DUMONT CAVALCADE OF STARS - RARE TV SPECIALS COLLECTION
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DUMONT
CAVALCADE OF STARS
Dumont at Saturday 12:00 AM (60 min.)
June 4, 1949 Thru September 26, 1952
Cavalcade of Stars was one of the few successful series launched by the limited Dumont television network. With a larger budget than most of their series, it was a legitimate competitor in the big-time comedy/variety sweepstakes dominated by the likes of Milton Berle and Ed Sullivan.
The initial host was young comedian Jack Carter whose brash style was very much like that of Berle's. Once the show began to gather a following, Carter was made an offer from the bigger, more prestigious NBC and left.
Next up was comedian Jerry Lester, another brash comic whose tenure as host lasted a mere four months.
Again in need of a new host, Dumont offered a six-week audition contract to an unknown nightclub comic named Jackie Gleason. During Gleason's tenure, Calvacade reached new heights in popularity as Gleason began to assemble the cast of characters he would use for the rest of his career: Reginald Van Gleason III, Charlie Bratton, etc.
Gleason left for his CBS debut with the splashy variety show that would make him famous for in September of 1952. By this time, Dumont had begun its descent to oblivion and couldn't offer Gleason a deal as sweet as that from CBS. Trying to follow Jackie Gleason would be tough for anyone, especially on Dumont’s tight budget. The task fell to a young comic, Larry Storch, who was chosen as his replacement. Cavalcade of Stars and Storch remained on the air just a few months more and was gone. MOST OF THE DUMONT FILM CATALOG WAS DESTROYED IN THE 1970’s MAKING FINDING THESE OLD SHOWS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
THIS TWO DISC COLLECTION CONTAINS 6 COMPLETE EPISODES FROM THE DUMONT ERA OF EARLY TELEVISION
With The Following Guest Stars and many original commercials:
Jane Pickens, Georgia Gibb, Victor Borge, Vivian Blaine… and many more.
5 SHOWS:
DISC 1: HOSTED BY JERRY LESTER - HOSTED BY JACKIE GLEASON
DISC 2: HOSTED BY JERRY LESTER - HOSTED BY JACKIE GLEASON
DISC 3: HOSTED BY JACKIE GLEASON - BONUS: LIBERACE SHOW
CAVALCADE OF STARS
Dumont at Saturday 12:00 AM (60 min.)
June 4, 1949 Thru September 26, 1952
Cavalcade of Stars was one of the few successful series launched by the limited Dumont television network. With a larger budget than most of their series, it was a legitimate competitor in the big-time comedy/variety sweepstakes dominated by the likes of Milton Berle and Ed Sullivan.
The initial host was young comedian Jack Carter whose brash style was very much like that of Berle's. Once the show began to gather a following, Carter was made an offer from the bigger, more prestigious NBC and left.
Next up was comedian Jerry Lester, another brash comic whose tenure as host lasted a mere four months.
Again in need of a new host, Dumont offered a six-week audition contract to an unknown nightclub comic named Jackie Gleason. During Gleason's tenure, Calvacade reached new heights in popularity as Gleason began to assemble the cast of characters he would use for the rest of his career: Reginald Van Gleason III, Charlie Bratton, etc.
Gleason left for his CBS debut with the splashy variety show that would make him famous for in September of 1952. By this time, Dumont had begun its descent to oblivion and couldn't offer Gleason a deal as sweet as that from CBS. Trying to follow Jackie Gleason would be tough for anyone, especially on Dumont’s tight budget. The task fell to a young comic, Larry Storch, who was chosen as his replacement. Cavalcade of Stars and Storch remained on the air just a few months more and was gone. MOST OF THE DUMONT FILM CATALOG WAS DESTROYED IN THE 1970’s MAKING FINDING THESE OLD SHOWS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
THIS TWO DISC COLLECTION CONTAINS 6 COMPLETE EPISODES FROM THE DUMONT ERA OF EARLY TELEVISION
With The Following Guest Stars and many original commercials:
Jane Pickens, Georgia Gibb, Victor Borge, Vivian Blaine… and many more.
5 SHOWS:
DISC 1: HOSTED BY JERRY LESTER - HOSTED BY JACKIE GLEASON
DISC 2: HOSTED BY JERRY LESTER - HOSTED BY JACKIE GLEASON
DISC 3: HOSTED BY JACKIE GLEASON - BONUS: LIBERACE SHOW