Category: Television

1173. SWING INTO SPRING (April 10, 1959). NBC-TV net. With BENNY GOODMAN, ELLA FITZGERALD, SHELLY MANNE, PEGGY LEE, LIONEL HAMPTON, ANDRE PREVIN, THE Hi LOS. Highlights of a thoroughly great hour of swing. 52 minutes. TV

1142. THIS IS YOUR LIFE (C. 1954-USA). NBC-TV. With RALPH EDWARDS – host, BOB WARREN announcing. Sponsored by Prell, Crest Toothpaste. This Is Your Life … MACK SENNET! The pioneer of silent comedies is surprised with old girlfriends, co-workers, and some of the many people he made movie stars … some of whom he hadn’t […]

1115. WESTINGHOUSE STUDIO ON E (1/11/54-USA). CBS-TV. -The Remarkable Incident At Carson Corners,” with O.Z. WHITEHEAD, FRANCES FULLER. 43 minutes. TV

1066. CLIMAX! (April 19, 1956-USA). CBS-TV net. “The Lou Gehrig Story” with WENDELL COREY, JEAN HAGEN. A live TV masterpiece based on the famous baseball player. Fine performances and excellent production values. Recommended. 60 minutes. TV

1068. CLIMAX! (September 1, 1955-USA). “Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn” with THOMAS MITCHELL, JOHN CARRADINE. An elaborate and well done live TV drama based on Mark Twain’s famous story. Plus a surprise appearance by RED SKELTON. 60 minutes.TV

1077. WESTINGHOUSE STUDIO ONE SUMMER THEATRE (7/29/57-USA). CBS-TV. “The Human Barrier,” with SKIP HOMEIER PATRICIA SMITH. 60 minutes. TV

This classic television show, Treasure Island with Boris Karloff, features Young Jim Hawkins recounting his adventures that began when the old pirate Captain Billy Bones took up lodgings at the Admiral Benbow Inn on the English coast near Bristol, run by Jim and his mother.

1002. ARTHUR GODFREY TIME (1952, 1953, 1954). CBS-TV. Three different morning show segments with ARTHUR GODFREY, ROBERT Q. LEWIS, JANETTE DAVIS, MARION MARLOWE, FRANK PARKER, JULIUS La ROSA and many of the “Little Godfreys.” 44 minutes total.