For God's Sakes, Man, It's NestLEE's, NOT Nessles!

Here a 1959 Australian TV ad for Nestle's Chocolate.  And for heaven's sakes, can't you ever get the name of the brand pronounced correctly?

How Are You Fixed For Blades, Mate?

Time for another old Australian television commercial, this time, an entertaining advert from 1962 for the Gillette Razor Blades, with some scenes shot at Sydney Harbour.

Here's How You Get Your Clothes Clean, Mate!

1959 Aussie commercial for Rinso Detergent.

You Better Buy Some For Lulu! OR ELSE!

Here's a 1961 commercial for Smarties candies, from Australia.

Get This!

Here's a commercial for Qantas Airlines, airing originally on Australian TV in 1965.

Everything OK?

From around 1960, here are Big Otis and Yogi Bear hawking Kellogg's OKs cereal.

Shortly thereafter, the big Scotsman was replaced as spokesman (and the model on the front of the cereal box) by Jellystone Park's most famous resident (sorry, Boo-Boo).  Kellogg's answer to Cheerios was not a big seller and by 1962, this cereal was phased out.

Early Carole Lombard

From 1929, here's "Big News" from Pathe.  This early talkie stars Robert Armstrong (of future "King Kong" fame) and Carole (spelled on the credits as "Carol") Lombard.  In this drama, Bob and Carole play husband and wife, with her threatening divorce unless he devotes more time to their marriage.  In reality, the husband is an undercover detective busy investigating a dope ring led by a crook who has friends in high places.  This picture, based upon the stage play of the same name by George S. Brooks, with adaptation and dialogue by Jack Jungmeyer and Walter DeLeon, was produced for the screen by Ralph Block and directed by Gregory La Cava.