Movie, Film & Television Posts
Yesterday should be left alone because
today the world has enough problems
just trying to make sure we’ll have a tomorrow.
Lt. Partane, Yesterday Machine, 1965
1905 Film Poster of a Majorette (The Leader of Them All, Always Something New)
This poster was created by the Hennegan Company around 1905. It is a movie poster for a film. We presume the title on the poster is also the title of the movie. We can't find any information about the film. "The Leader of Them All Moving Pictures, Always Something...
Laverne and Shirley Baton Twirling Episode
During season 2, episode 10 Laverne and Shirley perform a baton twirling routine at a mental hospital. Dressed up as elves, they perform to the Christmas classic, Winter Wonderland. Christmas TV History, a blogger site established by writer Joanna Wilson in 2009, has...
Betty Atkinson Tap Danced, Ice Skated While Twirling A Baton
The above photo features world champion drum majorette Betty Louise Atkinson surrounded by a group of police officers during a parade in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department sponsored the event, which took place on July 9, 1937, and drew 40,000 spectators....
Twirling at Ole Miss by Terry Southern | Adapted to Film By John Tyson
Twirling at Ole Miss Cover Art (Film Short) In 1963, Esquire Magazine commissoned the late Terry Southern to write a story about a baton twirling camp in Oxford, Mississippi. The name of the camp was the Dixie National Baton Twirling Institute. Esquire's editors...
Yesterday Machine: College Twirler Abducted by Civil War Soldiers in 1965 Sci Fi
Yesterday should be left alone because today the world has enough problems just trying to make sure we'll have a tomorrow. Police Lt. Partane, Yesterday Machine The opening scene of the psychotronic, low-budget film. It played in Texas drive-ins from around...
Diane Shelton: Champion Baton Twirler Performed in War-Torn Vietnam (1966)
Diane Shelton, Baton Twirler, performs for U.S. Soldiers stationed in Vietnam, Christmas Day 1966 Baton Twirler Performed in Vietnam on Christmas Day 1966 Diane Shelton was an accomplished baton twirler who toured Vietnam with Bob Hope's USO shows in 1966. William...
Mary Hartline (1927-2020) + Mary Hartline Doll
Mary Hartline was a model and actress who starred in Super Circus, a TV show that ran on ABC from 1949 to 1955. Harline, who frequently appeared in her trademark red majorette costume, is considered television's first sex symbol. Mary Hartline, Super Circus...
Photo Epigraph
Rare, high-resolution image of Lisa Whelchel and Erin Moran, stars of the 1981 movie Twirl.
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