Passion in Pasadena, aka. Love is a Many-Splintered Thing – Freddie the Freeloader falls in love with debutante Shirley Temple, The Beach Boys sing, and a nervous Red works on a high-rise construction building!
Passion in Pasadena, aka. Love is a Many-Splintered Thing – The Red Skelton Hour season 13
It’s a bittersweet love affair for Freddie the Freeloader, as he falls in love with debutante Bobo Barclay (Shirley Temple) who’s desperate to marry the man she loves. But her father disapproves of him. And poor Freddie thinks it’s him!
And Shirley does take the hobo’s clothes, and run away! But Freddie’s pal, Mugsy, finds her and takes her to Freddie! And the police are looking for the missing socialite as well …
Shirley’s father relents, and she can now marry the man she loves! And poor Freddie the Freeloader thinks it’s him … It’s both sweet and bittersweet, as both Shirley and Freddie try to soothe each others’ feelings.
Silent Spot
In the Silent Spot, it’s Red Skelton’s first day on the job at a high-rise construction site. And he finds out the hard way that he’s afraid of heights! It’s very funny, as he unintentionally keeps hurting his coworkers! And finally destroyed the building!
Songs
- The Beach Boys perform “Surfin’ USA” and “Things We Did Last Summer.”
- Shirley Temple sings “By the Sea“
Trivia
- Shirley Temple’s final acting role.
- The title is from the song “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing” with music by Sammy Fain and lyrics by Paul Francis Webster from the movie of the same name winning its own Best Song Academy Award.
Cast
- Red Skelton – Self – Host/Self – Freddie the Freeloader/Self – Gertrude and Heathcliffe/Self – Nervous Construction Worker-Silent Spot
- Shirley Temple (The Little Princess; Our Little Girl) – Bobo Barclay – Debutante
- The Beach Boys – Themselves
- Frankie Darro (Pinocchio) – Construction Foreman-Silent Spot
- David Rose and His Orchestra – Themselves
- Louie Elias – Iron Worker-Silent Spot
- Douglas Fowley (Singin’ in the Rain; Cat-Women of the Moon) – Muggsy – a Hobo
- Gordon Gavin – Mr. Barclay
- Art Gilmore – Self – Announcer(voice)
- Gavin Gordon (Bride of Frankenstein; Mystery of the Wax Museum) – Iron Worker-Silent Spot
- Ray Kellogg (The Giant Gila Monster) – Police Oficer
- Barbara Morrison (Project Moonbase) – Barbara
- Skeltones – Themselves