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[The 1960's]

Confidential File (1953-1959)
Stars Paul Coates June Foray Del Moore​

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American print and television journalist, Paul Coates, known for his popular Daily Mirror newspaper column and as the host of the syndicated tabloid style television series Confidential File, developed and produced by Coates and director Irvin Kirshner. A Report by Paul Coates outlining the dangers that Horror Comic Books can have on children circa 1953. Another on the shocking conditions in U.S. mental hospital's and LSD experiments. The series contains the most provocative topics of the era. If you read the episode synopses you can see this was one bizarre series!

Private Eyes (1955) ​

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Paul Coates was the host of this extremely rare syndicated tabloid-style television series Confidential File. Deemed a factual report on America today, it's people and their lives. This TV episode explores Private Eyes, or Private Investigators. Most are responsible businessmen, but there are some with unscrupulous tactics that should be put out of business. We follow a housewife, who seems to be meeting someone when the husband is away. How will the Private Eye help the husband, and what are his tactics? The lurid or sensational story will have you on the edge of your seat! Coates interviews Private Eyes, some responsible, and others who must wear masks to hide their true identity as they reveal stories of unscrupulous Private Eyes. Transferred from 16mm b-w film. (Moviecraft Inc.) This episode is unlisted at IMDb & Wikipedia.

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[The 1960's]

Chatter's World (1960)​

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In the 1960's there was an entertaining and crazy TV series called Chatters World. A catchy song, ending in "Chatter, what's the matter with you" kept kids coming back for more antics of Chatter the Chimp. The series was aired on WBKB-TV channel 7 Chicago, as well as syndicated in New York, Connecticut, and many other TV markets. Ronny Born would adlib the narration on the fly, while Murray Hill would film the pandemonium. They would simply let Chatter loose on the set, and follow the fun. Chicago historian Steve Jajkowski adds, "Chatter's World" was local - it was created and produced by Sam Ventura and Ronny Born (who played "Orville" on Shock Theatre). Ronny Born also performed the voice of Chatter. Filmed at WBKB, roughly a season's worth, then sold into local syndication for quite a few years after. It initially ran as a stand alone show first (on WBKB). Chatter's World also aired in other major markets, including WNEW Channel 5 in New York where these shorts aired as part of the long-running children's show Wonderama within Sonny Fox's 1959-67 run as host).

Fairy Land (1960) ​

In this episode, Chatter creates havoc while exploring the fairytale stories at Storybook Park. This episode was filmed at Paul's Grove, Storybook Park, Storybook City USA, in Medina, Illinois (Addison, IL). It became Adventureland in 1961, with the focus of the amusement park to include older children, teens, and young adults. The on location filming gives a glimpse of an amusement park only in the history books. Mastered from 16mm b-w film. (Moviecraft Inc.)

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[The 1960's]

Cimarron Strip (1967-1968)
Stars Stuart Whitman Percy Herbert Randy Boone Jill Townsend
The western adventures of tough, but fair, Marshal Jim Crown. EXTREMELY UNDERRATED western with deep plots, great cast and numerous well known guest-stars including Darren McGavin Telly Savalas Robert Duvall Suzanne Pleshette Lola Albright Robert Lansing Tuesday Weld Broderick Crawford and Jon Voight. NEWLY REMASTERED in 2015, CBS does nothing with those new prints re: physical media or streaming. Broadcast tv rights owned by Weigel Broadcasting.

S01E09 The Search (Nov.09.1967)
Stars Stuart Whitman Percy Herbert Randy Boone Jill Townsend Joseph Cotten Martha Scott Jim Davis Jonathan Goldsmith Zalman King Richard O'Brien Charles Seel Amzie Strickland Harry Lauter James Gavin Arthur Hansen Jr. Jerry Summers Bud Davis L.Q. Jones​

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Marshal Crown manages to miraculously survive being shot twice -- during a failed attempt by two outlaw brothers to free a third, who had been arrested for murder--and going without treatment until a doctor can be located. Dulcey, some Cimarron townsmen (motivated by fear of the outlaw's family and a $500 reward) launch an intensive search for Crown. A picaresque bipolar scavenger/peddler (with two personalities which constantly talk and quibble between themselves) finds Crown, but the only available doctor is a drunkard, now avoided by the locals and considered to be a quack.​

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S01E11 The Beast That Walks Like a Man (Nov.30.1967)
Stars Stuart Whitman Percy Herbert Randy Boone Jill Townsend Lola Albright Leslie Nielsen Simon Oakland Royal Dano Gail Kobe Paul Carr Karl Held Kerry MacLane Karl Swenson Larry Larson Fletcher Bryant Woodrow Chambliss Athena Lorde Anthony Larry Paul Jim Cook​

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Marshal Crown tries to prevent the Houston clan from entering the Mocane Valley before it's open for settlement. The Houston's believe they'll have little competition for prime land because of the legend of a malevolent beast thought to lurk in the valley. When the wagon train is destroyed and most of its travelers killed, Marshal Crown and his men search for the culprits not knowing if their quarry is man or beast.​

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S01E17 Heller (Jan.18.1968)
Stars Stuart Whitman Percy Herbert Randy Boone Jill Townsend Tuesday Weld Morgan Woodward Robert Phillips Bernie Hamilton Valentin de Vargas Charles Kuenstle Maggie Thrett Bobby Clark Ken Renard Jason Wingreen Randy Lane Stuart Lee Robert D'Arcy​

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Marshal Crown is shot while pursuing a murderous gang of outlaws who prey on isolated Indian villages. He is found, hidden and nursed back to health by Heller, a young woman who was raised by Indians but now works for the outlaw gang. Crown and Heller escape to Cimarron, but are pursued by the outlaws who want to punish Heller for her treachery.​

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S01E10 Till the End of Night (Nov.16.1967)
Stars Stuart Whitman Percy Herbert Randy Boone Jill Townsend Suzanne Pleshette Clifton James Harry Dean Stanton Victor French James Beck Karen Arthur Eddie Quillan Mary Gregory D'Urville Martin Charles Thompson James Nusser Morgan Jones Jack Braddock Jerry Brown Forest Burns​

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While pursuing an escaped prisoner, MacGregor is arrested for murder by an old enemy of Marshal Crown's and is sentenced to be hanged. He escapes from jail with Sarah Lou Burke, another falsely accused prisoner. Crown tries to find the escapees before the vengeful posse can find and kill them.​

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S01E22 Without Honor (Feb.29.1968)
Stars Stuart Whitman Percy Herbert Randy Boone Jill Townsend Andrew Duggan Jon Voight Chester Morris Paul Mantee Don Pedro Colley James Davidson John Neilson George Sperdakos Dallas Mitchell John McKee Ed Bakey Boyd Santell Ed Madden Hubie Kerns Victor Paul​

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Crown tries to help Major Covington capture his son, an expert with dynamite, who has deserted the army and joined a band of murderous marauders.​

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S01E08 The Roarer (Nov.02.1967)
Stars Whitman Percy Herbert Randy Boone Jill Townsend Robert Duvall Morgan Woodward Ed Flanders Med Flory Stuart Anderson Ollie O'Toole Rayford Barnes Ed McCready Erwin Neal John McKee Mike Howden Jack Braddock Andrew Duggan​

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A hell-raising cavalryman's escapades cause trouble for both Marshal Jim Crown and his post commander. His destructive exploits lead to violence as he flouts not only the law but a vigilante committee formed to kill him.​

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[The 1960's]

Garroway At Large (1949-1951)
Stars Dave Garroway Cliff Norton Connie Russell

Episode dated 8 Apr 1951 (Apr.08.1951)
Stars Dave Garroway Bette Chapel Jack Haskell Cliff Norton Connie Russell Jimmy Russell Aura Vainio​

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An entertaining visit with Dave Garroway in the early days of live TV from Chicago. Watch for the unintentional bloopers, like stagehands walking all over, shadows, and loud off stage noises! Dave takes everything in stride, although he states on the air “no more animals” when a live turkey gets loose and knocks him over! Al Kapp is guest introducing a funny Little Abner sketch. All this with a bevy of song and dance numbers. A single television camera, with Garroway walking among the sets casually, talking to the audience and guests, is know as the Chicago Style of live TV. The Chicago Style is improvisation, scriptlessness, and interpretive cameras. Cast includes Connie Russell, Jack Haskell, Bette Chapel, Cliff Norton, Jimmy Russell, Aura Vianio, Joseph Gallicchio and His Orchestra, the Hamilton Trio, and guest Al Capp. Commercials for Congoleum, makers of wall tile and linoleum floor coverings. Airdate November 19, 1950. Mastered from 16mm b-w film. (Moviecraft Inc.)

As seen on Sundays at 10pm(et). Had Dave and his sponsor- Congoleum-Nairn - had their way, "GARROWAY AT LARGE" would have lasted several more seasons. But NBC got a request from Procter & Gamble for his Sunday night time slot so they could sponsor "THE RED SKELTON SHOW" in the fall of 1951......and the network had no other time periods available, so Garroway was cancelled in the summer of '51. He moved on to New York, and "THE TODAY SHOW". He tried to revive the series as "THE DAVE GARROWAY SHOW" (for Pontiac) in the 1953-'54 season, but that didn't quite work out. (Barry I. Grauman)

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[The 1960's]

Convoy (1965)
Stars John Gavin John Larch Linden Chiles

S01E05 Lady on the Rock (Oct.15.1965)
Stars John Gavin John Larch Linden Chiles Eleanor Parker Sean McClory John Marley Brendan Dillon James Doohan Felipe Turich Lynne Beaul Richard Angarola Peter Mamakos​

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While docked at Gibraltar, Foster runs into an old flame. He soon learns that she is key to a prisoner negotiation with the Nazis.​

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[The 1960's]

The Thin Man (1957-1959)
Stars Peter Lawford Phyllis Kirk Asta

S01E23 Robot Client (Feb.28.1968)
Stars Peter Lawford Phyllis Kirk Asta Barry Atwater Robert Cornthwaite Lillian Bronson George Cisar Stephen Coit Robby the Robot​

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Nick and Nora visit the inventor of a robot. They wonder if the mechanical man might have been the instrument for murder.​

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NBC Promo Friday Evening (1950's)

"Truth or Consequences", "M-Sqaud" and "The Thin Man" are promoted in this 1950s-era spot aired over NBC to promote their friday evening schedule. Taken from an episode of Treasure Hunt​

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[The 1960's]

The Mary Margaret McBride Show (1948)
Star Mary Margaret McBride

S01E01 Pilot (Sep.21.1948) Premiere
Stars Mary Margaret McBride Eddie Dowling​

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This is a pilot for Mary Margaret McBride's television program. The show never came to pass but this remarkable half-hour not only showcases McBride but features as her guest, the immortal Eddie Dowling. Dowling was a famed actor, producer and director and was the original Tom in THE GLASS MENAGERIE. The show was filmed in 35mm at her Catskills home in West Shokan, NY. This transfer is from a 16mm print.

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[The 1960's]

The Alan Young Show (1950-1953)
Stars Alan Young Polly Bergen Tom Mahoney​

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A dynamic combination of comedy vignettes and visually attractive musical numbers, hosted by Alan Young.
Jan. 25.1951 (West Coast)​

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Lisa Kirk Lou Merrill (Dec.13.1951)
Stars Lisa Kirk Lou Merrill Bernard Gorcey​

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In addition to announced guests and players there is an unbilled cameo by Bernard Gorcey.​

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Dec.20, Dec.23.1951
Stars Alan Young Frank Sinatra​

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The Alan Young Show from December 1951 with special guest Frank Sinatra, who does a comedy bit and sings Night and Day. This is an almost completely undocumented Sinatra performance. In fact, the only note I can find is this rather amusing logline from a newspaper of the day (recall this was pre "From Here to Eternity"):" FRANKIE BOY - The headline guest of the Alan Young show is the husband of luscious Ava Gardner, Frankie Sinatra." Aired on the east coast on December 20, 1951, and on the west coast on December 23, 1951.

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[The 1960's]

The Adventures Of Tom Mix (1957) (Pilot)​

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Directed by Frank McDonald, Executive Producer Sam Hersh, Teleplay by Harold Shumate, Produced by Matty Kemp, Co-Produced by Martin Hersh. Supporting Cast, Kathleen Case, Willis Bouchey, Donald Murphy, Jean Inness, John Pickard, Larry Thor, Freeman Morse, Dirk London, Sam Flint.

The Adventures Of Tom Mix is a pilot for a television series that was never produced. This unsold pilot was produced in 1957. In the 1930s and early 1950s a Tom Mix radio show produced by Ralston Purina did pretty well and the producers of this pilot were banking on that success to convince a prospective studio to by the pilot and produce a series based on this film, called “The Adventures of Tom Mix”.

The sales pitch in this film claims that in 1905 Tom Mix rode with Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders. That is true but he did not ride up San Juan Hill as the states but instead merely rode with some Rough Riders in Roosevelt's inaugural parade as part of a group of 49 other horseman. He was in the Army during the Spanish American War having enlisted in 1898 but never went out of the country and in 1902 he was listed as AWOL but never charged.

Tom Mix was born January 6, 1880, he worked in movies from 1909 to 1940 having acted in 291 films during that period and died in a car wreck at 60 years old October 12, 1940.

William Campbell was born on October 30, 1923, He died on April 28, 2011 and aside from playing the part of Tom Mix in this film and by the way there is no credits in his Imdb for that effort, neither to the director or producers IMDB show any evidence this film ever existed, William Campbell is best know for his acting in The High and the Mighty, Dementia 13, Star Trek: The Original Series 1st as the all-powerful alien Trelane in the episode The Squire of Gothos and then for his role as the Klingon captain Koloth in the, The Trouble with Tribbles. Campbell was also known for being the first actor to sing with Elvis Presley in the movie Love me Tender.

The song "Tom Mix" by Norman Kaye Family Films Television Inc.

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[The 1960's]

This Is Alice (1958)
Stars Patty Ann Gerrity Phyllis Coates Tommy Farrell​

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Comedy adventures of pretty 9-year-old Alice Holliday growing up in the small American town of River Glen in Georgia.

S01E32 Alice Plays Cupid (1958)
Stars Patty Ann Gerrity Lucien Littlefield Stephen Wootton Madge Kennedy John Qualen Richard Gains Harvey Grant Zoe Hazlett Brent Jay​

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Alice's favorite teacher is retiring because the cold hearted school board says it's required. Alice notices a spark between the instructor and the school's janitor so the girl decides to help the romance along. The This is Alice TV series ran for one season, 39 episodes, in 1958. Transferred from 16mm b-w film. (Moviecraft Inc.)

Originally syndicated through National Telefilm Associates, and featured on their "NTA Movie Network" schedule on Friday nights in the 1958-'59 season, at 8pm(et) [between "MAN WITHOUT A GUN" and "HOW TO MARRY A MILLIONAIRE"]. NTA only scheduled one night's worth of programming- and it lasted just one season. (Barry I. Grauman)

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[The 1960's]

Stage 7 (1955-1956)
Stars Gordon Mills Dan Barton Macdonald Carey
A weekly half-hour anthology series, similar to "Four Star Playhouse".

S01E01 The Deceiving Eye (Jan.30.1955)
Stars Frank Lovejoy Ann Robinson Russ Conway Jean Howell Hugh Sanders John Warburton James Seay Tommy Cook uddy Mason James Hayes Joel Aldred​

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To prove his point that eyewitnesses can't be trusted, a criminology professor joins in the police lineup where's he's frequently chosen as the guilty party. His theory is put to the test when he's identified as the man leaving the scene of a murder.

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S01E05 Tiger at Noon (Feb.27.1955)
Stars Stephen McNally Anthony Caruso Jorja Curtright John Doucette Carl Milletaire Edith Evanson Paul Maxey Eddie Ryder William Newell Peggy Maley William Meader Edwin Rochelle Jeffrey Sayre Grady Sutton​

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A chance encounter with racketeer Danny Arketto at the carnival gives police Lt. Kellogg a new angle on how to bring down. While there, the cop visits a fortune tells who warns him death is near, and to beware the full moon and a tiger at noon. As his investigation of Arketto progresses, the gypsy's words prove eerily accurate.

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S01E07 The Greatest Man in the World (Mar.05.1955)
Stars Pat O'Brien Billy Chapin Ann Doran Clancy Cooper John Maxwell Geraldine Hall Barry Froner John Monaghan​

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Dan Jennings is excited by his new invention, thinking it will make a him a fortune. After the device is rejected by a manufacturer Dan must face the disappointment of his family.

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S01E08 Press Conference (Mar.20.1955)
Stars Dennis Morgan Gordon Mills Malcolm Atterbury Russ Conway Virginia Christine Alan Dexter Joseph Crehan Frances Charles Byron Kane Duncan Richardson​

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The governor selects lawyer Elliot Fairchild to finish the term of a late senator. By all accounts, he the perfect candidate: handsome, a beautiful wife and kids, and no skeletons in his closet. But at his first press conference, there's a reporter from his hometown who's interested in causing a scene.

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S01E09 The Long Count (Mar.27.1955)
Stars Frank Lovejoy Joan Vohs Biff Elliot Ted de Corsia Nestor Paiva Mel Welles Richard Deacon​

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Private eye McGraw is hired by fight mobsters by to keep "Pretty Boy" Mendero in out of trouble and away from "dames" until his big title fight. Despite being locked in his 20th-floor apartment, Mendero breaks out and is killed by a hit and run driver. McGraw believes the boxer was murdered and orders an autopsy.

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S01E12 Emergency (Apr.17.1955)
Stars Lee Bowman Jean Byron Christopher Dark Angela Greene Frances Mercer Michael Whalen Clarence Lung Don Shelton Charlotte Lawrence William Bryant Bernie Gozier Harry Harvey Jr. Ted Hecht Joy Lafleur​

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Two people try a series of frantic telephone calls to contact their friend Billy, who intends to kill himself.​

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S01E15 Billy and the Bride (May.08.1955)
Stars Angela Lansbury Dick ForanH ugh O'Brian Frank Sully Mary Treen Charlotte Lawrence Eugene Mazzola​

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Genteel New Yorker Vanessa Peters has a lot to learn about the Old West when she moves with her new husband to his ranch. She has no idea that the nice young man she spends the afternoon with -- his name is Billy the Kid -- is the same person her husband's posse is searching for.

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S01E18 The Time of Day (May.29.1955)
Stars Peggy Ann Garner Charles Bronson Irene Hervey Grandon Rhodes Leo Curley Robert Osterloh​

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The coddled daughter of a judge befriends a broke young man with a reform school past. She gives him an expensive watch as a token of her friendship, but a detective thinks he stole it. When she wants to go to the police station to clear her friend, her parents are more concerned about what others might think than of helping the innocent man.

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S01E19 Yesterday's Pawnshop (Jun.05.1955)
Stars Don Taylor Randy Stuart Paul Dubov Ralph Moody Peter Brocco Robert Foulk Jane Frazee Robin Raymond Grady Sutton​

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A recently re-married man has believed for nine years that his first wife drowned, although her body was never recovered. When he finds her diamond wedding ring in an antique shop, he begins to suspect otherwise.

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S01E20 The Traveling Salesman (Jun.12.1955)
Stars George Montgomery Alan Hale Jr. Gloria Talbott Karen Steele Don Beddoe Walter Baldwin Eve McVeagh Richard Reeves Reed Howes J. Anthony Hughes Harry Harvey Jr.​

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The young waitresses at a hotel in the Old West are causing problems for handsome whiskey salesman Dan Kelly. They're all fawning over him, which is making their boyfriends jealous. Dan just wants to get back to his family in the East, but the jilted cowboys all want to punch him out or shoot him for stealing their gals.

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S01E21 End of the Line (Jun.19.1955)
Stars Maria Riva Don Haggerty Michael Emmet Stuart Randall Ellen Corby Tony Barrett Robert Bice Leonard Penn Gene Roth​

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The ex-girlfriend of mobster Al Maxim provided him with an alibi in a murder case. Now she now wants to leave town before the trial and marry her new boyfriend. Al tries to shoot her, but she escapes, hopping on the last bus of the night. Now she's terrified because any of the other passengers could be one of Al's men sent to murder her.

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S01E24 The Hayfield (Sep.18.1955)
Stars Macdonald Carey Phyllis Thaxter Dick Foran Ralph Moody Will Wright Frank Ferguson Dick Elliott Jean Howell Dee Aaker John Girton​

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City slicker turned country gentleman Jim Blandings expects to make a small fortune by selling the hay on his land. Upset after learning that it's ten acres of weeds, he ignores pleas to hire a pro and decides to burn off the vegetation himself. Naturally, volunteer fire department is called. Sequel to the movie Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948).

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S01E25 Fox Hunt (Sep.25.1955)
Stars Dennis Morgan Harry Shannon John Doucette Howard Negley John Cliff Strother Martin Ray Walker Paul Burke​

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Ranger Jim Harris comes to town after the sheriff is killed tracking the Fox Durkin gang. He has a tough time putting together a posse to bring the outlaws in; no one is even sure what Durkin looks like. The ranger, two brothers, and a grizzled old timer head out, but one member of the posse isn't what he seems.

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[The 1960's]

Cavalcade of America aka Dupont Cavalcade Theater (1952-1957)
Stars James Seay Robert Foulk Richard Gaines​

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"Cavalcade of America" documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds.

S05E28 Chicago 2-1-2 (Apr.30.1957) (Unsold Pilot)
Stars Frank Lovejoy Roy Thinnes Curley Bradley Tomi Thurston Franklyn MacCormack Clifford Soubier Fern Persons​

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A Chicago fire investigator attempts to apprehend the arsonist who has set a series of blazes in run-down buildings near the river. He suspects that the perpetrator might be part of the throng of on-lookers that gawk at the firefighters battling the blazes. When a deaf woman is seriously injured in one of the torched buildings, the inspector redoubles his efforts to arrest the firebug before one of his blazes results in death.

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[The 1960's]

This Is Your Music (1955)
Stars Byron Palmer Joan Weldon Jana Lund

Rain or Shine (Unlisted)​

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This Is Your Music had a 26 episode run in 1955. Each television episode had a theme. Songs include Dew Dew Dewey Day, Stormy Weather, the controversial Baby It's Cold Outside, Let It Snow, April Showers, Blue Skies, and Lost Lonley and Left Out. The finale is Heat Wave, and a sultry dancer does just that in a sizzling dance act! Variety said of the series in 1955: "A filmed version of the Hit Parade...but it's got far more in terms of style and class which is saying a lot...everything about the show spells quality...a sure fire vehicle for any type of sponsor be it institutional, hard sell, or any other." Stars Byron Palmer, Joan Weldon, Roy Fitzell, Erin Martin, Jana Ekelund, with music by Nelson Riddle. Trivia: Sponsors of the show included Pacific Telephone, Union Pacific Railroad, Town Talk Bread, Kingsbeer, Worthern Bank and Trust, and Peoples Trust and Savings. Music Video's from the 1950's. Transferred from 16mm b-w film. Moviecraft Inc.

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[The 1960's]

Crossroads (1955-1957)
Stars Ray Teal Robert Carson Frank J. Scannel​

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The anthology series dramatized the lives of clergymen of all faiths and the problems they faced in both their professional and personal lives.

S01E02 The Cleanup (Oct.14.1955)
Stars Vincent Price Sally Blane Lloyd Corrigan Howard Petrie Wheaton Chambers James Kirkwood Jonathan Hale Peter J. Votrian G. Pat Collins Hal K. Dawson Betty Farrington Joseph Forte Terry Frost William Hudson Ruta Lee Frank Marlowe Ralph Sanford​

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A pastor exhorts his parishioners to take back their city from the gangsters and corrupt politicians who have taken it over.

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S02E07 Timberland Preacher (Nov.16.1956)
Stars David Brian Barry Kelley Martin Milner John Alderson Ann Flood Sven Hugo Borg G. Pat Collins Charles Horvath​

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Traveling preacher helps a logging company owner make peace with his son.​

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S02E22 Call For Help (May.01.1957)
Stars Richard Carlson Ray Stricklyn Michael Landon Roy Roberts John Alderson Kenneth Tobey Lowell Gilmore Whitey Haupt Marc Cavell Pierre Watkin​

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Reverend works with gangs that have fatal shooting.​

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S02E32 Convict 1321, Age 21 (May.10.1957)
Stars Stephen McNally Darryl Duran Douglass Dumbrille Eleanor Audley Sarah Padden Russell Hicks Ross Elliott Barbara Wooddell Jim Hayward Pierre Watkin Frank J. Scannell​

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A poverty-stricken 12 year old boy stands outside of a small store. His aged grandmother is barely capable of feeding herself. After the boy's father winds up in an institution for the insane the boy goes to live with the grandmother. She has to work nights leaving him to his own resources. So very hungry and standing outside the store he sees that there is food just inside. He discovers the windows are unlocked and he goes inside and begins to eat. He finds what he thinks is a toy gun but it turns out to be real and loaded. By accident he shoots the town sheriff. He is found guilty of murder and sentenced to life imprisonment. Father Flanagan tries to convince prison authorities, the community and state Governor that a prison is no place for a 12-year-old. Note: Based on true story involving Father Flanagan of Boys Town.

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[The 1960's]

Happy 87th Birthday Susan Kohner!!!

Four Star Playhouse (1952-1956)
Stars David Niven Dick Powell Charles Boyer​

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This show featured four rotating stars, Charles Boyer, David Niven, Ida Lupino, and Dick Powell in individual episodes consisting of everything from comedy to drama.

S02E23 Meet McGraw (Feb25.1954)
Stars Frank Lovejoy Audrey Totter Ellen Corby Paul Picerni Peter Whitney Steve Darrell Percy Helton​

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McGraw, a private eye, is hired by Lila Lamont to protect her from her threatening husband Louis. Pilot. This episode stars Charles Boyer, who also produced it, as well as Susan Kohner. Also featuring the underrated Sheila James Kuehl in a supporting role. This is one of the few episodes of this series to feature child characters.



S04E23 Desert Encounter (Mar.22.1956)
Stars Charles Boyer Susan Kohner Jonathan Hole Stuart Whitman Martin Garralaga Pepe Hern Frances Mercer Abel Franco Richard Lopez​

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A playwright (Charles Boyer) driving across the Mexican desert to to Los Angeles, gives a lift to an attractive, young woman to father's ranch. Upon arriving, he's mistaken for the girl's suitor and is locked up an expected to marry her or face the father's shotgun!!




Cavalcade of America aka Dupont Cavalcade Theater (1952-1957)
Stars James Seay Robert Foulk Richard Gaines​

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"Cavalcade of America" documented historical events using stories of individual courage, initiative and achievement, often with feel-good dramatizations of the human spirit's triumph against all odds.

S05E02 Bed Of Roses (Sep.25.1956)
Stars Susan Kohner Dick Foran Greta Granstedt James O'Hara Kathryn Card Arlen Stuart Ottola Nesmith Sam Flint​

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An engaged girl disagrees with her parents about the kind of wedding ceremony she should have. She wants an elaborate church wedding; her parents insist on a simple home ceremony.




Schlitz Playhouse aka Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951-1959)
Stars James Mason Irene Dunne Robert Paige​

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Originally billed as "Playhouse of the Stars" this long running anthology series was originally presented live from New York City. Irene Dunne was briefly the hostess in 1952, and the show frequently used Broadway performers in classic stories.

S07E08 Dual Control (Nov.01.1957)
Stars Steve Conte Robert Cummings Thayer David Ray Ferrell Bhupesh Guha Susan Kohner Weaver Levy Walter Soo Hoo Willie Soo Hoo Stanley Wong​

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An American flier's plane crashes in the Chinese jungle. A lovely Eurasian girl joins the flier in an attempt to escape the Communists.




Suspicion (1957-1958)
Stars Dennis O'Keefe Mike Ragan Cris Roberts​

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A mystery-themed anthology series, whose episodes played on the fears and suspicions of the audience. It lasted for a single season and 42 episodes. Actor Dennis O'Keefe was the original host of the series, but , Walter Abel replaced him when episode reruns were broadcast in 1959. The first episode was directed by Alfred Hitchcock, who was one of the series' executive producers.

S01E09 The Flight (Nov.25.1957)
Stars Audie Murphy Jack Warden Everett Sloane Susan Kohner Henry Brandon Vladimir Sokoloff Joseph V. Perry Vito Scotti Harold Goodwin Freddie Roberto Suzanne Ridgway Albert Carrier Louis Zito Alan Lee Stephen Soldi​

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A former Navy pilot is hired to fly a mysterious cargo to Bermuda and discovers en-route that the cargo is human and the destination altered.




Golden Globes (1959) Foreign Press Awards - Newsreel Susan Kohner ​

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Newsreel of the Foreign Press Awards which would later become known as The Golden Globes. Janet Leigh, Tony Curtis, John Gavin, Rock Hudson, Cary Grant, Linda Cristal, Susan Kohner, Eddie Albert, Edwin G. Robinson and more are present.




The Dick Powell Theater Original Title The Dick Powell Show (1961-1963)
Stars Dick Powell David Niven June Allyson​

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Powell served as host and, in early shows at least, occasional star in this dramatic anthology. It was his last television series and contained his last filmed acting (episode: 'The Court-Martial of Captain Wycliff’).

S02E02 Tomorrow, The Man (Oct.02.1962)
Stars Dick Powell Eli Wallach Kim Hunter Susan Kohner Larry Blyden Judson Laire Richard Karlan Robert F. Simon Michael Davis Richard Correll Larry Mathews Frances Weintraub Lax Jo Helton Darryl Richard Dana Pagett Frank J. Scannell Lester Maxwell Joey Faye Peter Lazer​

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Young Davey is quite exceptionally bright, and his father has big dreams for him.




Route 66 (1960-1964)

S03E28 But What Do You Do in March? (May.03.1963)
Stars Martin Milner Glenn Corbett Susan Kohner Janice Rule Kay Medford Paul Reed Sammy Shore Alex Cord Guy Lombardo Chuck Bruce Michelle Leonard Stephanie Leonard​

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Tod and Linc are in Tierra Verde, Florida working for a housing tract developer. Due to a boating incident they meet "two little rich girls". Competitors since childhood, they make full use of Tod and Linc in their latest contest-a powerboat race. Linc takes "his girl" seriously and Tod can clearly see what it will lead to.

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Cimarron Strip (1967-1968)
Stars Stuart Whitman Percy Herbert Randy Boone Jill Townsend
The western adventures of tough, but fair, Marshal Jim Crown. EXTREMELY UNDERRATED western with deep plots, great cast and numerous well known guest-stars including Darren McGavin Telly Savalas Robert Duvall Suzanne Pleshette Lola Albright Robert Lansing Tuesday Weld Broderick Crawford and Jon Voight. NEWLY REMASTERED in 2015, CBS does nothing with those new prints re: physical media or streaming. Broadcast tv rights owned by Weigel Broadcasting.

S01E09 The Search (Nov.09.1967)
Stars Stuart Whitman Percy Herbert Randy Boone Jill Townsend Joseph Cotten Martha Scott Jim Davis Jonathan Goldsmith Zalman King Richard O'Brien Charles Seel Amzie Strickland Harry Lauter James Gavin Arthur Hansen Jr. Jerry Summers Bud Davis L.Q. Jones​

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Marshal Crown manages to miraculously survive being shot twice -- during a failed attempt by two outlaw brothers to free a third, who had been arrested for murder--and going without treatment until a doctor can be located. Dulcey, some Cimarron townsmen (motivated by fear of the outlaw's family and a $500 reward) launch an intensive search for Crown. A picaresque bipolar scavenger/peddler (with two personalities which constantly talk and quibble between themselves) finds Crown, but the only available doctor is a drunkard, now avoided by the locals and considered to be a quack.​

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S01E11 The Beast That Walks Like a Man (Nov.30.1967)
Stars Stuart Whitman Percy Herbert Randy Boone Jill Townsend Lola Albright Leslie Nielsen Simon Oakland Royal Dano Gail Kobe Paul Carr Karl Held Kerry MacLane Karl Swenson Larry Larson Fletcher Bryant Woodrow Chambliss Athena Lorde Anthony Larry Paul Jim Cook​

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Marshal Crown tries to prevent the Houston clan from entering the Mocane Valley before it's open for settlement. The Houston's believe they'll have little competition for prime land because of the legend of a malevolent beast thought to lurk in the valley. When the wagon train is destroyed and most of its travelers killed, Marshal Crown and his men search for the culprits not knowing if their quarry is man or beast.​

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S01E17 Heller (Jan.18.1968)
Stars Stuart Whitman Percy Herbert Randy Boone Jill Townsend Tuesday Weld Morgan Woodward Robert Phillips Bernie Hamilton Valentin de Vargas Charles Kuenstle Maggie Thrett Bobby Clark Ken Renard Jason Wingreen Randy Lane Stuart Lee Robert D'Arcy​

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Marshal Crown is shot while pursuing a murderous gang of outlaws who prey on isolated Indian villages. He is found, hidden and nursed back to health by Heller, a young woman who was raised by Indians but now works for the outlaw gang. Crown and Heller escape to Cimarron, but are pursued by the outlaws who want to punish Heller for her treachery.​

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S01E10 Till the End of Night (Nov.16.1967)
Stars Stuart Whitman Percy Herbert Randy Boone Jill Townsend Suzanne Pleshette Clifton James Harry Dean Stanton Victor French James Beck Karen Arthur Eddie Quillan Mary Gregory D'Urville Martin Charles Thompson James Nusser Morgan Jones Jack Braddock Jerry Brown Forest Burns​

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While pursuing an escaped prisoner, MacGregor is arrested for murder by an old enemy of Marshal Crown's and is sentenced to be hanged. He escapes from jail with Sarah Lou Burke, another falsely accused prisoner. Crown tries to find the escapees before the vengeful posse can find and kill them.​

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S01E22 Without Honor (Feb.29.1968)
Stars Stuart Whitman Percy Herbert Randy Boone Jill Townsend Andrew Duggan Jon Voight Chester Morris Paul Mantee Don Pedro Colley James Davidson John Neilson George Sperdakos Dallas Mitchell John McKee Ed Bakey Boyd Santell Ed Madden Hubie Kerns Victor Paul​

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Crown tries to help Major Covington capture his son, an expert with dynamite, who has deserted the army and joined a band of murderous marauders.​

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S01E08 The Roarer (Nov.02.1967)
Stars Whitman Percy Herbert Randy Boone Jill Townsend Robert Duvall Morgan Woodward Ed Flanders Med Flory Stuart Anderson Ollie O'Toole Rayford Barnes Ed McCready Erwin Neal John McKee Mike Howden Jack Braddock Andrew Duggan​

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A hell-raising cavalryman's escapades cause trouble for both Marshal Jim Crown and his post commander. His destructive exploits lead to violence as he flouts not only the law but a vigilante committee formed to kill him.​

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Hey now! You've omitted the great Richard Boone from The Roarer, for his name followed Stuart Whitman's in the opening credit sequence!

 

[The 1960's]

Studio One (1948-1958)
Stars Betty Furness Paul Branson Charlton Heston
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A pinnacle of the Golden Age of Television, "Studio One" presented a wide range of memorable dramas and received eighteen Emmy nominations and five wins during its prestigious nine-year run on CBS.

S08E16 Dino (Jan.02.1956)
Stars Ralph Meeker Sal Mineo Dort Clark Rudy Bond Pat DeSimone Carolyn Brenner Edgar Stehli Toni Halloran Danny Dennis Frank Valenza Paul Branson Betty Furness Robert Paget
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Dino, who has just been released from reform school, is sullen and uncooperative with his family and his guidance counselors. However, he knows that, if he returns to his life of crime, his adoring young brother will be with him.

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[The 1960's]

The Slowest Gun in the West (1960) (The Phil Silvers Special) TV Movie​

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Stars Phil Silvers Jack Benny Ted de Corsia Jack Elam Karl Lukas Robert J. Wilke Lee Van Cleef George Keymas John Dierkes Mauritz Hugo Edward Brophy William Fawcett Jean Willes Parley Baer Jack Albertson​

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In Primrose, Arizona, no self-respecting gunfighter wants to ruin his reputation by killing the town's sheriff who's not only a coward but the slowest draw in the West too.

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[The 1960's]

Captain Pugwash (1957-1975)
Stars Peter Hawkins Noel Coleman​

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The adventures of Captain Pugwash and his crew aboard the pirate ship - the Black Pig. Additional history @ BBC

The Flying Trunk (1953)



Land of Hobble Gobble (1953)



The Magic Book (1953)



The Radio (1953)

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[Capt D McMars]

Punch and Judy updated, interesting...