Norman Rose was a radio and TV veteran, since the end of World War II; even though he was an occasional actor, his initial claim to fame was as narrator of NBC radio's "DIMENSION X" program in 1950 and '51- later, he was the host/narrator of CBS' live 1953-'54 edition of "THE MAN BEHIND THE BADGE" {Charles Bickford took over in the 1955 syndicated filmed version}- then, hundreds of radio and TV commercials followed....and "THE NATIONAL LAMPOON RADIO HOUR", with several Lampoon albums.
That's Norman Rose as the voice behind the Polaroid ad...and Howard Duff (radio's "Sam Spade", and later featured on "MR. ADAMS AND EVE" and "THE FELONY SQUAD") is "pitching" Old Gold off-camera.
These ads are from a half-hour show {filmed?}, with Vic Roby's sponsor I.D. "kinnied" from the original "live" telecast of whenever this series aired on NBC...
@fromthesidelines Norman Rose did a lot of work in the '70s for the National Lampoon Co. on their radio broadcasts and their albums. They used him a lot as a voiceover guy, and also the late Adolph Caesar (the murdered NCO "Sergeant Waters" in the movie "A Soldier's Story", for which he won an Oscar).
@fromthesidelines Norman Rose did a lot of voiceover work for the National Lampoon Co. in the '70s on their radio shows and albums. So did the late Adolph Caesar, who played "Sergeant Waters" in the movie "A Soldier's Story' (I believe he won the "Best Supporting Actor" Oscar for the role).
"You get to thinking there must be a better way, a better something." You betcha, boy! I'm going to consume a toxic product! The Old Gold spot's actually rather skillfully conceived, but there's a tragic irony in image of the non-Old Gold crowd being herded like cattle to the abattoir.
Meanwhile in the Bravo ad at 2:35 is Marge Redmond, known to many TV viewers as Sister Jacqueline in "The Flying Nun" and Sarah Tucker in those Cool Whip commercials. Was married to Jack Weston for a while.
We used to call any of our friends who did or said something dum REE-tards
faklempt1 6 days ago
This Is incredible :)
MrWesley96 3 weeks ago
Wow, look at that big boxy camera! LOL
bluecatky 4 weeks ago
These are the commercials that were playing the year that I was born - wow, I'm old.
paktype 6 months ago
Norman Rose was a radio and TV veteran, since the end of World War II; even though he was an occasional actor, his initial claim to fame was as narrator of NBC radio's "DIMENSION X" program in 1950 and '51- later, he was the host/narrator of CBS' live 1953-'54 edition of "THE MAN BEHIND THE BADGE" {Charles Bickford took over in the 1955 syndicated filmed version}- then, hundreds of radio and TV commercials followed....and "THE NATIONAL LAMPOON RADIO HOUR", with several Lampoon albums.
fromthesidelines 11 months ago
That's Norman Rose as the voice behind the Polaroid ad...and Howard Duff (radio's "Sam Spade", and later featured on "MR. ADAMS AND EVE" and "THE FELONY SQUAD") is "pitching" Old Gold off-camera.
These ads are from a half-hour show {filmed?}, with Vic Roby's sponsor I.D. "kinnied" from the original "live" telecast of whenever this series aired on NBC...
fromthesidelines 1 year ago
@fromthesidelines Norman Rose did a lot of work in the '70s for the National Lampoon Co. on their radio broadcasts and their albums. They used him a lot as a voiceover guy, and also the late Adolph Caesar (the murdered NCO "Sergeant Waters" in the movie "A Soldier's Story", for which he won an Oscar).
elc1960 11 months ago
@fromthesidelines Norman Rose did a lot of voiceover work for the National Lampoon Co. in the '70s on their radio shows and albums. So did the late Adolph Caesar, who played "Sergeant Waters" in the movie "A Soldier's Story' (I believe he won the "Best Supporting Actor" Oscar for the role).
elc1960 11 months ago
The voiceover at the start of this clip sounds like it was Vic Roby.
wmbrown6 1 year ago
nice thanks for posting
saphopoem 1 year ago
"You get to thinking there must be a better way, a better something." You betcha, boy! I'm going to consume a toxic product! The Old Gold spot's actually rather skillfully conceived, but there's a tragic irony in image of the non-Old Gold crowd being herded like cattle to the abattoir.
Meanwhile in the Bravo ad at 2:35 is Marge Redmond, known to many TV viewers as Sister Jacqueline in "The Flying Nun" and Sarah Tucker in those Cool Whip commercials. Was married to Jack Weston for a while.
PeerlessPaavo 1 year ago 2