PERRY COMO'S KRAFT MUSIC HALL

ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 3/8/61 (Recorded 3/3/61)
NETWORK: NBC
RUNNING TIME: 60 Minutes

The Cast
Perry Como(host)
Judy Holliday
George Sanders

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Show Format

SEGMENT #1: Perry Como introduces Judy Holliday and George Sanders. Each come out on stage and chat with Como.

SEGMENT #2: Perry Como sings "I'm Beginning to See the Light."

SEGMENT #3: George Sanders plays the piano and sings a song he wrote called "Our Love Is Now."

SEGMENT #4: Judy Holliday sings a few lines of "Am I Blue?" and then does a stand-up routine about a bad relationship with "Ralph" the pharmacist.

SEGMENT #5: Perry Como Sings "That Ol' Black Magic."

SEGMENT #6: George Sanders teaches Perry Como how to play "bad guys" in movies. Judy Holliday eventually joins in.

SEGMENT #7: Judy Holliday sings the song "Loving You," which she wrote with Gerry Mulligan.

SEGMENT #8: Skit starring Judy Holliday and George Sanders as a bride and groom who hold a press conference at the altar.

SEGMENT #9: Perry Como performs a medley of songs.

SEGMENT #10: Perry Como, Judy Holliday and George Sanders take turns singing parts of famous "closing" songs from TV, radio and Broadway shows. Holliday performs a few lines of "The Party's Over."

Show Credits

Musical Director Mitchell Ayres

Announcer Ed Herlihy

Writers Goodman Ace, Selma Diamond, Jay Burton, Frank Peppiatt, John Aylesworth

Director Dwight Hemion

Producer Nick Vanoff

Fashions furnished by:
Ceil Chapman (Miss Holliday's Gowns) and After Six (Men's Formal Wear)