Sunday Best
In the earliest days of television when the rules were still being written one man dared to break them
2023-06-11 | 87 minutes
Plot Summary
The Ed Sullivan Show ran for more than a thousand episodes, and Sunday Best is packed with some of its greatest moments and performances. There are also interviews with legends like Harry Belafonte and Dionne Warwick, who offer a more intimate perspective on what Sullivan was like as a person and an ally. Within every frame of Sunday Best, there is an affection for the early days of television, but beneath the showbiz glitz, a human tenderness towards Ed Sullivan.
Cast
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Ed SullivanSelf (archive footage)
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Harry BelafonteSelf
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Dionne WarwickSelf
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Berry GordySelf
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Jackie JacksonSelf
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Smokey RobinsonSelf
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Otis WilliamsSelf
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Ray CharlesSelf (archive footage)
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Billy PrestonSelf (archive footage)
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Nina SimoneSelf (archive footage)
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Elvis PresleySelf (archive footage)
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John LennonSelf (archive footage)
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Paul McCartneySelf (archive footage)
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George HarrisonSelf (archive footage)
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Ringo StarrSelf (archive footage)
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James BrownSelf (archive footage)
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Ike TurnerSelf (archive footage)
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Tina TurnerSelf (archive footage)
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Stevie WonderSelf (archive footage)
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Michael JacksonSelf (archive footage)