Name: What About the '61 Chevy's?
Genre: Short
Duration: 24 min
Cast: William Frawley, Barbara Perry

This is a Jam Handy car model rollout promo, dressed up a bit with a hammy plot about a man desperate to see the new Chevrolets. William Frawley at the time was about to embark on a new TV show, "My Three Sons," which was sponsored by Chevy, and graciously agreed to play the lead here, too, with Barbara Perry in support. Bill collected a fee as well, I suspect. Frawley by no means was too proud to appear in industrial films, but Fred MacMurray, the main star of "Sons," apparently stood on his dignity and declined this side project for the GM boys. Actually, the short is better than three stars, but I couldn't resist the play on words. For Chevy fanciers, there's a memorable scene of a convertible pulling a water skier through a moat.

The short form refers to creative works characterized by their brevity and concise storytelling. Unlike full-length feature films, short films have a running time of less than 45 minutes, while TV shorts have a running time of less than 22 minutes.

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William Frawley plays a man inexplicably obsessed with getting a glimpse of the new 1961 Chevrolet models. He hires Barbara Perry's all-girl detective agency to insinuate him into a dealers' preview.

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