BUSTER KEATON REEL {TOAST OF THE TOWN; THE ED
SULLIVAN SHOW} {SEGMENTS} (TV)
Summary
This reel contains segments featuring clips from Buster
Keaton's numerous appearances on this series of variety
programs presided over by Ed Sullivan. Highlights
include the following sketches: Keaton, in his East
Coast television debut, performs a pantomime about the
perils of "Goin' Fishing" ("The Toast of the Town,"
November 5, 1950); Keaton and his wife Eleanor appear in
a skit about the art of putting a drunk woman to bed,
which was inspired by a scene in Keaton's last silent
film "Spite Marriage" ("The Toast of the Town," November
12, 1950); Keaton portrays an out-of-work Santa Claus
on Christmas Eve who receives the news of a potential
job but can't seem to capitalize on the opportunity
("The Toast of the Town," December 10, 1950); guest
host Dolores Gray introduces Buster and Eleanor Keaton
in a spoof of "Romeo and Juliet" featuring the famous
"falling house stunt" first seen in his silent film
classic "Steamboat Bill Jr.," and Donald O'Connor talks
about the upcoming film, "The Buster Keaton Story," in
which he portrays the silent screen legend ("The Toast
of the Town," November 12, 1951); Keaton performs a
stunt he created for "Sherlock Jr." known as the "jump
through the peddler woman" gag ("The Ed Sullivan Show,"
April 21, 1957); and Keaton plays the head of a
household whose attempt to find a few moments of
solitude quickly turns into chaos ("The Ed Sullivan
Show," December 23, 1963).
(Series title varies; as "The Toast of the Town,"
1948-1955, and as "The Ed Sullivan Show," 1955-1971.)
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: August 20, 1951
- RUNNING TIME: 0:42:53
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: T:41913
- GENRE: Comedy/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Pantomime
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1948-1971
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Ed Sullivan … Host
- Dolores Gray … Guest Host
- Donald O'Connor … Guest
- Buster Keaton … Performer
- Eleanor Keaton … Performer