Ernest Borgnine at Allen Edmond's Factory

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  • Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
  • Our first official video shoot was a visit to the Allen Edmonds Shoe Factory in Port Washington, Wisconsin. I can't remember exactly why, it was probably Ben Barkin's idea. Ernie was going to stay in Milwaukee for several days so we had to come up with someplace to go, and the shoe factory seemed as good as anyplace, particularly because they made his clown shoes. We were making it up as we went along, but this was exactly what we wanted to do, put Ernie out there meeting and greeting.

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  • @diannemarshall4078
    @diannemarshall4078 3 роки тому +12

    What a blessing to have such a noble himan being in our mist. God bless him and may he RIP.

  • @djrdjr8888
    @djrdjr8888 6 років тому +63

    Ernest Borgnine makes me feel closer to God. He is more than just another good guy. He is my hero, and represents the best of the human spirit. I truly loved that man.

  • @JLNeis
    @JLNeis 3 роки тому +13

    He had such a great sense of humor, he is missed very much, RIP Ernie.

  • @gladyskravitzjr825
    @gladyskravitzjr825 4 роки тому +13

    When Ernie says, “I’m an AMERICAN!” 👍😢 He was a National Treasure ❤️

  • @ElmwoodParkHulk
    @ElmwoodParkHulk 6 років тому +36

    Wonderful man ...now with the Lord above 🙏🏻

  • @JLNeis
    @JLNeis 3 роки тому +4

    This Country needs about a million Ernest Borgnines, but. Unfortunately there was only ONE. LOVE YOU ERNIE YOU WERE ONE OF A KIND, WE MISS YOU!

  • @hotniaoniao
    @hotniaoniao 8 років тому +76

    Ernest is defiantly one of the good guys. Miss you Ernie and I miss your generation, RIP.

  • @thesailjunkie
    @thesailjunkie 4 роки тому +30

    A bunch of proud, hard working Americans.

    • @kurtashton4155
      @kurtashton4155 3 роки тому +3

      When America made stuff!!!

    • @kurtashton4155
      @kurtashton4155 3 роки тому +2

      Slick Willie sent all Americans jobs to Commie China.

    • @thedbcooperforum
      @thedbcooperforum 6 місяців тому

      I could never ever do this type of work..the samething over and over..they have my respect..

  • @boro4316
    @boro4316 6 років тому +37

    I could watch Ernie and his friends all day

    • @Rj-yr1br
      @Rj-yr1br 6 років тому +1

      I agree with you on that what a great man he was

    • @danapicray9040
      @danapicray9040 6 років тому

      Bo Ro43 h

  • @alexhenderson8356
    @alexhenderson8356 3 роки тому +3

    Thank you to whoever put these videos up. Ernie is a gem. Reminds me of my father, a WW2 vet born in 1919. They don't make men like this anymore. What a kind gentleman. One of the people! I love Ernest Borgnino. Great Italian American.

  • @Dallas-Nyberg
    @Dallas-Nyberg 11 років тому +34

    What a great video... I hope places like this never close down... they seem to treat their staff more like family...

  • @RADIUMGLASS
    @RADIUMGLASS 4 роки тому +12

    Wow, Ernie at 95. We wanted him to make it to 105. America was once full of shops like this.

  • @davidperezjr.4248
    @davidperezjr.4248 6 років тому +18

    Ernie borgnine 1 of my favorite movie stars of all I could tell he was a very nice down 2 earth man thanks 4 all the memories Ernie RIP my brother well miss u.

  • @marie2274
    @marie2274 3 роки тому

    His laugh always made me smile.
    What a wonderful person, such an American treasure. Nice to see American made products.
    RIP Mr. Borgnine. ❤🇺🇸🇺🇲

  • @mrbillyb1966
    @mrbillyb1966 3 роки тому +2

    Pure platinum.
    Thank u for EVERYTHING.
    Beautiful man

  • @rickyporter1265
    @rickyporter1265 5 років тому +5

    ERNEST BORGNINE WAS A VERY NICE DOWN TO EARTH MAN!

  • @robertworsena9080
    @robertworsena9080 6 років тому +22

    What a wonderful person.
    Love him.

    • @robertmoir5695
      @robertmoir5695 3 роки тому

      he was 95 Robert Worsena So I hope life was pretty good to him

  • @andrewn8178
    @andrewn8178 7 років тому +17

    Gosh. The man was 95 y.o. when this video was made. He was born in 1917. It's amazing how he moves around and talks. A perfect health, a bit overweight though. It's inspiring.

    • @ErnestBorgnineBus
      @ErnestBorgnineBus  7 років тому +19

      This video was shot in 1995. He was 79 then.

    • @fordsrule35
      @fordsrule35 6 років тому +12

      America in the 90's seems like 100 years ago. Great videos of a great man. Thanks for sharing.

  • @bobbaker8263
    @bobbaker8263 3 роки тому +2

    A great tribute to a man I loved watching growing up. Marti, McCales Navy! 😎 True American, fellow Veteran saluting!❤️

  • @doctorgarbonzo2525
    @doctorgarbonzo2525 3 роки тому +1

    Priceless! God Bless! A generation later! One of the few Company's still made in America

  • @markdrouin8094
    @markdrouin8094 4 роки тому +15

    This is a Hollywood legend who could be at the canns film festival in France hobnobbing with a listers but instead spends his time in rural America meeting everyday people what a great guy.

  • @12121149
    @12121149 6 років тому +8

    Ernie,what a great person,amongst other things he did loved the movie Marty,a really great movie acted to perfection.

  • @roberthatcher1122
    @roberthatcher1122 8 років тому +28

    True American and gentleman Ernest Borgnine

  • @Bigskyguy56
    @Bigskyguy56 3 роки тому +1

    This is what AMERICA used to be. Great to see Mr. Bornine meeting / greeting these workers. God Bless You.
    R.I.P. Mr. Borgnine You are truly missed ...

  • @jelambertson
    @jelambertson 3 роки тому +3

    I’d never heard of Allan Edmonds shoes and I’ve been looking for a pair of comfortable dress shoes for pretty much my whole life. I think I’ll try Allan Edmonds.

  • @robbie3252
    @robbie3252 4 роки тому +2

    Ernie had more Soul than the Entire factory Rest In Peace

  • @mrblowhard2u
    @mrblowhard2u 6 років тому +7

    I had a pair of Allen Edmond 'wing-tip' dress shoes back in the 1970's, great shoes.

  • @teller121
    @teller121 6 років тому +22

    I had Allen Edmonds my whole work life and still have two pair. I've had them resoled about three times. Two things not to go cheap on: guns and shoes.

  • @victormoore6223
    @victormoore6223 6 років тому +8

    What a great guy

  • @michaelscott8567
    @michaelscott8567 4 роки тому +33

    "My parents home country, not mine. Because i'm an American." The country would be better off if more people felt this way.

    • @donaldbartram6315
      @donaldbartram6315 4 роки тому +1

      I have relatives that were friends with Ben Franklin, George Washington, back in Philly so I'm an American when asked

    • @nickmad887
      @nickmad887 3 роки тому

      SO TRUE

  • @bertram46
    @bertram46 3 роки тому

    He is such a kind man I had no idea I just remember him from the kale's navy and now I'm into these videos it's fantastic.
    And also thank you Alan Edmonds that was very interesting watching shoes being made I had no idea I am an Allen Edmonds fan and have probably 4 or 5 pairs of your shoes and even a few belts I'm so happy to see a great company like this surviving in America and to all the great workers that take pride in their skills

  • @StephanAquaponics
    @StephanAquaponics 4 роки тому +2

    I have some pairs that I bought in the early 1980’s that I still wear !

  • @YllaStar95970
    @YllaStar95970 3 роки тому

    What guy Willie is, he has my respect, as one person to another, who worked on machines.

  • @mitchellcox1912
    @mitchellcox1912 4 роки тому +2

    Nice shoes, finally someone makes shoes in the U.S.

  • @austinteutsch
    @austinteutsch 3 роки тому

    Ernie lived to be 95 years old. Great actor. Back when actors were also stars.

  • @208stroker1
    @208stroker1 7 років тому +13

    what a beautiful man....

  • @geoffm9944
    @geoffm9944 3 роки тому

    Ernest was a such a big hearted and warm individual who loved life. He was a wonderful, versatile actor, who appeared in so many great films.

  • @frederickmiles9405
    @frederickmiles9405 3 роки тому +2

    Mr Borgnine is a great Man

  • @jeffhanshaw6712
    @jeffhanshaw6712 3 роки тому

    Love Ernest such a fine man he is sadly missed.

  • @garyditmore4389
    @garyditmore4389 6 років тому +9

    What an easy-going nice man

  • @GoldenMushroom64
    @GoldenMushroom64 Рік тому

    Bruh these are so good. Mermaid man’s VA is a true king

  • @StephanAquaponics
    @StephanAquaponics 4 роки тому

    Miss my Brother Ernie. Been wearing Allen Edmonds shoes only since 1976.

  • @elduderino6170
    @elduderino6170 4 роки тому +2

    I love that laugh!

  • @vic-ff9du
    @vic-ff9du 4 роки тому +2

    Wow what a great guy loved his movies

  • @t.c.v.t.
    @t.c.v.t. 3 роки тому

    this guy makes a great travel host man what a show

  • @glenborst1
    @glenborst1 3 роки тому

    Great video! I love Allen Edmond shoes. I bought a pair years ago. They are $300 - $400 a pair, but worth it to me. I sent them in for “recrafting” at about 1/4 of the price of new. They certainly looked new when I received them back. Loved Ernest! It’s great to seem him being himself.

  • @garyrichardson6715
    @garyrichardson6715 3 роки тому

    What a great man! So genuine

  • @donaldconnelly3794
    @donaldconnelly3794 3 роки тому

    I Wish More People In The Movie
    Business And Entertainment
    Business Would Go Out Into Businesses And Meet Up With
    Everyday Americans The Way
    Ernest Borgnine Does That's
    A Great American!

  • @blackiowa
    @blackiowa 2 роки тому

    The woman who was tacking the soles on the shoes...she was the one that ran the machine, not the other way around. Listen to how it sounds like clockwork with each shoe. She's been doing that a long long time. That's what made America great. A different world.

  • @deanguando1335
    @deanguando1335 4 роки тому +3

    I bet shoes sales spiked after this visit.

  • @jeffpassage7295
    @jeffpassage7295 3 роки тому

    Some great people and a happy place to work. Wonder if it’s still around

  • @MeMeDaVinci
    @MeMeDaVinci 3 роки тому

    I would have given him a big hug!

  • @RoadPatrolExpress
    @RoadPatrolExpress 3 роки тому

    My favorite from Ernest is when he played on Airwolf. I am an older guy but I think I am too young for most of his work. Oh and the episode from Little House On The Prairie.

  • @bradkoski
    @bradkoski 4 роки тому +1

    He’s have my vote.....great American Actor

  • @thomaspersson688
    @thomaspersson688 4 роки тому +1

    Mr Ernest is a Great guy 👍🏻😃

  • @bradkoski
    @bradkoski 4 роки тому +1

    Man I miss him😓

  • @alphabeets
    @alphabeets 3 роки тому +1

    Ernie’s a great guy.

  • @weinerdoggaragefatback4295
    @weinerdoggaragefatback4295 4 роки тому

    Great video. Driving the all American truck in the day. Ford explorer

  • @derekmurray1462
    @derekmurray1462 3 роки тому

    I think quite a few of the workers here didn’t actually realise who this man was unfortunately, I think if I had the chance to shake his hand I wouldn’t want to let it go. Rest in peace Earnie .

  • @CBSEye
    @CBSEye 12 років тому +1

    Riveting. Nice visit with Ernie.

  • @kking5652
    @kking5652 4 роки тому +1

    God wanted someone to talk with, so he picked Ernest Borgnine.

  • @nickmad887
    @nickmad887 3 роки тому

    Thank you

  • @IS-jy3dx
    @IS-jy3dx 3 роки тому +1

    If America had a daddy that would be Ernie!

  • @darthgoggins1747
    @darthgoggins1747 4 роки тому +1

    Always loved his work seems like a very down to earth person

  • @karenbrandenberger517
    @karenbrandenberger517 6 років тому +1

    The best made shoes then. Maybe even now .

  • @billm4330
    @billm4330 3 роки тому

    His laugh is priceless.

  • @alphabeets
    @alphabeets 3 роки тому +1

    “I’ll be darned”.

  • @TonysLawnCare215
    @TonysLawnCare215 3 роки тому

    I love the old timers talk lingo @ 9:31

  • @kurtwilson7434
    @kurtwilson7434 2 роки тому

    Does anyone know what happened to Willie? I’m sure he has passed on but what a man full of energy at 71…26 years ago.

  • @triciaanddennisb9548
    @triciaanddennisb9548 6 років тому +6

    The greatest generation

  • @romansroad2007
    @romansroad2007 3 роки тому +1

    Do they still make the shoes 👞 today in the USA 🇺🇸? ???

  • @bonanzatime
    @bonanzatime 6 років тому +1

    Those shoes look good enough to eat. 😄

  • @Lisaj4431
    @Lisaj4431 2 роки тому

    I was going to pay $340.00 for a pair of hiking boots, but I think I'm going to try a pair of Allen Edmunds. Just bought two pairs on sale.

  • @fanglethorpe
    @fanglethorpe 3 роки тому +1

    I want to buy some Allen Edmonds

    • @Lisaj4431
      @Lisaj4431 2 роки тому

      They're on sale right now, just bought two pairs

  • @ivanigorpollick6690
    @ivanigorpollick6690 Рік тому

    such a nice man

  • @Scott-ly2nk
    @Scott-ly2nk 2 роки тому

    How many movie stars humble themselves not many

  • @milehayes888
    @milehayes888 3 роки тому

    Classic gentlemen

  • @josephauld6565
    @josephauld6565 4 роки тому

    You are a traditional American grandpa

  • @Cola64
    @Cola64 4 роки тому

    I got you beat" I was ready for willie to say he was in his 80's ...Dirty Hands clean Money// Anyone know the History of the Red Ring on Ernies left hand ? I see its been on their throughout his entire career

  • @daviddufresne343
    @daviddufresne343 3 роки тому

    They're expensive, but most their shoes are still made in the USA. $300 was the equivalent of about 150 when this was made. If you want good American made products, you have to pay for them.

  • @pdes1347
    @pdes1347 4 роки тому +1

    Something!

  • @robertmoir5695
    @robertmoir5695 3 роки тому +1

    I m guessing Ernest Borgnine had a pretty good life he lived to be 95

  • @marysmallwood9179
    @marysmallwood9179 3 роки тому +1

    Some 1 should have asked ok how much is it gona cost me this time Lyle? Not RIP but FLY HIGH ERNEST BORGNINE

  • @avi614614
    @avi614614 11 років тому

    when was this video taken?

  • @Bigwave2003
    @Bigwave2003 5 років тому +3

    Yes, Ernie is warm, friendly and remarkably down to earth. But what about those factory workers? Isn't it sad how they spend their lives all day doing the same monotonous task? Somebody worked there 54 years. They are surviving but they are not getting ahead. Now Allen Edmonds makes a lot of shoes overseas where it can replace its loyal workers with even cheaper labor. If they could replace these workers with machines they'd do it in a week.

  • @tomsimpson5317
    @tomsimpson5317 3 роки тому

    I could never do a factory job

  • @shadow-Sun
    @shadow-Sun 4 роки тому +1

    People today don't realise what a total hollywood A lister Ernie was ...granted in this he's just on a roadtrip and doing what he wants ...but I don't think Tom Cruise or another A lister of today would ever behave in such a down to earth way touring a shoe factory just for the hell of it .....todays Hollywood A lister in my eyes are not a patch on the golden days of the 40s 50s and some in the 60s in Hollywood

  • @paulcastillo9323
    @paulcastillo9323 3 роки тому

    He never put them I just wanted TV show airwolf

  • @HelloooThere
    @HelloooThere 6 років тому

    This was a shoe-in...

  • @nadiazahroon6573
    @nadiazahroon6573 3 роки тому

    He kissed the baby and mom didn’t freak out

  • @ppumpkin3282
    @ppumpkin3282 4 роки тому +1

    Allen Edmond three to four hundred dollars for a pair of shoes. Too rich for me. Hard to even find people to resole them anymore. I used to buy $50 Florsheims they were good enough for me.

    • @joeambrose3260
      @joeambrose3260 4 роки тому +1

      They want American made, but no one wants to pay 400 for shoes, most can't afford it. U can't find decent domestic shoes for$50 or even100

    • @thatxonexguy5438
      @thatxonexguy5438 2 роки тому

      @@joeambrose3260 allen edmonds and alden are the only domestic shoemakers too. Since everyone mentions price, the cheapest you can get is Meermin which retail around $200 and are arguably higher quality than AE. Meermin shoes are made in China though...

  • @petermaxwell2965
    @petermaxwell2965 5 років тому

    Was McHale a clown at some point ?👺
    Nike's killed all this.

  • @romansroad2007
    @romansroad2007 3 роки тому

    I am 10 1/2 4D WIDE

  • @paulcarrola
    @paulcarrola 4 роки тому

    I’m an American! Hahaha!

  • @bonanzatime
    @bonanzatime 6 років тому

    Where's that Willard at? I bet he's playing with those rats again.? 😅😅😄

  • @donaldbartram6315
    @donaldbartram6315 4 роки тому +2

    SEE! We don't need the Chinese to make shoes,, or anything else, just need American companies to stop being so dam greedy

    • @paul9912
      @paul9912 4 роки тому

      The shoes are made in the Dominican Republic now....js

  • @AllenBarclayAllen
    @AllenBarclayAllen 3 роки тому

    Ernest 12 years..? Quality cause but if you look at the time factor Quality is cheeper.
    The buy a new Mercedes you drive it for 20 years you give it to your daughter to go to college, she drives it for 20 years and gives it to her daughter to go to college. The dadgum does Mercedes diesel does 2 million miles. And it's not the diesel engine that doesn't it's the transmission, because Any diesel will do that. But the transmition 2 million miles.. Thats 40+ years one car when you add up how many other worthless cars you would have bought and look at the difference in the price it looks real cheap now quality yes it does..!

  • @catgoat
    @catgoat 12 років тому

    :/

  • @janetjoiner9204
    @janetjoiner9204 3 роки тому

    Making shoes for rich people. 54 years. It's the only place locals can work. Factory work is tedious and horrible.