The 25th Oscars® in New York

I just want to say that we've we're ready to go for our regular show and first in line for a big credit tonight is our producer and director of this anniversary show two-time award winner and governor of the Academy mr. Johnny Green I just want to say I just want to say the Academy is very lucky to have a man of this talent available because this is the kind of a job that demands a lot of know-how believe me look at that birthday cake isn't that a pretty thing huh over here there you are that was my head wasn't it look at that birthday cake I haven't seen anything that pretty since Hedda Hopper wore it I think it's a beautiful thing yes sir but before we get started here in Hollywood we're all chaffing in the bit we're going to New York where one of our past presidents the Academy Conrad Nagel is handling everything at that end let's switch over let's go and see what's going on in New York thank you Bob thank you and all of us here in New York send our greetings to you in California across 3,000 miles of space through the wonders of television this is all very cozy Bob we received a last-minute telegram from Johnny Green oh and incidentally we send our heartiest congratulations to Johnny for the wonderful job he's done producing this show but this last-minute telegram from Johnny refers to Freddie March and me as the New York pickups now if you don't mind we'd like to change that to the New York cut-ins Johnny also suggests that we keep the New York end of it as brief as possible which I will endeavor to do Bob we're trying to do as great a Hollywood premiere in New York here as possible Columbus Circle is lined with searchlights of thousands of people out there incidentally we have California weather here too it's pouring rain the police are holding the crowds back we want to swing around and see a bit of our audience here there are a few empty seats in the theater which are being held for the nominees who are playing in Broadway shows and will arrive just as soon as their curtains come down now in keeping with Johnny's suggestion that we keep this brief in New York I'd like to present the gentleman who is going to give out any of the awards that are won here in New York himself the holder of two Academy Awards mr. Freddie March greetings greetings to Bob Hope and to all the contestants on the west coast and we can only hope sincerely that we may possibly have one or two here in the east I'm not a contestant and if our time weren't limited Conrad and I would make a lot of very bad jokes but we have been told to make it very very short thank you very much good luck to the West Coast good luck to all the contestants and now we'll go back to Hollywood and to Bob Hope thank you Conrad and Frederick March we'll see you later in the program we must keep it moving ladies and gentlemen I must start immediately five tunes have been nominated for this year's Oscar in songwriting we have an Academy Award winning actress to sing the first one Miss Celeste Holm and Thumbelina Thumbelina dance, Thumbelina sing, oh Thumbelina what's the difference if you're very small when your heart is full of love you're nine feet tall Oh you're no bigger than my thumb than my thumb than my thumb sweet Thumbelina don't be glum now now now come come come Thumbelina, Thumbelina, tiny little thing Thumbelina dance, Thumbelina sing, oh what's the difference Thumbelina if you're very small when your heart is full of love you're nine feet tall bigger than my toe than my toe Thumbelina keep that glow any tall