YOUR HIT PARADE
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Genre: home movie
Year Published: 1954
Format: 16mm
Description: This episode of "Your Hit Parade" popular music show dates to October 09 1954. The presentation is a kinescope, or a television signal that was recorded from a TV set onto 16mm film. The "Hit Parade" musical review show was sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes and Richard Hudnut Quick Home Permanent, and features advertisements for both products. At 13:21, golfer Sam Snead promotes Luckys. At :33, the animated Lucky Strike cigarettes sequence was created by special effects guru Ray Harryhausen. "Your Hit Parade" featured elaborate sets and choreography that was inspired both by Hollywood movies and "soundies" -- popular short film versions of popular songs. The show utilized a cast to perform the songs, as opposed to playing the versions then on the air. At (00:13:00:00) is an ad for Richard Hudnuts Home Permanent "Quick" Hair Product. The "Your Hit Parade" program started out on radio before moving to television in 1950, and ran until 1959. The show presented seven top hit songs. This episode features Giselle Mackenzie, Roy Landman / Snooky Lanson, Polly Bergen, and Russel Arms, as well as Raymond Scott and the Hit Parade Orchestra. (Some other singers on "Your Hit Parade" in this era often included Dorothy Collins, Eileen Wilson and June Valli.) Songs include "Sh-Boom" (00:02:33:20), "If I Give My Heart" (00:05:32:05), Stardust (00:08:08:06), I Need You Now (00:10:39:05), Skokiaan (00:14:07:09), "This Ole House" (00:16:31:00), The High And The Mighty" (00:19:07:01), "I Got The Sun In The Morning" (00:21:52:06), "Hey There" (00:25:4215)
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[Music] richard hartnett makers of quick the new home permanent with a 10-minute waving lotion in co-sponsorship with lucky strike the cigarette that tastes better cleaner fresher smoother presents your hit parade [Music] quick quick richard had not new home permanent quick quick can be done in just one hour from start to service and get it quick tonight richard hudnitz presents your hits parade the top tunes all over america as determined by your hit parade survey which checks the best sellers in sheet music and phone and ralph record the songs most heard on the air and the songs both played on the automatic coin machine an accurate authentic simulation of america's facing popular music your hit [Music] to the story parade quick the richard had enough new home permanent quick laneland's bed to give your hair that healthy shine protect your hair from damaged health prevent sensory [Music] here's julia mead this is quick the sensational home permanent discovery with the 10-minute waving lotion quick is safe sure automatic for it like mine you can be completely finished in just one hour that's everything winding waving and easy one step neutralizing so save time and get quick super regular gentle by richard hudnut and now the top seven songs of the week with russell arms she's l mckenzie snooki lansen holly burgin the head paraders and dancers and raymond scott and the hit parade orchestra and off we go with survey song number six giselle mackenzie the hit forays and dancers take us through a musical dream to the tune of shaboom [Music] foreign [Music] [Applause] life could be a dream if i could take you up in paradise [Music] if only all my precious plans would come true if you would let me spend my whole life loving you life would be a dream sweetheart just to read every time i look at you something is on my mind if you do what i want you to do baby we'd be so high [Music] if you would tell me i'm the only one that you love life could be a dream sweetheart [Music] sure [Music] if you do what i want you to baby we'd be so fine life could be a dream if i could take you up in paradise up above if you would tell me i'm the only one that you love life could be a dream sweetheart hello again again life could be a dream life could be a dream [Applause] number two holly burgin brings us a backstage romance as she sings the ballad the survey finds in second place if i give my heart to you if i give my heart to you [Music] will you always treat me tenderly and in every way if i give my heart to you [Music] will you give me [Music] do you swear that you'll be true to me by the light that shines above [Music] smile with me when i'm glad [Music] think it over and be sure please don't answer till you do [Music] when you promise all these things to me then i'll give my heart to [Music] you [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Laughter] [Music] time for a richard hudnut extra it's the hit parade dancers and raymond scott's celestial arrangement of stardust [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] so [Music] so [Music] [Applause] [Music] wow [Music] [Applause] me [Music] [Laughter] song number seven snooki lanson introduces a tune that makes its first appearance on the survey tonight i need you now if i ever needed you i need you now i can't remember when i've ever been so blue if i ever needed love i need it now i can't remember when i've ever been so blue no day or night goes by when i don't have my cry i feel like i could die from wanting you i can't ease my aching heart [Music] but you'd know how if i ever needed you i need you now no day or night goes by when i don't have my cry [Music] i feel like i could die from wanting you i can't ease my aching heart but you'd know how if i ever needed you i need you now [Music] [Laughter] and now let's join silpi lanson backstage this must be terrific julian how can you tell well the girls yesterday stringy straggly hair but today real beauties that's right quick home permanent did it this amazing discovery by richard hudnut is safe sure automatic and the quickest ever only quick has a 10 minute waving lotion that means your quick wave takes in just 10 minutes no other home permits that fast you see gene has a new quick how long did it take to finish real quick gene i finished everything in just one hour no check curls no fuss or bother and look at pat's pretty curl did you ever see a smoother prettier wave there's lanolin in quick's waving lotion to give your hair a healthy shine and quick has an easy one-step neutralizer that makes your curls stay smooth and springy like naturally curly hair so get quick super regular or gentle by richard hudnut survey song number four raymond scott leads the hit parade orchestra in a colorful arrangement of the number four melody skokian [Music] do [Music] so [Music] do [Music] um [Music] um so [Applause] so number five on the survey russell arms brings us the hillbilly rhythms of the number five tune this old house this old house once knew his children this old house once knew his wife his old house was home and comfort as he bought the storm to life this old house once rang with laughter this old house heard many shouts now she trembles in the darkness when the lightning walks about you're gonna need this house no longer ain't gonna need this house no more ain't got time to fix the shingles ain't got time to fix the floor ain't got time to hinges northam and the windowpane ain't gonna need this house much longer he's getting ready to meet the saints this old house is getting shaky this old house is getting old this old house let's in the rain this old house let's in the cold on his knees he's getting chilly but it feels no fear no pain cause he sees an angel peeking through a broken window pain we're gonna need this house no longer ain't not gonna need this house no more he ain't got time to fix her shingles ain't got time to fix the floor ain't got time to oil the hinges nor to mend a window pane ain't gonna need this house much longer here's getting ready to meet the sails this old house is afraid of thunder this old house is afraid of storms this old house just groans and trembles when the night wind flings its arms his old house is getting feeble this old house is needing paint just like him it's tuckered out he's getting ready to meet these saints no longer ain't gonna need this house no more he ain't got time to fix the shingles ain't got time to fix the floor ain't got time to oil the hinges in order to mend the window panes ain't gonna need this house much longer he's getting ready to meet the same [Music] [Applause] [Music] number three paulie bergen brings us the romantic song that captures third place on the survey the high and the mighty [Music] how i laughed at love and the stars of love when you came like a gentle flame and helped me to find the way [Music] now i know change things rearrange [Music] things things [Music] can do i'm not high and mighty i have you and i give my heart forever [Music] [Laughter] [Applause] [Music] time for another richard hotnut extra giselle mckenzie the head paradise and dancers count their blessings as they sing i got the sun in the morning [Music] i got no diamonds i got no fur still i think i'm a lucky girl i got the sun in the morning i got no mansion i got no yacht but still i'm happy with what i've got i got the sun in the morning and the moon at night sunshine [Music] still i'd like to express my thanks i got the sun in the morning and with the sun in the morning and the moon and the evening i'm all right got no silver got no gold what i got candy sunshine gives me a lovely day moonlight [Music] still i'd like to express my thanks i got the sun in the [Music] and with the morning in the morning [Applause] and here's a word from our co-sponsor lucky strife if you want better taste from your cigarette lucky strike is the brand to get it's toasted to give you the best taste yet cigarettes they take fines tobacco with light tobacco with smiles tobacco too and it's toast is yes it's toasted because the toasting brings the flavor right through so to get better taste from your cigarettes lucky strike is the brand to get it's toasted to give you the best taste yet it's the toasted cigarettes friends no wonder lucky's taste better they're made of fine tobacco and the famous lucky strike process it's toasted tones up lucky's fine tobacco to make it taste even better cleaner fresher smoother so be happy go lucky number one the top tune of the week the song the survey finds in first place snooki lanson steps into the winter spotlight with song number one hey there hey there you were the stars in your eyes love never made a [Music] hey there you want that high flying clown though she won't throw a crumb to you you think someday she'll come to you [Music] she has you dancing on a string are you kidding break it and she won't care some guys think they know everything [Music] won't you take this advice i hand you like a brother or are you not seeing things too clear are you too much in love to hear is it all going in one ear [Music] and out so [Laughter] so long that's all the songs and the tunes that you think to be [Music] [Laughter] placed [Music] [Music] get [Music] your hit parade is presented each week co-sponsored by richard hudnut and lucky strife so tune in again next week at the same time for the top seven songs of the week this is andre veru saying save time get quick by richard hudnut [Music] [Applause] a bewildered blonde tangles with culture on sunday in town starring judy holliday steve allen and dick sean tomorrow night at 7 30 eastern time over nbc television you
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