{"title":"Versatile Varieties","originalTitle":"Versatile Varieties","src":"","srcset":"","rate":null,"numVotes":null,"year":1949,"runtime":30,"isAdult":null,"type":null,"actors":[{"id":"6570990","name":"Anne Francis","const":"nm0004282"},{"id":"6570991","name":"Janis Paige","const":"nm0656712"},{"id":"6570992","name":"Eva Marie Saint","const":"nm0001693"},{"id":"6570993","name":"Edie Adams","const":"nm0010944"},{"id":"6570994","name":"Bob Russell","const":"nm0751034"},{"id":"6570995","name":"George Givot","const":"nm0321473"},{"id":"6570996","name":"The Delmars","const":"nm7287962"},{"id":"6570997","name":"Lady Iris Mountbatten","const":"nm0609883"},{"id":"6570998","name":"Jerry Jerome","const":"nm1075402"},{"id":"6570999","name":"Harold Barry","const":"nm0058013"},{"id":"6571000","name":"The Harry Breuer Orchestra","const":"nm9642542"},{"id":"6571001","name":"Ann Carter","const":"nm0141466"},{"id":"6571002","name":"Lionel Wilson","const":"nm0933759"},{"id":"6571003","name":"The Oscar Peterson Trio","const":"nm1677125"},{"id":"6571004","name":"Leonne Hall","const":"nm9802333"},{"id":"6571005","name":"Beverly Phillips","const":"nm6399754"},{"id":"6571006","name":"Jack Parker","const":"nm8621193"},{"id":"6571007","name":"Herb Loe","const":"nm9802334"}],"directors":[],"writers":[],"countries":[{"id":"1","name":"United States","short":"us"}],"languages":[{"id":"1","name":"English","short":"en"}],"genres":[{"id":"16","title":"Music"},{"id":"20","title":"Family"}],"metacritic":null,"releaseDate":"1949\/8\/26","plot":"Two plot lines evolved for this show. The first, broadcast from August 1949 to January 1951, was a live variety show set in a nightclub with guest singers, comedians, etc. Guests who did not perform that night, or other famous people, were seen sitting at ringside in the \u0022nightclub.\u0022 The original emcee was George \u0022the Greek Ambassador of Good Will\u0022 Givot but he left after two months, replaced by comedian Harold Barry who was succeeded by singer Bob Russell. Anne Francis appeared in floor covering commercials as \u0022Bonny Maid\u0022 assisted by four other people. The show went off the air in January 1951 and returned in September 1951 with a different format. Lady Irish Mountbatten appeared with a group of children and the show featured children\u0027s stories and songs; the show finally went off the air in December 1951.","wins":0,"nominations":0,"casts":[{"name":"Anne Francis","code":"nm0004282","characters":"Self - Bonny Maid commercial"},{"name":"Janis Paige","code":"nm0656712","characters":"Self - regular performer"},{"name":"Eva Marie Saint","code":"nm0001693","characters":"Self - regular performer"},{"name":"Edie Adams","code":"nm0010944","characters":"Self - regular performer"},{"name":"Bob Russell","code":"nm0751034","characters":"Self - Host"},{"name":"George Givot","code":"nm0321473","characters":"Self - Host"},{"name":"The Delmars","code":"nm7287962","characters":"Themselves - regular performers"},{"name":"Lady Iris Mountbatten","code":"nm0609883","characters":"Self - Host"},{"name":"Jerry Jerome","code":"nm1075402","characters":"Self - Band Leader"},{"name":"Harold Barry","code":"nm0058013","characters":"Self - Host"},{"name":"The Harry Breuer Orchestra","code":"nm9642542","characters":"Themselves"},{"name":"Ann Carter","code":"nm0141466","characters":"Self"},{"name":"Lionel Wilson","code":"nm0933759","characters":"Self"},{"name":"The Oscar Peterson Trio","code":"nm1677125","characters":"Themselves"},{"name":"Leonne Hall","code":"nm9802333","characters":"Self"},{"name":"Beverly Phillips","code":"nm6399754","characters":"Self"},{"name":"Jack Parker","code":"nm8621193","characters":"Self"},{"name":"Herb Loe","code":"nm9802334","characters":"Self"}],"budget":null,"lifetimeGross":null,"openingWeekendGross":null,"worldwideGross":null,"keywords":[{"text":"comedian"},{"text":"singer"},{"text":"song"},{"text":"variety show"},{"text":"singing"}],"production":[{"id":"co0070627","text":"CBS"}],"prestigiousAwardSummary":null,"moreLikeThisTitles":[]}