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01:00:55 91 |
Opening tap dance production number with June Taylor Dancers. Includes overhead kaleidoscope effect with dancers bodies & kickline
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01:03:30 246 |
Jackie Gleason opening monologue. Intros Orchestra leader Sammy Spear wearing gaudy sparkly tuxedo jacket. Says "Whoops, there he is"
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01:04:23 299 |
Glea girls Greta Randall, Jan Crockett & Lanita Kent bring out chair & tables as Jackie Gleason tells jokes & shaggy dog stories.
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01:16:56 1052 |
Jan Crockett intros sketch
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01:17:13 1069 |
Jackie Gleason, Phil Bruns dressed in prison stripes as convicts dancing with girls in cell having party.
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01:17:26 1082 |
Jan Crockett intros sketch
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01:17:43 1099 |
Jackie Gleason, Phil Bruns and Sid Fields as prisoners in jail. Clank metal cups against bars. Attack and knock out guard. Lock themselves all up in same cell and sing
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01:19:28 1204 |
Jan Crockett intros sketch
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01:19:49 1225 |
Jackie Gleason, Phil Bruns, Sid Fields as convicts in prison stripes breaking up rocks as hard labor. Sing Happy Birthday to prison guard.
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01:21:50 1346 |
Jan Crockett intros sketch. "The Rose Of No Man's Land", parody of major studio musical about WWI
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01:22:21 1377 |
Couple dancing happily include The June Taylor Dancers
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01:22:45 1401 |
Helen Curtis
Alexander's Ragtime Band
(live)
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01:23:54 1470 |
Jackie Gleason as Reginald Van Gleason III singing up at recruiting station.
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01:24:31 1507 |
The June Taylor Dancers dressed as soldiers march out.
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01:24:59 1535 |
Jackie Gleason
I May Be Gone For A Long, Long Time
(live)
(as Reginald Van Gleason III, dances with The June Taylor Dancers who dance with rifles)
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01:26:25 1621 |
Jackie Gleason
Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag
(live)
(as Reginald Van Gleason III)
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01:26:58 1654 |
Jackie Gleason
Over There
(live)
(as Reginald Van Gleason III, joined by whole cast in production number)
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01:29:28 1804 |
June Taylor Dancers in bizarre costumes as Jackie Gleason plugs second half of show, continuation of WWI production number.
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01:30:59 1895 |
June Taylor Dancers in bizarre costumes as Jackie Gleason plugs second half of show, continuation of WWI production number.
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01:32:35 1991 |
Couples dancing in underground nightclub somewhere in France during WWI. June Taylor dancers as showgirls who sing and perform show on stage. Can-Can dance.
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01:34:01 2077 |
Helen Curtis
They Go Wild Over Me
(live)
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01:35:12 2148 |
Soldiers enter nightclub including Sid Fields singing "Mademoiselle From Armentieres"
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01:35:54 2190 |
Jackie Gleason
How Ya Gonna Keep 'Em Down On The Farm
(live)
(as Reginald Van Gleason III as WWI pilot, dances with dancing girls including Helen Curtis)
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01:37:45 2301 |
German soldiers sing while they polish their boots.
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01:38:32 2348 |
Phil Bruns as German Commander and Frank Fontaine as German General ala the Kaiser in comedy sketch
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01:42:58 2614 |
Peter Gladke does perfect Goosestep.
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01:43:25 2641 |
They all sing silly song about The Goose-Step winning the war.
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01:45:40 2776 |
"No Man's Land" Sketch
Jackie Gleason as Reginald Van Gleason III as WWI soldier hiding behind rocks as he gets shot at |
01:47:00 2856 |
Jackie Gleason
Rose Of No Man's Land
(live)
As Reggie Van Gleason III while being shot at. Recites silly soliloquy during song.
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01:52:24 3180 |
FINALE: Helen Curtis leads the Glea GIrls, June Taylor dancers, soldiers and Red Cross nurses down aisle in theater. Jackie Gleason as Reginald Van Gleason III with Frank Fontaine and Phil Bruns as German Army prisoners with arms up in surrender. Everyone singing WWI songs including: "When Johnny Comes Marching Home", "Mademoiselle From Armentieres", "Pack Up Your Troubles In Your Old Kit Bag".
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01:56:15 3411 |
Jackie Gleason brings out June Taylor and says Good Night
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