![[movies]](http://archive.org/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | The Invaders-Unseen Pilot pt I and II
The extended and unseen pilot shown to cast, crew, Quinn Martin and top executive of the Samuel Bronson studios.
Keywords: The Invaders-David Vincent- Roy Thinnes
Downloads: 449
Average rating:  (3 reviews) |  |
| Outlaws: Last Chance
Although he is being hunted by the law, a young man decides not to leave town because he has been smitten by a saloon-girl. Original air date: 10 November 1960 (Season 1, Episode 6) Don't bother downloading the h.264 file; the Cinepack file from which it is derived is smaller.
Keywords: classic tv; Western |  |
| ''Emergency-Ward 10''- 18 August 1959
Episode 261 of the popular British twice-a-week soap opera. In this episode, the Hospital staff have to deal with a suicidal man who faces criminal charges. (as with most 1950s British series, most episodes are lost...only 12 editions survive from 1959. In fact, the ITV franchise that produced this series, Associated Television, continued wiping some programmes into 1980!)
Keywords: 1950s; 50s; Fifties; Classic TV; Television; British; Soap Opera; Drama
Downloads: 16 |  |
| Outlaws: Beat the Drum Slowly
After two cowboys are cheated out of a large sum of money by a casino, an old man tells them that he has a plan that will get their money back. Among the guest stars are Ray Walston, Dean Jones, Vic Morrow, Harry Townes, and Anne Helm. Originally aired 20 October 1960 (Season 1, Episode 3). Don't bother downloading the h.264 file; the Cinepack file from which it is derived is smaller.
Keywords: classic tv; Outlaws; Western
Downloads: 28 |  |
| ''Emergency-Ward 10'' - 14 August 1959
Episode 260 of the popular twice-a-week British soap opera set in a hospital. Many episodes of this series are lost, with only around 227 episodes surviving out of the more than 1100 made...about 72 of the surviving episodes are on DVD as of 5 October 2012 (am I allowed to plug a commercial product I have no involvement with?).
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; Soap Opera; Drama; British
Downloads: 21 |  |
| Outlaws: Shorty
An exciting episode from the first season of this Western series. Included among the guest stars are Edward Binns, Leonard Nimoy (as a professional killer), and Alfred Ryder. Scripted, like Robert Mitchum's Out of the Past, by Daniel Mainwaring (Geoffrey Homes). Originally aired 3 November 1960 (Season 1, Episode 5). Don't bother downloading the h.264 file; the Cinepack file from which it is derived is smaller...
Keywords: classic tv; Outlaws; Western
Downloads: 50
Average rating:  (1 review) |  |
| ''Emergency-Ward 10'' - 28 July 1959
Episode 255 of the popular twice-a-week British soap opera set in a hospital.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; Drama; British
Downloads: 16 |  |
| ''Emergency-Ward 10'' - 24 July 1959
Episode 254 of the popular twice-a-week British soap opera set in a hospital. One of the few soap operas to be given a DVD release.
Keywords: classic TV; Television; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; British; Drama
Downloads: 17 |  |
| ''Emergency-Ward 10'' - 30 June 1959
Episode 247 of the popular twice-a-week British soap opera set in a hospital. One of the few soap operas to be given a DVD release.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; British; Drama
Downloads: 18 |  |
| Outlaws: Thirty a Month - Robert Bassler
The first show of this Western series. Some of the actors are Robert Culp, Warren Oates, Steve Forrest, Howard McNear, Barton MacLane, Don Collier, and Jock Gaynor. If you want more episodes, write some reviews of this one. I won't go to the trouble of transcoding and uploading these shows unless there is evidence that people appreciate them. Originally aired 29 September 1960 (Season 1, Episode 1)...
Keywords: classic tv; Outlaws
Downloads: 29
Average rating:  (5 reviews) |  |
| ''Four Star Playhouse'' - Red Wine
An episode of the 1950s anthology TV series "Four Star Playhouse". This episode stars David Niven, and features John Banner in a small role. Oiginally aired 8 March 1956
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1950s; 50s; Fifties
Downloads: 149
Average rating:  (1 review) |  |
| ''Four Star Playhouse'' - The Gun
An episode of the 1950s anthology series "Four Star Playhouse". This episode originally aired 11 February 1954, and stars Dick Powell. This dramatic episode features a very nice 1950s kitchen, and some nice scenes of 1950s Surburbia.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; Four Star Playhouse; Dick Powell; Early Television
Downloads: 16 |  |
| ''Four Star Playhouse'' - The Contest
An episode of the 1950s anthology series "Four Star Playhouse". This episode originally aired 4 November 1954, and stars Dick Powell.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; Anthology series; Anthology; Four Star Playhouse
Downloads: 137
Average rating: (1 review) |  |
| ''Stage 7'' - Tiger at Noon
An episode of "Stage 7", a filmed dramatic anthology series of the mid-1950s. Originally broadcast on 27 February 1955, this is a 1959 syndication print.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; Stage 7; Anthology; Anthology series
Downloads: 26 |  |
| Man Against Crime: Washington Story
Hoods try to stop Mike Barnett from testifying before a Senate committee. Originally aired 17 June 1953 (Season 4, Episode 36). This series is also known as "Follow That Man". Don't bother downloading the h.264 file; the Cinepack file from which it is derived is smaller.
Keywords: Ralph Bellamy; classic tv; Follow That Man; Man Against Crime
Downloads: 305 |  |
| ''The Buick-Berle Show'' - 13 October 1953
An episode of the popular 1950s comedy-variety series "The Buick-Berle Show", starring Milton Berle and featuring Jackie Cooper, Denise Darcel, Dagmar, and Vic Damone. Broadcast live, and preserved as a kinescope recording. Lots of dated fun with the original 1953 commercials intact! (if there are any problems with the playback of this video, please let me know).
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; The Buick Berle Show; The Buick-Berle Show; 1950s; 50s; Fifties
Downloads: 356 |  |
| Dragnet: The Big Fraud
Friday and Smith investigate a case where a man claims to be have been shaken down by police. Season 4, Episode 2 Original Air Date: September 2, 1954
Keywords: Dragnet; Classic TV
Downloads: 319 |  |
| "Captain Midnight" - Frozen Men (1955)
Episode THE FROZEN MEN, of the 50's series CAPTAIN MIDNIGHT, with original commercials for Ovaltine. Starring Richard Webb and Sid Melton. Air Date: October 12, 1955
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; 1950's; Fifties; Captain Midnight; Richard Webb; Ovaltine; 1955
Downloads: 795 |  |
| Parade of Stars (1950)
Popsicle Parade of Stars (1950) Original Air Date: 12 June 1950 (Season 1, Episode 5) Cast: Fanny Brice (Baby Snooks), Hanley Stafford (Daddy) With original commercials.
Keywords: Classic TV; 1950's Television; CBS; Kinescope; Live TV; Baby Snooks; Popsicle; Funny Girl
Downloads: 703
Average rating: (2 reviews) |  |
| 'You Bet Your Life' (1955) - Secret Word: Face
"You Bet Your Life" episode from Feb. 24, 1955, secret word "Face". Starring Groucho Marx. With original commercials.
Keywords: Classic TV; 50's Television; 1950's; Game Show; Quiz; NBC; Groucho Marx; De Soto; Plymouth; 1955
Downloads: 522 |  |
| Public Defender: Mama's Boy
Dennis Hopper plays the defendant in this story, which involves a mother who kept her son on a very tight leash. Originally aired on Feb. 10, 1955 (S2, Ep24). Don't bother downloading the h.264 file; the Cinepack file from which it is derived is smaller.
Keywords: Public Defender; Reed Hadley; Dennis Hopper; Irene Hervey; classic tv
Downloads: 360 |  |
| Ozzie & Harriet: Oscillating Ozzie
Ozzie feels that by becoming unpredictable he will make himself more attractive to the opposite sex. Originally aired on 26 June 1953 (Season 1, Episode 39). Don't bother downloading the h.264 file; the Cinepack file from which it is derived is smaller.
Keywords: Ozzie & Harriet; classic tv; Don DeFore; Herb Vigran; Janet Waldo
Downloads: 525
Average rating:  (1 review) |  |
| ''The Lone Ranger'' - Cannonball McKay
An episode of the early television western "The Lone Ranger". Episode originally aired 29 December 1949 (this is a syndication print missing a few minutes of the episode).
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; The Lone Ranger; Clayton Moore; Jay Silverheels
Downloads: 511 |  |
| ''The Lone Ranger'' - Old Joe's Sister
An episode of "The Lone Ranger" from 1949. Note: This is an edited syndication print, missing several minutes. Originally aired 22 December 1949.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; The Lone Ranger; Clayton Moore; Jay Silverheels
Downloads: 370 |  |
| ''The Lone Ranger'' - The Legion of Old Timers
An episode of "The Lone Ranger" from 1949. Not the first, but one of the earliest US network shows produced on film. Originally aired 6 October 1949 (note: this is a syndication print).
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1940s TV; 1940s Television; Western; The Lone Ranger; Tonto; Early Television; Clayton Moore; Jay Silverheels
Downloads: 750 |  |
| ''The Chevy Mystery Show'' - The Suicide Club
An episode of "The Chevy Mystery Show" starring Cesar Romero, and hosted by Vincent Price. Originally aired 18 September 1960. Contains the original Chevrolet commercials. Sound quality is bad (no, I cannot fix this).
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; The Chevy Mystery Show; Cesar Romero; Vincent Price; Anthology; Anthology series; Drama; Chevrolet
Downloads: 384 |  |
| 1954 Commercial for Singer sewing machines
A 1954 commercial for Singer sewing machines.
Keywords: Classic TV Commercial; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; Sewing Machine; Sewing Machines
Downloads: 240 |  |
| 1960 Commercial for Raid insecticide
A 1960 commercial for Raid insecticide.
Keywords: Classic TV Commercial; 1960s; 60s; Sixties; Advertising; Advertisement
Downloads: 208 |  |
| 1960 Commercial for ''Off'' insect repellent
A 1960 commercial for "Off" insect repellent.
Keywords: Classic TV Commercial; 1960s; 60s; Sixties; Advertising; Advertisement
Downloads: 159 |  |
| 1960 Commercial for Mazola corn oil & Mazola Margarine
An uncommon 1960 commercial for Mazola corn oil & Mazola Margarine.
Keywords: Classic TV Commercial; Television; 1960s; 60s; Sixties; Advertising; Advertisement
Downloads: 119 |  |
| 1960 Commercial for Holiday car washing cream
A 1960 commercial for Johnson's "Holiday"-brand car washing cream.
Keywords: classic TV commercial; 1960s; 60s; Sixties; Television; advertising; advertisement
Downloads: 128 |  |
| ''The Comedy Spot'' - Maggie (Unsold pilot)
An unsold pilot from 1958 called "Maggie", starring Margaret O'Brien. The pilot for the unproduced sitcom was shown on 29 August 1960 as part of the summer replacement series "The Comedy Spot", a series which presented various pilots for unproduced sitcoms.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; Margaret O'Brien
Downloads: 590 |  |
| ''Four Star Playhouse'' - Meet McGraw
An episode of "Four Star Playhouse", aired 25 February 1954 and starring Frank Lovejoy. This episode later resulted in a spin-off that aired in the 1957-1958 season.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1950s; 50s; Fifties; Frank Lovejoy; Four Star Playhouse
Downloads: 487
Average rating: (1 review) |  |
| Four Star Playhouse: Broken Journey
David Niven is an amiable safe-cracker who devises an ingenious but simple way of escaping from custody. Originally aired 2 June 1955 (Season 3, Episode 35). Don't bother downloading the h.264 file; the Cinepack file from which it is derived is smaller.
Keywords: Four Star Playhouse; David Niven; classic tv
Downloads: 475 |  |
| ''Munroe'' - Unsold Pilot
A very silly 1963 unsold pilot for a proposed sitcom called "Munroe". Very silly. This is not "NET Playhouse" or "Playhouse 90". At 22 minutes, it is shorter than the average sitcom of the era. Print is very shaky/unsteady.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1960s; 60s; Sixties; Sitcom; Unsold Pilot; Unsold TV Pilot
Downloads: 423 |  |
| ''The Jane Powell Show'' - Unsold Pilot
An unsold pilot for a proposed series titled "The Jane Powell Show". This would have been a sitcom about a singer who marries a a math professor (played by Russell Johnson) and has to adapt to small-town life.
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; 1960s; 60s; Sixties; Jane Powell; Unsold TV Pilot
Downloads: 471 |  |
| ''Fireball Fun-for-all'' - 27 October 1949
An episode of the early (and short-lived) comedy-variety series "Fireball Fun-for-all". Starring Olsen and Johnson. (thanks to zigoto for providing the date, this was previously "Misc Episode 1")
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; Early Television; 1940s; 40s; 1940s TV; 1940s Television; Olsen and Johnson
Downloads: 703
Average rating: (2 reviews) |  |
| ''Chopsticks'' (circa 1958)
From circa 1958, a show called "Chopsticks" from circa 1958. Not sure if this is an unsold pilot, or a locally-aired (non-network) series. Children's game show. Special guest is June Christy. Contestants include Billy Preston (is it *the*?)
Keywords: 1950s; 50s; Fifties; June Christy; Game Show; Classic TV; Television
Downloads: 407
Average rating: (1 review) |  |
| Suspense - The Debt
A young drifter is robbed by two other hobos after hopping off a train. Making his way to a country store, he's offered refuge from the rain by the young woman and her father who run the business. During the night the store is robbed and the old man is murdered. The drifter's first instinct is to run, but he quickly figures out who the real murderers are. Original Air Date: May 27, 1952
Keywords: Suspense; Classic TV
Downloads: 210 |  |
| Ozzie & Harriet: Individuality
You'll see why Ozzie wants to delay having the house painted until Thorny is out of town. Meanwhile, Ricky is given permission to redecorate his half of the bedroom---much to David's dismay. The way that Thorny goes about threatening to sue Ozzie is funny: "Of course, it'd be a dirty shame to waste this lovely weather in a musty old courtroom. I think my old friend Judge Hopkins is on the bench. The man you beat in the playoffs at the Rotary Club golf tournament...
Keywords: Ozzie & Harriet; classic tv; Don DeFore; Frank Cady
Downloads: 576
Average rating:  (1 review) |  |
| 1960 Commercial for OK Used Cars
Erm, I came across this commercial in a show sponsored by Chevrolet.
Keywords: Classic TV Commercial; 1960s; 60s; Sixties; Television; Advertising; Advertisement
Downloads: 244 |  |
| 1960 Commercial for Chevrolet trucks
Not exactly a commercial for Chevrolet trucks, and not exactly a plug for the trucking industry in general. A hybrid of the two (also: considering that most 1960s shows had less advertising than today, it's amazing how many commercials were produced in that era. There is a seemingly endless supply of commercials from that era).
Keywords: Classic TV Commercial; 1960s; 60s; Sixties; Advertising; Truck; Trucks; Advertisement
Downloads: 442 |  |
| 1960 Commercial for Chevrolet & Corvair (Ad 2)
Another 1960 commercial for the Chevrolet and Corvair.
Keywords: Classic TV Commercial; Television; 1960s; 60s; Sixties; Chevrolet; Corvair; Advertising; Advertisement
Downloads: 146 |  |
| 1960 Commercial for Chevrolet & Corvair (Ad 1)
A 1960 commercial for the 1960 Chevrolet and the not-as-dangerous-as-claimed Corvair.
Keywords: Classic TV Commercial; Television; 1960s; 60s; Sixties; Advertising; Advertisement; Corvair; Chevrolet
Downloads: 143 |  |
| Suspense - The Cask of Amontillado
In World War II Italy, Count Montressor has watched with horror as his former stable boy became a powerful Nazi general. In the process, General Fortanato has murdered the Count's sister and stolen his wife. Knowing the General plans to murder him, Count Montressor lures him into the palace's catacombs to taste the rare cask of Amontillado he has procured. Air Date: October 11, 1949
Keywords: Suspense; Classic TV; Edgar Allan Poe; Bela Lugosi
Downloads: 198 |  |
| ''Candid Camera'' - Misc 1953 episode
One of the earliest reality TV series, but not the first (that was "Cash and Carry", 1946-1947). This is a highlights episode aired in 1953 (re-uploaded due to sync problems with previous upload).
Keywords: Classic TV; Television; Reality TV; Reality Television; Seto Kaiba does not approve; 1950s; 50s
Downloads: 899
Average rating:  (1 review) |  |
| ''Rootie Kazootie'' - Poison Zoomack and his Magnet
An episode of the fondly-remembered 1950s childrens series "Rootie Kazootie". One of many puppet-based series of the era.
Keywords: 1950s; 50s; Fifties; Classic TV; Rootie Kazootie; Television
Downloads: 303 |  |
| The Fat Man: Thirty-Two Friends of Gina Lardelli
A beautiful wayward young woman (Rita Moreno) has apparently committed suicide, however thirty-two friends engage the services of Detective Lucius Crane (Robert Middleton) to prove it was murder and ensure her a proper Catholic burial. Unaired Pilot from 1958 or 59.
Keywords: Classic TV; The Fat Man; Rita Moreno
Downloads: 712
Average rating: (2 reviews) |  |
| Four Star Playhouse: Detective's Holiday
While on a duck-hunting trip, Dick Powell suspects that his hostess is wanted by the law. Originally aired on 4 March 1954 (Season 2, Episode 24). Don't bother downloading the h.264 file; the Cinepack file from which it is derived is smaller.
Keywords: Four Star Playhouse; classic tv; Dick Powell; Dick Foran; Joan Camden
Downloads: 547
Average rating: (1 review) |  |
| ''Compilation of Classic TV Footage'' - Episode 21 - Matthew Paul Argall
A collection of clips from public domain television series of the 1950s and 1960s. Includes excerpts from "The Price is Right", "As the World Turns", "Beat the Clock", "Hancock's Half Hour", "Life with Elizabeth", "The Ed Sullivan Show", "Strictly for Laffs" (unsold pilot), "The Frank Sinatra Timex Show", "Tic-Tac-Dough", and "You Asked for It".
Keywords: Classic TV; Compilation of Classic TV Footage; Television; Broadcasting
Downloads: 523 |  |
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