The Arthur Murray Party (1950)

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The Arthur Murray Party is an American television variety show which ran from July 1950 until September 1960. The show was hosted by famous dancers Arthur and Kathryn Murray, and was basically one long advertisement for their chain of dance studios. Each week the couple performed a mystery dance, and the viewer who correctly identified the dance would receive two free lessons at a local studio.

Original Release

07/20/1950 on CBS

US Release

07/20/1950

Cast

Name

Character

William H. Vaux

Self - Dancer

Kathryn Murray

Self - Hostess / Self - Host / Self

Arthur Murray

Self - Host / Self / Self - Hostess / Self - Cohost

Ray Carter Orchestra

Themselves

Stanley Melba Orchestra

Themselves

Bil Baird

Self / Self - as Bil & Cora Baird / Self - Bil & Cora Baird with their Puppets / Bil and Cora Baird

Cora Baird

Self / Self - as Bil & Cora Baird / Bil and Cora Baird / Self - Bil & Cora Baird with their Puppets

Teresa Brewer

Self / Self - Singer

Bert Lahr

Self - Comic Actor

Emil Coleman

Self - Orchestra Leader / Self / Emil Coleman and his Waldorf-Astoria Orchestra / Emil Coleman and His Orchestra

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Episode #11.1	Tuesday, 05 January 1960
2	Episode #11.2	Tuesday, 12 January 1960
3	Episode #11.3	Tuesday, 19 January 1960
4	Episode #11.4	Tuesday, 26 January 1960
5	Episode #11.5	Tuesday, 02 February 1960
6	Episode #11.6	Tuesday, 09 February 1960
7	Episode #11.7	Tuesday, 16 February 1960
8	Episode #11.8	Tuesday, 23 February 1960
9	Episode #11.9	Tuesday, 01 March 1960
10	Episode #11.10	Tuesday, 08 March 1960
11	Arthur Murray Party for Bob Hope Part 1	Tuesday, 15 March 1960
12	Arthur Murray Party for Bob Hope, Part II	Tuesday, 22 March 1960
13	Episode #11.13	Tuesday, 29 March 1960
14	Episode #11.14	Tuesday, 05 April 1960
15	Episode #11.15	Tuesday, 12 April 1960
16	Episode #11.16	Tuesday, 19 April 1960
17	Episode #11.17	Tuesday, 26 April 1960
18	Gene Barry, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Larry Blyden, Carol Haney, Ricardo Montalban	Tuesday, 03 May 1960
19	Episode #11.19	Tuesday, 10 May 1960
20	Episode #11.20	Tuesday, 17 May 1960
21	Episode #11.21	Tuesday, 24 May 1960
22	Episode #11.22	Tuesday, 31 May 1960
23	Episode #11.23	Tuesday, 07 June 1960
24	Episode #11.24	Tuesday, 21 June 1960