JAMES ARNESS FROM GUNSMOKE. The Johnny Carson Show from 1955.
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This short segment from a 1955 episode of The Johnny Carson Show introduces Arness before the airing of the first television episode. In this piece Matt Dillon proves he's so fast he can outdraw himself. This piece became public domain in 1980 from lack of copyright renewal.
The Johnny Carson Show
While working as a staff writer on The Red Skelton Show, local Los Angeles television comedian Carson filled in as host when Skelton was injured during a show rehearsal. As a result of Carson’s performance, CBS created the primetime variety program: The Johnny Carson Show, a traditional potpourri of comedy, music, dance, skits and monologues. The short-lived 1955-56 series served as a precursor of what would come later for Carson, planting the seeds for sketches he would perform on the later The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson such as "Mighty Carson Art Players".

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