Max Liebman

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Max Liebman

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Up in ArmsUp in Arms · 1944
Up in Arms
★ 5.81944
MovieComedyRomance
Hypochondriac Danny Weems gets drafted and accidentally smuggles his girlfriend aboard his Pacific-bound troopship.
Babes in ToylandBabes in Toyland · 1954
Babes in Toyland
★ 6.71954
MovieMusicFantasy
Based on the classic Broadway operetta by Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough, this live television special became an annual Christmas tradition with rotating cast members.
Naughty MariettaNaughty Marietta · 1955
Naughty Marietta
1955
MovieComedyDrama
An American comes to New Orleans to get the help of a governor in catching a pirate, though the pirate in question is actually the governor himself.
Babes in ToylandBabes in Toyland · 1955
Babes in Toyland
1955
MovieMusicFantasy
A young girl becomes lost in a department store during the Christmas shopping rush. The frightened child is comforted by a department store Santa Claus who tells her a tale of storybook characters brought to life - of Tommy Tucker's love for the lovely Jane Piper and the cold-hearted villainy of evil Silas Barnaby. Through the girl's dreams, the viewer is transported to Toyland. Based on the classic Broadway operetta by Victor Herbert and Glen MacDonough, this was its second live television special production, with some new cast members and some returning.
The Adventures of Marco PoloThe Adventures of Marco Polo · 1956
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1956
MovieTV MovieMusic
Venetian merchant Marco Polo travels to the East and the court of Kublai Khan who makes him an emissary and sends him on diplomatic missions throughout his empire. Over many years, Polo learns new cultures and languages, but he is haunted by the face of a mysterious woman whom he had met before leaving Venice and encounters her face in every woman he sees. Eventually returning to Venice to share his exotic and esoteric knowledge, Marco Polo once again finds the woman of his dreams. The Adventures of Marco Polo was an original, live television musical which was broadcast on NBC on April 14, 1956.
HeidiHeidi · 1955
Heidi
1955
MovieFamilyDrama
Johanna Spyri's beloved children's story is given the live-television musical treatment.
The Desert SongThe Desert Song · 1955
The Desert Song
★ 7.31955
MovieMusicAdventure
Live television version of the classic musical.
Ten from Your Show of ShowsTen from Your Show of Shows · 1973
Ten from Your Show of Shows
★ 8.01973
MovieComedy
Ten comedy sketches compiled from the 1950s TV series, "Your Show of Shows."

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StanleyStanley · 1956
Stanley
★ 6.21956
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Stanley is an American situation comedy starring Buddy Hackett, Carol Burnett, and the voice of Paul Lynde. It aired on NBC during the 1956–1957 television season, produced by Max Liebman, who had previously produced Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows, co-sponsored by American Tobacco and The Toni Company. Stanley revolved around the adventures of the namesake character as the operator of a newsstand in a posh New York City hotel. Burnett played his girlfriend, Celia, and Lynde voiced the unseen hotel owner, Mr. Fenton, who never appeared on camera but could frequently be heard giving orders to his staff. As was the case with several such programs, Stanley was aired live. Several episodes of the series, preserved on kinescope film, are known to exist. In the show's introduction, the following line was recited: "You think you've got troubles. Stanley, he's got troubles!"

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