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Jack Hires Opera Singer in Rome

Jack Hires Opera Singer in Rome

1957TV Episode⏱️ 30mNot Rated
Comedy
7.6
IMDB Rating
33 votes

Jack ought to be suspicious when his porter in the Rome airport speaks in a Scottish burr and looks like a Greek god. In Jack's hotel suite he hears a magnificent male opera singer in another room, so the Svengali signs the puzzle...

Director
Ralph Levy
Writers
Sam Perrin, George Balzer, Al Gordon
Stars
Jack Benny, Don Wilson, Mary Livingstone
Release Date
January 13, 1957
Language
English
💬 3
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Jack Benny
Jack Benny
as Jack Benny
Don Wilson
Don Wilson
as Announcer
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Mary Livingstone
as Mary Livingstone
Sean Connery
Sean Connery
as Porter
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Alan Thornton
as Bellboy
Paul Stassino
Paul Stassino
as Desk Clerk
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Gaylord Cavallaro
as Opera Star
Marne Maitland
Marne Maitland
as Emilio Garibaldi

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
London, England, UK
Production
J&M Productions

🎯 Categories

Comedy

⭐ Featured Review

Includes A Very Early James Bond Sighting
by sebekm2009-08-03
10/10

"I have been a great fan of Jack Benny since his days on black and white television, as well as listening to his radio program rebroadcasts on "Old Time" XM Radio. I saw this episode last night as part of the local MyNetworkTV/Retro Television Network programming. As usual, Jack is appropriately funny, stingy, flabbergasted, exasperated, and frequently at a loss for words. What made this episode exceptional for me was seeing a very young Sean Connery pop on-screen as a porter lugging baggage! The future Mr. Bond....James Bond....had a comedic line or two, which he delivered in a manne..."

💡 Did You Know?

Sean Connery has his first American TV appearance in this show. He appears as an Italian porter who speaks with a peculiarly Scottish Brogue.

📖 Synopsis

Jack ought to be suspicious when his porter in the Rome airport speaks in a Scottish burr and looks like a Greek god. In Jack's hotel suite he hears a magnificent male opera singer in another room, so the Svengali signs the puzzle...