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The Native Americans: Navajo-- Race for Prosperity
Sign for the Navajo Nation Tribal Headquarters. LS of the building. CU of the Window Rock rock formation, pull back. MS of man talking about economic planning for the tribe.
Mario Andretti
Raw footage of race car driver Mario Andretti before race, followed by a post-race interview, circa 1970.
Mario Andretti
CU motorsports legend MARIO ANDRETTI wearing race car driver's jumpsuit, cleaning & polishing visor of racing helmet. MS/CUs Andretti team pit crew mechanics (sponsored by STP) working on engine of open-car racer (cleaning grille, intake valves, etc). MS pretty young white woman with long tousled blond hair standing on beach, shaking her head at the camera-- I wish they all could be California girls, too; TLS/MSs sexy blond woman walking into surf with two dogs. MS race car driver Mario Andretti talking with unidentified white man on racetrack, grandstands in BG. CU socket wrenches & oily rag being held in hand by Mr Andretti. TLS small open-car racers passing by pit crews. Over the shoulder MS time judge holding clipboard w/ several built-in stopwatches. CU Mario Andretti donning leather gloves (nice watch). MS Mario Andretti wearing fireproof balaclava, racing jumpsuit, holding helmet while standing & watching race. MS Mr Andretti squeezing into small open-car racer.
Mario Andretti
Great long take CU motorsports legend Mario Andretti wearing funky sunglasses, sporting sideburns & his famous slick hairstyle, being interviewed by off-screen reporter near racetrack; Mr Andretti removes his sunglasses, continues talking (no audio).
John Wayne
MS actor JOHN WAYNE standing by racetrack at Ontario Speedway during Grand National 500 Stock Car Race, talking to someone off-screen, then walking away into crowd; camera follows John Wayne, offering some nice moving angles of The Duke ambling about.
Lorne Greene
MS/CUs actor LORNE GREENE talking with cameramen & track officials at All-American Soap Box Derby, Derby Downs, Akron, Ohio; Lorne Greene wears a very fashionable ensemble consisting of suede jacket, open (butterfly) collar shirt, striped scarf around neck & bushy sideburns... ah, the 1970s. Out of focus MCUs "Route 33" pin on yellow shirt. Nice MS white boy with bowl-cut hairstyle & red and black striped shirt scowling & pursing lips & craning head while watching off-screen car race; note the half-full glass Coca-Cola (Coke) bottle beside Junior.
Sir Stirling Moss
MS motor sports racing legend SIR STIRLING MOSS sitting in yellow official pace car Chevrolet Corvette Stingray sports coupe on racetrack before race, pan right to open race cars waiting on track. TLS Sir Stirling Moss sitting in Corvette Stingray pace car, looking back at waiting cars. Panning MSs pace car, Sir Moss.
Barbara McNair & Lou Rawls
TLS/MSs singer LOU RAWLS singing with several children on sound stage during TV taping or rehearsal; multi-racial kids, some of whom sit on the lap of Lou Rawls while he performs. MSs singer BARBARA MCNAIR standing backstage, waiting. Great tilting TLS vertical "Liquor" sign in soundstage, pan right to television production crew, crane & camera equipment. TLS/MSs Lou Rawls working with producers & children between takes on garish pink ghetto-style set. MSs cute black & white children standing idly about, trying to amuse themselves any which way they can, one girl tooting on Harpo horn. MSs white male crane operator wearing headset. MS Lou Rawls with Ruby Dee (?) on set between takes. MSs unidentified white woman wearing yellow dress, head scarf on set. Sideview MS white man with straggly long hair, handlebar moustache, playing drums with studio band during rehearsal.
Royal Canadian Mounted Police (The Mounties)
Master 1495 - Tape 1 Nice DOF 3/4 TLS RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police) in uniforms, astride horses in rural compound, snow-capped mountains in BG. Panning TLS Mounties riding horses from compound. Great LS/TLSs numerous Mounties riding horses through scenic hills, fields, dotted with evergreen trees, snowy mountain peaks in BG.
Prison Guard Tower
Master 1495 - Tape 1 Low angle TLSs prison guard tower (watchtower, watch tower) during late afternoon & day-for-night.
Golden Apple Nudes
Master 1495 - Tape 1 MS buxom young white woman lying naked on chaise in lighting studio, admiring apple held aloft in her hand. MS another naked young woman extending hand smilingly. (nude, topless, bare breast)
Dutch Egyptian (Archival Burlesque)
Master 1495 - Tape 1 Title Card featuring illustration of Sphinx in Egypt & a windmill in Holland: "Dutch Egyptian." TLS/MSs young white woman dancing topless on stage set marked by matte painting backdrop of countryside; Dutch girl -- pigtails & maiden hat & wooden clog shoes-- gallivants vigorously in quaint early burlesque fashion. MS aforementioned topless dancer popping into backstage dressing room to chat with fellow topless dancer who is brushing her hair & primping in mirror at dressing table; TLS Egyptian motif dancer rushing out of chair, Dutch girl taking seat in her place. TLS/MSs topless dancer with long dark hair performing vaguely Arabic burlesque dance while wearing a diaphanous dress akin to that worn by a belly dancer; black curtain backdrop. Exotic dancer. Shimmy, shake. Title card: "Gypsy Pirate." TLS/MSs previous erotic dancer dressed in Gypsy accoutrements, topless dancing against painted backdrop of countryside; bang that tambourine, Jezebel! TLS topless dancer dressing like pirate in backstage dressing room, Gypsy girl entering, Pirate girl exiting; MS topless dancer primping hair, turning to cam & posing seductively. TLS/MSs Pirate girl dancing topless against tapestry of pirate ship, swinging plastic scarab & hiding behind black eye mask; Pirate girl glowers menacingly into cam & makes stabbing motions with knife. Silliness.
British & U.S. Army Soldiers in Korea
Master 1495 - Tape 1 Rear view MS three soldiers (first two are probably U.S.) in heavy winter gear (including US issue arctic caps aka ushanka hats) trudging up steep hill with rifles during Korean War (Korean Conflict) -- lead soldier had grenade-launcher affixed to M1 Garand rifle. MS two U.S. Army soldiers hiking up steep hill, lead soldier carrying Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) light machine gun. Rear view TLS British Army soldiers hiking through snowy wooded area. MSs U.S. soldiers crawling, crouching, advancing through snowy woods. MS British & American Army soldiers running for cover along rocky road while carrying Browning 1919A4 light machine gun, ammunition bandoliers & tripod. LS smoke rising from trees. MS two U.S. soldiers crouched in brush, U.S. Army soldier in FG loading, aiming & firing M1 Garand carbine rifle. (70-3)
Jeeps on Military Base
Master 1495 - Tape 1 Great rear view subjective POV traveling shots (process plate) from U.S. Army Jeep driving about field littered by covered trailers on military base, doing doughnuts around field while being accompanied by several other Jeeps driven by U.S. Army soldiers. Military fun & hi-jinks.
U.S. Army Soldiers in Korea
Master 1495 - Tape 1 Panning TLS U.S. Army soldiers carrying heavy full gear with shoulder-slung M1 Garand carbine rifles marching from landing craft onto dock, passing several Korean civilians sitting by sandbags. (17-10) Rear view LS U.S. Army soldiers advancing slowly up steep hill, one GI tossing grenade forward over ridge (no explosion). (48-9)
Fight Night
Master 1495 - Tape 1 LS boxing match, two young white male middleweight boxers fighting in ring while referee circles action, jam-packed crowd watching on. MSs featherweight boxers slugging it out in boxing ring-- fast & furious fisticuffs in the corner. LSs fighters duking it out in boxing ring on fight night. LS referee counting out downed boxer, fighter collapsing onto canvas after trying to get up.
Outdoor Crowd in Bleachers, At Fence
Master 1495 - Tape 1 Great DOF 3/4 LS crowd packing spectator stands, leaning against fence while watching off-screen sporting event. Outdoor crowd in their Saturday best. Could pass for a shifty horse race track. Casey at the Bat type of feel.
Ticker Tape Parade
Master 1495 - Tape 1 TLS steady stream of open convertible cars -- the first two loaded with reporters & newsreel cameraman, some riding on side railings-- taking turn on city street, accompanied by motorcycle cops & mounted police; pan right with dignitary car from which two small American flags fly from grille. High angle LSs parade route (no ticker tape yet), large crowd following car caravan. Intertitle: "Cheers from Broadway!" Great head-on TLS/MSs ticker tape parade with police escort. High angle TLS parade route, police escort, ticker tape falling.
POP Goes The Country No 215
POP Goes The Country Show No 215
Soul! EP 43 (401) "Poppy"
The George Faison Universal Dance Experience continue to perform opening movement of contemporary ballet about drug addiction, "Poppy." Male & female dancers pretend to smoke marijuana in cliques; they get high, feel loopy lazy & silly & then ultimately groovy. Lite skronk jazz instrumentation that segues into trumpet-driven 1970s Miles-like fusion jazz. Funky blue & white stage with swirls on center stage. Lead dancer (Al Perryman?) returns briefly to behave like a knowing pusher pulling their strings. Art, dance, performance. Ensemble.
Soul! EP 43 (401) "Poppy"
Poet Imamu Amiri Baraka (LeRoi Jones) recites unidentified original poem about drug addiction and Italians. Angry, biting, Beat poetry. "Make you OD together like my brothers down the street who like to OD, they do it all the time. Why is dope so nice to us? Why do we like it?" "Dope is shit!" "What difference do it make? Stay high, suckachump! Lay out and be cool! The devil is corny." Most expletives are deleted.
Soul! EP 43 (401) "Poppy"
The George Faison Universal Dance Experience perform "You're the One, I'm the One" movement from contemporary ballet about drug addiction, "Poppy." Ensemble dancer performance to deep funk on cool blue & white & black stage. Lead dancer (Al Perryman?) dances solo at outset.
Soul! EP 43 (401) "Poppy"
The George Faison Universal Dance Experience perform creepy movement from contemporary ballet about drug addiction, "Poppy." Hallucinogenic glycerin-like strobe effect as dancers wearing cellophane & little else spin on red & white stage to audio of choir evoking eerie high-pitched composition best suited for a certain Hollywood picture about Damien, the Prince of Darkness. Scary ensemble performance. The Pusherman (Al Perryman?) is last off-stage, stalking the camera & placing red swatch over lens.
Soul! EP 43 (401) "Poppy"
The George Faison Universal Dance Experience perform jaunty classical piano movement from contemporary ballet about drug addiction, "Poppy." Female dancers wear children's clothes replete with bows & behave & dance in a similar manner. The gang gangs up on a female dancer, stripping her of her figurative innocence by tearing away her children's clothes before leaving her in a white slip to perform a solo dance to the strains of an anonymous cover of the Paul/John classic, "Yesterday." The Pusherman (Al Perryman?) enters to dance briefly with her before leaving, young woman in tow.