Footlight Varieties is the third and final effort in the RKO series of variety films, combining film shorts with musical numbers and routines by Jack Paar. Directed by Hal Yates, the screenplay was written by Yates and Felix Adler. In addition to Paar, the film stars Leon Errol, and includes performances by The Sportsmen, Liberace, Jerry Murad's Harmonicats, and Red Buttons.