JERRY AND FRANK AND COFFEE!

Here’s a terrific sampling of the 1975 Jerry Lewis MDA telethon, featuring a good deal of Sinatra, some Totie Fields, a little Harry James and some of Jerry’s greasiest, most self-serving moments. This extended highlights reel is best played in the background while you do something better with your time, though I will say that attention should be paid to Sinatra’s second appearance around 45 minutes in; his suit, shoes, dance moves, bad song choices and coffee cup filled with Jack Daniels constitute what is without question the low point of the Chairman’s career. And that it happened on Jerry’s watch is somehow befitting, not to say poetic…

MOVIES
'TIL
DAWN

Sign up for news & updates so you don't miss a thing!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

More
articles