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TIMEX SPECIAL:Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby & Dean Martin
What a combination! The three Kings of Crooning are joined by talented Mitzi Gaynor for a one-hour musical extravaganza! The show opens with Dean, Mitzi and Bing singing a parody of "High Hopes" joined by Frank at the end. Frank sings "Day In, Day Out" solo then Dean and Bing join him in a fun version of "Together". Mitzi Gaynor does her Hurricane Mitzi dance routine. Frank returns for a stylized number,"Talk To Me". Then all four stars join in for a gaged up version of "Heaven, I'm in Heaven". Dean follows with "Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams". Then the big threesome do a medley of old time favorites. The numbers include "Give Us the Good Old Songs", "Down By The Old Mill Stream", "Old Gray Mare", "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree", "That Old Feeling", "The Old Ox Road", "Ol' Rockin' Chair", "Smoothie", "My Old Flame" and "Old Man River". Then Dean and Bing set up a number for Frank with a group of children (including Dean's son, Ricci) as Frank sings "High Hopes" with the children. Frank does his saloon singer routine with three numbers; "It Was Just One of Those Things", "Angel Eyes" and "That's Why the Lady Is A Tramp". The finale is a tribute to the famous team of Clayton, Jackson and Durante (Jimmy, of course) with Frank, Bing and Dean singing "Start Off Each Day With A Song" and "Ink A Dink A Doo". Mitzi joins them for the big finish with "Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey?" and a surprise appearence by Jimmy Durante himself!
(A-230-ff) B & W network with commercials approximately 1 hour.....$19.98 + shipping and handling

OLDSMOBILE SHOW w/Bing, Frank, Satch and Peggy Lee
Here's a great special from Oct. 7, 1959 with Bing & Frank teaming with Louis Armstrong and Peggy Lee. As if this wasn't enough for music fans they are joined by George Shearing, Joe Bushkin and Paul Smith on three pianos! It doesn't get much better than this! The show gets off to a novel start with Louis, Bing , Frank and Satch singing "I'm Glad he's not Young Anymore". Bing then sings "Everything is Rosie Now". Then Frank sings "Willow Weep For Me". Peggy Lee renders "Baubles Bangles and Beads". Bing and Frank settle in for a comic conversation kidding around before the music resumes. Then Bing, Peggy and Frank are joined by Shearing, Bushkin and Smith on three pianos for a great series of melodies and jazz solos! Then Florence Henderson and the current Miss American Linda Meade. Louis Armstrong does "Mack the Knife" as only he can. " Cool Fairy Tales" or "If the Shoe Fits...Swing" as contemporary beat-nick dancers tell the Cinderella story in a modern jazz interpretive dance. Back to the solid set as Bing and Peggy Lee do a take-off called "Too Neat to be a Beat-nick; too round to be a Square". Louis Armstrong returns with Bing and "Basin Street Blues". After a brief conversation about New Orleans, Bing sings "Everybody Loves My Baby". Then Bing and Satch do Hoagy Carmichael's "Lazy Bones". Louis then sings "Them There Eyes". Peggy Lee returns to sing "Some of these Days". Frank joins in to complete the fabulous foursome to sing "If I could Be with You". They all sing "Lazy River". Bing and Peggy sing "High Society". Louis plays and sings "When It's Sleepy Time Down South". As if this wasn't enough "Now You Has Jazz" is the finale with Bing, Frank, Satch and Peggy all together!
BONUS SHOW - Bing Crosby Show with The Smothers Brothers, Bob Hope, Edie Adams
Broadcast on ABC on May 14, 1962 with guests Bob Hope, Edie Adams, Gary Crosby, the Smothers Brothers and the Pete Fountain Quartet with musical direction by David Rose.
(A-228) B & W .........approx 1 hr 50 min total..........................14.98 + shipping and handling



EDSAL SHOW : Bing, Frank, Louis Armstrong & Rosemary Clooney
The famous Edsal made it's first appearance on this Oct. 13, 1957 telecast starring Bing Crosby with his guests Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong and Rosemary Clooney. Lindsey Crosby and The Four Preps also appear. A surprise guest shows up as well! This musical extravaganza starts out with Bing and Satch doing "Now You Has Jazz" with Louie's All-Stars. Then Bing and Frank sing a medley of hits including "All the Way", "Love & Marriage", "Bill Bailey", "True Love", "Mexicali Rose", "South of the Boarder", "I Love Paris", "Sweet Lelani" and "Road to Morroco". Rosemary Clooney sings "I Lost the One Man". After a big band dance number Bing and Frank do a collegiate musical medley including "Whiffenpoof Song", "Girl of My Dreams", "September Song", and "Long, Long Ago". Lindsay and The Four Preps do "In the Middle of an Island". After a dance number, Bing, Rosemary and Frank team up for a medley of musical parodies of such hits as "Be Happy", "Blues in the Night", "Goody, Goody", "Love Thy Neighbor", "I'm an Old Cowhand", "Nature Boy", "I'm always Chasing Rainbows", "There is nothing Like A Dame", "Somebody Loves Me", "It All Depends on You", "Swingin' on a Star", "I'd Climb the Highest Mountain", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Accentuate the Positive", "Please", "I Get A Kick Out of You", "June Night", "I Got Rhythm", "Hound Dog", "Three Little Words", "My Blue Heaven", "Three O'clock in the Morning", "Three Coins in the Fountain" and "Rosie". Louis Armstrong returns for a finale!
BONUS SHOW; BING CROSBY SHOW with Dean Martin, Patti Page and Mahalia Jackson
(A-229 ) B & W ....both shows  approx 2 hours total ..................................$25. + shipping and handling

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BING AT SENNETT vol. 1
Three of Bing Crosby's 2-reel musicals for Mack Sennett are featured. "BLUE OF THE NIGHT" , "BILLBOARD GIRL" , and "DREAM HOUSE". Complete and restored from 35mm, best quality around.
(A-233-ff) B & W ......................1 hour ......................................$14.98 + shipping and handling

BING AT SENNETT vol. 2
Bing's other three Mack Sennett 2-reel musical comedies include "I SURRENDER DEAR" , "ONE MORE CHANCE" and "SING BING SING". Complete and restored from 35mm, best quality around.
(A-234-ff) B & W .....................1 hour....................................$14.98 + shipping and handling

BING CROSBY SURPRISE PACKAGE
Bing Crosby and Perry Como sing a medley of songs. Edward R. Murrow visits Bing at home. Bing shows us around his house, visits with one of his sons and talks about his late wife Dixie. Wayne & Schuster pay a tribute to Bing and Bob in a TV special. Loads of clips from their individual careers as well as many fun excerpts from the "Road" pictures are featured. Plus more.
(A-235-ff) B & W......................110 minutes......................$19.95 + shipping and handling

ON THE ROAD WITH BING & BOB
Do you know that Hollywood was once on the side of the United States of America? Here's a compilation of patriotic shorts made by Bing Crosby & Bob Hope. Included here are "THE ROAD HOME"(1945) as Bing and Bob caution sailors not to "jump ship" before they are discharged just because the war is over. Bing and Bob reminisce with clips from their "Road" pictures. "COMMAND PERFORMANCE" (1944)stars Bob Hope, Jerry Colonna, June Allyson, Gloria De Haven and Francis Langford as they entertain troops during WW2. "THE FIFTH FREEDOM" (1951) was produced by Chesterfield during the cold war to remind us of our American freedom of choice. Bing sings "You're A Grand Old Flag". Also on hand are Bob Hope, Arthur Godfrey and Perry Como. "YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD" (1954) with Loretta Young, William Holden, Jack Benny, Rochester, Paul Douglas and Irene Dunne and Bob Hope gathering at Jack Benny's house to hear Father James Keller tell how each of us can do something to change the world for the better. Bing sings "Early American". Bob cracks jokes about some noisy cattle on a location shoot while Jack Benny frets at the cost of the long distance phone call! "THE ROAD TO PEACE" (1949) with Bing and Ann Blyth singing "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" is another patriotic inspirational film for world peace that these celebrities so often lent their talents to.
(A-236-ff) Color and B & W.. ......................90 minutes...............$19.98 + shipping and handing

BING CROSBY'S CAVALCADE
A collection of shorts, trailers and a biography on Bing including "MEET THE CROSBY'S" (1945) where we see Bing playing baseball with his four sons followed by a war bond pitch. Bing's rare "COAST GUARD SHORT" (1945) with the 11th Naval Coast Guard band under Jimmy Greer and comedian Ukie Sherin. Bing sings "Ac-cent-tchu-ate the Positive" and "Don't Fence Me In". Out-takes from "BING CROSBY SHOW" (1964-65)provide us with some insight as to the fun and camaraderie that existed on a Crosby production. "THE ONE & ONLY BING" is a nice biography with many excellent clips, newsreel extracts and film excerpts. Bing's first TV show "THE G.E. SHOW" (1954) is a pilot that may never have aired but what a guest star in Jack Benny! Sheree North is also featured. Trailers from "Sing You Sinners" (1938) and "Birth of the Blues" (1941) also featured.
(A-237-ff) B & W......................90 minutes.......$19.98 + shipping and handling

FORD STAR JUBILEE "High Tor"
No, "HIGH TOR" is not an unreleased Ed Wood film! It's a full-length musical-drama television special starring Bing Crosby with Julie Andrews and Nancy Olson for C.B.S. on March 3, 1956. Based on a play by Maxwell Anderson this is an Arthur Schwartz musical production. Also in the cast is Everett Sloane, Hans Conried and Lloyd Corrigan. In this fantasy story, Bing plays an easy going guy who prefers to cook and camp out on his property called "High Tor" rather than run the rat race of working in a factory. He sings such tunes as "I'm Living One Day at a Time", "A Little Love a Little While" "John Barleycorn" and "Once Upon A Long Ago". Naturally business interests want to buy him out but he won't sell. His fiancée leaves him for not selling. Some ghosts from past ship wrecks who guard the mountain ( including Julie Andrews) materialize from the mountain in sympathy. Julie Andrews sings a ballad of the life of sailors and ships. Meanwhile bank robbers escaping wind up on Hi Tor and meet the crooked business men who are stranded on the mountain.
(A-238-ff) B & W ....................90 minutes..........................$19.98 + shipping and handling

HOLLYWOOD PALACE   w/ Frank Sinatra & Count Basie
Frank Sinatra hosts this show and along with Count Basie and Quincy Jones, there is comedian Jack E. Leonard, Peter Ginero, The Kessler Sisters and more. Songs by Frank include "Fly Me To The Moon", "I've Got the World On A String", "Please Be Kind", "Summertime" (by Basie Orch) "Everybody Has the Right To Be Wrong, Just Once", and "The Gal That Got Away".
(A-360) B & W ....one hour network with commercials...$14.98 plus shipping and handling
 

HOLLYWOOD PALACE: CHRISTMAS SHOW 1965
Here is a great broadcast from December 25th of 1965. Along with Bing, who sings his traditional Christmas songs including "White Christmas", are Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians, singer Dorothy Collins, Bob Williams and his dog act (this dog is the weirdest you've ever seen!). Also along for fun are Bob Craneand the entire cast of Hogan's Heroes including Robert Clarey, Larry Hovis, Richard Dawson, Ivan Dixon, John "Schultz" Banner and Werner "Clink" Klemperer. Along with the comedy, Klemperer and Banner sing "Silent Night" in German for a nice traditional touch.
BONUS SHOW - BING CROSBY SHOW with Mary Martin and Andre Previn
(A-358) B & W & Color............approx 1 hr 50 minutes.................$14.98 + shipping and handling

HOLLYWOOD PALACE Christmas Shows 12-24-66 & 12-19-67 w/ Bing Crosby
Joining Bing on these shows are Bob Newhart, Kate Smith and his family Katherine, Mary, Harry and Nathaniel. The following year, Bing and his family return along with the King Family. Note; although these shows were originally broadcast in color, only the b&w episodes are available.
(A-875-FF) B & W .......approximately 2 hours total...............................$19.98 plus s&h

HOLLYWOOD PALACE 2 Big Shows 11-26-66 & 12-31-66 w/ Bing Crosby
Joining Bing on these shows are Vikki Carr, Dorothy Lamour, Sid Caesar and Bill Dana. On the second show from New Year's eve of 1966 are Charles Aznavour, The Mill Brothers, Dorothy Collins and Skitch Henderson.
(A-876-FF) B & W approximately 2 hours total................$19.98 plus s&h

HOLLYWOOD PALACE: The Final Show
The last edition of The Hollywood Palace is a spectacular compilation of the many great acts, hosts, memorable events that took place over the seven year run of this vaudeville program. Bing Crosby hosts and narrates the clips. First up are clips of great entertainers such as Ella Fitzgerald, Fred Astaire, Nat King Cole (in a clip singing "Unforgettable", Jimmy Durante coaching Mrs. Miller!, Ed Wynn on his bicycle-piano wit Edie Gormet singing "Teas For Two", Sammy Davis Jr., Martha Raye, James Brown, Herb Alpert, Ray Bolger (singing and dancing "Once In Love With Amy"), Gene Kelly (doing a soft shoe sand dance), Perry Como, Dean Martin (singing "Volare" and his memorable introduction of the Rolling Stones!), Judy Garland (in a clip of her tramp number). Novelty acts include clips of high wire pole balancing, the Amazing Wallendas, Leonardo's Flying Saucers (dish spinning), Mario skips rope on a high wire, a shadow puppet act, jugglers, Victor Gera the fire eater, acrobats, knife throwers, Bertha the Elephant, John Zambrini and his lions, Barrocini Chimps, Bob Williams and Louie (the most inert dog in history!) Others highlighted are Joan Crawford, Bettie Davis (not together!), David Janssen, Raquel Welch,  and the great blooper segment with such bits as the acrobat who keeps blowing his somersault, Alan Sherman's fly is open, and assorted verbal muffs by Tony Martin, Dale Robertson, Martha Raye, Don Adams, Van Johnson, Jimmy Durante, Peter Lawford, Phil Harris, Englebert Humperdink, Dianna Ross, Bing and more. Comedy clips include Bert Lahr, Buster Keaton and Gloria Swanson in a "Cleopatra" skit excerpt,  Jack Benny, George Burns, Groucho Marx, Don Knotts, Milton Berle, Don Rickles, Phyllis Diller, Edgard Bergan and Charlie McCarthy and Candice Bergan, Rowan & Martin, Bing meets Tiny Tim!, Buddy Rich wit hSid Caesar and Imogene Coca, Martha Raye gives Marty Allen the messiest hair grooming ever, Burns and Schriver and more!
(A-009 )  B & W ....................approximately 70 minutes..............$14.98 + shipping and handling

BING CROSBY PONTIAC SHOW (Nov. 7, 1963)
Joining Bing for this special are Buddy Ebsen, Caterina Valente, Andre Previn, The Young Americans, Jerry Colona, and Phil Harris. Bing opens with a soft-shoe song and dance number. Bing sings "Wrap Your Troubles Away". The Young Americans sing "I've Been a Ramblin", "Kingston Town", "Old Cotton Fields Back Home","Michael Row the Boat Ashore" and "This Land Is My Land". Buddy Ebsen joins Bing in character of Jed Clampett with some comic tales of old country folks. Then "Jed" and Bing sing old timey country folk songs. Jerry Colonna joins Bing in a comic commercial for Pepsodent (Bob's old sponsor!). Caterina Valente sings "Never Will I Marry". Caterina kids Bing about learning English from Bing's old records. Then they do a swinging duet of "Never On Sunday" in Italian. Then "Cuando, Cuando, Cuando" and other international favorites. Another comical commercial with Bing and Phil Harris for Pontiac. Andre Previn is on next performing his jazz version of "Zip A Dee Do Da". The Young Americans join Bing for "Shenandoah". Buddy Ebsen returns as himself with Bing and Caterina in a song and dance act. Buddy and Caterina do the old "Cod Fish Ball dance from Shirley Temple's "Captain January" that Buddy Ebsen co-starred in. Bing sings "You Are My Lucky Star" Andre Previn plays a jazzy "You are so Easy to Love". Buddy and Bing sing "Davey Crockett". Caterina sings "I've Got You Under My Skin". Buddy does his shoe shine tap dance. He's joined for a dance finale with Bing and Caterina. Then they sing "Danke Schoen" in the closing segment! A fun show!
BONUS SHOWS;  BING CROSBY Sit-Com "The Gifted Child" ( 2-8-65 ) and "The Image"
(A-239 ) B & W...................2 hours........................$19.98  plus shipping and handling


N.B.C. FOLLIES featuring Sammy Davis, Jr. Andy Griffith Connie Stevens
Periodically, television attempts to revive the Vaudeville-style of variety entertainment. This particular time, it takes on a historical approach with specific references and skits of early 20th century burlesque and vaudeville re-creations. Such standards as "Fun In High Skool" (ala the Marx Brothers style), "The Doctor" (in tribute to the original Sunshine Boys, Smith and Dale) as well as the Camelot skit and various musical material from the roaring 20's through to World War 2 era. The celebrities starring in this tribute are Sammy Davis, Jr., Andy Griffith, John Davidson, Mickey Rooney and Connie Stevens.
(A-406) Color..........approximately 1 hour.....................$14.98 plus shipping and handling

Steve Allen & the N.B.C. All-stars (c1958) featuring Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis Jr.
Bob Hope, Milton Berle, Dinah Shore, George Montgomery, Bob Cummings, Lee Marvin,
Steve Allen's show sets the pace for a variety of N.B.C. stars to plug their upcoming season of shows. Steve welcomes Bob Hope, Milton Berle, Dinah Shore, George Montgomery, Bob Cummings, Lee Marvin, Peter Lawford, and others who had shows scheduled on N.B.C. for that season. Bob Cummings does a comedy bit on his new season premiere of "Love That Bob". Tom Posten does a comedy interview with Steve as "The Fly" which was a box office smash hit (if you can believe it!). Steve does a murder skit playing a wise-cracking corpse to Lee Marvin (M-Squad), Peter Lawford ("The Thin Man") and Ellery Queen. Bob Hope does a comedy monologue about the rash of TV westerns with some racy jokes about cowboys with purses! Steve also does a great song parody with Sammy Davis Jr. called "The Death of the Blues".
Following Steve Allen's show is a network episode of Milton Berle with Peter Lawford and Carol Channing (singing her legendary "Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend"). Some nice Buick commercials are contained in this Berle show. Then George Gobel's premiere show with Fred MacMurray as his guest. George does some comedy skits about how he and his wife Alice got him into show business. Bob Cummings plays his regular character of Bob Collins as well as his Grandpa in a network episode of "Love That Bob" complete with Winston commercials. It seems that grandpa is angry at the air force for not allowing him back in and starts dropping bottles of explosive boot-leg liquor on the base and Bob has to chase him down in his old W.W. 1 bi-plane!
(A-848) ..........approximately  2 hours total..........$14.95 plus shipping & handling

27th Academy Awards Show (1955)
The complete telecast hosted by Bob Hope. Bing is onscreen for five and a half minutes, joking with Bob and handing out music awards. Rosemary Clooney sings "The Man Who Got Away" and Dean Martin sings "Three Coins in a Fountain." This is the year Bing did NOT win an Oscar for "Country Girl" but Grace Kelly did. Among those stars seen are Marlon Brando (who wins best actor), Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Eva Marie Saint, and many more.
(A-879) B & W .......................approx 75 minutes.....................$19.98 + S&H

From the Colgate Shows to the variety and the roasts ...

Dean Martin-Jerry Lewis Show  (9-18-55)
Dean and Jerry in a late Colgate Comedy Hour show, this features the "$64 Million Question and actors hoping to be discovered"
(A-585)....................approximately 1 hour..................................$9.98 plus shipping and handling


Dean Martin-Jerry Lewis Show  (1-27-52)
Joining Dean and Jerry are Ray Malone, Jill Jarmon, Danny Arnold, Sheldon Leonard and Mike Mazurki.
(A-586)....................approximately 1 hour..................................$9.98 plus shipping and handling

Dean Martin-Jerry Lewis Show  (6-5-55)
Joining Dean and Jerry are Sonny King and Buddy Rich
(A-587)....................approximately 1 hour..................................$9.98 plus shipping and handling


Dean Martin's Celebrity Roasts
The following celebrity roasts are VHS only close-outs

FRANK SINATRA
An all-star dais roasts Frank Sinatra including Peter Falk in his "Columbo" character!
VHS..........................................$19.98 plus s&h

DEAN MARTIN
Dean gets a dose of his own medicine as an all-star dais give him the business!
VHS...........................................$19.98 + S&H

BOB HOPE and RONALD REAGAN
Two legends roasted on one tape!
VHS................................................$19.98 + S&H

DON RICKLES & ANGIE DICKENSON
VHS................................................$19.98 + S&H

JOE GARAGIOLA & BOBBY RIGGS
VHS................................................$19.98 + S&H

DENNIS WEAVER & WILLIAM CONRAD
VHS..................................................$19.98 + s&h

KIRK DOUGLAS & SUZANNE SOMMERS
VHS..................................................$19.98 + s & h

TELLY SAVALAS & BETTE DAVIS
VHS..................................................$19.98 + s&h
Dean Martin A & E Biography
This is the 1995 A & E Biography which aired only months before Dean's passing. Many rare scenes and highlights.
VHS....................................................$19.98 + s & h

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