Sunday Morning Special: An Interview with James Dean

Warner Brothers Pictures

In 1955, to promote their films, Warner Brothers created a special program hosted by Gig Young (one-time husband of Elizabeth Montgomery).  Young would describe upcoming pictures from Warner Brothers and interview the young stars to garner interest in the films.  In a program about Rebel Without a Cause, Young interviews James Dean who was in the midst of shooting his last film, Giant.  Dean appears in costume from the set of Giant (and somewhat in character as well) to talk about the importance of safe driving.  Shortly after this (before the release of Giant), Dean was killed in a terrible automobile crash.  This short clip of ironic footage is both sad and interesting.