''The Frank Sinatra Show'' - May 5 (1951)

★★★★★ · Sintra delivered everytime and every week · 1StepBeyond · 2009-08-20

The 36 Sinatra certainly had self confidence oozing in every note of every song. He enjoyed performing and the audience loved him. Just think about the 1950s singers and actor regularly performing. We expected it. And they were ezpected to have a sense of decency. Today's so called prima dona stars are unable to come out more than once a year, if that. And what about the current trend of indency. Frank Sinatra was a kind of one man show.

★★★★★ · Absolutely must see! · Tenor madman · 2009-08-13

So many noteworthy things here. What a marvelous 1951 time capsule! Here you'll see a young, 36-year-old Sinatra looking very at home in front of this audience as he sings, dances, and chit-chats with the guests. Also here is Eileen Barton, who, just a few months prior to this had a big hit record with the novelty song "If I knew you were coming, I'd have baked a cake". She doesn't sing that, but she's really good here, as she sings one with Frankie, and one by herself. Speaking of females, here you'll see the blonde bombshell Dagmar as she sings, dances, chats and acts in a script or two.…

★★★★ · what a mess, but a cool one- and the back story · DJ Psychomike · 2010-01-03

Did this show have a director? Did anyone rehearse? Sinatra sports a moustache and saves the show with his songs. Dagmar was a huge hit on 1950's TV. She was the "dizzy blonde" that Jessica Simpson wishes she was. She started on Jerry Lesters show but he lost control of the show after America fell in love with the Southern belle. He quit his own show! Mitch Miller saw this Sinatra show and decided to have Dagmar and Frank do a duet on a novelty record together. Frank agreed, don't know if he had slept with her or not ( his comments to the female singer on the show implying her husband was…