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All Star Revue: With Jimmy Durante, Eddie Jackson, Jack Roth, Danny Thomas. This early comedy program started off with a rotating cast of four famous comedians, each of whom would take turns hosting the show.
Four Star Revue (also known as All Star Revue and All Star Summer Revue) is an American variety/comedy program that aired on NBC from October 4, 1950, to December 26, 1953.
All Star Revue. Season 3 - 1952-1953. Tallulah Bankhead confers with guests. Groucho Marx and Ethel Barrymore. prior to her premiere telecast. When Revue premiered in 1950, critics familiar with Danny Thomas from his nightclub successes foresaw a lot of potential for him on television. But after two seasons, that potential went largely unfulfilled.
Behind the Scenes. Like the Colgate Comedy Hour, Four Star Revue/All Star Revue had a dependable array of talented people running things in the background. NBC's Pete Barnum was the first executive producer, joined by Harold Kemp of the William Morris Agency in the second season. Sam Fuller of NBC took over that job in the third season.
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.
Comedy variety shows were popular in America during television’s first decade of prominence in the late 1940s – early 1950s. One popular series that used this format was NBC’s All Star Revue, which starred Martha Raye and a rotating roster of big-name show business stars as weekly hosts.
All Star Revue (TV Series 1950– ) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
