The Professor and other clowns / Creative Light Entertainment.

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Contains classic comedy sketches The Small Apartment, in which Sid and Nanette invite several guests over for dinner at their tiny apartment; The Professor on Magic, in which the know-it-all professor shows his skills (or lack thereof) to a group of amateur magicians; Newspaper movie, a spoof on the...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Creative Light Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Caesar, Sid, 1922-2014
Coca, Imogene
Morris, Howard, 1919-2005
Fabray, Nanette
Reiner, Carl, 1922-2020
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed captioned.
Published: [New York] : New Video Group, [2004]
Edition:Fiftieth anniversary edition.
Series:Sid Caesar collection. Fan favorites ; v. 2.
Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Variety shows (Television programs) > United States.
Television comedies.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Variety shows (Television programs)
United States.
Genre:
Television comedies.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (77 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Sid Caesar collection, Fan favorites, The Professor and other clowns.
Fan favorites, v. 2, The Professor and other clowns.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Contains classic comedy sketches The Small Apartment, in which Sid and Nanette invite several guests over for dinner at their tiny apartment; The Professor on Magic, in which the know-it-all professor shows his skills (or lack thereof) to a group of amateur magicians; Newspaper movie, a spoof on the tough-guy news reporter movies of the forties; 1812 Overture features Sid and Imogene pantomiming the parts of two percussion players during a performance of the famous overture; 20 Minutes for Lunch features Sid trying to have a meal at the busiest restaurant in New York; Gallipacci is a spoof of the famous opera Pagliacci.
Note:"Complete digital restoration"--Container.
Collection of comedy skits originally aired between April 21, 1951 and January 16, 1956.
Bonus material includes writers and cast biographies, photo gallery, interview with Sid Caesar on working around the censors, Newspaper Movie original script, a bonus sketch - Pantomime at Coney Island, and a special audio commentary by Sid Caesar on "Gallipacci."
Videorecording.
Call Number:AF4 D0008305 VideoDVD
ISBN:0767062418
9780767062411
Credits:Writers: Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Sid Caesar, Carl Reiner, Danny Simon, Neil Simon, Mel Tolkin, Carl Reiner.
System Details:DVD; Dolby digital; stereo.
Cast:
Sid Caesar, Nanette Fabray, Carl Reiner, Imogene Coca, Howard Morris.