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THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)
    Shows from the early days of television were a mixed bag from different sources:  vaudefille, radio, motion pictures and anyplace else the pioneers could find ideas.  Some have held up over the decades better than others but . . . decide for yourself as we travel back in time . . . .
     Dwight Eisienhower was President . . . .
     John Kennedy was a Senator . . . .
     And the Barbie Doll was introduced . . . !
 
And be sure to check out
 
 
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John Williams (the actor) and Friend
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In :"Banquo's Chair" in "Alfred Hitchcock Presents"

Alfred Hitchcock Presents:  Banquo's Chair (1959) - This is an episode of Hitchcock's television series that ran from 1955 to 1962.  This episode scared Maven even into adulthood.  Combine being a right good corker AND Hitchock's originality in regards to his sponsors makes this episode still a goodie . . . especially late alone on a rainy night . . . :-O!:

http://www.imdb.com/video/hulu/vi3552772889/

[See More about the Master Director at MYSTERIES: Alfred Hitchcock]

Ghost and Mrs. Muir - Maven came across this while doing some research on www.youtube.com.  Unfortunately it comes in three parts but it does have Edward Mulhare (whom Maven, Aunt Battie, Battie Belle and Charlie all adored!), Hope Lange and Shirley Booth!  Would you believe she's a medium?!:

Colonel March of Scotland Yard with Boris Karloff - This was an English series that they got lucky enough to get Karloff. . . . .  Maven has only one episode but it's certainly different from Karloff's usual fare!:

John Wayne and Lucille Ball
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In "The Lucy Show"

The Lucy Show - Would you believe John Wayne meets Lucille Ball?!:
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Sherlock Holmes (1954) – 15 complete episodes: “The first and only American television series of Sherlock Holmes adventures aired in syndication in the fall of 1954. The 39 half-hour mostly original stories were produced by Sheldon Reynolds and filmed in France by Guild Films, starring Ronald Howard (son of Leslie Howard) as Holmes and Howard Marion Crawford as Watson. Archie Duncan appeared in many episodes as Inspector Lestrade (and a few as other characters). Richard Larke, billed as Kenneth Richards, played Sgt. Wilkins in about fifteen episodes. The series’ associate producer, Nicole Milinaire, was one of the first women to attain a senior production role in a television series.”

http://retrovision.tv/freevideo/sherlock-holmes-1954/

Tobor and the Atomic Submarine (1957) - This is the pilot to a failed television show about a little boy who could control his robot telepathically to fight crime. . . .  Beats some of the stuff Maven has seen since! http://www.archive.org/details/tobor01