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Television commercials: Sunbeam Bread Spots (1960)

1960 · Ephemeral film · 8 min

Synopsis

1) 00:04:85 "EVERYBODY NEEDS ENERGY-PACKED SUNBEAM BREAD" A wooden roller coaster zooms down its track. Two boys in cowboy outfits walking on a boardwalk. Close-up of a smiling boy on a merry-go-round horse. A merry-go-round horse with no rider. A boy in a cowboy outfit looking forlorn, sits on a bench and bounces a ball. Another boy in a cowboy outfit sits next to him on the bench, opens up a lunch box and hands the first boy a sandwich wrapped in wax paper. Close-up of a boy in a cowboy hat eagerly eating a sandwich. Two boys on amusement park rides. 2) 01:09:49 "SUNBEAM BREAD, THE FAVORITE BREAD OF HOPALONG CASSIDY" A boy in a cowboy outfit is sleeping on a couch, is woken up and handed a plate of Sunbeam bread. His mouth is wide open with happiness and surprise. A boy in the cowboy suit runs down the sidewalk to put a letter in a mailbox near the camera. There is a double exposure sequence of the hand written letter with images of the energetic boy superimposed on it. 3) 02:10:30 SUNBEAM BREAD -- A boy in a cowboy outfit lassoes a loaf of bread from outside the kitchen window and runs around back into the house and eats a slice in the same kitchen. Close-up of the rear end of a boy in a cowboy suit, running away from the camera, throws a lasso into an open window. A boy happily sets a loaf of bread on a kitchen table, pulls out a slice, puts some spread on it and bites into the bread. 4) 03:07:10 SUNBEAM BREAD -- Billy is in a hurry to get to the store to buy more…

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Running time
8 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives