FRANK SINATRA TIMEX SHOW, THE: TO THE LADIES (TV)
Summary
The third in this series of four musical variety specials hosted by Frank Sinatra and sponsored by Timex. Highlights of this program include the following: Sinatra begins the program by singing "Here's to the Ladies"; comedienne Barbara Heller jokes with Sinatra and performs her impressions of Bette Davis and Tallulah Bankhead; Sinatra sings "I've Got You Under My Skin"; soprano Mary Costa sings Bizet's "Ouvre Ton Coeur"; Heller sings and dances a comic ballet to "By Strauss"; Lena Horne sings "Ring the Bell"; Juliet Prowse and chorus sing and dance to "Come Cha Cha with Me" to the tune of "Come Dance with Me"; Sinatra signs "Lonely Town"; Horne sings "But Beautiful" and "From This Moment On"; Horne and Sinatra sing a medley of Harold Arlen songs, including "It's Only a Paper Moon," "One For My Baby," "Mister In-Between," "Stormy Weather," "Get Happy," and "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea"; Sinatra sings "My Heart Stood Still"; Costa sings "I Love You So"; Heller sings "Afraid of Love"; Horne sings "My Heart Belongs to Daddy"; Prowse dances to a ballet of "My Funny Valentine"; Eleanor Roosevelt discusses her philosophy of life with Sinatra and she recites "High Hopes"; and Sinatra concludes by singing goodnight. Includes commercials.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: February 15, 1960 9:30 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:59:18
- COLOR/B&W: B&W
- CATALOG ID: T83:0296
- GENRE: Music/Variety
- SUBJECT HEADING: Music/Variety; Dance; Comedy
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1959-1960
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - Timex
CREDITS
- Sammy Cahn … Producer
- Van Heusen, James … Producer
- Richard Dunlap … Director
- Johnny Bradford … Writer
- Nelson Riddle … Conductor
- Frank Sinatra … Host
- Lena Horne … Guest
- Juliet Prowse … Guest
- Mary Costa … Guest
- Barbara Heller … Guest
- Eleanor Roosevelt … Guest
- Harold Arlen
- Tallulah Bankhead
- Bette Davis
- Georges Bizet