Lawrence Welk Show

Movie Songwriters

Season 12, Episode 11 of 52

Lawrence pays tribute to the importance of movie music, pointing out that movies have used a musical background since the days of silent films, when a pianist or organist would build suspense with some towering crescendos! Henry Mancini leads the band on the theme from "The Pink Panther", Bobby and Elaine dance to his haunting "Charade" and the whole band gets together for his signature "Moon River". Other featured movie songwriters are Michel Legrand, whose lovely "I Will Wait For You" is sung by Tom Netherton, Harry Warren, whose irrepressible "I've Got A Gal In Kalamazoo" is given an equally irrepressible treatment by Ken Delo, and Johnny Mercer, whose clever "Something's Gotta Give" finds Gail, Ron and Michael in the spotlight.

Previously Aired

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Time
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11/14/2009
7 p.m.
11/13/2010
7 p.m.
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