The Opening of the Academy Awards: 1954 Oscars
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- Опубликовано: 21 сен 2024
- Hosts Donald O'Connor and Fredric March open the 26th Academy Awards in 1954, with an introduction by Academy President Charles Brackett. Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Wilding present Oscars® to Walt Disney for Documentary (Short Subject) for "The Alaskan Eskimo" and Documentary (Feature Film) for "The Living Desert." Jack Webb presents the Oscar® for Sound Recording to the Columbia Studio Sound Department (John P. Livadary, Sound Director) for "From Here to Eternity." Also, watch for a young Betty White singing for Oldsmobile.
The only film footage I've ever seen of Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Wilding together when they were married. What a gorgeous couple!
OMG great to see Elizabeth Taylor.
Frederick March was a superb dramatic actor!
Fredric March.
@@suzettebennett9112 Thank you for correcting me. I genuinely try to ensure that I spell the names of people correctly. As an ex teacher, I would always take care when spelling first names as they can be a ‘minefield.’ For instance, my daughter’s name is Kathryn, but as we all know to our cost, there are several different spellings of the name. The example which I will cite here is Katharine Hepburn. Be well.
When I heard the announcer said Hong Kong after those big cities as New York, London, Paris, Rio, I am so proud, since Hong Kong is line up with those big cities in 50s! It's marvelous!
Wow! Over 60 years, Betty's voice is almost exactly the same. That's what happens for living a healthy life with no smoking or drinking.
Donald O'Connor is so sweet
Makes me tear up thinking of the talent we've lost & the "talent" we have now. Thankfully we've RUclips. Thanks for posting 🙏
Donald,one of the greatest dancer i have ever seen on screen. AWESOME
I loved the way the conductor conducted the orchestra at the opening of the Oscars
Andre Previn, Mia Farrow's ex-husband
@@joselgarlitos6368 Thanks I realised it was Andre Previn afterwards.
i love seeing all the early Oscars footage, would love to see pre 1953. THANKS for posting
Mr. March would been a great choice to be the master of cermonies for many years! ;)
Wow back then looked like a completely different world Imagine living in those times
Wow. Wow. Wow. And how about that young Betty White? Who knew she had such a lovely voice shilling for Oldsmobile!
I know I wouldn't be alive now but I sure wished I had been born earlier or before
WWII. I would have loved being a part of this generation because they had a lot of class and were more humble and kind to each other. They also worked their
ass-off compared to this generation we have now.
I loved the live commercials. I remember this show, I was very young, but...
Miss Betty White!
Real talent not the garbage of today
They should make the entire broadcast available.
And to think that Andrew Preview was only in his mid-20s when he was the Musical Director at the Oscars that year.
(For those who didn't get the deliberate misspelling of his name, this was from his appearance on _The Morecambe and Wise Christmas Show_ (of 1971).)
Back when that town had talent and class--and made fantastic films.
Back then there was segregation too lmao. Also movies are better than ever now, i don't know what you're talking about
@@mjstraz3593 Well, kindly explain.
And Betty White is still alive.today.2018
In 2019 and Queen Elizabeth II is 93 today and still on the throne.
@@murrayaronson3753 ditto 2020
Betty's still going 15 dec 2020 & dick van dyke just turned 95 a couple of days ago.
That was amazing 🤩 thank you. Only if today oscars was like this. Only if Hollywood was like this again
Great surprise to see the young Andre Previn conducting. Always the wonder boy.
And... what do you know? Betty White singing an Oldsmobile jingle at 13:15.
I just Lena Horne and husband Lennie Hayton. I wonder how many times she came out for these awards. I saw her with Quincy Jones in 1995. Look for more.
Andre Previn..JUST 17years away from his Memorable Morecambe and wise sketch. 1971.And The rest is history as they say.
Aaaah youth. Too bad we gotta get old and die.
I watched this on the TV in 1954. I love the lack of bombast and pretension! The awards are presented, a simple thank you, no muss no fuss. Everyone is dressed to the nines; no underwear showing; no weird cutouts in the dresses; speeches short and sweet. They may not have always behaved like ladies and gentlemen in their private lives, but on stage on this night they definitely behaved like grown ups!
Did you also love the rampant racism too?
@@joeybaseball7352 I was 5 years old in 1954, and my comment is about this moment on an awards show and happy memories of that time in my very young life, no more, no less.
How cute is Betty White.
Raymond Burr was the opening announcer this year and next.
Perry Mason?
@@thelevisullivan Yes
Paul Douglas was so talented actor and Betty look like the same age now.
That's crazy by 1954 half of the households in America had TV sets .... I wonder how many households in America now have no cable TV whatsoever... and if they'll lie about that number... more and more people are getting rid of cable .
If I told those crazy kids once, I told them a million times; don’t dance on my Oldsmobile
The Alaskan Eskimo, The Living Desert has great writing and From Here to Eternity has great sound mixing.
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I never heard of this documentary about the Alaskan Eskimo but I wonder if it has Nanook of the North in it
@@gardensofthegods Check it out at ruclips.net/video/39dKDfvM_To/видео.html.
no thank-you speeches. how refreshing!
Betty White so young, I don't think Donald O'Connor was invited back as MC. Michael Wilding was Elizabeth Taylor's second husband and the father of her two sons.
oh thank you! seen donald o'connor .... a big big big privilege
They Line up 48 Coveted Oscars in 24th - 34th until 1963
GOLD
Liz looks gorgeous and healthy.
Is the entire broadcast available? Thanks for the upload!
so crazy that this was 70 years ago
😍😍😍im still here im still here!! " 😇😇
Raymond Burr narrating.
he was supposed to play phil davis in white christmas but he got sick and danny kaye took over the role
What a wonderful year!🙏🇺🇸
Oscars Before the Academy Awards were televised, were they still recorded on film? Or are photographs and audio the only souvenirs left from the early shows?
Small portions of earlier shows were shot on film by newsreel cameras, mainly acting winners. Mostly the audio of radio broadcasts is all that exists, along with photos.
+Oscars Can You please do more OLD Oscar videos from the 1930s and the 1940s please!;)
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Yes, at one time, television was "a wonder."
Fredric March was such a babe.
Right?
Oh yes he's got powerful animal magnetism.
Is Raymond Burr the narrator?
Mimi Yes.
Go walt!! Go magic !
I would so rather listen to Fredric March than smart-a**-sounding Donald O'Connor. Tuned in just to hear Fredric March💓, & it was over 9 minutes in, before he was finally shown. A greatly talented actor; handsome, witty and charming!👍🖒👏👏👏👏👏💘❣
hahaha, this is so funny , heloloooo , 1954 , ii m from 2017 !!
Woohoo Sydney Australia mentioned in 1954 ▪︎ Australia 2020
Reading rehearsed materials and still messing up! This guy is a riot I tell ya he's a riot!
Was this before acceptance speeches were allowed? I notice they were short in the early years but these wi
LOLOL I thought it was a parody of the Academy Awards. Paul Douglas and Betty White doing the Oldsmobile commercial were hysterical it was so bad. The only thing missing was Justin Bieber. Frederick March the host from New York, seriously? Ps. The only thing real was Elizabeth Taylor who was beautiful even in black and white.
Is that Steve Allen at 3:05?
Yes, the great Steve Allen and his wife, the still vey much alive Jayne Meadows.
I’m imagine: no thank u speeches!
I Love Fredric March so hot
nobody did an acceptance speech.
Was that Raymond Burr's voice in the opening? The comic banter was - well, you know what it was. And the commercials were not raunchy then and about as interesting as they are now. They get right down to business, Walt Disney is a reticent kind of guy. Too bad he wasn't so reticent in his politics. These days you can't shut them up. Now, onto next year.
Are you talking about the Disney's politics where he basically bankrupted his studio and sacrificed any artistic advancement when he enthusiastically worked with FDR to help the American War effort?
It's Art Linkletter from NBC's People Are Funny
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Betty White @13:13
Oddly he did not mention a single Alphabet or Equity issue. He did talk about pleasing the audience with excellence in every facet of movie making. Lost wisdom.
raymond burr narrating??
“1,236”
No speeches!
Walt Disney in real life. Forever a dork.
So Walt Disney just grabs his award and walks off? No "thank you" or nothing? Awkward.
14:34
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No speech from Walt Disney? mmmmmm.
Dda---
"Sellout audience"
Donald was reading and it's distracting.