Picture Show (A thread for interesting photos from the world of movies and TV)*

Here's some amazing pictures I've never seen before from the Jack Paar Tonight Show on NBC, circa 1957-1962. Note the B&W RCA cameras on the show, since NBC did not go to full-time color for several more years...




Note the teleprompters attached to the front of the above cameras.




Above, Paar and his (relatively small) staff of writers, producers, and the regulars like Charlie Weaver and (a very young) Hugh Downs.


Above, a very famous appearance by then-Senator John F. Kennedy while campaigning for President.

It's hard to imagine today, but Paar was a very interesting and opinionated talkshow host for his time who occasionally created headlines, both from his quick wit and occasional temper. He wasn't afraid to express opinions on the air, and he was extremely articulate and could ad-lib with the best of them. It's unfortunate that we don't have talkshow hosts like this today, not nearly in Paar's league. Note that after Paar left at the end of the 1962 season, NBC tried out a number of different hosts but ultimately went with a young former radio/gameshow host named Johnny Carson, who had caught their eye on KNXT (and CBS) in LA.

[pictures courtesy of Terry Wilkie on the Randy West Appreciation Group on Facebook.]

 

My old man talked about Paar a lot. It was really love/hate with him.
He liked the guests and seemed to really enjoy Paar's humor.
The on air crying thing really stuck in his craw, ego mixed with acting like a little boy.
But I don't think he stopped watching for very long, the alternatives were pretty dire.

 

Jack Paar, the Carson Of His Day, Looks Back With the Usual Chuckle

And an even better article:

JACK PAAR REMINISCES

 

The Paar-chive... I kid you not, a thread for all things Jack Paar

 

I just noticed that thread is closed for the usual inexplicable reasons

 

The word H*m*sex**lity gets threads closed and or disappearing very quickly

 

Well can you edit your post so it doesn't close this one???

 

When I started looking at the photos, what first came to mind was how simple (and better) things were back then.

Parr was very interesting to listen to. He, like Carson, after him, had a very conversational approach.

Today's talk shows are like a circus.

 

"The Joey Bishop Show is an American sitcom starring entertainer Joey Bishop that aired on NBC from September 1961, to January 1964. After NBC canceled the series due to low ratings, it was picked up by CBS where it aired for its fourth and final season."

Enough said?

 

Now, it's rare for a talk show to have fewer than 12 staff writers and six producers who contribute, and then they also have at least another half-dozen freelance people emailing stuff in. And nothing is really "live" -- the shows go through a fairly thorough editing process in post immediately after taping.

 

Annnd some more: FRIDAY NIGHT BOYS: FRIDAY NIGHT BOY COOL #489

Five from the bunch:

 

Here's an amazing shot of Stanley Kubrick on the set of 2001 at Shepperton Studios in the Southeast part of England, probably around 1967, shooting the end of the movie. Note the big mofo (unblimped) 65mm Panavision 70 camera in the background.

 

The Gish Sisters:

 

Another 12 here: FRIDAY NIGHT BOYS: FRIDAY NIGHT BOY COOL #450
A selection from the above:

 

And yet more here: FRIDAY NIGHT BOYS: FRIDAY NIGHT BOY COOL #451

 

big cameras

http://www.bitlanders.com/blogs/the-evolution-of-film-independence/27070



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More.......... FRIDAY NIGHT BOYS: FRIDAY NIGHT BOY COOL #452

A selection of five:

 

Was the last picture taken in Key West?

 

Doubt it.

A lot of land in the background and non-Florida type trees.

 

I love this series; It pisses me off its not available on streaming, tv or dvd.

 

Sammy Davis Jr's deleted cameo from Diamonds Are Forever

 

And some more here: FRIDAY NIGHT BOYS: FRIDAY NIGHT BOY COOL #493
Five from this week's bunch:

 

High School 1939

Spoiler

Stan Lee

 

John Huston looks like a kid.

 

Groucho Marx on the set of Welcome Back Kotter





Groucho was there to shoot a cameo that ended up not being filmed.

https://www.newsfromme.com/2016/12/03/welcome-back-groucho/