The DuPont Show of the Month Crescendo (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, History

The DuPont Show of the Month

Crescendo (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, History

"My Fair Lady" star Rex Harrison portrays a visiting Englishman who takes a dim view of American culture. To overcome his skepticism, he is introduced to a wide variety of American musical styles. Highlights: Play it cool--dancers; The ...See more"My Fair Lady" star Rex Harrison portrays a visiting Englishman who takes a dim view of American culture. To overcome his skepticism, he is introduced to a wide variety of American musical styles. Highlights: Play it cool--dancers; The Mary had a little lamb cha-cha-cha--Channing; Go west, young man--Arnold, singers, dancers; Shine on, harvest moon, Baby bumblebee, Silvery moon--singers, dancers; Streets of Laredo--singers, dancers; Basin Street blues, Trouble I've seen--Armstrong; Blues in the night--Lee; Sit down, you're rockin' the boat--Kaye; Didn't it rain--Jackson; Bill Bailey--Miles, Murphy; The birth of the blues--Washington; blues sequence--Goodman, Carroll; jazz sequence--Goodmann, Armstrong. Written by TV Guide See less

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18 cast members

Name	Known for
Rex Harrison Mr. Sir Mr. Sir See fewer	My Fair Lady (1964)
Julie Andrews Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer	The Sound of Music (1965)
Louis Armstrong Self Self See fewer	High Society (1956)
Eddy Arnold Self Self See fewer	Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
Diahann Carroll Self Self See fewer	Julia (1968)
Carol Channing Self Self See fewer	Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
Benny Goodman Self Self See fewer	Allied (2016)
Stanley Holloway Self Self See fewer	My Fair Lady (1964)
Mahalia Jackson Self Self See fewer	Mississippi Burning (1988)
Sonny James Self Self See fewer	The Devil All the Time (2020)
Stubby Kaye Self Self See fewer	Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Peggy Lee Self Self See fewer	Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Matt Mattox Self Self See fewer	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Lizzie Miles Self Self See fewer	Blue Jasmine (2013)
Dinah Washington Self Self See fewer	Shutter Island (2010)
Paul Weston Self (as Paul Weston Orchestra) Self (as Paul Weston Orchestra) See fewer	Fences (2016)
The Norman Luboff Choir Themselves Themselves See fewer	The Founder (2016)
Turk Murphy Self Self See fewer	The Interns (1962)