Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
"Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer" is a feature-length documentary. In this entertaining look at the legendary singer's life, hosted by two-time Grammy award singer Lou Rawls, Frankie tells his own story. Classic archive footage of the great performances of the past has been painstakingly collected, and new interview material shot with distinguished guests such as Clint Eastwood,Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra, Dick Clark, Ringo Starr, Patti Page, Pat Boone, Maria Cole, Mitch Miller, Michel Legrand, John Williams, Kay Starr, Jack Jones, Herb Jeffries, Peter Marshall, Howard Keel, Terry Moore, Lucy Marlow, Sammy Nestico, and A.C. Lyles. From Dick Clark's American Bandstand to The Bob Hope Show, from Rawhide to Blazing Saddles, from the Ed Sullivan Show to Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, audiences will journey through the life of one of the most popular male vocalists of all time.
Cast
Lou Rawls
as Self - Host
Frankie Laine
as Self
Louis Armstrong
as Self (archive footage)
Pat Boone
as Self
James Brown
as Self (archive footage)
Nat King Cole
as Self (archive footage)
Perry Como
as Self (archive footage)
Slim Gaillard
as Self (archive footage)
Bob Hope
as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Maxwell
as Self (archive footage)