Flying with Arthur Godfrey (Part II) (1953)

★★★★★ · The Old Red Head Rides Again · RadioBilly · 2003-02-22

This was a great 2 part series. Arthur Godfrey, a man of many talents and accomplishments, demonstrates via this quasi documentary/Eastern Airlines promo, some absolute basics and refinements about flying an airplane in commercial service during the 1950's. His plane of choice for this discourse, was the Lockheed Super Constellation or more affectionately known as a "Connie." Arthur deftly relates the technicalities of flying in the most simple and understandable way. This movie having as its star Arthur Godfrey, who was a television mainstay during the 1950's sponsored by Lipton Tea with his…

★★★ · Time for a chesterfield! · Spuzz · 2003-05-19

Arthur Godfrey (See Classic Commercials volume 3) takes to the skies and teaches us (and um.. anyways) all the different knobs and controls of an airplane. Being an OBVIOUSLY proud pilot, he relishes every minute of this picture, which makes this plane orgy that much more interesting. After flying from New York to Miami (and having a smoke (the aformentioned Chesterfield) and a nap (!) he lands in Miami, and hooks up with some jet pilots which take him on a jet trip to demonstrate what was then newfangled jet technology. It all wraps up with Godfrey visiting the Eastern Airlines president and…