A random list of nothing in particular, Part 2
by Thor-Delta | created - 26 May 2015 | updated - 22 Aug 2015 | PublicA random list of titles. This list serves no purpose. At the time of making this list, I had not seen any of the titles on the list, some of which are lost.
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1. Be My Guest (1961 TV Special)
60 min | Music
A live variety special.
Stars: Judy Banks, Sheila Bradley, John Broadway, Frank Camm
2. Joan Roberts Sings (1949–1950)
15 min | Music
A music program aired in a 15-minute time-slot. Joan Roberts sang songs accompanied by solovox-piano, and was also producer of the series.
Star: Joan Roberts
3. Numskull Jack (1937 TV Short)
10 min | Short, Family
In this live telecast, Paul Leyssac tells the story "Numskull Jack".
Star: Paul Leyssac
4.
Killer in Close-Up (1957– )
Episode:
The Robert Wood Trial
(1957)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Raymond Menmuir | Stars: Brian Anderson, Leonard Bullen, George F. Kerr
5.
Killer in Close-Up (1957– )
Episode:
The Wallace Case
(1957)
30 min | Crime, Drama
In 1931, William Herbert Wallace is accused of murdering his wife. He was convicted, but this was overturned on appeal.
Director: Christopher Muir | Stars: Laurier Lange, Noel Howlett, Brian James, Norman Griffiths
6.
Killer in Close-Up (1957– )
Episode:
The Rattenbury Case
(1958)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Director: William Sterling | Stars: Patricia Kennedy, Edward Brayshaw, John Morgan, Neil Fitzpatrick
7.
Killer in Close-Up (1957– )
Episode:
The Trial of Madeleine Smith
(1958)
30 min | Crime, Drama
Director: Raymond Menmuir | Stars: Janette Craig, Owen Weingott, Berys Marsh, Keith Jarvis
8. Shark Fishing at San Remo (1960 TV Movie)
30 min | Documentary
A live transmission from a shark fishing boat. Telecast was telerecorded and later repeated.
10. Apartment 3-C (1949–1950)
15 min | Comedy
A situation comedy about a married couple. It aired live, and aired in a 15-minute time-slot.
Stars: Barbara Gay, John Gay
11. The Jack Sterling Show (1949– )
30 min | Music, News, Talk-Show
In one of the earliest daytime series, Sterling reads the news and does interviews. Additionally, there was music by Max Showalter.
Stars: Jack Sterling, Max Showalter, Dick Boone
12. Free Sunday Orchestral Concert (1960 TV Special)
60 min | Music
A live presentation of music. "Colas Breugnon Ov.", "Variations on Waltzing Matilda", "Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Flat Major".
Stars: Raymond Fisher, Bernard Heinze, Sydney Symphony Orchestra
13. Dark Brown (1963 TV Movie)
45 min | Drama, Mystery
A television play aired in a 45-minute time-slot on non-commercial television (ABC), and set in the Victorian era. Jenny is confronted by a strange aunt while her husband is away.
Directors: Wilf Buckler, Bob Cubbage, Raymond Menmuir | Stars: Gwen Wheeler, Betty Ross, Babs Wheelton, Beverley Bates
14. William Clauson (1965– )
10 min | Short, Music
American singer William Clauson sings songs in this series recorded for Australian television.
Star: William Clauson
15. Let Me Read to You (1961– )
15 min | Short
Popular personality of Melbourne television, Eric Pearce, reads from popular works, in a series aired in a 15-minute time-slot on Sundays. Later, it aired in a 10-minute time-slot. The series was short-lived.
Star: Eric Pearce
16. Tomorrow's World (1959– )
20 min | Documentary
A series of educational telecasts for schools, done in a 20-minute time-slot, on subjects such as "power from the atom" and plankton.
17. The Tell-Tale Heart (1961 TV Movie)
25 min | Thriller
A ballet based on the Edgar Allen Poe story. A woman murders an old man and is haunted by the sound of his heart.
Director: Alan Burke | Stars: Colin Croft, John Foster, Ruth Galene, Max Hansen
18. Tell-Tale Heart (1947 TV Movie)
Thriller
Director: Helen Carson | Stars: Bill Vance, Bruno VeSota
19. Amelia Goes to the Ball (1966 TV Movie)
55 min | Musical
A vain woman and her efforts to attend the opening ball. Set in a European city during 1910.
Stars: Peter Baillie, John Brosnan, Rae Cocking, Pamela Coleman
20. Four-Star Talent Search (1949– )
Music
A talent show aired locally in New York City.
Star: Joe Bolton
21. At Our House (1948–1949)
15 min | Comedy
A sitcom aired in a 15-minute time-slot, about a constantly bickering husband and wife.
Stars: Edie Dexter, Jim Dexter
22. Hits and Bits (1946– )
30 min | Comedy, Music
A live variety show, with singers, dancers, novelty acts, etc.
Stars: Alan Mowbray, Clarence Muse, Richard Lane, Phil Arnold
24. Auction Day (1964– )
30 min | Game-Show
The studio audience bids for items.
Stars: Ron Cadee, Larry K. Nixon
26. The House on the Corner (1957–1958)
10 min | Drama
A religious series aired in a 10-minute time-slot, about a couple and their teenage children.
Stars: Annette Andre, Harry Howlett, Rosemary Barker
27. Strictly for Women (1957– )
5 min | Short
Information is scarce on this series. It may have featured demonstrations of the latest gadgets.
Star: Mitta Hamilton
28. Robert Pomie Ballet (1963– )
30 min
An occasional television series consisting of short ballets.
Stars: Robert Pomié, Sylvia Palvolgyi
29. She'll Be Right (1962 TV Movie)
60 min | Drama
Live television play. In a French mountain inn in 1962, an Englishman relates his WW2 story.
Director: Christopher Muir | Stars: Frederick Parslow, Kevin Hanily, Mary Reynolds, Alan Hopgood
30. Schools Take the Stage (1957 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Live telecast from Anzac Memorial, Hyde Park, Sydney.
31. Press Gang (1959 TV Movie)
30 min | Comedy
A live television revue, which was a satire on daily newspapers.
Stars: Diana Bell, Stuart Finch, Frank Gatliff, Phillip Jones
32. Rita (1959 TV Movie)
54 min | Musical
In this opera, a "widowed" woman remarries and later finds out her first husband is still alive.
Director: Alan Burke | Stars: Rosalind Keene, Ereach Riley, Russell Smith, Joe Jenkins
34. Pagliacci (1958 TV Movie)
70 min | Music
Director: Peter Page | Stars: Ronald Dowd, Graeme Gorton, Jan Muzurus, Angela Shaw
36. Gertrude Hintlian (1932– )
15 min | Music
A music program aired in a 15-minute time-slot on mechanical television, featuring violinist Gertrude Hintlian.
Star: Gertrude Hintlian
37. Harry Fries and His Musical Saw (1932– )
15 min | Music
A music program usually aired in a 15-minute time-slot. Harry Fries played the saw.
Star: Harry Fries
38. Museum of Models (1957 TV Movie)
45 min | Documentary
A live Sydney-aired telecast (kinescoped for Melbourne telecast), featuring a visit to the Technological Museum. Aired in a 45-minute time-slot.
39. A New House (1959 TV Short)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Educational telecast for children aired in a 20-minute time-slot.
Star: Margo Davis
40. A Bottle of Milk (1959 TV Short)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Educational telecast for children ages seven and eight, aired in a 20-minute time-slot.
Star: Val Marriott
41. Looking After Pets (1959 TV Movie)
30 min | Documentary
A program for seven and eight-year-olds, about the looking after of pets.
Star: Peter Geoffrey
42. Report from Rutgers (1953–1960)
30 min | Documentary
A series on televised lessons on various subjects, featuring professors from Rutgers University.
43. Talkie Songs (1932– )
15 min | Music
A music program aired in a 15-minute time-slot, and aired on mechanical television.
Stars: Saul Meriowitz, Sylvia Sherry
44. Seven Arts Quiz (1947– )
30 min | Game-Show
A panel game show featuring questions about the arts (such as music, theater, dancing, etc).
Star: Bill Slater
45. You'll Be Sorry (1947– )
30 min | Game-Show
An audience participation show.
Stars: Terry O'Sullivan, Beryl Wallace
46. Old Churches in a New Land (1960– )
30 min | Documentary
A set of two programmes about the work of orthodox churches in Australia.
47. Presenting Frances Foster (1949–1950)
Music
A music program featuring singer Frances Foster, who sang various kinds of songs. She was accompanied by pianist Harry Miller.
Stars: Frances Foster, Harry Miller
48. Eden High School Band (1948 TV Short)
15 min | Short, Music
Broadcast from 10:00PM to 10:15PM, this was a broadcast featuring the Eden High School Band.
49. Posting a Letter (1959 TV Short)
20 min | Short, Family
Susan writes a birthday letter. Educational "for schools" telecast in a 20-minute time-slot.
51. It's Sewing Time (1949– )
30 min | Talk-Show
A daytime program about sewing. Aired at 4:00PM on Fridays. Audiences were informed on things such as lengthening a short skirt, how to make a blouse, etc.
Stars: Elaine Bassett, Rex Marshall
52. College of Style and Swing (1947– )
15 min | Music
A weekly disc jockey show, aired in New York City on Tuesdays from 9:00PM to 9:15PM on Channel 5 (WABD).
53. Spring on the Farm (1959 TV Short)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Educational program for children aged 7 and 8, which aired in a 20-minute time-slot.
54. Sylvie St. Clair (1947–1948)
15 min | Music
A music program featuring singer Sylvie St. Clair which aired in a 15-minute time-slot.
Star: Sylvie St. Clair
55. Tashamira (1931–1932)
15 min | Short
Tashamira does dances for experimental low-resolution mechanical television, which aired in the 15-minute time-slot typical of the programming of station W2XAB.
Stars: Florence Kyte, Tashamira
56. The Rosalie Allen Show (1950– )
15 min | Music
A music program aired in a 15-minute time-slot.
Star: Rosalie Allen
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