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. answering questions from members of the news media at a press conference. INT, USO troupe at a dinner party at an officers club. Multiple image shot of Blinky Williams singing. Night Shots, Lynn Kellogg and Ted Barret playing guitars and singing aboard the USS Hancock. Night Shots, Sammy Davis Jr. playing the drums. Night Shots, George Rhodes and his orchestra. Night Shots, sailors on stage dancing with the chorus girls. VS, Sammy Davis Jr. entertaining the troops at a fire support base. VS, Sammy Davis Jr. sitting with the soldiers signing autographs. VS, Sammy Davis singing and dancing. VS, Sammy Davis Jr. mingling with the soldiers. VS, Sammy Davis Jr. entertaining troops at another FSB. VS, large soldier audience. COMMENTS: Adequate quality film. Some scenes shot from a fixed camera position. Most from various angles.

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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...