Frank Sinatra Spectacular/Dismas House Concert-St. Louis

The Rat Pack -- Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr., and Dean Martin -- in their only joint television performance. This special was televised via closed-circuit from St. Louis to a select group of theaters, where ticket buyers watched the live performance on screen. The concert was organized by Harold Gibbons and Frank Sinatra as a fundraiser for Dismas Clark Half-Way House of St. Louis, the first halfway house for ex-convicts. Johnny Carson, in the third year of his Tonight Show stint took the place of Joey Bishop who was ill as the MC and 4th member of the Rat Pack.

Full Cast of Frank Sinatra Spectacular/Dismas House Concert-St. Louis

Johnny Carson as Self - Host

Johnny Carson

as Self - Host

Johnny Carson was born on October 23, 1925 and passed away 20 years ago at the age of 79 on January 23, 2005.