Best of Jack Benny
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Actor: Dennis Day, Don Wilson, Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Jack Benny, Mary LivingstonBrand: Digital1stop
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Box set, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 1260 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-09-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: MV50592
Studio: Mill Creek Entertainment
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- Star of Vaudeville, Radio and the Big Screen, Jack Benny brought his highly-successful radio program to the small screen in 1950 and the show ran until 1965. Along for the ride were his famous cast of co-stars including Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Don Wilson, Dennis Day and Mary Livingstone, who all shared in the fun and misadventures of their famous boss. Whether dealing with his love of
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Summary: 5 Stars
MILL CREEK box sets offer good-to-average-quality audio and video transfers of public domain material at a most reasonable price.
The Jack Benny Program aired on radio from 1932 to '55. Many of that show's scripts were recycled for television, beginning in 1950. Benny's CBS-TV series ran until 1965. The core cast (on radio and TV) changed little over the decades: Dennis Day replaced tenor Kenny Baker early on; Bob Crosby (Bing's younger brother) took over for bandleader Phil Harris in 1952.
At one time or another, almost every Hollywood, radio and TV star guested on Jack's show. This four DVD set offers only a fraction of Benny's 258 television episodes, yet the viewer is provided an excellent illustration of his popularity within the "Showbiz" community.
An unrelated highlight of this collection is a 1943 documentary about Hollywood's war efforts. Among the 58 cameo appearances here are: Benny, W.C. Fields, Louis Armstrong, Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, Bob Hope, Alfred Hitchcock, Frank Sinatra, Orson Welles, Irving Berlin, James Cagney, Bing Crosby, Clark Gable, Marlene Dietrich and Walt Disney.
The Martin & Lewis Collection - COLGATE COMEDY HOUR (17 episodes) is highly recommended for fans of early TV comedy/variety programming.
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Program list includes episode numbers, airdates and guests (where available):
DISC ONE--
(#17) Fred Allen Show (4/19/53) - Fred Allen/Eddie Cantor
(#19) Honolulu Trip (9/13/53) - Marilyn Monroe
(#21) Humphrey Bogart Show (10/25/53) (Bogie as "Babyface")
(#22) Johnnie Ray Show (11/15/53) - Johnnie Ray/Danny Thomas
(#23) Irene Dunne Show (12/6/53) - Irene Dunne/Vincent Price
(#25) The Liberace Show (1/17/54) - (Jack visits Lee's house)
(#26) Jack Dream's He's Married to Mary (2/7/54)
(#28) Goldie, Fields and Glide (3/21/54) - Bing Crosby/George Burns/Bob Hope
George Burns and Gracie Allen Show - Guest Star: Jack Benny
(#31) The Road to Nairobi (5/23/54) - Bob Hope/Martin & Lewis (spoof of Hope's "Road" movies)
(#33) Jam Session At Jack's (10/17/54) - Dan Dailey/Kirk Douglas/Fred MacMurray/Tony Martin/Dick Powell
DISC TWO--
(#34) How Jack Met Mary (10/31/54) - Joyce Randolph/Frank Wilcox/Sheldon Leonard
(#84) Christmas Shopping Show (12/15/57) - Mel Blanc/Frank Nelson
(#41) Four O'Clock in the Morning Show (2/6/55) (Jack has insomnia)
(#69) Talent Show (12/30/56) - Jayne Mansfield (cameo)
(#87) Honeymooners Show (1/26/58) - Audrey Meadows
(#103) Ernie Kovacs Show (1/25/59) - Ernie Kovacs/Ray Kellogg
(#127) Hong Kong Suit (11/6/60) - Gisele MacKenzie
(#130) Lunch Counter Murder (12/4/60) - Dan Duryea
(#134) Jack Casting for Television Special (1/1/61) - (Jack reminisces on "The Life Of Jack Benny")
(#136) Don's 27th Anniversary with Jack (1/15/61) - John Daly/Nancy Kulp/Howard McNear
(#193) Jack Rents His House (2/5/63)
DISC THREE--
(#80) The Hal March Show (10/20/57) - Frances Bavier (host of "The $64,000 Question" gets to experience Jack's version of the game show)
(???) THE JACK BENNY HOUR (11/3/65) - Beach Boys, Bob Hope, Walt Disney, Elke Sommer/John Ireland (various skits)
(???) Christmas Show (?) - Edgar & Frances Bergen
(#53) New Year's Day Show (1/1/56) - Coaches of UCLA and Michigan State
EASTER SEALS TELEPARADE OF STARS
(#160) New Year's Eve (12/31/61)
(#165) Police Station Show (2/4/62) - Hayden Rorke/Joan Benny
(#131) Jack Goes to a Concert (12/11/60) - James & Gloria Stewart
DISC FOUR--
MARCH OF TIME: Show Business at War (5/23/43) - (An astounding assemblage of nearly 60 top-rank celebrities, from Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson to Daryl Zanuch)
(#24) Reminiscing About Last New Year's Eve (12/27/53)
The Art Linkletter Show (10/23/55) - Peggy King (vocalist)
(#13) Jack Gets Robbed (11/13/52) - Beverly Washburn
(#5) Dorothy Shay (11/4/51) - Dorothy Shay
GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER ("The Face Is Familiar") (11/21/54) - Ronald Reagan (host)/Jack Benny
GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER ("The Honest Man") (2/19/56) - Jack Benny/Zsa Zsa Gabor/Charles Bronson
YOU CAN CHANGE THE WORLD (doc.-1951) - Jack Benny/Bob Hope/Bing Crosby/Irene Dunne/William Holden/Loretta Young
THE BING CROSBY SHOW (1/3/54) - Jack Benny/Sheree North
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