Silver State Sinners at Oddball Films July 10, 2009

Event: “Silver State Sinners”, Pervy Portland curator Ian Sundahl’s cinematic foray into Vice and Vegas with films including the Rat Pack’s “Oceans 11” premiere featuring Sammy Davis, an inside sexist look at the US Navy’s Tailhookers Convention, performances by Debbie Reynolds and Bobby Darin live from the Sahara Casino with and 1950s live Condor Room performances of Louis Prima, Zsa Zsa Gabor and a host of second string stars, “An Evening in a Nevada Brothel”, Las Vegas Home Movies, double screen projections and sleazy lounge music. Free Nevada underground “art” booklet to all!
Date: Friday, July 10th at 8:30PM
Venue: Oddball Films, 275 Capp Street, San Francisco
Admission: $10.00 RSVP Only to: 415-558-8117 or info@oddballfilm.com Adults Only No Kids!
Web: http://www.oddballfilm.com/Silver_Sinners.pdf
Silver State Sinners
Screens at Oddball Films
Pervy Portland Curator Ian Sundahl in person!
On Friday, July 10th, Oddball Films present “Silver State Sinners”, Portland archivist/curator Ian Sundahl’s cinematic foray into Vice and Vegas with films including the Rat Pack’s “Oceans 11” premiere featuring Sammy Davis, an inside sexist look at the US Navy’s Tailhookers Convention, Live from the Sahara Casino includes performances by Debbie Reynolds and Bobby Darin, “An Evening in a Nevada Brothel”, Las Vegas Home Movies, double screen projections and sleazy lounge music. It takes a certain pervy curator like Sundahl (“Voyeur Vision”, “Calling Betty Page”), a former student of kitsch auteur George Kuchar to overdo the already overdone in this case Las Vegas. Don’t miss celebrity trash and talent as well as Navy guys gone wild and rare, home movies of the old strip. Showtime is 8:30, Admission is $10.00 (limited seating RSVPs to; info@oddballfilm.com or 415-558-8117.
Oddball Films is located at 275 Capp St in San Francisco.
"Navy Tailhooker's Vegas Convention" (1969) -Navy and Marine aviators invade Las Vegas and oogle cocktail waitresses as they drink up during an awards ceremony. This sexist, Bacchus ridden Navy produced film could never be made today. Also includes crash landing footage of airplanes throughout history. Presented in glorious Kodachrome.

"Vegas Easter Seals Telethon Entertainers" (1970's) -Live from the Sahara casino, see Bob Newhart and Rich Little play host and take pledges. Bobby Darin sings a great rendition of "If I Was a Carpenter", Debbie Reynolds performs a number along with appearances by Faye McCay & Joey Adams. A one of a kind kinescope!

"Rat Pack Ocean's 11 Premiere" (1960) Downtown Vegas is packed for the premiere, and New Years Eve in this candid look at the stars in their prime. watch Sammy (“The Satanist”) Davis Jr sign autographs and more.

"Corvette Summer" trailer -Mark Hamill (“Star Wars”) searches for his stolen Corvette with a ditzy Vegas hooker.

"Las Vegas Home Movies" starring Vic! The Strip! Casino signage galore captured by tourists from the 50's to 70's. Presented in eye popping Kodachrome!

"Evening In a Nevada Brothel" (1960's) -Four men visit a house of sin in the desert and choose their partners in the parlor. As we follow the last fellow to the room, we learn he has a kinky fetish!

"Las Vegas Live”! (1950s, kinescope) From the Condor Room comes the Treniers six piece rock n’ soul singers performing “Rag Mop” and Louis Prima belting out “Hurry Home” Plus! A special appearance by no-nothing beauty (and future cop-slapper) Zsa Zsa Gabor.

Plus! *Free Nevada underground art booklet to all audience members*

"Byrnes and Pattie" (1970's) Surreal lounge act by a father-daughter Compelling and bizarre!
Nevada Sketch (1997) -See the gates to Area-51, contemporary footage of brothel exteriors and gaudy casino signage in this 8mm short.
Fitgeralds Arch Opening (1998) -Fitzgerald's casino in Reno puts on a party for the opening of a skyway complete with champagne and showgirls. An interesting look at the social psychology of a public party. Both shorts shot by curator Ian Sundahl and dual projected with found home movies of Nevada.

Hey Zsa Zsa!
In 1989, Zsa Zsa Gabor was arrested for slapping a Beverly Hills police officer and for driving with an expired license. She spent 72 hours in jail and was required to work 120 hours of community service at a woman's shelter. She later complained that the jury was not made up of her peers, saying, "It was not my class of people. There was not a producer, a press agent, a director, or an actor”.