Frank Sinatra Spectacular

The Rat Pack -- Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin -- in their only joint television performance. This special was televised via closed-circuit from St. Louis to a select group of theaters, where ticket buyers watched the live performance on screen. The concert was organized by Harold Gibbons and Frank Sinatra as a fundraiser for Dismas Clark Half-Way House of St. Louis, the first halfway house for ex-convicts. Johnny Carson, in the third year of his Tonight Show stint took the place of Joey Bishop who was ill as the MC and 4th member of the Rat Pack.

Cast

Johnny Carson Self - Host Frank Sinatra Self Dean Martin Self Quincy Jones Self - Conductor Trini López Self Sammy Davis Jr. Self Count Basie Self

Harold Joseph Gibbons VP of Teamsters Union Local 688/St. Louis

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