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BOB HOPE CHEVY SHOW, THE (LANA TURNER, WALLY COX) (TV)

Summary

One in this series of variety programs hosted by Bob Hope. In this program, Lana Turner, in her first television appearance, joins Bob Hope and guest Wally Cox in a satire of 1950s anthology dramas. Hope and Cox also perform "The Saga of Melvin Pretzel," a skit that parodies the Elvis Presley craze. Includes commercials.

Details

  • NETWORK: NBC
  • DATE: March 10, 1957 Sunday 9:00 PM
  • RUNNING TIME: 0:57:28
  • COLOR/B&W: B&W
  • CATALOG ID: T86:1314
  • GENRE: Comedy/Variety
  • SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy/Variety; Satire
  • SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1956-1957
  • COMMERCIALS:
    • TV - Commercials - Chevrolet

CREDITS

  • Jack Hope … Producer
  • Jack Shea … Director
  • John Rapp … Writer
  • Lester White … Writer
  • Mort Lachman … Writer
  • Bill Larkin … Writer
  • Charles Lee … Writer
  • Jack Baker … Choreographer, Musical numbers staged by
  • Bob Hope … Host
  • Hy Averback … Cast
  • Duke Johnson … Cast
  • Sunny Boyne … Cast
  • Jack Pepper … Cast
  • Charley Cooley … Cast
  • Jenkins, Gordon, and His Orchestra … Music Group
  • Lana Turner … Special Guest
  • Rosemary Clooney … Singer, Guest
  • Wally Cox … Guest
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