Armstrong Circle Theatre: The Bells of Cockaigne featuring James Dean (1953)

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Armstrong Circle Theatre is an American anthology drama television series which ran from 1950 to 1957 on NBC, and then until 1963 on CBS. It alternated weekly with The U.S. Steel Hour.

The series featured original dramas by noted writers, although sometimes comedies were shown. Its guidelines specifically called for the avoidance of violence. Originally a half-hour production, in 1955 the show expanded to an hour and began to emphasize dramatized versions of real-life contemporary events (including the sinking of the SS Andrea Doria and a documentary on the history of Communism in the Soviet Union. Upon moving to CBS, the show emphasized several Cold War topics, including espionage, Radio Free Europe and escapes from East Germany.

Rod Serling wrote two episodes of the program. George Lowther was the producer for 62 episodes and wrote one.

Hosts and narrators * Nelson Case (1950-1951) * Joe Ripley (1952-1953) * Bob Sherry (1953-1954) * Sandy Becker (1954-1955) * John Cameron Swayze (1955-1957) * Douglas Edwards (1957-1961) * Ron Cochran (1961-1962) * Henry Hamilton (1962-1963)

Guest stars

The series featured numerous guest stars including: * Tige Andrews * Ed Begley * James Broderick * John Cassavetes * Dabney Coleman * Jackie Cooper * Patty Duke * Robert Duvall * Geraldine Fitzgerald * Nina Foch * Wallace Ford * Alan Furlan * Jonathan Harris * Hurd Hatfield * Grace Kelly * Jack Klugman * Otto Kruger * Jack Lemmon * Audra Lindley * Gene Lockhart * Walter Matthau * Darren McGavin * Patrick McVey * Elizabeth Montgomery * Lois Nettleton * Leslie Nielsen * Carroll O'Connor * Telly Savalas * Maureen Stapleton * Harold J. Stone

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[ashattack34]

im funna cry!

[fromthesidelines]

James Dean "made the rounds" of virtually every major TV dramatic anthology series, live and filmed, from 1952 through '55. This performance was originally telecast live on November 17, 1953. However, the Armstrong commercials are omitted from this edition...

[dreamer10182003]

Thanks so much for uploading this!

[masterix6]

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