Thanks to eagle-eyed Cinema Retro reader Martin Sheffield for alerting to this rare production featurette from the Warner Bros. 1967 all-star production of "Hotel", based on Arthur Hailey's bestseller. The featurette covers a major press junket held in Miami Beach as well as the accompanying parties and actual premiere of the film. Those were the days when studios went all-out in terms of promotion.
There was a lot more to the gentle giant Ted Cassidy than you may have known. He soared to fame in the mid-1960s with his immortal portrayal of Lurch on "The Addams Family" classic sitcom. However, as this short film informs us, Cassidy had also been quite the academic and was an over-achiever in school. His acting career extended far beyond "The Addams Family". He guest-starred on many classic television shows and went on to become a familiar face in feature films as well. Sadly, he passed away in 1979 at only 46 years of age, but he remains beloved by his baby boomer fans.