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Footlight Varieties is the third and final effort in the RKO series of variety films, combining film shorts with musical numbers and routines by Jack Paar. Directed by Hal Yates, the screenplay was written by Yates and Felix Adler. In addition to Paar, the film stars Leon Errol, and includes performances by The Sportsmen, Liberace, Jerry Murad's Harmonicats, and Red Buttons.
Original Release
01/01/1951
US Release
01/01/1951
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jack Paar | Himself - Host / Jack Paar - Host |
| Leon Errol | Leon Errol (segment "He Forgot To Remember") (archive footage) / Leon Errol (segment "He Forgot To Remember") |
| The Sportsmen Quartet | Sportsman Quartet |
| Bill Days | Member of The Sportsmen Quartet |
| Martin Sperzel | Member of The Sportsmen Quartet |
| Gurney Bell | Member of The Sportsmen Quartet |
| Bob Stevens | Member of the Sportsmen Quartet |
| Liberace | Himself / Liberace |
| Jerry Murad | Himself - Leader of the Harmonicats (as Jerry Murad's Harmonicats) / Jerry Murad - Leader of the Harmonicats |
| The Harmonicats | Harmonica Band |
Directors
Benjamin Stoloff, D.W. Griffith, Hal Yates
Writers
D.W. Griffith, Hal Yates, Felix Adler
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jack Paar | Himself - Host / Jack Paar - Host |
| Leon Errol | Leon Errol (segment "He Forgot To Remember") (archive footage) / Leon Errol (segment "He Forgot To Remember") |
| The Sportsmen Quartet | Sportsman Quartet |
| Bill Days | Member of The Sportsmen Quartet |
| Martin Sperzel | Member of The Sportsmen Quartet |
| Gurney Bell | Member of The Sportsmen Quartet |
| Bob Stevens | Member of the Sportsmen Quartet |
| Liberace | Himself / Liberace |
| Jerry Murad | Himself - Leader of the Harmonicats (as Jerry Murad's Harmonicats) / Jerry Murad - Leader of the Harmonicats |
| The Harmonicats | Harmonica Band |
| Frankie Carle | Frankie Carle (segment "Carle Comes Calling") |
| Inesita | Inesita - Gypsy Dancer |
| Red Buttons | Himself / Red Buttons |
| Buster West | Dancer (segment "Radio City Revels") |
| Melissa Mason | Dancer (segment "Radio City Revels") |
| Grace Ramanos | Grace Romanos - Dance Specialty |
| Dorothy Granger | Vivian Errol (segment "He Forgot To Remember") (archive footage) / Vivian Errol (segment "He Forgot To Remember") |
| Byron Foulger | Dr. Twitchell (segment "He Forgot To Remember") |
| Elaine Riley | Barbara (segment "He Forgot To Remember") |
| Harry Harvey | Leon's Fishing Buddy (segment "He Forgot To Remember") |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| George Bilson | Producer |
