One of the fun things about working on this film was getting the chance to shoot some scenes in the Friars Club in NYC. They were great hosts and many of their members appear in the movie. You don't often get to spend time in the private clubs of NYC and certainly don't get to dawdle passing through so it was a real treat to be in this historic place and to admire bits of its history.
The entryway statue of the Frank Sinatra Dining Room
Ed Sullivan and Gloria Swanson
Ed Sullivan and Jack Paar. A very well known actor whose name is not yet listed on our job on the IMDB Website pointed out to me that the beautifully lettered old photo misspelled Mr. Paar's name!
Ed Sullivan and Milton Berle
George Jessel, Henny Youngman and Howard Cosell
Joe E. Lewis, Sophie Tucker and Al Jolson
Set up with a wardrobe rack beside their beautiful, handcrafted wooden staircase.
With a view of a portrait on loan of "Uncle Miltie"- Milton Berle
The lay of the land as per the elevator...
Friars of the Year