FORD STAR TIME – 2/23/1960 – JOAN CRAWFORD – ETHEL MERMAN – TOMMY SANDS – DVD Hot on Sale

Broadcast Information: February 23, 1960, on CBS. 120 mins.

Hosted by Dave Garroway, this program helped up-and-coming performers get their big break. Based on the recommendation of established celebrities, each hopeful performs a musical number or dramatic piece. Joan relates the story of how she travels frequently for Pepsi-Cola, leaving her little time for recreation. When she does have free time, she spends it in front “of a lovely, warm twenty-one inch screen!” Recently, she tuned into a local New York program called “Show of the Week,” featuring Colleen Dewhurst. Joan then gives brief background info for Colleen and sets up what Colleen will be performing: the sleepwalking scene from Macbeth. Afterwards, Colleen and Joan admit they haven’t met until that day’s rehearsal and go backstage to talk.