Only NOW I notice things like men in women's attire. THEN because it was on TV it MUST be RIGHT! I notice TOO that old Hollywood had MANY films with the poor men made to dress that way. BEFORE porno was the in thing, movies were corrupting minds. Adultery, innuendos of fornication, ungodliness without using foul language. The movies were MANY times made from books. MANY of the books were ungodly. Printing was invented to get the Bible out! GOD meant technology for good! 🙏🙌
R.I.P. Malcolm Lee Beggs (1907-1956) (Frog Footman), Edgar Bergen (1903-1978) (Narrator), Art Carney (1918-2003) (Mad Hatter), Bobby Clark (1888-1960) (King of Hearts), Cliff Hall (1894-1972) (Duchess), Jerome Kilty (1922-2012) (Fish Footman), Joe E. Marks (1891-1973) (Dormouse), Arnold Moss (1910-1989) (Red Knight), Una O'Connor (1880-1959) (Cook), Arthur Treacher (1894-1975) (Cheshire Cat), Ernest Truex (1889-1973) (White Knight), Grant Williams (1931-1985) (Knave of Hearts), Iggie Wolfington (1920-2004) (Tweedledum) and Blanche Yurka (1887-1974) (Queen of Hearts).
Originally telecast LIVE on May 5, 1954. That fall, Edgar and Charlie headlined an hour-long CBS radio show for Kraft Foods on Sunday nights [9-10pm(et)].
Yes, there were TWO editions of "KRAFT TELEVISION THEATRE" at the time; Wednesdays at 9pm(et) over NBC; and Thursday nights at 9:30pm(et), on ABC [that ended in January 1955].
It has to do with the grass being greener on the other side. Many people believe they belong in earlier periods of history, but that's usually because they project a romanticized image of the past conjured up by a perception of it exclusively created by the presentation of it in contemporary media. People decades from now will probably think they should have been born in the 2010's, even though those of us living through the era now don't look too fondly on it. Another part of that is the lack of certainty-part of the fondness we feel from looking back on earlier times comes subconsciously from knowing how it all turns out. We can experience those times without the worry and anxiety that most people who actually lived then had to deal with. These shows, as warm and fuzzy as they make us feel, don't encapsulate the true experience of living in the 50's. It doesn't capture the constant fear of nuclear annihilation with the Soviet Union, nor the constant social pressures of racism, sexism, anti-communism, hyper-patriotism, etc. When people look back on the late 2000's and 2010's, they'll remember it as a new golden age of television; as an age replete with leisures and luxuries and fascinating technological developments; as the blossoming of the information age, when so many things (like what you're watching here) became accessible to so many people in a way that never could have been imagined before. They won't focus so much on the economic ills, the political troubles, nor will they be able to truly capture the dread and angst that many people feel today over how everything will eventually turn out. They won't focus on the terror of not knowing whether climate change will spell the end of human civilization, or of not knowing whether the people in charge of our militaries will lead us into World War III. If it doesn't happen, then the fear will be forgotten, and people will choose to idealize our era with the comfort of hindsight, except in history books where the reality will be more honestly and clearly expounded on. People look back on the forties with fondness, and that was the era of the worst and most destructive conflict in human history. It's all about perspective, and being sufficiently removed from an era that you can pick and choose which parts of it constitute it in your mind. It's fine to feel nostalgia for a bygone time, even if you weren't around to experience it for yourself. But the fantasy of actually living in that time is very tenuous, and most of us would hop straight back to our original place in time once we learned what such a change would actually mean for our day-to-day lives.
All we really have is our future and our past, - the 'moment' is always lost forever in one or the other. Which of the two you favor simply depends on where you happen to be in your life. We hope so fervently for a future - or we pine so longingly for what was. The 'moment' will always be both. All it really is - is where you stand in life at any given time - you will 'always' simply be facing, - one direction, - or the other.666
I AM 79 SO REMEMBER THESE FANTASTIC SHOWS...NOTHING LIKE IT TODAY...SADLY.....
74 for me. May as well be 79! Same testimony!
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Only NOW I notice things like men in women's attire. THEN because it was on TV it MUST be RIGHT! I notice TOO that old Hollywood had MANY films with the poor men made to dress that way. BEFORE porno was the in thing, movies were corrupting minds. Adultery, innuendos of fornication, ungodliness without using foul language. The movies were MANY times made from books. MANY of the books were ungodly. Printing was invented to get the Bible out! GOD meant technology for good! 🙏🙌
R.I.P. Malcolm Lee Beggs (1907-1956) (Frog Footman), Edgar Bergen (1903-1978) (Narrator), Art Carney (1918-2003) (Mad Hatter), Bobby Clark (1888-1960) (King of Hearts), Cliff Hall (1894-1972) (Duchess), Jerome Kilty (1922-2012) (Fish Footman), Joe E. Marks (1891-1973) (Dormouse), Arnold Moss (1910-1989) (Red Knight), Una O'Connor (1880-1959) (Cook), Arthur Treacher (1894-1975) (Cheshire Cat), Ernest Truex (1889-1973) (White Knight), Grant Williams (1931-1985) (Knave of Hearts), Iggie Wolfington (1920-2004) (Tweedledum) and Blanche Yurka (1887-1974) (Queen of Hearts).
As a fan of Alice and Edgar Bergen I adore this
Originally telecast LIVE on May 5, 1954. That fall, Edgar and Charlie headlined an hour-long CBS radio show for Kraft Foods on Sunday nights [9-10pm(et)].
Yes, there were TWO editions of "KRAFT TELEVISION THEATRE" at the time; Wednesdays at 9pm(et) over NBC; and Thursday nights at 9:30pm(et), on ABC [that ended in January 1955].
Broadcast from Studio 8H in 30 Rockefeller Center, which would become the home of SNL since 1975
This is so cool! Ive never seen this or heard of this until now.
So many versions of Alice... I think I'll just simply pick up the book next.
The past to me seems to be more intresting than the future. I often question myself why I was born in the mid 2000’s........
It has to do with the grass being greener on the other side. Many people believe they belong in earlier periods of history, but that's usually because they project a romanticized image of the past conjured up by a perception of it exclusively created by the presentation of it in contemporary media. People decades from now will probably think they should have been born in the 2010's, even though those of us living through the era now don't look too fondly on it. Another part of that is the lack of certainty-part of the fondness we feel from looking back on earlier times comes subconsciously from knowing how it all turns out. We can experience those times without the worry and anxiety that most people who actually lived then had to deal with. These shows, as warm and fuzzy as they make us feel, don't encapsulate the true experience of living in the 50's. It doesn't capture the constant fear of nuclear annihilation with the Soviet Union, nor the constant social pressures of racism, sexism, anti-communism, hyper-patriotism, etc. When people look back on the late 2000's and 2010's, they'll remember it as a new golden age of television; as an age replete with leisures and luxuries and fascinating technological developments; as the blossoming of the information age, when so many things (like what you're watching here) became accessible to so many people in a way that never could have been imagined before. They won't focus so much on the economic ills, the political troubles, nor will they be able to truly capture the dread and angst that many people feel today over how everything will eventually turn out. They won't focus on the terror of not knowing whether climate change will spell the end of human civilization, or of not knowing whether the people in charge of our militaries will lead us into World War III. If it doesn't happen, then the fear will be forgotten, and people will choose to idealize our era with the comfort of hindsight, except in history books where the reality will be more honestly and clearly expounded on. People look back on the forties with fondness, and that was the era of the worst and most destructive conflict in human history. It's all about perspective, and being sufficiently removed from an era that you can pick and choose which parts of it constitute it in your mind. It's fine to feel nostalgia for a bygone time, even if you weren't around to experience it for yourself. But the fantasy of actually living in that time is very tenuous, and most of us would hop straight back to our original place in time once we learned what such a change would actually mean for our day-to-day lives.
All we really have is our future and our past, -
the 'moment' is always lost forever in one or the other.
Which of the two you favor simply depends on where you happen to be in your life. We hope so fervently for a future - or we pine so longingly for what was. The 'moment' will always be both. All it really is - is where you stand in life at any given time - you will 'always' simply be facing, -
one direction, - or the other.666
Bravo to the great Bobby Clark.
LOVE !!
By the way- Kraft sponsored Edgar & Charlie's hour-long CBS radio show on Sunday nights [9pm(et)] during the 1954-'55 season.
Enjoyed watching. 🐰
I would of had nightmares if i saw this as a kid
Hey that little puppet fella is in fun and fancy free!!
6:37 Alright! Who walked in front of the camera!
@6:36 Alright! Who walked in front of the camera!
10:36 It lacks the pool of tears.
A curiouser version THX :) :)
No "Pool of Tears" scene.
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