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October 4, 1953

Season 2

01. Glory in the Flower

The program has five segments: (1) "Glory in the Flower" (story based on William Inge play), (2) "The Little Kitty Stayed Cool" (James Thurber short story), (3) "The Little Fugitive" (interview with the 8-year-old star of the prizewinning film), (4) "Excerpts from Oklahoma" (selections from Rodgers and Hammerstein's record-breaking musical), and (5) "Struggle for Survival" (showing of 1944 Swedish wildlife film).

October 4, 1953

02. The Battler

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October 11, 1953

03. King Lear

King Lear is a 1953 live television adaptation of the Shakespeare play with stage direction by Peter Brook and starring Orson Welles. It was aired on CBS as part of the U.S. television series Omnibus, and preserved on kinescope.

A heavily abridged version of the play, this production condensed the play by eliminating the Edgar-Edmund subplot.

Welles returned to America to star in this presentation. He was guarded by IRS agents, prohibited to leave his hotel room when not at the studio, prevented from making any purchases, and the entire sum he earned went to his tax bill. Welles returned to England after the broadcast.

The cast included Micheál Mac Liammóir and the British actor Alan Badel. It was hosted by Alistair Cooke.

October 18, 1953

04. The Golden Dress

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October 25, 1953

06. Billy the Kid

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November 8, 1953

07. The Raspberry Queen

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November 15, 1953

08. Toine

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November 22, 1953

09. The Horn Blows at Midnight

Television adaptation of Jack Benny's 1945 feature film of the same name. Jack plays an angel name Athanael, who's been sent to destroy the Earth by playing his trumpet.

November 29, 1953

10. Capital of the World

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December 6, 1953

11. The Nature of the Beast

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December 13, 1953

12. Mom and Leo

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December 20, 1953

13. The Sojourner

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December 27, 1953

14. Nobody's Fool

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January 3, 1954

15. The Remarkable Case of Mr. Buhl

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January 10, 1954

16. The Duchess and the Smugs

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January 17, 1954

17. Nothing So Monstrous

The program has five segments: (1) "Nothing So Monstrous" (dramatized adaptation of a John Steinbeck story), (2) "E=MC2" (celebration of the 15th anniversary of splitting the first uranium atom with the Columbia University cyclotron), (3) "The Hunter" (showing of a Swedish film on nature and wildlife), (4) "Signs" ( interview with an animated sign maker), and (5) "The Garage" (a look at bus maintenance and repair).

January 24, 1954

18. Sleeping Beauty in the Woods

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January 31, 1954

19. The Confidential Clerk

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February 14, 1954

20. A Time Out of War

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February 21, 1954

21. Hilde and the Turnpike

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February 28, 1954

22. The House

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March 7, 1954

23. Three Sketches

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March 14, 1954

24. Tell Me If It Hurts

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March 21, 1954

25. The Apollo of Bellac

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March 28, 1954