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| |  | "ARE THE GIRLS IN PHOENIX THAT BAD?" SOUND BITE
The driver guesses where his passenger is from. "Oh sure, Phoenix. You look just like a Phoenix girl." "Are the girls in Phoenix that bad?" she retorts.
1950s - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP | 00:00:13:00
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| |  | "IF THE PRICE IS RIGHT" SOUND BITE
A car salesman walks up to a convertible that just pulled into the sales lot. "We're interested in selling a car," says the female passenger. "If the price is right," the driver adds.
1950s - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP | 00:00:09:00
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| |  | "I CAN DIAGNOSE THAT. LA, LA, LA." SOUND BITE
A nurse informs the doctor who is wearing a stethoscope and head mirror that a patient called. When he finds out that it was only to report her missing cat, the jovial doctor chuckles and says, "I can diagnose that. La, la, la."
1940s - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP | 00:00:11:00
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| |  | A STATION WAGON AT THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME
A station wagon is peacefully driving down the road when suddenly gunshots are heard. Two masked bandits on a stagecoach appear and drive the car off the road while exchanging shots with Roy Rogers and his posse who are in close pursuit on their horses. As expected, the hero manages to shoot both bandits, once again saving the day.
1940s - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP | 00:00:52:00
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| |  | PICKING UP A HITCHHIKER
A man stops at a gas station to add water for his car. He spots a young woman hitchhiking by the side of the road and offers her a ride. She hesitates at first but accepts his offer without a word.
1950s - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP | 00:00:58:00
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| |  | " . . . A BEAUTY THAT'S ALMOST HOMELY BECAUSE IT'S SO REAL" SOUND BITE
A driver assesses the appearance of his female passenger. Through voiceover narration, he observes, "Man, she looked as if she had just been thrown off the crummiest freight train in the world. Yet in spite of this I got the impression of beauty. Not the beauty of a movie actress, mind you, or the beauty that you dream about with your wife, but a natural beauty--a beauty that's almost homely because it's so real."
1950s - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP | 00:00:22:00
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| |  | ROY ROGERS ALL TIED UP
Roy Rogers rushes to untie the rope on his feet which is tied to a horse on the other end. He then runs alongside his faithful horse Trigger and climbs up onto the saddle as a posse of cowboys on horses are in pursuit.
1940s - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP | 00:00:22:00
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| |  | "NOW IF YOU TAKE MY ADVICE . . . " SOUND BITE
A large man wearing a black cowboy hat and holding a gun threatens, "Now if you take my advice you'll stay out of town and keep right on going!"
1940s - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP | 00:00:06:00
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| |  | JACK WEBB CIGARETTE COMMERCIAL
Clip of Jack Webb from Dragnet on his set promoting Chesterfield Cigarettes. "Get a carton or two for yourself. Smoke 'em and I'm sure you'll say as we do, it's Chesterfields for me."
1950s - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP | 00:00:07:00
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| |  | L & M FILTER CIGARETTE COMMERCIAL
A simple television commercial for L & M filter cigarettes with close ups of the cigarette box and a cigarette. The voiceover highlights the alpha cellulose feature of the product.
1950s - BLACK/WHITE
Source: Video: BetaSP | 00:00:33:00
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