Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, 1860-1985. Motion Pictures 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 Pictures 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: VS, Sammy Davis Jr. singing. Large soldier audience in bg. VS, Sammy Davis Jr. playing the drums. VS, Sammy Davis Jr. is singing as Diane Day dances. VS, Sammy Davis Jr. sings as chorus girls dance. VS, group of soldiers climb up on stage and dance with the chorus girls. INT, Sammy Davis Jr. in a discussion with army officials of the drug abuse program. INT, Lynn Kellogg and Ted Barret entertain what appears to be a mostly civilian audience in a small auditorium. INT, Sammy Davis Jr. singing accompanied by George Rhodes and his orchestra. COMMENTS: Good quality film. Excellent variety of angles and distances. Some short interior scenes are a little dark.

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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...