Film Mystery, A (Dreft Screen Ad) (1937)

★★★★★ · A Change of Tune · MarkyMaypo · 2003-09-15

I wrote to the Dreft people in September, 2003. The Procter and Gamble People have changed their tune on Dreft since 1940 as witness: Hi, Mary. Dreft is designed for use when washing clothing only. We don't recommend using if for dishes. Linda USA Dreft Team

★★★★ · What a load a dreft! · Spuzz · 2003-05-08

Not too sure of 'the film mystery' but this visit to Mrs Smith' "it's the back door for us!" (snicker) and begging her not to dry her dishes. What happens? A film appears on her dishes! We then gasp as she peels off the film of the glass, the narrator quickly chimes in and says this is how they do it in the movies. Ohhhh, what was the point of that? The narrator convinces us the only way to avoid this happening again (what, people coming through the back door?) is by using 'Dreft', a unattractive, stupidly named detergent. Highly reccomended, for it'll just take a minute of your time.

★★★★ · mystery solved! · AliceTeeple · 2004-02-13

The mystery is "What the heck did they put on those dishes to simulate film cling????" And why are we sneaking around into ladies' homes spying on their cleansing techniques? All in all, I felt creepy and voyeuristic, thanks to "Hollywood magic." Funny commercial, though. Glad to see Dreft has updated its packaging design...

★★★★ · Halarious! · moderator · 2004-03-20

A cold, humiliating slap in the face to women evrywhere, Dreft makes a great gift for voyeurs and condecending chauvinists to give to their wives on those belated birthdays and forgotten aniverseries. Its the back door for everybody!