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Jean Shepherd At The Movies

aka "Rear Bumpers"

1983

Season: 0 - Episode: 0

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.

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[ Courtesy: Dan Beach - - ]
           
Dan sent some photos from his private collection from when he worked with Shep.

Production Information:

Studio / Network:	WGBH Boston	Exec Director:		Executive Producer:
Running Time:		Director:	Fred Barzyk	Producer:	Fred Barzyk
		Asst Director:		Asst Producer:
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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

Courtesy: Dan Beach

Record: 4500 / ID: 1983mmddT

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Source: Jim Clavin
http://main.wgbh.org/wgbh/NTW/FA/TITLES/Rear372.HTML
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"Can you imagine 4,000 years passing, and you're not even a memory?
Think about it, friends. It's not just a possibility. It is a certainty." - Jean Shepherd - 1975