Mode-Art Can 1428 (sound)

Description:

Description: Kinescopes of brief comedic sketches featuring a sad-sack office man character.

Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com.

Subjects: 1960s, Performances

Tags: smoke curling in air; J.J Jove Meter Superintendent sign; smoking inside; cigarettes; typewriters; woman in gown; caricature characters; office comedy; giant cigar; waiting room; suburban family; landlines; pajamas; onesies; bedrooms; man waking up in bed and answering telephone; kinescope; scraping TV dinner tray into trash can; man looking through large hole in newspaper page

Film Sponsor:

Creator: Mode-Art Pictures

Credits:

Distributor:

Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: Mode-Art Pictures

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date: 1960-09-01

Release Date:

Geographical Location: USA

Genre/Form: television broadcast, sponsored

Language: eng

Rights:

Film Format: 16mm film

Element: kinescope

Color: b&w

Color Process: Ektachrome

Sound or Silent: sound

Film Soundtrack Type: variable density

Edge Code:

Frame Rate: 24 fps

Length (feet): 200

Complete Record: Description: Kinescopes of brief comedic sketches featuring a sad-sack office man character. Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com. Subjects: 1960s, Performances Tags: smoke curling in air; J.J Jove Meter Superintendent sign; smoking inside; cigarettes; typewriters; woman in gown; caricature characters; office comedy; giant cigar; waiting room; suburban family; landlines; pajamas; onesies; bedrooms; man waking up in bed and answering telephone; kinescope; scraping TV dinner tray into trash can; man looking through large hole in newspaper page Film Sponsor: Creator: Mode-Art Pictures Credits: Distributor: Contributor: Prelinger Archives Source Collection: Mode-Art Pictures Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive Production Date: 1960-09-01 Release Date: Geographical Location: USA Genre/Form: television broadcast, sponsored Language: eng Rights: Film Format: 16mm film Element: kinescope Color: b&w Color Process: Ektachrome Sound or Silent: sound Film Soundtrack Type: variable density Edge Code: Frame Rate: 24 fps Length (feet): 200

Transcription

[Music] I'm sorry come back another day I you're next Mr Westinghouse don't be afraid he won't hurt you J J Joe what can I do for you there is something about Mr Joe the meteor superintendent that turn adult male salesman into a boy not because he's particularly loud or Gruff Have a Cigar not because he's a combination of school principal father image and the guy whose Fender you just crumbled don't Smokey not even because he seems to smoke cigars that turns a Salesman into a speechless plate of jelly is the fact that he's the smartest man in the world the kind who takes his tangents with soda his cosign straight if you expect to sell me any of those instrument Transformers of yours we going have to clear off the decks and get down to some phase angle error home at the end of the day sometimes with a whole company on his shoulders but even as you and I he doesn't mind because his home is his castle and he's King there the kids welcome him with open arms he receives the loving attentions of his wife he settles down to enjoy his favorite sports cast or catch up on the day's news or enjoy a relaxed and thoughtful interlude with his favorite pipe [Music] [Music] there's no Mabel here ah you got the wrong number like anyone else Joe receives wrong number phone calls Joe is like you and me always a winner always the guy on top of the [Music] Heat for