| General Motors 50th Anniversary Show | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Charles S. Dubin |
| Written by | Helen Deutsch Richard De Roy (special material) Arne Sultan (special material) Marvin Worth (special material) |
| Produced by | Jess Oppenheimer |
| Music by | Bernard Green |
| Distributed by | NBC |
Release date | 17 November 1957 |
Running time | 120 min |
| Country |  USA |
| Language | English |
General Motors 50th Anniversary Show is a 1957 television special, broadcast live and in color on NBC-TV, directed by Charles S. Dubin, produced by Jess Oppenheimer, and written by Helen Deutsch.
Plot
A celebration including drama, comedy and music highlights included, Pat Boone singing "Where Are You?" in a skit called the Sad Lover in a Mardi Gras scene. A comedy sketch with Eddie Bracken and Hans Conried called "Poor Charlie: the Book Store". Including Alice Ghostley and Dennis Joel and Tirrell Barbery as Ethel and Andy and Julie. Dan Dailey, Carol Burnett, Steve Lawrence and Chita Rivera in a comedy song and dance titled, "Past and Future". "Mr. Boland's Afternoon", a dramatic sketch with Don Ameche and Peg Lynch. "Firsts" a comedy sketch with Claudette Colbert and Kent Smith. "The Bridge" a dramatic/musical endeavor with Cyril Ritchard and Claudia Crawford. Dean Martin, Howard Keel, Doretta Morrow and Bambi Linn in a potpourri of songs about Love.
Cast
- June Allyson ... Herself
- Don Ameche ... Himself
- Pat Boone ... Himself
- Ernest Borgnine ... Himself - Narrator
- Eddie Bracken ... Himself
- Carol Burnett ... Herself
- Claudette Colbert ... Herself
- Hans Conried ... Himself
- Claudia Crawford ... Herself
- Dan Dailey ... Himself
- Jacques d'Amboise ... Himself
- Kirk Douglas ... Himself - Host/Narrator
- Helen Hayes ... Herself
- Dennis Joel ... Himself
- Howard Keel ... Himself
- Margaret Kerry ... Herself (as Peg Lynch)
- Steve Lawrence ... Himself
- Bambi Linn ... Herself
- Carmen Mathews ... Herself
- Doretta Morrow ... Herself
- Cyril Ritchard ... Himself
- Chita Rivera ... Herself
- Dinah Shore ... Herself
- Kent Smith ... Himself
- ((Peg Lynch )) ... Herself
- Tirrell Barbery ... Julie, Eddie Bracken's daughter
Filming locations
New York City, New York, USA Cast:Peg Lynch..herself
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