Liberace Show

Episode aired Jan 17, 1954
30m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

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Jack Benny and Liberace in The Jack Benny Program (1950)

Comedy

Jack visits the home of Liberace, but even he isn't ready for the outrageous extravagance he sees there.Jack visits the home of Liberace, but even he isn't ready for the outrageous extravagance he sees there.Jack visits the home of Liberace, but even he isn't ready for the outrageous extravagance he sees there.

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- Ralph Levy
Writers
- Sam Perrin(written for television by)
- George Balzer(written for television by)
- Milt Josefsberg(written for television by)
Stars

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Trivia
Closing monolog Benny says he wishes he had become a baseball player. "Of course SHE would probably have married HIM anyway." This episode aired three days after the unexpected marriage of blonde bombshell Marylin Monroe and baseball star Joltin' Joe DiMaggio.

Quotes
[first lines]
Rochester Van Jones: [speaking on phone] Hello, Mr. Benny's dressing room - star of stage, screen and radio, and right now he's in front of the cameras trying to convince television.

Connections
References Time for Beany (1949)

Soundtracks
September Song
Written by Kurt Weill & Maxwell Anderson (uncredited)
Performed by Liberace (piano) and Jack Benny (violin)

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7/10

Bittersweet nostalgia

I remember asking someone, at the time, if Liberace was the greatest piano player in the world. He was very popular; and, it seemed to me, very skillful (I played the piano a bit in those days too). He plays very well here, but it is sad to think what he became and how he ended. Anyway, here he is on top of his form, and Jack uses him to fullest advantage. There are very funny allusions to Liberace's famous, extravagant lifestyle. Also impressive are the clever set pieces and wonderful sight gags, typical of the Jack Benny Show production department but not so typical for television of the day. Someone put a lot of thought, and a lot of work, in to transitioning Jack Benny from radio to television.

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