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Ford Festival, also known as Ford Festival Time or The James Melton Show, is an hour-long television show, sponsored by Ford Motor Company, hosted by James Melton, and broadcast on NBC Television beginning on April 5, 1951. The final show aired June 26, 1952. This show was replaced by another Ford-sponsored NBC show, Ford Television Theatre, from October 1952 to June 1956.
Original Release
04/05/1951
US Release
04/05/1951
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| James Melton | Self - Host |
| The Wiere Brothers | Themselves |
| Harry Wiere | Self |
| Sylvester Wiere | Self |
| Herbert Wiere | Self |
| Wally Brown | Self |
| Dorothy Warenskjold | Self |
| Jan Murray | Self |
| Billy Barty | Self |
| Victor Borge | Self |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edgar Bergen, Vera Vague, Wally Brown, Billy Barty, The Wiere Brothers | Thursday, 05 April 1951 |
| 2 | Jan Murray, Fran Warren | Thursday, 12 April 1951 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Thursday, 19 April 1951 |
| 4 | Joan Bennett, Victor Borge, The Wiere Brothers | Thursday, 26 April 1951 |
| 5 | Jackie Gleason, The Wiere Brothers, Jack Pearl | Thursday, 03 May 1951 |
| 6 | Al Bernie, The Mary Kaye Trio | Thursday, 10 May 1951 |
| 7 | Nat 'King' Cole, Jan Murray, The Wiere Brothers | Thursday, 17 May 1951 |
| 8 | Vaughn Monroe, Victor Moore, The Mary Kaye Trio, The Wiere Brothers | Thursday, 24 May 1951 |
| 9 | Anne Shelton, Bert Wheeler | Thursday, 31 May 1951 |
| 10 | Guy Raymond, Lawrence Tibbett, The Weire Brothers | Thursday, 07 June 1951 |
| 11 | Episode #1.11 | Thursday, 14 June 1951 |
| 21 | Laraine Day, The Mills Brotrhers, Jay Marshall, Condos & Brandow | Thursday, 16 August 1951 |
Directors
Albert McCleery, Charles Friedman
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| James Melton | Self - Host |
| The Wiere Brothers | Themselves |
| Harry Wiere | Self |
| Sylvester Wiere | Self |
| Herbert Wiere | Self |
| Wally Brown | Self |
| Dorothy Warenskjold | Self |
| Jan Murray | Self |
| Billy Barty | Self |
| Victor Borge | Self |
| Barbara Jo Allen | Self - as Vera Vague |
| Gloria DeHaven | Self |
| Roy K. Marshall | Self |
| Mary Kaye | Themselves |
| Walt Disney | Self |
| Laraine Day | Self |
| Jackie Gleason | Self |
| Joan Bennett | Self |
| Nat 'King' Cole | Self |
| Vaughn Monroe | Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Charles Friedman | Producer |
