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SHOWER OF STARS: ETHEL MERMANS SHOW-STOPPERS – RARE DVD
TV 1/20/55 – Hosted by William Lundigan, with Ethel Merman, Red Skelton, Betty & Jane Kean, Bobby Van. Highlights: –Ensemble: “Show-Stoppers.” –Merman: “Eadie Was A Lady.” –Skelton and Merman: “You’re Just In Love.” –The Kean Sisters: “Take It Away!” –Bobby Van: “Grand Old Flag,” “Mary,” “Yankee Doodle Dandy.” –Merman and Kean Sisters: “A Little Girl from Little Rock.” –Skelton: “Dunkin’ Doughnuts.” –Bobby Van dances on a pool table to “Too Darn Hot.” –Merman and Skelton: “Papa, Won’t You Dance with Me.” –Merman closes with “There’s No Business Like Show Business.” In black and white. 1 hour, complete with original commercials. Some tracking issues during the opening credits. (Also included on the disc: Shower Of Stars: “Ethel Merman’s Show-Stoppers”, 11/14/55 – Hosted by William Lundigan, with Ethel Merman, Red Skelton, Peter Lind Hayes & Mary Healy, Harold Lang, Barrie Chase Cindy Robbins, Patty Wharton. Highlights: Ensemble: “Show-Stoppers.” Merman sings “I Got Rhythm” surrounded by dancers (including a very young Barrie Chase) in a music store setting. Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy: “I Still Get Jealous.” Harold Lang and Cindy Robbins: “I Could Write A Book.” Merman and Hayes & Healy: “Doing What Comes Naturally.” Red Skelton does a routine about going to the movies. Harold Lang and Patti Wharton: “Luck Be a Lady.” Merman: “Ten Cents a Dance.” Hayes & Healy recreate their supper club act. Finale: “That’s The Kind of Dame I Am” and “Show-Stoppers. This episode was produced by Jule Styne. In black and white. 1 hour, complete with original commercials.)
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