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ADVENTURES OF CHAMPION
Gene Autry's horse, Champion, had his own series. That's right! Also in the show was Jim
Bannon in two episodes represented here; "CROSSROAD
TRAIL" and "RENEGADE
STALLION".
(A-390-E) B & W ...........approximately 55 minutes total...$20.00 plus shipping
and handling
ADVENTURES OF JIM BOWIE
1956 Scott Forbes stars as
Jim Bowie, a fighter and a fearless, mighty adventurin' man! Set in New Orleans in
the 1830's, follow the exploits of frontiersman-pioneer Jim Bowie, the inventor of the
Bowie knife.
BIRTH OF THE BLADE,
TRAPLINE
(A-00-MC116) B & W ....................approx 55 minutes ...............
$19.95 plus S & H
BIFF BAKER U.S.A.: EARLIEST EPISODES 1952
Top adventure series with Biff Baker played by Alan Hale Jr., and
his beautiful wife Louise, played by Randy Stuart. As an American entrepreneur
traveling the world looking for goods for his profitable import business, Biff and Louise
can't help getting involved in espionage and intrigue behind the Iron Curtain. ALPINE ASSIGNMENT FIRST EPISODE-Aired 11-13-52. Biff and Louise uncover communists blocking the
broadcasts of the Voice of America in Vienna. Guest stars include Lee Marvin and
Charles Buchinsky (Bronson)! GREY
MARKET-EPISODE 2. The couple in Marseilles helps
Polish immigrants whose family ring is stolen by murderous dealers in American Money with Peter Mills and Rex Evans.
(A-00-MC118)
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minutes....................$19.95 plus S & H
BIFF BAKER USA VOL. 2 1952
More adventure with Alan Hale Jr. and Randy
Stuart. SAIGON
INCIDENT Bill and Louise
go to Vietnam to buy rubber. A force of Vietnam nationalists is terrorizing the
plantation, and Biff helps American enterprise win in the end. With Ian MacDonald,
Marya Marco, and Harry Lauter MONA
LISA The place is Paris,
where Biff and Louise purchase paintings that are actually masterpieces stolen during the
war, including the Mona Lisa! With Alan Napier, Maurice Marsak, and John Mylong.
(A-00-MC119) .................... approx. 55 minutes....................$19.95
plus S & H
CHINA SMITH
Popular character actor Dan Duryea starred as the devil-may-care adventurer living in
Singapore. China Smith was a combination private-eye and con-artist willing to take
anybody's money. Episodes represented here are "DEVIL
IN THE GO DOWN" and "THE MANCHU EMERALDS".
(A-421-E) B & W ........approximately 55 minutes total.........$20.00 plus
shipping and handling
CHINA SMITH 1953 Dan
Durea plays China Smith, an American adventurer always embroiled in intrigue and trouble,
as he sells his services to the highest bidder in Singapore. Hard-boiled excitement! YELLOW JADE LION, NIGHT THE DRAGON WALKED
(A-00-MC28) B & W ...................55 minutes.................... $19.95 plus S
& H
James Dean's Lost Television appearance:
TROUBLE WITH FATHER
As an aspiring actor, Dean took a bit part in this popular TV sit-com early in his career.
Airing in February 1952, this is his second TV appearance. Playing Randy, a 16-year-old
teenager, he meets with his friend Drexel (Martin Milner). The boys discuss difficulties
in asking for a date. Although his screen time is only a minute and a half, the persona
and star quality is all Dean. Series stars Stu Erwin, June Collyer, Shelia James, and Ann
Todd. Commercials intact.
(A-00-MC259) B & W ......................30
minutes................... $14.95 plus shipping and handling
DETECTIVE ON THE MIDWAY
Two detective shows from the 1950's with amusement park locations are featured here. "THE CHEATERS" stars John Ireland investigating
the operators of a circus/amusement park who are robbing their customers and putting in
false insurance claims. This episode was filmed in England. Next, Louis Hayward stars in "THE LONE WOLF" where
murder and robbery ends with a chase on the roller coaster. This episode was filmed at San
Francisco's Playland.
(A-380-E) B & W ...............approximately 55 minutes total....$20.00 plus
shipping and handling
DETECTIVE SHOWS ; Colonel March & Sherlock Holmes
Mystery and detective shows have always proved popular throughout the years. This offering
pairs Boris Karloff as an inspector named Colonel March of Scotland Yard as he solves a
mystery. The next show is one of the earliest television adaptations of the legendary
Sherlock Holmes stories with Ronald Howard as Holmes.
(A-411) B & W ..........approximately 60 minutes total....$9.98 plus shipping
and handling
DETECTIVE SHOWS; New York Confidential & I Am The Law
The first show, "NEW YORK
CONFIDENTIAL", stars Lee Tracy as a crime fighting reporter. Next is
a 1953 syndicated series starring George Raft as a cop in "I AM
THE LAW".
(A-412-E) B & W .......approximately 55 minutes total.....$20.00 plus shipping
and handling
DIVORCE HEARING 1958
Dr. Paul Popense moderates unrehearsed divorce hearings with real couples (not actors).
Mr. & Mrs. L. seek divorce on the grounds of extreme cruelty and excessive drinking.
They have to "censor" Mrs. L. when she's talking about her husband! Other
couples have problems too. A wife is caught in a motel. A man spends all the money on his
model plane hobby. A husband says his spendthrift wife wants more than $65 a week to live
on. He says: "This woman can spend $25 in three days." That is grounds for
divorce in any book, isn't it? One of the earliest exploitation TV talk shows.
(A-00-213MC) ....................approx
55 min.................... $19.95 plus S & H
DRAGNET
Jack Webb became a part of our culture with his low key portrayal of Sergeant Joe Friday
who just wanted "the facts, ma'am".Three early episodes here titled "BIG BETTY"
, "COUNTERFEITERS" and "MURDER AT A MOVIE
STUDIO" are offered.
(A-408) B & W ..........approximately 85 minutes total... $14.98 plus shipping
and handling
DRAGNET
Another volume of the acclaimed crime detective series starring Jack Webb. This edition
features "THE BIG SHOPLIFT"
and "HIT AND RUN".
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DRAGNET
Jack Webb returns as Sergeant Joe Friday and Ben Alexander as officer Frank Smith in two
episodes; "BIG BOYS" and "BIG GIRLS". Everything was big about
Dragnet!
(A-410-E)
B & W ............approximately 1 hour total
.....$20.00 plus shipping and handling
DRAGNET
Two more cases. In " BIRD
KILLER" , a house-breaker kills the owner's pet birds after
ransacking the home. Friday and Smith stage a trap to catch the killer. In "THE VAUDEVILLE TRUNK" a destitute lady is
brutally beaten to death and her trunk full of vaudeville memorabilia ransacked. Something
about that trunk has a clue to the mystey as Friday and Smith go undercover survelance
with hidden microphones.
(A-296 ) B & W
........approximately 56 minutes total........$14.98 plus shipping and handling
FORD STARTIME "The Jazz Singer"
Jerry "Jolson" Lewis stars in a modern version of the Samson Rafelson play which
formed the basis for the first successful talking feature-length movie in 1927. This
updated version was aired October 13, 1959 on NBC. Starring with Jerry Lewis is Eduard
Franz, Molly Picon, Alan "Flintstones" Reed, and Anna Maria Alberghetti. In this
adaptation, Lewis plays a small time night club comic-singer (a sort of one man Martin and
Lewis) who is about to get a big break on national television but is at odds with his
father who is a Cantor that feels his son is not in the proper vocation. When the father
falls ill, Jerry must grapple with filling in for his ailing father or perform on
television for his big break.
(A-422-E) B & W ....................approximately 1 hour
................$20.00 plus shipping and handling
FORD THEATER 1950
Rare live telecast. THE MARRIED LOOK stars Paul Kelly,
Louis Wilson, and Betsy Blair. A scientist and his wife argue because he won't leave his
laboratory. He has a dream about a beautiful girl; could it be his wife when she was
young? Through the dream, he discovers his wife's true goodness and romance. Interesting
dream sequences for live television. Complete with 1950 Ford, Mercury, and Lincoln car
commercials.
(A-00-MC48) B & W ...............approx. 60 minutes...............$19.95 plus S
& H
ADVENTURES OF FU MANCHU Vol. 1
The Fu Manchu series is unique in that it starred an inscrutable oriental villain. The Sax
Rhomer character had starred in many movies with such actors as Boris Karloff and Henry
Brandon playing the part. This was the first television outing for the character. It was
made by Republic Pictures and stars Glen Gordon as Fu Manchu and Lester Matthews as the
Inspector. Episodes represented here are "SLAVES OF FU MANCHU" and "FU
MANCHU, INC".
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and handling
ADVENTURES OF DR. FU MANCHU 1956
Action and adventure as Dr. Fu Manchu seeks revenge through his sinister organization of
evil and his beautiful daughter. Only 13 episodes, starring Glen Gordon, Laurette Luez,
and Lester Stevens, were produced. Two episodes are offered here. THE PLAGUE , THE GOLDEN GOD
(A-00-MC75) B & W ....................approx 55
minutes...............$19.95 plus S & H
ADVENTURES OF DR. FU MANCHU
VOL. 2 1955
More adventure with the sinister Oriental mastermind Fu Manchu
expertly portrayed by Glen Gordon. His curvaceous daughter is played by Laurette
Luez, with Lester Stevens as his adversary Detective Nayland Smith. COUNTERFEITERS OF DR. FU MANCHU, DR. FU MANCHU INC.
(A-00-MC176)
B & W ...............approx 55
minutes................ $19.95 plus S & H
ADVENTURES OF DR. FU MANCHU
Vol. 3 1955
The sinister Oriental mastermind Fu Manchu is at it again!. PRISONER OF DR. FU MANCHU, ASSASSINS OF DR. FU MANCHU.
(A-00-MC266) B &
W ...............approx 55 minutes............... $19.95 plus S & H
GANGBUSTERS
Here is another long-running radio show (22 years) that was adapted to television. The
series was originally created by Phillips Lord and stars Alvin Karpas.
(A-404-E) B & W
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handling
G. E. Theater &
Four classic shows
Ronald Reagan became the host of General
Electric Theater in 1953. Drawing upon popular novels, plays and short
stories, this 10 year series featured many top stars of the day. Here are four
programs. SUMMER PROMISE stars
Joan Fontane in a tragic love story. In EASTER GIFT,
Macdonald Carey stars in this story of a minister who overcomes a crisis of
faith. ESTABAN'S LEGACY features Ricardo
Montalban as an idler in a village who finds a gold coin and is afraid his
neighbors will think he stole it unless he can find work first! Gisele MacKenzie
stars in THE HAT WITH ROSES as a lonely
teacher forced to share a holiday with the one studen who hates her the most.
(A-00) B & W
..............approx. 100 minutes.............. $9.95 plus shipping & handling
G. E. Theater & Shower of Stars
Show business was, and still is, a popular theme in television. SO THIS IS HOLLYWOOD is a delightful comedy series about
two young ladies trying to make it in show business. Beautiful Virginia Gibson is Kim
Tracey, and aspiring actress. Mitzi Green is Queenie Dugan, looking for her break as a
stunt woman. A lovable actor and neighbor of the girls from
the early days of Hollywood (guest star Victor Moore) dusts off some
"connections" to help Kim get a part. All commercials intact!
SHOWER OF STARS (1955) Joan was a stage star before she
decided to raise a family. Getting ready for a magazine interview by Theater Arts Magazine
about her "ideal marriage," she gets wind her husband is out late with another
woman! Laughs galore as the teenage daughter and Joan find they might have prematurely
judged daddy. Co-stars are John Sutton, Ellen Corby, and Susan Whitney.
(A-00-MC272) B & W
..............approx. 58 minutes.............. $19.95 plus shipping & handling
GOODYEAR THEATER "All Summer Long" William
Shatner & Raymond Massey
In his television debut, William Shatner plays a
teenage son of a harsh father in this coming of age family drama marked by excellent
performances and tense interplay as the family frustrations and problems are hashed out.
The family, in addition to the father and the older boy includes the mother, a younger son
and a teen-age sister. They spend their summers at a cottage. This is one of those live TV
dramas performed like a stage play. They do, however manage to re-create a flood for the
finale!
(A-389) B & W..........approximately 1 hour.............................$14.98
plus shipping and handling
GOODYEAR THEATER ; "Marty"
Rod Steiger stars in this live television broadcast which would later be made into a
full-length feature motion picture starring Ernest Borgenine in the role that Steiger
portrays here.
(A-279) B & W ........approximately 60 minutes..............$9.98 plus
shipping and handling
I AM THE LAW 1953
Talk about atmosphere! George Raft is Lieutenant George Kirby of the New York Police
Department. Raft was known for his gangster roles, but in this series he was a good guy.
FATHER
KILLER Youll
never guess the killer! SHOPLIFTING
RING Where a
family helps themselves!
(A-00-MC9) ....................55
minutes........................ $19.95 plus S & H
I REMEMBER MAMA
(1949) and RACKET
SQUAD (1950)
I REMEMBER MAMA
Popular live show about a close Norwegian family in 1917. Peggy Wood plays Mama, and this
show contains the old Maxwell House commercials. In this episode, Mama is ashamed of her
new eyeglasses, but all turns out well. RACkET
SQUAD Reed Hadley plays John Braddock, a tireless public official
after the bad guys running a confidence game. This show has some real characters who pull
a sting operation on a greedy old man.
(A-00-MC24) ..............60
minutes...............$19.9 5 plus S & H
JANET DEAN: REGISTERED
NURSE (1954)
The exciting cases of Janet Dean (played by Ella Raines), a
private duty nurse who seeks the facts behind her patients problems. APPLE CASE, GARCIA CASE One
show stars '50s heartthrob Sal Mineo in his first television appearance.
(A-00-MC77) ...................approx
55 minutes total ..................$19.95 plus S & H
LONG JOHN SILVER VOLUME #1 1955
Robert Newton (who starred in Disney's classic 1950 feature version
of Treasure Island) reprises his role as the lovable pirate in these memorable TV episodes
from 1955. Co-starring Kit Tayor as young Jim Hawkins. Connie Gilchrist plays the pub
owner Purity. Two episodes in rare color: THE
ORPHANS' CHRISTMAS, THE
NECKLACE
(A-00-MC26) (Color) ...............approx.55 minutes....................$19.95 plus S
& H
LONG JOHN SILVER VOLUME #2 1955
Two more episodes in color starring Robert Newton as our favorite
one-legged pirate. DRAGON SLAYER, TALE OF A TOOTH
(A-00-MC27) (Color) ...............approx. 55
minutes.................$19.95 plus S & H
LUX VIDEO THEATER 1955
"A HOLIDAY AFFAIR "
stars Phyllis Thaxter, Scott Brady, and Chris Olson. Hosted by Ken Carpenter, Otto Kruger
with guest stars Walter Brennan and Margaret O'Brien. Some commercials intact, including
Lux Soap and Pepsodent.
(A-00-MC76) B
& W ...............approx. 58 minutes...............$19.95 plus S & H
MEDIC (1954)
Dr. Konrad Styner is played by Richard Boone in this series that dealt with some
controversial subjects for the time.
FLASH OF DARKNESS A chilling look
at what would happen if the atomic bomb was dropped on an American city. LAUGHING IS A BOY Shows a boy in need of plastic
surgery. The last episode has all the original commercials
(A-00-MC11) ...............approx
1 hour total....................$19.95 plus S & H
MAN
BEHIND THE BADGE 1955
Hosted by Charles Bickford, stories of the men and women who risk their lives to protect
the people. True depictions based on official law enforcement records. CASE OF THE BIG BREAK A family
comes across with a smart insurance investigator when they try to fake an accident in a
theater. With Dick Cutting, Wally Brown, and Claire Carleton. BLACK
SHEEP A rash of safe robberies puts two officers, specialists
in safe crackers, on the case. Youll never guess who it is! With Tom
McKee, Russ Comway, Christopher Dark, and Francis Morris.
(A-00-MC-117) .....................55
minutes..................................... $19.95 plus S & H
MR. AND MRS. NORTH 1953
Richard Denning and Barbara Britton star. The
adventures of Jerry North, one time private eye turned publisher, and his beautiful wife,
Pamela. TRAINED FOR MURDER and MILLION DOLLAR COFFIN. One episode is complete with
all commercials as aired in 1953
(A-00-MC84) .....................58
minutes.................. $19.95 plus S & H
PLAYHOUSE 90 ; "The Days of Wine & Roses"
From October 2, 1958 comes the live television version of a dramatic story that would
later be made into a motion picture. Written by J.P.Miller and directed by John
Frankenheimer, it stars Cliff Robertson in a brilliant portrayal along with Piper Laurie
and Charles Bickford. Note some of these programs have been culled from Army-Air Force TV
kinescopes and may not have original commercials which could affect the running time.
(A-385)
B & W ..........approximately 80 minutes...........$9.98 plus shipping and
handling
PULITZER PRIZE PLAYHOUSE 1951
BROKEN DISHES is a delightful light
comedy starring James Dunn, a young Robert Stack, and Marcia Henderson. Without giving
away the punch line, Dad is henpecked by an overbearing wife who is always talking about
how she should have married her old flame. When the old flame shows up, he ends up being a
crook! In the meantime, the pretty young daughter wants to marry Robert Stack. Will she
succeed? Will Dad become boss of the household. Well, don't try to guess the ending. Just
give this early "live" telecast a try.
(A-00-MC60) ....................55
minutes....................$19.95 plus S & H
RACKET SQUAD
Reed Hadley stars in this early police detective television series. In the episode titled "The System" , Don Reardon falls for a young
woman played by Lola Albright, whose father has a system for beating the horse races. He
sells the system to Don. In "The Salted Mine", a friend
of Captain Braddock has been cheated with a salted mine. Braddock sets himself up for the
same con game but is almost murdered while bringing the con men to justice!
(A-384) B & W ..........approximately 55 minutes total.......$9.98 plus
shipping and handling
RAMAR OF THE JUNGLE
Here's another action-adventure television series from the early 1950's starring Jon Hall
who was featured at Universal Studios back in the 1940's in exotic island adventures with
Maria Montez. Here, he plays a scientist who works in the jungles of Kenya. Episodes
represented here are "VOICE IN THE SKY" and "SAVAGE FURY".
(A-394-E) B & W ............approximately 55 minutes..............$20.00 plus
shipping and handling
RAMAR OF THE JUNGLE 1952
Rare jungle adventure starring Jon Hall as Dr. Tom Reynolds,
physician and scientist, known by the local natives as Ramar, the White Witch Doctor.
Robert Montgomery co-stars as his assistant and friend, Professor Howard Ogden.
THE CROCODILE GOD OF KAAR, MARK OF SHAITAN. In one episode, Ramar stops a human sacrifice! Two action packed shows.
(A-00-MC6) B & W ...............approx.55 minutes...............$19.95
plus S & H
RAMAR OF THE JUNGLE VOL. 2
1952
Jon Hall stars as Ramar, meaning to the
natives "White Witch Doctor," with Ray Montgomery as his assistant Professor
Howard Ogden. LADY OF
THE LEOPARDS Ramar and
Howard discover a beautiful woman imprisoned in a jungle cage. Does she become a
leopard by the full moon...killing innocent natives? Ramar will find out!
ZOMBIE TERROR
Zombies roam the jungle as a mad scientist
converts natives into zombies with an elaborate ray gun.
(A-00-MC137) B & W ...............approx. 55 minutes...............$19.95
plus S & H
RAMAR OF THE JUNGLE VOLUME
#3 1952
More jungle excitement! DARK
VENTURE Ramar finds the lives of many natives
are at stake. A ruthless woman scientist is obsessed with testing her invention, a
lethal atomic gas, on a village of peaceful natives. Ramar and Howard must stop this
hideous experiment! HIDDEN TREASURE A medallion hidden by a dying man leads Ramar and Howard to the sacred
temple of Kaleb. There they witness a holy ceremony where a high priest is buried
alive! Discover with Ramar the secret of the temple!
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B & W ...............approx. 55
minutes...................$19.95 plus S & H
RAMAR OF THE JUNGLE Volume #4 1952
Jon Hall is Ramar, seen by the natives as a "White Witch
Doctor," with Ray Montgomery as his assistant Professor Howard Ogden. BRIDE OF THE IDOL
Ramar saves a girl who is to be married to an idol and sealed in a tomb. WHITE MANS MAGIC Ramar
and Professor Howard find a ventriloquist (Max Terhune) wandering in the jungle with his
dummy called Albert. The natives think Albert is a God, not realizing Albert
contains stolen radium that can be fatal to anyone close.
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B & W ...............approx. 55
minutes....................$19.95 plus S & H
Robert Montgomery
Presents
Excellent live TV hosted by Robert Montgomery. LONGING FOR TO GO stars Lenka Peterson and Robert
Culp. Go into an actual TV studio at NBC in 1957 and see the making of a TV show while
enjoying the romantic comedy of the producer and his girl "Friday" who's looking
for more than a work relationship.
(A-00-MC31) ....................55
minutes....................$19.95 plus S & H
ROBIN HOOD VOLUME #1 1955, 1956
Richard Greene stars in this swashbuckling series set in Sherwood Forest. Enjoy the
exploits with Little John, Friar Tuck, and Robin Hood's love interest, Maid Marian.
Donald Pleasance plays the evil Prince John. THE HIGHLANDER, TABLES TURNED
Complete with commercials.
(A-00-MC107)
B & W ................60
minutes...................$19.95 plus S & H
ROBIN HOOD VOLUME #2 1957, 1958
More action! DOWREY, ISABELLA All commercials as aired.
(A-00-MC108)
B & W ...............60
minutes....................$19.95 plus S & H
S
SCHLITZ PLAYHOUSE OF STARS
(1953)
Great shows containing all the original Schlitz commercials. Excellent
performances, the best of early TV. CLOSED DOOR Stars Gene Lockhart aired
11-27-53 NO COMPROMISE Stars Stephen McNally aired 12-11-53.
(A-00-MC-114)
............................60 minutes .......................$19.95
SCIENCE FICTION TV Vol 1
Screen legend James Dean stars in " THE EVIL
WITHIN" from the days of live televison in this futuristic science
fiction story. Henry Jones stars in " THE SPIDER'S
WEB". Anton Diffrering stars in
"TALES OF FRANKENSTEIN" directed by Curt Siodmak. In this pilot
episode, Dr. Frankenstein creates the monster (portrayed by Don Megowan) but must replace
the criminal brain the monster has. When a dying man and his wife appeal to Dr.
Frankenstein to save him, he refuses. After the man's death, Dr. Frankenstein robs the
grave and puts the man's brain into the monster. Also Lon Chaney, Jr. stars as "FRANKENSTEIN"
in a 1952 live presentation.
(A-261) B & W...........2 hours total................................$19.98
plus shipping and handling
SCIENCE FICTION TV Vol.
2
This edition concentrates on children's science fiction rather than the adult style of
volume one. Alvy Moore guests as the Governor's son in an episode of
"SPACE PATROL". Then two
episodes of "FLASH GORDON" are
offered. "The Brain Machine" and "The Breath of Death" are the
episodes.
(A-262) B & W ..........approximately 90 minutes........$14.98 plus shipping
and handling
SCIENCE FICTION TV Vol.
3
Here are three episodes from "SPACE PATROL".
Travel into the future with Buzz Corey, commander and chief of the Space Patrol. This
children's science fiction adventure series starred Ed Kenner and Lynne Osborn in a
feature length kinescope of the popular series titled "Sorcerers From Outer
Space".
(A-263-E) B & W
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SCIENCE FICTION TV Vol.
4
In an attempt to rival "The Twilight Zone", ONE
STEP BEYOND was an anthology series of tales of the occult and
supernatural based on actual case histories. Hosted and directed by John Newland, the
productions were very atmospheric and suitably eerie for ghostly tales. Two episodes
offered here are "TONIGHT AT 12:17" and
"EARTHQUAKE".
(A-264-E)
B & W ................approximately 55
minutes...$20.00 plus shipping and handling

SOAPERS
A nostalgic look at soap operas of TV's early days. All feature the
original commercials. INNER FLAME (3-29-55)GUIDING LIGHT (2-17-53)SEARCH FOR TOMORROW
(2-22-52) LOVE OF LIFE (6-9-53)
(A-00-MC2) .........60 minutes $19.95

MORE SOAPERS
Another nostalgic look at the soap operas of
yesteryear. Great hokey commercials include Corned Beef Hash Pie, Wizard Spray Deodorizer,
Ivory Bar Soap for dishes, Melcalose Tablets, and more. VALIANT LADY (11-2-53)GUIDING
LIGHT (5-22-53)SEARCH FOR TOMORROW (4-3-53)LOVE OF LIFE (4-22-52)
(A-00-MC57)...................................................60
minutes .............................................$19.95
SOAPERS Vol. #3
1953-1960
Four complete soap operas from TV's past. The commercials are
a hoot, with some surprise guests! THE BRIGHTER DAY 1955, 1960 One
episode has Dr. Hamilton (Larry Ward) involved in a scandal. In the other, the
daughter graduates college. SEARCH FOR TOMORROW 1953, 1960. Look for Don
Knotts in a coma on the verge of waking up. Larry Hagman gives advice to a girl
teenager. You can see the future role of "J.R." shining through!
Commercials include Cheer, Shasta Shampoo, Mr. Clean, Spic & Span, Ivory Snow,
Cascade, and more!
(A-00-MC284) .........................................60
minutes................................................. $19.95

SOAPERS
Vol. #4
THE EDGE OF NIGHT 1964/ THE SECRET STORM 1966
The sagas continue! EDGE OF NIGHT Martha (Teri Keane)
cancels a dinner date with Bill (Mandel Kramer) to help a sick friend. Liz (Ludi Claire)
calls and invites Bill to dinner. Captain Griffin (James Mitchell aka Palmer Cortlandt on
All My Children) takes a bribe. SECRET STORM Newlyweds Jerry (Peter
White) and Hope (Pamela Raymond ) move into a new apartment. Jealous Matthew (John
Colicos) and Sally plot to come between them. Both prints contain all the original
commercials.
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minutes.................................................... $19.95
SIR LANCELOT: THE EARLIEST EPISODES
1956
William Russell stars as Sir Lancelot, a
knight of the Round Table, in this series authentically filmed in England. LESSER BREED This
rare color episode is the pilot produced to sell the series. King Arthur sends
Lancelot and Brian the Squire to investigate a sea monster carrying villagers off to sea.
THE KNIGHT WITH THE
RED PLUMAGE In this first episode of the series, Sir Lancelot
seeks to join the Knights of the Round Table. In order to get an audience with King
Arthur, he must battle other knights to show his worth.
(A-00-MC207) ..........55
minutes COLOR and
b-w ................$19.95 plus S & H
SIR LANCELOT
This action adventure televison series starred William Russell in a series based on the
days of King Arthur. It was produced in 1956 by NBC. Episodes represented here are "THE BLACK CASTLE" and "THIEF OF EXCALIBUR".
(A-300-E) B & W
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THE STAR AND THE STORY
This is one of the many anthology shows that featured different actors in different
stories each week rather than a recurring character or format. This tape combines two
episodes. The first stars Dick Powell in "The House
Always Wins".
The second story stars Peter Lorre and
Hillary Brooke in
"The Blue Landscape". Two more bonus shows starring
Jam Sterling and
Teresa Wright are also included on
this edition
(A-407) B & W ........approximately
100 minutes total......$9.98 plus shipping
and handling
STUDIO ONE 1950
THE HORSES MOUTH Burgess Meredith
stars as the cantankerous, conniving, and lovable starving artist who wants to paint his
last masterpiece. The problem is his modern style favors nudes in his paintings;
this film is zany, funny, and refreshing comedy fun. Sally Gracie, Peter Martyn, and
Robert Craven also star. Commercials intact from Westinghouse including an entertainment
center with a TV, radio, and record player!
(A-00-MC208) ....................approx
60 minutes ....................$19.95 plus S & H
STUDIO ONE
1950
Highly charged suspense will keep you on the edge of your seat in this outstanding live
performance. Peggy Ann Gardner, Catherine Nesbitt, and Laurence Hugo star in STRANGE COMPANION. A man meets a mysterious
beautiful woman at a concert who has multiple personalities and lives in an imaginary
dream world. When the womans older lady companion puts a stop to
the romance, she seeks a chilling and unusual form of revenge. Commercials intact.
(A-00-MC209) ....................approx
60 minutes....................$19.95 plus S & H
TERRY AND THE PIRATES 1952 and JOE
PALOOKA STORY 1954
TERRY AND THE PIRATES is a rare adventure series staring John Baer as Terry Lee, an American
Colonel airplane pilot searching for a lost gold mine in the Far East. William Tracy plays
Hotshot Charlie, who eats explosives disguised as meat on the plane! THE JOE PALOOKA STORY Heres
another great episode of the series starring Joe Kirkwood, Jr. as Joe Palooka, the honest
& upright boxing champ. Also stars Cathy Downs and Maxie Rosenbloom. Max thinks he is
terminally ill, so he decides to celebrate. Of course, it is all a mistake!
(A-00-MC30) B & W
...............approx. 55 minutes...............$19.95 plus S & H
TERRY AND THE PIRATES 1952
Action packed adventure in the Orient...the stories of two pilots,
Terry Lee and Hotshot Charley, and their adventures carrying freight in a DC-7 for their
oriental boss, Chopstick Joe. Starring John Baer as Terry, Walter Tracy as Hot Shot
Charley, and Jack Reitzen as Chopstick Joe. GREEN
GOD A beautiful night club singer (Phyllis
Coates) has a keen interest in a statue of a Green God idol linked to missing treasure
stolen from a museum. MARTLAND AFFAIR The Dragon Lady (Gloria Saunders) involves Chopstick Joe in a plot to sell
a boatload of rice not fit for human consumption.
(A-00-MC220)
B & W ...............approx. 55
minutes..............$19.95 plus S & H
TRIAL OF SHOELESS JOE
JACKSON
The infamous "Black" Sox scandal of the 1919 Baseball World Series saw eight men
banned from the game for throwing the World Series. This dramatic play takes the true
facts and people involved and presents a hearing in a courtroom-like setting where we get
to hear witnesses for and against one of the eight men who maintained his innocence to his
dying day. This is the same video as listed in the sports section of this web site.
(A-413) B & W ..........approximately one hour ...................$14.98 plus
shipping and handling
TV's Flops, Retreads and Hits
This is a collection of TV season promos for various shows by the networks. Some shows
touted never lasted, some were retreads (like Chico & the Man without Chico! and Night
Gallery with Rod Serling) and some became hits. The following shows include "Legend
of Jesse James", "A Man Called Shenandoah", "F-Troupe",
"Gidget","The Big Valley", "O.K. Crackeby" starring Burl
Ives, "The Long Hot Summer", "Tammy", private eye"Honey
West","The F.B.I.", "Land of the Giants", "Ben Casey",
"Shindig", "The King Family", "Patty Duke Show",
"Lawrence Welk", "Hollywood Palace", "Jimmy Dean", "12
O'Clock High". "Night Gallery" was a Twilight Zone retread hosted by Rod
Serling with extended clips from the series featuring E.G. Marshall, Desi Arnaz Jr.,
Victor Buono, John Carridine, Geraldine Page, Elsa Lanchester, Burl Ives, David Wayne Jane
Wyman, Caesar Romero, William Shatner, Burgess Meredeth, Ray Milland, Vincent Price, and
more. "Gentle Ben", "Carol Burnett", "Good Morning World"
with Ronnie Schell, Joby Baker and Billy DeWolf, "He and She" with Paula
Prentess and Richard Benjamin and Jack Cassidy, "Dundee and the Culhane" with
John Mills, Sean Garrison and Charles Bronson, "Cimarron Strip" with Stuart
Whitman, "Mannix" with Mike Connors,criminal lawyers "Rosetti &
Ryan" with Tony Roberts & Squire Frydell, "C.H.I.P.S." with Eric
Estrada, "The Oregon Trail" with Rod Taylor, "Richard Pryor Show", a
socio-concious problem play show called "What Really Happened to the Class of
'65?" (it got cancelled), a Dallas wannabe called "Big Hawaii", a science
fiction adventure "Man From Atlantis". More re-treads with "Chico and
the Man" without the dead Chico, "Sanford Arms" without Sanford or Son.
Then there was "event programming" and mini-series including scenes from
"The Godfather Saga" premiere of the complete novel for TV. Also mini-series
"Aspen", "79 Park Avenue" ,"Wheels", "Centennial",
etc. Also big theatrical movies on TV sych as "Rooster Cogburn", "Prisioner
of 2nd Ave.", "Hard Times", "Little Big Man", "Farewell My
Lovely", "The Hindenburg", "Family Plot". Movies for TV include
"In the Matter of Karen Ann Quinlin", Frank Sinatra in "Contract on Cherry
St.", "King", "Ziegfeld", "My Luke and I" and others.
(A-800 ) Color & B & W
.............approximately 90 minutes total.........14.98 plus shipping & handling
TELEPHONE TIME #431
CBS produced this series during the 1956-1957 season based on true stories collected by
host John Nesbitt. Remember John Nesbitt's "Passing Parade" series in the
theaters? Produced at the Hal Roach Studios in Culver City, this volume contains "The
Golden Junkman" starring Lon Chaney Jr. Also on this volume is "Vicksburg"
starring Gene Lockhart.
(A-431-E) B & W
.................................................................$20.00 plus shipping and
handling
TELEPHONE TIME #432
This second volume features Bette Davis in
"STRANDED". Also on this tape is Emmett Kelly in "THE CAPTAIN FROM KOPANCEK".
(A-432-E) B & W.................................$20.00 plus shipping
and handling
TELEPHONE TIME #148
Hosted by John Nesbitt, with all commercials intact in
these full network versions. BOARDERS AWAY (1956) The WW2 story of Captain Dan
Gallery. He convinced his superiors he could capture a German U-boat. See the
top secret preparation, the planning for booby traps, and the actual boarding
and capturing of the U-505 German submarine. This harrowing feat led to the
capture of the German code books which helped shorten the war. This episode
stars Arthur Space, James Dobson, and look for Scotty Beckett ("Winky" from
Rocky Jones). BULLET LOU KIRN (1957) Alan Baxter plays Lou Kirn, a Navy
football star in 1931, a Squadron Commander during WW2, and a man faced with his
biggest challenge in 1954...a dread form of paralysis. During this personal
battle he reaches out to save a paralyzed boy (young Johnny Crawford from
"Rifleman"). A true story of courage--Kirn promises to walk if the boy will
walk too! Also starring Harold J. Stone and Herbert Rudley.
(A-00-MC-148)
......................60 minutes.......................$19.95
TELEPHONE TIME #90
This popular series was based on true events. All
commercials intact. STRANDED Hosted by John Nesbitt and starring Bette Davis as
a teacher who saves the lives of her pupils during a terrible storm. Look for Ed
Byrnes in a minor role. NOVEL APPEAL Stars Claudette Colbert as an author who
frees an innocent man from prison. John Carradine is among the guest stars. This
show is hosted by Dr. Frank Baxter, and there is a promo for Our Mr. Sun (see
MC-53).
(A-00-MC-90)...................60
minutes .............................$19.95