"The Perry Como Show" (1948) TV series 1948-1966

Directors:

Mort Green
Ib Melchior

Seasons:

unknown

Release Date:

24 December 1948 (USA)

Genre:

Music

Plot Keywords:

Variety | Company Sponsor Name In Title | Non Fiction | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Won Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 12 nominations

Cast

Perry Como	...	Himself - Host / ... (87 episodes, 1950-1966)
The Ray Charles Singers	...	Themselves (75 episodes, 1954-1963)
Mitchell Ayres Orchestra	...	Themselves (71 episodes, 1954-1963)
The Louis DaPron Dancers	...	Themselves (56 episodes, 1955-1963)
Frank Gallop	...	Announcer / ... (53 episodes, 1955-1963)

Also Known As:

Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA) (new title)
The Chesterfield Supper Club

Runtime:

USA:15 min (1948-1955) | USA:60 min (1955- 1963)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Vitagraph Studios - 15th Street & Locust Avenue, Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Roncom Films

Trivia:

Shown as a 15 minute show until June 1949 on NBC. Expanded to a 30 minute format on NBC after its return from summer hiatus but reverted to a 15 minute show when it moved over to CBS in October 1950 until June, 1955. After another summer hiatus and a move back to NBC, it expanded to a full hour until it ended its weekly run in June 1963. Kraft Foods assumed sponsorship from Chesterfield Cigarettes in 1961.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "ALF: ALF's Special Christmas: Part 1 (#2.12)" (1987)

Soundtrack:

Mama

Hedy Lamarr as guest star

In 1957, NBC was occasionally showing TV color on some of their shows. I remember seeing the ad for one particular color show that year where they headlined...Color TV and Hedy, too..or something to that effect. I searched high and low for a place that had color TV to view it, but the only ones that i did come across were in bars and I was not of the proper age..so I had to settle for the black and white version. It turned out that Hedy, according to the critics of that day, was 'the' show. She was in almost every scene, from a walk on as a cigarette girl, to an old lady with s slight hunchback and then at the finale, playing drums and singing with Perry the hit of that day..."Round and Round". It was really an excellent show and what really surprised me, was Hedy lamarr. I had never seen her this way and she was wonderful as the critics claimed. She must of been around 42 years old at that time. I would love to see that show again. Are any of his shows on DVD?