"VR" is the "watermark" of the video distributor of this piece of film, 'ACCountry' {I know who it is, but I won't reveal their identity}. Lorillard Tobacco wanted their opening, with Red plugging their cigarette, on film before the game, so Red filmed this in advance (it's a "standard" opening, designed to be repeated numerous times throughout the '48 season; that's why Red refers to "Ebbets Field" instead of "Wrigley"). As this film ended, the "live" portion of the game was televised...
I think whoever put this together used a recording over top of the wrong visuals because even a 1948 television broadcast wouldn't look so choppy. Ed Sullivan and other programs that were on TV in 1948, their re-airings don't look like that. Curious why it's choppy visually but sounds great audio-wise. What are the "VR" initials down in the bottom right?
Was there pot in those OLD GOLD cigarettes?
robphilll22 3 months ago
@hallj100 Never did trust that Red Barber! Next thing he'll tell us is the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles!
duckman531 9 months ago
"VR" is the "watermark" of the video distributor of this piece of film, 'ACCountry' {I know who it is, but I won't reveal their identity}. Lorillard Tobacco wanted their opening, with Red plugging their cigarette, on film before the game, so Red filmed this in advance (it's a "standard" opening, designed to be repeated numerous times throughout the '48 season; that's why Red refers to "Ebbets Field" instead of "Wrigley"). As this film ended, the "live" portion of the game was televised...
fromthesidelines 1 year ago
Just finished reading "Friends with Red," by Bob Edwards - a classic (without exaggeration).written in 1993.
Grab a copy. It could not have been better written if the author had been E.B. White.
7855waldo 2 years ago
I think whoever put this together used a recording over top of the wrong visuals because even a 1948 television broadcast wouldn't look so choppy. Ed Sullivan and other programs that were on TV in 1948, their re-airings don't look like that. Curious why it's choppy visually but sounds great audio-wise. What are the "VR" initials down in the bottom right?
ACcountryFan 2 years ago
How can it be a Cubs/Giants game from Brooklyn's Ebbets Field?
mdumas43073 3 years ago
The game was broadcast from Wrigley Field, but Red's Old Gold commercial was pre-recorded (on film, in a studio).
VanStanhope 2 years ago
It's supposedly "direct from Wrigley Field", but Red said that they're in Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.
luridplanet 3 years ago