Bobby Freeman dances 'The Duck'

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Film Date
1/28/1966
Film Reference Number
KPIX 26560
Description
KPIX-TV feature report from January 28, 1966 with reporter Alan Goldberg at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, featuring scenes of singer, songwriter and producer Bobby Freeman (1940-2017) - introduced as "the star of San Francisco's La Action nightclub" - dancing to Jackie Lee's song 'The Duck', written by Fred Sledge Smith and Earl Nelson. Includes an interview with Freeman, who explains why they are dancing The Duck: "1966 is the year of The Duck, so we kinda felt that we would come up with a dance because it is the year of the duck." Opening graphic designed by Carrie Hawks.

This 16mm reversal film print was re-transferred in 4K (4096 x 2970) using a Lasergraphics ScanStation film scanner, in April 2023.
Format
16mm newsfilm