Vicks, 1950s

Year Published: 1960s

Creator: Vicks D'Arcy Masius Benton & Bowles (DMB&B)

Format: 16mm

Description: Transcription: (horn blaring) 0:02 (train wheels rattling) 0:04 (door knocking) 0:05 - Me again. 0:06 I bought some marvelous new pills at the station. 0:07 They'll really help Jenny's cold. 0:10 - Well, thanks, Ellie, but- 0:12 - Darling, do I smell Vicks VapoRub? 0:13 - Uh-uh, most comforting thing you can do for a cold. 0:16 - That may be so, darling, but pills are quick and easy. 0:20 - How about comfort? 0:23 - But who cares? 0:24 Pills can help relieve a stuffy nose. 0:26 - So does Vicks VapoRub. 0:28 It helps free breathing passages. 0:29 Helps you sleep all night through. 0:32 Ellie Well, yes. 0:34 - You can almost see the vapors working down deep, 0:35 soothing and comforting. 0:39 Ellie, you just can't relieve a cold 0:41 and get comfort like this from a pill. 0:43 - I guess you can be modern and comforting, too. 0:47 Mother You can, with Vicks VapoRub. 0:50 Narrator VapoRub vaporizing ointment. 0:53 Most comforting thing you can do for a cold. 0:55

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