"Rocket 86" Film Promotion Press Books, 1957

Collection context

Summary

Title:
"Rocket 86" Film Promotion Press Books
Dates:
1957
Creators:
National Telefilm Associates
Abstract:
Extent:
(Boxes: 1 letter)
Language:
Preferred citation:

"Rocket 86" Film Promotion Press Books. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Background

Scope and content:

“Rocket 86" consists of pressbooks produced and distributed by National Telefilm Associates, Inc. (NTA) as the “Rocket 86" campaign. The pressbooks are aimed at television programmers, promoting eighty-six theatrical films for re-release on television. Most of the films date from the 1930s-40s and were produced by Twentieth Century-Fox Studio. The pressbooks contain photos, story synopses, spot announcements, cast lists, and film highlights. The collection is arranged alphabetically by film title. The first folder contains the list of all of the films plus a brief (published) overview of the promotion book.

Biographical / historical:

National Telefilm Associates was an independent distribution company that handled reissues of American film libraries.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County staff.
Date Prepared:
1957
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:55 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Research is by appointment only

Terms of access:

Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder

Preferred citation:

"Rocket 86" Film Promotion Press Books. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Location of this collection:
900 Exposition Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90007-4057, US
Contact:
(213) 763-3359