Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy

Téléfilm
1950
Not Rated
30m

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Edgar Bergen with Charlie McCarthy (1950)

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueIn his first appearance on network television, Edgar Bergen hosts a Thanksgiving Day special featuring three of his partners in ventriloquism - Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd and the lesse... Tout lireIn his first appearance on network television, Edgar Bergen hosts a Thanksgiving Day special featuring three of his partners in ventriloquism - Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd and the lesser known Podine Puffington (a life-size doll that Bergen would use as a comedy dancing part... Tout lireIn his first appearance on network television, Edgar Bergen hosts a Thanksgiving Day special featuring three of his partners in ventriloquism - Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd and the lesser known Podine Puffington (a life-size doll that Bergen would use as a comedy dancing partner). Orchestra leader Ray Noble becomes upset when Charlie tells him that Edgar has hired... Tout lire

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- Alan Dinehart
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Director
- Alan Dinehart
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I could see why the networks didn't pick this one up...

This is Edgar Bergen's first attempt at television--a failed TV pilot that somehow the networks rejected. While I am not 100% sure why, I can only assume it was because there just wasn't enough comedy --something you'd expect in an Edgar Bergen and Charley McCarthy show.

This variety show stars off well--with an emphasis on Bergen and his alter-ego, Charley. The jokes come fast and I was expecting to enjoy the show. However, soon the program became bogged down and ended even worse--with a huge musical production number that just seemed ill-suited to Bergen and his sort of talents. In fact, aside from a surprisingly good musical interlude featuring Diana Lynn at the piano (this cute actress was a surprise, as I had no idea she was so accomplished ), ALL the portions without Bergen were slow and boring. The show COULD have worked--but with an insistence on it being a musical variety show, it was hopelessly miscast and dreadful.