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Trivia for “The Honeymooners” (1955) Filmed at CBS’ Studio 50 in New York, later used for “Toast of the Town” (1948), now known as “The Ed Sullivan Theater.” Pert Kelton, the original Alice, left while the sketch was still part of “The Jackie Gleason Show” (1952) due to...
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June 4, 2020 user
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Smokey and The Bandit (1977) starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Fields, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed One of the all-time big box-office hits, Smokey and the Bandit stars Burt Reynolds and Jackie Gleason in an outrageous comedy that boosts full-throttle laughs and high-velocity thrills. Reynolds is the Bandit, a king-of-the-road...
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May 21, 2020 user
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Song lyrics to Call me irresponsible, Music by Jimmy Van Heusen, Lyrics by Sammy Cahn, Sung by Jackie Gleason in Papa’s Delicate Condition Call me irresponsibleCall me unreliableThrow in undependable, too
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April 22, 2020 user
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All Through the Night (1942) starring Humphrey Bogart, Conrad Veidt, Peter Lorre Synopsis In All Through the Night, Humphrey Bogart plays a New Yorker with underworld connections who battle Nazi saboteurs planning to sink a battleship.
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August 11, 2019 user
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Editorial Review of Jackie Gleason: Genius at Work, courtesy of Amazon.com Jackie Gleason knew that to produce his top-rated weekly CBS variety show he needed more than just witty monologues, innovative June Taylor choreography and big name guests. He personally had to garner the respect of his national audience,...
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June 5, 2016 user
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The Honeymooners episode guide The Honeymooners episode guide – A guide to the classic 39 episodes of The Honeymooners, starring Jackie Gleason, Art Carney, Audrey Meadows, Joyce Randolph
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June 5, 2016 user
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Soldier in the Rain (1963) starring Jackie Gleason, Steve McQueen, Tuesday Weld Review of Soldier in the Rain Soldier in the Rain is a great many things. It’s a “buddy” film, as Jackie Gleason‘s character take under his wing the young man played by Steve McQueen. It’s a story of the...
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June 5, 2016 user
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Editorial Review of Nothing in Common, starring Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason, courtesy of Amazon.com Tom Hanks wanted to prove his dramatic talent in the mid-1980s, and Nothing in Common gave him a ripe opportunity. Playing an emotionally immature Chicago advertising executive, Hanks offers a prototype of his later, better role in Big—the joking...
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June 4, 2016 user
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Editorial Review of Orchestra Wives, courtesy of Amazon.com “It’s Hep! It’s Hot! It’s Hilarious!” reads the tagline for Orchestra Wives, a frothy slice of celluloid made in 1942 and featuring the great Glenn Miller Band. And that tagline is, well, sort of true. As is often the...
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May 11, 2016 user
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Papa’s Delicate Condition (1963) starring Jackie Gleason, Glynis Johns, Charles Ruggles, Linda Bruhl Editorial review of Papa’s Delicate Condition, courtesy of Amazon.com In the history of television, Jackie Gleason was one of the all-time biggest stars (in terms of both popularity and tonnage). Unfortunately, he never achieved the...
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May 10, 2016 user
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