Tuesday, Jun 16, 2009 8:30 PM

Our Wonderful Gulf Coast

A miscellaney celebrating our humid home town and environs. Starting at dusk we will run a selection of silent camera positives and working prints from a 1967 (I think) promotional film made by the Houston Chronicle titled "Houston Counterpoint" containing footage of the Astrodome, Schlumberger and Mission Manufacturing, The Warwick Hotel and Mecom Fountain, downtown and residential street scenes. Followed by:

Shrimp Boats Snider Telescriptions 1950 2min : Sung by Gloria Jean and Boys

The Texas City Disaster 1960 5min Pathe Milestones of the Century

Deep in the Heart of Texas Snider Telescriptions 1950 2min : Sung by Gloria Jean and Boys

The Chocolate Bayou Story IBM 15min: Computerization comes to the petrochemical industry.

San Jacinto State Park 1960s? Oddly downbeat profile of the Texas state park makes it sound rather unappealing.

Five Student Films U of H Communications Dept. 1974 15min, provided to us by loyal audience member Bob Rees:

  Registration Ruckus, The Thinker Knows, Park U.H., The Moldy Oldie Days and M.E.C.C.A.

The Steel Reef 26min Oil rigs are a boon to the marine environment. Just lookit all them fish! We're after amberjack today...

Deuce is Wild Charles Burwell 1968 4min : Shot by local filmmaker Charles Burwell, this is a promotional film for Houston psychedelic band Deuce is Wild.

Plus, various locally themed PSAs and commercials from the 50's and 60's....