Pontiac Star Parade (1959) - Star of the month... Gene Kelly

'Pontiac Star Parade' is a 1959 television special starring Gene Kelly with guest stars Donald O'Connor and Carol Lawrence.

This is a different special to 'The Gene Kelly Show' (1959), and was filmed in colour.

I haven't been able to find the complete special, however I have managed to find a great deal of it on YouTube (links below).

From what I have managed to find and see, a musical highlights are Kelly dancing "Ballin' the Jack" and the 'Sitting Dance Medley' with Donald O'Connor, where the duo perform a medley of dances from their most popular films.

Watch some clips from 'Pontiac Star Parade' (1959)

Song: "Ballin' the Jack" - Gene Kelly

Song: "Sitting Dance Medley" - Gene Kelly &  Donald O'Connor

Song: "Shall We Dance?/Makin' Whoopee" - Gene Kelly & Donald O'Connor

Song: "Bim Bam" - Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor & Carol Lawrence

Song: "Have You Seen Kelly?" - Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor & Carol Lawrence

Song: "Caballero" - Gene Kelly

Some more clips from 'Pontiac Star Parade' (1959)

Did you know...

• Gene Kelly had first sung "Ballin' the Jack" in his first film, "For Me & My Gal" (1942)
• This was the first time Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor worked together since "Singin' in the Rain" (1952)

The Gene Kelly Show (1959) - Star of the month... Gene Kelly

'The Gene Kelly Show' (1959) was Gene Kelly's first television special.

In the special, Gene finds himself:

• dancing with three European ballerinas
• performing "For Me & My Gal" with Liza Minnelli
• performing with Cherylene Lee 
• dancing to a Carl Sandburgh poem 'A Poem to Dance To' - written especially for the show

I wasn't able to obtain the full TV special, however managed to find a clip of 'For Me & My Gal' with Liza Minnelli.

Song: "For Me & My Gal" Gene Kelly & Liza Minnelli