Here's Something You Don't See Every Day..

Here's a kinescope from the May 20, 1950 DuMont Network telecast of Cavalcade of Stars, starring Jerry Lester, who would soon go on to become one of the hosts of NBC's pioneering late-night comedy-variety showcase Broadway Open House, a forerunner to The Tonight Show.  Baseball legend Jackie Robinson, singer Mindy Carson, and dancer Lucienne Boyer were among Jerry's guests that night.  He would soon be replaced by the star of a recently failed NBC filmed sitcom adaptation of the successful radio series, The Life of Riley.  A feller named Jackie Gleason.