Motion Picture MP66-27
Better Living Commercials
Administrative Information
Original Format(s)
Motion Picture
Footage
250 feet
Running Time
7 minutes
Film Gauge
16mm
Sound
intermittent
Color
Black & White
Produced by
Telespots, Inc
Restrictions
Undetermined
Keywords
Advertising
Television
Description
This is a marketing film produced by Telespots, Inc. in 1948, advertising their concept of "Better Living" television commercials using fictional stores as examples. Included here are some easy DIY home makeover tips aimed at women, including covering an old trash can with extra wallpaper, using a wire hanger for plant vines, and re-using a piano bench as a dressing table stool.
Date(s)
1948
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