Cigarette Commercials

THE NEWPORT CIGARETTE COMMERCIAL (approx. 60 min.) (SP) speed

This is an incredible reel of Newport Cigarette commercials from the late Fifties and early Sixties which set a mood for the TV world of the Menthol Cigarette.

These appeal to the average working person usually depicting a couple enjoying themselves by the water, a bridge, or a mountainside walkway, associating Menthol with a refreshing, open-air environment.

Aimed at the average person, these classic spots include action shots of people: waterskiing, hunting, fishing, sailing, golfing, snorkelling, swimming, playing the drums and the piano, dog-walking, riding a bus, walking by the water's edge, canoeing at night, as well as a vintage assortment of driving scenes.

There are also occupational shots of bank guards, aiplane pilots, a tug boat pilot, gag writers, corporate board executives, barber shop singers, a snake charmer, as well as situational spots in a coffee shop, a locker room, a tropical scene, as well as a depiction rush hour both on a subway and in Grand Central Station.

There are also shots of a band rehearsing and a man with his Rolls Royce in an urban setting.

You also get a great series of Joey Bishop commercials from his hit TV show doing spots with his TV family (Abby Dalton, Corbett Monica, and Hilda the maid).

A special clip of Bill Cullen sitting in front of his PRICE IS RIGHT set, giving an on-film talk to salesmen at a convention.

We also include rare late Forties spots with Arthur Murray's Dance School and, of course, much more!

THE KENT CIGARETTE COLLECTION (approx. 30 min.) (SP) speed

We've uncovered a nice cross-section of Fifties and early Sixties Kent sponsorships of the hit TV series THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW.

They highlight the show's cast members doing bits in their offices as well as at Dick's home.

The Collection also includes spots of Jackie Coogan, the star of HENNESSY, who sold Kent by the carton, and, in another spot, a then-unknown actor (Bill Bixby) riding a bike.

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