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Welcome Home Elvis was a 1960 television special on ABC starring Frank Sinatra and featuring Elvis Presley in his first televised appearance since coming home from his military service in Germany. The special was officially titled It's Nice to Go Traveling, but is more commonly known as Welcome Home Elvis having featured Elvis on his first TV appearance in three years. This was also Frank Sinatra's fourth and final television special that he did for sponsor Timex.
The special also featured Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop, Peter Lawford, and Nancy Sinatra, who later starred with Elvis in his 1968 film Speedway.
Elvis performed Fame and Fortune and Stuck on You, which were the two sides of his first post-Army single. He also performed a duet with Sinatra. Elvis performed Sinatra's classic Witchcraft while Frank performed the Elvis classic "Love Me Tender". None of these performances were released on record until the 1980s. Presley also sang a verse during the opening production number, "It's Nice to Go Traveling", which has yet to be commercially released.
Frank Sinatra's Timex Show (1960) Welcome Home Party for Elvis Presley
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Original Air Date—6 June 1959
John Bromfield stars as Frank Morgan in this violent, modern-day (1950s) Western set in Arizona.
U.S. Marshal s01e39 R.I.P
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Original Air Date—1958
John Bromfield stars as Frank Morgan in this violent, modern-day (1950s) Western set in Arizona.
U.S. Marshal s01e15 The Diner
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Original Air Date—1957
A renegade offers his services to the winner of an auction. The high bidder is a widow who needs him to help out on her farm.
Flynn starred in the 1956 anthology series The Errol Flynn Theatre that was filmed in England, where he presented the episodes and sometimes appeared in them. The show was syndicated in the USA in 1957.
Errol Flynn Theatre s01e05 Strange Auction
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Original Air Date—1952
State police attempt to apprehend the brutal Scissors Gang, who have committed over 50 armed robberies across Connecticut.
Gang Busters - The Scissors Case
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One of the earliest crime/police dramas. This show featured dramatizations of real criminals with the stories taken from actual FBI and police files. The stories were presented in semi-documentary style. There was no continuing cast, but creator and writer Phillips H. Lord narrated each show.
"Gang Busters" was a pioneering radio series detailing the activities of the nation's most notorious crime figures of the day. It was unique in that at the end of every episode, the announcer would inform listeners to call the local police or "Gang Busters" for information on wanted criminals still on the loose. In that respect, it was definitely a precursor of today's reality shows like "America's Most Wanted".
The television version, which premiered in 1952, stayed true to the radio format, telling stories of legendary scum like John Dillinger, Willie "The Actor" Sutton, etc. And just as on radio, viewers were informed of criminals still on the loose, and were encouraged to contact the show or the police.
The Dillinger Case (you can watch or download below) I thought was a very interesting and entertaining story.
Gang_Busters_Boilat_Fiaschetti_case_512kb.mp4
Gang_Busters_Dennis_case_512kb.mp4
Gang_Busters_Dillinger_case_512kb.mp4
Gang_Busters_Karpis_case_512kb.mp4
Gang_Busters_Mendoro_case_512kb.mp4
Gang_Busters_Nobel_case_512kb.mp4
Gang_Busters_ODell_Griffin_case_512kb.mp4
Gang_Busters_Phantom_case_512kb.mp4
Gang_Busters_Unholy_three_case_512kb.mp4
Gang_Busters_VanMeter_case_512kb.mp4
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Original Air Date—4 March 1963
Opie's had it with his history homework, and misinterprets Andy's empathy as an excuse to skip it and lead his friends in revolt against their teacher, "Old Lady" Crump. When Miss Crump holds Andy responsible, he must find a way to motivate Opie and his pals.
Andy Griffith Show s03e23 Andy Discovers America
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I'm the Law was a 30 minute syndicated American television police drama series which aired in 1953 starring George Raft as Lt. George Kirby, a NYPD detective involved in solving a variety of crimes in New York City. The series first aired on February 13, 1953 and ended on July 31, 1953.
In The Cowboy And The Blind Man, Kirby thought he had seen it all until he started investigating a blackmail scheme involving a bad guy, his ex-wife and a blind man. This episode based on an episode of the 1949 Radio Series "Let George Do It".
I'm the Law s01e02 Cowboy And The Blind Man
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Original Air Date—17 April 1953
The warden at the State Penitentiary asks the Norths if they wish to interview a high-profile inmate for a potential book. While they're in the prison, a disturbance breaks out that suddenly escalates into a hostage situation--with the Norths as the hostages.
Mr. and Mrs. North s01e29 Breakout.mp4
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Original Air Date—10 October 1952
Pam and Jerry's wedding anniversary celebration gets interrupted by a woman dressed in a bridal gown bursting into their apartment and then dropping dead, the victim of a murder.
Mr. and Mrs. North s01e02 Till Death Do Us Part.mp4
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Original Air Date—26 February 1955
Frank Ellis, immigration officer, and Tony Peters go undercover to Mexico to track down a gang of forgers who are providing passports, drivers licenses and other documents to illegal entrants to the USA.
Man Behind the Badge s02e08 Case of the Priceless Passport
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Original Air Date—17 April 1953
A bank president walks out with a satchel full of money from his institution in Blackie's presence. Or did he?
Boston Blackie s02e27 False Face
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Original Air Date—27 March 1953
A gambler on a hot streak is killed at a Las Vegas gaming table. Blackie is a material witness because he was the last person to speak to the man alive.
Boston Blackie s02e24 Shoot the Works
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Original Air Date—19 December 1952
A security guard friend of Blackie's is suspected of being the inside man in a million dollar hold-up.
Boston Blackie s02e10 Inside Crime
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Original Air Date—20 March 1953
A farmhand who was recently released from a mental institution is suspected of trying to murder a farm couple but Blackie, as usual, thinks otherwise.
Boston Blackie s02e23 Hired Hand
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Original Air Date—12 December 1952
Blackie's efforts to clear a client of a hit-and-run charge lead to a complicated case of murder on a motion picture set.
Boston Blackie s02e09 101 Blonde
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Original Air Date—6 February 1953
Blackie sees a robber jump into a taxi. After a car chase the robber gets away, leaving the taxi driver with a bullet in his arm. The taxi driver is an ex-convict, who Blackie once sent to jail. Blackie believes the taxi driver now to be an honest man and doesn't think he is mixed up in the robbery.
Boston Blackie s02e17 The Heist Job
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Original Air Date—30 January 1953
Bank robber Barney Stevens escapes from prison and immediately resumes his former profession. He's identified by a teller and later captured by the police. But then the teller is shot and killed by an accomplice. Blackie then tries to protect the teller's wife.
Boston Blackie s02e16 The Friendly Gesture
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Original Air Date—9 January 1953
Blackie befriends a college student/boxer who's torn between an academic career and winning fame and fortune in the squared circle.
Boston Blackie s02e11 So Was Goliath.
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Original Air Date—14 November 1952
Blackie and galpal Mary attend the engagement party of a merchant seaman and a singer and wind up having to solve the murder of the prospective groom.
Boston Blackie s02e05 Deep Six
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Original Air Date—21 November 1952
A young woman who's being blackmailed hires Blackie to recover a package containing indiscreet letters about her. Blackie's investigation leads to a mute burglar, a bus terminal, and a disbarred lawyer.
Boston Blackie s02e06 Minuet for Murder
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Original Air Date—27 December 1950
Tracy and Catchem investigate a series of car thefts and discover a gang who specialize in changing the appearance and serial numbers of the vehicles they've stolen.
Dick Tracy s01e16 Hi-Jack.mp4
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Original Air Date—1 July 1954
Tom Horn, who has made a career out of battling cattle rustlers, is hired by some ranch owners to keep the homesteaders in line. He decides to play both sides against the middle, and steal cattle for himself. Since they are old friends, Matt has a hard time believing that Tom is involved.
Stories of the Century s01e24 Tom Horn
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Content here is from various video sites around the web. The intent is to have the RSS feed to make it easier to add shows to a media player like the iPod or Zune by subscribing. Thanks to all who originally uploaded these wonderful classic shows.
To just download an episode, right click on selection and "save as".
