The golden age of television

Author

Julie Harris

Call Number

• DVD DRAMA (CEN)

Edition

Full screen version.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Julie Harris, Piper Laurie, Rod Steiger, Mickey Rooney, Paul Newman.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2009]

Physical Description

3 videodiscs (485 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Features live television plays from the 1950s originally curated for PBS in the early 1980s as the series The golden age of television.

Notes

Title from container.

Bonus features: commentaries, interviews with select cast and crew, a booklet featuring an essay by curator Ron Simon and his extensive liner notes on each program.

Contents

• Marty (1953)
• Patterns (1955)
• No Time for Sergeants (1955)
• A Wind from the South (1955)
• Bang the Drum Slowly (1956)
• Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956)
• The Comedian (1957)
• Days of Wine and Roses (1958).