Classic
Television History Films on DVD!
An original production published by
The Classic Archives! |
This rare vintage
collection of films shows the early history of television.
It shows some television manufacturing at RCA and how TV's
work to receive the signal, very early production shots and
techniques, and early remote control commercials, (some
silent). This rare collection is a must for any TV
buff or history lover. The technology shown here is so
vintage and out of date, it is quite fascinating to watch.
This DVD contains a fully interactive
menu and runs over 2 hours . Here is a
list of movies that make up this very rare
collection: |
The Hillsborough with New
Hideaway Styling (1959)
Promotes a new console
television that folds into a piece of furniture so as to
conceal the all-seeing picture tube.
Silent, Color, 2:32
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Magic in the Air (1955)
Introduces television and
explains the workings of early television technology.
Sound, B&W, 8:12
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New Seven-Function Remote
Control for Color (1959)
Promotes an early version of the
television remote control.
Silent, Color, 3:24
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Programmer with Magic
Memory, Another Newsmaker (1959)
Presents a special device that
automatically tunes in your favorite preselected TV shows
Silent, Color, 4:05
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An RCA Presentation
Television (ca. 1939)
Early promotional film
introducing TV to the American public, probably coordinated
with the rollout of scheduled broadcasting at the 1939 New
York World's Fair. Shows scenes of television production at
the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) studios at
Rockefeller Center, New York City, using equipment
manufactured by NBC's corporate parent RCA.
Sound, B&W, 9:03
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The Story of Television
(1956) RCA's corporate
history of pre-1956 developments in television.
Sound, B&W, 14:50
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Radio and Television
(1940) View of the
radio industry as it existed in 1940, showing potential
occupations at every level. Introduces the new industry of
television, emphasizing its need for specially skilled
workers. Useful imagery of the electronic media in the
pre-World War II era.
Sound, B&W, 10:30
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Television Remote Control
(Tuner) (ca. 1961)
Early technology to enable the channel-surfer.
Sound, Color, 5:46
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Television Tomorrow
Part of a series of post-WWII
job recruitment films aimed at soon-to-be ex-servicemen. Of
great historical interest and reasonably accurate about
television behind the scenes and in the future. Great
film showing the earlier making of television, good shots of
the big heavy big studio equipment they used to use.
Sound, B&W, 12:16
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The Reasons Why (1959)
Television manufacturing at
RCA's New Jersey plant. Includes scenes of design,
engineering and quality control. Great scenes of TVs with
flickering test patterns.
Sound, Color, 26:42
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A Welcome Guest in the
House (ca. 1957)
Tribute to television as servant of the public in the Cold
War era.
Sound, B&W, 23:39
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DVD Menu Sampler:
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