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"The Dennis Day Show" - The Old Friend (1953)

1953 · Television · 29 min

  • Comedy

Synopsis

An episode of "The Dennis Day Show", a 1950s sitcom starring the singer, who lip-syncs a song. The show aired every other week; this episode includes the original RCA Victor commercials.

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

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★★★★ · THE CONTEXTUALIZATION · Claraflag · 2014-08-23

From 1952 to 1954, Dennis Day hosted The RCA Victor Show. In 1953,He earned his own serie called The Dennis Day Show. It lasted one season. The Dennis Day Show (also known as the RCA Victor show Starring Dennis Day) is an American comedy/variety show aired from February 8, 1952 to August 2, 1954 on NBC. This variety show was directed by Rob Amateau and written by Paul Henning, Roland Maclane and Dick Conway. A variety show is entertainment made up of a variety of acts (hence the name), especially musical performances and shetch comedy. Variety shows were a staple of English language…