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#5941: MR. BROADWAY
1957-05-11, WNBC, 78 min.
- Garry Moore ,
- Mickey Rooney ,
- James Dunn ,
- Roberta Sherwood ,
- Eddie Foy Jr. ,
- Dick Button ,
- June Havoc ,
- Arney Freeman ,
- Patricia Mariano ,
- Bobby Mariano ,
- Henry Lascoe ,
- Gloria DeHaven ,
- Robert Ellenstein
Mickey Rooney stars in this musical biography of George M. Cohan which utilizes Cohan's songs to present a portrait of the actor/producer/manager/song writer/playwright/song-and-dance man from his early days in vaudeville to the last decade of his life when the once-great figure of the Broadway theater lost his touch as a creator of popular musicals but had great success as an actor. Some of the songs included in this production had never been heard before because Cohan had never gotten around to writing the music. SONGS include:"Yankee Doodle Boy," "Mary's a Grand Old Name," "Harrigan," "Give My Regards to Broadway," "You're a Grand Old Flag." This lost musical was produced & directed by famed Motion Picture Director (to become), Sidney Lumet.#9495: PRODUCER'S SHOWCASE: "MR. BROADWAY"
1957-05-11, WNBC, 74 min.
- Garry Moore ,
- Mickey Rooney ,
- James Dunn ,
- Roberta Sherwood ,
- Dick Button ,
- June Havoc ,
- Patricia Mariano ,
- Bobby Mariano ,
- Henry Lascoe ,
- Robert Ellenstein ,
- Gloria De Haven ,
- Eddie Foy, Jr. ,
- Amy Freeman
October 18, 1954-May 27, 1957. Live ninety minute productions aired every fourth week. The range of material was vast, from dramas to musicals. Mickey Rooney plays song and dance man, George M. Cohan one of the great figures of Broadway. He was for years successful in every aspect of the theater - actor, producer, manager, playwright, song writer, and song and dance man. The focus of this musical biography reflects Cohan's last decade or two of his life when he lost his touch as a creator of popular musicals. The play emphasizes Cohan's days as a vaudevillian with the Four Cohans (George, his father, mother and sister Josie) and the musical comedies he wrote and starred in. Garry Moore narrates. Songs include: "Give My Regards To Broadway," "Harrigan," "Shoes That Hurt," "The Lively Bootblack," "They're All My Friends," "I'm Going to Telegraph My Baby," "I'm Awfully Strong for You," "Why Did Nellie Leave Her Home?" "Grand Old Flag," "Yankee Doodle Dandy," "Mary Is a Grand Old Name," "So Long Mary," "The ABC Song," "Life Is Like a Musical Comedy," "Over There," "An Old Guy Like Me," "You Remind Me of My Mother," "Indians and Trees," and finale by entire cast: "Give My Regards To Broadway." Directed by Sidney Lumet who recently directed his first motion picture, " Twelve Angry Men." Considered a "LOST" broadcast by The Paley Center For Media.#10511: HALLMARK HALL OF FAME: "HANS BRINKER AND THE SILVER SKATES"
1958-02-09, NBC, 47 min.
- Basil Rathbone ,
- Tab Hunter ,
- Peggy King ,
- Jarmila Novotna ,
- Dick Button ,
- Carmen Mathews ,
- Ralph Roberts ,
- Paul Robertson ,
- Ellie Sommers ,
- Matt Crowley ,
- Florence Anglin ,
- John Fiedler ,
- Frances Gaar ,
- Martha Greenhouse ,
- Luke Halpin ,
- Blair Heimbach ,
- Jana Pearce ,
- Vincent Senise- Bjurstrom
Tab Hunter stars in the title role of this story directed by Sidney Lumet. In Holland, poor but industrious and honorable, 15-year-old Hans Brinker and his younger sister yearn to participate in December's great ice skating race on the canal.
#5392: AN OLD-FASHIONED THANKSGIVING
1961-11-21, WABC, 52 min.
Westinghouse presents a special program - "An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving." Americana in music, dance and literature in the festive mood. Gene Barry is host. Charlton Heston, Eddie Foy Jr., Dick Button, Betty Johnson, Richard Kiley, & Bob and Ray.#5413: RAINBOW OF STARS
1962-04-17, WNBC, 52 min.
- Carol Lawrence ,
- Robert Goulet ,
- Al Hirt ,
- Nancy Walker ,
- The Rockettes ,
- Dick Button ,
- The Cathedral Boys' Choir of St. John The Divine
Musical tour of Rockefeller Center with Robert Goulet as host.