Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860-1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection, 1964-1980. SAMMY DAVIS JR. USA SHOW (AF1F-232).

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Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860-1985. Motion Picture Films from the Army Library Copy Collection, 1964-1980. SAMMY DAVIS JR. USA SHOW (AF1F-232).

2/1972-3/1972

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Summary: Night Shots, Sammy Davis Jr. and his USO troupe entertaining sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hancock. Night Shots of sailor audience with brief cut-a- ways to the show. VS, soldier audience at Can Tho Army Airfield with brief cut-a-ways to the show. VS, soldier audience at Long Binh, South Vietnam with brief cut-a-ways to the show. COMMENTS: Adequate quality. Varied angles and distances. Some scenes underexposed, others are overexposed.

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Davis, Sammy, Jr., 1925-1990

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Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, dancer, actor, vaudevillian and comedian who has been called "the greatest entertainer ever to grace a stage in these United States." At age three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the Will Mastin Trio, which toured nationally. After military service, he returned to the trio and became an overnight sensation following a nightclub performance at Ciro's (in West Hollywood) afte...