Hollywood Television Theatre

May 17, 1970

Dramatization of the 1865 Andersonville trial where thirteen thousand Union prisoners died from starvation and maltreatment.

Jan 05, 1971

Story of people who make it and the people who don't and how each affects the other.

Mar 02, 1971

Set during the South American Wars and the story of the political hostages whose lives depend on a stranger's decision. The stranger -- a young Spanish officer who has become a follower of the revolutionary leader, Simon Bolivar -- can save their lives and his own by revealing the whereabouts of Bolivar to the Spanish conquerors.

Apr 06, 1971

A portrait of a tormented Irish poet who seeks at least economic salvation from an American lecture-reading tour.

May 04, 1971

A kaleidoscopic view of the first 30 years in 20th century America.

Oct 07, 1971

Two pathetically ordinary people waste their lives in the office of a company offering typing services.

Oct 14, 1971

A black comedy about a country where all criminals have been rehabilitated.

Oct 21, 1971

Edith Northrup and Mabel Lamston pass the time drinking up the profits in glass after glass of their spiked lemonades. They talk about their children, their husbands, and their fantastic dreams, mixing the fabrications and truths of their lives.

Oct 28, 1971

Story about a struggling young writer working in a New York restaurant as a counterman and a co-worker in the same place who is a waitress.

Nov 04, 1971

Irish theatre actor Jack MacGowran's celebrated readings from Samuel Beckett. Included are "Waiting for Godot", "Embers" and "Krapp's Last Tape".

Nov 11, 1971

The play deals with the interrelationship between two elderly Jewish men.

Nov 18, 1971

Arkady Leokum's study of the nature of prejudice centers around the encounter between a white couple, in an affluent neighborhood and the black couple to whom they are selling their house.

Nov 25, 1971

A theatrical family of puppets celebrate the subject of love in song, monologue, and drama. The Standwells are brother and sister hand puppeteers who perform with three other puppets in a repertory troupe based in New York.

Dec 02, 1971

An exceptional experimental company consisting of both puppets (from 2 to 8 feet tall) and live actors. Program includes, "The Great Warrior", about a champion who turns against those he's called in to save. "The Dead Man Rises", in which a maiden finds a drowned man and brings him back to life. And "A Man Says Goodbye to His Mother", in which a doomed soldier leaves for war in a far-off land.

Dec 09, 1971

Two couples meet for an evening of Monopoly -- and wrecked social amenities by truth telling.

Dec 16, 1971

An unhappy rich old man tries to buy beauty by purchasing a painting from a young artist.

Dec 23, 1971

The golden age of radio drama lives again in this re-creation of a studio broadcast about the Devil's plan to kill off Santa Claus.

Dec 30, 1971

Satire about a slice of white society that crumbles when the black work force mysteriously disappears. With one exception (the reporter), the actors are blacks in white-face, members of the Negro Ensemble Company. Playwright Douglas Turner Ward appears as the mayor.

Jan 03, 1972

(1) A Marriage Proposal: The hot tempers of two Russian landowners almost ruin a love match. (2) The Bear (originally The Boor): A widow clashes with a soldier over a debt.

Jan 10, 1972

In 17th-century Massachusetts, a vengeful witch turns a scarecrow into a gentleman. His mission: Win the heart of a rival's fiancee.

Mar 06, 1972

A celebration of the human spirit, examining the frustrations and hopes of a Jewish family struggling to survive the Depression in the Bronx -- and even live a little in the bargain.

May 30, 1972

A socialite bride-to-be is aroused from her slumber of boredom by a beach-combing free spirit.