Variety Time

Variety Time (1948)

Jack Parr hosts a variety program of comedic sketches.

Date of release
1948-08-21
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
59m
Genres
Comedy, Music
Director
Hal Yates

Casting

  • Jack Paar — Master of Ceremonies
  • Hans Conried — Rudy La Paix
  • Leon Errol — Leon Errol (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
  • Dot Farley — Edgar's Mother-in-Law (from "I'll Build It Myself") (archive footage)
  • Dorothy Granger — Dorothy Errol (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
  • Edgar Kennedy — Edgar Kennedy (footage from 'I'll Build It Myself') (archive footage)
  • William S. Hart — Texas Tex (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • Minerva Urecal — Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)

Interesting facts

Variety Time is a 1948 American variety film directed by Hal Yates. The film is a compilation of musical numbers from various RKO features and comedy footage from RKO short subjects. Future Tonight Show host Jack Paar appears as master of ceremonies, offering comic monologues, introducing the assorted clips, and playing straight man for Hans Conried in a dialect-comedy sketch.

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