VINTAGE DRAMA AND SOAP OPERA CATALOG
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Nothing compares to the live and filmed TV Dramas and Soap Operas of the 1950s.
We have many anthology series, fine shows with TV's biggest Stars in GREAT ROLES!


Order one or more of these classic tapes for your own collection
ANTHOLOGY SERIES
V481 CLASSIC TV DRAMAS, I
1. CLIMAX! (1957). A 60-minute live kinescope entitled, "Four Hours in White". Steve McQueen has a supporting role in this program, playing twin brothers. A doctor may lose a patient recently admitted to the hospital after a severe auto accident. It's up to him to convince the patient's brother to take part in a transplant. Complete with original commercials.
2. G.E. THEATER (1955). Johnnie Ray stars in "The Big Shot", about a small town singer who makes a deal with a major record company. This live kinescope is also complete with original commercials.
3. TV READER'S DIGEST (1955). An American living in China speaks out against the Chinese government and must pay the price in "The Brainwashing of John Hayes", starring Vincent Price. This filmed program has original commercials. 
120 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V488 CLASSIC TV DRAMAS, II
1. CLIMAX! (1956). Wendell Corey, Jean Hagen, and Harry Carey, Jr. star in "The Lou Gehrig Story". This drama highlights the last days of the famed baseball player, and is complete wih original commercials.
2. TELEPHONE TIME (STAR FOR TODAY). A 1957 episode "The Fight for the Title". Michael Landon stars as an emotionally disturbed teenager whose only goal in life is become the World Lightweight Boxing Champion.
3. ALCOA THEATER (1959). Errol Flynn (in one of his last roles) stars in "The Golden Shanty", about a charming conman who discovers gold on some property in the old west that once belonged to him. 
110 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V497 CLASSIC TV DRAMAS, III
1. THE LORETTA YOUNG SHOW (1959), with James Barton as a retired policeman called back into action by the mayor of a small town. Original comma. included. 2. ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS (1960). A magician and his assistant take advantage of a handicapped young man. Stars Diana Dors and Brandon de Wilde.
3. FOUR STAR PLAYHOUSE (1954), features Charles Boyer as a man who marries a widow whose kids (one of which is Natalie Wood) don't like him. With comma.
4. THE BARBARA STANWYCK SHOW (1960), also with comma. Miss Stanwyck stars as a magazine reporter in 1902 sent out west to investigate harsh treatment of native americans by a local doctor (Buddy Ebsen). 
115 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V401 LIVE TELEVISION (1958)
A live kinescoped episode of PLAYHOUSE 90 entitled, "Bomber's Moon", starring Bob Cummings, Martin Balsam, Rip Torn, J. Pat O'Malley, and Hazel Court. The setting is World War II, and a sadistic air force colonel takes great pride in attacking and killing the enemy regardless of the outcome of the men who fly under him. Then he meets a cowardly lieutenant who's afraid to fly. Complete with original commercials. 
90 MINUTES     $17.95    BLACK AND WHITE
CRIME DRAMA

THE ORIGINAL "DRAGNET"
Jack Webb and Ben Alexander star in the 1950s version of one of the most popular Crime Shows ever on Television! These haven't been seen for 30 years!


V440 THE ORIGINAL "DRAGNET", I (1953)
1. "THE BIG SHOPLIFT", presented exactly as first broadcast, complete with original Chesterfield cigarette commercials. Friday and Smith investigate the disappearance of merchandise from a department store.
2. "THE BIG BANK ROBBERY". A man successfully holds up a bank, and the inept security guard is blamed.
3. "THE BIG HIT AND RUN". An elderly woman and her grandson are hit by a speeding truck; Friday and Smith try to find out who done it!
4. "THE BIG SECRET". Friday and Smith try to locate the mother of an abandoned baby. 
105 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V445 THE ORIGINAL "DRAGNET", II (1953)
1. "THE BIG GIRLS". Friday and Smith try to find the tall, beautiful women who keep beating up innocent men.
2. "BIG BETTY". Swindlers selling fake watches and jewelry are operating in town.
3. "THE BIG TRUNK". Friday and Smith try to find out why a man took his own life.
4. "THE BIG BOYS". Smith receives word from his cousin that 4 dangerous thugs are coming to Los Angeles. Watch for a very young Leonard Nimoy in this one! 
100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V447 THE ORIGINAL "DRAGNET", III (1953/1955)
1. "THE BIG BAR". Friday and Smith go after a man who murders bartenders.
2. "THE BIG BIRD". A thug only robs pet stores and homes that have birds.
3. "THE BIG BOUNCE". A forger is writing checks from a deceased man's account.
4. "THE BIG ASSAULT". Friday's sure an escaped mental patient is responsible for beating up a woman now facing death in a hospital bed. 
 100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE

V452 THE ORIGINAL "DRAGNET", IV (1952/54/57) All of the following episodes contain original commercials, exactly as first broadcast!
1. "THE BIG 17". An early episode of the series, with Herb Ellis playing the part of Frank Smith. Friday and Smith investigate the teenage destruction of a local movie theater it seems all the kids got high on marijuana and went wild. If you thought "Refer Madness" was campy, you ain't seen nothing yet!
2. "THE BIG PRODUCER". Martin Milner appears as a high school student who gets busted by Friday and Smith for selling porno magazines to his friends. Another great episode!
3. "THE BIG HOUSE CALL". Friday and Smith go after a man who summons doctors to a hotel room, robs them, and beats them up. Friday's got a concerned girlfriend in this one.
4. "THE BIG JUVENILE GANG WAR". Friday hunts down an L.A. teenage gang leader suspected of causing violence in a normally quiet neighborhood. 
 120 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V456 THE ORIGINAL "DRAGNET", V (1955/58)
1. "THE BIG SOUND OFF". A young mother and her infant baby have been missing, so Friday and Smith investigate.
2. "THE BIG ANTE". Friday and Smith try to find the killer of a young woman who was found strangled in a hotel room.
3. "THE BIG TARBABY". Working the Homicide Division, Friday and Smith receive a call from a frantic bar owner who claims his wife disappeared on her way down to the bar.
4. "THE BIG COUNTERFEIT". A man's been impersonating a policeman, going around to local businessmen flashing a badge and asking for donations. This naturally prompts Friday and Smith to investigate. 
 100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V468 THE ORIGINAL "DRAGNET", VI (1953/55/57)
1. "THE BIG CRIME". In an unusual episode for its era, Friday and Smith go after a man who's been molesting little girls in a local neighborhood.
2. "THE BIG THANKSGIVING". Friday and Smith's holiday is put on hold until they can find a man who's been beating up women late at night on city streets.
3. "THE BIG HOUSECLEANING". People are coming home to find that their entire houses have been removed of valuables, clothing, and furniture.
4. "THE BIG OSKAR". A woman is robbed of useless junk; she admits it's junk, nevertheless she wants Friday and Smith to find the guy that stole this useless junk. 
100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V480 THE ORIGINAL "DRAGNET", VII (1954)
1. "THE BIG FRAUD". A man confesses to the holdup of a grocery store, but Friday is sure the man didn't commit the crime.
2. "THE BIG RUN". A woman is seriously injured in a hit- and-run auto accident, and it's up to Friday and Smith to find the driver of the vehicle.
3. "THE BIG MOTHER". A woman's mother disappears, so Friday and Smith set out to find her.
4. "THE BIG THREAT". Friday and Smith track the whereabouts of a wealthy businessman. 
100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V491 THE ORIGINAL "DRAGNET", VIII (1955/56)
1. "THE BIG CAR THIEVES". A ring of auto crooks has been making the rounds, and Friday enlists the aid of a former thief to help find them.
2. "THE BIG KID BANDITS". A gang of juveniles beats up adults and steals their money. Friday and Smith set a trap for them.
3. "THE BIG SWINDLE". Believe it or not, Friday and Smith DON'T get their men in this unusual episode. The men trick innocent people into trading their expensive jewelry for cheap but realistic imitations. (Episode has a slight skew in spots.)
4. "THE BIG MILKBOTTLE BURGLAR". Friday and Smith can't believe their eyes when they catch the person that steals from stores and leaves bottles behind. 
100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE
LOCK-UP

Exciting Action with Macdonald Carey as Attorney Herb Maris!


V496 LOCK UP, I (1959)
If you're a fan of Highway Patrol and Perry Mason, you'll enjoy this unique series. Days of Our Lives star MacDonald Carey plays real-life defense attorney Herb Maris. From the producers of "Highway Patrol", each episode is loaded with action, and each features top guest stars in early roles before they made it big.
1. "THE CASE OF NAN HAVENS", with guest star Mary Tyler Moore. Our beloved Mary is accused of smuggling government secrets behind the iron curtain!
2. "THE CASE OF JOE SLADE", with guest star Lon Chaney. The clerk at a hunting lodge is accused of murder because he was having an affair with the victim's wife.
3. "THE CASE OF FRANK COTTY". Leonard Nimoy guest stars as a young punk who steals a policeman's gun and goes on a shooting spree.
4. "THE CASE OF ALEXIS GEORGE". Guest star Burt Reynolds plays a cocky friend of a Greek immigrant suspected of murder and burglary. 
 100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE


V512 LOCK UP, II (1960)
Macdonald Carey returns as attorney Herb Maris, and John Doucette is Detective Weston in these crime drama shows, similar in style to "Highway Patrol" and "Perry Mason".
1. "THE CASE OF TOM FULLER". A man Maris once helped convict has him kidnapped and held for ransom, along with Maris' secretary and her boyfriend.
2. "THE CASE OF DAN GRAY", with a pre- "Beverly Hillbillies" Donna Douglas playing the girlfriend of a man standing trial for the murder of his boss with a formula he created to replace dynamite as an explosive. This one plays a la "Perry Mason".
3. "THE CASE OF WILLIE BETTERLY", with Stephen Franken (Chatsworth Osborne Jr. from "Dobie Gillis"). He takes the blame for poisoning a birthday cake at an office party and stealing the payroll, but Maris is sure he didn't do it.
4. "THE CASE OF DETECTIVE WESTON". Maris defends his friend when he's framed for murder while on vacation in the mountains. Lyle Talbot guest stars. 
100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE
MORE COPS AND ROBBERS
V460 VINTAGE COP SHOWS
Here's an excellent sampling of four classic police shows from TV's early days!
1. GANGBUSTERS (1955). In an episode entitled, "Durable Mike Malloy", two shady characters find out that the town drunk has taken out an extensive life insurance policy on himself, and so they decide to test it out.
2. CHARLIE WILD, PRIVATE DETECTIVE (1952), complete with Mogen David wine commercials. This program originally aired live on the Dumont network, and is presented here exactly in that form. John McQuade stars as a tough New York City detective who gets involved in fights no matter how hard he tries to simply investigate cases calmly.
3. RACKET SQUAD (1951). Reed Hadley brings us the case of "Kite High", in which a man leaves his home because of his nagging mother-in-law, goes to Las Vegas to forget his troubles, and ends up losing his life savings in a crooked card game.
4. DRAGNET (1956). A teenager with a huge drug addiction problem turns himself in to Friday and Smith. He agrees to tell them who supplies him if they will agree to break the news to his mother that he's an addict in "The Big Bust". Jack Webb and Ben Alexander star. 
105 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE
MYSTERY/ADVENTURE/SUSPENSE

V405 MYSTERY AND ESPIONAGE
Here are two campy examples of what foreign intrigue and general spying were all about on TV in the 1950s.
1. OVERSEAS ADVENTURES (1953). James Daly stars as a newspaper reporter in search of action and adventure in Europe.
2. SECRET FILES, USA (1955). This World War II spy show stars Robert Alda as the head of army intelligence. 
50 MINUTES     $14.95    BLACK AND WHITE

V470 THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1956)
Richard Greene stars as the leader of the Merry Men. All four shows have orig. comma.
1. "QUEEN ELEANOR". The Mother Queen, who's no pushover, is on a crusade collecting money for King Richard, and the sheriff must see to it that no money leaves England.
2. "THE THORKIL GHOST", a Halloween episode, and one of the best in the series. Robin tries to prove to a man who claims a ghost in an English castle killed his father that no such ghost exists.
3. "LADIES OF SHERWOOD", another classic show. The sheriff bans men from entering Sherwood in order to protect alleged criminals from escaping before their executions. Robin, believing the innocence of one of the prisoners, dresses up as a woman to gain entrance.
4. "SECRET MISSION". In order to transfer valuables through Sherwood Forest, an official sends a man pretending to be poor ahead of him, hoping Robin will rob the official and give the wealth to the imposter. 
 120 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND
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V406 SATURDAY SERIALS
OK, adventure fans, this tape's for you!
1. ROBIN HOOD (1955). The sheriff of Nottingham tries to blackmail Robin.
2. CAPTAIN GALLANT OF THE FOREIGN LEGION (1954). Buster Crabbe and his son Cuffy star in this series. Buster plays the commander of the North African headquarters of the French Foreign Legion. Al "Fuzzy" Knight also stars. 
50 MINUTES     $14.95    BLACK AND WHITE

V518 SATURDAY SERIALS, II
1. ROBIN HOOD (1955) - "The Lottery". Robin and his Merry Men go after two shady characters conducting fake raffles. Complete with original commercials. Stars Richard Greene.
2. CAPTAIN GALLANT OF THE FOREIGN LEGION (1954) - "The Camel Race". Fuzzy and the Legionnaires bet on a camel race - unaware that it's fixed. Buster Crabbe, his son Cuffy, and Al Knight star.
3. ROBIN HOOD (1955) - "A Year and a Day". Robin helps a young slave achieve his freedom. Also complete with commercials.
4. CAPTAIN GALLANT OF THE FOREIGN LEGION (1955) - "Cuffy's Good Deed". Cuffy tries to help an Italian lady find her son.
110 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE
ONE STEP BEYOND

John Newland is your Host in this Suspense-Filled Show that deals with the world of the SUPERNATURAL!


V472 ONE STEP BEYOND, I (1959)
1. "TONIGHT AT 12:17". A pregnant woman keeps experiencing the same nightmare over and over: on a specific day at a specific time, a plane will crash through the roof of her house.
2. "THE HAND". After murdering his girlfriend, a piano player can't seem to get her blood off his hand.
3. "NIGHTMARE". An artist keeps painting the face of a woman whom he never met.
4. "DELIA". A man meets a woman during a vacation in Central America, but no one else working or staying at the hotel claims the woman exists. 
 100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND
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V484 ONE STEP BEYOND, II (1959)
1. "THE DEAD PART OF THE HOUSE". A little girl goes to stay with relatives, and is told specifically never to go upstairs into the nursery.
2. "ORDEAL ON LOCUST STREET". At the turn of the century, a woman's fiancee cancels their marriage when he sees her deformed brother in the guest house.
3. "I SAW YOU TOMORROW". A man witnesses a murder in a house 24 hours before it actually takes place.
4. "TO KNOW THE END". A woman has a vision of meeting a man, marrying him, and then watching him die in a battle. 
100 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE
SOAP OPERAS


TV's Golden Age also featured many CLASSIC DAYTIME DRAMAS, and we are pleased to offer a few below. All shows contain ORIGINAL COMMERCIALS, Exactly as first broadcast.
V426 SUDSY TELEVISION, I
1. THE GUIDING LIGHT (MARCH 25, 1953)
2. LOVE OF LIFE (JANUARY 13, 1953)
3. LOVE OF LIFE (MARCH 6, 1953)
4. SEARCH FOR TOMORROW (MARCH 27, 1953), featuring a very young Don Knotts.
These programs are from the collection of Christopher Hawley.
 60 MINUTES     $14.95    BLACK AND WHITE

V446 SUDSY TELEVISION, II
The programs below follow the same storylines as the shows in Volume I, in most instances. These shows are from the Roger Stafford Collection.
1. THE GUIDING LIGHT (MARCH 4, 1953)
2. THE GUIDING LIGHT (APRIL 9, 1953)
3. LOVE OF LIFE (MARCH 20, 1953)
4. LOVE OF LIFE (MAY 22, 1953)
5. LOVE OF LIFE (FEBRUARY 2, 1955)
6. LOVE OF LIFE (DECEMBER 22, 1955)
7. SEARCH FOR TOMORROW (AUGUST 19, 1953)
8. THE SECRET STORM (FEBRUARY 26, 1960) 
120 MINUTES    $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE

V471 SUDSY TELEVISION, III
All of the following shows contain original commercials, from the Stafford collection.
1. SEARCH FOR TOMORROW (3/29/62)
2. SEARCH FOR TOMORROW (1/7/63)
3. AS THE WORLD TURNS (3/31/61) 
60 MINUTES     $19.95    BLACK AND WHITE

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