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"The Steve Allen Plymouth Show" - 16 November (1959)

1959 · Television · 57 min

Synopsis

An episode of the variety program The Steve Allen Plymouth Show, with performers including Frankie Laine, Jack Kerouac, Pam Garner, William Bendix, Dayton Allen and Gabriel Dell. Includes the original Plymouth commercials; the credits are missing.

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Running time
57 minutes
Language
English
Collection
1950s Classic TV, Classic TV

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★★★★★ · A True Broadcasting and Literary Gem · torgman · 2015-04-12

Watching Kerouac reading his magnum opus to music and audience is a fine find. What is that tune Steve is playing during the opening skits? I've heard a bluesy version of it on a AOR when I was a teen 30 years ago and I have never been able to place the song, let alone the performer, since.