Now a Word From…

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Now ladies and gentlemen, presenting television's popular host, Ronnie Johnson.

He's the man with the most exciting gifts, making his program one of the most liveliest on the air.

And now, here's Ronnie.

Thank you very much, Ed.

And good evening out there, everyone in America.

Say I've got some really terrific guests lined up on my show this evening, and our first two guests are right on the stage with me right now.

I'd like you to meet them.

They're all the way from Rochester, New York.

And I understand that they're both amateur cinematographers.

So let's meet them now.

Over here on my right is Chuck Fall, and on my left, Keith Kinsley.

I seem to have been corrected.

Let's try that again.

On my right, Chuck Kinsley, and on my left, Keith Fall.

Now let's start off the conversation with Chuck over here.

Chuck, I understand that you are going to be playing host to a large convention in Rochester next year in 1968.

That's right, Ronnie.

We have a wonderful group coming in in 1968, the American Chapter of the Institute of Amateur Cinematographers.

There's a great group of filmmakers coming in here, a bunch of amateurs getting together to have a wonderful time, right, Keith? Right, Chuck.

Yes, sir, ladies and gentlemen.

In early November next year, 1968.

As a matter of fact, we're having this convention at one of the finest motels in Rochester, place called the Town House.

Ladies and gentlemen, wait till you see some of the programs that we've got cooked up.

Right, Keith, cooked up.

We've sure got some fine leaves.

We've got some fine things cooked up.

Well, fellas, let's hear about what you've got cooked up in just a couple of minutes.

But we'll break away first from our sponsor, remember, Keith, the fine things cooked up that we've got.

Hey, what about the terrific movie programs coming up? Oh, capital point, Chuck, yes.

We do have some terrific programs we've got lined up for next year's convention, ladies and gentlemen.

Boy, they are terrific programs.

Yeah, they're terrific programs.

I've seen some of these, Keith, and folks, they're wonderful.

We've got some 8 millimeter and 16 millimeter and we've got color and sound, nature, comedy.

Don't forget Super 8.

That's five hours.

Now, let's break away for a word from our sponsor.

Say, Chuck, wait a second.

Shouldn't we tell these people about the fun and the social activities? Right.

The social activities are great.

Folks, you're going to meet some of the most wonderful people here and we're going to have some social activities all over that place, right? That's the fact that we're going to have some fine equipment on display.

We'll have the newest cameras and tripods and movie screens and editors and all those wonderful things that you like.

Fine, fellas, fine, fine.

But first, now, a word from our sponsor.

But the place, the place itself, the townhouse is just superb, Chuck, isn't it? We're going to have a three -day convention, remember, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and it's just going to be wonderful.

Chuck, tell them about Friday.

Yeah, Friday night, we're going to start out with some terrific programs, folks.

You won't want to miss Friday night.

And then Saturday morning, there's got to be programs all over the place.

And Saturday afternoon, we got programs.

And Saturday night, Saturday night, we always have our big 16 -millimeter show.

And then, plus, if you come, you'll see some of the finest people, movie greats, people like Oscar.

Oscar will be there and Jerry and Joe and Archie and...

Helen and Margaret and Stuart and Kent and Jack will be there.

Jack's always there, my sky view.

That's terrific, fellas, terrific.

Let's break away just for a moment from a word from our sponsor.

However, ladies and gentlemen, the finest thing about this convention, at least one of the finest, Chuck, I think you'll agree, is the fact that when you come to this convention and see Rochester itself, it's a beautiful city, and you probably want to take a tour of one of the largest photographic companies in the world.

Shall we mention names? Why not? Don't have to mention the name, that's all right.

Well, that's very, very nice indeed.

But now I'd like to bring you folks out there in America, a word from our new sponsor.

Besides, besides your trip to Kodak, when you go through there, you'll have a nice time in Rochester itself, visiting such fine places as the George Eastman Photographic Museum.

Isn't that one? Tell them, Chuck.

Oh, it's a wonderful, you'll have fun folks, Eastman House, Kodak, the whole bet.

Don't forget 1968, come to the IAC convention right here in Rochester.

Oh yes, save the date everybody, it's going to be wonderful.

The IAC convention, Rochester.

See you there, right Chuck? Right, Keith.

Well, now a word from our sponsor, the makers of that fine camera, the Bullacks.

Identifier

F.2005-01-0150

Date Of Production

1950s

Abstract

Amateur film in one continuous shot parodying a talk show, where the guests promoting an Institute of Amateur Cinematographers (IAC) gathering in the next year get carried away with their enthusiasm, much to the chagrin of the host.

Log

00:00-05:07 - CU of a man named Ed announcing their host Ronnie Johnson. PAN to CU of Ronnie and ZOOM OUT to reveal his guests, Chuck Kingsley and Keith Pfohl. They promote the convention of the American Chapter of the Institute of Amateur Cinematographers (IAC) to be held in November 1968 in Rochester. NY. They hype the programs, social activities, and equipment on display, and the George Eastman museum before Ronnie gets a word in from their sponsors as he holds up a Bolex camera.

Run Time

0:05:09

Format

16mm

Extent

200 feet

Color

B&W

Sound

Optical

Reel/Tape Number

1/1

Has Been Digitized?

Yes

Language Of Materials

English

Genre

Interview
Parody

Form

Amateur

Subject

George Eastman Museum
Amateur Film Clubs
Institute of Amateur Cinematographers

Related Collections

Subseries I: Collected Amateur Films

Related Places

North America ➜ United States

North America ➜ United States ➜ New York ➜ Rochester

Main Credits

Pfohl, Keith (is filmmaker)

Participants And Performers

Kingsley, Chuck (is actor)

Pfohl, Keith (is actor)

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