DEAN MARTIN SHOW, THE {1970 NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH FRANK SINATRA} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of comedy/musical variety shows hosted by actor/crooner Dean Martin, also known as “The Dean Martin Comedy Hour.”
This program is aired as a New Year’s Eve celebration and features singer Frank Sinatra and comedian Ruth Buzzi as guests. Highlights include: Martin and Sinatra performing a medley including “Just Around the Corner,” “My Kinda Girl,” “But Beautiful,” “L-O-V-E,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “Goody, Goody,” and “Guys and Dolls”; a sketch featuring Sinatra, Martin, and Buzzi at a New Year’s party at Sinatra’s house; Martin and Sinatra singing a number accompanied by singing troupe the Dingaling Sisters; a sketch featuring Buzzi as an aristocrat; Martin appearing alongside surprise guest Jimmy Durante; Martin singing “Young at Heart”; a sketch featuring Sinatra and Martin getting accidentally matched up with each other by a computer dating service; Sinatra performing “Something”; Martin and Sinatra in another sketch, also featuring Buzzi; a sketch featuring Martin, Sinatra, Buzzi, and the Golddiggers in a parody of a 1930’s radio show; and Martin and Sinatra performing “Welcome to My World,” “So Long, It’s Been Good to Know You,” and “Auld Lang Syne” with the Golddiggers. Commercials deleted.
(This program contains audiovisual errors. It represents the best copy available at this time.)
Details
- NETWORK: NBC
- DATE: November 30, 1970 10:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:51:43
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 108569
- GENRE: Music/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: TV - Music/Variety
- SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1965-1974
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Greg Garrison … Producer, Director
- Norman Hopps … Associate Producer
- Harry Crane … Writer
- Stan Daniels … Writer
- Tom Tenowich … Writer
- Norm Liebman … Writer
- Rod Parker … Writer
- George Bloom … Writer
- Ed Scharlach … Writer
- Jay Burton … Writer
- Jack Wohl … Writer
- Lee Hale … Music by
- Van Alexander … Music by
- Les Brown … Conductor
- Jonathan Lucas … Choreographer
- Dean Martin … Host, Performer
- Frank Sinatra … Performer
- Dingaling Sisters, The … Performer
- Golddiggers, The … Performer
- Ruth Buzzi … Guest
- Jimmy Durante … Guest