me A Story,” 1950
Physical Description: 1 minute - Color 
35mm Film Commercials Produced Primarily for Motion Picture Theater Screen Advertising Campaigns
GA 088
Segment No.   1
Greyhound Bus, February 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   2
Kraft Cheez Whiz - “Anybody Hungry,” 1950
Physical Description: 1 minute - Color 
Segment No.   3
Cinch Corn Bread Mix - “Thats Cooking?,” 1950
Physical Description: 1 minute - Color 
Segment No.   4
Parkay Margarine - Kraft - “Hungry??,” 1950
Physical Description: 1 minute - Color 
Segment No.   5
Patman's Hot Dogs (Advertising food at the snack bar in drive-in theaters), August 1958
Physical Description: 1 minute - Color 
GA 089
Segment No.   1
Kaiser Aluminum Foils - “Katy - Quilted,” September 1956
Physical Description: 2 minutes - B&W 
Segment No.   2
White Magic Soap - Safeway - “Soap Opera,” 1952
Physical Description: 1 minute - Color 
Segment No.   3
Tuffy Scouring Pads - “Upside Down”
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   4
Butternut Bread - animation and live action, 1950
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
GA 090
Segment No.   1
Kaiser Aluminum Foil - “Quilted Foil,” September 1957
Physical Description: 45 seconds - B&W 
Segment No.   2
La Pina Flour, June 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   3
Kaiser Aluminum Foil - “Katy - Quilted,” September 1956
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
GA 091
Segment No.   1
Marlboro Cigarettes, August 1959
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   2
Lucky Lager Beer - Snow footage, unedited, silent
Segment No.   3
Pittsburg Plate Glass - “Hi Fidelity Mirrors,” October 1959
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   4
Cinch Cake Mix - “Romance Anyone,” 1950
Physical Description: 1 minute - Color 
Segment No.   5
La Pina Flour - “Tasty Tortillas,” June 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
GA 092
Segment No.   1
La Pina Flour - “Tasty Tortillas,” June 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   2
Waste King Pulverator - animation and live action
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   3
Mattel Toys - “Prince Valiant Toy Sword Set”
Physical Description: 1 minute - Color 
Segment No.   4
La Pina Flour - “Tasty Tortillas,” June 1957
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   5
Rexall Drugs - “Cough Control Center” - animation and live action
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
GA 093
Segment No.   1
De Soto Automobile - Announcing 1960 new models, August 1959
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   2
De Soto Automobile - another 1960 announcement film
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   3
Webers Bread - animation and live action, 1950
Physical Description: 1 minute - B&W 
Segment No.   4
Kaiser Aluminum Foil - “Katy-Quilted,” September 1956
Physical Description: 2 minutes - B&W