a tribute to 1950s stylists. creative commons, public domain.

1950s Splendor continues!

Maybe this is the first commercial of cocoa puffs in 1959, because i haven't saw this commercial. I DONT OWN GENERAL MILLS. I OWN NOTHING. BUT No copyright infringement, because i got this from classicads.tv.

Check out the vintage commercials that sold cereal to your parents.

Ahhhh, the glorious style of the 1950s!

Ahhhh....the good old days when they had drive in theatres! Check out this charming "Intermission" cartoon from the 1950s!

This was taken from the very beginning of "FIRST OF THE NEW THINGS" released in July 1958. This lion has a heavy mane while he's bellowing. VHS Package Design 1st Printing: July 12, 1988. VHS   more...Package Design 2nd Printing: July 4, 1995. DVD Package Design 1st Printing: July 14, 1998. DVD Package Design 2nd Printing: March 30, 2010.  less

1950s Pro Female Wrestling Scissors. Not sure who the wrestlers are.

Old newsreel of Jayne Mansfield on a bus tour promoting her movie.

Highlights include some nice 1920s and 30s cars

An actual newsreel from a theater. Can you believe what people used to see when they went to the movies? It is hard to grasp the concept of pre-tv, and getting news and goofy things like this only   more...from the theater. That is the way it was for many years. Must have been an interesting time to be alive. :-) These are more along the lines of "Hair Don'ts" than "Hair Dos."  less

I LOVE these retro films! They are so endlessly entertaining.

Truly creepy anti-gay short from the 1950s. It's sad to know that some people still think like this.

Live from Dallas' Sportatorium we feature silent 8mm footage of a midget women's wrestling match, circa the late 1950s. NOTE: THIS FOOTAGE HAS NO SOUND

An idealistic white news reporter’s family is caught in the crossfire of black and white as he covers the explosive events of the Civil Rights movement in the racially charged South of the late 1950s.   more...Crossing the Lines Richard Doster Book Trailer Find out more about the author and book here http://tinyurl.com/dd4u7s Fiction/ Christian/ General  less

1950s-styled commercial for Tide detergent. Something I made for fun.

April 3, 1956

More twisters were captured on film in the 1950s than people think. This is rarely-seen footage of a tornado that struck Grand Rapids, MI on April 3rd, 1956 (over 50 years ago!). It was shot   more...on 8mm film and rated F5.

Credit: Eugene Dohm  less

The Crests are best known for their hit 16 Candles. There lead
vocalist was Johnny Maestro and for a short time,
Luther Vandoss' older sister Patrica was a member of the group.
This is a fictional story   more...of Patrica appearing on TV with the guys.

Special thanks to Topaz Dupree:

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/JohnnyMaestroFans/

For more info about Johnny Maestro, please visit:

http://www.j-maestro-bklyn-bridge.com/

PEW MAN FU STUDIOS

http://charlemange.net  less

Vintage Sixties Live Club Night July 2007 Scratch band - no rehearsal - no sound check - give it some welly

I've loved this Elvis tune ever since I first saw Nicholas Cage perform it in David Lynch's "Wild at Heart". This is yet another drssed-up SingSnap entry--my first one, in fact, which is why   more...the audio is a wee bit distorted and unbalanced (Learning the music/microphone mix on the SingSnap recorder interface is a little tricky at first). I thought it would be fun to display this vintage song on vintage mid-century TV sets!  less

From 1948, this stop-motion animation ad shows Lucky Strike Cigarettes marching military-style. L.S/M.F.T. = Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco

1. I was a Teenage Werewolf -1957
2. Lost, Lonely and Vicious -1958
3. Young, Willing and Eager -1958 (aka Rag Doll)

Original theatrical trailer for the Bert I. Gordon science fiction film about a man who invents a machine that can shrink people.

Original trailer for the 50's film starring Robert Clarke and Kenne Duncan, about a scientist and mobsters terrorized by a she-alien from another world.