Friends of Red Skelton Variety Show (13 May 1958)
"The Red Skelton Show" Friends of Red Skelton Variety Show (original title)

Stars:

James Arness, Milton Berle, Art Gilmore

Cast

Episode credited cast:
James Arness	...	Himself
Milton Berle	...	Himself - Guest Host
Art Gilmore	...	Announcer
Sidney Miller	...	Himself
Donald O'Connor	...	Himself
Vincent Price	...	Himself
Jimmie Rodgers	...	Himself
David Rose	...	Himself
Jo Stafford	...	Herself

Storyline

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 May 1958 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Red Skelton did not appear on this program due to the death of his nine-year old son, Richard, from leukemia three days earlier. Several of Skelton's show business friends substituted for him. James Arness makes a cameo, interrupting Milton Berle's monologue and telling Berle to hurry it up; Jimmie Rodgers sings 'Make Me A Miracle'; Vincent Price recites of lyrics to 'Little Blue Man,' (I wuv you; I wuv you to bits) a popular novelty tune; Jo Stafford sings 'The Nearness of You'; Donald O'Connor and Sidney Miller play songwriters in a comedy sketch, imitating Elvis Presley, Louis Prima and Keeley Smith, Marlene Dietrich, Yul Brynner, Rex Harrison.

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