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Bobby Short Narrator
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Alfred Drake Self
Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Self
Michael Feinstein Self
Ted Fetter Self
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Bob Hope Self
Jean Howard Self
Lisa Kirk Self
Gene Kelly Self
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Tony Martin Self
Johnny Mathis Self
Patricia Morison Self
Janis Paige Self
Linda Ronstadt Self
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