{"product_id":"golden-age-of-television-volume-5-willow-cabin-wintertime","title":"Golden Age of Television - Volume 5: Willow Cabin \/ Wintertime","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWillow Cabin\u003c\/i\u003e (1950, B\u0026amp;W): \u003c\/b\u003eScreen legend Charlton Heston stars as Michael Knowle, a wealthy British surgeon whose extramarital affair with rising young stage actress Caroline Seward sets tongues wagging across pre-war London. When Caroline abandons her skyrocketing career to be with him, Michael is torn and his inner torments rise to the surface. With his wife Mercedes traveling though France, Michael's plans for divorce are constantly interrupted and delayed. After war breaks out and Mercedes is captured by the Nazis, Caroline watches helplessly as Michael enters a deadly tailspin of depression and drink.\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Willow Cabin\u003c\/i\u003e was produced live on network TV on February 27, 1950 and was one of 12 dramas Charlton Heston starred in for Westinghouse Studio One. The future star of \u003ci\u003eThe Ten Commandments\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBen-Hur\u003c\/i\u003e was given other plum roles in the series, including Heathcliff in \u003ci\u003eWuthering Heights\u003c\/i\u003e, Petruchio in \u003ci\u003eThe Taming of the Shrew\u003c\/i\u003e and Edward Rochester in \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e. Producer Worthington Miner later co-produced Sidney Lumet's acclaimed motion picture, \u003ci\u003eThe Pawnbroker.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarring Charlton Heston, Priscilla Gillette, Joan Wetmore; Directed by Paul Nickell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWintertime\u003c\/i\u003e (1951, B\u0026amp;W): \u003c\/b\u003eIn 1946, post-war Germans live in bleak desperation, pinched between American occupiers, Soviet spies and corrupt police. In bombed-out Nordune, ex-prisoner of war Martin Helm returns home after four years to find a city of starving survivors - including a terrified young Latvian refugee named Lisa. After being tortured in Nazi concentration camps, Lisa is now on the run from the Russians who are hunting for her brother, a nationalist guerilla fighter. Thrown together by the cruel chaos of war, the two find love amid the rubble. But the budding new life they dream of is threatened when Martin kills a communist agent and Lisa is imprisoned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis gripping and suspenseful post-war thriller was aired live on April 2, 1951 and benefits from powerful acting by its stellar cast. A young Anne Bancroft (billed as Anne Marno) gives a commanding performance as the troubled refugee and receives outstanding support from British actor Patric Knowles (\u003ci\u003eHow Green Was My Valley\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wolf Man\u003c\/i\u003e) and German actress Leni Stengel (\u003ci\u003eThe Animal Kingdom\u003c\/i\u003e). Character actor Kurt Katch (\u003ci\u003eEdge of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Purple Heart\u003c\/i\u003e) is equally memorable as the sadistic police boss who brutally interrogates Lisa after her arrest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStarring Anne Bancroft, Patric Knowles, Kurt Katch, Leni Stengel; Directed by Paul Nickell.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alpha Video","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":45799927578774,"sku":"089218562197","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/9621\/5446\/files\/089218562197.jpg?v=1762119299","url":"https:\/\/moviezyng.com\/products\/golden-age-of-television-volume-5-willow-cabin-wintertime","provider":"Movie Zyng","version":"1.0","type":"link"}