Ford Festival, also known as The James Melton Show, is an hour-long television show, sponsored by Ford Motor Company, hosted by James Melton, and broadcast on NBC Television beginning on April 5, 1951.
[2] The initial premise of the program was that each episode had a plot that tied together performances by Melton and other performers, including singer Dorothy Warenskjold, comedienne Vera Vague, and comedic singers the Wiere Brothers.
[3] The show aired: Guest stars on the program included Jack Gould, in a review of the premiere episode in The New York Times, wrote Melton performed well as a singer, but "he was at a rather decided disadvantage" when he had to narrate, deliver commercials, and perform other than singing.
[9] Gould described the format as "extraordinarily pedestrian", pointing out flaws in the script and in production interludes.
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