Omnibus

Season 1 Episode 5: The Trial of Ben Jonson

8 Seasons Dec 07, 1952 NR 55m 8.4

The program has five segments: (1) "The Trial of Ben Jonson" (play), (2) "Jean Sibelius" (celebration of the composer's 87th birthday), (3) "The Dagger" (showing of a 1952 film ballet short), (4) "Rowland Emett" (the cartoonist displays...

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 2 Mr. Lincoln: Part 1

2. Mr. Lincoln: Part 1

Aired: Nov 16, 1952

The program has six segments: (1) "Lincoln Part I: The End and the Beginning"...

Episode 3 The Twelve Pound Look

3. The Twelve Pound Look

Aired: Nov 23, 1952

A self-made man divorces his wife who becomes a typist and warns him his seco...

Episode 4 Mr. Lincoln: Part 2

4. Mr. Lincoln: Part 2

Aired: Nov 30, 1952

The program has five segments: (1) "Lincoln, Part II: Early Boyhood" (drama t...

Episode 6 Mr. Lincoln: Part 3

6. Mr. Lincoln: Part 3

Aired: Dec 14, 1952

Norman Lloyd and James Agee continue the story of Lincoln; Robert Tallman and...

Episode 8 My Brother Henry

8. My Brother Henry

Aired: Jan 4, 1953

The program has five segments: (1) "My Brother Henry" (J.M. Barrie story), (2...

Episode 11 Vive!

11. Vive!

Aired: Jan 25, 1953

The program has five segments: (1) "Vive!" (story), (2) "The Servant with Two...

Episode 13 Die Fledermaus

13. Die Fledermaus

Aired: Feb 8, 1953

The program has three segments: (1) "Die Fledermaus" (English-language produc...

Episode 14 Mr. Lincoln: Part 5

14. Mr. Lincoln: Part 5

Aired: Feb 15, 1953

The program has five segments: (1) "Lincoln Part V: Ann Rutledge" (tracing Li...

Episode 16 La Boheme

16. La Boheme

Aired: Mar 1, 1953

The program has only one segment: "La Boheme" (English-language production of...

Episode 17 The Happy Journey

17. The Happy Journey

Aired: Mar 8, 1953

The program has five segments: (1) "The Happy Journey" (Thornton Wilder story...

Episode 22 Grandma Moses

22. Grandma Moses

Aired: Apr 12, 1953

The program has five segments: (1) "Grandma Moses" (showing of a 1950 film sh...

Episode 24 The Abracadabra Kid

24. The Abracadabra Kid

Aired: Apr 26, 1953

This program has five segments: (1) "The Abracadabra Kid" (story), (2) "Midni...

Episode 25 A Tale of Two Cities

25. A Tale of Two Cities

Aired: May 3, 1953

The program has five segments: (1) "A Tale of Two Cities" (reading of an exce...

Episode 26 Arms and the Man

26. Arms and the Man

Aired: May 10, 1953

The program has three segments: (1) "Arms and the Man" (staging of George Ber...

Info about Omnibus

Network: CBS

Production Countries: United States, Italy, Spain

Genres:Drama, Music, History