
HOLLYWOOD PALACE, THE {BING CROSBY, "HOGAN'S
HEROES," DOROTHY COLLINS} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of lavish, vaudeville-inspired weekly variety programs. Guest host Bing Crosby presides over this program and sings "White World of Winter." Highlights of this Christmas-theme program include the following: acrobatic midgets from London with Blinko the Clown; Fred Waring and The Pennsylvanians perform their version of "The Nutcracker Suite" and are joined by Crosby; the cast of "Hogan's Heroes" (Bob Crane, Werner Klemperer, John Banner, Robert Clary, Richard Dawson, Ivan Dixon, and Larry Hovis) appears in character; Dorothy Collins sings; comedian Bob Williams performs with his dog; and various of the above guests sing seasonal songs. Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: December 25, 1965 9:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:00:00
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T80:0274
- GENRE: Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Clowns; Christmas - 1965; Acrobatics; Animal acts
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1964-1970
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Nick Vanoff … Executive Producer
- William O. Harbach … Producer
- Grey Lockwood … Director
- Joe Bigelow … Writer
- Jay Burton … Writer
- Bernie Orenstein … Writer
- Mitchell Ayres … Music (Misc. Credits), Musical Director
- Tom Hansen … Choreographer
- Bing Crosby … Host, Guest Host
- Dorothy Collins … Guest
- Waring, Fred & The Pennsylvanians … Guest, Music Group
- Bob Crane … Guest
- Werner Klemperer … Guest
- John Banner … Guest
- Robert Clary … Guest
- Richard Dawson … Guest
- Ivan Dixon … Guest
- Larry Hovis … Guest
- Bob Williams … Guest