This black & white promotional film dates to the early era of television and station KCOP-TV in Hollywood, California. The film shows the station’s capabilities and gives an idea what is available for commercial clients, including new sound stages at the facility located at 915 N. La Brea Ave. The bit is hosted by Peter Hansen, a WWII veteran who was a working television actor and commercial spokesman, who also briefly served as the station’s news anchor in the early 1960s.
Opening: Sign for KCOP 13 – The Good Television Station. Entrance to KCOP Stage Four in Hollywood, CA. The tv cameras and microphones inside the sound stage. Brand new RCA cameras. Inside the control room. Effects amplifier. A man pushes a television camera on the floor. Videotape room (:06-1:52). Peter Hanson is in the room along with a man who holds a videotape, he is Don Johnson. Don makes a splice in a commercial they finished shooting. Don and Peter discuss. KCOP’s new master control room. Peter enters the room as people work in it (1:53-3:32). Wet paint splash. Duacite, dripless paint commercial. A man dips a paint brush in the can of paint. Duacite is $5.99 a can. Western Union telegram in a man’s hand. Southern California Rambler Dealer commercial. Numerous Ramblers are shown on display. Operation…Deadline – a sales push for dealers to get rid of AMC Ramblers (3:33-5:34). Frozen Lancaster Farms King Chickens. Chicken is cooked. Rotisserie chicken turns on a spit. Different sizes of chicken on a table. Lancaster Farms King Chicken commercial. A woman puts real whipped cream onto a dessert. Knudsen all purpose cream. Knudsen half & half. Knudsen products commercial. ream, Half & half, and whipping cream (5:35-7:31). Hotpoint four speed washer. A woman poses next to a washer. Hotpoint commercial. Warranty sticker. Clothes. Hotpoint washing machine. A man spins a globe. Horse vs tractor. Glendale Federal Savings commercial. A man builds a home. Nice suburban Glendale community (7:32-9:14). Drapes and rugs in a room. Riviera sofa and chair. Riviera coffee table. A man opens a sofa to produce a pull out sofa bed. Riviera Showroom commercial. The new Dodge Dart. Inside the Dodge Dart. Dodge car commercial. Peter Hanson extends an invitation to the public to see the new KCOP studios (9:15-11:25). No end credits.
Channel 13 first signed on the air in 1948 as KLAC-TV (standing for Los Angeles, California), and adopted the moniker “Lucky 13”. In late 1953, the now-defunct Copley Press purchased KLAC-TV and changed its call letters to KCOP, which reflected their ownership. A Bing Crosby-led group purchased the station in 1957.
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