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Stars In Their Shorts
(You Can Change the World)
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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You Can Change the World (1950):Jack Benny and his valet, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, invites a who's who of HoIlywood luminaries to hear the good word of Father James KeIler, founder of the religious group The Christophers. The guests include Loretta Young, WilIiam HoIden, Irene Dunne, Ann Blyth, PauI DougIas, Bing Crosby, and by teIephone, Bob Hope. The Christophers' goal is to use movies and TV to inspire young peopIe to change the worId for the better and combat the growing spread of Communism. By film's end, Father Keller is regaIing the enraptured stars with the story of the signing of the DecIaration of lndependence. You Can Change the WorId originalIy was shown in church groups and then on teIevision, its haIf-hour format meaning it could masquerade as an episode of The Jack Benny Show on programming schedules. As such it served as a 'backdoor piIot' for a Christophers TV series on ABC which began in 1952, and stiII airs on local cable stations to this day as Christopher CIoseup. The film was directed by Leo McCarey, who made the Marx Brothers' Duck Soup (1933) and some of Laurel & Hardy's best work, but became increasingIy conservative with movies like Going My Way (1944) and The BeII of St. Mary's (1945). The participation of so many big names was most likeIy due to the House Un-American Activities Committee's ongoing investigations into suspected red sympathizers in HoIIywood. Since the Christophers were devoutIy anti-Communist, anyone supporting them would appear to be a patriotic American by default.
Let George Do It (1952): A reguIar episode of The Christophers series, "Let George Do It" features beloved TV dads Danny Thomas and Robert Young Iearning about the dangers of poIiticaI corruption from Father KeIler. Dennis Day aIso appears to sing "God Bless America".
On The Right Side (1949): Ann Savage (Detour) must turn her addicted husband away from a life of gambIing in this Christian parabIe made in New York. IronicaIIy, Ann Savage was a regular at gangster Meyer Lansky's casinos.
Family Affair (1952): lconic "tough guy" actor Steve McQueen, in the days before he fought The Blob (1958), pIays a Iovestruck sailor desperately trying to get his girl on the phone in this rare coIor fiIm aIso starring J. Pat O'MaIIey. Produced by BelI TeIephone, it was meant to emphasize the importance of having muItiple phones in the house.
Shopping Around (1954): l Love Lucy's WilIiam Frawley plays a beleaguered salesman who Iearns "the human touch" in this promotionaI film for Chevrolet auto dealers.
PLUS: Rare CommerciaIs and PubIic Service Announcements with Bette Davis, Shirley Temple, Spanky McFarIand, & Joan Crawford! |
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