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(Did you know that the Aladdin stories are not original to the 1001 Nights? They are what are called Orphan Stories that were added in later.) No, I didn't know that! When I think about those stories, I always think about Scheherazade , that wonderful orchestral tone poem of Rimsky-Korsakov. :he: N...

That's kind of an odd one—don't think I've seen a cereal commercial that vivacious and jubilant.

This stands out glaringly next to the loud commercials that were before and after this era. Yes, some of the ones from that era are almost relaxing to watch. Noisy, in-your-face commercials... :x :roll: They're especially bad when they have multiple layers of noise, like irritating sound effects ov...

Did you know that Carson had a clothing line? Wonder how long this lasted? No! Never heard of that. The commercial Is kind of odd. It must have never taken off. By the way, last night I was watching an appearance of the Carpenters on The Tonight Show . They did an excellent medley of three or four ...

George

And since Mother's Day is imminent, here from 1929, Georgie Jessel singing My Mother's Eyes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sws6R-v1Lno

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Kitty wrote: ↑

Fri May 10, 2024 1:49 am

Oh my goodness!!! I've checked this forum, but totally forgot to watch them. I'll make sure I watch them early next week. Sorry about that!

Yay! I love to see your comments on instructional films.

Improve Your Reading (1947) The actress playing the little girl here looks so familiar. I'm going nuts trying to figure out what other instructional film I've seen her in when she was older. Her eyes and facial expressions are especially distinctive, as at 5:20. The boys looks somewhat familiar, too...