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6.3/10   75 votes
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Director:
Alfred E. Green
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Writer:
Gene Towne (screen version)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
22 February 1954 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Musical | Romance more
Plot:
A filmed version of Phil Silvers' hit Broadway show about a television comic who tried to regain his ratings on TV. | add synopsis
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UGH more

Cast

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Phil Silvers ... Jerry Biffle
Rose Marie ... Betty Dillon
Danny Scholl ... Cliff Lane
Judy Lynn ... Sally Peters
Jack Albertson ... Vic Davis
Bradford Hatton ... Mr. Parker
Johnny Coy ... Tommy Phelps
Dick Dana ... Danny
Joey Faye ... Pinky
Johnny Trama ... Little Man
Herbie Faye ... Moe
Gloria Smith ... Featured Dancer
Walter Darewahl ... Walter (as Walter Dare Wahl)
George Marcy ... Featured Dancer (as George Marci)
Flash Hogan ... Singing Dog (as 'Flash' Hogan the Singing Dog)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
USA:100 min | West Germany:80 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #16658, General Audience)

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Film debut of Herbie Faye. more
Soundtrack:
Be My Guest more

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UGH, 13 September 2004
Author: Ripshin from North Carolina

Previous users have done a great job of commenting on this "film." It's definitely B-grade - a poorly filmed Broadway production. Actually, quite a bit of early-50s television is BETTER than this Vaudeville rehash. TCM plays this every once in a while, and I happened to tape it this afternoon. Although I rarely fast-forward through a film, I couldn't resist it with this bomb. Sure, it is great to see Rose Marie as an early version of "Sally" from "The Dick Van Dyke Show," but that's about all it has going for it.....well, that, and the Johnny Mercer score. I'm really surprised at how low-tech this film appears, in production value, as well as color quality.

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