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. going through his routine. George Rhodes and his orchestra accompany him. INT, Diane Day dancing as Sammy Davis sings. INT, Sammy Davis in a solo performance. INT, Sammy Davis Jr. singing as the chorus girls dance. INT, a Navy officer and a Marine officer present a plaque to Sammy Davis Jr.. INT, a group of marines go up on stage and dance with the chorus girls. VS, Blinky Williams singing to a large soldier audience at Long Binh, South Vietnam. VS, Diane Day introduces next act. VS, Lynn Kellogg and Ted Barret entertain the troops with their country and western music. COMMENTS: Good quality film. Fixed camera position.

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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...