Lost TV of the 50s, Vol. 3 (1956) on DVD

Actor :              Boris Karloff, Michael Landon, Beverly Garland, John Hudson, Torin Thatcher
Director:           Arthur Hiller, Erle C. Kenton, Robert B. Sinclair
Genre:              N/A
Year:                1956
Studio:             Alpha Video
Length:            100 minutes
Released:         05/19/17
Rating:             Not Rated
Format:            NTSC
Misc:                NTSC
Language:       English
Subtitles:         N/A
Dubbed:           N/A

DESCRIPTION:

Telephone Time evolved from The Passing Parade, a long-running radio show hosted by writer and raconteur John Nesbitt. A former announcer, Nesbitt narrated tales supposedly inspired by a trunk left to him by his father that contained press clippings of odd news stories from around the world. At least thats what he said -- Usually, Nesbitt wrote the stories in a rush an hour before airtime. Regardless, it was popular enough to last 12 years on radio, and inspire a series of theatrical short subjects from MGM. Adapting a full-cast drama format, the series became known as Telephone Time upon its move to television, due to sponsor Bell Telephone. After two seasons on CBS, the program moved to ABC. The network replaced Nesbitt with Dr. Frank Baxter, host of the popular Bell Science television specials.