Herald Playhouse was a staple of CBS's prime-time schedule in the 1950s. Sponsored by a major brewing company, the long-running anthology series offered tales of both comedy and drama. Each show put the spotlight on a different Hollywood star, who also introduced the program. Lasting an impressive eight seasons, two episodes were popular enough to spin off into their own series, The Restless Gun (1957-1959) and Tales of Wells Fargo (1957-1962). Directed by Roy Kellino, Harold D. Schuster, Gerald Mayer.THE GENERAL'S BOOTS: After his plane goes down in the Atlantic Ocean, a methodical general is trapped on a life raft with a disgruntled former officer. Starring Basil Rathbone. LITTLE WAR AT SAN DEDE: As a revolution is about to begin, three Americans try to escape a Third World country. Starring Willard Parker and John Agar.MIDNIGHT HAUL: An FBI agent goes undercover at a trucking company run by the mob. Starring Kevin McCarthy.THE BAKER OF BARNBURY: A baker unexpectedly falls in love when he spends Christmas with a lonely widow. Starring Robert Newton and Elsa Lanchester.
DVD Details
>Rated: NR
>Runtime: 1 hours, 40 minutes
>Video: 0
>Encoding: Region 1(US & Canada)
>Originally Released: 1/1/2025
>Label: Alpha Video
Starring: Basil Rathbone; Kevin McCarthy; John Agar; Robert Newton; Elsa Lanchester; Lee Van Cleef; Willard Parker
DVD Details
>Rated: NR
>Runtime: 1 hours, 40 minutes
>Video: 0
>Encoding: Region 1(US & Canada)
>Originally Released: 1/1/2025
>Label: Alpha Video
Starring: Basil Rathbone; Kevin McCarthy; John Agar; Robert Newton; Elsa Lanchester; Lee Van Cleef; Willard Parker
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