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11 records found for W.C. Fields
#9499: TRIBUTE TO HUMPHREY BOGART
1957-01-16, NBC, 28 min.
- W.C. Fields ,
- Greta Garbo ,
- John Huston ,
- .Humphrey Bogart ,
- George Fisher ,
- John Barrymoore ,
- John Dekker ,
- Charles Butterworth ,
- Mark Hellinger ,
- Mike Romenoff
From Hollywood NBC Radio pays tribute to Humphrey Bogart on the eve of his funeral, scheduled for the next day at noon. Hosted by Bogart's long time friend, George Fisher who plays excerpts of telephone recorded conversations he had with Bogart over the years. Heard, is a 1951 conversation of Bogart discussing the making of AFRICAN QUEEN...his relationship with co-star Katherine Hepburn...a 1952 conversation discussing the birth of his daughter, Leslie, the day before...a 1953 phone conversation about planning to do a fourth film with his wife Lauren Bacall...reminisces about his friendships with John Barrymoore, W.C. Fields, John Huston, John Dekker, Charles Butterworth, Mark Hellinger, Greta Garbo and Mike Romenoff. Other conversation touches on Bogart's love of Scotch and his own reputation of being a "character." John Huston, who directed Bogart in five motion pictures, and life long friend, gives his own personal tribute to his pal "Boggie." He will be giving the eulogy at Humphrey Bogart's funeral tomorrow, January 17, 1957.
#131: DUPONT SHOW OF THE WEEK: LAUGHTER USA, THE
1961-09-17, WNBC, 53 min.
- Jack Benny ,
- Jimmy Durante ,
- Robert Russell Bennett ,
- Richard Hanser ,
- Donald B. Hyatt ,
- Fred Allen ,
- Phil Silvers ,
- Bob Hope ,
- Eddie Cantor ,
- Burns & Allen ,
- Laurel and Hardy ,
- W.C. Fields ,
- Groucho Marx ,
- George Burns ,
- Rod Reed ,
- Stan Laurel ,
- Buster Keaton ,
- Oliver Hardy
Samples of American humor from the beginnings till now are examined. A host of stars participate including Phil Silvers, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Eddie Cantor, Burns and Allen, Buster Keaton, Fred Allen, Laurel and Hardy, W.C. Fields, Groucho Marx and Jack Benney. This premiere show for the series was produced by Donald B. Hyatt and his Project 20 staff. Written by Richard Hanser and Rod Reed. Original musical score by Robert Russell Bennett.
#613: TELL US MORE
1964-02-21, WNBC, 17 min.
The careers of W.C. Fields and Eddie Cantor are profiled by host Conrad Nagel with additional anecdotes from Muriel Davidson on Fields.#945: A 1960'S RADIO BROADCAST ADDITON: HOLLYWOOD BE THY NAME: A WILD AND WOOLY LOOK AT THE MOVIE COLONY
1964-03-19, WBAI, 38 min.
The make believe and movie magic of Hollywood is explored. Music and film tracks are interwoven making this original documentary profile quite creative. "Jimmy, We'll Never Forget You," a song tribute to James Dean is heard. Other reflections explored include the filming of "Night of the Iguana," and reflection from actors, writers, directors past and present...all presented with tongue and cheek and with great insight. Produced by the drama and literature department of KPFK; Directed by Ruth Hershman. Voices include those of Jimmy Wakely, Pete Seeger, Ray Charles, W.C. Fields, and Marilyn Monroe.#717: A 1960'S RADIO BROADCAST ADDITION: THE CHASE AND SANDBORN 100TH ANNIVERSARY SHOW
1964-11-15, NBC, 53 min.
- Rudy Vallee ,
- Charles Laughton ,
- James Stewart ,
- Fred Allen ,
- Eddie Cantor ,
- W.C. Fields ,
- Clark Gable ,
- Don Ameche ,
- Mary Pickford ,
- Maurice Chevalier ,
- Carole Lombard ,
- Ethel Barrymore ,
- Nelson Eddy ,
- Ogden Nash ,
- Alec Templeton ,
- Jack Oakie ,
- Adolphe Menjou ,
- Verree Teasdale ,
- Jimmy Wellington ,
- Edgar Bergen ,
- Charlie McCarthy ,
- Major Bowes ,
- Mae West
A centennial celebration special broadcast over NBC Radio with host Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy. Past highlights from previous shows are heard with W.C. Fields, Fred Allen, Jimmy Durante, Don Ameche, Nelson Eddy, Eddie Cantor, Dorothy Lamour, Rudy Vallee, Ogden Nash, Alec Templeton, Mary Pickford, Charles Laughton, Jack Oakie, Adolphe Menjou and Verree Teasdale, Major Bowes, Mae West, Ethel Barrymore, Jimmy Stuart, Carole Lombard, Clark Gable, Maurice Chevalier and announcer Jimmy Wellington.#725: ART OF FILM, THE
1965-01-26, WNDT, 23 min.
Stanley Kauffmann discusses the life and artistry of W.C. Fields.
#997: MAGIC OF BROADCASTING, THE
1966-05-01, WCBS, 52 min.
- Rudy Vallee ,
- Spike Jones ,
- Rod Serling ,
- We Five ,
- Edward R. Murrow ,
- Fred Allen ,
- Milton Berle ,
- Arthur Godfrey ,
- Frank Sinatra ,
- W.C. Fields ,
- Ed Wynn ,
- Don Ameche ,
- Kate Smith ,
- Abbott and Costello ,
- Bing Crosby ,
- Benny Goodman ,
- Walter Winchell ,
- Gale Gordon ,
- Sheldon Leonard ,
- John Scott Trotter ,
- Freeman Gosden ,
- Charles Correll ,
- Fanny Brice ,
- Lucille Ball ,
- Glenn Miller ,
- Arthur Tracy ,
- Morton Downy ,
- Helen Morgan ,
- John Scptt Trotter ,
- Burns and Allen
Arthur Godfrey and Don Ameche are hosts for a nostalgic review of the great stars and favorite programs of radio and television history. This television special celebrates fifty years of radio and television broadcasting. Arthur Godfrey hosts this nostalgic look back at the stars and programs that catapulted radio and television to success. Highlights include: Ed Wynn's first radio show "The Perfect Fool," a 1922 variety show; how radio became network oriented in 1927 and began to change American lifestyles; the first coast-to-coast broadcast of a football game from the Rose Bowl; the Fireside Chats with Franklin D. Roosevelt; the comedy duo of Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll, better known as "Amos 'n' Andy"; the Kraft Music Hall, hosted by Bing Crosby, which showcased the great singers of the 1930s and 40s such as Arthur Tracy, Morton Downy, Helen Morgan, and Kate Smith; Frank Sinatra, who was brought into the public eye through radio; Bing Crosby, who sings "Pennies From Heaven"; John Scott Trotter's reminiscences about the big bands such as those of Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, and Spike Jones; how television began to make strides with the telecast of the New York Worlds Fair in 1939 until World War II put an abrupt stop to the advancement; how the very popular Milton Berle was responsible for the television revolution after the war was over; a survey of other pioneering programs including "Kukla, Fran, and Ollie," "Your Show of Shows," "I Remember Mama," and "Howdy Doody"; a day at the studio with big-time television producer Sheldon Leonard whose credits range from the slow-starting "Dick Van Dyke Show" to "The Gomer Pyle Show"; Godfrey, who sings "I'm in Love with You Honey"; a look at the great comedy teams and solo comedians such as Abbott and Costello, Burns and Allen, Fibber McGee and Molly, Jimmy Durante, Fred Allen, and W.C. Fields; the first lady of television, Lucille Ball, who is followed through a day of rehearsal for her show; how radio soap operas paved the way for the radio drama programs such as "Inner Sanctum," "Suspense," and "The Whistler"; how the live drama show became the first step in a new direction for television; Rod Serling's examination of the rise and somewhat quick fall of this form of programming; the We Five singing "Beyond the Sea"; and the great radio commentators such as Edward R. Murrow and Walter Winchell.#1003: WAYNE AND SHUSTER TAKE AN AFFECTIONATE LOOK AT W.C. FIELDS
1966-07-29, WCBS, 50 min.
Wayne and Shuster take a look back at the colorful career of W.C. Fields.#1097: A 1970'S RADIO BROADCAST ADDITION: THE FIRST FIFTY YEARS OF RADIO
1970-11-00, KDKA, 294 min.
- Jack Benny ,
- Rudy Vallee ,
- Harry S. Truman ,
- Dwight D. Eisenhower ,
- Garry Moore ,
- Edward R. Murrow ,
- John Daly ,
- Arthur Godfrey ,
- John F. Kennedy ,
- Herbert Hoover ,
- Bob Hope ,
- Eddie Cantor ,
- W.C. Fields ,
- Ed Wynn ,
- George Burns ,
- Henry Morgan ,
- Douglas MacArthur ,
- Winston Churchill ,
- Tommy Dorsey ,
- Victor Borge ,
- Eleanor Powell ,
- Wendell Willkie ,
- Ben Grauer ,
- Charles Dickens ,
- Irene Wicker ,
- Gracie Allen ,
- William B. Williams ,
- Bruce Morrow ,
- Stan Freberg ,
- Rod MacLeish ,
- Fibber McGee & Molly ,
- Bing Crosby ,
- Amos 'N' Andy ,
- Barry Farber ,
- James Melton ,
- Kay Kayser ,
- Lanny Ross ,
- Walter Winchell ,
- Will Rogers ,
- Charlie McCarthy ,
- Fanny Brice ,
- Franklin D. Roosevelt ,
- Agnes Moorehead ,
- Jack Armstrong ,
- Ben Bernie ,
- Sybil Trent ,
- Mary Livingston ,
- Ben Gross ,
- Jimmy Wallington ,
- George Hamilton Combs ,
- Jack Bogut ,
- Warren Barber ,
- Al Smith ,
- Harry Lauder
A fiftieth anniversary of Radio Broadcasting, 1920 to 1970, with narrators Ben Gross, Jimmy Wallington, Henry Morgan, George Hamilton Combs, Garry Moore and Jack Bogut. Tracks include Warren Barber, Rudy Vallee, Fanny Brice, Eddie Cantor, Al Smith, Amos 'N' Andy, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Lauder, Will Rogers, Ben Bernie's Orchestra, Jack Benny and Mary Livingston, Arthur Godfrey, Charlie McCarthy and W.C Fields, Victor Borge, Herbert Hoover, Bob Hope, Ed Wynn, George Burns and Gracie Allen, Fibber McGee and Molly, Agnes Moorehead, "The Lone Ranger," "The Shadow," Irene Wicker, Jack Armstrong, "Young Dr.Malone," "Mary Noble Backstage Wife," "Sybil Trent, Eleanor Powell, Ziegfeld Follies with James Melton, Lanny Ross, Ben Grauer, "The March of Time," Huey Long, John Daly, Walter Winchell, Winston Churchill, Kay Kayser's Orchestra, Command Performance, Wartime Songs, "Your Hit Parade," Harry S. Truman, "Stage Door Canteen, "Dwight D. Eisenhower, General Douglas MacArthur, Bing Crosby, Princess Elizabeth, Edward R. Murrow, General Wainwright, Wendell Willkie, Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Bruce Morrow, Stan Freberg, William B. Williams, Rod MacLeish, Barry Farber, Death of J.F.K., radio fluffs and commercials.#8844: MIKE DOUGLAS SHOW, THE
1976-04-29, SYN, 60 min.
1963-1982 (SYNDICATED). Mike Douglas hosted one of television's longest-running talk shows (19 years). Each week Douglas was joined by a different co-host. In 1967, "The Mike Douglas Show" became the first syndicated talk show to win an Emmy Award. Broadcast from 1963-1978 in Philadelphia Broadcast from 1978-1982 in Los Angeles A salute to W.C. Fields with many anecdotes and film clips reflecting his life on and off the screen. Rod Steiger who plays Fields in the motion picture W.C. Fields & Me and Jack Cassidy who plays John Barrymore in the film discuss many topics and experiences they have had in show business..
#6717: THAT'S HOLLYWOOD
1978-02-22, ABC, 30 min.
1977-1980 (Syndicated). Documentary Series consisting of 20th Century-Fox movie clips. Tom Bosley narrates. "Funny You Should Say That." A collection of the best one-liners from the movies, including highlights from the films "Young Frankenstein," "Flying Deuces," "The Graduate," and "A Night in Casablanca."