- Title: V-6954
- Summary: HOLLYWOOD REEL: HOLLYWOOD BEHIND THE SCENES, CIRCA 1950. MERCEDES MCCAMBRIDGE AT HOME WITH HER SON IN BRENTWOOD VILLAGE, CALIFORNIA. MOVIE PROP MAN AL THORPE AND HIS RENTAL SHOP; MODELS JIMMY ADAMS AND MEROUHA, FAMOUS MOVIE MODELS LEARN TO KNIT AND WEAR CLOTHING MADE WITH PERNEL YARN. FAMED NIGHT CLUBS CIRO'S WITH OWNER CHARLIE MORRISON, AND "MOCAMBO" WITH OWNER HERMAN HOLVER ARE FEATURED. FOUR SLAPSTICK COMEDIANS OF KEYSTONE KOPS, SILENT SCREEN FAME PERFORM PIE THROWING ANTICS OUTSIDE OLD MONOGRAM STUDIO. GOOD PIE IN FACE SHOTS. CALIFORNIA
- Description:01:09:57 - "AT HOME". VARIOUS SCENES SCREEN STAR MERCEDES MCCAMBRIDGE PLAYING TOUCH FOOTBALL WITH HER EIGHT YEAR-OLD SON JOHN AND TWO NEIGHBORHOOD BOYS IN BACK YARD OF HOME IN BRENTWOOD VILLAGE, CALIFORNIA. SPORTS; ACTRESS; HOLLYWOOD. 01:10:05 - MCCAMBRIDGE'S EIGHT YEAR-OLD SON JOHN USES HAND PUMP TO INFLATE FOOTBALL AS TWO OF HIS PALS NINE YEAR OLD TWINS ALLEN AND RICHARD SIMON ARE EAGER TO PLAY, BUT ONE IS MISSING. JOHN CALLS FOR MOTHER (MERCEDES). WHO EXITS HOUSE TO MAKE IT A FOURSOME. CU FACE SHOT OF ACADEMY AWARD WINNING STAR. 01:10:30 - MCCAMBRIDGE JOINS THE THREE BOYS IN A HUDDLE. MERCEDES HOLDS BALL AS SON JOHN KICK OFF TO RIVAL TEAM. 01:11:14 - MCCAMBRIDGE "TACKLES" BOY WITH BALL. AFTER PILE UP BY THE BOYS, MERCEDES GRABS BALL AND RUNS TOWARDS CAMERA FOR TD. 01:12:05 - "BEHIND THE SCENES". VARIOUS SCENES AL TORPE, MOVIE PROP MAN SHOWING HIS COLLECTION OF PROPS WHICH HE RENTS TO MOVIE AND TELEVISION STUDIOS. CU AL SMILES FOR CAMERA. 01:12:10 - PAN MANY ITEMS AL RENTS, INCLUDE ANTIQUE FURNITURE ITEMS, DINNERWARE, CLOCKS OF ALL KIND, INCLUDING CUCKOO CLOCKS, CANDELABRAS, CHANDELIERS, CHINA FIGURINES, MUSIC BOXES 01:12:52 - CU AL DEMONSTRATES UNUSUAL POWDER PUFF. HE HAS 40,000 SEPARATE ITEMS FOR RENT. 01:13:14 - CU LEATHER BAG OLIVIA DEHAVILLAND CARRIED IN THE "HEIRESS". 01:13:24 - CU OLD CRIBBAGE BOARD AND DECK OF CARDS, LESS THE NUMBERS ON MODERN PLAYING CARDS. 01:13:45 - CU AL'S HAND HOLDING A GOLD TOOTHPICK. CU POURS CREAM INTO COFFEE WITH CREAMER IN SHAPE OF COW. CU CUCKOO CLOCKS. 01:14:13 - "FASHIONS". FRENCH YARN TYCOON, AMI MEZAREL DECAMP, SHOWS MODELS MEROUHA AND JINNY ADAMS HOW TO KNIT BEFORE THEY MODEL DRESSES MADE OF PERNEL YARN. CU HANDS OF MODEL, KNITTING. 01:14:39 - MODEL GINNY ADAMS MODELS HAND KNIT DRESS. TILT UP FROM LEGS TO HEAD. 01:15:05 - MODEL "MEROUHA", COMES OUT FROM BEHIND BUSH WEARING TIGHT SHORT SHORTS, WITH TOP THAT UNBUTTONS, MAKING FOR A SEXY SWIM SUIT. 01:15:33 - TILT DOWN JINNY ADAMS SHOWS KNIT SWEATER AND SHORTS OUTFIT, COMPLETE WITH FRENCH PERNEL YARN BEACH BAG. 01:15:54 - MODEL MEROUHA MODELS SKI OUTFIT OF PERNEL YARN. MODEL JUMP UP TO SIDE, CLICKS HER FEET. 01:16:08 - "ON THE BOULEVARD". CU STREET SIGN, "SUNSET BLVD." FAMOUS NIGHTCLUB-RESTAURANT "MOCAMBO" ON SUNSET BOULEVARD, AS SEEN FROM ACROSS STREET. 01:16:17 - OWNER OF MOCAMBO, CHARLIE MORRISON, WIFE, EXIT NIGHTCLUB ARM-IN-ARM, UNDER ENTRANCE CANOPY. CHARLEY, FORMER HOLLYWOOD AGENT WHO LIKED NIGHTCLUBS SO MUCH, HE BOUGHT ONE. CHARLIE WAVES TO CAMERA, KISSES WIFE ON FOREHEAD, WALKS BACK INSIDE. 01:16:35 - "CIRO'S", ANOTHER FAMED NIGHTCLUB, DOWN STREET FROM "MOCAMBO" ALSO ON SUNSET BOULEVARD. 01:16:46 - CU SIGN: "CIRO'S" ON OUTSIDE WALL OF NIGHTCLUB, TILT DOWN TO OWNER HERMAN HOLVER, CAUGHT IN UNGUARDED MOMENT, SHOVELLING DIRT ON LAWN OF NIGHTCLUB. HE SHOVELS DIRT INTO WING, WINDS BLOWS IT BACK INTO HIS FACE. CU HOLVER WIPES SWEAT OFF BROW. 01:17:07 - "AROUND THE LOT". FOUR SLAPSTICK SILENT SCREEN COMICS TIPTOE OUT OF OLD "MONOGRAM" STUDIO, EACH WITH PIE IN HAND, MISCHIEF IN EYES. THEY JUMP UP ALA "KEYSTONE KOP" STYLE, RUN TOWARDS CAMERA. 01:17:25 - CU PAN CHESTER CONKLIN, HINEY CONKLIN, CLARENCE HENECKE, HANK MANN, ALL ORIGINAL "KEYSTONE KOPS" RETURNING TO THE SCREEN IN A "JOE PALOOKA" MOVIE, "HUMPHREY TAKES A CHANCE". A CHANCE TO REVIVE THE GENTLE ART OF PIE THROWING. 01:17:45 - EACH OF THE COMICS PICKS A VICTIM TO THROW PIE AT. VICTIM NUMBER ONE IS WOMAN WHO TAKES A SEAT ON DIRECTOR'S CHAIR ON OUTSIDE LOT, TO "FIX" HER FACE. . 01:17:56 - CHESTER CONKLIN WINDS UP, THROWS PIE, PIE SEEN FLYING THROUGH AIR. CU HITS WOMAN SQUARE IN THE FACE, AS SHE IS LOOKING INTO COMPACT MIRROR. CU FACE SHOT CONKLIN LAUGHING. 01:18:17 - HINEY CONKLIN, WITH HIS FAMILIAR WALRUS MOUSTACHE SELECTS VICTIM NUMBER TWO. MAN SHOVELLING DIRT ON LAWN. 01:18:28 - HINEY CONKLIN WINDS UP, THROWS PIE. PIE SEEN FLYING THROUGH AIR, HITS MAN SQUARE IN FACE. CU FACE DRIPPING WITH GOOEY PIE FIXINGS. 01:18:44 - CLARENCE HENECKE SETS UP FOR HIS THROW. VICTIM NUMBER THREE IS FAMILIAR SLAPSTICK COMIC HARRY GRIFFIN, WHO HAS BEEN AROUND AS LONG AS THE "KEYSTONE KOPS", SITS IN DIRECTOR'S CHAIR READING SCRIPT. CU FACIAL EXPRESSIONS BY HARRY. 01:18:54 - WITH ENCOURAGEMENT BY THE OTHERS, CLARENCE WINDS UP, THROWS PIE, SEEN FLYING THROUGH AIR, MAKERS DIRECT HIT ON HARRY'S FACE. CU HARRY WIPES PIE FROM HIS EYES, MAKE ANGRY FACIAL GESTURE. CONTINUES READING SCRIPT. 01:19:16 - HANK MANN, MASTER PIE THROWER OF THEM ALL SELECTS VICTIM NUMBER FOUR. CHARACTER ACTOR SITS TO RELAX, REMOVES WIG, FAKE BEARD AND MOUSTACHE, FLOPPY TOP HAT, LEANS HIS HEAD BACK TO TAKE NAP. HANK MANN WINDS UP THROWS PIE WHICH HITS THE SLEEPING MAN SQUARE IN FACE. HE GETS ANGRY, PICKS UP BOARD, CHASES THE GROUP, WHO JUMP UP, RUN INTO EACH OTHER, BEFORE MAKING A HASTY RETREAT ALA "KEYSTONE KOPS".
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1949
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1940s
- File Name: V-6954