CAMEL COMEDY CAVALCADE: THE ED WYNN SHOW {GEORGIA GIBBS, THE KEYSTONE COPS, BUSTER KEATON} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of comedy/variety programs hosted by comedian Ed Wynn. On this program, Wynn's guests are singer Georgia Gibbs, The Keystone Cops, and screen legend Buster Keaton. Highlights of this program include the following segments: Wynn shows off his new anti-hot-foot shoe; Squire Sneer, the Certified Public Villain, tells Wynn that he's kidnapped Georgia Gibbs; Wynn does his best to save her, and then Gibbs sings "Taking a Chance on Love"; Squire Sneer kidnaps Gibbs again, and this time Wynn employs the services of The Keystone Cops to rescue her; Buster Keaton arrives to end the show with a pie-throwing demonstration for Wynn, who never learned the art of throwing pies; and Wynn, believing he has finally mastered pie-throwing, lands a pie in William S. Paley's face. Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: June 15, 1950 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:29:42
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: T:41986
- GENRE: Comedy/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy/Variety; Music, popular (songs, etc.)
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1949-1950
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Camel cigarettes
CREDITS
- Ralph Levy … Producer, Director
- Hal Kanter … Writer
- Seaman Jacobs … Writer
- Frank Fox … Writer
- Arthur Stander … Writer
- Lud Gluskin … Music by
- Ed Wynn … Host
- Buster Keaton … Special Guest
- William S. Paley … Special Guest
- Keystone Cops, The … Guests
- Georgia Gibbs … Guest