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INTRODUCTION "TOAST OF THE TOWN". DANCERS BALLET ACROSS THE STAGE IN FRONT OF THE CURTAIN. COMMERCIAL JINGLE - A SONG FOR LINCOLN MERCURY DEALERS.
DANCERS PERFORM TO THE MERCURY JINGLE. |
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COMMERCIAL: SULLIVAN INTRODUCES AN AD FOR LINCOLN MERCURY. CUT TO A 1950 LINCOLN MERCURY AUTOMOBILE PARKED IN A LOT AND SURROUNDED BY PHOTOGRAPHERS TAKING PICTURES OF THE CAR ON DISPLAY. A 2D ANIMATED MAP SHOWS THE STATES OF CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA AND NEVADA. CUT TO A MECHANIC WORKING UNDER THE HOOD OF A CAR. MERCURY DRIVES OVER A DIRT ROAD THROUGH A DESERT LANDSCAPE AND THROUGH MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. WS AERIAL VIEW OF HOOVER DAM. A LINCOLN MERCURY DRIVES THROUGH THE ENTRANCE TO GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK.
WINNERS OF THE MERCURY TEST DRIVE AWARD STAND ON A PPODIUM AND HOLD A LARGE VICTORY CUP. A 1950 LINCOLN ON A DISPLAY TURNTABLE IN A SHOWROOM. |
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CAMERAS PAN THE SULLIVAN AUDIENCE AS THE AUDIENCE MEMBERS CLAP.
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ANIMAL TRAINER, SHARKIE, AND HIS TRAINED SEAL. THE ANIMAL TRAINER AND HIS SEAL PLAY CATCH. THE SEAL BALANCES A PLATE ON IT'S NOSE. THE SEAL CLAP ITS FLIPPERS. THE SEAL DOES IMITATION SOUNDS OF AN AIRPLANE AND THE THE MGM LION. THE SEAL PLAYS AN INSTRUMENT.
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SULLIVAN INTRODUCES CELEBRITY AUDIENCE MEMBERS. POP / SWING SINGING STAR SAMMY KAYE STANDS TO TAKE A BOW.
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INK SPOTS
WITH MY EYES WIDE OPEN I'M DREAMING
SULLIVAN INTRODUCES THE INK SPOTS WITH TENOR BILL KENNY. BLACK VOCAL HARMONIES, R&B. BAND PERFORMS "WITH MY EYES WIDE OPEN I'M DREAMING" AND "IF YOU HAD TO HURT SOMEONE, WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE ME?".
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SULLIVAN STAGE BANTERS WITH THE INK SPOTS. SULLIVAN AND BILL KENNY COMPARE RINGS / JEWELRY. SULLIVAN HOLDS THE 1950 FARMERS ALMANAC IN HIS HAND AS PART OF A COMEDY ROUTINE. SULLIVANS NAME LISTED UNDER NOTEWORTHY ACTORS / PERSONALITIES OF 1950. SULLIVAN LAUGHS AND SMILES WITH THE INK SPOTS AS HE JOKES ABOUT HIS TALENT AND RECOGNITION. A RARELY SEEN JOVIAL SULLIVAN.
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RENALD & RUDY, 2 MAN DANCE TEAM, GYMNASTIC /
ACROBATIC DUO. MEN IN SMALL TRUNKS SHOW OFF THEIR SCULPTED BODIES. FEATS OF HUMAN STRENGTH AND BALANCE. CONTORTIONIST. |
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SULLIVAN STAGE BANTERS WITH ACROBATIC DUO RENALD AND RUDY. THE GYMNASTIC PAIR USE SULLIVAN AS A PROP AT THE END OF THEIR ACT. SULLIVAN TRIES ACROBATICS.
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COMMERCIAL: LINCOLN MERCURY. A FISHERMAN POSES ON A FISHING HARBOR DOCK TO GET A PICTURE TAKEN WITH A BIG SWORDFISH / A REALLY BIG CATCH. TWO YOUNG BOYS WATCH THE FISHERMAN AS HE GETS HIS PICTURE TAKEN WITH HIS CATCH. THE FISHERMAN WALKS, WITH THE BOYS, TO A PARKING LOT AND GETS INTO HIS 1950 MERCURY LINCOLN. THE BOYS DRIVE DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH HEADS STUCK OUT THE WINDOW, HAIR BLOWING IN THE WIND. MS OF A SHINY 1950 LINCOLN AND LINCOLM COSMOPOLITAN ON A SHOWROOM TURNTABLE.
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CAMERA PANS THE SULLIVAN AUDIENCE AS THEY CLAP.
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SULLIVAN INTRODUCES ROTUND, OVER WEIGHT COMEDIAN JACK E. LEONARD. LEONARD THROWS INSULTS AT CREW MEMBERS. NIGHT CLUB COMEDIAN. WEIGHT JOKES, HEALTH JOKES, SINGS A COMEDIC VERSION OF A BROADWAY TUNE, JOKES ABOUT AN UGLY FIRST DATE, EXAGGERATED FACIAL EXPRESSIONS. 1950'S ONE LINERS. LEONARD DOES IMPERSONATIONS OF ACTOR (THE MALTESE FALCON, CASABLANCA ETC.) SYDNEY GREENSTREET, SCREEN ACTRESS ESTHER WILLIAMS, DANCER / PERFORMER FRED ASTAIRE.
LEONARD THANKS SULLIVAN, COMEDIC INSULTS OF SULLIVANS STONE FACE, WARDROBE. |
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COMMERCIAL: MERCURY LINCOLN TOUCH-O-MATIC OVER DRIVE MECHANISM. WS OF A 1950 MERCURY CRUISING ON AN OPEN ROAD IN THE COUNTRY. CU OF A MANS FOOT / LEATHER SHOE RELEASING PRESSURE FROM THE GAS PEDDLE. 2D ANIMATED MAP IMAGING OF A CAR ENGINE DESIGN.
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CAMERA PANS THE SULLIVAN AUDIENCE AS THEY CLAP.
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DON CORNELL
IT ISN'T FAIR
SULLIVAN INTRODUCES A YOUNG DON CORNELL - FIRST TELEVISION APPEARANCE - SINGS "IT ISN'T FAIR" AND "THERE'S NO TOMORROW". ITALIAN AMERICAN, ROMANTIC CROONER. A COUPLE DANCE A CHOROEGRAPHED PERFORMANCE AS CORNELL SINGS.
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SULLIVAN INTRODUCES TWO YOUNGSTERS THAT WERE NOT GIVEN TIME TO PERFORM. TWO YOUNG PERFORMERS FROM THE 1948 BROADWAY MUSICAL COMEDY "LOOK MA I'M DANCING".
ORIGINAL CASTMEMBERS VIRGINIA GORSKI & DON LIBERTO SPEAK WITH SULLIVAN. |
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SULLIVAN INTRODUCES CELEBRITY AUDIENCE MEMBERS, MAESTRO / COMPOSER IRVING FIELDS (TIN PAN ALLEY, AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC) STANDS TO TAKE A BOW. A 1950'S NEW YORK FEMALE DISC JOCKEY (BEE? LAST NAME UNKNOWN). BRITISH MUSIC / TELEVISION PRODUCER BERNARD DELFONT STANDS TO TAKE A BOW.
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COMMERCIAL: LIVE ADVERTISEMENT - MERCURY LINCOLN JINGLE - DANCERS PERFORM TO THE "TOAST OF THE TOWN"
EXTRO. |
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ED SULLIVAN PROGRAM CREDITS
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END OF PROGRAM
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