William Holden Videos : 1980 "Stalag 17" Sketch with William Holden, Anita Ekberg

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1980 "Stalag 17" Sketch with William Holden, Anita Ekberg

William Holden, Robert Strauss, Peter Leeds and Anita Ekberg entertain the troops in the South Pacific with this parody of Holden's Academy Award-winning "Stalag 17." Broadcast in February 1980, this sketch is part of aa three-hour retrospective look back at Bob Hope's war record -- from March Field in California in 1941 to the deck of the USS Iwo Jima in 1979... the early radio shows that were aired to our Armed Forces Overseas, "Command Performance"... guests like Judy Garland and Frances Langford. This is how it was right down to Bing and Bob singing "Mares Eat Oats" in the South Pacific (and Bing sans his toupee yet.)You can read all about what happened behind-the-scenes of these classic Bob Hope video clips by reading Bob Mills' book "THE LAUGH MAKERS: A Behind-the-Scenes Tribute to Bob Hope's Incredible Gag Writers." Says "laugh-In's" Gary Owens: "The Laugh Makers is the book we've all been waiting for. It's jam-packed with stories, anecdotes and un-retouched photos from a fondly remembered past, recalling often hilarious, sometimes heartwarming, and always touching tales of legendary stars, near-legendary stars and one or two complete failures — which happens in show business. You can look it up in your Funk & Wagnalls." To get your copy, just click on this Amazon link: www.amazon.com Or this Barnes & Noble link: search.barnesandnoble.com Or, if you'd prefer the KINDLE e-version for $2.99, click here: www.amazon.com

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