Great opening clip with that gorgeous tinseled tree in the background. Loved the Dick Powell segement. What a pleasure to hear the words"Merry Christmas" even though there were at least 3 generic happy holidays which don't fit the occasion. Actually happy holiday is happy holy day as Christmas is Christ Mass. The British to shorten everything! And I'm sure there will be those when it dawn's on them will try to rid us of both phrases even though Christmas generates billions into the economy .
That's character actor Jack Collins reading from Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" in the opening sequence...the clip from Dick Powell & Company is from the end of a December 1960 episode of "DICK POWELL'S ZANE GREY THEATER"- Aaron Spelling had become Dick's producer on the series at the time {he also wrote the monologues Powell delivered at the beginning and end of every episode}- Richard Newton later worked with Aaron on "BURKE'S LAW" and co-created "THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS SHOW" with him in 1965...
I like your vid clip and I've rated it as awesome. I've done another video clip on some old cigarette cards of 1930's movie stars, including: Dick Powell , Bing Crosby, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Clark Gable, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo,Johnny Weismuller, Gary Cooper and Carole Lombard.
beautiful!
vinceman 1 year ago
Great opening clip with that gorgeous tinseled tree in the background. Loved the Dick Powell segement. What a pleasure to hear the words"Merry Christmas" even though there were at least 3 generic happy holidays which don't fit the occasion. Actually happy holiday is happy holy day as Christmas is Christ Mass. The British to shorten everything! And I'm sure there will be those when it dawn's on them will try to rid us of both phrases even though Christmas generates billions into the economy .
CD122344 2 years ago
The awesome classic-ness of this video is classically awesome. Thanks for uploading these gems!
chinacat 2 years ago
Thank you for posting this....It is Fantastic!!!!!!!!
garthrussel 2 years ago
This is just dreadfull. Not even a sighting of Timi, and even if there was, the fil is like looking through a fog so we wouldn;t have seen her anyway.
There is no point of this even being on here
Mike Rossiter UK
gusandspud 2 years ago
Hi Mike,
I'm sorry. You're absolutely right. I have no excuse to post such lousy stuff on YouTube. I promise it won't ever happen again!
Really.
thephotoplayer 2 years ago
I'm a million years late for discovering your post but this is just spectacular.
Thanks for sharing this.
DIOTD2008 3 years ago
Thank you, and there is more to come!
thephotoplayer 3 years ago
I now live a block from where the Central Theater WAS...this is a very interesting clip. Thanks for sharing.
hobbzie 3 years ago
Perhaps soon I will be posting a tribute page to the Central, which was New Jersey's greatest theater.
thephotoplayer 3 years ago
That's character actor Jack Collins reading from Dickens' "A Christmas Carol" in the opening sequence...the clip from Dick Powell & Company is from the end of a December 1960 episode of "DICK POWELL'S ZANE GREY THEATER"- Aaron Spelling had become Dick's producer on the series at the time {he also wrote the monologues Powell delivered at the beginning and end of every episode}- Richard Newton later worked with Aaron on "BURKE'S LAW" and co-created "THE SMOTHERS BROTHERS SHOW" with him in 1965...
fromthesidelines 3 years ago
Thanks for all of the info. I'm pretty sure the Collins clip is from circa 1956 or so.
thephotoplayer 3 years ago
I LOVED the Dick Powell clip. It is so cool to see him interacting with Aaron Spelling, calling him Skinny, etc. Such a wonderful guy.
Maliejandra 4 years ago
Sent chills down my spine. Excellent.
Nice to see that Bob Hope, on balance,sold us on more crappy cars than Henry Ford!
7855waldo 4 years ago
It's great to see Dick Powell as himself! Thanks from a Dick Powell fan!
ekam83 4 years ago
I like your vid clip and I've rated it as awesome. I've done another video clip on some old cigarette cards of 1930's movie stars, including: Dick Powell , Bing Crosby, Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Clark Gable, Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo,Johnny Weismuller, Gary Cooper and Carole Lombard.
creamofcardstv 5 years ago
wo,, classic footage ,, thanks
Scottea1776 5 years ago