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6 records found for Paul Ford
1956-05-28, WNBC, 80 min.
October 18, 1954-May 27, 1957. Live ninety minute productions aired every fourth week. The range of material was vast, from dramas to musicals. Presented on "PRODUCER'S SHOWCASE." A romantic musical comedy about feminist and abolitionist Dolly Bloomer. This was the only adaptation of the 1944 Broadway hit to be presented on television. A proposed film version in the late 40's and early 50's never materialized due to the blacklist. Partial open, no end credits.
#5900: JUNIOR MISS
Order1957-12-20, WCBS, 80 min.
Presented on "DUPONT SHOW OF THE MONTH." Based on the book "Junior Miss" by Sally Benson. Two teenage girls, Judy and Fuffy, are convinced that Judy's father is having an affair with the daughter of his boss. A lost television broadcast. Variations in sound quality.1962-10-26, NBC, 90 min.
A United States Army captain is sent to teach the fundamentals of democracy and industry to the resident of a small village in occupied Japan.
#4252: RED SKELTON HOUR, THE
Order1965-04-13, WCBS, 25 min.
September 25, 1962-June 23, 1970. One of television's most inventive and popular comedians, Red Skelton hosted his own series for twenty years, seven of them in a one-hour format, "The Red Skelton Hour" on CBS. Skelton began his television career on NBC September 30, 1951 with a half-hour filmed variety series lasting until June 21, 1953. He then began his CBS affiliation, and began hosting "The Red Skelton Show," a half-hour variety show broadcast live until October 18, 1960, and subsequently on videotape. This series aired from October 13, 1953, continuing until June 26, 1962. From July 21, 1954 through September 8, 1954, "The Red Skelton Revue" was broadcast live on CBS in a one-hour format. Red Skelton returned to NBC in a half-hour taped format for his final series. "Red" as the show was known, premiered September 14, 1970. The first four broadcasts included introductions by Vice President Spiro T. Agnew (September 14, 1970), Dean Martin (September 21, 1970), Jack Benny (September 28, 1970), and Johnny Carson (October 5, 1970) who got his big break writing for Skelton in the early 1950's. Red Skelton's last first-run regularly scheduled television program aired on March 15, 1971.#2305: ED SULLIVAN SHOW, THE
Order1967-11-05, WCBS, 52 min.
- Gordon MacRae
- Ed Sullivan
- Carol Lawrence
- Johnny Mathis
- Totie Fields
- John Byner
- Tony Bennett
- Ray Charles
- Shirley Bassey
- Jackie Kahane
- Martin & Rossi
- Paul Ford
- The Woody Herman Orchestra
- Frankie Fanelli
- Lana Cantrell
June 20, 1948-June 6, 1971. Television's longest-running variety show ran on Sunday nights for twenty-three years. Its host, Ed Sullivan.#4794: THAT'S LIFE
Order1968-12-10, WABC, 52 min.
September 24, 1968-May 20, 1969. This was the "Bobby's Pink Slip" broadcast. Television's only musical-comedy series. "That's Life" starred Robert Morse and E.J. Peaker. Also featured were Shelley Berman and Kay Medford.