Cavalcade of Stars

Airing from 1949-52 on the DuMont network, Jackie Gleason’s first foray into variety television (having joined the show in 1950) is notable for featuring the start of "the Great One’s" partnership with Art Carney. This laugh-packed program includes two complete episodes boasting appearances by Victor Borge, Frances Langford, and singer Georgia Gibbs, the classic Gleason characters Charlie Bratten and Reginald Van Gleason III, and much more. 100 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English.