“The Prisoner of Swing” with a very young June Allyson singing and dancing with hoofer Hal Le Roy. Only a few minutes of this short subject are here, but it’s worth it to see 21-year-old June Allyson.
Per IMDb, “When she was eight years old, she was crushed by a falling tree limb while riding a bicycle. She wore a back brace for four years and taught herself to dance by watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers movies.” So glad June recovered; she gave us many musical hours of movies to watch!
Hal Le Roy is always wonderful to watch too. A talented and distinctive dancer!
A Warner Brothers, “Broadway Brevities,” short of 1938, which was a take-off of the 1937 “The Prisoner of Zenda” movie with Ronald Coleman. Thanks to GoodOldDaysReturns on YouTube!
Whether it be soap and shampoo, or chocolate and cigarettes, celebrities have been asked to push products for years. This is just a small sample of some classic actors who have plugged their share of merchandise.
Actors and their ads: -Basil Rathbone for Chesterfield Cigarettes -Deborah Kerr for Max Factor -Elizabeth Taylor for Whitman’s Chocolates -Bob Hope for Van Heusen Shirts -June Allyson for Lustre-Creme Shampoo -Fred MacMurray for Campbell’s Noodle Soup -Doris Day for Lux Soap -Joan Crawford for Royal Crown Cola -Judy Garland for Woodbury Powder -Sean Connery for Jim Beam
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