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: VS, Sammy Davis Jr. and members of his USO troupe on stage shaking hands with some of the soldiers. VS, Sammy Davis Jr. playing the drums and the piano at Can Tho Army Airfield. VS, Sammy Davis Jr. singing as Diane Day dances. VS, Sammy Davis Jr. singing to the soldier audience. George Rhodes and his orchestra accompany him. VS, chorus girls dancing as Sammy Davis Jr. sings. VS, Sammy Davis Jr. entertaining a large soldier audience at Long Binh. VS, chorus girls dancing as Sammy Davis Jr. sings. COMMENTS: Good film quality. Fixed camera position. Good varied distance shots.

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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...