Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006-01-23 | 90 minutes
Plot Summary
"Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer" is a feature-length documentary. In this entertaining look at the legendary singer's life, hosted by two-time Grammy award singer Lou Rawls, Frankie tells his own story. Classic archive footage of the great performances of the past has been painstakingly collected, and new interview material shot with distinguished guests such as Clint Eastwood,Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra, Dick Clark, Ringo Starr, Patti Page, Pat Boone, Maria Cole, Mitch Miller, Michel Legrand, John Williams, Kay Starr, Jack Jones, Herb Jeffries, Peter Marshall, Howard Keel, Terry Moore, Lucy Marlow, Sammy Nestico, and A.C. Lyles. From Dick Clark's American Bandstand to The Bob Hope Show, from Rawhide to Blazing Saddles, from the Ed Sullivan Show to Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, audiences will journey through the life of one of the most popular male vocalists of all time.
Cast
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Lou RawlsSelf - Host
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Frankie LaineSelf
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Louis ArmstrongSelf (archive footage)
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Pat BooneSelf
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James BrownSelf (archive footage)
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Nat King ColeSelf (archive footage)
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Perry ComoSelf (archive footage)
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Bob HopeSelf (archive footage)
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Marilyn MaxwellSelf (archive footage)
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Johnnie RaySelf (archive footage)
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Frank SinatraSelf (archive footage)
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Dick ClarkSelf
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Jerome CourtlandSelf
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Clint EastwoodSelf
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Shecky GreeneSelf
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Connie HainesSelf
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Herb JeffriesSelf
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Jack JonesSelf