Best Foot Forward (Max Liebman Presents) Explained

Series:	Max Liebman Presents
Season:	1
Episode:	6
Director:	Max Liebman

"Best Foot Forward" is a 1954 American television episode adaptation of the musical Best Foot Forward. It was directed by Max Liebman as part of a series of color spectaculars. It was Jeannie Carson's American debut.^[1]

Cast

• Marilyn Maxwell as Gale Joy
• Robert Cummings as Jack Haggerty
• Charlie Applewhite as Bud Hooper
• Hope Holliday as Minerva
• Jeannie Carson as Helen Twitterton
• Harrison Muller as Dutch
• Pat Carroll as Blind Date
• Candi Parsons as Ethel
• Arte Johnson as Chuck
• James Komack as Hunk
• Howard St. John as Dean Reeber
• Gene Blakely as Chester Billings

Reception

The New York Times called it "delightful".^[2]

Notes and References

1. News: Liebman to present 'best foot forward' on color TV. Nov 19, 1954. The Christian Science Monitor. .
2. News: Television in review. J. G.. Nov 22, 1954. New York Times. .