This episode of The Jimmy Durante Show was filmed live from the Desert Inn in Las Vegas. Jimmy and cast perform skits and songs. Jimmy is joined by Johnny Ray, Liberace, Peter Lawford and George Raft who sing and dance to the song ""The Second Boy From the Right.""
decided to post in full, the last performance of Carmen Miranda, on the Jimmy Durante Show. In the recording of the program, which took place on the night of August 4 1955, Carmen had a sudden bad, but decided to continue. She died in the early hours of the following day, a 46-year-old victim of a heart attack, probably caused by legal drugs as stimulants and tranquilizers. It was later added a line from Jimmy at the beginning of the program, which only aired in October, talking about Carmen, who was already dead.