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You're So Beautiful That, Top Banana, Be My Guest

Top Banana

Danny Scholl

1954

You're So Beautiful That, Top Banana, Be My Guest

Top Banana

Danny Scholl

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 1913

Money Burns A Hole In My Pocket, That's What I Like, How Do You Speak To An Angel, Ev'ry Street's A Boulevard In Old New York

Living It Up

Dean Martin

1954

Money Burns A Hole In My Pocket, That's What I Like, How Do You Speak To An Angel, Ev'ry Street's A Boulevard In Old New York

Living It Up

Dean Martin

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 23745

Imagine, I Never Felt Better

Athena

Debbie Reynolds

1954

Imagine, I Never Felt Better

Athena

Debbie Reynolds

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 5051

Whizzin' Away Along De Track

Carmen Jones

Diahann Carroll

1954
Voice dubbed by Bernice Peterson

Whizzin' Away Along De Track

Carmen Jones

Diahann Carroll

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 6939

Only A Moment Ago, Such A Night, I Don't Hurt Anymore, My Lean Baby

Telescriptions

Dinah Washington

1954

Only A Moment Ago, Such A Night, I Don't Hurt Anymore, My Lean Baby

Telescriptions

Dinah Washington

Short films made for TVUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 4126

You're A Grand Old Flag, Harrigan

The Ed Sullivan Show (Toast Of The Town)

Dolores Gray

1954
Filmed on the USS Iowa docked at the Hudson River. First broadcast July 4, 1954

You're A Grand Old Flag, Harrigan

The Ed Sullivan Show (Toast Of The Town)

Dolores Gray

TV showUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 21542

'Look To The Future'

The Buick Berle Show (aka The Milton Berle Show)

Dolores Gray

1954
First broadcast December 29, 1954

'Look To The Future'

The Buick Berle Show (aka The Milton Berle Show)

Dolores Gray

TV showUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 28140

When The Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves For Alabam', Alexander's Ragtime Band, A Man Chases A Girl (Until She Catches Him), Lazy, There's No Business Like Show Business

There's No Business Like Show Business

Donald O'Connor

1954

When The Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves For Alabam', Alexander's Ragtime Band, A Man Chases A Girl (Until She Catches Him), Lazy, There's No Business Like Show Business

There's No Business Like Show Business

Donald O'Connor

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 1420

Dat's Love, You Go For Me, Dere's A Cafe On De Corner, Whizzin' Away Along De Track, There's A Man I'm Crazy For, Card Song, Final Duet, String Me High On A Tree

Carmen Jones

Dorothy Dandridge

1954
Voice dubbed by Marilyn Horne

Dat's Love, You Go For Me, Dere's A Cafe On De Corner, Whizzin' Away Along De Track, There's A Man I'm Crazy For, Card Song, Final Duet, String Me High On A Tree

Carmen Jones

Dorothy Dandridge

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 6940

Sagebrush Sadie, Blah Blah Blah

The Red Skelton Show

Dorothy Shay

1954
First broadcast November 23, 1954

Sagebrush Sadie, Blah Blah Blah

The Red Skelton Show

Dorothy Shay

TV showUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 26134

Santa Baby, C'est Si Bon, Monotonous, Uska Dara, Bal Petit Bal, Love Is A Simple Thing

New Faces

Eartha Kitt

1954

Santa Baby, C'est Si Bon, Monotonous, Uska Dara, Bal Petit Bal, Love Is A Simple Thing

New Faces

Eartha Kitt

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 4825

I Need You Now

The Ed Sullivan Show (Toast Of The Town)

Eddie Fisher

1954
First broadcast August 29, 1954

I Need You Now

The Ed Sullivan Show (Toast Of The Town)

Eddie Fisher

TV showUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 18535

Includes - La Vie En Rose, L'Accordeoniste, Mariage, La Goulante Du Pauvre Jean, Bravo Pour Le Clown

La Joie De Vivre

Edith Piaf

1954
Filmed March 4, 1954

Includes - La Vie En Rose, L'Accordeoniste, Mariage, La Goulante Du Pauvre Jean, Bravo Pour Le Clown

La Joie De Vivre

Edith Piaf

Concert filmFranceB&WLive performanceEntry id = 12270

Deep In My Heart Dear, Serenade, I'll Walk With God, Beloved, Summertime In Heidelberg, Golden Days, Just We Two, Drink Drink Drink

The Student Prince

Edmund Purdom

1954
Voice dubbed by Mario Lanza

Deep In My Heart Dear, Serenade, I'll Walk With God, Beloved, Summertime In Heidelberg, Golden Days, Just We Two, Drink Drink Drink

The Student Prince

Edmund Purdom

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 9056

You Took Advantage Of Me

The Ed Sullivan Show (Toast Of The Town)

Elaine Stritch

1954
First broadcast November 14, 1954

You Took Advantage Of Me

The Ed Sullivan Show (Toast Of The Town)

Elaine Stritch

TV showUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 12265

Look To The Rainbow, Laugh Clown Laugh

The Red Skelton Show

Ella Logan

1954
First broadcast October 5, 1954

Look To The Rainbow, Laugh Clown Laugh

The Red Skelton Show

Ella Logan

TV showUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 26071

Let's Have Another Cup O' Coffee, When The Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves For Alabam', Play A Simple Melody, A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody, Alexander's Ragtime Band, A Sailor's Not A Sailor, There's No Business Like Show Business

There's No Business Like Show Business

Ethel Merman

1954

Let's Have Another Cup O' Coffee, When The Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves For Alabam', Play A Simple Melody, A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody, Alexander's Ragtime Band, A Sailor's Not A Sailor, There's No Business Like Show Business

There's No Business Like Show Business

Ethel Merman

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 1433

Anything Goes, You Do Something To Me, I Get A Kick Out Of You, You're the Top, Just One of Those Things*, Blow Gabriel Blow, Friendship**

Anything Goes (The Colgate Comedy Hour) (1954)

Ethel Merman

1954
TV production of stage musical, first broadcast February 28, 1954.*With Frank Sinatra. **With Bert Lahr

Anything Goes, You Do Something To Me, I Get A Kick Out Of You, You're the Top, Just One of Those Things*, Blow Gabriel Blow, Friendship**

Anything Goes (The Colgate Comedy Hour) (1954)

Ethel Merman

TV showUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 14112

I Got Rhythm

Person To Person

Ethel Waters

1954
Filmed January 8, 1954. Ethel singing along with her own 1929 recording

I Got Rhythm

Person To Person

Ethel Waters

TV showUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 7061

The Lord's Prayer

The Ed Sullivan Show (Toast Of The Town)

Ezio Flagello

1954
First broadcast June 6, 1954

The Lord's Prayer

The Ed Sullivan Show (Toast Of The Town)

Ezio Flagello

TV showUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 28226

Some Enchanted Evening

General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute To Rodgers And Hammerstein

Ezio Pinza

1954
First broadcast March 28, 1954. With Mary Martin

Some Enchanted Evening

General Foods 25th Anniversary Show: A Salute To Rodgers And Hammerstein

Ezio Pinza

TV showUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 873

Every Day, Somebody Somewhere

Telescriptions

Faye Adams

1954

Every Day, Somebody Somewhere

Telescriptions

Faye Adams

Short films made for TVUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 333

Indian Love Call, I Have The Love

Rose Marie (1954)

Fernando Lamas

1954

Indian Love Call, I Have The Love

Rose Marie (1954)

Fernando Lamas

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 29389

I Have To Tell You, Fanny*

Coke Time

Florence Henderson

1954
*With Eddie Fisher

I Have To Tell You, Fanny*

Coke Time

Florence Henderson

TV showUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 16997

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You're So Beautiful That, Top Banana, Be My Guest

You're So Beautiful That, Top Banana, Be My Guest

Money Burns A Hole In My Pocket, That's What I Like, How Do You Speak To An Angel, Ev'ry Street's A Boulevard In Old New York

Money Burns A Hole In My Pocket, That's What I Like, How Do You Speak To An Angel, Ev'ry Street's A Boulevard In Old New York

Imagine, I Never Felt Better

Imagine, I Never Felt Better

Whizzin' Away Along De Track

Whizzin' Away Along De Track

Only A Moment Ago, Such A Night, I Don't Hurt Anymore, My Lean Baby

Only A Moment Ago, Such A Night, I Don't Hurt Anymore, My Lean Baby

You're A Grand Old Flag, Harrigan

You're A Grand Old Flag, Harrigan

'Look To The Future'

'Look To The Future'

When The Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves For Alabam', Alexander's Ragtime Band, A Man Chases A Girl (Until She Catches Him), Lazy, There's No Business Like Show Business

When The Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves For Alabam', Alexander's Ragtime Band, A Man Chases A Girl (Until She Catches Him), Lazy, There's No Business Like Show Business

Dat's Love, You Go For Me, Dere's A Cafe On De Corner, Whizzin' Away Along De Track, There's A Man I'm Crazy For, Card Song, Final Duet, String Me High On A Tree

Dat's Love, You Go For Me, Dere's A Cafe On De Corner, Whizzin' Away Along De Track, There's A Man I'm Crazy For, Card Song, Final Duet, String Me High On A Tree

Sagebrush Sadie, Blah Blah Blah

Sagebrush Sadie, Blah Blah Blah

Santa Baby, C'est Si Bon, Monotonous, Uska Dara, Bal Petit Bal, Love Is A Simple Thing

Santa Baby, C'est Si Bon, Monotonous, Uska Dara, Bal Petit Bal, Love Is A Simple Thing

I Need You Now

I Need You Now

Includes - La Vie En Rose, L'Accordeoniste, Mariage, La Goulante Du Pauvre Jean, Bravo Pour Le Clown

Includes - La Vie En Rose, L'Accordeoniste, Mariage, La Goulante Du Pauvre Jean, Bravo Pour Le Clown

Deep In My Heart Dear, Serenade, I'll Walk With God, Beloved, Summertime In Heidelberg, Golden Days, Just We Two, Drink Drink Drink

Deep In My Heart Dear, Serenade, I'll Walk With God, Beloved, Summertime In Heidelberg, Golden Days, Just We Two, Drink Drink Drink

You Took Advantage Of Me

You Took Advantage Of Me

Look To The Rainbow, Laugh Clown Laugh

Look To The Rainbow, Laugh Clown Laugh

Let's Have Another Cup O' Coffee, When The Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves For Alabam', Play A Simple Melody, A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody, Alexander's Ragtime Band, A Sailor's Not A Sailor, There's No Business Like Show Business

Let's Have Another Cup O' Coffee, When The Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves For Alabam', Play A Simple Melody, A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody, Alexander's Ragtime Band, A Sailor's Not A Sailor, There's No Business Like Show Business

Anything Goes, You Do Something To Me*, I Get A Kick Out Of You, You're the Top*, Just One of Those Things*, Blow Gabriel Blow, Friendship**

Anything Goes, You Do Something To Me*, I Get A Kick Out Of You, You're the Top*, Just One of Those Things*, Blow Gabriel Blow, Friendship**

I Got Rhythm

I Got Rhythm

The Lord's Prayer

The Lord's Prayer

Some Enchanted Evening

Some Enchanted Evening

Every Day, Somebody Somewhere

Every Day, Somebody Somewhere

Indian Love Call, I Have The Love

Indian Love Call, I Have The Love

I Have To Tell You, Fanny*

I Have To Tell You, Fanny*

People Will Say We're In Love

People Will Say We're In Love

Anything Goes, You Do Something To Me, I Get A Kick Out Of You, You're the Top, Just One of Those Things*, Blow Gabriel Blow, Friendship**

Anything Goes, You Do Something To Me, I Get A Kick Out Of You, You're the Top, Just One of Those Things*, Blow Gabriel Blow, Friendship**