Berle's guests this week include: actor Victor Jory; singer Fran Warren; acrobatic dance trio The Charlivels; and singer Rudy Vallee.
Berle opens dressed as Cinderella. He leads the audience in a "Sing the Headlines" bit. Fran Warren sings "Love Walks Out" and a medley of her hits. A takeoff on the movie "Spellbound"stars Jory as apsychiatrist who hypnotizes patient Miltie into repeating everything he sees and hears. Vallee performs a medley of his 1930's songs. In the finale, a gap-toothed Berle leads a motley college glee club in butchering songs; guest soloist Vallee is pelted with fish during his attempted tune.
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The Charlivels |
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Fatso Marco |
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Alan Roth |
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The episode runs long. In the glee club sketch, as Rudy Vallee begins singing, Berle yells, "Cut! We haven't the time." He has Rudy take a bow and the Texaco men come marching on to sing the close. Berle and Vallee stand behind them and sing off-key.
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A smart-mouthed kid takes of for vacationing pitchman Sid Stone in the Texaco mid-show spot.
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The highest rated shows during February 1950, according to Hooper: #1-Texaco Star Theater #2-Arthur Godfrey's Talent Scouts #3-Toast of the Town #4-Arthur Godfrey and His Friends #5-Stop the Music
(from the NY Times 3/27/50)
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