US Army Talent Show: Comedy, Music, Acrobatics, Songs, Tap Dancing (1/2)

DVD: www.amazon.com Watch the full program: thefilmarchived.blogspot.com The Big Picture was a documentary television program which ran on the American Broadcasting Company from 1951 to 1964. The program consisted of documentary films produced by the United States Army Signal Corps Army Pictorial Service, showing weaponry, battles, and biographies of famous soldiers. From the official government catalog: "THE BIG PICTURE is the official television report by the US Army to its members and to the American people. Subject matter for episodes ranges from historic moments in the Army's proud history to up-to-the-moment coverage of current actions and accomplishments." After The Big Picture's run on ABC ended, it aired in syndication for several more years, running on some local television stations well into the early 1970s. During the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, the best tap dancers moved from Vaudeville to cinema and television. Steve Condos, with his innovative style of percussion tap, created a whole new tap style that he introduced to audiences in Vaudeville, and later to the audiences of film and Broadway. Prominent tap dancers of this period included Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Eleanor Powell, Shirley Temple, John W. Bubbles, Charles "Honi" Coles, Vera-Ellen, Ruby Keeler, Gene Kelly, Ann Miller, Jeni LeGon, Fayard and Harold Nicholas of the Nicholas Brothers, The Clark Brothers, Donald O'Connor, Rita Hayworth, Betty Grable, Prince Spencer, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and ...

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