Kate Smith

One of America's best loved comedians, Tim Conway (The Carol Burnett Show, Mchale's Navy) is featured here in hilarious TV clips from the 1960s. Conway portrays the popular character, Dag Hereford. A self-professed expert on everything, Dag proves to be the classic bumbler. Whether he's a horse-racing jockey, wine taster, prison warden or one of the country's leading race car drivers, Conway hams it up with stars of the day in rare, stand-up performances not seen in over 30 years.

Period music, film clips and newsreel footage combined into a visual exploration of the American entertainment industry during the Great Depression.

A Classic Holiday Celebration with Dean and Friends.

The holidays just wouldn't be the holidays without Mr. White Christmas himself - Bing Crosby. His seemingly effortless, easygoing singing style and good humor made him an audience favorite for generations. In this rare episode of the Hollywood Palace, first telecast in 1966, der Bingle is joined by dancer Cyd Charisse, comedian Bob Newhart, the Crosby family, and Kate "God Bless America" Smith. Bing lends his smooth style to such favorites as the Christmas Waltz, Silver Bells, The twelve days of Christmas, Do you hear what I hear, and of course, White Christmas. Kate Smith belts out Christmas Eve in my home town and there's a special Crosby-Kate medley of catchy Christmas carols.

Story of a brother who thwarts his kinsman's safe-cracking attempt.

Durante la I Guerra Mundial, el bailarín de Broadway Jerry Jones (George Murphy) es convocado para ingresar en el ejército. Otros amigos se enlistan también, y pronto, en el Campo Upton de New York, Jerry organiza a un grupo que montará el espectáculo “Yip! Yip! Yaphank!”. Varias décadas después, algunos de los sobrevivientes del grupo, con Jerry a la cabeza, aunarán esfuerzos para montar, durante la II Guerra Mundial, otra revista que se llamará esta vez “This is the Army”.

Documentary short film depicting the work in a British armaments plant in which the night shift consists of women workers.

El escenario es una granja regentada por dos hermanas. Una compañía eléctrica quiere construir una presa, lo cual exigirá inundar muchas granjas, Si Kate vende, todo el mundo venderá, si Kate se niega, el resto de la ciudad se negará también. Randolph Scott se reúne con la bella hermana de Kate, Sally Blane, en un baile. Randolph Scott es un agente de la compañía eléctrica. Kate piensa que sólo quiere estar con Sally; Sally cree que él realmente le gusta. Randolph llega a la granja y parece atraer a Kate. Kate sigue sin estar convencida sobre la venta, pero se enamora de Randolph.

Un cantante de la radio, Bing Hornsby, no se toma muy en serio su profesión, y una relación amorosa con Mona provoca su despido. Cuando da la impresión de que Hornsby concede excesiva atención a su novia Anita, el director de la emisora la compra, devuelve el trabajo a Hornsby y se marcha de luna de miel con Anita

Jerry Wald has to write about radio, visiting Sid Gary gives him the tip it might be more easy for him to write this article at the radio station than at his newspaper office. At the studio they listen to the Boswell Sister's rehearsal, which is interupted by some not so friendly remarks by orchestra leader Abe Lyman, they listen at the door, where a Colonel Stoopnagel broadcast is prepared, as well as to the rehearsal of a new song for an broadcast by Kate Smith.