Omnibus (Season 2)

Glory in the Flower 0.0

Air date: 1953-10-04

Overview: The program has five segments: (1) "Glory in the Flower" (story based on William Inge play), (2) "The Little Kitty Stayed Cool" (James Thurber short story), (3) "The Little Fugitive" (interview with the 8-year-old star of the prizewinning film), (4) "Excerpts from Oklahoma" (selections from Rodgers and Hammerstein's record-breaking musical), and (5) "Struggle for Survival" (showing of 1944 Swedish wildlife film).

The Battler 0.0

Air date: 1953-10-11

King Lear 0.0

Air date: 1953-10-18

Overview: King Lear is a 1953 live television adaptation of the Shakespeare play with stage direction by Peter Brook and starring Orson Welles. It was aired on CBS as part of the U.S. television series Omnibus, and preserved on kinescope. A heavily abridged version of the play, this production condensed the play by eliminating the Edgar-Edmund subplot. Welles returned to America to star in this presentation. He was guarded by IRS agents, prohibited to leave his hotel room when not at the studio, prevented from making any purchases, and the entire sum he earned went to his tax bill. Welles returned to England after the broadcast. The cast included Micheál Mac Liammóir and the British actor Alan Badel. It was hosted by Alistair Cooke.

The Golden Dress 0.0

Air date: 1953-10-25

Billy the Kid 0.0

Air date: 1953-11-08

The Raspberry Queen 0.0

Air date: 1953-11-15

Toine 0.0

Air date: 1953-11-22

The Horn Blows at Midnight 0.0

Air date: 1953-11-29

Overview: Television adaptation of Jack Benny's 1945 feature film of the same name. Jack plays an angel name Athanael, who's been sent to destroy the Earth by playing his trumpet.

Capital of the World 0.0

Air date: 1953-12-06

The Nature of the Beast 0.0

Air date: 1953-12-13

Mom and Leo 0.0

Air date: 1953-12-20

The Sojourner 0.0

Air date: 1953-12-27

Nobody's Fool 0.0

Air date: 1954-01-03

The Remarkable Case of Mr. Buhl 0.0

Air date: 1954-01-10

The Duchess and the Smugs 0.0

Air date: 1954-01-17

Nothing So Monstrous 0.0

Air date: 1954-01-24

Sleeping Beauty in the Woods 0.0

Air date: 1954-01-31

The Confidential Clerk 0.0

Air date: 1954-02-14

A Time Out of War 0.0

Air date: 1954-02-21

Hilde and the Turnpike 0.0

Air date: 1954-02-28

The House 0.0

Air date: 1954-03-07

Three Sketches 0.0

Air date: 1954-03-14

Tell Me If It Hurts 0.0

Air date: 1954-03-21

The Apollo of Bellac 0.0

Air date: 1954-03-28