Groucho for Desoto commercial
Basic Information
Country
Language
Donor Code
2853 - Packard Humanities Institute: Sabucat Collection
Collection
Sabucat
Format & Technical
Color Format
B&W
Sound Format
SD.^OPT^^^^
Item Holdings
1
Total Reels
1
Condition
Deterioration
0
Notes
Pallet 43 -Nine minutes of commercials assembled for (and cut from) YOU BET YOUR LIFE, with Groucho Marx in Europe, incongrously selling DeSoto automobiles from the Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, the Coliseum, etc.^^6 minutes of footage is with Groucho on vacation, wearing trademark beret, seeing the most popular of European sites.^^3 minutes of footage is strictly product shots, with DeSotos being driven in town, in country, on race track.^^Nice detail shots of grille, dashboards, tail lights. Also detail shots of woman (later, a man) pressing on gas pedal, brake pedal.^^also with George Fenniman
Inventory Items (1)
| Reel # | Barcode | Can Size | Reel Size | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SV0001391176 | 400ft | S209-36B-14 |