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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
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A Slow Fade to Black

  • Episode aired Mar 27, 1964
  • 1h
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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
AdventureComedyCrime

An old-time movie studio executive is the victim of a corporate takeover. In his waning days, he takes his anger out on everyone around him, from family to movie stars, and vainly attempts t... Read allAn old-time movie studio executive is the victim of a corporate takeover. In his waning days, he takes his anger out on everyone around him, from family to movie stars, and vainly attempts to push through an outdated movie project.An old-time movie studio executive is the victim of a corporate takeover. In his waning days, he takes his anger out on everyone around him, from family to movie stars, and vainly attempts to push through an outdated movie project.

  • Director
    • Ron Winston
  • Writer
    • Rod Serling
  • Stars
    • Leon Belasco
    • Dabney Coleman
    • Robert Culp
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    • Director
      • Ron Winston
    • Writer
      • Rod Serling
    • Stars
      • Leon Belasco
      • Dabney Coleman
      • Robert Culp
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    Leon Belasco
    Leon Belasco
    • Robbins
    Dabney Coleman
    Dabney Coleman
    • Stanley Rivkin
    Robert Culp
    Robert Culp
    • Peter Furgatch
    James Dunn
    James Dunn
    • Russ Landers
    Scott Elliott
    Scott Elliott
    • Grannigan
    Sharon Farrell
    Sharon Farrell
    • Melissa
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    Bob Hope
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    Sally Kellerman
    • Jerrie
    Anna Lee
    Anna Lee
    • Paula Kirsch
    Marian McCargo
    Marian McCargo
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    Woodrow Parfrey
    Woodrow Parfrey
    • Kessler
    Michael Pataki
    Michael Pataki
    • Young Mike Kirsch
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    Rod Steiger
    Rod Steiger
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    • Director
      • Ron Winston
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      • Rod Serling
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      In 1967, Universal Pictures released this episode to theaters with 20 minutes additional footage as "The Movie Maker".

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    7/10
    A Maudlin Account of a Great Man's Rise and Fall.
    Steiger shows his enormous talent in this modest, black and white biopic apparently based on the career of movie pioneer Jesse Lasky, the man who literally invented Hollywood but died forgotten by the industry he helped create.

    A young Robert Culp and other stars also are featured with an intelligent script, some memorable dialog and many insights in how today's movie industry came to be. Realistic characters abound in this story of the first producer to film a motion picture in the then unknown corner of Los Angeles County called Hollywood.
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    • Release date
      • March 27, 1964 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
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      • Hovue Enterprises
      • Morpics
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      1 hour
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    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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