Omnibus The Big Wheel - The Burlesque Entertainment of Yesterday (Season 5, Episode 17)
TV Episode | Drama, History, Music

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The Big Wheel - The Burlesque Entertainment of Yesterday (Season 5, Episode 17)

TV Episode | Drama, History, Music

The program has two segments: (1) "The Big Wheel" (a survey of the age of burlesque, featuring examples of acts of the period), and (2) "The Message" (showing of a 1956 UK film drama on the moral and ethical aspects of war).

Director

Charles S. Dubin (segments: The Big Wheel)

Writer

S.J. Perelman (segments: The Big Wheel)

Producer

Robert Saudek

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Updated Jan 27, 1957

Release date

Jan 27, 1957 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 8 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
5 cast members

Name	Known for
Alistair Cooke Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	America (1972)
Herbie Faye Self - Performer (segment "The Big Wheel") Self - Performer (segment "The Big Wheel") See fewer	Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
Bert Lahr Narrator / Self - Performer (segment "The Big Wheel") Narrator / Self - Performer (segment "The Big Wheel") See fewer	The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Dorothy Lang Self - Performer (segment "The Big Wheel") Self - Performer (segment "The Big Wheel") See fewer	Producers' Showcase (1954)
Evelyn Ward Self - Performer (segment "The Big Wheel") Self - Performer (segment "The Big Wheel") See fewer	Mike Hammer (1958)