50 Years of American Comedy
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FRANK SINATRA SHOW, THE
Air Date/Released | Tuesday, January 1, 1952 |
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Station/Studio | CBS |
Host/Star | Frank Sinatra |
Featuring | Moe, Larry and Shemp |
Sinatra's program, broadcast live from New York City, featured a good mix of well-known celebrities, as well as ample amounts of singing from the future Chairman of the Board.
It's New Year's Eve at the Sinatra house, and the Stooges are hired as servants for Frank's annual holiday party. The Stooges succeed in wreaking havoc by messing up simple tasks such as taking coats from the partygoers, and torture poor Mr. Mortimer (Vernon Dent) in an attempt to mix a cocktail. Musical interludes are provided by Louis Armstrong and Yvonne DeCarlo, with impersonations by George DeWitt. Later, the cast spoofs the story of Aladdin and his magic lamp. Aladdin's (Sinatra) genie makes him rich so he can court Princess Fatima (Yvonne DeCarlo), against the wishes of her Groucho Marx-like father the Sultan (George DeWitt). Her father has betrothed her to Ali Ben Hogan (Shemp), who arrives with his viziers (Moe and Larry), ready to kill Aladdin.
Crew: Axel Stordahl (Orchestra)
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