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Jean Shepherd At The Movies
aka "Rear Bumpers"
1983
Season: - Episode:
The seven films in this series:
1) Ruby Sears
2) Rin Tin Tin
3) Movie Technology - Hand cranked cameras
4) DW Griffith - Lillian Gish on the ice flows of the Connecticut River in "Way Down East"
5) DW Griffith - "Feast of Bal Shazar in Babylon"
6) Special effects in silent movies
7) Harold Lloyd - The richest actor to have left the movies when sound came in.
In his "Rear Bumper" spots, writer and raconteur Jean Shepherd reminisces with several people on a boating excursion. Topics of discussion include his work in television, humor, and writing. Interspersed with this dialogue are anecdotal television spots recorded several years earlier.
The seven films in this series:
1) Ruby Sears
2) Rin Tin Tin
3) Movie Technology - Hand cranked cameras
4) DW Griffith - Lillian Gish on the ice flows of the Connecticut River in "Way Down East"
5) DW Griffith - "Feast of Bal Shazar in Babylon"
6) Special effects in silent movies
7) Harold Lloyd - The richest actor to have left the movies when sound came in.
Fan Comments
[ Courtesy: Dan Beach - - ]
Jean was making a series of short "bumpers", 2-3 minute programs, dealing with old film legends, to be used by PBS to fill uneven time periods at the end of their Masterpiece Theatre series.
He was charming during this shoot (we shot all the shows in one day). He was
fascinated that one of the production assistants was Raquel Welch's son. He
loved rearranging my collectibles around the room to fill in the 'set'. The
photo of Leigh applying his makeup was taken that day.
[Dan was Production Coordinator at WGBH]
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WGBH Boston
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Fred Barzyk
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Fred Barzyk
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1983 Jean Shepherd At the Movies - Shep
Courtesy: Dan Beach
1983 Jean Shepherd At the Movies - Shep with Leigh and "Boy Wonder"
Fred Barzyk
