SAMMY DAVIS, JR. SHOW, THE {GORDON MACRAE, SHEILA MACRAE, PETER LAWFORD, MEL TORME} (TV)

Summary

One in this music/variety series hosted by Sammy Davis, Jr. Davis opens the show with his dramatic rendition of "Old Man River" and then introduces his first guest, Peter Lawford, who insists that "Old Man River" is his song. Highlights of this program include the following: comedian and singer Timmie Rogers sings a bit of "Volare" and jokes about spies on television, actors' lack of money, and the way older actors are marrying younger women; Rogers then persuades the audience to sing his signature song, "Oh Yeah"; Gordon MacRae sings "Come Back to Me" and "More"; MacRae and Davis try to dissaude Sheila MacRae from doing a ballet by singing "You Ought to Do Impressions" to the tune of "You Ought to Be in Pictures"; donning a variety of wigs and using special lyrics, Sheila MacRae does impressions of Carol Channing singing "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" and Barbra Streisand singing "Happy Days Are Here Again"; composer, actor, and singer Mel Torme performs "County Fair"; and with Torme on the piano, Davis and Torme perform a duet of "I Hear Music," "Lullaby of Birdland," "Love Me or Leave Me," and "Pick Yourself Up." In a segment on movie musicals, Torme, Lawford, and Davis sing "They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore" and are later joined by the MacRaes and Rogers; the MacRaes sing "Ah, Sweet Mystery of Life"; Lawford sings "A Fella With an Umbrella"; Torme and Davis pretend to be composing "Night and Day"; and dressed in top hat and tails, Davis sings and tap dances to "Top Hat." And, in a spoof of college musicals, Davis and his male guests sing "Be a Ladies' Man" and Sheila MacRae leads the company in "Varsity Drag." As the program concludes, Davis and his guests perform "The Birth of the Blues." Includes commercials and promos. (This is a black-and-white copy of a color telecast.)

Details

• NETWORK: NBC
• DATE: March 11, 1966 8:30 PM
• RUNNING TIME: 0:58:22
• COLOR/B&W: B&W copy of a color telecast
• CATALOG ID: T:50484
• GENRE: Music/Variety
• SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Music, popular (songs, etc.); Variety
• SERIES RUN: NBC - TV series, 1966
• COMMERCIALS:
  • TV - Commercials - Bufferin pain reliever
  • TV - Commercials - Chemstrand carpeting
  • TV - Commercials - El Producto Atlas cigars
  • TV - Commercials - Instant Pride from Johnson Wax
  • TV - Commercials - Klear Floor Wax from Johnson Wax
  • TV - Commercials - Minipoo Dry Shampoo
  • TV - Commercials - Planters Dry Roasted nuts
  • TV - Commercials - Poli-Grip denture adhesive cream
  • TV - Commercials - Standard Brands Incorporated
  • TV - Commercials - Windex glass cleaner
  • TV - Promos - NBC Coverage of the Three-day Gemini Mission (voice only)
  • TV - Promos - Shell's Wonderful World of Golf

CREDITS

• Sammy Davis Jr. … Executive Producer
• Joe Hamilton … Producer
• Mack Bing … Associate Producer, Director
• Carole Kritz … Associate Producer
• Peter Fatovich … Associate Director
• BIll Angelos … Writer
• Buz Kohan … Writer
• George Rhodes … Conductor, Music arranged and conducted by
• O. B. Masingill … Music (Misc. Credits), Additional orchestrations by
• J.J. Johnson … Music (Misc. Credits), Additional orchestrations by
• Lester Wilson … Choreographer
• Mabel Robinson … Choreography (Misc. Credits), Assistant Choreographer
• Sammy Davis jr. … Host, Singer, Dancer
• William B. Williams … Announcer
• Peter Lawford … Performer
• Timmie Rogers … Performer
• Gordon MacRae … Singer
• Sheila MacRae … Singer
• Mel Torme … Singer, Instrumentalist, Pianist