Bob Hope hosted the 110-minute telecast (taped simultaneously at New York's NBC International Theatre so actors working on Broadway could take part), becoming flustered only once when Charles Brackett surprised him with an honorary Oscar. The show, sponsored by RCA for $100,000, was not without glitches: Cameras caught Shirley Booth, who was in New York, tripping on her way to the stage to accept the best actress statuette for Come Back, Little Sheba.
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