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: Night Shots, sailors on stage dancing with the chorus girls aboard the aircraft carrier USS Hancock. VS, soldiers on stage dancing with the chorus girls at Can Tho Army Airfield. VS, Sammy Davis Jr. singing as Diane Day dances. George Rhodes and his orchestra accompany them at Long Binh. VS, Sammy Davis Jr. singing to the troops. VS, Sammy Davis Jr. singing as the chorus girls dance. VS, soldiers go up on stage and dance with the chorus girls. VS, large soldier audience. Night Shots, Sammy Davis Jr. entertaining the sailors aboard the USS Hancock. Night Shots, Diane Day introduces the next act. Night Shots, Blinky Williams singing to the sailors. COMMENTS: Good quality film. Fixed camera position. Good varied distance shots. Flashbulbs light up the night 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...