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Variety Time is a 1948 American variety film directed by Hal Yates. The film is a composite of two film shorts interspersed with routines by future Tonight Show host Jack Paar and musical numbers lifted from various RKO productions. The screenplay was written in parts by several different writers: Hal Law, Hal Yates, Leo Solomon, and Joseph Quillan. Aside from Paar, the film also stars Edgar Kennedy and Leon Errol, each in one of the film shorts.
Original Release
08/21/1948
US Release
08/21/1948
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jack Paar | Master of Ceremonies / Jack Paar - Master of Ceremonies |
| Edgar Kennedy | Edgar Kennedy (footage from 'I'll Build It Myself') (archive footage) / Edgar Kennedy - clip from 'I'll Build It Myself' |
| Leon Errol | Leon Errol (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage) / Leon Errol - clip from ''Hired Husband' |
| Frankie Carle | Frankie Carle - Orchestra Leader - clip from 'Riverboat Rhythm' |
| Pat Rooney | Pat Rooney - clip from 'Show Business' |
| Miguelito Valdés | Miguelito Valdés - clip from 'Pan-Americana' |
| Harold and Lois | Harold and Lola |
| Jesse and James | Jesse and James - clip from 'Show Business' |
| Lynn Royce & Vanya | Speciality Dancers - clip from 'Seven Days Leave' |
| Hans Conried | Rudy La Paix |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Jack Paar | Master of Ceremonies / Jack Paar - Master of Ceremonies |
| Edgar Kennedy | Edgar Kennedy (footage from 'I'll Build It Myself') (archive footage) / Edgar Kennedy - clip from 'I'll Build It Myself' |
| Leon Errol | Leon Errol (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage) / Leon Errol - clip from ''Hired Husband' |
| Frankie Carle | Frankie Carle - Orchestra Leader - clip from 'Riverboat Rhythm' |
| Pat Rooney | Pat Rooney - clip from 'Show Business' |
| Miguelito Valdés | Miguelito Valdés - clip from 'Pan-Americana' |
| Harold and Lois | Harold and Lola |
| Jesse and James | Jesse and James - clip from 'Show Business' |
| Lynn Royce & Vanya | Speciality Dancers - clip from 'Seven Days Leave' |
| Hans Conried | Rudy La Paix |
| Dorothy Granger | Dorothy Errol (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage) / Dorothy Errol - clip from ''Hired Husband' |
| Jack Norton | Mr. Drinkwater - clip from 'Hired Husband' |
| Minerva Urecal | Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage) / Aunt Jessie - clip from 'Hired Husband' |
| Florence Lake | Florence Kennedy - clip from 'I'll Build It Myself' |
| Jack Rice | Edgar's Brother-in-Law - clip from 'I'll Build It Myself' |
| Dot Farley | Edgar's Mother-in-Law (from "I'll Build It Myself") (archive footage) / Edgar's Mother-in-Law - clip from 'I'll Build It Myself' |
| Jason Robards Sr. | Jackson - clip from 'I'll Do it Myself' |
| Dorothy Bernard | Silent Screen Actress - clip from 'The Two Paths' |
| Robert Bray | Kennedy's Neighbor (footage from 'I'll Build It Myself') |
| William S. Hart | Texas Tex - clip from 'The Fugitive' |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| George Bilson | Producer |
