Robert Taylor and Joe Grandee Death Valley Days Commercial 1967

Classic commercial promotion for Death Valley Days with Robert Taylor and western artist Joe Grandee. We are pretty sure this is from 1967 because most of the paintings used have copyrights of 1967. Digitized by www.thewesternschannel.com from the original 16mm film reel from the Bob and Johnie Terry film archives. This 16mm reel came from the estate of Joe Grandee and may be the only copy of this commercial to still exist. Robert Taylor of course was a very popular actor starring in many movies, many of which are westerns. He also worked in television on several tv series and he was the host of Death Valley Days from 1966 through 1969. Taylor took the hosting of the show after Ronald Reagan left to enter politics. Joe Grandee lived in Arlington Texas and was a very popular western artist. His work in this promo spot includes the 20 Mule Team Borax action painting he was commissioned by Borax to paint. Joe is known as King of the covers, because of all his western art work that was used on True West magazine and several others. Make sure to watch for all the classic television commercials we are releasing from our film archives every morning in July of 2024. Thanks for watching.

[@alvaropelayo8084]

Robert Taylor was one of the greatest of them all in movies, such a nice actor always worth watching like in A Yank at Oxford (1938), Bataan (1943), Qvo Vadis (1951), Ivanhoe (1952), All the Brothers Were Valiant (1953), The Law and Jake Wade (1958). God bless him.

[@rogertemple7193]

I remember seeing this episode in reruns on tv back in the 70's on Death Valley Days which was the longest running western anthology series on television and it had several hosts.🇺🇲🤠🐴🇺🇲

[@MrWolfsDen]

I remember watching this when it was a New series . The good ol days . They'll never make em like this again . I go to internet Archive and download a ton of old Westerns and never get tired of watching them .

[@peterbailey6930]

A Great TV Show I still watch it on GRIT TV.

[@chrissmith3369]

Loved Robert Taylor on death valley Days but at 72 I remember The Old Ranger best. Talk about Comfort TV !!!

[@David-yp4fl]

🌿 LOVE FROM MISSISSIPPI USA 🇺🇲

[@Paul-lm5gv]

Robert Taylor was a great actor and was said to be the most beautiful male actor in Hollywood!

[@lindasuegreenkennedy9739]

I definitely think that I was born in the wrong century.

[@MrWolfsDen]

Your not alone 😂 .

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Same. Wish I was born in the fifth century, just in time to sack Rome

[@ed241]

Didn't they advertise Boraxo Soap?