Ed Sullivan' guest Vivian Leigh makes a rare television appearance. She sings and dances "Wilkesbarre Pa." a number from her Broadway play, "Tovarich."             

Defense Secretary Robert McNamara in Vietnam, he's optimistic-says the war is being won, he needs more troops, between 70,000 and 200,000 so as not to lose initiative, US casualties are rising rapidly against a determined enemy, questions asked about war's escalation, the civil war in Nigeria, a report from Middle East-Suez area, actress Vivian Leigh dies.  

                                                

   ALLEN LUDDEN'S GALLERY was a 1969 syndicated short lived 12 week talk show, a departure from his hosting game shows. 

A rare personal portrait of screen legend Vivien Leigh. 
Radie Harris discusses Leigh's career.  

NOTE: ALLEN LUDDEN'S GALLERY was syndicated and available in either 60 or 90 minute versions. It was evenly divided into six or nine, ten-minute segments. These segments carried such headings as "First Portrait" (interviews of the famous).                                    

  A salute to Motion Picture director, Mervyn LeRoy. 

Both Mervyn LeRoy and David Frost recount their first time on stage, acting, as youngsters. Six of LeRoy's directed motion pictures are seen in clips discussed by the director with anecdotes. They include, Little Caesar, I Am a Fugitive From a Chain Gang, They Won't Forget, Waterloo Bridge, Blossoms in the Dust, and Wizard of Oz. 

Other interesting memories by Mervyn LeRoy include his remembrance when directing a screen  test of newcomer Clark Gable and the studio's dissention was that his "ears are too large."