The Ed Wynn Show - Buster Keaton

The Ed Wynn Show,1949-50. Ed Wynn hosted one of the first comedy-variety television shows, on CBS, and won an Emmy Award in 1949. Buster Keaton, Lucille Ball, and The Three Stooges all made guest appearances with Wynn. This was the first CBS variety television show to originate in Los Angeles, with programs filmed via kinescope for distribution in the Midwest and East. Wynn was also a rotating host of NBC's Four Star Revue from 1950 through 1952. Ed Wynn, born, Isaiah Edwin Leopold, November 9, 1886, passed away, June 19, 1966 (age 79)

Tonight's Show...
Highlights include Buster Keaton recreating his battle with molasses from his 1917 film "The Butcher Boy" and Ed performing in a ballet sequence.

Cast
Ed Wynn ... Himself - Host / Comedian
Virginia O'Brien ... Herself - Singer
Buster Keaton ... Himself - Comedian
Roy Fitzell ... Himself - Ballet Dancer
Vera Lee ... Herself - Ballerina

Details
Written By Hy Faber
Original Air Date December 8, 1949
Season 1, Episode 12

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