The Ford 50th Anniversary Show

The Ford 50th Anniversary Show was released on June 15, 1953.

The Ford 50th Anniversary Show was directed by Jerome Robbins.

The Ford 50th Anniversary Show has a runtime of 2h.

The Ford 50th Anniversary Show was produced by Leland Hayward, Lawrence White.

The program was the first so-called "Television Spectacular". Ford presented the show without commercial interruption. It is believed to be the first time that Edward R. Murrow appeared on NBC in a professional capacity. Also, in 1953, it was necessary for Ford to buy time on two networks to ensure maximum coverage of US TV households - at the time, neither CBS nor NBC reached 100% of them. The famed 1953 television special celebrating the Ford Motor Company's 50th anniversary brought together two of the greatest leading ladies Broadway has ever known. The highlight of the program is Merman and Martin’s 13-minute duet medley, where they sing the songs that made them famous, plus much more. On their own, Merman sings “Alexander’s Ragtime Band” and “Mademoiselle from Armetières” and Martin performs a brilliantly comic routine about changes in fashion over the first half of the 20th century.

The key characters in The Ford 50th Anniversary Show are Herself (Mary Martin), Herself (Ethel Merman).

The Ford 50th Anniversary Show is rated G.

The Ford 50th Anniversary Show is a Music, Comedy, Musical film.

The Ford 50th Anniversary Show has an audience rating of 7.8 out of 10.