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American Movie Archives (美國電影檔案)
- Title
- Flying with Arthur Godfrey (Part II)
- Year
- 1953
- Abstract
- TV host Arthur Godfrey takes controls of a passenger plane to demonstrate airline operations.
- Notes
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Produced: Fairbanks (Jerry) Productions
Sponsor: Eastern Air Lines
Run Time: 24:44
Audio/Visual: Sd, C - Keyword
- Aviation: Commercial;Transportation: Air;Transportation: Air
- Theme
- Arthur Godfrey (See Classic Commercials volume 3) takes to the skies and teaches us (and um.. anyways) all the different knobs and controls of an airplane. Being an OBVIOUSLY proud pilot, he relishes every minute of this picture, which makes this plane orgy that much more interesting. After flying from New York to Miami (and having a smoke (the aformentioned Chesterfield) and a nap (!) he lands in Miami, and hooks up with some jet pilots which take him on a jet trip to demonstrate what was then newfangled jet technology. It all wraps up with Godfrey visiting the Eastern Airlines president and back slapping with him, telling us all about the future of plane travel (love the helicopter idea). This is a beautiful picture (as all Jerry Fairbanks pictures seem to be) and is quite interesting.
- Review
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There is no doubt that Godfrey is very self-confident; I love his bragging about all the plaques on his wall!!! Seriously, I thought this would be specific to flying commercial prop planes. However, there is much time spent on flying preparation, e.g. weather analysis and mechanical checks. There is also some discussion of the coming commercial jet age - with illustrations and discussion of how jet engines work - pretty cool!!!
(Reviewer: Spuzz) - Location
- A/V room, 2/F