Danny Kaye and vocal chorus sing "Do You Ever Think of Me" 1964 

And the Oscar for best actor in Wide Vibrato is...Danny Kaye!

Danny Kaye has always been one of my favorite people. He brought a lot of joy to every performance.

Notice how calm television was back then too? Makes it such a more pleasant experience.

So, my Danny Kaye story which I wrote somewhere. Anyway, in 1960, I was an army lieutenant, going from Fort Sill, Oklahoma to Korea. Stopped in Las Vegas, not to gamble because I knew statistics, but maybe see a show. Danny Kaye was there but I could not get in because I was too late, or I did not hand the guy a fin, or I was not on the list, whatever. I was not surprised. So I went to the First Cavalry division, on the DMZ, in Korea, and what to my wondering eyes should appear, on Christmas Eve, 1961, in the gym, but Danny Kaye. So we were all rounded up, and I could hardly believe it but, there he was, with his piano player, and no one else. No Bob Hope show. Just him and the piano player. And he did the crazy Russian, and all the routines, without any straight man, he did both parts, and here we were, on the DMZ, waiting for an alert, everybody loaded with rifles, machine guns and I was hoping nobody dropped one. They didn't, and Danny got a standing ovation (no guns dropped.) So to this day I think that maybe I was not supposed to see him in Las Vegas, but somewhere else, more important. The troops loved him and it made a memory for me, and I guess for them, that we would never have had. I stayed in, retired as a colonel, and like to think that he is up there, in the big USO in the sky, and before I get there I will hear the sounds of laughter.

Gosh this is before I was born! What's worse is that's it's funnier than anything I've seen recently!

He was so talented and charismatic

My 17 year old son said, “I wish TV shows were still like this!” I couldn’t agree more. I grew up watching Danny Kay as well as listening to his reading of children’s stories. What a wonderful talent! He was willing to put in the work and it always showed.

He was the best....still love listening to Danny

I can't believe it's been so long since he passed. I can't think of anyone who can hold a torch to his all encompassing talent

Brilliant actor, so brilliant.

nothing is more attractive than someone who can make you laugh. i have a crush on a dead man, he is so missed.

Such talent. The ‘ Golden Age’ of entertainment has long gone.

As a child watching this on tv I was mesmerized by the talented and classy folks of all different genres. It still brings a smile to my heart!❤❤❤

Omg. I love this man! Just brilliant! 😂

Danny Kaye forever remembered❤Kimmi

Just so jazzy and fun and clean. Good group but Danny still stands out. He always does, because he’s Danny Kaye.

Talented as can be..and..not a four letter word in sight ! 🤩

The man was so remarkable. A talented actor, musical, and father. May he rest in peace.

Shows like this were truly the best and were the best entertained. All these kind of shows are gone because all the wonderful people who did them are gone. Today there is no one talented enough to do a show like they did.

Oh, the timing & harmony! Name just one modern act that could achieve the smoothness of this performance, perfect in its simplicity.

I generally don't feel I've been born in the wrong era, but I'm so very sad I'll never get the chance to see DK live or meet him.

From Buster Keaton to Doris Day we had a whole lot from actors to actresses singers and songwriters they were all great in their own way and they're all gone now I am glad I was around to hear them I laughed and I cried at their performances and I can't help to shed a tear that they are past

Such a wonderful wholesome time in entertainment. I wish we could go back to this. We need another Danny Kaye ❤❤❤ But how could that happen?

I have Loved Danny Kaye since I saw him in the Court Jester and I Will Always Love Him you are Sorely Missed.

Oh! the women's hairdos of those times! Of course I used to do my hair like that. You needed a lot of hairspray!

They don't make 'em like Danny anymore. He is a real superstar with real talent. Bet he was a lot of fun in his personal life.

The Court Jester (1955) is one of my favourite comedies which starred Danny Kaye.

Brilliance in this man! Singing is top notch, too!

I love hearing Danny Kaye sing with this group

A gentleman and a Gentle Man, what talent!

Hilarious spontaneity is Danny Kaye. I love the number, too!

And I still Crack up as if it is the first time I listen to him. There never was anybody after Danny Kay like he was.

Wow !!! Swing and voices... Great !

Love the puffy flip hairdos on the girls. I remember those well. Priceless!🥰

He sure is an all round entertainer. And more!

Ethyl Merman had the widest vibrato I have ever heard.

Such a talent!!!!!!he could do anything and everything.......

I saw him on Broadway in "Two by Two." It will always be one of my best theater memories

Always brilliant whatever he does! My favourite comedian along with Norman Wisdom.

Love Danny Kaye and that’s singing !

The man was elegant AND funny. What more could you want? What a Sweetie!

🙏💝💜❤DK ME ALWAYS LOVED EVERYTHING ABTU!

Perfection!!

when I was a boy hear this song.funny and beauty. soo thank

My own love is so thoughtless. Thinking of you is my bug in a rug right before bed. Love is so GRAND. Brian Koller

I absolutely loved him in The Court Jester. Fantastic actor.

“a wide vibrato” is a euphemism for “tone deaf”

"From Television City in Hollywood......"

Great comedian,actor,dancer and singer🎉 Rest in peacr

Okay, who's the odd one out? I mean, who's the guy or gal responsible for that number one thumbs down up there?

fine actor fine jewish guy rip danny 1913-1987

"From Television City in Hollywood......"

He still stands out even in the choral.

funny danny kaye good song

I love watching Danny Kaye .in 2024 brings back great memories

WOW!!

What. A. Talent!

VIEW ALSO Danny Kaye Pier Angeli Salud in Merry Andrew MisterScott99 Exhilarating musical number from the obscure but wonderful film, based on the Paul Gallico story "The Romance of Henry Menafee." Danny Kaye is accompanied by the beautiful Pier Angeli and the legitimate opera star Salvatore Baccaloni. Music by Saul Chaplin, arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle. Lyrics by Johnny Mercer. Choreography by Michael Kidd. Filmed in CinemaScope by Robert Surtees. Film is copyright by MGM and is excerpted here under the Fair Use section of US copyright law. /////// Trialk Angedint Whatever he does , it in his own way simply that unique , impossible to copy him , I simple have no bad memories at all, why is it quite hard to find his films is a complete riddle for me , so many people think likewise magnificent for example his five pennies or me and the colonel.( Curd Jurgens ) ////////////// kittkat42 I know that people thought this movie was bad, but I can remember watching it as a kid, and even now I still love it. I adore Danny Kaye.//////////// 57silverhawk I can't believe I found this on RU-vid! Thank you SO much for posting it! My mom had the soundtrack record album when I was a kid, and we always loved this song. Watching the performance is a real treat! /////////////// Andrew Weitzen Thanks so much for posting thins. Just saw it on TV and wanted to send a link to this incredible sequence to some friends. /////////// Russo Lewis We miss you Danny...very very much...you made sense of the human heart //////////// Brian Quinn I haven't seen Merry Andrews in years. One of my Danny Kaye favorites. Ima-gonna-raise-ah-my-glass to you and say....salute! /////////// jayburlington I have always loved this film!!! ////////////// TheRobweb maybe "Salut" from italian words, salute, saluto, saluti. /////////// KarmicBook I absolutely LOVE Danny Kaye! Thank you for posting this! ////////////// penciltest2 Isn't this a great number?? -- I had forgotten this film had some good numbers. Unfortunately, the first time I saw it on commercial tv, they cut the numbers out of it. I grew up thinking that this would have been a good musical. -- And wouldn't it make a great stage musical now??? A little story re-write and a Danny Kaye type, it'd be fun. -- Wait there ain't no Danny Kayes of today. See America?? Stop encouraging American Idol! //////////// R Pollack Who wouldn't join the circus to be with Pier Angeli? What song can't Danny Kaye make at least interesting and fun? A favorite album of my distant youth./////////// Josh Freilich Yeah. He was an artist. Especially when it came to dialects.///////////// daniel benchu película entretenida. Danny como siempre espectacular. //////// problembaerli what a great song, what a nice performance. danny kaye was a real master of light feeted but high quality comedy. immortable! ////////////// warnerarchive Danny Kaye delights in this whimsical musical that celebrates the circus of life. Free from schoolmaster duties for the summer, amateur archeologist Andrew Larabee (Kaye) arrives at his prospective dig site only to find it inhabited by a circus. While pursuing his dusty dreams, Andrew discovers his true calling might just be more clownish than he had imagined. This musical's already abundant charm is further buoyed by the wonderful score by Saul Chaplin and Johnny Mercer, orchestrated by Nelson Riddle, and the directing debut of Michael Kidd. This CinemaScope charmer is making its home video premiere (with original StereoPhonic Sound intact!) and awaits a worthy rediscovery. 16x9 WIDESCREEN. ///////// RU-vid Movies Archaeologist Andrew Larabee tunnels below an English meadow, seeking a rare historical relic. His shoveling takes him back to the surface...and into the lions' cage during a circus act. Just like that, a star -- or at least a Joey -- is born. A Joey is circus-speak for clown and who better to play that clown ////////////// Jeff Clark This movie clip explains, through a song, the Pythagorean Formula, which is the square of the hypotenuse of any right triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the two remaining sides. //////////// Leslie Best I love all of Danny Kaye movies. but Merry Andrew is by far my favorite. I simply adore him and always will. //////////// My Little Dog Shoppe South Park PA Tommy Rall (red shirt) amazing as ever and plays off of Kaye wonderfully! He is by far the best dancer there but Kaye never ceases to be a complete entertainer. Luv them both. ////////// Antonio Barreto Mais de 50 anos após ver este filme, continuo a ficar emocionado ao ouvir esta musica Salud interpretada por Dany Kay. ////////////// lark005 Thanks for this great vid. This has always been one of my favorite movies. Makes you want to get up and dance along with Danny! ///////////// Tee someone asked me how I was and the first thing that popped into my head was "everything is tickety-boo" ! i never use that phrase, but I will now. /////////// sunny chuang It's such a fine day for the townspeople to have great fun and to sing along with the English school teacher Mr Andrew Larabee (played by the ever-sprightly Danny Kaye) who was in the pleasant mood while riding in his bicycle.This was one of the most-memorable and very-entertaining musical numbers in 1958 MGM's Merry Andrew. Indeed the versatility,spontaneity,and credibility of Danny Kaye in his hilarious and musical scenes were/will always be momentous,unparalleled,and tickety-boo. //////////// Koeshey I think I have been in madly love with Danny for years. He died when I was just a few months old, but I've heard his voice more then any other mans. He is there when I need him, makes me laugh when I'm sad, and his smile is the most adorable thing. I saw an old record of his in a antique shop once, and I fainted, lol! I'm 26. /////////// PismoBeach I've been looking for this for decades. Thank you! ////////////// Sally Ann Loveday Danny Kaye always makes me smile... his singing and acting are simply wonderful... Love it, the tune is now well and truly stuck in my 'bonce', and still making me smile...58's Danny R.I.P. ///////////// Ian Brandsgaard Danny Kaye was such a good entertainer. I only saw a few of his movies while growing up. Thanks for the vid.///////////// inaaya bint musab thank you for uploading,,...but now i am addicted to dancing to it whenever i hear it ////////////// John Mamakos It is great to see my Dad in the lime green shirt. What a great cast Danny Kaye perfection ///////////// From Wikipedia, Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; January 18, 1911 - March 3, 1987) was an American actor, singer, dancer, comedian and musician. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes and rapid-fire novelty songs.Kaye starred in 17 movies, notably Wonder Man (1945), The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), White Christmas (1954) and The Court Jester (1956).His films were popular, especially his performances of patter songs and favorites such as "Inchworm" and "The Ugly Duckling". He was the first ambassador-at-large of UNICEF in 1954 and received the French Legion of Honour in 1986 for his years of work with the organization.

This is the same group that was on the Colgate Comedy Hour with Jerry Lewis doing his classic conducting. Their outfits were definitely...........interesting.

This kind of close harmony where they all inflect their voices together is so captivating (and so is Danny of course)

Fantastic vocal arrangement

Such Brilliance!

He was so cute. Ayyyyy!!

He is possibly the most charming man who ever walked the earth. Yes, he had personal demons galore, but on stage he was simply adorable.

Love

The great Gilda Maiken to Danny’s left (our right)

ONE OF MY FAVS AND ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS IS A DEAD RINGER FOR HIM ALMOST EXACTLY THE SAME FACE!!!

dena if you are behind this your dad was a huge influence one by his movies and two by actually meeting him. in 1984 I was in a children's home for behavior problems. most other kids were orphans in there and those were the ones Kaye came to visit but, most were too damaged or timid to go to Kaye, but me as a behavior Fwit I didn't give an F! More over I was a fan! at 10 years old and I was ready to do what he wanted me to do and, that was the Inchworm song from the movie Hans Christian Anderson I knew it by heart so he pointed his attention completely to me also I was the only Dutch kid there that could speak English so I conducted my fellow inmates to sing the song by basically making it phonetic. kaye was a father of children I still feel his heartfelt hug when he left I kissed him on the cheek with power and he grabbed me hard in response I miss you, Daddy, Danny! I made a real friend those 2 days!

Danny Kaye was one of the greatest actors that ever lived. He was a kind and gentle man. He was blessed by HASHEM with many talents. He will come again and be with us in the MESSIANIC AGE.

How do you top this style of entertainment? About 20 years ago I realized that current-day TV wasn't just a phase... that it was here to stay - and so I threw mine out, and haven't had one in my house since. Should actual entertainment ever return to television, I'll be the first in line at Best Buy.

A true genius such a talented man may he keep them laughing in het

Those spartan early 1960s modern TV variety show sets . They reek of the Kennedy years.

He is just an AMAZING HUMAN BEING......LOVE HIS VOICE AND ACTING...R.I.P. YOUR VERY MISSED DANNY...😇🙏❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

CBS in 1964: The Tiffany Network CBS in 2020: Crude Boring Shit

Just beautiful.

Introduction was not funny at all on the contrary it was tragedy but the harmony and the rythm of singing was good.

I guess there aren't many musicians commenting on here because how is it that most of y'all aren't commenting on the amazing vocal arrangements happening here?? Those harmonies and chords are CRAZY!! I like Danny Kaye, for sure, but man, get into how intricate and amazing those vocals were and the degree of difficulty it took to sing in 6 part harmony like that...Take 6 would love this and could definitely cover this!

I just love him. He is a genious.

He was a great performer!

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Love this tight harmony!

I have this Sheet music in my collection and was thrilled to hear this rendition with added lyrics! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Those were the good old days. Danny Kaye’s films were better than Tremendous! Nothing like the talent today.

I don't think I've heard this song before, great one! Wasn't expecting group scatting. Thank you.

Funny wide vibrato.☺

good song

good song

Watch the russell harty show he was on. Gave russell harty a very nice compliment. A sign of a fine gentleman.

good song

good song

Danny was a superb performer ! lol

What was the name of the group he sang with. And that girl on the left is very attractive to look at!

👍👍👍👍 I love it so great 👍👍👍👍

From Buffalo, N.Y. I remember watching programs like this when I was a kid. TV today is just so awful I don't even watch it.

my name is Caroline I've grown up loving the fun and laughs from the films with Danny Kaye I've just retired from working with the NHS here in the UK xxx

Those harmonies aren't easy at all.

He did a skit I just can't find. He jumped up and down off a bench. It was hilarious. I wish I could see it again. Wonderful man.

I saw this group sing a version of "The Rampart Street Parade" that raised the roof! Wish I could find it.

What a gorgeous chord they ended up on.

"Without any fear of reprisal, I might add" - lmao. Excellent clip!