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Marlboro footage resurfaces

Marlboro footage resurfaces

A behind-the-scenes video of a 1963 Marlboro television advertisement, which was filmed at Eagle Park Range, has resurfaced.

SSAA member Ian Smith sent in the video that was filmed by his father, Colin – a committee member and Treasurer for the Association in the late 1950s and early 1960s.

Colin’s guns and equipment were used for the advertisement and he carried out the role of Technical Director during the shoot.

Retired South Melbourne Football Player Jim Baker and former Miss Victoria Pat Tudor are seen acting in the ad.

The You Yangs are easily recognisable in the background of the footage, which was taken when the range facilities were very basic.

Similarly, it is interesting to note how safety practices have changed since the ad was filmed. There wasn’t a skerrick of anti-gun hysteria in those days!