Advanced Search
Baker Hotel, Mineral Wells, Roy Dives
TLSs cameraman Roy Cooper leaping into swimming pool from diving board, having a ball. TLS Baker Hotel sign with arrow pointing to car entrance ("Air Conditioning"). MS old white man sitting behind drum kit, playing snare drum with poolside band. Rear view MS piano player poolside. MS young white man playing electric guitar poolside, travel to young Hawaiian woman standing, smiling, clapping in rhythm. TLS guests sitting poolside. MS Hawaiian woman placing leis around guests. MS girl placing lei around Roy Cooper. Wacky MS white woman leaping into pool from diving board, holding broom.
Ft. Worth Hotel Demolished
Tilting TLS implosion of Fort Worth Hotel -- tall building collapsing, crumbling, crashing to street below, smoke flooded urban cavern.
Cellar Club Stripper
Dim, grainy MSs White female stripper with short dyed-blond hair dancing, shimmying, performing striptease. Full frontal nudity CUs stripper's crotch region.
Bubbles Cash Creates Impression at Tarrant Co. Convention Center
CU Woman's chest in red paisley shirt. CU boy looking about. MS little boy being handed to former Dallas stripper Bubbles Cash. CU Bubbles, tilt down to her chest. More shots of Bubbles. Odd rear view MS Bubbles kneeling on pavement, a gusty wind picking up her dress. Panning MS numbered objects on table: "Judge Hoffine's Turnpike Stadium Cap", a six-pack of Coors beer (short three beers), an embrodiered rug & Green Bay Packers paraphenalia (pennant, stocking cap, small megaphone). MS man holding "World Famous African Violet" sign by small African Violet. More CUs Bubbles. MS Bubbles sticking her bare Buttoxe into the air, several men in bus driver-like uniforms standing & admiring. MS Bubbles brushing her blond hair. MS cute little girl with pigtails. MSs Bubbles kneeling on sidewalk. MS man in brown suit jacket & tie reading decree. MS Bubbles clapping. MS old police putting the stop on the proceedings in Sodom & Gommorah. CU judge's bench order. CU Bubbles rolling her eyes.
Reverend Billy Graham on the Watergate Hearings
Reverend Billy Graham speaking about the Watergate Hearings at a press conference: "...or If he commits an immoral act, then this is a sign of moral permissiveness. I'm not prepared to say, at this point and time, about these people because I haven't been here to keep up with it. And it would be a little bit premature for me to--- I would like to read a lot of the testimony. Now, for example, on Mr. [Jeb] Magruder, I've watched him about the first half hour. I didn't get too much from it. And then last week I watched about an hour to two hours for two days only, and did not get all these different facts. But where people are saying that they are admitting that they perjured themselves, I think, of course, that's wrong."
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 304
Porter returns and once again honors Eddie Hill, then backed by The Wagonmasters plays guitar and sings a pretty, slowed-down bluesy version of "Blue Moon Of Kentucky." XCU Mack Magaha fiddle. Nice shot of Mack's fiddle solo as Porter strums guitar in background.
News in Brief: Polio Vaccine.
News in Brief: Polio Vaccine. (VO discusses new polio vaccine developed by Dr. Harold Cox of Lederle Laboratories.) Pair of hands uses eyedropper to put something into small paper cups (like Dixie cups). Two young women drink oral vaccine from small cups. Men in uniform climb down from U.S. Air Force plane and take cups from (presumably) medical personnel and drink. People, primarily women and children, queue up outdoors. Woman, children, and a baby drink from the little cups.
A Cure for the Hiccups
Panning low angle LS World War II era USAAF P-38 Lightning executing numerous barrel rolls at air show. Cloudless blue sky.
News in Brief: Family Fallout Shelter
News in Brief: Family Fallout Shelter Exterior small one-story building. Pair of female hands flip through booklet titled "The Family Fallout Shelter." Woman picks up some sort of equipment (perhaps a Geiger counter???); products on the shelves behind her include stuff from Campbell's, V-8, Carnation. First Aid Kit. Sparsely decorated room with bunk beds.
Old Dallas Criminal Court
High angle LS/TLSs urban area in Dallas slated to be demolished to make way for new country courthouse. TLS two white men standing on roof of building, Texas Bank sign in BG. Panning TLS Old Red Courthouse (old Dallas country courthouse in Richardson Romanesque architecure). TLS street traffic, buildings slated for demolition in BG; pickup trucks, cars, city bus pass by. MS street signs at intersection of Record & Main Streets. MS street signs at intersection of Market & Commerce Streets. MS "Lass Front Cafe, Metzger's Milk" sign. Low angle MS "Blair's Cafe, Schepps Milk" sign over sidewalk. Cocked angle low angle TLS "Joe Banks Cafe, Food & Beer" sign over sidewalk. Low angle MS "Little Tom's Cafe-- Beer, Sandwiches" sign. MS sign on wall: "John Barfield, Attorney, Moved to 717 Wilson Blvd." L/a MS Smith Stoval Bail Bonds (102 S. Record) sign over sidewalk.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 304
As the band plays "Oh, Pretty Woman," Porter introduces gap-toothed cornpone comedian Speck Rhodes, who scuttles in wearing his usual checkered suit with bow tie and bowler hat. Speck tells a corny joke about drinking, then sings the novelty number "The Little Shirt My Mother Made For Me." Audience shot at tail features wider angle on Eddie Hill.
News in Brief: Penguins
News in Brief: Penguins VS large group of penguins, including fuzzy young (babies, chicks) and very young birds in nest. The penguins fly, waddle or walk, and swim.
Sports: Golden Gloves
Sports: Golden Gloves Boxing matches in front of huge crowd. Boxers Vince Shomo (?), Pete Toro (?), Jimmy Hogan, other man. Referee's shirt says "Golden Gloves." Boxer gets pummeled in the face by Shomo; referee makes his ruling, then seems to encourage the loser, patting his poor face, etc. C/As male spectators. Another match ends in knockdown of Hogan by Toro; winner begins to celebrate.
Baby Giraffe Born in Zoo
MS giraffe mother eating at embryonic sac encumbering newborn giraffe calf lying on ground in cage. CU calf covered in embryonic fluid weakly lifting & lowering head. MS mother giraffe eating sac. MS giraffe calf prone on ground, mother standing over. MS giraffe leaning over cage, tilt down to mother giraffe eating sac from calf. MS white male zoo keeper throwing straw toward calf. CU calf lying weakly on ground. Something very sad about this, as though the calf didn't make it.
Sports: Motorcycle skiing
Sports: Motorcycle skiing Feet slide skis back and forth (looks like the person's not going anywhere). Gloved hand on motorcycle handlebars. Silly, somewhat dangerous sport: men on motorcycles/motorbikes pull skiers along snowy roads. Spectators watch. Spills, falls. Mild "stunts" by a skier, getting ahead of the bike for a bit. Man with checkered flag signals finish of race. Crowd applauds, all smiles. Two men, apparently winners, get a sort of wreath placed around their necks.
Infant Prince: Britain Cheers Queen and 2nd Son
Infant Prince: Britain Cheers Queen and 2nd Son. (First few shots look a little "wavy" but gets better.) Crowds waiting. Pile of photographic camera equipment, sitting there. Men fire cannons in salute. Airplanes fly overhead in formation. Library shot of Queen Elizabeth II posing with her two older children, Prince Charles and Princess Anne; pan to show Elizabeth and smiling Prince Philip. (Note: This was the birth of Prince Andrew.)
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 304
For the week's serious song Porter sings and recites Hank Williams' "Luke The Drifter" morality tale, "Too Many Parties and Too Many Pals," backed by The Wagonmasters.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 304
Porter reintroduces Cal Smith, who plays guitar and sings "Destination Atlanta GA" backed by The Wagonmasters. Then Porter wraps up the show, waving goodbye as The Wagonmasters play the instrumental outro, Don Howser signs off, and the whole cast dances and horses around as credits roll.
News in Brief: Robot Decoy.
News in Brief: Robot Decoy. (VO talks about new decoy to confuse radar screens.) Opening shot looks weird, like either negative or an animation: white plane flies against black sky, leaving white trails of exhaust behind it. View from hatch or something, looking down from moving aircraft, as something (looks like an airplane or a weird-shaped bomb) is released and falls away. Air to air of the thing flying or falling (?).
News in Brief: Requiem Mass for Stepinac.
News in Brief: Requiem Mass for Stepinac. Exterior St. Peters Basilica (?), car traffic in fg. Interior church, many tall lighted candles. Pope is seated on his throne. Pope, with small entourage of other men, walks about; he waves a censer.
25 Years Ago
25 Years Ago Italian soldiers march past cheering crowds, climb ramp to board ship. Crowd of troops, some waving helmets which balance on the end of their guns. Crowds wave farewell to ship. Boxer Primo Carrera warms up with punching bag, training, sparring with black boxer. CU Carrera's massive head. Winter scenes, ice or snow weighing down branches, power lines. Workers work on icy electric (or telephone?) lines. Baseball spring training. Men wearing Cardinals uniforms warm up. Dizzy Dean and Daffy Dean. Men wearing Detroit Tigers uniforms train. Mickey Cochrane, Schoolboy Rowe are mentioned. Men in New York Giants uniforms. Various players and manager Bill Terry (?) are mentioned; four of the players play "pepper". Crowds in stands. Babe Ruth at bat. CU Babe Ruth winks to the camera. He gets a hit and runs.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 305
Promo for The Porter Wagoner Show #305 featuring special guest Nat Stuckey. Porter and Dolly Parton sing their duet "Fight and Scratch" and name the week's guest and regulars, then playfully bicker until the end of the spot, telling each other to shut up. Fade out over art card with colorful illustration of Porter.
Good Neighbors: Ike Heads South On Hemisphere Tour.
Image quality is poor through most of clip. Good Neighbors: Ike Heads South On Hemisphere Tour. President Dwight D. Eisenhower is received at an airport; he descends from U.S. Air Force plane. Ike accepts a key. Handshakes, crowds. The President speaks from a podium.
The Porter Wagoner Show No. 305
Opening of Porter Wagoner show #305. Standard pre-recorded opening begins with CU of Porter s shiny red boots walking down hallway, which cuts to rear view of Wagoner s garish green Nudie suit festooned with rhinestone wagon wheels and cacti. Montage of smiling Porter happily walking through WSM-TV studio as stage hands and technicians prep show. Don Howser s voice over reads: "Direct from Nashville Tennessee, here s The Porter Wagoner Show!" Quick shots of regulars as Howser announces them: "Starring Porter Wagoner, Dolly Parton, Speck Rhodes, Don Howser, The Wagonmasters, and today s special guest star." Momentary pause in VO (presumably left for Howser to read the guest star s name on air), then prerecorded segment ends with Howser s "...and now, here s Porter." Cut to live portion as Porter, wearing dazzling, rhinestone-studded turquoise Nudie suit, plays guitar and sings "The World Needs A Washin'" from his "Carroll County Accident" LP accompanied by Wagonmasters Buck Trent, Don Warden, Mack Magaha, George McCormick, Jack Little and Speck Rhodes, all but Speck in matching tangerine Nudie suits of their own. MCU Mack's fiddling.