32 GREAT CLASSIC TV MUSIC AND COMEDY VARIETY SHOWS

Great black and white musical and comedy entertainment from TV's golden age.

These are sourced from 16mm film, mostly kinescopes and are not from television rebroadcasts.
Most contain the original network commercials. Quality Varies Show to Show

Volume 1 - 9 DVDs



DVD 1

Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts

Dick Sinclairs Polka Parade 1952 -
All Star Polka Band, Julie Hand - "If I Knew You Were Comin' I'd've Baked a Cake"

Polly Bergen Show 1958
Guest: Jack Paar was the guest on February 8. In a rare performing effort by Paar,
the talk-show host and Bergen did a duet with "Memories," and then Bergen
performed solo "I Want to Be Happy", "New Fangled Tango" and "I've Got a Crush on You.


Polly Bergen Show 1958
On March 22, Johnny Carson, then the host of Do You Trust Your Wife?
was the only guest star . Anne Jeffreys speaks for Max Factor in their commercials,
because they sponsored her brief ABC sitcom "LOVE THAT JILL" co-starring her
husband, Robert Sterling at the time.



DVD 2

Colgate Comedy Hour 1951
Host Donald Oconnor
Corinne Calvert - Kay Starr - Ben Blue - Gwen Carter - Sid Miller - Frank Nelson
Bud & CeCe Robinson (dancers) 1951

Jack Carson Show 1954
Betty Garission and Robert Alda, Broadway star of Guys and Dolls

DVD 3

The Les Paul and Mary Ford Show 9 episodes - Very rare 5 minute shows

DVD 4

Dick Sinclairs Polka Parade 1952 - All Star Polka Band
Julie Hand - "Billy" & Bob Armstron "Merry Widow Waltz"


The Bob Crosby Show
Modernaires with Paula Kelly - Joanie O'Brien - Kay Brenner
Jack Narz -Bobcats - Dick Contina


The Tony Martin Show 1954
Music & Variety show from 1954 w/singer Tony Martin doing "Basin Street Blues",
"All of you", The Interludes sing "Blues in The Night"


The Jimmy Dean Show 1959
An episode of the daytime variety series "The Jimmy Dean Show", hosted by country singer,
actor and businessman Jimmy Dean. His guest in this episode is Snooky Lanson, who sings
a couple rather unusual songs.


DVD 5

The Martha Raye Show 1954
The series was hosted by Martha Raye, a Montana native, who often called herself "The Big Mouth.
Her boyfriend on the program and a foil for her humor was portrayed by retired middleweight boxer
Rocky Graziano.
Guests Edward G Robinson - Cesar Romero - Rocky Grazizno - Herbert Ross Dancers
Walter Dare Wahl - John Trama


The Colgate Comedy Hour 1954
Eddie Fisher hosts the season premiere. His guest include: Louis Armstrong; Peggy Lee
violinist Mischa Elman; The Vagabonds, ballet stars Maria Tallchief and Frederic Franklin;
Rocky Marciano and his manager Al Weill; and Gordon Jenkins and his Orchestra. Miss Lee's
songs include "Lover", "Love, You Didn't Do Right By Me" and "From This Moment On". Satchmo
does "The Whiffenpoof Song" and teams with Fisher for "Birth of the Blues"


DVD 6

Stage Show 1955
With Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey and their Orchestra, Gordon MacRae sings, the June Taylor Dancers
do precision routines, comedian Johnny Morgan jokes, Connie Francis sings her latest hit and Kim Novak
appears to introduce the "Look 1955 All-American Football Team."

Coke Time 1954
Eddie Fisher - Fred Robbins - Future "The Brady Bunch" cast member Florence Henderson singing a
song from the musical "Fanny"

Coke Time 1954
Eddie Fisher - Fred Robbins

Your Hit Parade 1954
The seven top-rated songs of the week were presented in elaborate TV production numbers requiring
constant set and costume changes.
Snooky Lanson - Russell Arms - Dorothy Collins - Gisele MacKenzie
Songs: That's Amore - Changing Partners - Mama Inez - Stangers in Paradise - Heart of My Heart
Woman Man - Oh My Papa - MiMi - Secret Love

Your Hit Parade 1956
The seven top-rated songs of the week were presented in elaborate TV production numbers requiring
constant set and costume changes.
Snooky Lanson - Russell Arms - Dorothy Collins - Gisele MacKenzie
Songs: Standing on the Corner - Picnic - South Rampart St Parade - The Street Where You Live
Heartbreack Hotel - Hot Diggity - Ivory Tower - June is Bustin out all Over - Moon Glow


DVD 7

The Jimmy Durante Show - Give My Regards to Broadway 1959
Jimmy Durante and his guests, Jane Powell, Jimmie Rodgers, Eddie Hodges and Ray Bolger
pay tribute... Heart' from "Damn Yankees" and 'I Could Have Danced All Night' from "My Fair Lady".


The Dinah Shore Chevy Show 1958
This is the first show of the Summer series hosted by Edie Adams, Janet Blair and John Raitt.
Guests include Dan Rowan and Dick Martin and Dorothy Kirsten.


DVD 8

Kraft Music Hall 1959
Hosted by Milton Berle, with guests Edgar Bergen and Peggy King


The Edsel Show 1957
The Edsel Show stars Bing Crosby and features Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney, Louis Armstrong,
and Lindsay Crosby performing with the Four Preps. It also features an appearance by a “mystery guest”
who turned out to be Bob Hope….



DVD 9

Toast Of The Town - Later renamed Ed Sullivan Show 1954
Host Ed Sullivan - Lillian Roth - ""How About You"" & ""Sing You Sinners"" --Wayne & Shuster


Glenn Miller Time 1961
Featuring the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Ray McKinley, Johnny Desmond, Patty Clark, Midge & Bill Haggett


Glenn Miller Time 1961
Featuring the Glenn Miller Orchestra, Ray McKinley, Johnny Olson is the announcer. The final episode
featured singers Johnny Desmond, Patty Clark & The Castle Sisters

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