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The Classic TV Archive - US Dramatic/ Musical Variety Specials
The Bell Telephone Hour
Episode Guide - version 1.0 May 2003
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Rina Fox
references:
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THE BELL TELEPHONE HOUR
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Henry Jaffe Enterprises production
for
NBC
Executive producer Dan Lounsbery 1959
Executive producer Barry Wood 1960-67
Executive producer Henry Jaffe 1968
Mel Brandt was the show announcer.

US musical variety series 1959-68

Jan 12, 1959 to Apr 26, 1968
(final episode 14June68 according to Alex McNeil "Total Television")

Featuring:
The Bell Telephone Orchestra,
Conducted by Donald Vorhees

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NBC

1.01 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: ADVENTURES IN MUSIC
12-Jan-1959
written by William Nichols
directed by Bill Colleran
produced by William Nichols
executive producer Dan Lounsbery
starring
Harry Belafonte, Maurice Evans
Gold and Fizdale
The New York City Ballet
The Bill Baird Marionettes
Renata Tebaldi, Janet Reed

1.02 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: AMERICAN FESTIVAL
10-Feb-1959
written by William Nichols
directed by Kirk Browning
produced by William Nichols
executive producer Dan Lounsbery
starring
Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington
Grant Johannesen, Martha Wright
Russell Nype, Risë Stevens
Melissa Hayden, Jacques d'Amboise
The New York City Ballet

1.03 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: CONCERT 1959
04-Mar-1959
directed by Kirk Browning
producer Roger Englander
executive producer Dan Lounsbery
starring
Ann Blyth, Howard Keel
Isaac Stern, Eileen Farrell
Ximenez-Vargas Ballet Español
Joe Bushkin and Trio

1.04 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour:
09-Apr-1959
written by Bill Jacobson
directed by Bill Colleran
produced by Roger Englander
executive producer Dan Lounsbery
starring
Rosemary Clooney, José Ferrer
Gisele MacKenzie, Maria Tallchief
André Eglevsky, Giorgio Tozzi
Nicolai Gedda, Jose Iturbi

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NBC

2.01 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: A NIGHT OF MUSIC
09-Oct-1959
written by Larry Markes
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Roger Englander
starring
Alfred Drake, Sally Ann Howes
Zino Francescatti, Kingston Trio
Red Nichols & His 5 Pennies
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
Nina Novak, George Zoritch
Alan Howard, Connee Boswell


2.02 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: MUSIC OF THE WEST
23-Oct-1959
written by Lucille Kallen
produced & directed by Bill Hobin
starring
Burl Ives, Edie Adams
Johnny Cash, John Kriza
Patrice Munsel, Brian Sullivan
Walter Cassel, Edmond Karlsrud
Dolores Gray, Art Lund
The American Ballet Theatre
Ruth Ann Koesun, Fernand Nault, Scott Douglas


2.03 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: ON STAGE WITH MUSIC
06-Nov-1959
written by Ted Mills
directed by David Brown
produced by Ted Mills
Host Burgess Meredith
starring
John Raitt, Jaye P. Morgan
Gene Nelson, Taina Elg
Johnny Desmond, Lorin Hollander
The Four Lads
Allegra Kent, Jacques d'Amboise
U.S. Coast Guard Academy Choir

2.04 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE MUSIC OF GERSHWIN
20-Nov-1959
written by Tom Waldman
directed by Sid Smith & Gower Champion
produced by Sid Smith
starring
Polly Bergen, Vic Damone
Marge and Gower Champion
Ella Fitzgerald, Andre Previn
Teddy Wilson, Ira Gershwin

2.05 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE GIFT OF MUSIC
18-Dec-1959
written by Lucille Kallen
produced & directed by Bill Hobin
Host Thomas Mitchell
starring
Rosemary Clooney
Little Singers of Paris
Lisa della Casa
Giorgio Tozzi, Penny Ambrose
The Lennon Sisters
Agnes DeMille Dance Theatre
Harry Simeone Chorale

2.06 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE FOUR OF US
29-Jan-1960
written by Lucille Kallen
produced & directed by Bill Hobin
starring
Ray Bolger, Ethel Merman
Beatrice Lillie, Benny Goodman

2.07 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: PORTRAITS IN MUSIC
12-Feb-1960
written by Burt Shevelove
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Burt Shevelove
starring
Julie Andrews, Larry Douglas
Nanette Fabray, Carl Sandburg
Victoria de los Angeles
Brian Sullivan

2.08 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE MUSIC MAKERS
26-Feb-1960
written by Lucille Kallen
produced & directed by Bill Hobin
Host Polly Bergen
starring
Barbara Cook, John Raitt
The Dukes of Dixieland
Bob Hamilton Trio (Bob Hamilton, Gloria Stevens, Katherine Damon)
Buffalo Bills
Lorin Hollander
Mel Pahl Singers

2.09 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: MAIN STREET U.S.A.
11-Mar-1960
written by Larry Markes
produced & directed by Sid Smith
Host Howard Keel
starring
Connie Francis, Carol Lawrence
The Hi-Los
Eddie Hodges, Roger Williams
The American Ballet Theatre
The Clay Warnick Singers

2.10 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: CONCERT HALL
01-Apr-1960
produced & directed by Sid Smith
Host Ralph Bellamy
starring
Alicia Alonso, Melissa Hayden
Nora Kaye, Mia Slavenska
Gregor Piatigorsky, Lucine Amara
Nicolai Gedda, Jerome Hines
Jose Iturbi, Warren Martin
The Westminster Choir

2.11 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE MIKADO
29-Apr-1960
adaptation by Martyn Green
produced & directed by Martyn Green
starring
Dennis King as the Mikado
Robert Rounseville as Nanki-Poo
Groucho Marx as Ko-Ko
Stanley Holloway as Pooh-Bah
Barbara Meister as Yum-Yum
Sharon Randall as Pitti-Sing
Melinda Marx as Peep-Bo
Helen Traubel as Katisha

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NBC

3.01 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: HOLIDAY IN MUSIC
30-Sep-1960
written by Larry Markes
produced & directed by Clark Jones
Host Howard Keel
starring
Sally Ann Howe
Benny Goodman Sextet (Benny Goodman, Red Norvo, Flip Phillips, Ernie
Green, Maria Marshall)
Melissa Hayden, André Eglevsky
Francisco Moncion, Conrad Ludlow
Michael Lland, Van Cliburn

3.02 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: ONE NATION INDIVISIBLE
28-Oct-1960
written by Draper Lewis
directed by Dick Feldman
produced by Frederick Heider
Host Robert Preston
starring
Mahalia Jackson, Peter Palmer
Jo Stafford, Dorothy Collins
Bill Hayes
The Dukes of Dixieland

3.03 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: AND FREEDOM SINGS
11-Nov-1960
written by Draper Lewis
directed by Grey Lockwood
produced by Frederick Heider
Host Burgess Meredith
starring
Alfred Drake, Barbara Cook
Gisele MacKenzie, Mindy Carson
The West Point Glee Club
The Harry Simeone Chorale

3.04 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE MUSIC OF ROMANCE
25-Nov-1960
written by Arch Oboler
produced & directed by Norman Campbell
Host Jane Powell
starring
Helen Hayes as Baroness Nadedja von Meck
Farley Granger as Nicholas Rubinstein
Johnny Desmond, Grant Johannesen
Lupe Serrano, Jacques d'Amboise
Michael Rabin

3.05 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: AND THERE SHALL BE MUSIC
06-Jan-1961
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Burt Shevelove
Host Marilyn van Derbur
starring
Shirley Jones, Keith Andes
Renata Tebaldi, Maria Tallchief
Erik Bruhn, Jose Iturbi
The Georgian State Dancers

3.06 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: MUSIC HATH CHARMS
20-Jan-1961
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Burt Shevelove
starring
Sally Ann Howes, Valerie Bettis
Rosemary Clooney
The Eddie Condon Jazz All-Stars (Eddie Condon, Bobby Hackett, Ralph
Sutton, Peanuts Hucke, Joe Williams, Mickey Sheen)
Mildred Miller, Jeanmarie
Dirk Sanders, Dolores Gray

3.07 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: ALMANAC FOR FEBRUARY
03-Feb-1961
written by Draper Lewis
directed by Dick Feldman
produced by Frederick Heider
Host Polly Bergen
starring
Roberta Peters, Theodor Uppman
Carol Lawrence, Russell Arms
Kelly Brown, Paul Whiteman
Jorge Belet

This episode presents an all-Tchaikovsky program. It includes music and
dance performances and a dramatic presentation of the love story of
Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky and Baroness Nadedja von Meck.

3.08 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE SOUNDS OF AMERICA
17-Feb-1961
directed by Sid Smith & Irving Jacoby
produced by Sid Smith
starring
The Earl Twins (Tessie & Bessie)
Scott Lane (boy)
Dwight Marfield (Mark Twain)
Gene Nelson, Jacques d'Amboise
Ralph Brewster Singers

This program presents a trip through Disneyland aboard a miniature
train. In the first act, the chorus sings about the sights that are seen,
such as waterfalls, Pinocchio's village and Alice in Wonderland's home.
In the second act, the train travels through Frontierland and western
sights are seen. In the third act, the trip continues via a steamboat,
which travels on the Mississippi. Mark Twain tells of his days on the
river. In the fourth act, the scene is Main Street in early America and
the chorus sings about life there. For the finale, a band marches down
the street.

3.09 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: A GALAXY OF MUSIC
03-Mar-1961
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Burt Shevelove
starring
Gracie Fields, Burl Ives
Stanley Holloway, Renata Tebaldi
The Robert Iglesias Ballet
Los Chavales de España
Virginia Bosler Dancers

3.10 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: MUCH ADO ABOUT MUSIC
17-Mar-1961
written & directed by Richard Dunlap
produced by Burt Shevelove
Host Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Sir John Gielgud, Violette Verdy
Jacques d'Amboise, Joan Sutherland
Patrice Munsel, Alfred Drake
Allessandro Giannini, Freda Holloway
Polly Rowles, Thomas Andrew
Barbara Meister, Anita Darian
Don McKay, Buddy Schwab

3.11 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE SIGNS OF SPRING
31-Mar-1961
written by Draper Smith
directed by Sid Smith
producer Frederick Heider
Host John Raitt
starring
Martha Wright, Allegra Kent
Tommy Rall, Birgit Nilsson
The Brothers Four
The Schola Cantorum
Wolfgang Schanzer

3.12 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE YOUNGER GENERATION
14-Apr-1961
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Burt Shevelove
Host Arlene Francis
starring
Paula Stewart, Harve Presnell
Brian Davies, Lauri Peters
Eileen Rodgers, Ron Husmann
Edward Villella, Patricia McBride
Jaime Laredo, Tony Charmoli
The Earl Twins
George Shirley, Francesca Roberto

3.13 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: ENCORE!
28-Apr-1961
written by Draper Lewis
directed by Hal Venho
produced by Burt Shevelove
Host Marilyn van Derbur
starring
Robert Preston, Mahalia Jackson
Rosemary Clooney, Alan Howard
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
Nina Novak, George Zoritch
The Eddie Condon Jazz All-Stars
Zino Francescatti
Marge and Gower Champion

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NBC

4.01 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: OPENING NIGHT
29-Sep-1961
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Burt Shevelove
starring
Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Collins
Ferrante and Teicher
Eddie Condon's Jazz Combo
American Ballet Theatre Group
Lupe Serrano, Royes Fernandez
Anna Moffo, Richard Tucker

4.02 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SALUTE TO AUTUMN
13-Oct-1961
written by Draper Lewis
directed by William Graham
produced by Frederick Heider
Host Gordon MacRae
starring
Sheila MacRae, Anita Bryant
Red Nichols and His Five Pennies
Jacques d'Amboise, Carla Fracci
The Brothers Four
Jan Peerce, Gianna d'Angelo

4.03 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: TRIO
27-Oct-1961
written by Robert Herridge
directed by Robert Scheerer
produced by Robert Herridge
Host Mel Brandt
starring
The Benny Goodman Trio (Gene Krupa, Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman)
Les Grands ballets Canadiens
The Kingston Trio (John Stewart, Bob Shane, Nick Reynolds)
The McGuire Sisters (Phyllis, Dorothy, Christine McGuire)
Phyllis Curtain, Nicolai Gedda
Theodor Uppman

4.04 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE MUSIC OF RICHARD RODGERS
10-Nov-1961
Host Ray Bolger
starring
Richard Rodgers, Dolores Gray
Anita Darian, Ron Husmann
Helen Gallagher, Howard Keel
Martha Wright, Elizabeth Howell

4.05 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: DESIGNS IN MUSIC
08-Dec-1961
written by Burt Shevelove
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Burt Shevelove
starring
Dorothy Collins
Raymond Scott, Margot Fonteyn
Michael Somes, Joan Sutherland
Pierre Luboshutz, Genia Nemenoff
Roy Rogers, Dale Evans

4.06 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: TRIP TO CHRISTMAS
22-Dec-1961
written by Draper Lewis
produced by Sid Smith
Host Jane Wyatt
starring
John Raitt, Jane Morgan
The Lennon Sisters
Lisa della Casa, Edward Villella
Violette Verdy, Frederick R. Kappel
The Schola Cantorum

4.07 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: A MEASURE OF MUSIC
19-Jan-1962
written by Robert Herridge
directed by Robert Scheerer
produced by Robert Herridge
starring
Jane Powell, Andres Segovia
The Chad Mitchell Trio
Maria Tallchief, Rudolf Nureyev
Sally Ann Howes, Earl Wrightson

4.08 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: WEAVERS OF SONG
02-Feb-1962
written by Burt Shevelove
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Burt Shevelove
starring
Polly Bergen, Michael Rabin
André Previn, Janet Blair
Red Norvo, Norvo Quintet
Joan Sutherland

4.09 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: PORTALS OF MUSIC
16-Feb-1962
written by Robert Herridge
directed by Robert Scheerer
produced by Robert Herridge
starring
Carol Lawrence
Mahalia Jackson, Isaac Stern
Anna Moffo, George London
Tex Beneke and His Orchestra
Ray Eberle, Paula Kelly
The Modernaires

4.10 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE SONGS OF IRVING BERLIN
02-Mar-1962
written by Lucille Kallen
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Frederick Heider
Host Ginger Rogers
starring
John Raitt, Johnny Desmond
Mindy Carson, Janet Blair
Joe Bushkin Trio
The NORAD Command Band
The ARADCOM Choral Group

4.11 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE MUSIC OF LOVE
16-Mar-1962
written by Robert Herridge
directed by Robert Scheerer
produced by Robert Herridge
Host Alfred Drake
starring
Barbara Cook, Patti Page
Grant Johannesen, Melissa Hayden
Jacques d'Amboise, Lisa della Casa
Franco Corelli

4.12 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: GALA PERFORMANCE
30-Mar-1962
written by Lucille Kallen
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Frederick Heider
Host Shirley Jones
starring
Steve Lawrence, Lorin Hollander
Edward Villella, Violette Verdy
Maureen O'Hara, Max Hollander

4.13 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SPRINGTIME IN THE PARK
13-Apr-1962
written by Robert Herridge
directed by Robert Scheerer
produced by Robert Herridge
Host Lanny Ross
starring
Jo Stafford, Jose Iturbi
Tommy Sands, Sandy Stewart
Allegra Kent, Gene Nelson
The Wiffenpoofs

4.14 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: TILL AUTUMN
27-Apr-1962
written by Lucille Kallen
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Frederick Heider
starring
Rhonda Fleming
Earl Wrightson, Mischa Elman
Anna Moffo, Nicolai Gedda
Royes Fernandez, Lupe Serrano
The American Ballet Theatre
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

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NBC

5.01 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #1
24-Sep-1962
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Dan Lounsbery
starring
Janet Blair, Byron Janis
Lupe Serrano, Rudolf Nureyev
Robert Merrill, Roberta Peters
The Brothers Four

5.02 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #2
22-Oct-1962
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Dan Lounsbery
Host Robert Goulet
starring
Barbara Cook, Martyn Green
Claudio Arrau, Carala Fracci
Erik Bruhn, Cyril Ritchard

5.03 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #3
22-Nov-1962
written by Lucille Kallen
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Dan Lounsbery
Host Martha Wright
starring
John Raitt, Carl Sandburg
Mahalia Jackson, Grant Johannesen
The West Point Cadet Glee Club
Tad Tadlock, Tommy Rall

5.04 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #4
23-Dec-1962
written by Lucille Kallen
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Dan Lounsbery
Host Jane Wyatt
starring
Florence Henderson, Earl Wrightson
Buffalo Bills Chorus
Roberta Lubell, Michael Maule
Mildred Miller
Roger Wagner Chorale

5.05 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #5
18-Jan-1963
written by David Greggory
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Dan Lounsbery
starring
Fred Waring & the Pennsylvanians
Jacques d'Amboise, Melissa Hayden
Jillana, Patricia Neary
Jean Casadesus, Patti Page

5.06 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #6
04-Feb-1963
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Dan Lounsbery
Host Pat Boone
starring
John Browning, Mindy Carson
Erik Bruhn, Sonia Arova
Joan Sutherland

5.07 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #7
13-Mar-1963
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Dan Lounsbery
Host Steve Lawrence
starring
Eydie Gorme, Erica Morini
Carol Lawrence
Matt Mattox, Leontyne Price

5.08 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #8
11-Apr-1963
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Dan Lounsbery
starring
Harry Belafonte, Andrés Segovia
Birgit Nilsson, Patricia Wilde
Patricia McBride, Edward Villella
The New York City Ballet
The Belafonte Singers

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NBC

6.01 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #1
08-Oct-1963
written by Bill Gammie
directed by Clark Jones
produced by Dan Lounsbery
Host Robert Preston
starring
Rudolf Nureyev, Svetlana Beriosova
The Chad Mitchell Trio
Grant Johannessen
Richard Tucker, Anna Moffo

6.02 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #2
22-Oct-1963
written by Bill Gammie
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Dan Lounsbery
Host Nanette Fabray
starring
Lisa della Casa, Nicolai Gedda
Cesare Siepi, Patricia Wilde
Nicholas Magallanes, Elisha Keeler
The New York City Ballet Corps de Ballet
Byron Janis

6.03 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #3
05-Nov-1963
written by Charles Andrews
directed by Clark Jones
produced by Charles Andrews
Host Ray Bolger
starring
Elaine Dunn
The New Christy Minstrels
Giuseppe di Stefano
Teresa Stratas, Yehudi Menuhin

6.04 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #4
19-Nov-1963
written by Burt Shevelove
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Burt Shevelove
starring
Patti Page, Martyn Green
Maria Tallchief, Erik Bruhn
Margot Moser, Mac Morgan
The Teddy Wilson Trio
Joan Sutherland

6.05 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #5
03-Dec-1963
written by Charles Andrews
directed by Clark Jones
produced by Charles Andrews
Host Maurice Chevalier
starring
Jacqueline François
The Dukes of Dixieland
Philippe Entremont
Theodor Uppman, Janet Pavek

6.06 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #6
17-Dec-1963
written by Burt Shevelove
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Burt Shevelove
starring
Steve Lawrence, Eydie Gorme
Eleanor Powell
Birgit Nilsson, Lorin Hollander

6.07 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #7
24-Dec-1963
written by Lucille Kallen
directed by Clark Jones
produced by Dan Lounsbery
Host Jane Wyatt
starring
Columbus Boychoir
Lois Hunt, Earl Wrightson
Kirsten Simone, Henning Kronstam
Phyllis Curtin, Cora Baird
The Bill Baird Marionettes

6.08 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE YOUNGER GENERATION
14-Jan-1964
written by William Gammie
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Dan Lounsbery
Host Jane Wyman
starring
Jack Jones
Susan Starr, Susan Watson
Violette Verdy, Edward Villella
Ian and Sylvia Tyson
Judith Raskin, William Walker

6.09 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE MUSIC OF COLE PORTER
28-Jan-1964
written by Charles Andrews
directed by Clark Jones
produced by Charles Andrews
Host Ethel Merman
starring
Peter Nero
John Raitt, Martha Wright
Gretchen Wyler, Jillana

6.10 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: ALMANAC
11-Feb-1964
written by Charles Andrews
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Charles Andrews
Host Robert Ryan
starring
Al Hirt
The Brothers Four
Joan Sutherland, Suzanne Farrell
Patricia Neary, Conrad Ludlow

This episode salutes the birthday of President Abraham Lincoln and
other February anniversaries.

6.11 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #11
25-Feb-1964
written by William Gammie
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Dan Lounsbery
Host Shirley Jones
starring
Count Basie and His Orchestra
Barbara McNair, Jack Cassidy
Maria Tallchief
Nicholas Magallanes, Robert Casadesus
Gaby Casadesus, Jean Casadesus

6.12 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #12
10-Mar-1964
written by William Nichols
directed by Clark Jones
produced by Dan Lounsbery
starring
Jack Jones, Susan Watson
David Oistrakh, Igor´ Oistrakh
New Christy Minstrels
Birgit Nilsson, Peter Gennaro

6.13 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #13
24-Mar-1964
written by Charles Andrews
directed by Clark Jones
produced by Charles Andrews
Host Carol Lawrence
starring
André Previn
Régine Crespin, Franco Corelli
Rudolf Nureyev, Svetlana Beriosova
The Robert Shaw Chorale

6.14 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #14
07-Apr-1964
written by William Nichols
directed by Clark Jones
produced by Dan Lounsbery
Host Ginger Rogers
starring
Red Nichols and His All-Stars
Robert Merrill, Helen O'Connell
James McCracken, Hoagy Carmichael
Barbara McBride, Edward Villella

This episode includes a celebration of the 400th anniversary of the
birth of William Shakespeare.

6.15 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #15
21-Apr-1964
written by William Nichols
directed by Dave Geisel
produced by Sid Smith
Host Donald O'Connor
starring
Pete Fountain, Diahann Carroll
Gianna D'Angelo, Gretchen Wyler
Matt Mattox

6.16 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #16
05-May-1964
written by Charles Andrews
directed by Clark Jones
produced by Charles Andrews
Host Van Heflin
starring
Connie Francis, Jon Vickers
Joe Bushkin and His Friends
Giulietta Simionato
The West Point Cadet Glee Club

6.17 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #17
19-May-1964
written by Lucille Kallen
directed by Clark Jones
produced by Dan Lounsbery
starring
Woody Herman and His Band
George London, Grant Johannesen
Harry Belafonte and The Belafonte Singers

6.18 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #18
16-Jun-1964
written by Herb Sargent
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Gary Smith
Host Ray Bolger
starring
Janis Paige
The Serendipity Singers
Ruggiero Ricci
Ron Husmann, Erroll Garner

6.19 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #19
30-Jun-1964
written by Marshall Barer
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Herbert Ross
Host Robert Goulet
starring
Rosalind Elias, Janet Blair
Carol Lawrence, Florence Henderson

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The Bell Summer Theatre

Bell Summer Theatre
28-Jul-1964
written by Charles Andrews
directed by Clark Jones
produced by Charles Andrews
host Florence Henderson
starring
Bobby Troup Trio, Rolf Bjoerling, Glenn Dicterow, Ethel Ennis, Shani
Wallis, Doug Crosley

Bell Summer Theatre
11-Aug-1964
written by Marshall Barer
directed by Clark Jones
produced by Herbert Ross
host Florence Henderson
starring
The Bernie Leighton Jazz Trio, Kelly Brown, Hanne-Marie Reiner, Tim
Harum, The Grant Brothers and Wendy, Gita Karasik, Robert Burr, Anita
Gillette, Robert Kaye

Bell Summer Theatre
08-Sep-1964
written by Marshall Barer
directed by Clark Jones
produced by Dan Lounsbery
host Florence Henderson
starring
The Bill Evans Trio
Jamie and the J's
Gary Karr, Jacqueline Danno
Barbara Monte, Harald Horn
James Hurst, Linda Bennett

############ The Bell Telephone Hour #########
############## season 7 1964-65 ##############
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NBC

7.01 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #1
06-Oct-1964
written by Charles Andrews & Marshall Barer
directed by Clark Jones
produced by Charles Andrews
Host Burl Ives
starring
Bing Crosby
The McGuire Sisters
Grant Johannesen
Buddy Cole Group

7.02 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: LYRICS BY OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II
10-Nov-1964
written by Lucille Kallen
directed by Clark Jones
produced by William Hammerstein
Host Henry Fonda
starring
Florence Henderson, John Raitt
John Reardon, Gretchen Wyler
Barbara McNair
Susan Watson, Johnny Harmon

7.03 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #3
24-Nov-1964
written by Bernard Rothman
directed by Clark Jones
produced by Gary Smith
Host Robert Young
starring
André Previn, Lainie Kazan
Earl Wrightson, Lois Hunt
The Brothers Four
Edward Villella, Patricia McBride

Thanksgiving celebration.

7.04 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #4
08-Dec-1964
written by Burt Shevelove
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Burt Shevelove
Host Maurice Chevalier
starring
Les Poupées de Paris
Stanley Holloway
Pete Fountain, Teresa Berganza

7.05 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #5
22-Dec-1964
written by Lucille Kallen
directed by Clark Jones
produced by Dan Lounsbery
Host Maureen O'Hara
starring
Howard Keel
Martha Wright, Sonia Arova
Edmund Novak, Phyllis Curtin
The Columbus Boychoir

7.06 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: LOVE MAKES THE WORLD GO ROUND
05-Jan-1965
written by Charles Andrews & Ed Scott
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Charles Andrews
Host Barbara Cook
starring
Dolores Gray, Jack Cassidy
Duke Ellington, Ethel Ennis
Richard Tucker, Lucine Amara

7.07 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE SOUND OF MUSIC
19-Jan-1965
written by Lucille Kallen
directed by Clark Jones
produced by William Hammerstein
starring
The Brothers Four
Regina Resnik, Robert Merrill
Gary Karr, Lena Horne
Guy Lombardo, Kenny Gardner

7.08 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE AMERICAN SONG
02-Feb-1965
written by Lucille Kallen
directed by Clark Jones
produced by Dan Lounsbery
Host Jane Powell
starring
Jack Haskell
Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars
Roy Rogers, Dale Evans
Max Morath and His Original Ray Quartet

7.09 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE MASQUES OF MUSIC
16-Feb-1965
written by Charles Andrews
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Charles Andrews
Host Ray Bolger
starring
Carol Lawrence
Régine Crespin, Sandor Konya
Lorin Hollander, Harve Presnell

7.10 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE AMERICAN GIRL
02-Mar-1965
written by Lucille Kallen
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Norman Campbell
Host Robert Goulet
starring
Barbara Cook, Mildred Miller
Eydie Gorme, Susan Watson

7.11 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: WAYFARER ON THE MISSISSIPPI
16-Mar-1965
written by Joseph Liss
directed by Clark Jones
produced by William Hammerstein
Host Burl Ives
starring
James Daly, Patti Page
William Walker, Bob Darch
Red Nichols and the Five Pennies
Matt Mattox, Rosalind Elias

7.12 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: FESTIVAL OF SPRING
13-Apr-1965
written by Jim Bishop
directed by Clark Jones
produced by Dan Lounsbery
Host Olivia de Havilland
starring
Ron Husmann
Anita Gillette
Dorothy Collins, Patricia McBride
Edward Villella, Richard Tucker
The Sholom Secunda Chorale
Morman Tabernacle Choir

7.13 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: GREAT MOMENTS
27-Apr-1965
written by Robert Herridge
directed by Clark Jones
produced by Robert Herridge
Host Mel Brandt & Don Voorhees
starring
Maurice Chevalier
Rudolf Nureyev, Maria Tallchief
Robert Preston, Joan Sutherland
Clifford Curzon, Harry Belafonte

7.14 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: TIN PAN ALLEY #15
11-May-1965
written by Lucille Kallen
directed by Clark Jones
produced by William Hammerstein
Host Hoagy Carmichael
starring
Gordon MacRae
Leslie Uggams, Bill Hayes
Carol Lawrence, Matt Mattox
Peter Nero & Trio

7.15 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE MANY FACETS OF COLE PORTER
25-May-1965
written by Joseph Liss
directed by Clark Jones
produced by Dan Lounsberg
Host Donald O'Connor
starring
Dolores Gray, George London
Nancy Dussault, Erroll Garner
Jean Fenn, Doug Crosley

############ The Bell Telephone Hour #########
############## season 8 1965-66 ##############
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NBC

8.01 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SALUTE TO JEROME KERN
26-Sep-1965
written by Martin Charnin
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Dan Lounsbery
Host Ginger Rogers
starring
Earl Wrightson, Ella Fitzgerald
John Davidson, Nancy Dussault
Roberta Peters
Ferrante and Teicher

8.02 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: MUSIC IN MANHATTAN
10-Oct-1965
written by Walter Marks
directed by Dave Geisel
produced by Kirk Browning
Host Gordon MacRae & Florence Henderson
starring
Lena Horne, Robert Merrill
Grant Johannesen, Pete Fountain
Robert Tucker

8.03 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SHOW #3
24-Oct-1965
written by Gordon Auchincloss
directed by Clark Jones
produced by William Hammerstein
Host Victor Borge
starring
Joan Sutherland, Patti Page
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
Jacques d'Amboise, Allegra Kent

8.04 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SALUTE TO VETERAN'S DAY
07-Nov-1965
written by Joseph Liss
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Dan Lounsbery
Host Ralph Bellamy
starring
Howard Keel, Allen Case
Anita Gillette, Barbara Cook
United States Marine Corps Drum and Bugle Corps
United States Marine Corps Silent Drill Team
United States Naval Academy Glee Club
Anthony Blum, Jillana

8.05 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THANKSGIVING #5
21-Nov-1965
written by Lucille Kallen
directed by Dave Geisel
produced by Don Appell
Host Robert Young
starring
Scott Bloom, John Gary
Carol Lawrence, Jean Fenn
William Walker, Matt Mattox
Choristers of the Little Church Around the Corner

This episode presents a view of Thanksgiving and other pleasures
musically as seen through the eyes of a small boy, Scott Bloom.

8.06 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE MUSIC OF HAROLD ARLEN
05-Dec-1965
written by Martin Charnin
directed by Clark Jones
produced by Herbert Ross
Host Dinah Shore
starring
Gordon MacRae, Gretchen Wyler
Leslie Uggams, Edward Villella
Patricia McBride
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Harold Arlen

8.07 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: AN OLD-FASHIONED CHRISTMAS
19-Dec-1965
written by Lucille Kallen
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Dan Lounsbery
Host Martha Scott
starring
Judi Rolin, Jane Morgan
Earl Wrightson, Gianna d'Angelo
Jacques d'Amboise, Melissa Hayden
The Columbus Boychoir

8.08 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE MUSIC OF THE WEST
02-Jan-1966
written by Gordon Auchincloss
directed by Clark Jones
produced by Don Appell
Host Hugh O'Brian
starring
Jack Haskell
Eddy Arnold, Dolores Gray
Peter Nero, Allegra Kent
Anthony Blum, Basil Thompson
and The Tucson Boys Choir.

8.09 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE SONG AND THE DANCE MAN
16-Jan-1966
written by Will Glickman
directed by Dave Geisel
produced by Herbert Ross
Host Donald O'Connor
starring
Anthony Newley
The Nicholas Brothers
Shani Wallis
Janet Blair, Nancy Dussault

8.10 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: A GERSHWIN PORTRAIT
30-Jan-1966
written by Robert Noah
directed by Sid Smith
produced by William Hammerstein
Host Polly Bergen
starring
John Raitt
Susan Watson, John Davidson
Diahann Carroll, André Previn

8.11 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: VALENTINE'S #11
13-Feb-1966
written by Gordon Auchincloss
directed by Dave Geisel
produced by Dan Lounsbery
Host Julie Harris
starring
Jack Jones, Anita Gillette
Barbara McNair, Giorgio Tozzi
The Brothers Four
Maria Tallchief, Conrad Ludlow

8.12 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE LYRICS OF ALAN JAY LERNER
27-Feb-1966
written by Lucille Kallen
directed by Walter C. Miller
produced by Herbert Ross
Host Cyril Ritchard
starring
Florence Henderson, Barbara Harris
Stanley Holloway, John Cullum
Patricia McBride, Edward Villella

8.13 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: MUSIC OF THE MOVIES
13-Mar-1966
written by Lucille Kallen
directed by Dave Geisel
produced by Sid Smith
Host Ray Bolger
starring
Gloria de Haven
Peter Marshall, Ann Miller
Constance Towers, Robert Merrill
Judi Rolin, André Previn

8.14 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: MASTERPIECES AND MUSIC
27-Mar-1966
written by Robert Sherman
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Herbert Ross
Host Charles Boyer
starring
Jane Morgan, Leontyne Price
Benny Goodman, Edward Villella
Patricia McBride
The New Christy Minstrels

Various paintings are shown throughout this episode, including a bust
of Nefertiti, works by Edgar Degas, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri
Matisse, and Stevan Dohanos.

8.15 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: SONGS OF SPRING
10-Apr-1966
written by Lucille Kallen
directed by Dave Geisel
produced by Dan Lounsbery
Host John Forsythe
starring
Nancy Ames, Johnny Desmond
The Serendipity Singers
Richard Tucker, Gabriella Tucci
James Mathis, The Sholom Secunda Chorale

Performers: The Bell Telephone Orchestra, The Buster Davis Singers

8.16 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: MUSIC THAT MIRRORS THE TIMES
24-Apr-1966
written by Will Glickman
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Stanley Prager
Host Burl Ives
starring
Florence Henderson, John Gary
Max Morath, Leslie Uggams
Susan Watson, Steve Harmon

############ The Bell Telephone Hour #########
############## season 9 1966-67 ##############
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NBC

9.01 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: CHRISTMAS THROUGH THE AGES
18-Dec-1966
written by Margaret Lewerth
directed by Sid Smith
produced by Dan Lounsbery
Host Florence Henderson
starring
Sherrill Milnes, Gianna d'Angelo
Brunilda Ruiz, Richard Gain
Anita Gillette, Bruce Yarnell

This episode presents Christmas music from various time periods and
dance performances.

9.02 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: FIRST LADIES OF OPERA
01-Jan-1967
written by Robert Sherman
directed by Kirk Browning
producer Dan Lounsbery
starring
Birgit Nilsson, Leontyne Price
Joan Sutherland, Renata Tebaldi

This episode presents performances by four women opera singers and
discussions between them and the host about their careers.

9.03 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE SOUNDS AND SIGHTS OF SAN FRANCISCO
29-Jan-1967
written by Ed Spiegel
directed by Ed Spiegel
produced by Ed Spiegel
director of photography Eric Daarstad
narrated by Carl Princi
hosted by Don Voorhees

This San Francisco music tour swings from jazz to opera. Cameras view
musicians against a backdrop of Bay City landmarks. John Handy, top alto
saxophonist in the Downbeat Jazz Critics' Poll, plays at Stern Grove
before an audience of 22,000; Sylvia Davis and the San Francisco Opera
Company rehearse and perform Mozart's The marriage of Figaro; and Zola
Dishong dances to the electronically composed Le tombe de Edgar Allan
Poe. Also seen and heard: the folk-rockin' Jefferson Airplane group, in a
psychedelic-light environment; young pianist Patricia Michaelian,
appearing with the San Francisco Symphony; husband-and-wife pianists Milton
and Peggy Salkind; and the San Francisco Ballet. Highlights: Spanish
lady, Scheme no. 1--Handy; Schumann's Piano Concerto in A
Minor--Michaelian; Chopin's Variations in D Major, Gravities, Polka--the Salkinds;
It's no secret--Jefferson Airplane.

############ The Bell Telephone Hour #########
############## season 10 1967-68 #############
################ (final season) ##############
NBC

10.01 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: ON THE ROAD WITH DUKE ELLINGTON
18-Oct-1967
produced by Mike Jackson
executive producer Robert Drew
starring
Duke Ellington

Explores the music and personality of musician, Duke Ellington. The
camera follows as he moves from town to town, from recording studios to
hotels and concert halls, always concerned with reaching people with his
art.

10.02 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: THE VIRTUOSO TEACHER
24-Nov-1967
producer Robert Drew
Host Don Voorhees
starring
Joseph Fuchs, Takako Nishizaki
Christiane Edinger, Yehudi Menuhin
Pinchas Zukerman, Kyung-Wha Chung
Serge Lucca, Donald Wylerstein
Joseph Szigeti, Kurt Weinhold

This episode presents a portrait of violinist and teacher Joseph Fuchs
as he prepares two young students, Takako Nishizaki and Christiane
Edinger, for their concert careers. The intense weeks of lessons, the
anxieties, disappointments, and the hopes of the students and Fuchs are
shown as they participate in music competitions. They compete in the
Leventritt Music Competition in Carnegie Hall and no winners are declared.
They practice for next year. They and other competitors, Pinchas
Zukerman, Kyung-Wha Chung, Serge Lucca, and Donald Wylerstein, are seen
performing. Nishizaki and Edinger advance to the semi-finals but are then
eliminated. Fuchs talks about teaching and playing the violin.

10.03 [--] The Bell Telephone Hour: JAZZ -- THE INTIMATE ART
26-Apr-1968
producers Robert Drew & Mike Jackson
Host Don Voorhees
starring
Louis Armstrong
Dizzy Gillespie
Dave Brubeck
Charles Lloyd

This episode spotlights the divergent jazz styles of Louis Armstrong,
Dizzy Gillespie, Dave Brubeck, and Charles Lloyd as they perform,
rehearse and spend time at home. Armstrong talks about growing up in New
Orleans and joining a band in Chicago and is seen at a recording session
and performance. At the Jazz Workshop in San Francisco, Gillespie reveals
his mercurial personality. As one of the founders of bop, he helped to
introduce not only a new approach to jazz but also the bop vocabulary
and way of dressing.
Continued: The pianist-conductor-composer Dave Brubeck is shown at the
final concert of the Brubeck Quartet in December 1967 in Pittsburgh and
at another performance at the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill. Charles Lloyd, one of the jazz world's newest stars, puts into his
music all of the personal rapport he feels with today's younger
generation. At Reed College in Portland, Oregon, Lloyd and his Lloyd Quartet
communicate with his youthful following with his music and words.

10.xx [--] 14Jun68 - final episode according to
Alex McNeil'S "Total Television"

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