Object Details
sova.nmah.ac.0269_ref387
- Collection Artist
- Benton, Thomas Hart, 1889-1975
- Collection Collector
- Marx, Groucho (Julius Henry), 1890-1977 (comedian)
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- Groucho Marx Collection
- Groucho Marx Collection / Series 9: Audiovisual / 9.1: Moving Images
- Extent
- 2 Reels (16mm black and white optical track print (kinescope), 3,000 feet.)
- Date
- 1955 October 9
- Container
- Reel OF 269.16a
- Reel OF 269.16b
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Type
- Archival materials
- Moving Images [31983000025528]
- Moving Images [31983000025601]
- Reels
- Collection Citation
- Groucho Marx Collection, 1911-1978, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
- Collection Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Scope and Contents
- Description: Creator: Broadcast on NBC Performers: Groucho Marx (narrator), Art Linkletter (host), Rosemary Clooney, Dennis Day, Eartha Kitt, Beatrice Kay, Bert Lahr, Buster Keaton, Phil Harris, Melinda Marx, and Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra Content: A 90 minute tribute to American "show business" that takes a musical look at the history of American entertainment from 1902.Melinda Marx sings a duet with her father. Songs include "This is the Army Mr. Jones," "You'll Never Walk Alone," and Rosemary Clooney singing "Rock Around the Clock." This kinescope also includes commercials for Sunbeam frypans and U.S. Rubber tires as well as a voice-over promo for the film, REBEL WITHOUT A CAUSE.
- Collection Restrictions
- Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Reference copies of audiovisual materials must be used. Contact the Archives Center for information at [email protected] or 202-633-3270.
NMAH.AC.0269_ref387
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- Record ID
- ebl-1503512034623-1503512034667-3