Varieties on Parade

Varieties on Parade is a 1951 American musical film directed by Ron Ormond and released by Lippert Pictures. The film is a simple variety hour with no plot, replicating a vaudeville show.

Varieties on Parade
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ron Ormond
Produced by	June Carr
Starring	Jackie Coogan Eddie Garr Eddie Dean
Cinematography	Jack Greenhalgh
Edited by	Jack Ogilvie
Music by	Walter Greene
Production company	Spartan Productions
Distributed by	Lippert Pictures
Release date	July 20, 1951 (1951-07-20)
Running time	54 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$10,000

Plot

Master of ceremonies Eddie Garr delivers a monologue about Hollywood locals trying to impress movie producers. He introduces a lineup of dancers, harmonica players, a dog act, a comic adagio act, acrobats, jugglers and cyclists. Guest stars are spotted between the acts: Jackie Coogan lampoons his 1921 breakthrough role as "The Kid," with Eddie Garr imitating Charlie Chaplin; Eddie Dean offers a cowboy song and engages Garr and Coogan in comic patter; Tom Neal and Iris Adrian, both featured in Lippert productions, perform a flirtation act and Lyle Talbot appears in a sketch with burlesque veterans Jean Carroll and Harry Rose.

Cast

• Jackie Coogan
• Eddie Garr
• Eddie Dean
• Tom Neal
• Iris Adrian
• Lyle Talbot

Production

In 1948, during the dawn of commercial television, many of its programs depended on live entertainment, relying on vaudeville specialty acts. This exposure created new interest in vaudeville performers and variety shows.

Beginning in 1949, former vaudeville dancing star June Carr and her husband, producer-director Ron Ormond, produced a series of vaudeville-based musical features on $10,000 budgets.

External links

• Varieties on Parade at IMDb
• Varieties on Parade at TCMDB
• Varieties on Parade at BFI