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Mary Webster (American Actress)
Mary Webster (March 13, 1935 – January 23, 2017) was an American actress of film and television. Career Born in Chicago, Illinois, Webster was raised in Santa Monica, California, and finished high school there. She studied acting at California's Pasadena Playhouse in its theatre arts program. Career Webster's first film role came in 1957 as the love interest in ''The Delicate Delinquent'', with Jerry Lewis in his first solo film following his Martin and Lewis years. Webster then appeared in ''The Tin Star'', her first foray into the Western genre, carried into many television roles. Webster co-starred in ''Eighteen and Anxious'' (1957), and in 1961, she appeared in the science-fiction film '' Master of the World'' with Vincent Price. Aside from Westerns, Webster appeared in various television shows, including two ''The Twilight Zone'' episodes "A Passage for Trumpet" and " Death Ship", both of which starred Jack Klugman Jack Klugman (April 27, 1922 – December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master Of The World (1961 Film)
''Master of the World'' is a 1961 colour science fiction film based on the Jules Verne novels ''Robur the Conqueror'' and its sequel '' Master of the World'', with a screenplay written by Richard Matheson. The film stars Vincent Price, Charles Bronson and Henry Hull and was directed by William Witney and produced by Samuel Z. Arkoff, Anthony Carras (who also edited) and James H. Nicholson. American International Pictures released the film as a double feature with a gorilla movie titled ''Konga''. Plot A man known only as Robur (Price) shoots down and takes on board his flying ship Prudent (Hull), his daughter Dorothy (Webster), her fiancé Evans (Frankham), all of whom were exploring a volcanic crater in their balloon, along with US government agent Strock (Bronson), who had hired them to look for evidence of an eruption. The supposed eruption was caused by Robur working on his airship; he had also inadvertently broadcast a biblical passage over a voice amplifier, stirri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Passage For Trumpet
"A Passage for Trumpet" is episode 32 of the American television series ''The Twilight Zone''. Opening narration The narration continues after dialogue between Joey and Baron. Plot Joey Crown is a hapless trumpet player in New York City; he has no money, no friends, and no job prospects due to alcoholism. Looking for a chance to work again, he is turned down by the manager at his old club, who while appreciating Joey's abilities, knows how unreliable he is. Joey feels his life is worthless. He sells his beloved trumpet at a pawn shop for cash then, after a drinking binge, impulsively steps into the path of a speeding truck. When he comes to, he realizes that nobody can see or hear him and assumes that he is dead. None of the people he sees are ones he recognizes, though he goes to places with which he is familiar. Joey makes his way back to the night club, where he is surprised to meet another trumpet player who can not only see him, but also recognizes him. He explains that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buckskin (TV Series)
''Buckskin'' is an American Western television series starring Tom Nolan, Sally Brophy, and Mike Road. The series aired on the NBC network from July 3, 1958, until May 25, 1959, followed by summer reruns in 1959 and again in 1965. Synopsis The show depicts life in fictitious Buckskin, Montana, in the 1880s, as seen through the eyes of 10-year-old Jody O'Connell, played by Nolan. Jody's widowed mother, Annie, played by Brophy, runs the town's boarding house. The lives of Jody and Annie interact with the townspeople and strangers passing through Buckskin. Another constant is Marshal Tom Sellers, played by Mike Road, who keeps the peace. Young Nolan narrates the series while on a corral fence and playing a harmonica. Cast * Tom Nolan as Jody O'Connell * Sally Brophy as Mrs. Annie O'Connell * Mike Road as Marshal Tom Sellers * Shirley Knight as Mrs. Newcomb * Michael Lipton as Ben Newcomb * Orville Sherman as Mr. Feeney Notable guest stars * Virginia Christine * Andy Clyde * Jane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
M Squad
''M Squad'' is an American crime drama television series that ran from 1957 to 1960 on NBC. It was produced by Lee Marvin's Latimer Productions and Revue Studios. Its main sponsor was the Pall Mall cigarette brand; Lee Marvin, the program's star, appeared in its commercials during many episodes. Alternate sponsors were General Electric (GE), Hazel Bishop and Bulova watches. Synopsis Set in Chicago, Illinois, the show starred Marvin as Detective Lieutenant Frank Ballinger, a member of "M Squad", a special unit of the Chicago Police, assisting other units in battling organized crime, corruption and violent crimes citywide. Paul Newlan co-starred as his boss, Captain Grey. Although Marvin had been appearing in feature films since 1951, it was this series that made him a star, and he later went on to an even bigger film career afterward. Nelson Case was the announcer. The popularity of ''M Squad'' was proven in the ratings wars by the NBC network choosing a Friday night time sl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer (1958 TV Series)
''Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer'' is the first syndicated television series based on Spillane's hard-boiled private detective Mike Hammer, played by Darren McGavin. The series was produced from 1957 to 1959, and had a run of 78 episodes over two seasons. Episodes were filmed in black and white and filled a half-hour time slot. As a syndicated television series, original air dates and the order of episodes vary by geographic location – for example, in New York City, the series debuted January 28, 1958, on WCBS-TV, and the first episode aired was "Letter Edged in Blackmail". Cast Main * Darren McGavin as Mike Hammer * Bart Burns as Captain Pat Chambers Recurring * Vito Scotti as Geta * Johnny Seven as Carl Pate * Dale Van Sickel as Blackie Davis * James Westerfield as Bill 'Murph' Murphy * Patricia Huston as Mary Otto * Walter Reed as Fred Rankin Production and casting Darren McGavin played the title role. McGavin would go on to play another hard-boiled private detective in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bachelor Father (American TV Series)
''Bachelor Father'' is an American sitcom starring John Forsythe, Noreen Corcoran and Sammee Tong. The series first premiered on CBS in September 1957 before moving to NBC for the third season in 1959. The series' fifth and final season aired on ABC. A total of 157 episodes were aired. The series was based on "A New Girl in His Life", which aired on ''General Electric Theater'' on May 26, 1957. ''Bachelor Father'' is the only primetime series ever to run in consecutive years on the three major television networks (ABC, CBS and NBC). Overview ''Bachelor Father'' follows the adventures of Bentley Gregg, a wealthy bachelor attorney living in Beverly Hills who assumes the responsibility of raising his niece, Kelly (Noreen Corcoran), after her parents die in an automobile accident. Other members of the cast included houseboy Peter Tong ( Sammee Tong), teenage neighbor and Kelly's on and off boyfriend, Howard Meechum ( Jimmy Boyd), Kelly's best friend, Ginger Farrell (Bernadette Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panic! (TV Series)
''Panic!'', broadcast as ''No Warning!'' during its second season, is a half-hour American television anthology series. Its 31 episodes aired on NBC from 1957 to 1958. The series host was Westbrook Van Voorhis. Premise and production Each episode began with a person facing a sudden physical or emotional crisis. ''Panic!'' was produced by McCadden Productions. Al Simon was the producer. Schedule The 30-minute ''Panic!'' was broadcast at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesdays on NBC from March 5, 1957, through September 17, 1957. In June 1957 network executives commissioned 21 additional episodes. Repeats of previous episodes were shown until September 17, 1957, leaving the new episodes to be broadcast later. The first episode of ''No Warning!'' was broadcast on NBC on April 6, 1958, and the last episode was on September 7, 1958. Fourteen episodes were original, and nine were repeats of episodes of ''Panic!''. Guest stars Among notable guest stars were June Havoc, Darryl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NBC Matinee Theater
''Matinee Theater'' is an American anthology series that aired on NBC during the Golden Age of Television, from October 31, 1955, to June 27, 1958. Its name is often seen as ''Matinee Theatre''. The series, which ran daily from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time, was usually broadcast live and most of the time in color. Its live dramas were presented with minimal sets and costumes. It was the first daily hour-long dramatic series on television. When it was broadcast, ''Matinee Theater'' was the most heavily promoted regularly scheduled daytime program on U.S. television. Along with NBC's ''Home'', the show was part of the network's effort to "provide quality 'adult' entertainment" in daytime programming. In its second season, the program had an audience of 7 million daily viewers. The series ended in 1958 due to its high budget; much higher than any other daytime program in television. In 1956, the program's budget was "about $73,000" to produce five episodes per week. A few of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The George Burns And Gracie Allen Show
''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show'', sometimes called ''The Burns and Allen Show'', was a half-hour television situation comedy broadcast from 1950 to 1958 on CBS. It starred George Burns and Gracie Allen, one of the most enduring acts in entertainment history. Burns and Allen were headliners in vaudeville in the 1920s, and radio stars in the 1930s and 1940s. Their situation comedy TV series received Emmy Award nominations throughout its eight-year run. Production A half-hour TV series broadcast October 12, 1950 – September 22, 1958, on CBS, ''The George Burns and Gracie Allen Show'' was initially staged live and broadcast every other Thursday at 8 pm ET. In fall 1952, it became a weekly series filmed on the West Coast. From March 1953 through September 1958, ''The Burns and Allen Show'' aired Mondays at 8 pm ET. The show was an immediate success. Six episodes were produced live from the Mansfield Theatre in New York, with the stage set as the Burns's living ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The People's Choice (TV Series)
''The People's Choice'' is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from 1955 to 1958. It was primarily sponsored by the Borden Company. Production of the series was overseen by George Burns's company, McCadden Productions. It stars Jackie Cooper as Socrates "Sock" Miller, who is a former Marine Korean War veteran and a young politician living in fictitious New City, California. Sock has a basset hound named "Cleo", whose thoughts (voiced by Mary Jane Croft), baleful observations of Sock's dilemmas, are recorded on the soundtrack for the viewers' amusement. The real name of the dog that played Cleo was "Bernadette". Much of Cleo's dialog consists of wisecracks. The popularity of the basset hound breed increased markedly with the run of the show. Overview In the first season, Sock is an ornithologist and a city council member, who is living in a trailer park with his maiden Aunt "Gus" Bennett, short for Augusta (Margaret Irving) who had raised Sock after his parents' death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lux Video Theatre
''Lux Video Theatre'' is an American television anthology series that was produced from 1950 until 1957. The series presented both comedy and drama in original teleplays, as well as abridged adaptations of films and plays. Overview The ''Lux Video Theatre'' was a spin-off from the successful ''Lux Radio Theater'' series broadcast on the NBC Blue Network (1934–1935) and CBS (1935–1955). ''Lux Video Theatre'' began as a live 30-minute Monday evening CBS series on October 2, 1950, switching to Thursday nights during August, 1951. In September 1953, the show relocated from New York to Hollywood. On August 26, 1954, it debuted on NBC as an hour-long show on Thursday nights, telecast until September 12, 1957. With the introduction of the one-hour format and the move to Hollywood, abridged versions of popular films were often used as the basis for shows. To introduce each act and interview the stars at the conclusion, NBC added a series of regular hosts: James Mason (1954–55), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Father Knows Best
''Father Knows Best'' is an American sitcom starring Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue, Billy Gray and Lauren Chapin. The series, which began on radio in 1949, aired as a television show for six seasons and 203 episodes. Created by Ed James, ''Father Knows Best'' follows the lives of the Andersons, a middle-class family living in the town of Springfield. The state in which Springfield is located is never specified, but it is generally accepted to be located in the Midwestern United States. The television series debuted on CBS in October 1954. It ran for one season and was canceled by CBS but picked up by NBC, where it remained for three seasons. After cancellation by NBC in 1958, the series returned to CBS, where it aired until May 1960. Radio The series began on August 25, 1949 on NBC Radio. Set in the Midwest, it starred Robert Young as the General Insurance agent Jim Anderson. His wife Margaret was first portrayed by June Whitley and later by Jean Vander Pyl. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
