Showtime USA, Volume 1: Everybody’s Dancin’ / Varieties on Parade

First, "Everybody's Dancin'," so a dance hall proprietor (Richard Lane) eager to recruit big names for his establishment finds a few country stars to appear in a television special designed to boost his business. Roddy McDowall, Jimmy Ellison, Spade Cooley, and The Sons of the Pioneers also appear. Next, the vaudeville era brings "Varieties on Parade," as a cast including Eddie Garr, Jimmy Mulcay, Jean Carroll and Jackie Coogan--plus an assortment of dancers, acrobats, jugglers, and other performers--provides a night of nonstop entertainment. 122 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; audio commentary; bonus shorts "Foto Facts: Part 1" (1947), "Vaudeville Home Movies" (1948).