Ford Star Jubilee (1955–1956)

Stars:

Noel Coward, Bing Crosby, Herbert Anderson

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Noel Coward	...	Charles Condomine (3 episodes, 1955-1956)
Bing Crosby	...	Himself - Special Appearance (2 episodes, 1956)
Herbert Anderson	...	Dr. Bird (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Raymond Bailey	...	Secretary Stanton (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Charles Nolte	...	Lt. Willis Seward Keith (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Ainslie Pryor	...	Lt. Cmdr. John Challee (2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Barry Sullivan	...	Lt. Barney Greenwald (2 episodes, 1955-1956)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

variety | company sponsor name in title

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 September 1955 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Studio 43, CBS Television City - 7800 Beverly Blvd., Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Television Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White (surviving kinescope prints) Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

For its final broadcast, on November 3, 1956, Ford Star Jubilee abandoned its usual format of presenting live shows, and lengthened its time slot to two hours in order to broadcast The Wizard of Oz - the first-ever television showing of that film, and the first theatrical film to be broadcast in its entirety on the CBS-TV network. This was not a special TV adaptation of the movie, but the movie itself. The broadcast was hosted by Bert Lahr, who played the Cowardly Lion in the film, by Justin Schiller, a 13-year old Oz book collector, and by a very young Liza Minnelli, daughter of Judy Garland.

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