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Pat Benatar - Hell is for Children Posted by: PikaB
Video duration: 306 seconds Live performance c. 1981 of "Hell is for Children" by Pat Benatar. Related: benatar, live, music |
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The Kiss Posted by: PikaB
Video duration: 595 seconds 1914 silent film starring William Desmond Taylor and Margaret Gibson (aka Patricia Palmer). In 1922, Taylor was murdered, and many years later Gibson reportedly confessed to having murdered him. Related: desmond, kiss, silent, taylor, vitagraph, william |
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Pat Benatar - Hot Queen of Rock Posted by: PikaB
Video duration: 398 seconds 1981 video profile of Pat Benatar, includes concert footage and interview by Sandy Hill. Related: benatar, live, music |
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Harlan Ellison - 1980 Posted by: PikaB
Video duration: 270 seconds In a 1980 interview segment, Harlan Ellison discusses his intense dislike of being called a "science fiction" writer, and recalls an incident where he walked out of a TV interview. Related: ellison, harlan, macrae, meredith |
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Ian Hunter - We Gotta Get Out of Here Posted by: PikaB
Video duration: 202 seconds Live performance c. 1980 of the Ian Hunter Band playing "We Gotta Get Out of Here", with Ellen Foley. Related: ellen, foley, hunter, ian |
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Slowest Gun in the West Posted by: PikaB
Video duration: 297 seconds This is a classic scene between Phil Silvers and Lee Van Cleef, from the 1960 TV special "Slowest Gun in the West". Lee Van Cleef has one of his greatest lines of all time at the end. Related: cleef, comedy, lee, phil, silvers, van |
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Elaine Paige - I'd Be Good For You Posted by: PikaB
Video duration: 248 seconds Reset into a 1970's bar scene, Elaine Paige sings "I'd Be Good For You", sandwiched by banter with The Hudson Brothers. Related: bonkers, elaine, evita, paige |
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Equicon 1974 (Star Trek & SF Convention) Posted by: PikaB
Video duration: 111 seconds Some celebrity footage from Equicon in 1974. George Takei, James Doohan, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Majel Barrett, Gene Roddenberry, Arlene Martel, Mike Farrell, Robert Foxworth, Larry Vincent, D. C. Fontana, Kirk Alyn, David Gerrold, George Clayton Johnson, Bjo Trimble. Related: arts, convention, performing, star, trek |
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Betty Harper Fussell discusses Mabel Normand Posted by: PikaB
Video duration: 449 seconds Betty Harper Fussell interview in 1982, discussing Mabel Normand. Includes a clip from a film Mabel made with Charlie Chaplin. Related: betty, chaplin, edwards, fussell, geoff, harper, mabel, normand |
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Melanie Chartoff - Interview Bits Posted by: PikaB
Video duration: 190 seconds These are some good excerpts from interviews with Melanie Chartoff, originally broadcast during 1980-82 when she was promoting the "Fridays" comedy show. Included is her perspective on the famous Andy Kaufman incident. Related: chartoff, melanie |
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Meredith MacRae as "ElMere, Mistress of the Light" Posted by: PikaB
Video duration: 294 seconds Meredith MacRae tries to copy Elvira's success, and clowns with Geoff Edwards in 1982. Related: edwards, geoff, macrae, meredith |
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Elaine Paige - Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B Posted by: PikaB
Video duration: 88 seconds Elaine Paige (backed by the Hudson Brothers, impersonating the Andrews Sisters) sings "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy of Company B" in 1979. The short song is followed by a classic "wrecking ball" gag with Bob Monkhouse. Related: bonkers, elaine, paige |
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Roy Walford interview by M. MacRae, part 1 Posted by: PikaB
Video duration: 510 seconds Roy Walford interviewed by Meredith MacRae, c. 1984, discussing longevity and the causes of aging. Part 1 of 2. Related: calorie, longevity, restriction, walford |
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Kevin Brownlow discusses Abel Gance Posted by: PikaB
Video duration: 279 seconds In an interview c. 1980, silent film historian Kevin Brownlow discusses French film director Abel Gance. Related: abel, brownlow, gance, kevin, napoleon |
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Roy Walford interview by M. MacRae, part 2 Posted by: PikaB
Video duration: 423 seconds Roy Walford interviewed by Meredith MacRae, c. 1984, discussing dietary manipulation to increase longevity. Part 2 of 2. Related: calorie, longevity, restriction, walford |
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Sharon Gabet and Dennis Parker Posted by: PikaB
Video duration: 165 seconds Sharon Gabet and Dennis Parker (aka Wade Nichols) in a scene from "Edge of Night" c. 1981. Related: dennis, edge, gabet, nichols, night, parker, sharon, wade |
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Hapless Bystander - ??? Posted by: PikaB
Video duration: 458 seconds A collection of short bits from the films of 'Oly Pow! (Ou Li Pao, ???), an actor who played in countless kung fu films made in Taiwan during the 1970's. Often typecast as a waiter or hapless bystander who gets pushed around, his comedic talents were never given the major role he deserved. Related: comedy, fu, kung, taiwan |
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Two Songs from "Keystone" Posted by: PikaB
Video duration: 285 seconds "Keystone" was a musical set in the silent film era which centered on the personal and professional relationship of Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand, with Wayne Bryan and Ann Leslie Morrison in the leading roles. c. 1983. Related: mabel, mack, normand, sennett |
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Cat Music Critic Posted by: PikaB
Video duration: 52 seconds Princess, my tabby cat, gives her uncertain reaction to a singing cat song. Related: auld, cat, lang, music, syne |
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Reagan at Pioneer High School in 1983 Posted by: PikaB
Video duration: 265 seconds In June 1983, President Reagan spoke at Pioneer High School, Whittier, California. The resulting media attention on the school is indicated in these two clips, on the progress of the school, and the President's visit. Related: high, pioneer, school, titans, whittier |
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Bruce Cuts his own Hair Posted by: PikaB
Video duration: 136 seconds Cutting hair, with no assistance, to appropriate music. #2 attachment used on the clippers. Related: haircut, self |
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Matchless Conqueror Posted by: PikaB
Video duration: 589 seconds The Matchless Conqueror (????) is one of my favorite martial arts films of the 1970's. Here are a few highlights, and my commentary on why I like the film so much. Related: fu, kung, movie |























