General Motors 50th Anniversary Show (1957)

A celebration and contemplation on the theme of "The Pursuit of Happiness," hosted by Kirk Douglas and Ernest Borgnine, including drama, comedy and music. Highlights included: Pat Boone singing "Where Are You?" in a Mardi Gras scene in a skit called "The Sad Lover." A comedy sketch called "Poor Charlie: the Book Store," with Eddie Bracken and Hans Conried, including Alice Ghostley as "Ethel" and Dennis Joel as "Andy." Dan Dailey, Carol Burnett, Steve Lawrence and Chita Rivera in a comedy song and dance sketch titled, "Past and Future." "Mr. Boland's Afternoon"--a dramatic sketch with Don Ameche and Peg Lynch. "Firsts," a comedy sketch with Claudette Colbert and Kent Smith. "The Bridge," a dramatic musical endeavor with Cyril Ritchard and Claudia Crawford singing "Mutual Admiration Society." And Howard Keel, Dinah Shore, Dan Dailey and Doretta Morrow in a potpourri of songs about love, featuring the dancing of Bambi Lynn.