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Vintage Oldsmobile
Commercials, The B-44 and more!
An original production published by
The Classic Archives! |
They were big. They
were bulky. They were heavy. They were also,
Oldsmobiles! The now defunct car make was once a proud
automobile name in the world. They were part of the
American Dream.
Take a look back
in time with these classic advertisements from the 30's to
the 60's of a popular American car. If you own one, or
simply wish you did, this collection is hard to pass up.
This collection shows theatrical movie ads, amongst other
television advertisements for several Olds models.
Anyone who has an interest in these old cars will love this
DVD.
This DVD runs about 90 minutes
and has a fully interactive menu. A list of films is as
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| American Look (1958)
The definitive Populuxe film
on 1950s automotive, industrial, interior and architectural
design. This film is a celebration of form, function,
and style, a perfect example of 50s style, which is one of
the most aesthetically pleasing forms of design of the 20th
century.
Sound, Color, 28:08
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| Design for Dreaming (1956)
Set at the 1956 General Motors Motorama, this is one of the
key Populuxe films of the 1950s, showing futuristic dream
cars and Frigidaire's "Kitchen of the Future."
Sound, Color, 9:16
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| Defense Comes First With
Oldsmobile (1942 Oldsmobile Playlets) (1941)
Theatrical screen ad for one of
the last pre-World War II automobiles, emphasizing
Oldsmobile's adaptability under wartime conditions.
Sound, B&W, 0:49
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| In My Merry Oldsmobile (1932)
Surprisingly licentious
advertising cartoon produced by the Fleischer brothers.
Excellent animated short from the famous Max Fleicher
cartoon studios. Lovely "Lucille" is menaced by a
mustachioed villain/voyeur but then is rescued by her
pint-sized true love.
Sound, B&W, 6:28
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| Olds Minute Movies (Futuramic 1948)
Theater advertisements for the
first all-new automobile to be placed on the market after
World War II, the Oldsmobile Futuramic. The commercial
showed the advantages of the car, using slick terms and
comparisons.
Sound, B&W, 3:28
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| Oldsmobile Commercial
A commercial about the 98
Oldsmobile, (that was the actual name of the car, not the
year!)
Sound, B&W, 1:50
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| Oldsmobile Presents Motoring's Magic
Carpet Hydra-Matic B-44 (1942 Oldsmobile Playlets)
A theatrical screen ad for
the Hydra-matic B-44.
Sound, B&W, 0:50
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| Oldsmobile Presents the B-44 (1942
Oldsmobile Playlets) A
theatrical commercial hawking the "B-44" line of "handsomer,
huskier, heavier" Oldsmobiles. Featuring good, pompous
narration and scary low-angle shots of the last prewar road
behemoths.
Sound, B&W, 0:49
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Oldsmobile Presents the -Custom 8
Cruiser- B-44 (1942 Oldsmobile Playlets)
A theatrical screen ad for the
"Custom 8 Cruiser" B-44.
Sound, B&W, 0:50
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Oldsmobile Presents the -Seventy- B-44
(1942 Oldsmobile Playlets)
A theatrical screen ad for the
Seventy B-44
Sound, B&W, 0:49
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Oldsmobile Presents the -Sixty- B-44
(1942 Oldsmobile Playlets)
A theatrical screen ad for the
Sixty B-44
Sound, B&W, 0:49
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Trail of the Rocket (ca. 1951)
Singers Lucille and Johnny,
whose radio show is sponsored by Oldsmobile, are invited to
visit the Olds factory to see why the product is superior.
While touring the plant, Johnny becomes concerned that
another visitor is a Martian spy dedicated to subverting
Earth's autonomy. A fun peek inside an Olds Plant.
Sound, B&W, 30:31
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