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The Ed Sullivan Show
S11.E10
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Buddy Holly, Polly Bergen, Sam Cooke, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Bobby Helms, The Crickets, Jean Carroll, The DeMarcos

  • Episode aired Dec 1, 1957
  • TV-G
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
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Ed Sullivan in The Ed Sullivan Show (1948)
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The Glenn Miller Orchestra appear as well as several Pop and R&B acts singing their hits of the day. Buddy Holly and The Crickets perform "That'll Be The Day" and "Peggy Sue". Sam Cooke sing... Read allThe Glenn Miller Orchestra appear as well as several Pop and R&B acts singing their hits of the day. Buddy Holly and The Crickets perform "That'll Be The Day" and "Peggy Sue". Sam Cooke sings "You Send Me"and "I Love You For Sentimental Reasons. The Rays, who encountered an auto ... Read allThe Glenn Miller Orchestra appear as well as several Pop and R&B acts singing their hits of the day. Buddy Holly and The Crickets perform "That'll Be The Day" and "Peggy Sue". Sam Cooke sings "You Send Me"and "I Love You For Sentimental Reasons. The Rays, who encountered an auto accident on the way to NYC, sing "Silhouettes", with two members of the group replaced by ... Read all

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    • John Moffitt
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    • Ed Sullivan
    • Jerry Allison
    • Martha Ann Bentley
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    8.2/10
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    • Director
      • John Moffitt
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      • Ed Sullivan
      • Jerry Allison
      • Martha Ann Bentley
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    Ed Sullivan
    Ed Sullivan
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    Jerry Allison
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    Martha Ann Bentley
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    Polly Bergen
    Polly Bergen
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    Jean Carroll
    • Self
    The Collier's All-American Football Team
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    • (as The General Mills All-American Football Team)
    Sam Cooke
    Sam Cooke
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    Sally De Marco
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    Tony De Marco
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    Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
    Douglas Fairbanks Jr.
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    Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
    Glenn Miller and His Orchestra
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    • (as The Glenn Miller Orchestra)
    Bobby Helms
    Bobby Helms
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    Buddy Holly
    Buddy Holly
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    Lefty James
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    Joe B. Mauldin
    • Self
    • (as The Crickets)
    Ray McKinley
    Ray McKinley
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    The Rays
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    Niki Sullivan
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    • Trivia
      Ed announced after The Rays' performance that two of the group members were watching that night in a Phillipsburg NJ hospital. They were in an auto crash with broken jaws. A brother and friend were standing in.
    • Goofs
      Ed Sullivan misidentifies the Rays as "The Silhouettes".
    • Connections
      Featured in Sam Cooke: Legend (2003)

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    • Release date
      • December 1, 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • CBS Studio 50, New York City, New York, USA
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      • CBS Television Network
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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