Variety Time (1948)
Jack Parr hosts a variety program of comedic sketches.
Top billed cast
Jack PaarMaster of Ceremonies
Hans ConriedRudy La Paix
Leon ErrolLeon Errol (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
Dot FarleyEdgar's Mother-in-Law (from "I'll Build It Myself") (archive footage)
Dorothy GrangerDorothy Errol (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
Edgar KennedyEdgar Kennedy (footage from 'I'll Build It Myself') (archive footage)
William S. HartTexas Tex (archive footage) (uncredited)
Minerva UrecalAunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
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