The Bing Crosby Show

The Bing Crosby Show (1954)

Bing Crosby's first television special with Jack Benny, Sheree North dropping by to provide a few pointers. Bing sings five tunes, starting with the big production number "Y'all Come!" backed by The Cass County Boys and Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires.

Date of release
1954-01-03
TMDB
8.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
1h 0m
Genres
Music, TV Movie
Director
Frederick de Cordova

Casting

Interesting facts

The Bing Crosby Show is a 1954 American television special. Bing Crosby's first television special, it was directed by Fred de Cordova, it originally aired in the United States on January 3, 1954. Guest stars included Jack Benny and Sheree North, with Ken Carpenter as the announcer.

Background

Bing Crosby was slow to become involved in television, unlike rivals such as Perry Como and Frank Sinatra. Bob Hope too was another who embraced the medium early on. Crosby began filming his first “special” in December 1953 for CBS-TV on Stage Three of the General Service Studios in Hollywood. General Electric were the sponsors.

The 30-minute show was transmitted on January 3, 1954, and was preceded by a major publicity drive.

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