| Four Star Revue | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | All Star Revue All Star Summer Revue |
| Genre | Variety Comedy |
| Written by | see below |
| Directed by | see below |
| Starring | Ed Wynn Danny Thomas Jack Carson Jimmy Durante Martha Raye |
| Theme music composer | Jack Mason (Danny Thomas's theme) Jimmy Durante (Jimmy Durante's theme) Milton DeLugg |
| Opening theme | All-Star Revue Original Music (main theme; see below) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 121 (Four Star Revue) 10 (All Star Summer Revue) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Samuel Fuller Peter Barnum Harold Kemp |
| Producer | see below |
| Production locations | Center Theater (season 1, primary location; 2-4, secondary location) The Burbank Studios (season 2-4, primary location) |
| Running time | 60 minutes (season 1-3) 90 minutes (season 4) |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 4, 1950 – December 26, 1953 |
| Related | |
| The Martha Raye Show The Jimmy Durante Show The Colgate Comedy Hour | |
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Four Star Revue (also known as All Star Revue and All Star Summer Revue) is an American variety/comedy program that aired on NBC from October 4, 1950, to December 26, 1953.[1]
The series originally starred four celebrities, Ed Wynn, Danny Thomas, Jack Carson, and Jimmy Durante (hence the name Four Star Revue), alternating as hosts of the program every week. Other stars would join the show beginning with its second season, causing the title to change to All Star Revue. Some of the other stars to pass through during the second season were Bob Hope, Spike Jones and Helen Grayco, and Paul Winchell. As the series progressed, several permanent hosts were added to replace the original four. Some included actress and singer Martha Raye, boxer Rocky Graziano, actor and toastmaster George Jessel, and actress Tallulah Bankhead.[2]
At the time that the show originally aired in the early 1950s, Four Star Revue was known as the second most expensive hour on television. Each episode initially cost approximately $50,000 to produce.[2] The most expensive was its sister series, The Colgate Comedy Hour.[1]