A Great New Star is a 1952 musical sponsored film

Sponsored film

Sponsored film, or ephemeral film, as defined by film archivist Rick Prelinger, is film made by a particular sponsor for a specific purpose other than as a work of art: the films were designed to serve a specific pragmatic purpose for a limited time...

 starring Dinah Shore

Dinah Shore

Dinah Shore was an American singer, actress, and television personality...

, with her singing "See the U.S.A. in Your Chevrolet" (at the time, she starred in a twice-weekly 15 minute musical interlude for Chevrolet on NBC-TV). It starts off with her singing "It's a Most Unusual Day", and then shows an ephemeral film being made. The ending has her singing the Chevrolet jingle with shots of Chevrolet

Chevrolet

Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...

 cars and America

United States

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. It was made by the Jam Handy Organization.

External links

• A Great New Star at archive.org