Season 1

Season 1

Omnibus

28 episodes09/11/1952

Episodes

Episode 1
S1 · E1 · 09/11/1952

The Trial of Anne Boleyn

No synopsis available.

Episode 2
S1 · E2 · 16/11/1952

Mr. Lincoln: Part 1

No synopsis available.

Episode 3
S1 · E3 · 23/11/1952

The Twelve Pound Look

No synopsis available.

Episode 4
S1 · E4 · 30/11/1952

Mr. Lincoln: Part 2

No synopsis available.

Episode 5
S1 · E5 · 07/12/1952

The Trial of Ben Jonson

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 some of his ingenious whimsical inventions), and (5) "Slow motion and High-Speed Photography" (feature).

Episode 6
S1 · E6 · 14/12/1952

Mr. Lincoln: Part 3

No synopsis available.

Episode 7
S1 · E7 · 21/12/1952

The Trial of Mr. Pickwick

The program has three segments: (1) "The Trial of Mr. Pickwick" (Dickens-based story), (2) "Agnes DeMille's 'Rodeo' " (dance episode from the ballet), and (3) "Palle Alone in the World" (showing of a 1949 Swedish fantasy film).

Episode 8
S1 · E8 · 28/12/1952

My Brother Henry

The program has five segments: (1) "My Brother Henry" (J.M. Barrie story), (2) "Walt Disney's 'Peter Pan' " (film preview), (3) "Pictures at an Exhibition" (dance interpretation of Moussorgsky's suite for orchestra), (4) (Leopold Stokowski conducts Christmas carol singers), and (5) "William Faulkner" (interview with the prize-winning novelist).

Episode 9
S1 · E9 · 04/01/1953

Man in the Cool

No synopsis available.

Episode 10
S1 · E10 · 11/01/1953

Mr. Lincoln: Part 4

No synopsis available.

Episode 11
S1 · E11 · 18/01/1953

Vive!

The program has five segments: (1) "Vive!" (story), (2) "The Servant with Two Masters" (play), (3) "Raymond Loewy" (the industrial designer discusses examples of his work), (4) "Barn Dance" (ingenious use of time-lapse photography and film editing to produce dance effects), and (5) "The Haircut" (comedy feature).

Episode 12
S1 · E12 · 25/01/1953

While the Tide was Rising

No synopsis available.

Episode 13
S1 · E13 · 01/02/1953

Die Fledermaus

No synopsis available.

Episode 14
S1 · E14 · 08/02/1953

Mr. Lincoln: Part 5

No synopsis available.

Episode 15
S1 · E15 · 15/02/1953

The Oyster and the Pearl

The program has six segments: (1) "The Oyster and the Pearl" (TV play), (2) "Wheat Germ" (time-lapse photography feature), (3) "Rospigliosi Cup" (exhibition of the famous decorative ornament made in gold and enamel, displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art), (4) "Under the Bridges of Paris" (showing of a 1952 French ballet presentation), (5) "La Boheme Preview" (interview with cast members in rehearsal for the next edition's scheduled production), and (6) "Radar" (feature on equipment and supplies).

Episode 16
S1 · E16 · 22/02/1953

La Boheme

No synopsis available.

Episode 17
S1 · E17 · 01/03/1953

The Happy Journey

No synopsis available.

Episode 18
S1 · E18 · 08/03/1953

A Lodging for the Night

No synopsis available.

Episode 19
S1 · E19 · 15/03/1953

The Last Night of Don Juan

No synopsis available.

Episode 20
S1 · E20 · 22/03/1953

Three Maidens and the Devil

No synopsis available.

Episode 21
S1 · E21 · 29/03/1953

Lord Byron's Love Letter

No synopsis available.

Episode 22
S1 · E22 · 05/04/1953

Grandma Moses

No synopsis available.

Episode 23
S1 · E23 · 12/04/1953

Toy Symphone with Stokowski

No synopsis available.

Episode 24
S1 · E24 · 19/04/1953

Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

No synopsis available.

Episode 25
S1 · E25 · 26/04/1953

A Tale of Two Cities

No synopsis available.

Episode 26
S1 · E26 · 03/05/1953

Arms and the Man

The program has three segments: (1) "Arms and the Man" (staging of George Bernard Shaw's play), (2) "Manufacturers - Machines and People" (a look at manufacturing processes), and (3) (Alistair Cooke summarizes Omnibus' first season).

Episode 27
S1 · E27 · 10/05/1953

The Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma

No synopsis available.

Episode 28
S1 · E28 · 17/05/1953

This Little Kitty Stayed Cool

No synopsis available.

Season cast