Originally, this was "The Colgate Comedy Hour", because this classic program was sponsored by the Colgate-Palmolive Company from 1950-55. In 1956, Colgate-Palmolive dropped out, and the program was renamed "The NBC Comedy Hour".
Colgate ended their association with the series (known as the "COLGATE VARIETY HOUR" during its last six months) with the December 25, 1955 telecast [Fred Waring and the Pennnsylvanians performing an hour of Christmas music]. Two weeks later, it was "THE NBC COMEDY HOUR" through June 1956, when Steve Allen replaced it.
0:51- Hy Averback, the overall announcer for the "NBC COEMDY HOUR", speaks for Bendix at the very end. 1:05- Bill Elliott- speaking for Viceroy- was once the famous "Wild Bill" Elliott in Western movies during the 1940's and early '50s. 3:20- Perry Lafferty later became a producer as well as a frequent director- and was a CBS executive for 14 years (he also produced "THE MARY TYLER MOORE HOUR" in 1979) before joining NBC. He was a also a mystery novelist in his later years. His daughter Marcy was one of William Shatner's wives.
The program was presented "live"- and photographed via a special camera (aimed at a TV monitor) that filmed the images [adjusted to capturing TV images at 30 frames per second, as sound cameras filmed at 24 frames per second]. This process was known as "kinescoping" . Until videotape was perfected, it was the only way to preserve "live" TV shows.
Originally, this was "The Colgate Comedy Hour", because this classic program was sponsored by the Colgate-Palmolive Company from
1950-55. In 1956, Colgate-Palmolive dropped out, and the program was renamed "The NBC Comedy Hour".
Colgate ended their association with the series (known as the "COLGATE VARIETY HOUR" during its last six months) with the December 25, 1955 telecast [Fred Waring and the Pennnsylvanians performing an hour of Christmas music]. Two weeks later, it was "THE NBC COMEDY HOUR" through June 1956, when Steve Allen replaced it.
Wow, 65 years ago! So rare!
0:51- Hy Averback, the overall announcer for the "NBC COEMDY HOUR", speaks for Bendix at the very end.
1:05- Bill Elliott- speaking for Viceroy- was once the famous "Wild Bill" Elliott in Western movies during the 1940's and early '50s.
3:20- Perry Lafferty later became a producer as well as a frequent director- and was a CBS executive for 14 years (he also produced "THE MARY TYLER MOORE HOUR" in 1979) before joining NBC. He was a also a mystery novelist in his later years. His daughter Marcy was one of William Shatner's wives.
Stan Freburg got mention too, but only to credit a part we don't see.
Thanks for sharing.
The opening commercial re-uses Tennessee Ernie Ford’s hit song “Sixteen Tons”, which is about coal mining.
In today's TV they would never show any Cigarettes commercials.
But today's Tav show condom ads
Good
Cigarette advertising was banned from TV and radio, effective on January 2, 1971.
Sure seems like another world now. But I remember it!
Zoom-a-tenna. Pure '50s.
How were these recorded?
I'm curious about that too!
The program was presented "live"- and photographed via a special camera (aimed at a TV monitor) that filmed the images [adjusted to capturing TV images at 30 frames per second, as sound cameras filmed at 24 frames per second]. This process was known as "kinescoping" . Until videotape was perfected, it was the only way to preserve "live" TV shows.
Wild Bill Elliott, movie cowboy. Died at 61 of...you got it. Lung cancer.
Listening to the quality of his voice, I’m not surprised.