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. USO 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. USO SHOW (AF1F-232).

2/1972 - 3/1972

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Summary: INT, Sammy Davis Jr. singing and dancing on stage. George Rhodes and his orchestra accompany him. INT, Diane Day joins him on stage and performs a brief dance routine. INT, Sammy Davis Jr. performing solo. INT, Teddy Rodgers going through his routine. INT, Sammy Davis Jr. singing as chorus girls dance. TNT, Sammy Davis Jr. in a solo performance. COMMENTS: Film quality is adequate. Fixed camera position. Flashbulbs from audience intermittently light up the screen.

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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...