“Who said Ginger Rogers was always the unapproachable artiste on the set? Here she is in costume for the ‘Roxie Hart’ trial scene, doing a little extra-curricular clowning with Phil Silvers. She's a confirmed fruit-juice fiend—drinks assorted kinds all day.”

—Screen Guide, Apr. 1942

#OldHollywood #GingerRogers #PhilSilvers

September 1959
DC #comic

SGT BILKO

drawing of
PHIL SILVERS
as
Sergeant Ernie BILKO
(conman extraordinaire)

I still occasionally watch this show on the Decades TV channel. Phil SILVERS was fantastic, but I am not enamored with the supporting cast
#popculture #60s #PhilSilvers #nostalgia #nostalgic #retro #vintage

1955 #prop #eyeglasses

"The Phil Silvers Show"

SERGEANT ERNIE BILKO
eyeglasses without lenses. The glasses were a part of Phil Silver's estate.

#popculture #Bilko #PhilSilvers #50s #1950s #vintage #nostalgia #nostalgic