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Footlight Varieties
Footlight Varieties

Footlight Varieties

A New Musical Revue Including Highlights From RKO Film Hits!

Genres

MusicComedy

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A compilation of scenes and acts from various comedy and musical shorts over the years.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

61 mins

Rating

1/10

Release Date

21 March 1951

Country

United States of America

Cast

Jack Paar

Jack Paar

Himself - Host

Leon Errol

Leon Errol

Leon Errol (segment "He Forgot To Remember") (archive footage)

Liberace

Liberace

Himself

Red Buttons

Red Buttons

Himself

Dorothy Granger

Dorothy Granger

Vivian Errol (segment "He Forgot To Remember") (archive footage)

Jerry Murad

Jerry Murad

Himself - Leader of the Harmonicats (as Jerry Murad's Harmonicats)

Mamie Van Doren

Mamie Van Doren

Blonde in theater

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Dr. Twitchell

Elaine Riley

Elaine Riley

Barbara

Harry Harvey

Harry Harvey

Leon's Fishing Buddy

Emory Parnell

Emory Parnell

Older Cop

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Party Extra (segment "He Forgot to Remember") (archive footage) (uncredited)

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