Four Star Revue
Season 2
This early comedy program started off with a rotating cast of four famous comedians, each of whom would take turns hosting the show. The program format was similar to that of a Vaudeville show or stage revue, with the prestige of the hosts enabling the show to bring in equally well-known talent for individual performances. As more hosts were added to the program's roster, the name was changed to "All Star Revue".
Where to Watch Four Star Revue • Season 2
8 Episodes
- Spike JonesE19
Spike JonesThis popular variety program of the era featured a rotation of top-drawer comedic hosts. Spike welcomes guests Billy Eckstine, Helen Grayco and Hugh Herbert and takes a musical trip around the world. From Alaska to Germany, Italy and Cuba, no culture is safe from the wacky Musical Depreciation Revue. Includes the Spike-tacular performance of "It's Tough to be a Girl Musician ... Especially if You Happen to be a Man." - Hosts: Olsen and Johnson Guests: Rosalie Allen; cameo by Milton BerleE22
Hosts: Olsen and Johnson Guests: Rosalie Allen; cameo by Milton BerleOlsen and Johnson terrorize a saloon in a travesty of Westerns. Their acting school production of Shakespeare turns into an extended commercial for Snow Crop orange juice. Young Chet Allen sings "You'll Never Walk Alone." Sight gags rule in their classical play "Marie Antoinette" featuring a cameo by Berle. At O & J's dance, a man from the audience is crowned the party queen. - Hosts: Olsen and Johnson Guests: Marty May, June Johnson, J. C. Olsen, Billy Kay, The Ben Yost TrioE26
Hosts: Olsen and Johnson Guests: Marty May, June Johnson, J. C. Olsen, Billy Kay, The Ben Yost TrioGuests with Olsen and Johnson include regulars J. C. Olsen, Marty May, June Johnson, plus the Ben Yost Trio and dance team Patrice Helene and Jan Howard. The jokes and non sequiturs fly when O & J rent a fleabag room and when they play Martin and Kane, private detectives. Chic is mistaken for a ritzy customer when he wanders into a fashion designers salon to use the phone. In the Party in the Round segment, child dancer Errol Smith performs and a serviceman from the audience plays along in a silly quiz. - Host: Ed Wynn; Guests: Jimmy Durante, Edward Arnold, The Dassies, The Boliano Ivanko GroupE27
Host: Ed Wynn; Guests: Jimmy Durante, Edward Arnold, The Dassies, The Boliano Ivanko GroupJimmy Durante sings his own songs "The Durante Flip" and "One in a Million." Edward Arnold presents Ed' Wynn's grandsons Ned and Tracy with a plaque for Ed from Actors Equity commemorating the comedian's 50 years in show business. As Ed retires to his bed, Jimmy and the cast surprise him with a 50th anniversary cake. - The Bob Hope ShowE34
The Bob Hope ShowIn a live show from San Francisco's Presido, Hope and McMurray play waterfront fishermen, two shop owners in Chinatown, and prisoners breaking out of Alcatraz. The Bell Sisters perform "Wheel of Fortune" and a comedy number, "June Night", with Bob. Rich prospector Hope drops by a Barbary Coast bar where everyone wants his gold. Bob and Fred do "Small Fry." Alpaka sings "Beyond the Reef." - Host: Danny Thomas Guests: June Havoc, Eleanor Powell, Bunny Lewbel, Dave Barry, Bob Hopkins,E36
Host: Danny Thomas Guests: June Havoc, Eleanor Powell, Bunny Lewbel, Dave Barry, Bob Hopkins,Danny plays a frustrated husband whose movie-crazed wife imagines everyone she sees is a star. Eleanor Powell performs two dance production numbers. June Havoc portrays self-absorbed vaudeville diva Cushions La Fay. A production number with the cast looks at the then-crazy idea of a woman president. - Hosts: The Ritz Brothers Guests: Evelyn Knight, Jack WebbE37
Hosts: The Ritz Brothers Guests: Evelyn Knight, Jack WebbThe Ritz Brothers perform a song and dance dressed as Revolutionary War soldiers, and another impersonating French vocalists. In an extended Snow Crop commercial, the boys are runners at a track meet. Evelyn Knight sings "Just One of Those Things" and "Dark Eyes." Jack Webb narrates a "Dragnet" take-off as the brothers investigate a murder. The three play Gypsy fortune tellers. - Spike JonesE40
Spike JonesInvited to host again, Spike starts the show off to an uproariously frenzied pace that never slows. Though a bug spray symphony is a hard act to follow, Spike manages to do it with headless banjo strummers and jaw-dropping acrobatics by the lovely Hustrei Sisters! Guests include Jim Backus, a rare early performance by Liberace, Helen Grayco, Lenny Kent, Billy Reed, Ruth Foster and Peter James.