Harlem Globetrotters 1956 Promotional Reel - 8mm film
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- After initially forming in the 1920s the Harlem Globetrotters quickly inspired several other organizations to launch similarly themed touring companies of exhibition basketball teams combining comedic antics an stellar athleticism. Some competing companies featured notable players who had previously been under contract with the Harlem Globetrotters, and frequently adopted team names that were overtly suggestive of the famous Globetrotters moniker, and even player uniforms that were similarly designed to those of the original team.
In the early 1950s one such team was founded as The Fabulous Harlem Magicians, known more informally as the Harlem Magicians. This, along with the fact that many such competing teams not only featured ex-Globetrotter players but also on-court antics that had earlier been popularized by the Globetrotters prompted The Harlem Globetrotters to commission this promotional reel in 1956.
This cut was produced by Castle Films and distributed on 8mm silent film with scenes interspersed with interstitial text, with frequent use the word "Magic" or Magical in an attempt to more closely associate the term with the Harlem Globetrotters as opposed to the Harlem Magicians.
Also notable is the re-design of the player jerseys to feature the world "Original" over the team name.
The soundtrack to this video was generated with a collection of royalty-free music along with a cut of "Sweet Georgia Brown", long associated with The Harlem Globetrotters as their team theme song. - Zábava
In 1956 i was 9 yo. And every time I seen these guys on tv, i was spellbound.
Meadow lark lemon was so awesome. Life was sheldered back then. But these guys gave life, life. God bless the early team.
are you 76 years old sir?
I was 11 years old back in 1956, and around that time, the Harlem Globetrotters visited Hong Kong. The indoor stadium was fully packed with paying spectators, including us schoolboys. We laughed so much at their antics, these highly skilled basketball players running circles over the opposition, and the poor referee, too. I am now 76 and living in London. Those were good old days. Thanks for the memories, Harlem Globetrotters. God bless you all, wherever you are. Thanks for sharing video.
Sonny Din,
Thank You for sharing that story. Your story reminds me of the only time I was able to see the Harlem Globetrotters. It was at the Veteran's Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines Iowa. My father took me. I was 12 years old (1975) I'm 58 now. It was a thrill. Dad is still living too (84 now) Take Care.
Blessed Day.
Good ole days.
When the Globtrotters came to my town decades ago, I got to see the great Meadowlark Lemon! I’ll never forget that ! Glad he lived a long life of 83.
@@MrManfly he was my favorite !
@@colinhalliley111 Mine too..A true talented Comic Athlete with great timing...
Damn their passing skills is like God tier
I know Jesus
tell em i said hello
Samething with Their handles
Chopzzz all this is scripted
Ikr
Not only their performances are entertaining, but also they are actually fantastic basketball players
It is true. They used to play against NBA teams back in the 40s and 50s. Some of the best players of all time, like Wilt Chamberlain, used to play for the Harlem Globetrotters.
@@howardbaxter2514 After Wilt left Kansas that was the only place to play since the NBA only drafted upperclassmen back then.
@@howardbaxter2514 A couple years in a row in the forties, they actually beat the NBA Champions.
❤exactly well said
YUH THINK !
Not only are they clever & entertaining, but the nicest guys I ever met.
dang, how old are you?
@@boblesteresta9610 good question?
Are you 120years old and still typing on youtube?
Y'all never know how long people could live and here's the answer up to 200 year-olds don't be fooled you only see a Comment section and a profile pic so when you just run your standing mouths be positive
What how old are you man
Dad always made sure we watched the games on TV. Never saw them play in person, but some awesome ball handling and lots of humor too Remember Meadowlark Lemon and Curly Neal the most.
Hi 👋
My parents took me to see them in Phoenix around this time. I still remember being in stitches and in awe of what they could do. Meadowlark Lemon, #36, always seemed to steal the show. Great memory seeing this clip.
Same here, except we saw them in Tempe @ the then University Activity Center.
Meadowlark and the bald one, 'Curly O'neal'! Saw them several times in NC. Raleigh, Greensboro, Greenville, Wilmington. I had almost forgotten how fun it was! 🏀
And let's not forget Marques Haynes with his his dribbling skills. My dad took my brother and me to see them. My dad was telling us that he saw the original team before he was shipped off overseas when the US entered WWII.
I grew up in the 1960s and went to see them every year. I always asked for autographs and every single player, including the superstars, was gracious and treated me like someone special, not a random kid in the cheap seats. I was always thrilled to meet them. At the time, I didn't realize that I was the gazillionth fan they met that day. As an adult I understood what classy men they were.
I can still recall seeing them on television. They usually played a team called the WASHINGTON GENERALS. They were truly a class act.
Wow! You grew up in the one ninety-nine sixties??!! (The future.......)
@@DanielSwartfiguer Lol! I've corrected the error. I take a medication that causes both coordination problems and double vision as side effects. I'll take the occasional undetected typo that can result over the result of not taking it.
I'll add to my previous comment by saying that I met The Harlem Globetrotter & The American Allstars when they stayed at a hotel where i was working. They filled the hotel with such fun & good humour, I was really sad when they left. I have great memories of them.
May I ask what date you met them and how old are you?
@vincent he met them on 12/9/2018 and he is 5 years old 😂😂😂
@@kanitplakaj9498 any proof?
Vincent r/woooosh
@@VincentVincent_89 The Globetrotters began in the 1920s and are around to this day. There are actually TWO teams, east and west.
The harlem are super famous. Their skill is like majic... lovely to wacth... cool music
68 years' ago when I was a lad of 20. Still magical. They gave the world so much pleasure. Regards to all existing fans from England. April, 2024.
Extremely skilled guys, they deserve all basketball lovers appreciation.
I saw them in Mexico city between 72-76, for us down there it was even more amazing, since we didn't watch or have pro basketball, Im 60 now and still remember how great they where.
Wow, great memories of when my father took me to watch them in the Early 60s. This 9 year old was Amazed. Now 50 plus years later I remember why I was.
That hand shake transition was smooth af
I knew Curly Neal. He moved to my town,saw him and didn’t realize who he was at first. He walked in my store one day and said that he wanted to buy some flooring from a local dealer. Absolute class act. Enjoyed every minute of my time with him. Even at the height of his popularity he was the most down to earth guy you would ever want to meet. Never forget him.
Stacey, may I ask what town?
Hi 👋
When you’re young you start a list of characters you’d like to have as an uncle. Curl Neal has had a spot since the 1969s.
@@olmalone amazing man
Harlem Globetrotters always will be the best team on the planet!!!!🏀🏀🏀🏀 👏👏👏👏👏
They were pure talent and great people.
Probably the greatest entertainers and crowd pleasers ever. Still going strong in their 94th year (founded in 1926 ).
I imaging they did some overseas work during ww2. (Wonder if they hung out with Don Knotts/Barney Fife in the Pacific where Barn did a ventriloquist act for GIs. He threw the dummy overboard… battle fatigue. True.) Globetrotters were entertaining in East Germany during the Cold War and likely Vietnam with Bob Hope and Raquel. They can only be loved by everyone.
Props to them. Still entertaining during a time of extreme racism and segregation in the US.
M K not in Harlem and throughout 80% of the country. They even sold out Birmingham with 90% whites.
Stole the words from my mouth mk
@The One who Doubts the Plan not reallyyyyy
The One who Doubts the Plan totally not true
Mightysonic brothegamer to make serious change it had to be .....majority can be as low as 50.1%
Just because someone wasn’t for segregation doesn’t mean that they wanted to initiate change. That’s the problem with our culture is most people know what’s right but they do not want to be bothered to make it so. Sad.
I waited after the game until the Globetrotters were walking the hall to their bus and got Curly O'Neal and Meadowlark Lemon's autographs when I was 12 at NC State Reynolds Coliseum... They were still smiling and had a great spirit!🤗
My parents went to see the Globetrotters in the mid 60’s and left us kids at home. Terrific parents indeed.
get over it and be happy for them
@@phatrickmoore I never expressed any anger here, just stated what happened Patrick. As a 13 year old why should I have been happy for them? They hurt their sons' feelings. Sorry your mental capacity didn't understand that.
The only team that can beat the Warriors
SpeedHomeAttack yea ok
Yeah there athletic ability and coordination is on point😅
James can beat the warriors with duranr
dude warriors keep lossing
SpeedHomeAttack i agreed
I had the great pleasure of bring one of the hosts in the mid 60'. They were still driving the old, converted Checker Station Wagon. And I will never forget the treatment I got from a bunch of guys that had just traveled. from Fresno CA to Sacramento CA. They came out of the "coach" just as fresh as if they have been waiting in Sacramento for days. What a great time that was for a middle aged teenager. I will never forget the kindness the offered ups form signing some of the guys shirts to a few basket balls. A lot of things have come and gone in all 60 years but I will never forget the 2 night I got to "work" for the HARLEM GLOBETRTOTTERS.
100 times I seen this and more. The originals were the best of them.
Growing up as a kid in the seventies between the cartoon show and ABC's Wide World of Sports I still have some great memories of this guys. As an adult I took my family to see them and my daughter went on the court and did the Magic Circle with them and I got to meet Curly Neal (number 22). Great times!!
5:19 what a shame to miss that! 😔😢
Pay your debt first, after you can comment greek boy
@@GetTpOrDIE lmao
I'm not a basketball fan, because in Jr. High School I never could make the shot! But I am a Globetrotters fan! If I'm watching or going to a basketball game it's the Globetrotters playing! I grew up watching Meadowlark Lemon and Curly (R.I.P.) along with the rest of the best basketball team ever! God Bless.🙏
My dad took me to see the Globetrotter's at the the New Haven Arena sometime in '69-70', I was only 9 or 10 at the time.
This was the Meadowlark Lemon/Curly Neal era. We laughed so hard tears were coming out of our eyes,; we weren't the only ones.
Thank you Dad, I miss you very much! ♥️ 🇺🇸
Converse all star
Strange that the Chuck Taylors they are wearing don't have the black heel patch, which they did in that era.
Yuo
chuck taylor
Dwiadi Production thanks!where can I get that
Can you imagine the hours of practice and preparation it takes to perfect their routines.
The antics of Meadowlark Lemon and his talking smack were the funniest. I saw them several times when I was growing up.3
I remember watching them as a child on wide world of sports with Howard Cosell doing the game. They were and still are a great act. Meadowlark Lemon was my favorite
Wide World Of Sports is still the best sport centered program ever
I loved how the crowd looks soo classic neat and clean combed hair and everything ♥️
What's that got to do with anything?
@@BrianBattles just showing appreciation to the beautiful past when people were good from the inside and the outside ❤♥️
@@aboood661013141 You're imagining things. The past was no better than today.
@@BrianBattles that's your past sir 🤗, don't compare what you have experienced and been thought of on other communities at least mine .
@@aboood661013141 Most people nostalgically remember an imagined past as better than it really was.
My Dad had a Projector and some Castle films....this was one of them....Great memories...
Boy does that bring back memories. I was 8 in 1956, I remember watching them on TV. They were amazing to watch, very funny, talented men.
Happy days.
I saw the Harlem Globetrotters in the 60's and early 70's. They were the greatest!
I remember seeing them as a kid. I loved it. Brings tears of joy to my eyes. They were a bunch of great guys.
7:00 the reason why you can't fake a freethrow is that they changed the rules right away after the refs got annoyed by these men
I'm sure the refs got annoyed by the fake free throw attempts and not "these men" . smh edit: unleeeess....
The refs had seen the script. They only pretended to be annoyed.
@@rembrandt972ify woooosh?
Sean Dicitra r/Idonthavereddit
@@carsonwood611 i would say i didn't put the r slash before the woooosh but ur username scares me so ok
Who else is watching this in the year of 3198
What
Unheard NewWorld idk barbecue chicken
im watching in 1955
It’s 2020
SegaHedgehog what are you talking about bro
0:54 how smooth was that shake 😳
Is this the first dap ever recorded on camera?
A joy to watch. Great talent. Their warm up to "Sweet Georgia Brown" is a classic.
That rhythm is finger popping with bones added. I used to do both while whistling only that catchy cool tune.
man I love this old jazz and ragtime music
Lol me too ..
In 1956 I was in jr high and the Globetrotters came t o do a program in our auditorium.
When It was over me and my friend slipped out the back door between classes where they were ready to leave and got their autographs at their Globetrotter bus. Goose Tatum was my favorite to watch. Along with the : clowning" of Meadowlark Lemon. Marques Haymes too. I remember how Tall they were ( I was 5 ft 4) and how HJGE their hands were as we shook hands with each one of them.. they were so cordial to us.. Wow, if I only had those autographs today for my grandsons. 🏀🏀🏀
I went to see the Globetrotters with my father here in Brasil, in 1995 or so, I was 15 yo. so amazing and entertaining, I remember so much till these days
Some editor in 1956 was really trying hard to make this look like 1916.
probably a little bit later than that. It's worth noting that "Sweet Georgia Brown", the tune now indelibly associated with the Globetrotters, is from 1925, right at the height of the silent film era.
The title on this video mentions that it was from an 8mm film. That indicates that it was made for the home market. In the days before home video, you could buy 8mm films for home viewing. At the time, 8mm projectors didn’t have sound, so the film producers had to put in the title cards that you see. The music you hear was added to the video transfer, as indicated in the video description. Instead of “trying to make it look like 1916,” it actually looks like a commercially available 8mm film from 1956.
Well color tv didn't start until 57, so yeah it looks older.
WOW hours of love when they practised,LOVING WHAT YOU DO IS THE KEY TO LIFE.... PURE PURE EXCELLENCE......
The group of harlem globetrotters in 2001 came to our school and did a gig. Pretty awesome to watch.
I remember that game in 1956, I was like 13 or something, jeepers Mr. what a game!
Classic history! Curly Neal and Meadowlark Lemon were my favorites when I was growing up.
The Globe Trotters were phenomenal!!!
I was very fortunate to see them in the 70s with Lemon Geese and Curly! During the 50s Jim Crow and segregation was alive and well!
Three great American sports figures I got to see in my life before I was ten yrs old. I watched Mickey Mantle hit a home run and Jim Brown play football, both in the old Yankee Stadium, and I saw Meadowlark Lemon play with the Globetrotters in the New Haven Arena.
The antics of Meadowlark Lemon stand out most in my memory.
Such wonderful entertainment 🏀🏀🏀
How are you doing
Feel like in 50's old school 👍👍👍👍
I've loved the Harlem Globe Trotter's since I seen them back in the early 60's. After seeing this film from 1956, I'm convinced this team has know damn business in the NBA or the then ABA, they'd be in the finals every year. Thank you NBA for not allowing them in the NBA, to damn good.
They were a real tram in the 1940s and part of the 1950s...george mikans world champion Lakers split two games with them but by the time Chamberlain joined the team it was not a real team anymore....in the 1960s when guys were cut from NBA teams and a b a teams they often joined the globetrotters
Hey when i was little kid more than 40 years ago watched this. At 8 mm movie machine. Thank you for remind me perfect
After WWII, the rules and tactics (and the ball) changed and Basketball left the archaic era and became more or less what it is today. In this 1939 video we can still see funny ball launching, and dribbling.
Imagine the PROFESSOR at the time.
And boncellector
He would be the Micheal Jordan of that era
@@hahawxrd5848Who's Boncellector? Haha
Soul Freeman bonecollector
@@Drippin_Sauce I'd never guessed...
Old but Gold
As a kid I saw them in the early 70's..great showmanship
I remember in the 70’s watching “Wide World of Sports”, with Howard Cosell. The Harlem Globetrotters were great men with even bigger hearts. They came to our high school and put on a great show. The talent was indescribable. Great video!
I know that's world it's a little weird but.... Who can really dislike this outstanding master piece??
You know who🤷🏽♂️
Everyone was magic Johnson, just had been born a little earlier
Everyone was? Even me?
Patrick O'Donnell bro he meant the globetrotters smh
Mr.GoodGamer bro he made a joke
smh
Nisha Augustine bruh that wasn’t a joke, if it was then it had to be one of the most un funniest jokes ever conceived.
Mr.GoodGamer it was a joke, unfunny at that, but a joke nonetheless.
What a good old days of basketball
I saw them in Stockholm Sweden middle of 1960ths amazing stuff .
Good stuff, I really enjoyed it. It was interesting to not see a 3 point line.
Thank you. Good point. I hadn't even considered that, but yeah, you're right.
@@dom5743 I don't think the size of the court has changed at all, but the width of the free throw lane sure has.
3Pt made its debut in ‘79
SegaHedgehog no it didn’t. The ABA had used it since 1963 and The ABL used it in 1960. The NBA was late to adopt it.
@@VIDE_005 in NBA, sure. But another 🏀 league in America such as ABA already made the debut of 3 point line in 60s
It seems like they've never changed at all... The 60's Globetrotters style is so similar to the modern globetrotter style
And these guys never lost a game! They were awesome and more so in person. Took my little sister in law to see them and she was flabbergasted by them. Talked about them for a week after the game.
How are you doing
@@bidziilalex146 Very well thank you, how are you? My life has truly been blessed by our Lord.
@@Nana-vi4rd I’m good thanks for your concern
@@Nana-vi4rd yeah I’m glad you’re a Christian
@@Nana-vi4rd anyway I’m Alex originally from Finland but I live in Houston where are you from?
My dad took me to see these original Harlem Globetrotters at Sun Valley High school in Aston ,Pa around 1960.
There never has been nor will there ever be anyone like them again.
They were both funny and magical.
Such a wonderful memory ❤️🙏
My uncle played for the globetrotters during this time.
Respect.
wow ... amazing .. for how long?
Saw these guys on Scooby Doo once
It's magnificent. Charming plastics without power! Thanks!
This 1956 team came thru McPherson Kansas and cleaned the diner out of food. My dad was there attending college he said everyone talked about it forever. He told me about in the 1980's Reece Goose Tatum was his favorite.
I think this is my favorite comment under this video so far.
6:36 I can see e40 spitting of that beat
Lol me2
The beat sounds like e-40
😂😂😂
OOOOOOOOOOHHhhHhhh
QR One 💀
2:48 Every player driving to the hole these days...
I love the way the people are dressed up to go to a basketball game, men in suits and ladies dressed nicely. I love the way they sit and enjoy and watch and appreciate with such good manners and class. It's so different from today. People had some dignity and self-respect and respect for others.
Yes, and all the smokers in the crowd
@@daydreamer226 you silenced him lol
They came to my home town in East Tenn I think in 1962 or 63 , and I took our family 8mm camera and filmed a lot of it. They even had the Great Satchel Page with them and he came out at Half Time to take a bow. THEY WERE GREAT ! Curly was my favorite from then on.
An awe inspiring legend, in the making. These great young gentlemen were/ are the best of the best. Respect and love. OSU
1:40, somebody's too busy looking at his cellphone.
He's from the future!!!
Don't be silly, way before cell phones. That was his Nintendo switch
R M No it wasn’t nintendo switch was invented back then, that was his gameboy
@@jimmyhopkins6721 after a second look, U HU is correct. The guy is utilizing the one hand grip, which clearly proves it was his iPhone. His gameboy is prolly out in the, Tesla.
Its true I was the guy
America's favorite team. Every kid I knew growing up either heard of, or loved the Globe Trotters. I loved watching them go on tv before bedtime. Ahhh, the good ol' days. We lost track of our countries best qualities. Love for the other guy, and the ability to draw a crowd and have a blast!
Such a treat when we were kids.
1956 basketball cameras = 360p
2023 NASA cameras = 144p
Now, I clearly see where Magic Johnson got his inspiration from.
Memories carry us through. Back in the day
2:33 time travel alert, notice him
Who?
Renz Dejos draymond green
Where
AngryWhiteGuy around the top right youll see him hes behind
AngryWhiteGuy the guy thats smiling on the right to the top left of him
This guy's were the original hall of fame flashy passers and incredible ball handling now i know where curry got his game from he still practices with today's Harlem globetrotters
David Guzman ...that is great to hear, he is well loved around the world!
These are the Globetrotters I remember as a kid. I have an 8mm movie I made of them when they played at East Tennessee State College ( I think was 1960) Meadowlark Lemmon was my favorite ! What these guys all did for their race and never took a KNEE ! What GREAT role models they were for kids ,unlike the Pro Ball players today !!
Them guys,every member of the the globetrotters great..love & enjoy expertise in ball handling.....thanks......and thanks for this video....
Imagine doing this in 2019
FreezyPuffs lol some 14 year old would just dunk on them 😂
Bruh they still exist
except for you
Qwerty yeah but they are talking about in a real NBA game
@@Qwerty-yc9gg woosh
Globetrotters has more audience in 1950's than any WNBA finals
They used to draw more fans than the NBA. The NBA was forced to schedule double-headers against the Globetrotters to get fans to show up to their games, as the Globetrotters would sell out arenas, while the NBA would struggle to get a few thousand.
Yes, I do know what you said was a joke, but just a tad bit of trivia on how many people went to Globetrotters games.
Or a Biden rally.
A true perfection of best athletic skills, way back then, and the current players of today.
The current players are very lacking compared to these
The current players are very lacking compared to players back in the Day. Still a good show, kids love them
Thanks for posting. Brought back many memories of my Dad taking me to the old Olympia Stadium in Detroit during the 60's to see the Globetrotters.
Este time era fantástico! Nunca mais haverá um igual!
2:26 WTF!
Man dem just tapped the ball
I'll try that in a game but is it legal to do that
@@marksuckerburg3051 that's legal bro..epic act right? 😂😂
@@YPR45 i tried it it was pretty hard to pull of
😂😂😂😂😂😂rIght!!! I rewinded dat like three times
There were fantastic! What skills!
Nothing like the old golden age Harlem Globetrotters. They had so much showmanship, talent and skills with the ball I just don’t see the same level in the newer generations of Globetrotters
Looks like their schtick remained essentially the same by the time I saw them as a kid in the early '80's.
I saw them play when I was a kid. They were so funny in person and amazingly skilled. They played a local team but the refs were part of the act.
Saw them in my school. They are fantastic. I am 75.
Reel films. Those sure take me back.
Wow, Funny! That's magic and a very refreshing one! 😂 Awesome! 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂