{"product_id":"great-hollywood-actors-on-television-volume-2","title":"Great Hollywood Actors on Television, Volume 2","description":"\u003cb\u003eTHE STAR AND THE STORY \"THE BLUE LANDSCAPE\" (1955):\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lorre plays a police inspector investigating the disappearance of a famous painting, \"The Blue Landscape\", which was stolen and replaced with a forgery. The case takes a grisly turn when the forger is found with a knife in his back. Lorre made this episode of \u003ci\u003eThe Star and the Story\u003c\/i\u003e shortly after appearing in the big-budget Disney adaptation of \u003ci\u003e20,000 Leagues Under the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e (1954). Co-star Hillary Brooke is best known as straight woman to Abbott and Costello in the syndicated television series \u003ci\u003eThe Abbott and Costello Show\u003c\/i\u003e (1952-1954) as well as two of their motion pictures, \u003ci\u003eAfrica Screams\u003c\/i\u003e (1949) and \u003ci\u003eAbbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd\u003c\/i\u003e (1952). Also appearing is Lorre's first wife, Celia Lovsky (best remembered as T'Pau in the classic \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e episode \"Amok Time.\")\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eERROL FLYNN THEATRE \"RESCUED\" (1953):\u003c\/b\u003e When an English Lord is captured by enemies of the King, heroic Captain Morton (Errol Flynn) and his men come to the rescue. \u003ci\u003eErrol Flynn Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e was shot in England for the American market, with each episode featuring the iconic leading man in a different role. Co-star Andrew Keir played Professor Bernard Quatermass in \u003ci\u003eFive Million Years to Earth\u003c\/i\u003e (1967).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eTHE CHRISTOPHERS \"A LINK IN THE CHAIN\" (1957):\u003c\/b\u003e James Cagney made his first appearance on television in this episode of the religious program \u003ci\u003eThe Christophers\u003c\/i\u003e. Cagney plays a college professor on the verge of retirement who believes he's accomplished nothing with his life. Through a series of flashbacks, we are shown just how much of an impact he really had on his students' lives. \u003ci\u003eThe Christophers\u003c\/i\u003e TV series began on ABC in 1952, and still airs on local cable stations to this day as \u003ci\u003eChristopher Closeup\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eG.E. THEATRE \"THE STONE\" (1959):\u003c\/b\u003e On January 18, 1959, \u003ci\u003eG.E. Theatre\u003c\/i\u003e presented \"The Stone\", a retelling of the Old Testament story of David and Goliath. Tony Curtis plays David, a little more than two months before his most popular film, \u003ci\u003eSome Like It Hot\u003c\/i\u003e (1959) premiered in theaters. A young Rita Moreno appears three years before her Academy Award-winning turn in \u003ci\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e (1962). Pernell Roberts will forever be remembered as Adam Cartwright on \u003ci\u003eBonanza\u003c\/i\u003e (1959-1965) and the star of the M*A*S*H spin-off \u003ci\u003eTrapper John, M.D.\u003c\/i\u003e (1979-1986). The booming voice of Goliath is provided by Thurl Ravenscroft (the voice of Tony the Tiger and the singer of \"You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch\" in \u003ci\u003eThe Grinch Who Stole Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e.)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alpha Video","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":45802770989206,"sku":"089218808097","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/9621\/5446\/files\/089218808097.jpg?v=1762203260","url":"https:\/\/moviezyng.com\/products\/great-hollywood-actors-on-television-volume-2","provider":"Movie Zyng","version":"1.0","type":"link"}