Commercials B+W

Duration: 400 ft.

Complete Record: 1. Schlitz Beer. b&w, est. mid 1950s. Party in beer hall. 2. Sominex Sleeping Aid. b&w, est. mid 1950s. Geenie on magic carpet with pills for sleepless housewife; cartoon, animation. 3. Short segue by Lawrence Welk (?), leading into next commercial. B&W, est. early 1950s. 4. William’s Lectric Shave. b&w, est. early mid 1950s. Animated electrical razor floats by shirtless guy in shower who needs a shave. Product is bottled lube/aftershave. 5. Polodent Denture Cleanser. b&w, est. mid 1950s. Butch man chopping wood uses product, gets female attention. 6. Clairol’s Silk & Silver Hair Coloring Lotion. b&w, est. mid 1950s. “Grandmother” takes grandson to park and pond and rides pony. “What makes a young man love an older woman?” 7. Ben Franklin Cigars. b&w, est. mid 1950s. Machine rolled cigars are better than hand rolled. Images of factory setting, machines rolling cigars. “Automation... it saves time, and time is money”. 8. Aqua Velva After Shave lotion. b&w, est. mid 1950s. Mamie Van Doren sings on beach front about the sexiness of an Aqua Velva man. 9. William’s Lectric Shave. b&w, est. mid 1950s. Same as #1 on this reel. 10. Secret Super Spray Deodorant. b&w, est early 1960s. British Secret Service-type man extols the benefits of a new version of product to couple. Image of hypodermic needle injecting “lots more protective ingredients” into aerosol can. 11. Johnson Wax’s Kit Auto Cleaner/wax. b&w, est. late 1950s. Various shots of classic old cars against bg of large mansions and estates. Shot of Bonneville 1950’s model car, and man toting golf bag. 12. Muriel Cigars. b&w, est. mid 1950s. Featuring the Adams Sisters. Stage setting, sisters seductively sing simple sexual pleasures of Muriel Cigars. Schlitz commercial, sominex, electric shave, polident, silk + silver, Ben Franklin cigars, aqua velva, secret deodorant, Jwax, muriel cigars