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27th Academy Awards Show (1955)
An amazing comparison in
eras! Back in the 50's the Academy and it's members were adults who
believed in entertainment. Unlike today with aging boomers and their various
agendas being shoved down the throats of the paying public. This is the complete telecast
hosted by Bob Hope. Bing Crosby 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." Johnny Desmond
sings "The High & the Mighty". 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 (who makes her famous quip upon winning the Oscar "I may have the baby
right here", Walt Disney, Jerry Lewis, Danny Kaye, Frank Sinatra and many more.
(A-879)
B & W .......................approx 75 minutes.....................$19.98 + S&H
ADVENTURES OF HIRAM HOLIDAY & THE HANK McCUNE SHOW
THE ADVENTURES OF HIRAM HOLIDAY
Wally
Cox (formerly Mr. Peepers) returns as Hiram
Holiday, a newspaper proofreader who is rewarded with a trip around the world because he
found an
error and prevents a lawsuit. Comedy and adventure in MOROCCO.
A virtually unrecognizable Sebastian Cabot plays a menacing moslam who
mistakes Hiram for the "desert Hawk" in a sinister plot.
THE HANK MCCUNE SHOW
Hank McCune plays the host of a television show who blunders into all kinds of
comic predicaments in
THE PRIZE. This is the first show with a “canned” or added laugh track.
(A-00-MC047).............approximately
55 minutes total......$19.95 plus shipping and handling
ALL STAR REVUE (1951)
Starring Jimmy Durante. Guest star Ethel Barrymore.
An absolute laugh fest. Jimmy takes over the set including riding on the cameraman’s
dolly! Durante at his best, as he
ad-lib’s up a storm in this live TV comedy extravaganza.
(A-849-MC221) ..........approximately
55 min. ..........$19.95 plus shipping & handling
Steve Allen & the
N.B.C. All-stars
(c1958)
featuring Bob Hope, Milton Berle, Groucho Marx, Dinah Shore, George Montgomery, Bob Cummings,
Lee Marvin,
Peter Lawford, Sammy Davis Jr.
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
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JACK BENNY Comedy Special |
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blockbuster special that's truly special, It opens with a clip of Jack Benny
doing a "warm up" of his audience. It's also used as a set-up for a
spectacular number that serves as the "open" of the show. Bob Hope is in his
usual top form cracking up Jack with ad-libs, not in the script! He tells
Jack that he needs to be more active in his shows and participate with the
various acts he introduces so Jack crashes every act. He shows up in Senior
Wencis' famous Box "'sorright!"). Then he plays brilliantly in pantomime off
of the Marquis Chimps in a hilarious skit. The second half of the program
features Jack and his guest Dick Van Dyke who must do a quick-change skit
playing numerous parts in a Sherlock Holmes-ian murder skit. By the end of
the play, Dick is getting his costumes mixed up and finally blows up at Jack
for working him to a frazzle! BONUS SHOW; JACK BENNY SHOW with guest star Fred Allen and a cameo by Eddie Cantor! (A-840) B & W ..approx. 90 min. total..$14.98 + s&h |
JACK BENNY Vol 1
This first offering features Jack in a parody of the
"64,000 Question" with show host Hal March as a guest. The next show features a
comic sketch with Jack as a Buckingham Palace guard.
(A-016) B & W ..........approximately 1 hour total.....................$9.98
plus shipping and handling
JACK BENNY Vol 2 - Road to Nairobi w/
Bob Hope - Baby Face Bogart
Humphrey Bogart makes a rare appearence on television as "Baby Face Bogart" in a
parody of his old gangster image. Jack is part of the detective squad who must question
him. Other cast members include Bob Crosby and Don Wilson as part of the detective squad.
One of Benny's trademarks was to work in the sponsor's product as part of the sketch.
Bogart shows mock disdain at having to do a cigarette commercial while in the middle of a
tense scene in the show! The second show is "Road To Nairobi" with Bob Hope
joining Jack in a cannibal sketch parody of the Hope-Crosby Road pictures.
(A-082) B & W ..........approximately 1 hour total ....................$9.98
plus shipping and handling
JACK BENNY Vol 3
This has a musical theme to it with both shows featuring musical guests. Johnny Ray was as
hot as any entertainer could get at the time of his appearance on this show and Jack plays
to the hysteria over Johnny's singing for laughs. Liberace was a familiar figure from
early TV and Jack has some fun with his violin as he plays along with Liberace at the
piano.
(A-010) B & W
..........approximately 1 hour total.....................$9.98 plus shipping and handling
JACK BENNY Vol 4
Every season Jack would hold a talent contest whereby so-called unknowns could perform.
Actually these were seasoned character actors doing funny bits including Mel Blanc. He
would also get cameo appearances by some stars as in this case with Jayne Mansfield. The
next shows is "The Jam Session" as Jack holds a musical outing in his home with
fellow musicians Dick Powell, Dan Daley, Fred MacMurray, Tony Martin and Kirk Douglas!
(A-029) B & W ..........approximately 1 hour total.....................$9.98
plus shipping and handling
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JACK BENNY Vol 5 In this show, Jack is pursued by a banker's secretary played by Lucille Ball, to get his account into their bank. Lucy must convince Jack that the bank is safer than his legendary vault! On a second show, Jack hires Lucy as a secretary while he dictates his memoirs on the women in his life. Through a series of flashback skits, Lucy plays a variety of types that are in Jack's memoirs. George Burns has a cameo. (A-085) B & W ..........approximately 1 hour total..............$9.98 plus shipping and handling |
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JACK BENNY -
"The Burglers"
& "Baby Face Bogart"
This release from a different manufacturer pairs the Bogart episode with "The
Burglers". A pair of bumbling secornd story men rob Jack and when reporting the
crime, Jack learns the Beverly Hills police department has an unlisted phone number! Mel
Blanc and Benny Rubin join in with Jack and Rochester in this fun episode.
(A-676) B
& W ..........approx 58 minutes....................$9.98 plus shipping and handling
JACK BENNY -
"Vaudeville
with Bing"
&
"Jam Session"
This release from a different manufacturer pairs "Vaudeville" with Bing Crosby
as Jack's guest and "The Jam Session" with an all-star group including Kirk
Douglas, Fred MacMurray, Dick Powell, Dan Dailey and Tony Martin. One of Jack's funniest
live episodes!
(A-677) B & W
..........approx 1 hour total...................$9.98 plus shipping and handling
JACK BENNY -
"Jack meets Mary"
&
"Jack casts his Biography"
This release from a different manufacturer pairs two classic Jack Benny Shows.
(A-590) B
& W ..........approx 58 minutes....................$9.98 plus shipping and handling
JACK BENNY -
"Bob Crosby and
Margaret Truman"
&
"Fred Allen goes after Jack's Job"
This release from a different manufacturer pairs two classic Jack Benny Shows.
(A-591) B
& W ..........approx 58 minutes....................$9.98 plus shipping and handling
MILTON
BERLE
with
Elvis Presley, Harry James, Esther Williams, Buddy Rich, Paul
Winchell,
Smith & Dale, Jack Buchanan, Kay Thompson, Dolores Gray, Arnold Stang
The first show on this offering is staged aboard the the Navy Flagship
U.S.S. Hancock and features Milton's guests Elvis Presley, Harry James and his
Orchestra with Buddy Rich on drums and musical star Esther Williams. Arnold
Stang is along for laughs as a sailor who wins a date with Esther. Elvis sings "Heartbreat
Hotel" and "Blue Suede Shoes" then Milton comes out as Elivs' "twin brother" and
proceeds to destroy his guitar in a mock duet with Elvis. Harry James plays the
swing classic "One O'Clock Jump" (actually his version is re-titled "Two O'Clock
Jump"!)
The second show on this tape is an unusual show in that Milton Berle is not in the Buick-Berle show so a cardboard
cut-out with a recorded voice kibitzes with Arnold Stang and guests Paul Winchell
with Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead and comedy greats Smith and Dale, Jack Buchanan, Kay
Thompson and Dolores Gray. This is a real old time vaudeville-musical style variety
show. Kay Thompson sings "Shadrack". England's musical-comedy star Jack Buchanan
does a comic monologue about the differences between England and America then sings
"I Hate the Morning". Kay Thompson returns to sing "It's Alright with
Me" and sings and dances to "I Love a Violin". Then Jack Buchanan plays the
violin ("Love in Bloom!") and sings a duet with Kay "We Love a Cup Of
Tea". Paul Winchell is next with music and gags. Dolores Gray is next singing
"Finger of Suspicion". Smith and Dale are delicatessen owners doing their comedy
routines. Then the entire cast joins in for a New Year's Eve finale!
(A-403) B & W ..........approximately
2 hours total full network with commercials
.......$9.98 plus shipping and handling
MILTON BERLE
with
Carol Channing, Peter Lawford, Maria Riva, Arnold Stang, Mickey
Rooney
Connie Russell, Nancy Walker, Dorothy Kilgallen
This is a collection of BUICK-BERLE shows. The first features Carol Channing, Peter
Lawford, Maria Riva and Arnold Stang and has the Buick commercials intact. Like a Broadway
musical-comedy, these shows had a chorus line of singing-dancing girls and comedy skits.
Carol Channing sings her classic signature tune "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best
Friend". Peter Lawford sings and clowns around with Uncle Miltie.
The next show guests
Mickey Rooney, Connie Russell, Nancy Walker, Arnold Stang and Dorothy Kilgallen. In this
show, Milton tries a publicity stunt by faking a broken leg ( a reference to Jackie
Gleason who actually broke his leg on live TV). He gets Mickey to impersonate a doctor and
tries to fool the big newspaper columnists. Mickey does a comedy bit with Berle about
canned laughter and sings a song with Milton about nick-names. Nancy Walker plays the
president of Milton's fan club.
(A-255) B & W ..........approximately 80
minutes.................................$9.98 plus shipping and handling
BUICK - BERLE SHOW
1954
with Gloria
DeHaven, Fred Clark, Ruth Gilbert, Arnold Stang
Presented by your Buick dealers, featuring the 1954 Buick. Guest stars Gloria
DeHaven, Fred Clark, Ruth Gilbert, and Arnold Stang. An astounding hour of comedy, music,
and mayhem with Mr.Television, Milton Berle. The network will cancel Berle if he
doesn’t lose weight. He thinks he is overweight due to a faulty scale. His hunger
follows him everywhere! He will eat ANYTHING! Gloria DeHaven sings and dances to the hit
song “Papa Love Mambo.” The finale with Gloria DeHaven and Milton Berle (now
weak and hungry) singing “This Can’t be Love” is a laugh riot! No re-takes
in live TV! The show is too short, so after the end credits Berle visits with you again.
(A-00-MC191) B & W
..............approximately................... 60 minutes $19.95 plus shipping &
handling
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PAT BOONE SHOWS Popular 50's teen favorite Part Boone is featured in three shows. First, he is joined by guest stars Jimmy Dean who sings his current hit "Making My Mind Up" then a duet with Pat "Tater Pie" & "This Train" and actress Gina Lolabrigada who sings a duet with Pat of Dean Martin's Italian hit "That's Amore". In the second show, his guests include puppet ventriloquist Jimmy Nelson and Danny O'Day, comic Stubby Kaye and singers The Fontane Sisters. The third show features M. G. M. musical singing star Katherine Grayson and Mary Healey and Peter Lind Hayes. (A-398) B & W ..........approximately 90 minutes....total........................$12.98 plus shipping and handling |
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THE VICTOR BORGE SHOW Vol. 1 1951 |
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BROADWAY OPEN HOUSE &
CAVALCADE OF STARS starring Jerry Lester
Primitive early television is represented by a prime time
CAVALCADE OF STARS show with John Garfield in a rare TV
appearence hosted by Jerry Lester. Then, a 1950 network late-night program was the first of the "late-night variety
shows" that would evolve into the Tonite Show, Saturday Night Live and others. In
this Program from December 12, 1950 Jerry Lester is the host and ring-leader of what can
only be described as an off-the-cuff mixture of vaudeville, music, quiz and games and just
about anything else to fill up the hour. The show was called
BROADWAY OPEN HOUSE. In between songs, tap dances and jokes, Jerry
Lester valiantly keeps the proceedings moving along without the benefit of any writing,
production values, big name guests or even a format to work around. None of this had yet
been invented. There were no "top ten lists", no "Tea-time movie"
skits, or much of anything else now associated with the Steve Allen, Johnny Carson era
follow-ups. Joining Jerry Lester is David Street, Milton DeLugg, Wayne Howell and the
voluptuous, statuesque Dagmar!
(A-357-E) B & W ....................approximately
2
hours total............................$20.00 plus shipping and handling
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BURNS & ALLEN
Early Shows Vol. 1 One of the most enduring and beloved comedy teams of the 20th century was George Burns (who lived for a century!) And Gracie Allen. Together they were stars in vaudeville, then a long-running radio series, motion pictures and finally television. This first volume offers two shows; show # 3 from November 9, 1950. The Mortons and the Burnses are going to a football game together. But when Gracie discovers a dent in the car, she attempts to convince the group to walk to the game so George won't see the fender! Show # 16 from April 26, 1951 is next. While their bankers are out of town for a few days, George & Gracie host the daughter of their bankers. Helping her with her homework is something only Gracie could confuse everyone with! (A-281) B & W ..approx 1 hour (full live telecast with commercials) ..$9.98 plus shipping and handling |
BURNS & ALLEN Early Shows Vol. 2
Their second Christmas Show (#33) from December 20th, 1951 leads off with Mamie Kelly and
her three pesky little girls visiting the Burnses for the holidays much to the annoyance
of both George and Harry. George dresses up as Santa for the girls who are not fooled and
Gracie tells them the story of "A Christmas Carol" in only her unique way. It
winds up more like Cinderella and Goldilocks by the time she's through!
The next show is from December 7, 1950 (#5) in which Gracie returns Georges' Christmas
presents before he has even seen them. This is due to the fact that George usually does
after Christmas and she is merely saving him the trouble! Vanderlip the banker has some
complaints to George about Gracie's check-balancing methods!
(A-282) B & W .approx 1 hour (full live telecast with commercials) ..$9.98
plus shipping and handling
BURNS & ALLEN Early Shows Vol. 3
This edition is from 1953 starring George Burns and Gracie Allen with Harry Von Zell and
guest Frankie Darro.
(A-283-E) B & W approx 1 hour (full live telecast with commercials)..$20.00 plus
shipping and handling
BURNS & ALLEN guests Sheldon Leonard, Jack Benny
In the first episode, scatterbrained Gracie authors a magazine article about her
life with George. When she fabricates a story about a notorious crook (Sheldon
Leonard), he comes to blow her brains out but discovers "Somebody's beat me to
it!". Next, Gracie gets the dippy notion that she and George aren't legally
married, and only the comic intervention of old friend Jack Benny can unravel
the problem.
(A-870) B & W
approximately 1 hour total..............................$9.98 + s&h
BURNS & ALLEN ; The burglar and the Mobster
Gracie mistakes the sound of a neighbor's footsteps for a prowler's and alarms
the community with a burglar scare. In the next episode, Mobster Johnny Velvet
kidnaps Gracie to keep her from testifying in court against him but keeping
Gracie quiet about anything proves to be an impossible task even for the mob!
(A-873) B & W
approximately 1 hour total...................................$9.98 + s&h
BURNS & ALLEN ; Gracie Buys a Ranch and Von
Zell's Girlfiend
After George and Gracie spend the weekend at Fred Astaires ranch, Gracie is
determined to buy one for George. But George wants nothing to do with her
hairbrained scheme and comes up with a scheme of his own to thwart her plans! In
"Von Zell's Girlfriend Between Trains", George's bachelor pal Harry Von Zell,
poses as a married man to fool an old high school sweetheart. However, when
Gracie takes it upon herself to play Harry's wife, the charade takes a hilarious
turn for the worse!
(A-871) B & W
approximately 1 hour total...................................$9.98 + s&h
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CAESAR & COCA'S BROADWAY REVUE This 1949 telecast pre-dates the famous Show of Shows series. Sponsored by Admiral, it was a Friday evening variety show known as the Admiral Revue. Also featured on this telecast are Mary McCarty and Marge and Gower Champion. With a loosely connected theme of a County Fair, a series of unrelated vaudeville-style skits emerge on this broadcast. Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca open up the show with a comedy bit along with Mary McCarty. A couple of comics dressed up like birds do a comedy pantomime with bird whistling "dialogue". A Mardi Gras dancer, Janet Collins, does a routine called "After the Mardi Gras. Sid Caesar returns in a parody of the popular wrestler Gorgeous George in "Mr. Gorgeous vs The Purple Wasp. Mary McCarty does a comedy bit as a female all-night radio disk-jocky called Fanny Flip-a-Disk. Imogene returns in a comic East Indian dance pantomime. Marge and Gower Champion perform a county fair dance pantomime, Sid Caesar does a comic bit as a Samba Singer's life as he gets married and has kids. A musical baseball song and dance routine called "Lucky McNeil" has a Mighty Casey touch to it. The Admiral singing ensemble closes out this early TV variety show. (A-254) B & W ..........approximately 55 minutes.................................$14.98 plus shipping and handling |
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CAESAR'S HOUR Flying Aces
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CAESARS' HOUR with guest Peggy Lee
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CANDID MIKE & CAMERA |
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Art Carney TV Special
"Very Important People" |
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Johnny Cash Show
This variety musical show features guest Roy Orbison, Phil Harris, Bobbie
Martin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Statler Brothers,and June Carter
Johnny opens with "I Walk the Line". Johnny's first guest is Roy Orbison
who performs "Crying". Johnny joins in for some banter then helps out
with Roy's classic "Pretty Woman". Bobbi Martin next sings "Your
Cheatin' Heart", "The Tennessee Waltz". Come along and ride this
train segment is next as Johnny sings "This Land is My Land". Phil Harris
is next. Johnny teams up with Phil in "That's What I Like About The South".
Creedence Clearwater Revival perform "Bad Moon On the Rise" and "Proud
Mary (Rollin' on the River)". Johnny returns with "Folsom Prison Blues".
and "You're The One I Need". June Carter duets with Johnny in "Fever".
The finale is "Battle Hymn of the Republic" featuring Johnny, The Carter
Family and The Statler Brothers.
(A-713)
Color
............approximately 1 hour .......................$14.98 plus S & H
Johnny Cash Show
This variety musical show features guest The Monkees, Joni Mitchell, Roy Clark and Ed
Ames.
(A-714)
Color
............approximately 1 hour .......................$14.98 plus S & H
CHICAGO ARCHIVES : The Best of
Chicago Television
From the late 40's on, Chicago was an anchor for many national as well as local TV
productions. This specially produced overview has a look at such varied subjects as Dave
Garroway's Today Show, children's programming, sports highlights (and lowlights),
local news, commercials, bloopers and more. Highlights include Garfield Goose, Bozo,
Clutch Cargo, Tom Terrific, Kukla Fran & Ollie, Cubs, Sox, Blackhawks, Bears, Bulls
highlights. Horror films show openings, promos and ads.
(A-639 )
Color and B & W ...........2
hours.................................$12.98 plus shipping and handling
Christmas Shows Vol. 1
-Pat Boone Show / Your
Hit Parade
Here are a pair of mid-50's era Christmas themed shows. Pat Boone's show guests The
Fontaine Sisters, Stubby Kaye as Santa Claus and ventriloquist Jimmy Nelson with Danny
O'Day and Farfel. Set in a department store with gift shopping, the guests work in songs
and routines to fit the holiday season. Your Hit Parade is from December 24th, 1955 with
Giselle MacKenzie, Snooky Lanson, Dorothy Collins and Russell Arms. In addition to the
featured hits are a variety of Christmas songs and a Ice Follies-style spectacular!
(A-634) B
& W ......both shows complete with commercials..1 hour total.....$14.98 plus shipping
& handling
CIRCUS TIME
Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney host a variety show with a circus flavor that has the
added benefit of some name acts like The Diamonds singing and Janek & Arno serpent
dance. But the big treat is BUSTER KEATON and his wife Eleanor in one of his famous
vaudeville skits performed before a live audience.
(A-356) B & W ......... 1
hour........................................................$14.98 plus shipping and
handling
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SUPER CIRCUS Vol. 1 |
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CIRCUS SIT-COMS
Two sit-coms from the golden age of television are featured here with a Circus flavor to
it. The "ADVENTURES OF OZZIE AND HARRIET"
from 1960 on ABC has the Nelsons in a circus story. Also featured is "THE
TROUBLE WITH
FATHER" from 1953 titled "The Day
the Circus Came to Town" starring Stuart Erwin.
(A-253-E) B & W ....................approximately 55
minutes.....................$19.98 plus shipping and handling
ROSEMARY CLOONEY
with Buster Keaton & Judy Canova
Two programs are represented here as Buster Keaton does a delightful skit in the tradition
of his silent days. In a second skit he plays a Keystone-style Cop. Judy Canova guests on
the second show and performs hillbilly-style and straight. Songs include "Mean To
Me", "Swinging On A Star", and "It's A Lovely Day". Also featured
are Nelson Riddle and The Hi Lo's.
(A-388-E) B & W ..................approximately 55 minutes total.......$20.00
plus shipping and handling
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Bobby Clark
in
"Michael Todd Revue" This N. B. C. Comedy Hour show stars Bobby Clark (formerly of Clark and McCullough fame) as he welcomes guests Julie Wilson, Willie West and McGinty, The Maxwells, Bobby Lane and Claire, Jack Mann and Dick Dana. This rare kinescope dates from January 21, 1951 (A-804-E) B & W ..........approx 1 hour................................................$19.98 plus shipping and handling |
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COLGATE COMEDY HR. "Let's Face
It" Bert Lahr stars and hosts a musical comedy revue on live television. The Army was always a good venue for musical comedy as soldiers and their girls are caught up in typical Army rules and regulations which are always being circumvented! Also on hand are Vivian Blaine, Gene Nelson, James Gleason, Betty Furness, Robert Strauss, and Gloria-Jean. Vivian Blaine sings several Cole Porter songs including "I've Got You Under My Skin". (A-335) B & W .......... 1hour................................................$12.98 plus shipping and handling |
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COLGATE COMEDY HR. "Who's On First?" & "Carmen"
Abbott & Costello are this week's stars and they perform their famous "Who's On
First?" routine before a live audience. Also included are a dance trio who
are like three Nicholas Brothers
called Jesse, James and Carnell, the telephone
routine, haunted house skit, a singing routine, and a comic opera version of Carmen.
(A-336) B & W ..........1
hour......................................................$9.98 plus shipping and handling
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COLGATE COMEDY HOUR
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Creature from the
Black Lagoon Although they are not the official hosts of this particular episode, Abbott & Costello
come on to do a haunted house skit with the usual array of Universal Horror Creatures
including Frankenstein and the newest one, the Creature from the Black Lagoon. Also
on hand are Keefe "Mr. Showbiz "Brasselle doing some of the
lamest impersonations ever with his partner Gene Wesson and Sonia Heine who does one of
her ice skating routines to the tune of "Stranger In Paradise" then later
returns in another big production number set to "I Love Paris" (I suppose some
people still do). 11-18-51 Louis Armstrong, George Raft, hosts Abbott & Costello This edition of the Colgate Comedy hour casts Abbott & Costello as Army recruits so they do many of their favorite routines such as the marching drill bit, the crap game, and others. Louis Armstrong is in the "troupe" and plays two of his famous numbers for the troupes. Some great tap dancers do a specialty numbers. George Raft is their tough Sergeant. Also on hand are Sid Fields, The Pied Pipers and Joe Kirk. (A-284) B & W .................approximately 2 hours total .....................$9.98 plus shipping and handling |
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COLGATE COMEDY HR.
"Abbott & Costello and
Charles Laughton"
Bud and Lou visit New York city to promote their new movie. Guest star Charles Laughton
appears with them. The opening skit features a pillow fight and for the rest of
the show there are feathers floating around giving Lou plenty of ad-libs.
Bud and Lou visit Charles Laughton and Laughton proceeds to stifle Lou's
accounting of the plot for Jack and the Beanstalk with constant interruptions!
He then does a serious recitation of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. Isabelle Bigley sings "Our Love Is Here To Stay".
Johnny Conrad and his dancers do a night club setting dance routine to the tune
of "Begin the Beguine". Bud and Lou do several more of their vaudeville sketches
with Sid Fields and a pair of girls and a cranky cop. Milton Frome and Bobby
Barber also participate in the skits.
(A-285) B & W ..................approximately 1 hour ....................$9.98
plus shipping and handling
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PERRY COMO'S KRAFT MUSIC
HALL |
PERRY COMO'S CHRISTMAS
MUSIC HALL
This edition of the Kraft Music Hall in addition to the Christmas songs features guests
Betty Grable singing and dancing in her great Vegas revue style! She also sings with Perry
such Harry James hits as "The Music Maker", "It Seems I've Heard That Song
Before", "I Had the Craziest Dream", "You Made Me Love You",
"Ciri-ciri-bin"), Brenda Lee (singing "I'm Sorry" "Gonna Get
along without You Now"),Joey Heatherton, Brook Benton (singing
"Kiddio", "Fools Rush In"), Beatrice Arthur, Milt Kamen, Rene Taylor
along with The Ray Charles Singers and Mitchell Ayers and his Orchestra saluting Harry
James' great instrumentals. Perry sings "It's Beginning to look a Lot Like
Christmas", "The Christmas Song", "In the Garden",
"What'll I Do?", "They Can't Take that Away From Me", "This Partner in
Paradise".
BONUS SHOW : KRAFT
MUSIC HALL with Perry's guests Nat King Cole, Rosemary Clooney, Gail
"Annie Oakley" Davis" and Rin Tin Tin.
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B & W ....complete network with commercials 120 minutes ...$9.98 plus shipping &
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BING CROSBY & PERRY COMO
Bing Crosby and Perry Como trade guest shots on each others shows. First is
Bing's TV show with Perry as his guest. Then from two weeks later, Bing guests
on Perry Como's show. The good humor and warmth between the two is quite
apparent as they thoroughly enjoy themselves in the various medleys they engage
in as they poke fun at their casual relaxed manner.
(A-846)
B & W..................approx. 110
minutes......................$19.95 + shipping and handling
Bob Cummings "Love That Bob"1958
Two episodes with commercials
contain the adventures of Bob Collins, a bachelor photographer in Hollywood who will avoid
marriage at any cost. Rosemary DeCamp, Dwayne Hickman, Ann B. Davis, and a bevy of
beauties also star.
Episodes offered here are BOB
RESTORES MALE SUPREMACY and BOB FREES SCHULTZY
(A-00-MC112) B & W approximately 60 minutes total...............$19.95 plus
shipping & handling
Bob Cummings
"Love That Bob" Vol.#2 1955 &1958
Two hilarious shows with Winston cigarette commercials. THE SHEIK Bob helps a bird watcher (Nancy Kulp) land a man
by making her beautiful! This episode contains great "silent movie" takeoff with
Bob as the Sheik, and a harem of pretty girls (including Joi Lansing). One of our
favorites! BOB AND SCHULTZY
REUNITE Bob has a new
secretary, but a gorgeous blonde (Barbara Nichols) just can't replace Schultzy. This
series also stars Rosemary DeCamp, Dwayne Hickman, and Ann B. Davis.
(A-00-MC120) B & W ............approximately 60 minutes
total.........$19.95 plus shipping & handling
Bob Cummings
"Love That Bob" Vol.#3 1958
In BOB & THE DUMB BLONDE ,Bob's sister Margaret (Rosemary DeCamp) lets
Schultzy off temporarily so she can
pursue her man (Dick Wesson). Margaret re-hires a gorgeous blonde (Barbara Nichols) who
has proven in her last employment the best she can do is turn the office topsy turvey! In BOB JUDGES A BEAUTY CONTEST, Bob wants to be the judge of an Air Force beauty
contest, but how can he get the job away from heart throb Peter Lawford? Nancy Kulp also
stars. Both shows complete with commercials, and the usual gorgeous models.
(A-00-MC134) B & W ...............approximately 60 minutes total
$19.95 plus shipping & handling
Bob Cummings
"Love That Bob" Vol. # 4
In BOB HELPS ANNA MARIA , Bob isn't looking forward to photographing Anna
Maria Albergetti, an opera star,
unaware that she is gorgeous! Anna gets into character acting like the wild, sensual gypsy
in the opera "Carmen" which is more than even Bob can handle! Guest star Shiela
Graham. In BOB GOES BIRD
WATCHING Bob finds all bird
watchers are not like Pamela (Nancy Kulp). When he gets an eye full of Pamela's gorgeous
bird watcher friend, he becomes an immediate enthusiast. Look for beautiful Joi Lansing
among his models, and a surprise appearance by Charles Coburn. Both shows contain
commercials.
(A-00-MC135) B & W .................60 minutes total.......... $19.95 plus shipping
& handling
Bob Cummings
"Love That Bob"Vol. #5 1955 & 1958
A favorite on the series is Josh Collins, Bob's father, also played by Bob Cummings. This
woman chasing senior citizen will win your heart with his comical antics. GRANDPA'S CHRISTMAS VISIT Grandpa is tiring out the family during the
holidays with his late nights and early mornings. Bob and Margaret try to slow him down
with an evening of checkers. Grandpa, however, takes out Bob's gorgeous date (Gloria
Marshall), and Bob ends up with the checker game. GRANDPA'S OLD BUDDY Grandpa gets together with an old war buddy (Andy Clyde). Looking
for dates, they take Bob's models (beautiful Joi Lansing and Lisa Gaye) to Palm
Springs...and in an antique car! Nancy Kulp also guest stars. All commercials intact.
(A-00-MC136) B & W ...............60 minutes
total............ $19.95 plus shipping & handling
Bob Cummings in
"MY HERO"
Bob Cummings displayed a comic persona that was largely untapped in his dramatic acting
days in the movies. But television gave him a chance to display his versatility in three
different series. This selection is two episodes from "MY HERO". In
the opening episode of this volume, FISHING TRIP
(complete with network commercials), Bob is commissioned by his boss to haul
supplies on the annual Real Estate Association camping and fishing contest. His
boss wants to win the biggest fish prize but gets stuck in his nap sack when the
zipper won't open. Bob goes off to borrow a knife but is sidetracked by the
pretty daughter of the rival broker and she catches the fish and Bob. Or does
she? In the second episode, SKY HIGH,
shades of Harold Lloyd's "Safety Last" as Bob must scale the outside ledge of an
office building penthouse when he and his group are locked inside for the
week-end and only making his way to the next window will assist in their rescue.
Hal March guest stars.
(A-276) B & W ..........approximately 55 minutes total................$9.98
plus shipping and handling
Bob Cummings in "MY HERO"
Bob Cummings is the star of this early television sit-com. Bob portrays Bob Beanblossom, a
“not so good” real estate salesman who gets in comical adventures with his
unusual clients. THE DUEL, THE BIG CRUSH.
(A-00-MC235) B
& W ...............approx 55 minutes............... $19.95 plus shipping &
handling
Bob
Cummings in "My Living Doll" (1964)
Starring Bob Cummings and lovely Julie Newmar (Batman's Catwoman), this charming fantasy
sitcom left the air after only 21 episodes when Cummings quit. Funny story of a
psychiatrist and his beautiful patient (Newmar), who is actually a robot--we should all be
so lucky! UNINVITED GUEST and SOMETHING BORROWED, SOMETHING BLEW. One episode
has original cigarette commercials.
(A-811-MC33) B
& W ............... approx 57 minutes................$19.95 plus shipping &
handling
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Date With
The Angels
Betty White starred in this half hour sit-com ling before she did her 70's and 80's hit
shows. Two episodes are offered here; "A DAY AT THE
RACES" and "SILVERSTONE".
(A-268) B & W ..........approximately 55 minutes total ........$9.98 plus
shipping and handling
Date With The
Angels
A fun comedy series from 1957 starring the witty Betty White as Vickie Angel,
with Bill Williams as her husband. THE CHATEAU
and THE WHEELER. Both shows are complete
with Plymouth commercials for that year.
(A-00-MC007) B & W
...........approximatelty 60 minutes total...........$19.95 plus shipping and handling
Date With The
Angels
1958 Plymoth commercials as aired Roy Engle and Natalie
Masters play their neighbors, George and Wilma Clemson. CHRISTMAS
STORY Delightful Christmas fare. The elderly Santa hired by the department
store thinks he can give away all the toys! By this escapade, the "Scrooge"
department store manager (Richard Deacon) discovers the real meaning of
Christmas.Look for the American Flyer train layout. Erector sets, and other Gilbert toys
in the store! In THE TRAIN , the Angels go
on a train trip with their neighbors. There are problems when the wives find the boys are
a little "too helpful" toward the tall brunettes and pretty girls in the Pullman
car!
(A-00-MC121) B & W
...............approximately 60 minutes total..........$19.95 plus shipping & handling
JOAN DAVIS
Rarities
Comedienne Joan Davis stars is two different shows other than her famous "I Married
Joan" series. The first is a live telecast, "LET'S
JOIN JOANIE". In this show, Joan plays a single woman who has a crush
on her new neighbor who happens to be a health and exercise fanatic. To impress him,
she joins a ladies work-out health course at the local gymnasium. The results are
exhausting and hilarious! Full of sight-gags and wise-cracks, Joan is is top form!
The other show is called "JOAN OF ARKANSAS".
In this format, Joan is a dental technician who is recruited by the Secret Service to
become the first lady astronaut to the moon! The bulk of the gags involve her training
sessions in a jet aircraft. Joan has a disastrous propensity for hitting seat-ejection
buttons! Also, two episodes of "I MARRIED JOAN" as a bonus include
"ALIENATION" and
"SISTER PAT".
(A-405) B & W ..........approximately
2 hours total..........................$9.98 plus s & h
JOAN DAVIS - "I
MARRIED JOAN"
Six episodes of Joan Davis' most popular series are offered here with her co-star Jim Bakus as her husband Judge Stevens. The first episode,
"DOUBLE DINNER GUESTS" is an original network version with G.E.
commercials. The judge is trying to get donations for his re-election campaign
from two friends who are rivals, By mistake they are invited to dinner on the
same evening. Joan and Brad must hold two dinners in adjoining rooms and try to
keep the feuding rivals from knowing the other is present! In the next episode,
"JOAN LEARNS TO PLAY GOLF", she uses her
facility for physical humor as golf instructor Sheldon Leonard has his hands
full trying to teach her how to play! Then she stages an old fashioned
taffy-pull for a committee visiting the Stevens' household to decide if Brad can
join the country club! Other episodes on this volume include
"THE PRIZE BOXER",
"THE SECRET WALL SAFE", "JOAN GETS A HAIR
CUT" and "CHANGING HOUSES".
(A-667 ) B
& W .............approximately 3 hours total....................$9.98 plus
s & h
JOAN DAVIS -
" I MARRIED JOAN" Vol. 2
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DUFFY'S TAVERN When the golden age of radio ended with the advent of television, many successful radio shows transferred to TV. Some were more successful than others. Ed Gardner played the local bar-tender who encountered many different characters each week on the long-running radio show. This is a television version of that famed radio show. Offered here are two episodes. The first one is "The Mink Coast". When Archie proposes to burlesque queen "Peaches", she turns him down for his lack of money (and just about everything else). Meanwhile, a three-time-divorced rich dowager, who wants Archie to become her fourth husband convinces him to marry her. Peaches finagles an expensive mink coat and won't give it up so Archie must rig a fake robbery to get out of a jam. Of course, a real thief overhears the scheme and complications ensue! Alan Reed and Jimmy Conlin are around for some snappy wise-cracks and gags. In the second show , Archie is conned into believing that he can become a United Nations ambassador and makes plans to marry his girl friend, Bubbles, only to realize he's the victim of a con man. (A-416) B & W ..........approximately 1 hour total.......................$12.98 plus shipping and handling |
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DUFFY'S
TAVERN Vol. 2
Ed Gardner stars in two episodes from this long-running radio show which was adapted for
television. The pilot show "GRAND
OPENING" is featured as is
"ARCHIE'S YACHT". Alan Reed co-stars as the dim-witted Finnegan.
(A-417-E) B & W ....................approximately 55 minutes total.......$20.00
plus shipping and handling
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Jimmy Durante Special One of our most beloved entertainers of stage, nightclubs, theater and television is featured in a collection of material including a rare television interview where he drops his comic persona and talks about his life, his career, and his philosophy of life. Many great bits follow with their nightclub act, music, songs, and even bloopers! Jimmy is joined in priceless sequences with Bing Crosby, Phil Harris, Peggy Lee, Milton Berle, Ed Sullivan, Barbara Whiting, Marilyn Maxwell, Peter Lawford and his old partner Eddie Jackson. (A-256) B & W and Color..approximately 1 hour & 55 minutes ....$14.98 plus s&h |
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Jimmy Durante Show and People's Choice
The great Schozzola with his old vaudeville partner Eddie Jackson in his usual nightclub
revue comedy show from NBC 1954. Also on this volume is
"THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE" starring Jackie Cooper with his talking
Basset hound, Cleo.
(A-257-E) B & W .............approximately 55 minutes.......$19.98 plus shipping
and handling
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GARROWAY AT LARGE 1950, 1951
Garroway’s talent as an early TV icon clearly shines through in these rare shows from television's infancy. An entertaining visit with Dave Garroway in the early days of live TV from Chicago. Watch for the unintentional bloopers, like stagehands walking all over, shadows, and loud off stage noises! Dave takes everything in stride, although he states on the air “no more animals” when a live turkey gets loose and knocks him over! Comedian Cliff Norton, who is the chef attempting to demonstrate how to stuff a turkey, just gives up and leaves after the recalcitrant gobbler wreaks havoc on the set! Al Kapp is guest introducing a funny Little Abner sketch. Regular Cliff Norton does great Joe’s Diner skit. More live mishaps as a hoop skirt doesn’t light up at the end of the Southern Bell song. Complete with commercials done by Dave for Congoleum linoleum. (A-00-MC289) / B & W /....................................60 minutes .................... $19.95 + s&h |
GEORGE GOEBEL SHOW
George Goebel was a temporarily popular monologist and club entertainer who briefly had
his own television show. This edition guest starred actor Fred MacMurray, and singer Peggy
King with John Scott Trotter and his orchestra.
(A-418) B & W ..........approximately 30
minutes...............................$9.98 plus shipping and handling
GEORGE GOEBEL SHOW
The first show guest stars Imogene Coca as a troupe leader of George's daughter's girl
scout group. Holding a meeting at George's house proves quite disruptive. In another
skit, Joe Flynn plays a different kind of cowboy. Also along are The Modernaires. In the
second program, Joe Flynn plays Dennis Day's agent who gives George a hard time.
(A-419-E) B & W ...approx 1 hr ...(included network commercials)...$19.98 plus
shipping and handling
GEORGE GOEBEL SHOWplusTED MACK AMATEUR HOUR
GEORGE GOBEL SHOW We
all remember good old lonesome George and his wife on the show, Peggy King. Cute skits,
lots of laughs, and they were all live! Look for the guest appearance of beautiful Irish
McCalla (who starred in the TV series Sheena Queen of the Jungle).
TED MACK AMATEUR HOUR (1954;commercials
intact) Best of early live TV as amateur performers show their talents. In this show there
is a one-legged dancer who is actually quite good!
(A-00-MC22) B
& W approximately 58 minutes total ..........$19.95 plus shipping & handling
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JACKIE GLEASON CAVALCADE From the Dumont Network comes "CAVALCADE OF STARS" with a young Jackie Gleason as the host. Along with Jackie are the legendary Vaudeville comedy team of Smith and Dale and a young Art Carney also on the show are J. Caroll Nash and Buddy Lester in a comedy skit about adoption. Next, is "THE JACKIE GLEASON SHOW". This one hour variety extravaganza marked the return of Jackie Gleason to television. Art Carney joins Jackie in a revival of "The Honeymooners" with Sue Ann Langdon as Alice. A musical-comedy take-off on the "Untouchables" is featured with Gleason as "Elliott Flesh" and Sue Ann as the gangster's moll. A young Wayne Newton entertains in several song extravaganzas! Joe the Bartender with Frank Fontane is also included. Bonus clips from other Gleason Shows include Jack Benny, George Burns, Morey Amsterdam, Sonny Sands, Earl Wilson Jr. and Frank Gorshin (A-548 ) B & W .........approximately 3 hours total...........$19.98 plus shipping and handling |
GREAT GILDERSLEEVE Vol. # 1 (1955)
Willard Waterman plays Gildersleeve, a pompous, bumbling-but-lovable character originated
on the "Fibber McGee & Molly" radio show of the 1940’s.These rare TV
episodes (not to be confused with the feature films starring Harold Perry) co-starred
Stephanie Griffith and Marjorie Foster. TOM SAWYER and WATER COMMISSIONER.
(A-00-MC005) B & W approx 60 minutes..................19.95 plus shipping &
handling
GREAT GILDERSLEEVE Vol. #2 (1955)
Willard Waterman plays Gildersleeve. In WHISTLING
BANDIT ,Gildersleeve is appointed acting Police
Commissioner and he sets out to capture the Whistling Bandit. In GOLF BALL INCIDENT , Gildersleeve
doesn’t want to admit he was playing golf in his office because a golf ball hit a
congresswoman in the head!
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HOLLYWOOD PALACE
w/Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong These two legendary old friends team up yet again for a classic finale to an episode of The Hollywood Palace. Also on the bill are Nanette Fabray doing a comic song and dance, The Good-time Washboard Three (Bing joins in at the end), Red Buttons does an old bit, The Black Theater of Prague (a pantomime act) and more. Bing and Satch perform "Cheesecake" "Sing an old Dixieland Tune" and "Muskrat Ramble". BONUS SHOW; BING CROSBY SHOW with James Garner, Jo Stafford & Dean Martin (cameo) (A-359) B & W ..........approximately 1 hr 50 min........$14.98 + s & h |
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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
2 Big
Shows w/ Bing Crosby,
Jimmy Durante & Bob Hope
Joining Bing on the first show are Tim Conway doing a comic jockey bit, a
British comedy musical band called "The Nitwits", The Tibor-Rudus Dancers doing
a French Can Can number, Burns and Shriver in one of their cab routines, singer
Katerina Valente, performing elephants Bertha & Tina, The Black Theater of
Prague who perform another of their pantomime illusions.
The second show is the 4th Anniversary show and features a priceless appearance
by Bing with Bob Hope and Jimmy Durante. The ad-libs fly wild on this one! Also
on the bill are Edie Adams in an elaborate Lady Godiva musical number, Tim
Conway, Illinois Senator Everett McKinley Durkson doing a selection from his
record album of "The Gallant Men", and a sword dueling act, Swordsmen of Alido!
As a special treat, Bing hosts the out-takes and goof-ups from previous shows
with many great celebrities like Gene Barry, The Mills Brothers with Bing, Jimmy
Durante with Peter Lawford, Phil Harris, Dale Robertson, Victor Borge, Martha
Raye and more.
(A-837-FF) B & W
approximately 2 hours total................$19.98 plus s&h
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
w/ Jack Benny
One of the kings of Vaudeville and radio, Jack Benny, hosted an edition of The Hollywood
Palace. Jack's guests in this show included singer Johnny Mathis, Petula Clark and the
zany Nitwits.
(A-368-E) B & W ..............approximately 55 minutes......$20.00 plus shipping
and handling
HOLLYWOOD PALACE
2 Big Shows - Bing & Peggy Lee and Fred Astaire
The fifth Anniversary Show is hosted by Bing Crosby with guests including Peggy
Lee. Bing opens singing "Let a Winner Lead the Way". Surprise guests
appear such as Jimmy Durante (who breaks up the routine! Then Phil Harris
crashes the skit!) Next, the Moscow acrobats known as the "Solokins" perform.
Peggy Lee sings "What Is A Woman?", followed by the up-beat "Seems Like Old
Times". Los Angeles Rams football tackle Roosevelt Greer sings "Spanish Harlem".
He's joined by Roger Brown, Merlin Olson and Deacon Jones and Lamar Lundy as
they sin "Under the Boardwalk". They football players then host a "Roast" of
Bing Crosby with Phil Harris, Milton Berle and Jimmy Durante. Lawrence Welk
makes a surprise appearance to wish the Hollywood Palace a happy fifth
anniversary. The, the two musical legends, Bing and Peggy Lee team up for a
medley. Then Bing hosts some great clips from past shows. The entire cast
gathers for a birthday finale with a huge cake.
The second show is hosted by the great Fred Astaire with guests The Hardy Family
acrobats, singer Jack Jones, pantomimist Marcel Marceau, SINGER Ethel Merman,
comedian Pat Morita and the Rungy Sisters. Fred opens with "Fascinating Rhythm",
"Lady Be Good", later sings a duet with Ethel then blows everyone away with a
great solo dance routine!
(A-839) B & W ..............approximately
2 hours......$20.00 plus shipping
and handling
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, Edgar Bergan and Charlie McCarthy and Candice Bergan, Rowan &
Martin, Bing meets Tiny Tim!, Buddy Rich with Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca,
Martha Raye gives Marty Allen the messiest hair grooming ever, Burns and
Schriver and more!
(A-009) B & W ..............approximately 55 minutes......$14.98 plus shipping
and handling
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BOB HOPE CHRISTMAS SHOWS (from Greenland 1954) also 1955 Bob and his gang travel to Greenland to entertain the troops with a comedy and musical revue. Hope does his usual comic monologue about life in the military. William Holden and Robert Strauss join Bob in a Stalag 17 parody. Anita Eckberg is on hand for the soldiers, Margaret Whiting sings "We're Having a Heat Wave" (in Greenland?) And cracks up in a routine with Bob. Jerry Colona gags it up. Vintage Bob Hope entertainment! Bonus feature is a 1955 Christmas show featuring Bob and his guest Ginger Rogers in a Gold rush Klondike sketch (look for syndicated columnist Irv Kupcinet in the background as one of the extras at the bar! (A-001) B & W approx 90 minutes total....$14.98 plus s & h |
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BOB HOPE SHOW ; November 1950
This is one of Hope's earliest live televison shows with
guest Marylin Maxwell and singer Jimmy Wakely, The Hi Hatters, The Taylor Maids, Judy
Kelly, and Les Brown and his band of Reknown.
(A-002) B & W .........approximately 1 hour .....................$14.98 plus
shipping and handling
BEST OF THE BOB HOPE SPECIALS
This 2-hour collection of old kinescopes and air force TV service prints features Bob with
many guests from over the years including Miss World, The Blue Streaks, Sunday's Child,
Suzanne Charming, Jan Daley, The Deb Stars (w/ Jane Kennedy), Barbara Eden, Lee Marvin,
Smokey Robinson, All-American football team, Elke Sommer, Connie Stevens, Dyan Cannon,
Edie Adams, Joyce Brothers, Phyllis Diller, Jill St. John, Barbara McNair, Jacqueline
Susann, Nanette Fabray, Angie Dickenson, Martha Raye, The Pointer Sisters and Bing Crosby.
(A-568 ) B
& W .........approximately 2 hours.......................$14.98 plus shipping and
handling
THE BETTY HUTTON SHOW ("GOLDIE") 1959
Popular screen star Betty Hutton has her own situation comedy, with co-star Tom Conway.
Betty is a former showgirl who is guardian of three children and a millionaire's estate.
Elaborate styles and sets, as well as plenty of laughs. In JENNY ,Goldie and her friends help a little girl find her
mother before she is sent to an orphans home. In GOLDIE AND
THE TYCOON , a woman in charge of some land is stopping an important
housing project. Goldie figures by getting her a man (the answer to a maidens dream), she
will be more receptive to the community. Betty wears some beautiful dresses in this
episode.
(A-00-MC274) ...................approximately
55 minutes..........$19.98 plus shipping & handling
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INTERNATIONAL CIRCUS TIME Don Ameche hosts this one hour spectacular of circus acts from around the world. The Traveling Tent Circus from Sweden, an actual traveling circus that has visited 27 different countries. A wondrous selection of circus acts, including Elena’s doves, aerial acts, acrobats, jugglers, elephants, dogs, an unusual bicycle act, and horses. Beautiful women, talented men in a breathtaking circus presentation! All commercials intact. (A-369) B & W ..approx 1 hr. total ...$14.98 + s&h |
It's A Great Life (1955)
Rollicking fun starring Michael O'Shea, William Bishop, James Dunn, and Frances Bavier
(later Aunt Bee from Andy Griffith) in a comedy about bachelors just out of the army who
decide to live in California in the Morgan Boarding House. These guys get in trouble with
beautiful girls, landlords, and new jobs. NIGHTWATCHMAN
