HOME MOVIES: 1963 LAS VEGAS

Genre: home movie

Year Published: 1963

Format: 16mm

Description: This well produced, silent, 1963 home movie shows views of Las Vegas, Nevada including Fremont Street and the famous Pioneer Club, Hotel Fremont, Golden Nugget, Horseshoe, Lucky Casino and other attractions. The film also contains shots of people gambling at the :17 and 2:22, 2:55 and 3;12 mark. At 2:36 the famous cowboy sign and The Mint Casino are shown. The Jack Pot Arcade is also seen. At 3:28 the Hotel Fremont marquee indicates taht Wayne Newton and the Newton Brothers are performing with the Fables and the Bobby Vale Revue. (Based on a search, this dates the movie to September of 1963). At 4:10 daytime scenes are shown of the same area of Fremont Street. At 4:40 the Bonanza Lodge is shown and at 5:25 the Thunderbird Hotel and Last Frontier at 5:39. At 5:40 the Last Frontier Village, a western themed attraction is shown. At 8:15 the pioneering casino The Hotel Flamingo is seen. At 8:47 is another segment showing Fremont Street neon at night including the Horsehoe, Boulder Club, and more. At 9:57 a black and white segment shows gambling and slot machines at an unknown casino, probably the Horsehshoe. At 11:49 the various Pioneer Club signs are shown. At 12:30 the film moves to the Grand Canyon, where various views are shown of the entrance and the South Rim including the Observation Tower. The film ends at Bryce National Park and the Navajo Loop trail.

Complete Record: This well produced, silent, 1963 home movie shows views of Las Vegas, Nevada including Fremont Street and the famous Pioneer Club, Hotel Fremont, Golden Nugget, Horseshoe, Lucky Casino and other attractions. The film also contains shots of people gambling at the :17 and 2:22, 2:55 and 3;12 mark. At 2:36 the famous cowboy sign and The Mint Casino are shown. The Jack Pot Arcade is also seen. At 3:28 the Hotel Fremont marquee indicates taht Wayne Newton and the Newton Brothers are performing with the Fables and the Bobby Vale Revue. (Based on a search, this dates the movie to September of 1963). At 4:10 daytime scenes are shown of the same area of Fremont Street. At 4:40 the Bonanza Lodge is shown and at 5:25 the Thunderbird Hotel and Last Frontier at 5:39. At 5:40 the Last Frontier Village, a western themed attraction is shown. At 8:15 the pioneering casino The Hotel Flamingo is seen. At 8:47 is another segment showing Fremont Street neon at night including the Horsehoe, Boulder Club, and more. At 9:57 a black and white segment shows gambling and slot machines at an unknown casino, probably the Horsehshoe. At 11:49 the various Pioneer Club signs are shown. At 12:30 the film moves to the Grand Canyon, where various views are shown of the entrance and the South Rim including the Observation Tower. The film ends at Bryce National Park and the Navajo Loop trail.