1957 DISK JOCKEY, HOLLYWOOD CALIFORNIA RADIO STATIONS, MANSIONS KNX 1070 COMEDY SHORT XD45384

Want to support this channel and help us preserve old films? Visit Visit our website This 1957 color silent film depicts a brief sightseeing tour of several Hollywood, California radio stations and Beverly Hills mansions, as well as a pantomimed comedy short centered around an irresponsible disc jockey at fictional “KBUM” studios (TRT 13:32). The exterior of KNX-CBS at 6121 Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood, a vertical sign, palm tree, and a brief glimpse of the Palladium next door. Late 1950s automobiles with pastel paint jobs drive by (0:12). A marquee above the entrance to CBS Columbia Square: “Delco Batteries,” presents “Lowel Thomas” and “Chrysler Plymouth Presents” an evening news broadcast. Pan to a poster advertising “The Mercury Showroom” with Bob Crane on KNX (0:29). Nearby, on Vine Street, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) Theater Building’s marquee advertises “Reed Browning, Beat the Record” and “News Around the Clock,” Next door, at 1533