Old 50's TV Shows

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/10/05 at 8:14pm

Watching reruns ( on American Life Station) of 77 Sunset Strip, Bourbon St Beat, Surside 6 & Maverick among others. It is a revelation they were so well written for TV shows. Many plots were very intricate & kept you guessing. Lawman has the best TV marshal bar none. John Russell stared for 4 years & than virtually disappeared. He was an amazing presence.

Warner Brothers kept reusing sets over & over. The same set that appeared in the Westerns would, from time to time, show up in 77 Sunset Strip.. They made full use of their backlot & the shows are entertaining & bring back memories

[cturtle]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 1:25am

i was a sucker for the sappy shows, like OSSIE & HARRIET and LASSIE.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 7:39am

This is an official bump up

[Gothampc]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 11:09am

While not a '50's show, I have always found Dragnet to be an interesting show. You can always tell when the season was running low on budget because they would do a scene where there was a long interrogation. Also, there was a woman extra with red hair that they used over and over. She's shows up all the time. Must have been the producer's wife.

[alterego]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 11:18am

It's not Carole Cook is it? (the redhead). In the early sixties she was a constant extra on The Lucy Show then they started giving her the odd line or two.

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 7:55pm

I always wanted the guy with the sweaty hand hit the hammer on his hand instead & yell in pain

Just the facts mamn - just the facts

This is the city - Los Angeles California. I work here - I'm a cop

[suddenlyseymour]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 8:05pm

i liked the donna reed show...i don't think they're airing reruns anymore though

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 8:18pm

Van Williams went straight from Bourbon St Beat to Surfside 6 . In later years, he played the Green Hornet

In NYC , they are all on Channel 153 American Life TV

[The Ninth Show]

Posted: 6/11/05 at 10:32pm

I love The Ann Sothern Show. It used to be on Nick at Nite about 10 years ago. I wish it was still on instead of the garbage they show on that channel now.

[Chazds9]

Posted: 6/12/05 at 3:46am

Burns and Allen....that was a great show!!