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The Edsel Show is an hour-long television special broadcast live on CBS in the United States on October 13, 1957, intended to promote Ford Motor Company's new Edsel cars. It was a milestone in the long career of entertainer Bing Crosby and is notable as the first CBS entertainment program to be recorded on videotape for rebroadcast in the western part of the country following a live performance for the east coast. Crosby arranged for this ‘live’ program to be ‘produced’ by his alma mater Gonzaga University in order that the profits could go to them in a tax efficient way. The program won the ‘Look’ magazine TV Award for ‘Best Musical Show’ and was nominated for an Emmy as the “Best Single Program of the Year”.
Original Release
10/13/1957
US Release
10/13/1957
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bing Crosby | Self - Host / Performer / Self |
| Frank Sinatra | Self - Host / Performer / Self |
| Rosemary Clooney | Self - Singer / Self |
| Louis Armstrong | Self - Singer / Trumpet Player / Self |
| Lindsay Crosby | Self - Singer / Self |
| The Four Preps | Themselves - Ivy League Quartet |
| Edmond Hall | Self - Clarinetist |
| James Young | Self - Trombonist |
| Billy Kyle | Self - Pianist |
| Squire Gersh | Self - Bass Player |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bing Crosby | Self - Host / Performer / Self |
| Frank Sinatra | Self - Host / Performer / Self |
| Rosemary Clooney | Self - Singer / Self |
| Louis Armstrong | Self - Singer / Trumpet Player / Self |
| Lindsay Crosby | Self - Singer / Self |
| The Four Preps | Themselves - Ivy League Quartet |
| Edmond Hall | Self - Clarinetist |
| James Young | Self - Trombonist |
| Billy Kyle | Self - Pianist |
| Squire Gersh | Self - Bass Player |
| Barrett Deems | Self - Drummer |
| Bob Hope | Self - Sketch Actor / Singer |
| The Norman Luboff Choir | Themselves - Singers |
| Conn and Mann | Themselves - Dance Team |
| Warren Hull | Self - spokesman for Edsel |
| Glen A. Larson | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| William Morrow | Producer |
| Murdo MacKenzie | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1958 | Emmy | Best Single Program of the Year | Nominated |
