United Airlines Commercials (1960’s)

Duration: 1600

Year Published: 1960

Complete Record: Tracking shots of a flight attendant in her uniform walking through the airport and singing ‘Come fly with me’. She picks up an envelope on the floor and hands it to a man wearing a cowboy hat. Voice over of a man advertising the ‘Discover America Fair’. Medium shot of a flight attendant picking up luggage of a young girl who is holding a giraffe toy. Various shots of people working behind counters in the airport. Medium shot of a baby boy held in the arms of his grandfather. Medium shot of a DOG in the airport. Tracking shots of three flight attendant on the escalator. Medium shot of flight attendants with pilots walking along together in the airport. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen. Medium shot of an elderly woman on a rocking chair knitting. Voice over of a woman and a man. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen. Medium shots of a couple on the deck chair by the swimming pool. Medium shot of couples’ silhouette and the sun setting in the background. Close up of the waist of a Hula dancer. Wide shot of a man standing under a water fall. Close up of a man’s feet taking off his shoes. Feet of the Hula dancers. Wide shot of the plane flying away from the camera. ‘United. the Hawaiian High Way’ appears on the screen. Tracking shots of the head and the tail of a plane. Wide shot of an old couple by the beach in Hawaii. Close up of an old man on a hammock. Wide shot of a man surfing. Medium shot of a man scuba diving in Hawaii. Medium shot of a couple in Aloha shirts singing. Wide shot of a man enjoying a water fall as a water slider. Medium shot of couples’ silhouette with the sun setting in the background. Close up of a palm tree with the sun in the background. Close up of a couple wearing sun glasses sunbathing on the beach. Wide shot of the plane flying away from the camera. ‘United. the Hawaiian High Way’ appears on the screen. Close up a Hula dancer’s waist. Wide shot of a man under a water fall and a man surfing. Medium shot of a man scuba diving in Hawaii. Wide shot of a man enjoying a water fall as a water slider. Silhouettes of a couple with the sun setting in the background. Tracking shots of a flight attendant in her uniform walking through the airport and singing ‘Come fly with me’. She picks up an envelope on the floor and hands it to a man wearing a cowboy hat. Voice over of a man advertising the ‘Discover America Fair’. Medium shot of a flight attendant picking up luggage of a young girl who is holding a giraffe toy. Various shots of people working behind counters in the airport. Medium shot of a baby boy held in the arms of his grandfather. Medium shot of a DOG in the airport. Tracking shots of three flight attendant on the escalator. Medium shot of flight attendants with pilots walking along together in the airport. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen. Close up of children looking through the window on the airplane with raindrops coming down. Close up of the wheels and windows of the plane. Tracking shots of the plane taking off and flying in the air. Close up of a boy and a girl who blows up a red balloon with ‘Come fly with me...’ written on it and hands it to their parents. Close up of a flight attendant looking around the plane holding a pot of coffee. Close up of champagne/wine being poured into the glass. Close up of a couple enjoying a drink on the plane. Tracking shot of two children having a meal on the plane. Close up of a flight attendant smiling and a father and his son sleeping on his lap and the father kissing him gently. Wide shot of a plane flying and ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen. Various shots of football players tackling. Close up of football players in a scrum. Wide shots of football players piling up on top of each other. Medium shot if a football player sitting on a bench in the locker room. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen which is written on a flight attendant’s badge. Close up of a man eating an in-flight meal. Wide shots of a football game. Wide shot of a plane’s silhouette and ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears across the screen. A businessman in the office is shouting at the man next to him in an angry tone. A woman with short hair and a pair of glasses comes in and hands him over the telephone. Close up shots of the man talking to his mother about his flight from New York with the United Airlines. Medium shots of people gathering around his desk. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen, Close up of a flight attendant blowing a balloon. Medium shot of a pilot in uniform standing in front of weather charts. Medium shot of a man guiding the plane, waving his arms. Close up of the badge that says ‘Come fly with me...’ and flight attendants’ faces. Tracking shot of Statue of Liberty, New York. Close up of a surf board that says ‘Come fly with me...’ and tracking shot from a speed boat showing a couple water skiing. Various shots of a couple horse riding, a man playing tennis and a couple playing golf. Medium shot of a flight attendant making announcement on the plane. Medium shot of a family on the plane. tracking shot of a family on an open top wagon. Wide shot of the Cinderella Castle in Walt Disney Resort and the statue of Abraham Lincoln, Washington D.C. Shots of an old couple getting coffee in the plane, walking in the countryside and riding on a small boat. Wide shot of a man canoeing on the rough river. Medium shot of the Golden Gate Bride, San Francisco. Close up of a flight attendant smiling. Shots of workers in the airport. tracking shot of three flight attendant waking with balloons in their hands. ‘Come fly with me’ appears a word at a time. Quick shots of flight attendants, their badges and people on vacations. The camera tracks out and ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen with a plane in the background. Various shots of a couple enjoying skiing. Wide shot of skiers going past the camera. Shots of couples eating in the snow and putting sunscreen on the faces. Shots of a man falling over and the couple hand him a cup of coffee. Various shots of a couple skiing. Close up of a fireplace. Quick shots of fireplace, couple, guitar and a piano. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen with a plane and the sun set in the background. Shots of a waterfall and a man sliding down the water fall. A couple in summer dress and shirts join another couple at a table. Medium shot of a couple on surf boards, playing golf, playing on the beach, having a meal outside and scuba diving. Wide shot of a dolphin jumping. Various shots of the couple fishing, lying on a yacht, kissing by the swimming pool, the man sliding down a water fall, taking a walk, horse riding and walking down the beach in bare feet with the sun setting in the background. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen. Medium shot of people at the beach having dinner and a close up of a Hula dancer overlaps. They are all wearing leis. Tracking shot of United Airline’s planes. ‘United. The Hawaiian High Way’ appears on the screen. Voice over of a man introduces the tour of six Hawaiian islands. Tracking shot from a plane showing the sea and cliffs. Wide shot of a couple walking along the beach. Wide shot of a beach, water fall and a close up of hibiscus. Close up of a Hula dancer. Medium shot of a couple looking down the cliff. ‘United. The Hawaiian High Way’ appears on the screen with a plane flying in the background. Medium shot of a couple sun bathing on the beach. Medium shot of a couples’ silhouette with the sun setting in the background. Close up of a Hula dancer’s waist. Wide shot of a man under a water fall. Close up of a man’s feet taking his shoes off and shot of Hula dancers’ feet. ‘United. The Hawaiian High Way’ appears on the screen with the plane flying in the background. Various shots showing different parts of a plane. Wide shot of a couple in the river and a close up of a man relaxing on a hammock. Wide shot of a man surfing, scuba diving, a couple singing, a man sliding down a waterfall, and silhouettes of a couple walking down the beach with the sun setting in the background. Medium shot of a palm tree with the sun in the background. Medium shot of a couple sunbathing on the beach. ‘United. The Hawaiian High Way’ appears on the screen with a plane flying in the background. Close up of a Hula dancer’s waist. Wide shot of a man under a water fall and a shot of a man surfing. Medium shot of a man scuba diving in Hawaii. Wide shot of a man enjoying a water fall as a water slider. Silhouettes of a couple with the sun setting in the background. Various shots of a woman in her room taking out hats, dresses and shoes from the closets. Medium shot of her putting a dress in front of her and dancing with an open suitcase on the bed. Medium shots of her putting on a hat in front of the mirror. Medium shot of her taking jewels out and packing them in her luggage. ‘25% Off’ appears on the screen. Medium shot of the woman dancing in the room. Medium shot of her husband coming home and showing her flight tickets. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen with a plane flying in the background, Various shots of a couple enjoying skiing. Wide shot of skiers going past the camera. Shots of couples eating in the snow and putting sunscreen on the faces. Shots of a man falling over and the couple hand him a cup of coffee. Various shots of a couple skiing. Close up of a fireplace. Quick shots of fireplace, couple, guitar and a piano. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen with a plane and the sun set in the background. Wide shots of people running down the beach carrying surfboards. Various shots f young people trying to stand up on surfboards. Medium shot of a man in yoga pose and ‘Let’s get away from it all’ is written on his shirt. Various shots of high buildings in the city. Wide shot of a two horse carriage and a man handing over some flowers to the woman next to him. Wide shot of people running on the grass and ‘let’s get away fro it all’ appears again. Various shots of many couples carrying luggage, walking in the city and getting on board a plane. Various shots of people riding go-carts. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen with a plane flying in the background. Medium shot of a woman walking in the airport. Shots of her getting on the plane and having a meal with a drink. Shots of her and a flight attendant. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen with a plane flying in the background. Close up of a flight attendant blowing a balloon. Medium shot of a pilot in uniform standing in front of weather charts. Medium shot of a man guiding the plane, waving his arms. Close up of the badge that says ‘Come fly with me...’ and shots of flight attendants’ faces. Shots of Statue of Liberty (New York), a family at Liberty Bell (Philadelphia), statue of Abraham Lincoln (Washington D.C.), and a couple at a ship in Boston. Medium shot of an old couple getting coffee from the flight attendant. Medium shot of an old couple at a plane museum, and a young couple walking with their arms on each other’s shoulders. Medium shot of the family on the plane and a man guiding the plane by waving his arms. Medium shot of three flight attendants walking with balloons, ‘Come fly with me’ appear one word at a time, Close up of the flight attendants letting go of the balloons. Quick shots of people working in the airport.’ Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen with the plane flying in the background. Close up of a flight attendant blowing a balloon. Medium shot of a pilot in uniform standing in front of weather charts. Medium shot of a man guiding the plane, waving his arms. Close up of the badge that says ‘Come fly with me...’ and close up of flight attendants’ faces. Various shots of football players tackling one another. Close up of football players in a scrum. Wide shots of football players piling up on top of each other. Medium shot of a football player sitting on a bench in the locker room. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen which is written on a flight attendant’s badge. Close up of a man eating an in-flight meal. Wide shots of a football game. Wide shot of a plane’s silhouette and ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears across the screen. Medium shot of a woman having her head on her husband’s lap in the living room. Close up of them kissing. Medium shot of the man packing his clothes in a suitcase. The woman sings ‘take me along with you’ and wraps a tie around his neck. Medium shot of the couple having in-flight meal, arriving at a hotel and dancing. Medium shot of the couple in the living room. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen with a plane flying and the sun setting in the background. Tracking shot from a plane of the sea, waterfall and a woman walking along the beach. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen with a plane flying in the background. Close up of a flight attendant blowing a balloon. Medium shot of a pilot in uniform standing in front of weather charts. Medium shot of a man guiding the plane, waving his arms. Close up of the badge that says ‘Come fly with me...’ and flight attendants’ faces. Medium shots of a man carrying a surf board with ‘Come fly with me’ written on it. Wide shot of a couple riding horses. Wide shot of the Cinderella Castle, Walt Disney Resort. Medium shot of a family on the plane. Aerial shot of Space Needle, Seattle. Medium shot of a man served with a coffee by a flight attendant. Tracking shot from a boat of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco. Medium shot of a boy with a badge. Silhouettes of a couple walking along the beach of Hawaii with the sun setting in the background. Wide shot of a man canoeing down a rough stream. Shots of an old couple walking in the countryside hill, the couple on a small boat with a fishing rod, a man playing tennis, a couple on a golf course. Medium shot of a man guiding the plane y waving his arms. Medium shot of three flight attendants walking with balloons in their hands. ‘Come fly with me’ appear on the screen one at a time. Quick shots showing people working in the airport. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen with a plane flying in the background. Close up of a flight attendant blowing a balloon. Medium shot of a pilot in uniform standing in front of weather charts. Medium shot of a man guiding the plane, waving his arms. A wide shot of the United Airline plane. Close up of its windows. Two cleaning ladies reading out the in-flight menu, ‘United’s Red Carpet First Class’ and ‘United’s Blue Carpet Coach’. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appear on the screen. Medium shots of businessmen smoking cigars followed by their wives. The scene changes from the airport to a theater and the women starts singing and dancing pleading the men to take them with them. Neon written ‘Take Her Along’ appears on the screen. The men and the women dance together. The couples run together hand in hand. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen. Medium shot of a rich looking woman walking in the airport. Shots of her getting on the plane and having a meal with a drink. Shots of her and a flight attendant. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen with a plane flying in the background. Close up of a couple on the beach. wide shot of a crowded beach. Medium shot of a couple walking on a quiet beach. Medium shot of the silhouettes if the couple with the sun setting in the background. Medium shot of the couple on golf course and walking down the beach. Various shots showing ‘Come fly with me...’ stickers. Various medium shots of the United Airlines planes. Wide shot of the couple walking through a forest, Medium shot of a business man showing the ‘Come fly with me’ sticker to the camera. Close up of the couple’s hands and medium shot of them walking on the beach. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen. A businessman in the office is shouting at the man next to him in an angry tone. A woman with short hair and a pair of glasses comes in and hands him over the telephone. Close up shots of the man talking to his mother about his flight from New York with the United Airlines. Medium shots of people gathering around his desk. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen, Medium shot of a sign which says ‘A. Palmer +3’ and ‘H.White -3’ and a man making a bunker shot on a golf course. Medium shot of a couple walking hands in hands on the golf course. Various shots of the couple with their daughters walking and playing on the beach. Medium shot of a man doing a golf swing with a small branch of tree. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen. Medium shot of a chef walking towards the camera and presenting his appetizer, and another chef walking towards the camera to present his beef wellington. Several chefs follow presenting their dishes to the camera. ’Come fly United’s new chef’s gourmet flights’ appears on the screen. Close up of a flight attendant blowing a balloon. Medium shot of a pilot in uniform standing in front of weather charts. Medium shot of a man guiding the plane, waving his arms. Close up of the badge that says ‘Come fly with me...’ and flight attendants’ faces. Shots of Statue of Liberty (New York), a family at Liberty Bell (Philadelphia), statue of Abraham Lincoln (Washington D.C.), and a couple at a ship in Boston. Medium shot of an old couple getting coffee from the flight attendant. Medium shot of an old couple at a plane museum, and a young couple walking with their arms on each other’s shoulders. Medium shot of the family on the plane and a man guiding the plane by waving his arms. Medium shot of three flight attendants walking with balloons, ‘Come fly with me’ appear one word at a time, Close up of the flight attendants letting go of the balloons. Quick shots of people working in the airport.’ Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen with the plane flying in the background. Close up of a flight attendant blowing a balloon. Medium shot of a pilot in uniform standing in front of weather charts. Medium shot of a man guiding the plane, waving his arms. Close up of the badge that says ‘Come fly with me...’ and flight attendants’ faces. Close up of a couple sunbathing on the beach in Hawaii. Two silhouettes of the couple with the sun setting in the background. Medium shot of a man looking for his lost golf ball. Wide shot of a couple standing on the beach with the sun setting in the background. Wide shot of a man under a waterfall. Close up of a man’s feet taking off his shoes. ‘United. The Hawaiian High Way’ appears on the screen with a plane on the background. Medium shot of a couple on the beach, a man relaxing on a hammock, a man surfing, scuba diving, a couple singing, a man sliding down a waterfall and a couple walking on the beach with a sunset in the background. Close up of a palm tree. Medium shot of a couple lying on the beach. ‘United The Hawaiian High Way’ appears on the screen. Close up of a couple sunbathing on the beach in Hawaii. Two silhouettes of the couple with the sun setting in the background. Close up of a Hula dancer’s waist. Medium shot of a man looking for his lost golf ball. Wide shot of a couple standing on the beach with the sun setting in the background. Wide shot of a man under a waterfall. Close up of a man’s feet taking off his shoes. ‘United. The Hawaiian High Way’ appears on the screen with a plane on the background. Medium shot of a couple on the beach, a man relaxing on a hammock, a man surfing, scuba diving, a couple singing, a man sliding down a waterfall and a couple walking on the beach with a sunset in the background. Close up of a palm tree. Medium shot of a couple lying on the beach. ‘United The Hawaiian High Way’ appears on the screen. Medium shot of a woman showing the ‘United Air Lines Personal Travel Credit Card’ to the camera. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen with a plane flying in the background. Close up of a couple having breakfast and looking into each others’ eyes. Shots of the couple walking in a garden and stopping by at a flower shop. ‘Let’s get away from it all’ appears on the signboard. Medium shot of the couple riding a boat in the pond and walking through art gallery. Medium shots of the couple having a dinner at a nice restaurant and watching a show in the theater. The woman covers up her husbands eyes. Medium shot of them on a swing and playing hopscotch eventually hugging each other. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen with the couple walking together in a city. Tracking shot from a plane and shots of the sea. Wide shot of a waterfall, beach and the coastline of Hawaii. ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears on the screen with a plane flying in the background. Medium shot of a business man with a hat walking towards the camera. Medium shot of a woman dressed as chauffeur, cook, baby sitter and dance partner. The woman tells the man ‘Take me along with you’. Wide shot of the United Airline’s plane flying and ‘Fly the friendly skies of United’ appears in the screen. Medium shot of people at the beach having dinner and a close up of a Hula dancer overlaps. They are all wearing leis. Tracking shot of United Airline’s planes. ‘United. The Hawaiian High Way’ appears on the screen. Voice over of a man introduces the tour of six Hawaiian islands. Tracking shot from a plane of the sea and cliffs. Wide shot of a couple walking along the beach. Wide shot of a beach, water fall and a close up of hibiscus. Close up of a Hula dancer’s waist. Medium shot of a couple looking down from the cliff. ‘United. The Hawaiian High Way’ appears on the screen with a plane flying in the background.