The Ford 50th Anniversary ShowMovie
The program was the first so-called "Television Spectacular". Ford presented the show without commercial interruption. It is believed to be the first time that Edward R. Murrow appeared on NBC in a professional capacity. Also, in 1953, it was necessary for Ford to buy time on two networks to ensure maximum coverage of US TV households - at the time, neither CBS nor NBC reached 100% of them. The famed 1953 television special celebrating the Ford Motor Company's 50th anniversary brought together two of the greatest leading ladies Broadway has ever known. The highlight of the program is Merman and Martin’s 13-minute duet medley, where they sing the songs that made them famous, plus much more. On their own, Merman sings “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” and “Mademoiselle from Armetières” and Martin performs a brilliantly comic routine about changes in fashion over the first half of the 20th century.
About The Ford 50th Anniversary Show
The Ford 50th Anniversary Show is a 1953 music, comedy movie directed by Jerome Robbins.
The production information lists a runtime of 2h 0m, production credits from United States of America, an original language code of EN.
The credited cast includes Mary Martin, Ethel Merman. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
