RARE DVD SET = GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER - (1950's Drama) NOT FROM TV RERUNS

Description: PLEASE READ IF YOU ARE EXPECTING TODAY'S TV QUALITY - OR 'OFF THE RETAIL STORE SHELF' VIDEO QUALITY - DO NOT PURCHASE THIS DVD COLLECTION! These episodes are rare and very hard to find. They were obtained over the last 45+ years by trading with fellow collectors worldwide. I am telling you now, they are NOT today's TV quality and you should not expect that. If you purchase from the heading alone, make your own assumptions and they are not what you expected, HOW IS THAT MY FAULT? PLEASE READ THE BOLD RED TEXT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LISTING. IF YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND, PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE! Thank You! GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER Sunday 7:30 PM (30 min.) Premiered: February 1, 1953 Last Aired: May 27, 1962 General Electric Theater featured a mix of romance, comedy, adventure, tragedy, fantasy and variety music. Occupying the Sunday evening spot on CBS following the Toast of the Town/Ed Sullivan Show, the General Electric Theater presented top Hollywood and Broadway stars in dramatic roles calculated to deliver company voice advertising to the largest possible audience. The addition of Ronald Reagan as program host commencing the third season 26 September 1954 reflected GE's decision to pursue a campaign of continuous, consistent company voice advertising. The Reagan role of program host and occasional guest star brought needed continuity to disparate anthology offerings. By December 1954, after only four months on the air with Reagan as program host, the new General Electric Theater achieved Nielsen top-ten status among all programs as television's most popular weekly dramatic program. The format accommodated live telecasts originating from both coasts. By 1957 General Electric Theater had hit stride with a top-rated program package the equal of the company's early technical proficiency in television. While GE's product divisions developed individual sponsorships to reach appliance, lamp and electronics consumers. General Electric Theater left the air in 1962 in a welter of controversy surrounding the U.S. Justice Department's anti-trust investigation of MCA and the Screen Actors Guild talent waivers granted to MCA -Revue. The hint of scandal discounted Reagan's value as company spokesman and program host. As SAG president in the 1950s Reagan had, after all, signed the waivers, and later benefited from the arrangement as a General Electric Theater program producer himself. The suggestion of impropriety fueled Reagan's increasingly anti-government demeanor on tour, and his insistence upon producing and starring in episodes combating Communist subversion in the final season of General Electric Theater. ==================== HERE ARE THE 50 EPISODES IN THIS SET. SOME EPISODES ARE FROM ORIGINAL FILM PRINTS FROM MY COLLECTION AND SOME CONTAIN THE ORIGINAL COMMERCIALS! That does not mean flawless condition. It means they are complete. This collection comes on 13 DVDS recorded at the SP speed for the best possible quality. 1 PROSPERS OLD MOTHER - 20 November 1955 - Starring Ethel Barrymore, Ronald Reagan and Charles Bronson 2 IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE -3 April 1955 Starring – Lois Bolton, Myrna Loy, Robert Preston 3 THE BIG SHOT - 30 January 1955 Starring Johnny Ray, Nancy Gates 4 THE 10th MONA LISA - 31 March 1963 Starring Leon Askin and Vito Scotti 5 THE MARTYR - 23 January 1955 Starring Lee Marvin, Ronald Reagan 6 THE DOCTOR ON PAWNEE HILL - 27 January 1957 Starring Claude Akins, Lee Marvin and Kevin McCarthy 7 THE HOLD OUT - 14 January 1962 Starring Groucho Marx, Fred Clark and Dennis Hopper 8 BLFLE OF GLORY - 21 September 1958 Starring Lou Costello and Jonathan Harris 9 INCREDIBLE JEWEL ROBBERY - 8 March 1959 Starring Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx and Benny Rubin 10 TRAPPED - 22 March 1953 Starring Nina Foch, Stephen McNalley And Dan O’Herlihy 11 TIPPY TOP - 17 December 1961 Starring Frank Aletter, Red Buttons and Ronnie Howard 12 HIGH GREEN WALL - 3 October 1954 Starring Ronald Reagan, Joseph Cotton and Marshall Bradford 13 THE WINDMILL - 24 April 1955 Starring Jimmy Stewart, Edgar Buchanan and John McIntire 14 GO FIGHT CITY HALL - 15 October 1962 Starring Richard Collier Irene Dunne 15 MAN WHO INHERITS EVERYTHING - 19 May 1957 Starring George Sanders Carolyn Jones 16 GRADUATION DRESS - 30 October 1960 Starring Ellen Corby, Hugh O’Brien Stella Stevens 17 LITTLE WHITE LIE - 5 February 1961 Dorothy Malone, John Gabriel and Micheal Pate 18 NOBODY’S CHILD - 10 May 1959 Diane Brewster, Jeanne Carson and Ronald Reagan 19 TEN DAYS IN THE SUN - 4 March 1962 Starring Ed Wynn, Jerry Paris, Andy Devine 20 EMERGENCY CALL - 24 June 1956 Starring Vera Miles Dorothy Adams 21 DEFENDANT CLARENCE DARROW - 13 January 1963 Starring Robert Vaughn, Tol Avery, Philip Pine 22 INTO THE NIGHT - First aired: 2/12/1955 Starring Ruth Roman, Eddie Albert & Dane Clark 23 NORA - First aired: 5/3/1959 Starring Philip Abbott and Leslie Nielson 24 EYES OF A STRANGER - First aired: 12/8/1957 Starring Richard Denning and Tallulah Bankhead 25 ROAD TO EDINBURGH - First aired: 10/31/1954 Starring Chuck Connors and Joan Crawford 26 WE’RE HOLDING YOUR SON - First aired: 12/3/1961 Starring William Bendix, Scott Brady and Barbara Parkins 27 IRON SILENCE - First aired: 9/24/61 Starring Vic Morrow and Carol Lawrence 28 OUTPOST AT HOME - First aired: 10/23/1955 Starring Ronald Reagan and Ralph Belamy 29 NIGHTCLUB - First aired: 10/11/1959 Starring Ronald Reagan Amanda Blake, June Lockhart and Barbara Hale 30 ENEMIES - First aired: 10/14/1956 Starring Joseph Cotton and Royal Dano 31 QUESTIONING NOTE - First aired: 10/6/1957 Starring Ronald Reagan, James mason, Werner Klemperer 32 DON’T LET IT THROW YOU - First aired: 1/1/1961 Starring Dick Shawn and Joey Foreman 33 CRIME OF DAPHNE RUTLEDGE - First aired: 6/13/1954 Starring John Eldridge and Gloria Talbot 34 I’M A FOOL - First aired: 11/14/1954 Starring James Dean, Eddie Albert and Natalie Wood (This episode is not from film but is included due to its rarity) 35 I WAS A BLOODHOUND - First aired: 2/15/1959 Starring Ronald Reagan and Ernie Kovacs 36 MAKING IT TOGETHER - First aired: 2/19/1955 37 THE STONE - First aired: 1/18/1959 Starring Rita Moreno 38 POT OF GOLD - First aired: 10/7/1956 Starring Jessica Tandy and Hume Cromyn 39 ADAM’S APPLE - First aired: 4/24/1960 Starring Robert Sterling and Christine White 40 TOO GOOD WITH A GUN - First aired: 3/24/1957 Starring Ronald Reagan and Robert Cummings 41 COMMITTED - First aired: 12/5/1954 Starring Whit Bissell, Tina Carver and Alan Ladd 42 RETURN OF GENTLEMAN JIM - First aired: 2/6/1955 Starring Joe Lewis, Robert Montgomery and Jesse White 43 VICTORIAN CHASE LOUNGE - First aired: 3/17/1957 Starring Joan Fontaine and Mark Dana 44 BITTER CHOICE - First aired: 4/21/1957 Starring Ronald Reagan, Vince Edwards, Michael Landon and Anne Baxter 45 AT MISS MINNERS - First aired: 10/26/1958 - Starring John Newland and Joan Fontaine 46 WITH MALICE TOWARD ONE - First aired: 3/10/1957 Starring Bette Davis 47 COLD TOUCH - First aired: 4/13/1958 Starring Bette Davis, Jonathan Harris, Leif Erickson and Forrest Tucker 48 JOURNAL OF HOPE - First aired: 9/25/1960 Starring Ronald Reagan and Jeanne Crain 49 50 DARK DAYS - First aired: 3/18/1962 Starring Ronald Reagan and Virginia Gregg A CHILD IS BORN - First aired: 12/23/1956 Starring Robert Middleton and Ross Elliott ==================== Some episodes were transfers from master copies or film prints from film to video tape to DVD as each media became available. These were NOT recorded off recent broadcast TV reruns. Some episodes are from syndicated re-broadcast film prints from the 1960's. This means that the episodes are complete and unedited... as originally broadcast in the 1950's. These are custom made DVDs, not available commercially. All DVDs recorded at the SP speed for the best possible quality and come with menus listing episode titles for easy episode access ALL EPISODES ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN AND DO NOT VIOLATE COPYRIGHTS OR EBAYS SELLER POLICIES ==================== PLEASE READ BEFORE PURCHASING: This is NOT a retail set or a copy of a retail set as no retail release exists for this show. This is a custom made DVD collection made from episodes acquired in the collector arena. These episodes are rare, extremely hard-to-find and possibly all that still exist. In many cases, these episodes were transferred from a master source many years ago (master source to Beta or VHS to DVD as each media became available). READ MY FEEDBACK - many people have already acquired and have enjoyed these sets for what they are... a piece of TV history not available in stores. If you are unfamiliar with video collecting and do not know what a 'collector set' means... It DOES NOT mean every episode is pristine and without flaws. It DOES NOT mean all episodes are today's TV quality. It DOES NOT mean all episodes will look great on your Samsung 65" 4G Big Screen HDTV. Too many people believe every episode of every show is available in today's TV quality. Unfortunately, that is not the case and you SHOULD NOT be expecting that. Please DO NOT buy any collector DVD set if you are expecting the same quality as though you are watching TVLand reruns on your Big Screen HDTV. BEWARE OF THOSE WHO CLAIM "NEW" QUALITY ON A COLLECTOR SET.... Ask if it is 'factory new' if you are unsure. If you are not sure what to expect from this set, DO NOT ASSUME! Please email me BEFORE purchasing. I am an honest collector. I have over 40+ years of collecting experience and a collection of over 500,000 video items (I lost count). I know what is available to collectors and what is not. Unlike some, I will not tell you what you want to hear just to make a sale. I am not like that. If you are expecting today's TV quality, I will tell you not to buy any collector DVD set. If you want to watch this set for what it is, "a piece of lost TV history" then by all means do so. I cannot be more honest in my explanation. DO NOT expect better quality than I am stating is being offered. ==================== SHIPPING Due to the ever increasing USPS Shipping charges, to keep it economical this item can be shipped several ways (you choose) but be aware of the ESTIMATED DELIVERY TIMES (knowing the USPS each can take longer that stated) MEDIA MAIL (4-14 Business Days delivery) GROUND ADVANTAGE (2-7 Business days) PRIORITY MAIL (2-5 Business Days) BE AWARE OF THE DELIVERY TIMES BEFORE PURCHASING - DO NOT EXPECT DELIVERY SOONER THAN THE MAXIMUM DELIVERY TIME OF THE SERVICE YOU SELECTED Also the USPS does not accept request to trace until after 30 days have passed so please do not ask. PLEASE NOTE: As the seller I am obligated to have this item at the post office within the stated Handling Time (2 Business days). How long the USPS takes to deliver it to you and whether or not it arrives by the eBay estimated delivery date, is out of my hands! HANDLING TIME: ALL DVDS SHIPPED WITHIN 2 BUSINESS DAYS Mondays Thru Fridays Only (Saturday and Sunday are not business days) DELIVERY DATE: The date you see is an eBay estimate only. It is not stated or guaranteed by the USPS or by me. It is a 'Best Case Scenario' ESTIMATE that does not take into consideration delays for The Shipper's Current Workload, The Time of Year (Holidays), Weather (Wild Fires or Hurricanes), An unexpected Invasion from Mars, All USPS Delivery trucks have flat tires Or any other excuse the USPS is using these days! THE DATE IS AN "ESTIMATE" - IT IS NOT AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED A "SET IN STONE" DELIVERY DATE! ======================== PLEASE ASK QUESTION PRIOR TO BUYING. BE CERTAIN OF WHAT YOU ARE BUYING BEFORE PURCHASING! RETURN POLICY FOR DVDSTHIS IS A CUSTOM MADE SET DUE TO THE EASE OF COPY AND RETURN (believe me it has happened!), I CANNOT ACCEPT RETURNS ON DVDs. If you are not 100% sure or you do not understand what you are buying, ask questions before purchasing or do not purchase. I will replace defective discs upon return. ===========================

Price: 19.99 USD

Location: Saint Cloud, Florida

End Time: 2024-08-30T18:47:38.000Z

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