Overview
In a small Japanese town, Ko-Ko is appointed to the unenviable position of executioner. Knowing he must successfully perform before the appearance of the Mikado in a month's time, Ko-Ko finds a suitable victim in Nanki-Poo, who is distraught over his unrequited love for the maiden Yum-Yum. Nanki-Poo agrees to sacrifice his life if he is allowed to spend his remaining days with Yum-Yum, who is betrothed to Ko-Ko. Part of 'The Bell Telephone Hour' on NBC.
Cast
- Martyn Green as Self / Host
- Dennis King as The Mikado of Japan
- Robert Rounseville as Nanki-Poo
- Groucho Marx as Ko-Ko
- Stanley Holloway as Pooh-Bah
- Barbara Meister as Yum-Yum
- Sharon Randall as Pitti-Sing
- Melinda Marx as Peep-Bo
- Helen Traubel as Katisha