CTVA US Music Variety - "4-Star Revue / All Star Revue" (NBC)(1950-53)

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4-Star Revue (1950-51)
All-Star Revue (1951-53)

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4-STAR REVUE (1950-51) ALL-STAR REVUE (1951-53)
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NBC (Wednesdays)(1950-51) (4Oct50-18Jul51) ("4-Star Revue")
NBC (Saturdays (1951-53 (8Sep51-18Apr53) (All-Star Revue")

US Music Variety series 1950-53

Rotating Guest Hosts included:
Danny Thomas, Jack Carson, Jimmy Durante, and Ed Wynn (the original "4-Stars")
with the later addition of
Ezio Pinza, George Jessel, Tallulah Bankhead, Martha Raye

Originally titled "4-Star Revue" for the 1950-51 season, when the four rotating
host were Danny Thomas, Jack Carson, Jimmy Durante, and Ed Wynn.
The title was changed to "All-Star Revue" in the fall of 1951 when more hosts were added


 (Danny Thomas 11-Oct-1950) (Ed Wynn 18-Oct-1950) (Jack Carson 25-Oct-1950)(Jimmy Durante 01-Nov-1950)

In the fall of 1953 Martha Raye's monthly replacement for "Your Show of Shows"
were also titled "All-Star Revue" before changing to "The Martha Raye Show" in December 1953

 The "4-Star" in this case has NO connection with Dick Powell's company "Four Star Productions"

############## 4-Star Revue ###############
############## season 1 1950-51 ##############
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NBC Wednesdays 8:00-9:00 pm (4Oct50-18Jul51)

[01] 4-Star Revue
04Oct1950
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
guests
French chanteuse Edith Piaf
British comedian Ben Wrigley

[02] 4-Star Revue
11Oct1950
Hosted by Danny Thomas
guests
singer-actress Marie McDonald
violinist Ruggiero Ricci
and dancer-actress Sheila Bond.

[03] 4-Star Revue
18Oct1950 [Syracuse Herald]
30Oct1950 [Independent Long Beach] Monday airing
Hosted by Ed Wynn
guests
singer Beatrice Lillie
British comedian Ben Wrigley
Merrill Abbott Dancers
and an extraordinary dog act called Gautier's Bricklayers.
*Note: Jimmy Durante was to host but due to the death of his life-long friend, confidante and manager Lou Clayton,
requested to cancel his show for a few weeks to allow him to recover and Wynn volunteered to switch his show dates
with Durante.

[04] 4-Star Revue
25Oct1950
Hosted by Jack Carson
guests
film star Evelyn Keyes
comedienne Mary McCarty
and The Honey Brothers .

[05] 4-Star Revue
01Nov1950
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
guests
singer-dancer-actor Donald O'Connor
actress Joyce Holden
Gwen Carter (Donald's wife)
Durante's old friend and partner Eddie Jackson
and the acrobatic team of Wells and Fournais.

[06] 4-Star Revue
08Nov1950
Hosted by Danny Thomas
guests
actress Celeste Holm

[07] 4-Star Revue
15Nov1950
Hosted by Ed Wynn
guests
Gertrude Nielsen
actor-comedian Buster Keaton
Dick and Dot Remy
Duke Art Jr.

[08] 4-Star Revue
22Nov1950
Hosted by Jack Carson
guests
Hal March
Betty Kean
Bob Sweeney
impressionist Jack Gilford
vocalist Jane Dulo
Jack Norton
Billy Sands

and The Honey Brothers.

[09] 4-Star Revue
29Nov1950
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
guests
Helen Traubel
Candy Candido
Eddie Jackson
Jack Roth
Jules Buffano


[10] 4-Star Revue
06Dec1950
Hosted by Danny Thomas
guests
Soprano Bidu Sayao

[11] 4-Star Revue
13Dec1950
Hosted by Ed Wynn
guests
singer Pearl Bailey
radio and screen star Ilona Massey
and comedian Buster Keaton.

[12] 4-Star Revue
20Dec1950
Hosted by Jack Carson
guests
Butch Cavell
Betty Kean
Hal March
The Honey Brothers
Jack Norton

and Bob Sweeney.

[13] 4-Star Revue
27Dec1950
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
guests
Luba Malina
Bill and Cora Baird
Eddie Jackson

and Jack Roth.

 (27-Dec-1950)

[14] 4-Star Revue
03Jan1951
Hosted by Danny Thomas
guests
Lisa Kirk
Arnold Stang
Julie Oshing

Lawrence Fletcher
the Corinne and Tito Valdez dance team

[15] 4-Star Revue
10Jan1951
Hosted by Ed Wynn
guests
Eddie Cantor
Georgia Gibbs
Richard Himber
Lucienne and Ashour
The Ivanovs

and The Dick Barstow Dancers.

[16] 4-Star Revue
17Jan1951
Hosted by Jack Carson
guests
Robert Alda
Betty and Jane Kean
Sweeney and March
The Honey Brothers
Jack Norton
Dean Elliott's Orchestra


[17] 4-Star Revue
24Jan1951
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
guests
Jack Albertson
Dort Clark
Eddie Jackson
Jack Roth
Jules Buffano
Bill Baird's Marionettes
Harris and Anders
Douglas Coudy Dancers


[18] 4-Star Revue
31Jan1951
Hosted by Danny Thomas
guests
singer-actress Kay Armen
ballerina Nora Kaye
and dancing star Bill Skipper.

[19] 4-Star Revue
07Feb1951
Hosted by Ed Wynn
guests
Anne Jeffreys
Eric Victor
Lorraine Rognan
Milton Cross
Richard Himber
Will Mahoney
Sid Marion

and The Marvels.

[20] 4-Star Revue
14Feb1951
Hosted by Jack Carson
guests
Lola Albright
Jack LaRue
Jack Gilford
Jack Norton
Billy Sands
The Honey Brothers

and Sweeney and March.

[21] 4-Star Revue
21Feb1951
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
guests
Don Ameche
Patricia Wheel

comedian Ben Wrigley
dancer Trini Reyes
Eddie Jackson
Jack Roth

and Jules Buffano.

[22] 4-Star Revue
28Feb1951
Hosted by Danny Thomas
guests
Margaret O'Brien
Peggy Ryan
Ray McDonald
Bunny Lewbell

and Pansy the Horse.

[23] 4-Star Revue
07Mar1951
Hosted by Ed Wynn
guests
Adriana and Charlie
Fred Allen

singer Gale Robbins
magician-musician Richard Himber

[24] 4-Star Revue
14Mar1951
Hosted by Jack Carson
guests
singer-actress Lola Albright
Jack LaRue
Sweeney and March

comic Billy Sands
The Honey Brothers
and The Pastels vocal group.

[25] 4-Star Revue
21Mar1951
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
guests
Carmen Miranda
Eddie Jackson
Jack Roth
Ben Wrigley

and Betty Garde.

[26] 4-Star Revue
28Mar1951
Hosted by Danny Thomas
guests
singer Kay Starr
dancer Pearl Primus
Julie Oshins
Bunny Lewbel
Paul Sydell and Susie
Jesse James and Cornell.

[27] 4-Star Revue
04Apr1951
Hosted by Ed Wynn
guests
Lauritz Melchoir
magician-bandleader Richard Himber
The Paul Steffan Dancers
and The Cimce Sensations.

[28] 4-Star Revue
11Apr1951
Hosted by Jack Carson
guests
Lola Albright
Sweeney & March
the Honey Brothers
Elliot Sullivan

and The Pastels.

[29] 4-Star Revue
18Apr1951
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
guests
Sophie Tucker
Eddie Jackson
Ben Wrigley
Betty Garde
Jack Roth

and Jules Buffano.

[30] 4-Star Revue
25Apr1951
Hosted by Danny Thomas
guests
singer Kay Starr
eight-year-old actress Bunny Lewbel
comedienne Julie Oshins
dancer Les Zoris
and The Hoosier Hot Shots.

[31] 4-Star Revue
02May1951
Hosted by Ed Wynn
guests
Hermione Gingold
Constance Moore

impressionist Dean Murphy
The Paul Steffan Dancers
comedian Jack Norton
and bicycle act Theron Troupe.

[32] 4-Star Revue
09May1951
Hosted by Jack Carson
guests
Lola Albright
The Honey Brothers
Sweeney & March
Jack Norton

[33] 4-Star Revue
16May1951
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
guests
Eddie Jackson
Jack Roth
Jules Buffoon
Al Norman
Milton Frome


[34] 4-Star Revue
23May1951
Hosted by Danny Thomas
guests
Rufe Davis
Mayo Brothers
Kay Starr
Bunny Lewbel.


[35] 4-Star Revue
30May1951
Hosted by Ed Wynn
guests
comedian Jack Carter
singer Teresa Brewer
comic Romo Vincent
Jack Gilford
The Paul Steffen Dancers
The Five Machines.


[36] 4-Star Revue
06Jun1951
Hosted by Jack Carson
guests
Ruth McDevitt
Michael Fruchtman
The Pastels
Lola Albright

comedians Sweeney & March
Jack Norton

and The Honey Brothers.

[37] 4-Star Revue
13Jun1951
Hosted by Danny Thomas
guests
Anthony, Allyn and Hodges
Kay Starr
Bunny Lewbel

[38] 4-Star Revue
20Jun1951
Hosted by Ed Wynn
guests
Pearl Bailey
Laraine Day
Landre and Verna
Baudy's Greyhounds
Mazzone Abbott Dancers


[39] 4-Star Revue
27Jun1951
Hosted by Danny Thomas
guests
Kay Starr
Bunny Lewbel
The DeMathazzis
The Four Skating Macks

[40] 4-Star Revue
04Jul1951
Hosted by Jack Carson
guests
Lola Albright
The Honey Brothers
Jack Nortom
Sweeney & March

[41] 4-Star Revue
11Jul1951
Hosted by Danny Thomas
guests
Paulette Goddard
Kay Starr
The Clock Brothers


[42] 4-Star Revue
18Jul1951
Hosted by Jackie Gleason
guests
Denise Darcel
*Note: Jackie Gleason heads the 4-Star Revue for its final offering of the season.
The show returns in the fall under the new title "All Star Revue" in Jack Carter's show spot.
Jimmy Durante, Ed Wynn, Danny Thomas and Jack Carson return as headliners, augmented by Donald O'Connor
and other top names being lined up.


############### All-Star Revue ###############
############## season 2 1951-52 ##############
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NBC Saturdays 8:00-9:00 pm (from 8Sep51)

2.01 [43] All-Star Revue
08Sep1951
Hosted by Ezio Pinza
guests
Jane Froman
Herb Shriner
Valerie Bettis

and Ben Blue

2.02 [44] All-Star Revue
15Sep1951
Hosted by Olsen and Johnson
guests
Tessie O'Shea
J.C. Johnson
June and Marty May
John Melina
and The Dunhills
*Note: Fresh from their "Fairzapoppin'" show Olsen and Johnson launch their video comedy show on the All-Star Revue.
With them will be Ole Olsen's son J.C. and Chic Johnson's daughter June and her husband Marty May.

2.03 [45] All-Star Revue
22Sep1951
Hosted by Ed Wynn
guests
Joan Blondell
Anne Jeffreys
Valerie Bettis
and monkey act Tippy and Cobina.

2.04 [46] All-Star Revue
29Sep1951
Hosted by Jack Carson
guests
Lola Albright
Betty and Jane Kean
Marion Colby
Jack Norton
Jerry Bergen
Tommy Wells
and dancing comedians The Honey Brothers.

2.05 [47] All-Star Revue
06Oct1951
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
guests
Helen Traubel
Eddie Jackson
Jack Roth
Jules Buffano
and The Dassie
Jimmy & Helen team up for "Our Voices Were Meant for Each Other".

2.06 [48] All-Star Revue
13Oct1951
Hosted by Danny Thomas
guests
Milton Berle
Kay Starr
Bunny Lewbel
adagio act The Hurricanes
and jugglers Lola and Lita.

2.07 [49] All-Star Revue
20Oct1951
Hosted by Martha Raye
guests
Ezio Pinza
Maria Neglia
The Chandra Kaly Dancers

2.08 [50] All-Star Revue
27Oct1951
Hosted by Victor Borge
guests
Lauritz Melchoir
Vera Zorina


2.09 [51] All-Star Revue
03Nov1951
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
guests
Margaret Truman
Eddie Jackson
Jack Roth
Jules Buffano

2.10 [52] All-Star Revue
10Nov1951
Hosted by Ed Wynn
guests
Bob Hope
Dorothy Lamour
Buster Keaton


2.11 [53] All-Star Revue
17Nov1951
Hosted by Danny Thomas
guests
Buddy Ebsen
Kay Starr
Bunny Lewell
and Pat Patrick

2.12 [54] All-Star Revue
24Nov1951
Hosted by Jack Carson
guests
James Dunn
Lola Albright
Hal March
Jack Durant
Jack Norton
The Honey Brothers.


2.13 [55] All-Star Revue
01Dec1951
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
guests
Ethel Barrymore
Candy Candido
Glenn Turnbill
Eddie Jackson
Jack Roth
and Jules Buffano.

2.14 [56] All-Star Revue
08Dec1951
Hosted by Ed Wynn
guests
Billie Burke
Lew Parker
Virginia Grey
and The Modernaires.

2.15 [57] All-Star Revue
15Dec1951
Hosted by Olie Olsen and Chic Johnson
guests
Tessie O'Shea
Marty May
June Johnson
J.C. Olsen
and The Kenyots.

2.16 [58] All-Star Revue
22Dec1951
Hosted by Danny Thomas
guests
Walter Slezak
Kay Starr
Bunny Lewbel
Virginia Lee


2.17 [59] All-Star Revue
29Dec1951
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
guests
Helen Traubel
Eddie Jackson
Jack Roth
and Jules Buffano.

2.18 [60] All-Star Revue
05Jan1952
Hosted by Martha Raye
guests
Robert Cummings
in a Cinderella comedy skit.

2.19 [61] All-Star Revue
12Jan1952
Hosted by Spike Jones
guests
Spike Jones and his City Slickers
vocalist Helen Grayco
recording star Billy Eckstine
and Hugh Herbert.

2.20 [62] All-Star Revue
19Jan1952
Hosted by Jack Carson
guests
singer Patti Page
comedienne Irene Ryan
Hal March
Jack Norton
Tom Dugan
and The Honey Brothers.

2.21 [63] All-Star Revue
26Jan1952
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
guests
Mickey Rooney
Eddie Jackson
Jack Roth

and Jules Buffano.

2.22 [64] All-Star Revue
02Feb1952
Hosted by Ole Olsen and Chic Johnson
guests
Chet Allen
Marty May
June Johnson
J.C. Olsen
Billy Kaye
Roselie Allen
Elsa and Waldo.


2.23 [65] All-Star Revue
09Feb1952
Hosted by Danny Thomas
guests
William Bendix
Fran Warren
Jean Holloway

2.24 [66] All-Star Revue
16Feb1952
Hosted by Jack Carson
guests
Ann Sothern
Lola Albright

2.25 [67] All-Star Revue
23Feb1952
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
guests
Gloria Swanson

2.26 [68] All-Star Revue
01Mar1952
Hosted by Olsen and Johnson
guests
no detail

2.27 [69] All-Star Revue
08Mar1952
Hosted by Ed Wynn
guests
Jimmy Durante

2.28 [70] All-Star Revue
15Mar1952
Hosted by Danny Thomas
guests
Jack Haley
Betty Garrett


2.29 [71] All-Star Revue
22Mar1952
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
guests
Margaret Truman
Eddie Jackson


2.30 [72] All-Star Revue
29Mar1952
Hosted by Martha Raye
guests
Sarah Churchill

2.31 [73] All-Star Revue
05Apr1952
Hosted by Ed Wynn
guests
Dinah Shore

2.32 [74] All-Star Revue
12Apr1952
Hosted by Danny Thomas
guests
James Mason
Pamela Kellino
Betty Garrett
Bunny Lewbel

2.33 [75] All-Star Revue
19Apr1952
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
guests
Bette Davis



2.34 [76] All-Star Revue
26Apr1952
Hosted by Bob Hope
guests
Fred MacMurray will be making his Television debut on the show which will be beamed
from the Presidio Army Base in San Francisco.
Featuring Les Brown's Orchestra
The Bell Sisters
songstress Gale Robbins
and Al Apaka a Hawaiian singer discovered by Bob Hope.

2.35 [77] All-Star Revue
03May1952
Hosted by Ed Wynn
guests
Lucille Ball

2.36 [78] All-Star Revue
10May1952
Hosted by Danny Thomas
guests
Eleanor Powell
June Havoc

2.37 [79] All-Star Revue
17May1952
Hosted by The Ritz Brothers
guests
Jack Webb
Evelyn Knight

2.38 [80] All-Star Revue
24May1952
Hosted by Martha Raye
guests
Arthur Treacher

2.39 [81] All-Star Revue
31May1952
Hosted by Spike Jones and his City Slickers
guests
Liberace
Helen Grayco
and trapeze act The Hustrei Sisters.

2.40 [82] All-Star Revue
07Jun1952
Hosted by Danny Thomas
Guests
Betty Garrett
Bunny Lewbel


2.41 [83] All-Star Revue
14Jun1952
Hosted by Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney
Guests
Hedy Lamarr

2.42 [84] All-Star Revue
21Jun1952
Hosted by Ed Wynn
Guests
Frankie Laine
Ben Blue
Phil Foster
Betty Reilly


############ All-Star Summer Revue ###########
############# season Summer 1952 #############
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NBC Saturdays 8:00-9:00 pm (28Jun52-30Aug52)

2.43 [85] All-Star Summer Revue
28Jun1952
Hosted by Carl Ballantine
Guests
Dave Garroway
Georgia Gibbs
Yogi Berra
the Acromaniacs
and the Paul Steffan Dancers.

2.44 [86] All-Star Summer Revue
05Jul1952
Hosted by Carl Ballantine
Guests
singer Connee Boswell
ventriloquist Paul Winchell and Jerry Mahoney
British comedian Oliver Wakefield
sister comedy duo Betty and Jane Kean
dancers The Three Rockets
and jugglers the Piero Brothers.

2.45 [87] All-Star Summer Revue
12Jul1952
Hosted by Jan Murray
Guests
song stylist Evelyn Knight
Betty and Jane Kean sister comedy team
comic-magician the amazing Mr. Ballantine
rubber legged comedian Ben Wrigley
and dancers Danny Hoctor and Betty Byrd

2.45 [87] All-Star Summer Revue
19Jul1952
Hosted by Walter O'Keefe
Guests
Buster Keaton
Rose Marie
guitarist Jimmy David
dancers Danny Hoctor and Betty Byrd
and a dog act called Gautier's Steeplechase.

2.46 [88] All-Star Summer Revue
26Jul1952
Hosted by Dave Garroway
Guests
Pearl Bailey
Carl Ballantine
dancers Sinclair and Spaulding
juggler Lee Marx
and the DeMatthazzis, mechanical dancing dolls.

2.47 [89] All-Star Summer Revue
02Aug1952
Hosted by Jimmy Savo and Jan Murray
Guests
songstress Dorothy Claire
dancers Tommy Wonder and Margaret Banks
and the Dassies an acrobatic act.

2.48 [90] All-Star Summer Revue
09Aug1952
Hosted by Ben Blue and Roger Price
Guests
dancers Sinclair and Spaulding
the singing Beverly Sisters
and the instrumental Wild Bill Davis Trio
and Ben Blue's old vaudeville partner Sid Slate.

2.49 [91] All-Star Summer Revue
16Aug1952
Hosted by Grace Hartman and Bert Wheeler
Guests
Ella Fitzgerald
dancers Fisher and Ross
singer Jimmie Dodd
and baton twirlers Ted and Flo Vallett.

2.50 [92] All-Star Summer Revue
23Aug1952
Hosted by Grace Hartman and Lew Parker
Guests
dancers Sinclair and Spaulding
the singing Bell Sisters
instrumentalist Slim Gaillard
and the Hanneford Family equestrian circus performers.

2.50 [93] All-Star Summer Revue
30Aug1952
Hosted by Bert Wheeler
Guests
singer Vic Damone
comedienne Jean Carroll
magician Richard Himber
dancers Danny Hoctor and Betty Byrd
singers Robert Barry
and Jean Darling
and actor Milton Frome.

*Note: Final production of the "All Star Summer Revue".
Next week All Star Revue returns with Dennis Day as the first headliner.

############### All-Star Revue ###############
############## season 3 1952-53 ##############
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NBC Saturdays 8:00-9:00 pm (ending 18Apr53)

3.01 [94] All-Star Revue
06Sep1952
Hosted by Dennis Day
Guests
actor Paul Douglas
Connie Calvert
The Romanos
and The Billy Daniel dancers.
Cameo appearance by Groucho Marx.
Dennis with Paul Douglas and Corinne Calvert entertain in a comedy sketch about big game hunters.
Dennis Day sings "September Song", "Falling in Love with Love", "Wish You Were Here" and "Auf Wiedersehn, Sweetheart".

3.02 [95] All-Star Revue
13Sep1952
Hosted by George Jessel
Guests
Opera star Dorothy Kirsten
baseball star Joe DiMaggio
singer Tony Martin
pianist Carmen Cavallero
and The Skylarks.

3.03 [96] All-Star Revue
20Sep1952
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
Guests
Margaret Truman
Phil Harris
Wanda Smith's Cover Girls
Eddie Jackson
Jack Roth
and Jules Buffano.

3.04 [97] All-Star Revue
27Sep1952
Hosted by Martha Raye
Guests
Cesar Romero
Opera star Rise Stevens
Rocky Graziano
and The Manuel Rivera Monkeys.

3.05 [98] All-Star Revue
04Oct1952
Hosted by Phil Harris
Guests
Milton Berle
Dinah Shore
George Jessel
Harpo Marx
and dance team Nelle Fisher and Jerry Ross.

3.06 [99] All-Star Revue
11Oct1952
Hosted by Tallulah Bankhead
Guests
Ethel Barrymore
Groucho Marx
Meredith Wilson

3.07 [100] All-Star Revue
18Oct1952
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
Guests
Frank Sinatra
Fifi D'Orsay
comedian Jimmy Ames
columnist Sheilah Graham
Eddie Jackson
Jack Roth
and Jules Buffano.
*Note: First show from NBC's new Burbank studios.

3.08 [101] All-Star Revue
25Oct1952
Hosted by George Jessel
Guests
Phil Harris
Leo Durocher
Laraine Day
Kay Starr
Irish tenor Barry O'Hara
and channel swimmer Florence Chadwick.

3.09 [102] All-Star Revue
01Nov1952
Hosted by Martha Raye
Guests
Ezio Pinza
Sara Seegar
and The Kirby Stone Quartet

3.10 [103] All-Star Revue
08Nov1952
Hosted by Tallulah Bankhead
Guests
David Niven
Vaughn Monroe
Paul Hartman
Phil Foster
Pasty Kelly
and Meredith Wilson.

3.11 [104] All-Star Revue
15Nov1952
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
Guests
Opera star Lily Pons
Eddie Jackson
Jack Roth
and Jules Buffano.

3.12 [105] All-Star Revue
22Nov1952
Hosted by The Ritz Brothers
Guests
John Ireland
Mimi Benzell

3.13 [106] All-Star Revue
29Nov1952
Hosted by George Jessel
Guests
Ben Blue
Denise Darcel
Rocky Marciano
Esther Klegerman
Irish tenor Barry O'Hara
and dancers Jerry Ross and Nelle Fisher.
Esther sings "Shine On Harvest Moon".

3.14 [107] All-Star Revue
06Dec1952
Hosted by Martha Raye
Guests
Dorothy Lamour

3.15 [108] All-Star Revue
13Dec1952
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
Guests
Sophie Tucker
organist Korla Pandit
Eddie Jackson
Candy Candido
Jack Roth
and Jules Buffano.
*Note: Danny Thomas does a cameo to congratulate Durante on his B'nai B'rith Humanitarian Award.

3.16 [109] All-Star Revue
20Dec1952
Hosted by Tallulah Bankhead
Guests
Louis Armstrong
Jack Carson
Meredith Wilson
Bill and Cora Baird Marionettes
Phil Foster
Patsy Kelly
The Ron Fletcher Dancers
and The Ray Charles Chorus.

3.17 [110] All-Star Revue
27Dec1952
Hosted by Walter O'Keefe
Guests
Dorothy Shay
Frankie Laine
Buster Keaton
and The Three Stooges.
*Note: O'Keefe substitutes for an ill George Jessel.

3.18 [111] All-Star Revue
03Jan1953
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
Guests
Linda Darnell
Vic Damone
Eddie Jackson
Candy Candido
Jack Roth
and Jules Buffano.

3.19 [112] All-Star Revue
10Jan1953
Hosted by Tallulah Bankhead
Guests
Milton Berle
Dennis King
Patsy Kelly
Meredith Wilson
Phil Foster
and The Ron Fletcher Dancers.

3.20 [113] All-Star Revue
17Jan1953
Hosted by Martha Raye
Guests
Boris Karloff
Peter Lorre


3.21 [114] All-Star Revue
24Jan1953
Hosted by George Jessel
Guests
Nat 'King' Cole
Ben Wrigley
Sophie Tucker
Shelton Brooks
Dorothy Kirsten

Highlights:
Nat 'King' Cole sings "Mona Lisa".
Shelton Brooks performs "Darktown Strutters' Ball".
Sophie Tucker does "Some of these Days" and "Nobody Loves a Fat Girl".

3.22 [115] All-Star Revue
31Jan1953
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
Guests
Ezio Pinza
Fifi D'Orsay
Eddie Jackson
Jack Roth
and Jules Buffano.

3.23 [116] All-Star Revue
07Feb1953
Hosted by Tallulah Bankhead
Guests
Bert Lahr
Dolores Martin
Bob Carroll
Renzo Cesana
Phil Foster
Patsy Kelly
Meredith Wilson
The Ron Fletcher dancers.

3.24 [117] All-Star Revue
14Feb1953
Hosted by Perry Como
Guests
Joan Blondell
Ben Blue
Patti Page
Stanley Prager
Anita West
dancers Danny Hoctor and Betty Byrd
and The Ray Charles singers.

3.25 [118] All-Star Revue
21Feb1953
Hosted by Martha Raye
Guests
Ezio Pinza
Rocky Graziano

3.26 [119] All-Star Revue
28Feb1953
Hosted by George Jessel
Guests
Bob Hope
Fred Allen
Toots Shor
Sara Berner
Opera star Hilda Gueden
and Al Goodman conducting the Orchestra.

3.27 [120] All-Star Revue
07Mar1953
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
Guests
Carmen Miranda
Cesar Romero
Eddie Jackson
Candy Candido
Jack Roth
and Jules Buffano.

3.28 [121] All-Star Revue
14Mar1953
Hosted by Tallulah Bankhead
Guests
Fred MacMurray
Wally Cox
Cab Calloway
Phil Foster
Patsy Kelly
The Ron Fletcher dancers.


3.29 [122] All-Star Revue
21Mar1953
Hosted by Sonja Henie
Guests
Harpo Marx
plus 32 other skaters performing choreographed numbers on the ice at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

3.30 [123] All-Star Revue
28Mar1953
Hosted by Ben Blue (filling in for an ill Martha Raye)
Guests
Mickey Rooney
Dorothy Lamour
Connie Haines


3.31 [124] All-Star Revue
04Apr1953
Hosted by George Jessel
Guests
Eddie Cantor
Fred Allen
Gloria De Haven
Portland Hoffa
Kenny Delmar


3.32 [125] All-Star Revue
11Apr1953
Hosted by Jimmy Durante
Guests
Helen Traubel
Rose Marie
Gene Fowler
Ben Wrigley
Jackie Barnett
Alan Henderson

Marilyn and Rosalyn Borden (The Borden Twins)
Wanda Smith's Cover Girls
and The Roy Bargy Orchestra
Eddie Jackson
Jack Roth
Candy Candido
and Jules Buffano.

3.33 [126] All-Star Revue
18Apr1953
Hosted by George Jessel
Guests
Ben Blue
Jimmy Durante
Tallulah Bankhead
Connie Russell
Betty Bruce
Eddie Jackson
Jack Roth
Jules Buffano.


*Note: Final weekly episode of the series, with all the regulars performing their acts.
Program returns on October 3, 1953 for 4 episodes airing once a month.

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NBC Saturdays 9:00-10:30pm Eastern (90 min slot)
"All Star Revue" becomes the every fourth week replacement for  Sid Caesar's Your Show Of Shows.

4.01 [127] All-Star Revue
03Oct1953
Hosted by Martha Raye
Guests
Margaret Truman
Cesar Romero
Jake LaMotta
Rocky Graziano

4.02 [128] All-Star Revue
31Oct1953
Hosted by Martha Raye
Guests
The Gabor Sisters, Zsa Zsa, Eva and Magda
Rocky Graziano


4.03 [129] All-Star Revue
28Nov1953
Hosted by Phil Harris
Guests
Ann Sheridan
Ben Blue
Jim Backus
Edward Everett Horton
Elliott Lewis
Lenny Kent
Red Nichols and his Five Pennies
acrobatic act The Four Ramses
The UCLA Glee Club
and Les Brown and the Orchestra.

4.04 [130] All-Star Revue
26Dec1953
Executive Produer Hal Janis
Producer Karl Hoffenberg
Writers Nat Hiken and Billy Friedberg
Director Nat Hiken
Choreographer Herbert Ross
Hosted by Martha Raye
Guests
Bert Lahr
Ray Middleton
Rocky Graziano


*Final show of the series. The series title changed to "The Martha Raye Show" (NBC)(1954-56)  

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