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 as Marley's ghost in "A Christmas Carol" |
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 Rathbone in "The Thirteen Clocks" |
| "For the most part both
radio and television are merciless mediums for any artist, creative or interpretive, and
have been more responsible for the growth of mass mediocrity in our culture than anything
else I can think of. . . . [However,] The Hallmark Hall of Fame television presentations
always maintain a very high standard." Basil Rathbone, In and Out of Character, pages 176, 271 |
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In this list of Rathbone's television appearances, I have listed the broadcast date (month/day/year, if known), the name of the episode in quotation marks and the name of the television series in italics. If it is possible to buy the television program on DVD, I've included a link to either Amazon or Roberts Hard-to-Find Videos.
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| 4/13/1948 | "The Heiress" (Tonight on Broadway, CBS). On this 30-minute show host John Mason Brown interviewed the stars of current Broadway plays. An excerpt from the play was also broadcast. Rathbone and Wendy Hiller were starring in The Heiress at this time. | |||
| 4/4/1949 | The Milton Berle Show (aka Texaco Star Theater, NBC), cameo appearance | |||
| 4/19/1949 | The Milton Berle Show (aka Texaco Star Theater, NBC), guest appearance (Basil did a Sherlock Holmes skit with Berle and Martha Raye.) | |||
| 10/21/1949 | "On Borrowed Time," as Mr. Brink (The Ford Theatre Hour, CBS) | |||
| 12/5/1949 | "At Night All Cats Are Grey" (The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre, NBC) | |||
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| 1/21/1950 | The Ken Murray Show (CBS), guest appearance. Rathbone performed the prison scene from Shakespeare's Richard II. | |||
| 2/2/1950 | Inside U.S.A. with Chevrolet (CBS variety show), guest appearance | |||
| 3/6/1950 | "Queen of Spades" (The Chevrolet Tele-Theatre, NBC) | |||
| 4/8/1950 | Your Show of Shows (NBC, Sid Caesar starred), guest appearance | |||
| 5/30/1950 | "Sherlock Holmes" (NBC Showcase). "Sherlock Holmes" was an unsold series pilot. | |||
| 9/14/1950 | Ford Star Revue, season 1, episode #11 (NBC), a live variety series | |||
| 11/4/1950 | Showtime, U.S.A., season 1, episode #4 (ABC). Excerpts from Broadway plays were performed by the cast members. | |||
| 12/28/1950 | "The Kind Mr. Smith" (Nash Airflyte Theatre, CBS) | |||
| 1/15/1951 | "Purple Fine Linen," as Frampton (Lux Video Theatre, CBS) | |||
| 2/18/1951 | "Would-Be Gentleman" (The Colgate Comedy Hour, NBC). Bobby Clark hosted this episode that was based on a 1946 play called "Would-Be Gentleman." | |||
| 3/5/1951 | "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (Suspense, CBS) | |||
| 3/24/1951 | The Frank Sinatra Show, season 1, episode #25 (CBS). Featured music and comedy skits. Watch a clip from this episode! | |||
| 4/1/1951 | "The Claudette Colbert and Basil Rathbone Show," playing himself (The Jack Benny Program, CBS) | |||
| 4/8/1951 | What's My Line? (CBS), playing the Mystery Guest. Watch an episode of What's My Line? Note that this is NOT the episode in which Basil appeared. It is a different episode from 1951. | |||
| 5/4/1951 | Penthouse Party, season 1, episode #34 (ABC), guest appearance. Program was hosted by Betty Furness. | |||
| 5/14/1951 | "Dead Man's Coat" (Lights Out, NBC),
with Norman Ross and William Post, Jr. Order the DVD from Amazon. Click here to watch it! |
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| 9/25/1951 | The Milton Berle Show (aka Texaco Star Theater,
NBC), guest
appearance ("Horatio Hornberler" skit) Click here to watch the skit! |
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| 11/17/1951 | "An Inspector Calls" (Betty Crocker Star Matinee, ABC), with Russell Wright | |||
| 2/19/1952 | The Milton Berle Show (aka Texaco Star Theater, NBC), guest appearance | |||
| 3/4/1952 | The Milton Berle Show (aka Texaco Star Theater, NBC), guest appearance | |||
| 5/5/1952 | "Masquerade," as Sir Paul Maxim (Lux Video Theatre, CBS). | |||
| 7/13 - 8/31/1952 | Your Lucky Clue (CBS game show, Rathbone was host) | ||
| 12/23/1952 | The Milton Berle Show (aka Texaco Star Theater, NBC), guest appearance | ||
| 12/25/1952 | I've Got a Secret (game show,
CBS) as the celebrity guest with a secret Click here to see a video clip from I've Got a Secret. |
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| 1953 | Ethel and Albert (NBC), guest appearance. Watch an episode of Ethel and Albert! Note that this is NOT the episode in which Basil appeared. It is a different episode from 1953. | ||
| 2/2/1953 | "Criminal at Large" (Broadway Television Theatre, WOR-TV), with Estelle Winwood and Anthony Kemble-Cooper | ||
| 2/16/1953 | "Miss Marlowe at Play," as Ambrose Wallington (Lux Video Theatre, CBS) | ||
| 3/2/1953 | "The Firebrand" (Broadway Television Theatre, WOR-TV), as Benvenuto Cellini, with Claudia Morgan and Esmond Knight | ||
| 5/26/1953 | "The Adventure of the Black Baronet," as Sherlock Holmes (Suspense, CBS) | ||
| 11/17/1953 | "The Educated Heart," (Danger, CBS), with Margaret Phillips | ||
| 12/22/1953 | Season's Greetings (NBC), Christmas variety show with Basil Rathbone, Ezio Pinza, Harpo Marx, Eddie Albert, Jane Kean, Betty Kean, Paul Winchell, Andre Eglevsky, Maria Tallchief, Robert Shaw Chorale | ||
| 12/29/1953 | "The Thirteen Clocks," musical adaptation of James Thurber's fairy tale (Motorola Television Hour, ABC) | ||
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| 1/12/1954 |
The Milton Berle Show (aka The Buick Berle Hour,
NBC),
guest appearance (Sherlock Holmes skit) |
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| 1954 | The Perry Como Show (CBS), guest appearance. Watch an episode of The Perry Como Show! Note that this is NOT the episode in which Basil appeared. It is an episode from 1956, with Bob Hope and Yvonne DeCarlo. | ||||
| 2/11/1954 | "The Man They'd Murdered" (The Philip Morris Playhouse, CBS), with Francis Sullivan and Joan Wetmore. | ||||
| 1/12/1954 | The Name's the Same (game show), Rathbone on panel with Joan Alexander, Gene Rayburn, and Bess Myerson | ||||
| 2/9/1954 | The Name's the Same. | ||||
| 3/2/1954 | The Name's the Same | ||||
| 3/9/1954 | The Name's the Same | ||||
| 3/16/1954 | The Name's the Same | ||||
| 3/23/1954 | The Name's the Same | ||||
| 3/30/1954 | The Name's the Same | ||||
| 6/1/1954 | "The Yo-Yo People" (Love Story, DuMont TV Network), with Beatrice Straight | ||||
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| 7/23/1954 | "The General's Boots" (Schlitz Playhouse of Stars,
CBS), with Melville Cooper and John Dehner Click here to watch it! |
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| 8/16/1954 | "The House of Gair" (Studio One: Summer Theatre, CBS), with Hurd Hatfield and Cora Witherspoon. Rathbone played Hazelton Crane. | ||||
| 12/3/1954 | "Volturio Investigates," as a jewel thief (Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, CBS) | ||||
| 12/23/1954 | "A Christmas Carol," as Marley's Ghost -- musical
adaptation, (Shower of Stars, CBS), with Fredric March as "Scrooge," Ray
Middleton as "Fred" and Bob Sweeney as "Bob Cratchit."
Music by Bernard Herrmann, with the Roger Wagner Chorale. Adaptation and
lyrics by Maxwell Anderson. Produced and directed by Ralph Levy. Click here to watch it! Order from Roberts Hard-to-Find Videos or Amazon. |
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 Rathbone with Peg Lynch and Alan Bunce (Ethel and Albert) |
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