MAX LIEBMAN PRESENTS: SPOTLIGHT {TAPE 2 OF 2} (TV)
Summary
Continued from T:20659. Tape two of two. One in this
irregularly scheduled series of special presentations of
musical comedies and revues. This "Spotlight" musical
revue continues as Sonja Henie and her troupe perform on
ice to a medley including "Young at Heart" and "Sleigh
Ride." Skater Paul Andre does a comedy number dressed
as a sailor, and the troupe returns to dance to a blues
theme. Henie joins the group, skating a brief duet with
Rudy Richard before spinning into her bow. The scene
returns to Pat Carroll, who introduces a scene in a
"typical" French dive. Rita Dimitri sings "Rien Que
Nous Deux," and chorus members fight and romance each
other to the tune of "Mon Homme." Pat Carroll and
Jeannie Carson enter dressed as young French women,
and Jack Buchanan and Jimmy Durante play the Apaches
who try to tame them. The stars and chorus conclude the
performance with "It's All Yours." Includes commercials
and promos.
(This is a black-and-white copy of a color telecast.)
(This program contains minor technical problems. This
represents the best copy of this program currently
available to the Museum.)
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: December 5, 1954 8:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:29:17
- COLOR/B&W: B&W copy of a color telecast
- CATALOG ID: T:20660
- GENRE: Music/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Dance; Musical revues, comedies, etc.; Skating, ice
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1954-1956
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Reynolds aluminum products
- TV - Promos - "Max Liebman Presents: Babes in Toyland"
- TV - Promos - "Mr. Peepers"
- TV - Promos - "The Bob Hope Show"
- TV - Promos - "The Comedy Hour"
- TV - Promos - "The Jimmy Durante Show"
CREDITS
- Max Liebman … Producer, Director
- Bill Hobin … Associate Producer, Direction (Misc.), Associate Director
- Hal Janis … Production (Misc.), Supervisor for NBC
- Max Siegel … Production (Misc.), Assistant to the producer
- Sterling Mace … Production (Misc.), Production Stage Manager
- John Goetz … Director, Sonja Henie Sequence
- Rod Alexander … Director, Dances and musical numbers staged by, Choreographer
- Heino Ripp … Direction (Misc.), Technical Director
- Milton Kitchen … Direction (Misc.), Technical Director, Sonja Henie Sequence
- William Friedberg … Writer
- Simon, Neil (See also: Simon, Doc) … Writer
- Will Glickman … Writer
- Fred Saidy … Writer
- Bill Jacobson … Writer
- Charles Sanford … Conductor
- Clay Warnick … Choral Director, Music (Misc. Credits), Musical adaptation by
- Mel Pahl … Music (Misc. Credits), Musical adaptation by
- Irwin Kostal … Music (Misc. Credits), Arrangements by
- Don Pardo … Announcer
- Sonja Henie … Performer
- Jack Buchanan … Performer
- Jeannie Carson … Performer
- Pat Carroll … Performer
- Jimmy Durante … Performer, Special Guest
- Rita Dimitri … Singer
- Ray Drakeley … Singer
- Paul Andre … Performer
- Rudy Richard … Performer
- Craig Timberlake … Singer
- Robert Bollinger … Singer
- James Pollack … Singer
- Clyde Sechler … Singer
- Shirley Stoler … Performer
- Sonja Henie Troupe, The … Performers
- Kathleen Carnes … Singer
- Claire Charwin … Singer
- Joyce DeYoung … Singer
- Sherry Catrus … Singer
- Eleanor Williams … Singer
- Margaret Wright … Singer
- Bob Harris … Singer
- Bob Wright … Singer
- Felisa Conde … Dancer
- Cathryn Damon … Dancer
- Pauline Goddard … Dancer
- Carmen Gutierrez … Dancer
- Mary Haywood … Dancer
- Dorothy Scott … Dancer
- Thelma Tadlock … Dancer
- Time Everett … Dancer
- George Marci … Dancer
- Duncan Noble … Dancer
- Bob Pagent … Dancer
- Ed Roll … Dancer
- Swen Swenson … Dancer
- Rex Marshall … Talent, Reynolds aluminum commercials
- Helen Lewis … Talent, Reynolds aluminum commercials