Golden Age Theater - Volume 1 - DVD

This four-episode volume of shows from the golden age of TV drama presents stories from three of the best anthology series of all time: "Dick Powell's Four Star Playhouse" ("The Adolescent," "A Place of His Own"), "TV Reader's Digest" ("The Brainwashing of John Hayes") and Bell Telephone's "Telephone Time" ("The Golden Junkman"). The Adolescent: A prep school disciplinary board member, Celia, (Ida Lupino) comes across many obstacles and

This four-episode volume of shows from the golden age of TV drama presents stories from three of the best anthology series of all time: Ronald Colman T.V. ("A String of Beads"), Four Star Playhouse ("The Bomb"), and Du Pont Theater ("Dan Marshall's Brat," "The Boy Nobody Wanted"). A String of Beads: Joan Robinson (Angela Lansbury), the governess of a wealthy London family is content in her simple life until expert jeweler Count Borselli

The 1950s were an especially fertile time for television drama. Day after day, a cavalcade of brilliant actors, writers and directors brought America's home audiences into the very center of the theater experience. In 1955, an inspirational series called Crossroads debuted. Each week it presented powerful, nondenominational and spiritually uplifting programs. Here are four episodes depicting the selfless work of true men of God. Half Mi