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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Twilight Zone (CBS, Fri. 10-10:30 p.m., E.D.T.) is the sort of show that is rare on TV: a half-hour of dramatic entertainment with no pretensions beyond a fresh idea presented by people with a decent respect for the medium and the audience. Playwright Rod (Patterns) Serling's stories of the "fifth dimension, between science and superstition," are plotted as carefully as his more ambitious 90-minute specials and are written, acted, directed with consistent competence. Whether the hero is an Air Force officer suffering hallucinations after more than 400 hours of isolation, or a tired...
...into Space (CBS, Wed. 8:30-9:30 p.m., E.D.T.) is made up of the best kind of science fiction: stories that come as close as careful research can bring them to becoming documentaries of tomorrow. The adventures of Colonel Edward McCauley, U.S.A.F. (William Lundigan), sometimes seem tailored to the familiar serial formula: Will the expedition land successfully on the moon? Will the space tanker explode? Will the colonel get lost among the stars? But the action is always trimmed closely to expert predictions. The show should spin into orbit...
...moment the camera focused on the kids in the cast, Armstrong Circle Theater's Zone of Silence (CBS) changed from a quiet, competent documentary into a warm and moving play. A tour through The Bronx's St. Joseph's School for the Deaf turned into a tense, hour-long exploration of all the dimensions of a handicapped child's difficulties. With consistent skill, none of the youngsters ever seemed to slip out of the isolating "zone of silence," but none of them fitted the difficult script with more professional precision than a blue-eyed, bang-trimmed...
...Party by Revlon (CBS, 9:30-11 p.m.). Rock Hudson is host. The guests are Tallu, Sammy Davis Jr., Mort Sahl, Esther Williams, Lisa Kirk. And the theory is that the whole crew will kick in with spontaneous entertainment...
...Steel Hour (CBS, 10-11 p.m.). Small-town tattletales embarrass the heroine's mother into insisting that Rachel's Summer be spent at home. But the vacation is ruined when Rachel discovers that Momma isn't so sure of her innocence. From a story by Charles (Lost Weekend) Jackson. With Martha Scott and Patty McCormack...