Shower of Stars

Seasons

1954

7.3

A CBS variety show that ran monthly from 1954-1958, broadcast in color. Stars appearing included Betty Grable, Mario Lanza, Jack Benny, Basil Rathbone, Fredric March, Shirley MacLaine, and Ed Wynn. Lanza and Grable appeared in an amusing episode with Fred Clark, featuring Grable as the unlikely replacement for Lanza in a show.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Premiere Show

In this premier episode host William Lundigan takes us on a "Musical Fantasy" to what he calls the 'Never Never Land of Hollywood' with Mario Lanza, Betty Grable and Harry James.

S1 • E2

Lend an Ear

S1 • E3

Entertainment on Wheels

S1 • E4

A Christmas Carol

A mean and miserly proprietor of a counting house in 1840's London is taken by ghosts to Christmas scenes of his youth, contemporary ones involving his family and employee, and lastly, a possible future holiday where he might be dead and forgotten, if he doesn't change his ways.

S1 • E5

Show Stoppers

S1 • E6

That's Life

In a revue format, highlights include Maria singing as Jenny Lind, Storch does his impression of a Russian radio reporter describing a baseball match, Ray sings at a revival tent, and at a nightclub, Shirley sings and dances at an old time family reunion, Storch plays an actor in a boarding house that does short bits using props.

S1 • E7

Burlesque

Vaudeville performers, Skip and Bonny, have marital difficulties when he hits the "Big Time", which are compounded by his drinking problem.

S1 • E8

Ethel Merman's Show Stoppers

Famous songs, dances and skits are performed including I Got Rhythm by Ethel Merman.

S1 • E9

High Pitch

In this musical/comedy, the Brooklyn Hooligans ball club is having troubles. Its manager, Gabby Mullins, fears they'll go broke without a cash infusion. To the rescue comes opera star Dorothy Meadows, a baseball fan, who falls in love with home run slugger Ted Warren.