View Full Version : More 50s NBC colour footage has surfaced


Aussie Bloke
03-21-2011, 08:59 PM
G'day all.

I've recently found this great piece of early colour footage on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBopQqi8J_M&feature=player_embedded

It's Betty White on Milton Berle Special 11th October 1959 doing a live commercial of Richard Hudnut cosmetics, the colour in this footage is amazing!!! So it looks like that Milton Berle Special exists in its entirety. I wonder if anyone here is aware of its existence?

The YouTube user who uploaded this also has colour clips from Kraft Music Hall episodes from 1959 as well which look brilliant, you can check them out on his channel http://www.youtube.com/user/vmanfactor5 .

jmdocs
03-21-2011, 09:15 PM
That's really interesting. UCLA restored some 1959 Milton Berle "Kraft Music Hall" episodes, (including the ones posted by that user) but the 10/11/59 one isn't in their database as color; only as a b/w kine--and even if it were, it would be odd if the commercials weren't for Kraft. These look absolutely terrific, whatever the backstory.