Series

Omnibus

1952 · 8 seasons · 159 episodes · Ended · CBS

Talk

TMDB 7.0 · 4 votes

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Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.

Episodes

  • S01E01The Trial of Anne Boleyn1952-11-09
  • S01E02Mr. Lincoln: Part 11952-11-16
  • S01E03The Twelve Pound Look1952-11-23
  • S01E04Mr. Lincoln: Part 21952-11-30
  • S01E05The Trial of Ben Jonson1952-12-07

    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).

  • S01E06Mr. Lincoln: Part 31952-12-14
  • S01E07The Trial of Mr. Pickwick1952-12-21

    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).

  • S01E08My Brother Henry1952-12-28

    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).

  • S01E09Man in the Cool1953-01-04
  • S01E10Mr. Lincoln: Part 41953-01-11
  • S01E11Vive!1953-01-18

    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).

  • S01E12While the Tide was Rising1953-01-25
  • S01E13Die Fledermaus1953-02-01
  • S01E14Mr. Lincoln: Part 51953-02-08
  • S01E15The Oyster and the Pearl1953-02-15

    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).

  • S01E16La Boheme1953-02-22
  • S01E17The Happy Journey1953-03-01
  • S01E18A Lodging for the Night1953-03-08
  • S01E19The Last Night of Don Juan1953-03-15
  • S01E20Three Maidens and the Devil1953-03-22
  • S01E21Lord Byron's Love Letter1953-03-29
  • S01E22Grandma Moses1953-04-05
  • S01E23Toy Symphone with Stokowski1953-04-12
  • S01E24Midnight Ride of Paul Revere1953-04-19
  • S01E25A Tale of Two Cities1953-04-26
  • S01E26Arms and the Man1953-05-03

    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).

  • S01E27The Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma1953-05-10
  • S01E28This Little Kitty Stayed Cool1953-05-17

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