“Today”…60 Years Ago Martin & Lewis, With Jerry Running Camera


“Today”…60 Years Ago Martin & Lewis, With Jerry Running Camera


The video at the link above is cued to start just before Dean and Jerry Come out to close the live “Today” show from Atlantic City, July 26, 1956. Soon after, Jerry takes over the RCA TK30 equipped with a new RCA Electrazoom lens.

Garroway is on vacation, with Faye Emerson, Jack Lescoulie and Frank Blair holding the fort in a version that is more like a radio broadcast, and from a nightclub, which gives this a very different feel than the usual “in studio” versions of the daily morning romps. It’s in interesting time capsule, to be sure to take a look at some of the early parts, and hear the news of the day too. Enjoy! -Bobby EllerbeeToday Show from the 500 Club in Atlantic City

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7 Comments

  1. Bob Sewvello June 28, 2016

    Jerry was also proud of the fact that he could load and thread a Mitchell BNC 35mm motion picture camera.

  2. John D. Marelli June 27, 2016

    Shows just how much in entertainment has changed. Classic Martin & Lewis. So good in 1956…Now? I think the viewers would probably get a massive headache in short order. None the less, a great clip especially with the 500 club schtick at the end.

  3. Robert Barker June 26, 2016

    A month before their final appearance. Dean looks like he’s already lost all interest in the group.

  4. Steve Dichter June 26, 2016

    Just prior to Martin & Lewis breakup. No love lost in this clip.

  5. Tom Williamson June 26, 2016

    That day was my 12th birthday.

  6. Don Newbury June 26, 2016

    I’ll bet the execs at NBC just loved seeing him screwing around with one of their expensive cameras lol

  7. Allen Brown June 26, 2016

    Seems I recall Jerry Lewis was a member of the engineer’s union, or a special waiver was granted, which allowed him to operate equipment. He once had a remote camera switcher installed on the set of “Tonight” when he was filling in.