Mama (Lost TV Classics) - DVD

One of the most popular television series of the 1950s, Mama ran for an incredible eight seasons on CBS. It was based on the 1943 memoir Mama's Bank Account by Kathryn Forbes, which had previously been adapted into a 1944 stage play by John Van Druten and a 1948 film starring Irene Dunne, both entitled I Remember Mama . Forbes's book was loosely based on recollections of her own family, Norwegian immigrants living in San Francisco durin

A fascinating collection of adventure, mystery, action and drama featuring a star-studded cast of big and small screen favorites. Kimbar Of The Jungle (1949): The Lion Men Of Tanganyika - Chapter 1: Years before achieving worldwide fame as Hercules, muscleman Steve Reeves starred in the title role of this adventure series in the style of the Saturday-matinee cliffhangers and set in darkest Africa. Here, Kimbar must pit his brains and br

Ripped from the day's headlines, the adventures of three globetrotting reporters spring to life in this ultra-rare TV series, which aired for one season on ABC. In a unique conceit, the show has three rotating stars, meaning that the program is essentially three different series using the same title, united by the common thread of the "Trans-Globe Wire Service" (a fictionalized version of the Associated Press.) Taking their turns as new