The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)
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The Bell Telephone Hour (1959)
Plot.
“The Bell Telephone Hour” was a musical variety show that aired on “NBC” TV from 12 January 1959 to 14 June 1968 that showcased the best in Broadway, Classical, Concert, Jazz and Popular music each week. The series had its’ own house band appropriately named the “Bell Telephone Orchestra”. The show also had its’ own theme song being the “Bell Waltz” composed by “Donald Voorhees” who was also the show's Orchestra conductor. Some of the greatest violinists of the 1960’s performed on this show that aired in the old “Black & White” format. Some of these great violinists included “Erica Mornin”, “Isaac Stern", "Michael Rabin", "Ruggiero Ricci", "Yehudi Menuhin" and "Zino Francesacatti". From time to time some of the great singers and bandleaders of the 1960’s would perform on the show as well. Some of these were “Bing Crosby”, “Gordon MacRae”, “John Gary”, “Leslie Uggams”, “Mary Martin”, “Nelson Eddy”, “Patti Page” and “Roy Rogers”. The TV show followed on the heels of its’ predecessor with the same name on “NBC” radio that aired from 29 April 1940 to 1958 on Monday nights at 8 PM. The name of the show was derived from its’ Major sponsor “Bell Telephone Laboratories”. The TV version began airing on Friday nights at 8:30 PM once a month. It later was given it’s same time slot now airing every other week alternating with another show on the other weeks such as News shows and specials. The show time slot changed quite often over the years. In September 1960 it aired at 9 PM and in September 1961 it moved to 9:30 PM. In October 1963 it moved to Tuesday nights at 10 PM, September 1965 it moved to Sunday night at 6:30 PM and in September 1967 it made its' final move back to Friday night at 10 PM.
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Cast & Crew.
Donald Voorhees
Self - Host
Bernadette Peters
Blythe Danner
Mel Brandt
Self - Announcer
Henry Fonda
Self - Host
Jack Cassidy
Jesse White
Joel Grey
Red Buttons
Henry Jaffe
Executive Producer
Robert Drew
Producer
Michael Jackson
Producer
Mel Stuart
Producer
Edward Villella
Self - Ballet Dancer
Gerald Green
Producer
Barry Wood
Executive Producer
John Raitt
Self - Singer
Jacques d'Amboise
Self - Dancer
Joan Sutherland
Self - Opera Soprano
Carol Lawrence
Self - Singer
Jane Wyman
Self - Host
Harry Belafonte
Self
Woody Herman
Self
Alexander Scourby
Self - Narrator
Dorothy Collins
Self
Lena Horne
Self - Host / Self
Florence Henderson
Self - Hostess
Jack Jones
Self
Fritz Weaver
Self - Narrator
John Forsythe
Self - Host
Johnny Desmond
Self
James C. Mathis III
Self
Details.
Release DateJanuary 12, 1959
StatusEnded
Seasons10
Episodes116
Running Time1h
Wiki.
The Bell Telephone Hour (also known as The Telephone Hour) was a concert series that began April 29, 1940, on NBC Radio, and was heard on NBC until June 30, 1958. Sponsored by Bell Telephone as the name implies, it showcased the best in classical and Broadway music, reaching eight to nine million listeners each week. It continued on television from 1959 to 1968. Throughout the program's run on both radio and television, the studio orchestra on the program was conducted by Donald Voorhees.
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