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- It was the Beach Boys. Franki Valli, twisting,, folk music, Ray Charles going country and more in the year of 1962.
- An in-depth look at Hollywood's depiction of transgender people and the impact of those stories on transgender lives and American culture.
- Narrowsburg tells the stranger-than-fiction story of a French film producer and her mafioso-turned-actor husband who attempt to turn a tiny town into the "Sundance of the East."
- A documentary about the making of Sam Peckinpah's film JUNIOR BONNER starring Steve McQueen, Robert Preston and Ida Lupino. The author of the film, Jeb Rosebrook, remembers the origins of the project as well as the filming and aftermath.
- A look at how musical films of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s made dancing part of the story.
- A hastily married couple quickly devolve into a life of affairs, meddling parents, and therapy.
- One of the founding fathers of Hollywood, Cecil B. DeMille's life takes on epic proportions.
- The new innovative musical on Broadway starting this era was "West Side Story", the first musical to integrate dance movement into the everyday movement of the characters. The movement was matched by Leonard Bernstein's frenetic score. It also marked the start of the renown of the choreographer/director Jerome Robbins. The era also introduced a plethora of some of what are now considered the most popular but what would have then been also considered traditional musicals, such as "Bye Bye Birdie", "Camelot", "Funny Girl", "Gypsy", "Hello, Dolly!", "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying", "The Music Man" and "Fiddler on the Roof". Of these, the latter may have been the most profound in its subject matter - the breaking of tradition - as the Vietnam War and rock music had the effect of needing to rethink the presentation of the traditional musical. There were a few shows which embraced the culture of the time, most notably "Hair". But on the most part, Broadway musicals had been, and still were, geared toward the upper middle class. The parting of the cultures meant that Broadway was no longer the primary source for popular music. Shows morphed into direct or indirect commentaries of the times and that were brazen in their presentation, shows such as "Cabaret" and "Company". New behind-the-scenes names included: director/choreographer Bob Fosse, with such shows as "Pippin" and "Chicago"; composer John Kander/lyricist Fred Ebb, with such shows as "Cabaret" and "Chicago"; and composer/lyricist Stephen Sondheim/director Harold Prince, with such shows as "Company", "A Little Night Music", "Pacific Overtures" and "Sweeney Todd". The latter pairing was renowned for taking unconventional stories, even deemed uncomfortable for the audience, and turning them into musicals. Undoubtedly, the most successful musical of the era and up to that time in Broadway's history was one that started out as an experimental project on the life of the dancer: Michael Bennett's "A Chorus Line".
- Spattered with blood and controversy, Sam Peckinpah's Westerns revolutionized their genre. SAM PECKINPAH'S WEST: LEGACY OF A HOLLYWOOD RENEGADE goes in search of the man behind these legendary films. Through a poignant array of film clips and rare interviews, the documentary reveals a tortured artist whose genius and demons changed the Western forever. Interviewees include actor/director Billy Bob Thornton, Benicio Del Toro, Paul Schrader, film critic Roger Ebert, actors who worked with Peckinpah such as Harry Dean Stanton, Stella Stevens, L.Q. Jones and others. The personal side of Peckinpah will feature interviews with family members, sister Fern Lee, son Mathew Peckinpah, plus exclusive home movies and photos.
- The golden age of the annual Tony Awards ceremony lasted from 1967 to 1986 -- the period during which Alexander H. Cohen and his wife, Hildy Parks, were the producers of the show. This film offers a compilation of performances from Tony Award broadcasts during those years. They are presented with color-corrected footage and digitally re-mastered sound.
- A nostalgic and compelling look into the legendary three camera, three projector process that revolutionized motion pictures and led the industry into the widescreen era. Through actual Cinerama clips, rare behind the scenes footage and new interviews, CINERAMA ADVENTURE takes the viewer back to a lost era of movie showmanship, placing this American cinema phenomenon into historical perspective.
- Arena explores the rise of the legendary crooner Frank Sinatra from his early family background to overwhelming showbusiness success. Interviews with friends, family and associates reveal a star-studded career in music and film.
- After a technicality results in the release of a man being tried for the rape and murder of a young woman, her father murders the man. Admitting his guilt and refusing to use temporary insanity, the father places his attorney in a virtual no-win situation. In an extreme effort, the attorney decides to call the judge who released the murderer originally and to challenge the entire legal system that would permit such a travesty.
- Mike Finnegan is nearing retirement and taking care of his senile wife. He can't get her to allow him to throw anything out and their house has become unmanageable. He meets Liz DeHaan, who is dating a man with whom she is hopelessly mismatched. They become confidants and each allows the other to share their life and experiences with them.
- High schooler Alex Rogan conquers the Starfighter video game, only to find out it was just a test, and is transported to another planet. He has been recruited to join a team of the best starfighters to defend their world from the attack.
- Features celebrities taking part in a variety of circus acts and stunts.
- Ben Sunday, a long-in-the-tooth gunfighter forms an uneasy alliance with a Catholic nun. The single-minded sister wants to erect a sanctuary for a group of Apache orphans. Ben Sunday picks an ideal spot, right in the center of town, the local saloon and "bawdy house".
- Award of the American academy of cinematographic arts and sciences, from 1940 known as "Oscar", - American film award created in 1929 and traditionally handed to the figures of cinematographic art for their contribution to creation of movies.
- A Bob Hope Thanksgiving special that is also a tribute to the "Pink Panther" films.
- A year after his fiancée's death, a playwright schedules a rehearsal for his new play, which proves to be a trap for her killer.
- A struggling female soprano in 1934 Paris finally finds work after posing as a female impersonator, but it complicates her personal life when a visiting Chicago gangster finds himself inexplicably attracted to the seemingly male performer.
- All-star variety special celebrating the centennial of the Actors' Fund of America.
- Golden Globe Award - American award awarded by the Hollywood association of the foreign press from 1944 for works in movies and television's pictures.
- A successful movie director makes the most expensive film in his career and it becomes a huge flop. He tries to salvage his career by reshooting the film as an erotic production, where its family-friendly star takes her top off.
- A mysterious stranger descends on the small town of Hadleyburg to teach its deceitful residents a lesson. Inspired by writer Mark Twain's short story.
- Betsy uses her charms to create a rivalry between Bo and Gideon for her affections. When grazing foe the cattle is destroyed by fire the troops use grain intended for the Indians for feed.
- Ft. Laramie comes under siege from hostile Native Americans as the Chisholm family draw near.
- The adventures of the Chisholm family as they travel west in 1844.
- A three-way friendship between two free-spirited professional football players and the owner's daughter becomes compromised when two of them become romantically involved.
- While recuperating from a heart attack--brought about in part by his job as a hard-charging but highly paid executive--a man begins to reflect on his life and the simpler time when he was growing up.
- Alan King hosts this comedy special featuring four original playlets about contemporary America. "A Commercial Break" looks at truth in advertising and dishonesty in marriage; "Big Joe and Kansas" has two hobos assessing the economic conditions; "Kidnapped" concerns a father who wears headphones to drown out the sounds of his family; and "I'm With Ya Duke" focuses on an elderly patient who reminisces about the Brooklyn Dodgers.
- Dinah's show premiered 9 September 1974 and continued through to 4 September 1981. She started out the 70's with Dinah's Place which usually featured one guest and was more of a home oriented show about cooking, crafts and occasionally music. This format lasted until May of 1974. When the show came back in October of 1974 the format had changed drastically to a variety talk show which was called Dinah. and went on until 1981. This show was also known as "Dinah and Friends" during the summer of 1976.
- Phil Donahue interviews Lucille Ball about her upcoming film 'Mame.' Lucy also talks about her home life, her co-stars, and what comes next after the end of her 23 year run on television.
- Following the death of his father, an orphan is sent to live with his free-spirited aunt.
- At an exclusive boys' school, a new gym teacher is drawn into a feud between two older instructors, and he discovers that everything at the school is not quite as staid, tranquil and harmless as it seems.
- Ace Bonner returns to Arizona several years after he abandoned his family, Junior Bonner is a wild young man. Against the typical rodeo championship, family drama erupts.
- Broadway celebrates its very best plays and musicals of 1970 in a ceremony that also salutes a quarter century of past winners by having original cast members recreate some of the best remembered moments from 1947-1969.
- Nostalgia based panel chat show.
- Televised comedy/variety show with a country bent.
- 1962–1992TV-GTV Episode
- 1962–1986TV-PGTV Episode
- Panelists question a television news reporter, a horseradish manufacturer and blindfolded, try to identify the week's celebrity "mystery guest", a stage and film actor and singer of Broadway and cinema.
- 1962–19861hTV-PGTV Episode
- A twenty-fifth anniversary show hosted by Mel Brandt and features some of the greatest moments from past shows. Excerpts include: Maurice Chevalier; Rudolf Nureyev and Maria Tallchief; Robert Preston; Joan Sutherland; Clifford Curzon; and Harry Belafonte.
- On August 3, 4, 5, 6, and 8, 1964 THE NEW LES CRANE SHOW premiered...a five program trial rivaling Johnny Carson's TONIGHT SHOW. It was Nationally televised and it is considered the FIRST network talk show program to compete with THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JOHNNY CARSON. On November 9, 1964 the title changed and THE LES CRANE SHOW premiered and aired regularly weeknights on the ABC network, opposite Johnny Carson's TONIGHT SHOW.
- The Premiere Pilot show on National Nighttime ABC Television is broadcast. Les Crane's guests include Harry Belafonte, Ricardo Montalban, Robert Preston, Celeste Holm and Mel Brooks, who does a satirical recap of tonight's broadcast.
- All star show in aid of The National Advancement of Colored People Association.
- Panelists question a female US professional champion bowler, a banana inspector and blindfolded, try to identify the week's celebrity "mystery guest", an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer.
- 1962–19921h 30mTV-GTV Episode
- Mary Follet, a wife and mother in 1915 Tennessee, copes with the loss of her husband and the necessity of raising their children alone.
- A musical variety program hosted by Robert Preston who sings songs from Broadway musicals. Guests include Rudolf Nureyev and Shetland Beriosova of the British Royal Ballet performing a dance from Tchaikovsky's 'Swan Lake;' The Chad Mitchell Trio sing three folk songs; Metropolitan Opera stars Richard Tucker and Anna Moffo sing an excerpt from 'La Boheme; and pianist Grant Johannesen performs.
- A con man named Steve Blair enlists out-of-work, drunk writer Paul Ferris to write a fictitious screenplay he hopes will be funded by a rich, but unethical producer, Tony Dallas. Blair then plans to scam the money from Dallas.
- Panelists question the United States treasurer, a thumbtacks salesman, an elevators interior decorator and blindfolded, try to identify the week's celebrity "mystery guest", a stage and film actor and singer of Broadway and cinema.