This is kinda neat even if it is silent. It's footage of a Bob Hope Christmas Show performed on the USS Ticonderoga off the coast of Vietnam. It was shot by someone in the audience on December 29, 1965…45 years ago today. The troupe includes Kaye Stevens, Anita Bryant, Linda Battsa (Miss USA-World), Joey Heatherton, Carroll Baker, Jack Jones, Nicholas Brothers, Jerry Colonna and Peter Leeds. Peter is the guy in the blue shirt…a very fine human being and actor, who managed to work constantly in Hollywood for years without a lot of stardom. Hope often employed him when he needed a straight man or, in this case most likely, someone who could host and keep the show moving without upstaging the star.
Somehow though, I suspect the servicemen were more excited about Joey Heatherton.
There's no live audio but a makeshift music track has been skillfully added. Take a peek.