Summary

MISC. VALLEE HOME MOVIES #5

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Title: MISC. VALLEE HOME MOVIES #5
File Number: AFP-82AI 16mm; NET-295 DigiBeta (at 01:25:22:00); Beta SP
Color: B W
Type: Home Movie
Year: 1930s - 1960s
Description: B W 1930s - 1960s Rudy Vallee, seeing stars Pt. 2, animals, Ed Sullivan, How to succeed in New York City opening, title unknown. 00:20:37:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - CU - Sign: STUDIO CLEANERS valet to the stars, on a car door. 00:20:46:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Car makes a left turn, drives (station wagon woody). 00:20:52:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Three men in front seat. 00:20:55:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Car approaches tree lined street, stops. The driver gets out and removes a package. 00:20:49:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Butler answers, talks a while in a Bogart-like lisp, takes the package, gives him a dress. 00:24:15:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - The car drives to another stop. 00:24:24:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - The man takes a package and jacket to the door of a house. A maid, dressed in black with white trim and apron, answers the door. He flirts, she throws the package on his head and closes the door. 00:24:59:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - The man wearing a bow tie and a hat carries a package, attempts to look in the window through the bushes. 00:25:21:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Gardener clipping a low hedge catches the peeping tom. 00:25:29:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - The man turns around and says, "I wonder who lives in there?" 00:25:34:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Gardner answers, "I live in there." 00:25:36:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - The man lifts his hat, mutters, "Oh, great" and runs off. 00:25:44:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - The man approaches a painted white brick wall, looks over it, placing the package on the top. 00:26:06:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - The driver gets out of car and walks across the street. 00:26:12:00 B W 1940 - Title - Agfa 1940. 00:26:18:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - A tree trunk, an umbrella, a boat at a dock. 00:26:23:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - A canoe rocking in water. 00:26:33:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - A small kitten held in air. 00:26:50:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Two kittens put on the ground to see a small snake. The kittens play with the snake 00:29:11:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Ed Sullivan introduces the sentimental songs of Rudy Vallee. 00:29:18:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Rudy Vallee, hands in suit pockets sings, "I must have told you this a million times..." for you're only girl I know who has two heads." 00:36:30:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Rudy Vallee gets off the stage and shakes hands with Ed Sullivan. 00:37:06:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Ed Sullivan introduces Paul Anka singing "Steel Guitar." 00:37:38:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - TV reviewer talks about Rudy Vallee's "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" on Broadway. 00:37:46:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Image on screen: still of Hubert Pryor Vallee. 00:37:56:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Images of R.V. at NBC microphone. 00:38:13:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Portrait of RV wearing cap and pince nez. 00:38:20:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Broadway theater (46th Street Theater) with people milling around premiere night of "How To Succeed In Business..." 00:38:25:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Crowd in front of theater in the rain. Many umbrellas. 00:38:27:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Theater crowd, cars policeman on horse in FG. 00:38:30:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - CU - Theatergoers Kitty Carlyle and husband Moss Hart Myrna Loy, Hoagy Carmichael, Walter Kerr. 00:39:02:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - CU - Broom sweeping sidewalk. 00:39:08:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - CU - Uniformed black guard. 00:39:10:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Rain on street. 00:39:12:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Theater canopy with name of show. 00:39:17:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - CU - Crowd inside H. Burrows INTERMISSION - people smoking. 00:39:45:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - People leaving theater. 00:39:58:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Two people embracing Robert Morse and man with dark hair (woman with blonde hair, man with dark hair) and kiss backstage reetrty - men in suit and necktie, women in evening dresses. 00:40:12:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Robert Morse and Rudy Vallee kiss woman, one on each cheek. 00:40:18:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Herald Tribune sign with clock underneath. 00:40:20:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - New York Times theater critic Walter Kerr at typewriter, looking down while working, file cabinet behind. 00:40:25:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - CU - Hands typing on Remington (?). 00:40:31:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - CU - Sardi's restaurant and grill sign. 00:40:33:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Inside Sardis - people at tables applauding, theater party walking to table. 00:40:49:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - CU - Leone's sign. 00:40:51:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Rudy Vallee and his party inside people in evening wear. 00:41:05:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - CU - Two women and RV toast, he kiss woman beside him. 00:41:20:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - WS - Street scene at night with Sardi's, St. James sign lit up. 00:41:22:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - People in restaurant. 00:41:27:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - CU - RV walking between tables. 00:41:36:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - CU - Walter Kerr, wearing glasses looking down, typing. Kerr reads his review. 00:42:06:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Robert Morse, inside restaurant with dark haired woman, continues the reading of the review. 00:42:27:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Rudy Vallee continues reading the review, wearing glasses with Morse's hand on his shoulder. 00:42:42:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Newspapers with various headlines - raves for the show: "A Sock Success," "Splendidly Sardonic," "Smashing." 00:42:51:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Small airplanes, grounded with propellers going. 00:42:58:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - CU - "US Army Air Corps" on airplane body. 00:43:05:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - MS - Pilot walks towards airplane. 00:43:15:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - CU - Theater marquee with ...Vallee...Yankees and variety show" lit up. 00:43:21:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - CU - Marquee which reads: "Rudy Vallee in person Vaudeville. Two photoplays" and the message running vertically at the side (letter by letter). 00:43:41:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - CU - Rudy Vallee in person, Steel Pier" lit up. 00:43:53:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - CU - "Rudy Vallee and Alex Barthas Orchestras - one show playing only steel pier" in lights, a running marquee. 00:44:13:00 B W 1930s - 1960s - CU - Car in motion - front of rolls royce, through car window, winged figurine on hood, road with bushes on both sides.
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