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Line 16: The series, sponsored by the [[Swift & Company]] meat packing company, was mainly a musical [[variety show]] hosted by [[Lanny Ross]], although during its first few months, it also featured a quiz show segment. Guest stars included [[Eileen Barton]], [[Frank Fontaine]], and [[Susan Shaw]]. For the first five months, a quiz show segment was included. In September 1948, the show became "Lanny's penthouse with his girlfriend Eileen Barton visiting". In March 1949, the show reverted to a purely musical variety show.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040052/ IMDB entry]</ref> ==Episode status== Two episodes, from May 13, 1948 and May 27, 1948, are in the collection of the [[UCLA Film and Television Archive]], and an episode from March 31, 1949 is in the collection of the [[Paley Center for Media]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==See also==