Dating to 1978, and possibly including some material from 1974-5, this silent reel of film shows prominent casinos in Las Vegas, Nevada and vicinity as well as the Las Vegas Strip.

:13 Aladdin Casino with Sergio Mendes and Gabriel Kaplan Brasil ’88 and Conway Twitty. Various shots of Aladdin Bagdad Showroom signage. Includes goofy special effects shots at 2:10.

Shots of drop off or driveway area at the Aladdin Casino at 2:45. MGM casino sign with Rich Little and Cleo Laine, “Hallelujah for Hollywood!” At the time the MGM was newly built by Kirk Kerkorian, and the largest hotel in the world. At 4:22, sign for the iconic Dunes Hotel. The Flamingo Hilton is shown at 5:45. More Dunes at 6:33. Shots of the Strip at 7:24. At 8:27 the Frontier sign is visible followed by the Sands with Alan King and Lola Falana at 8:44. At 9:27 the Castaways sign and then a sign advertising Wayne Newton at the Sands. Wider shots and crash zooms to Sands follow at 10:00. At 10:40 the Holiday Casino with its riverboat design is shown. At 11:14, shots of the Stardust and Lido room including fast pans and out of focus shots. Lido 78 is advertised. At 13:00 the Silver City Casino in Winchester, Nevada. At 13:42, more shots of the Stardust including the drop off area. At 13:58 the Frontier Casino advertising Wayne Newton and Dave Barry. At 14:44, the words Las Vegas in neon, part of the signage for the Royal Las Vegas. At 15:44, Silver City Casino signs. At 16:10, the Riviera advertises Debbie Reynolds and Pat Cooper. At 16:53, Slots-A-Fun sign. At 17:00, the Circus Circus Casino sign is shown. At 18:38, a sign for the Sahara advertises Tony Bennett sings Joey Heatherton as headliner. At 19:12, long shot of the strip showing Circus Circus and the Stardust in the distance. At 19:30, the Las Vegas Hilton advertises the Osmonds and Liberace. At 20:20, the Landmark Hotel. At 21:00, a shot of the Caesar’s Palace sign and fountains. At 21:20, advertising for Ann Margret at Caesars. At 22:00 shots of the Tropicana, at 22:14, shots of signage for the Hacienda. Tropicana sign for Folies Bergere ’78 at 22:09.

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