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  • Omnibus The Christmas Tie (Season 5, Episode 11)
  • TV Episode | 30 min | Drama, History, Music

Omnibus

The Christmas Tie (Season 5, Episode 11)
TV Episode | 30 min | Drama, History, Music

The program has four segments: (1) "The Christmas Tie" (re-staging of the William Saroyan play produced in Season 1), (2) "The Spirit of Freedom" (re-enactment of Sandor Szabo's flight from Communism), (3) "Drug Store, Sunday Noon" (story)...See moreThe program has four segments: (1) "The Christmas Tie" (re-staging of the William Saroyan play produced in Season 1), (2) "The Spirit of Freedom" (re-enactment of Sandor Szabo's flight from Communism), (3) "Drug Store, Sunday Noon" (story), and (4) "Szabo Interview" (interview with the subject of segment 2). See less
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Directors
Charles S. Dubin (segments: The Spirit of Freedom) | Andrew McCullough (segments: Drug Store, Sunday Noon, The Christmas Tie)
Writers
Horton Foote (adaptation) (segments: Drug Store, Sunday Noon) | Joseph Hurley (segments: The Spirit of Freedom) | Robert Hutchinson (story) (segments: Drug Store, Sunday Noon) | William Saroyan (play) (segments: The Christmas Tie)
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Updated Dec 16, 1956

Release date
Dec 16, 1956 (United States)

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15 cast members
Name Known for
Philip Abbott
(segment "Drug Store, Sunday Noon") (segment "Drug Store, Sunday Noon")   See fewer
Ray Boyle
(segment "The Christmas Tie") (segment "The Christmas Tie")   See fewer
Robert Brian
(segment "Drug Store, Sunday Noon") (segment "Drug Store, Sunday Noon")   See fewer
Kató Bárczy
Self - Sandor's Wife (segment "The Spirit of Freedom") Self - Sandor's Wife (segment "The Spirit of Freedom")   See fewer
Alistair Cooke
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Helen Hayes
Bessie Arlington (segment "The Christmas Tie") / (segment "Drug Store, Sunday Noon") Bessie Arlington (segment "The Christmas Tie") / (segment "Drug Store, Sunday Noon")   See fewer
Charles Korvin
Narrator (segment "The Spirit of Freedom") Narrator (segment "The Spirit of Freedom")   See fewer
Johnny LoBianco
(segment "Drug Store, Sunday Noon") (segment "Drug Store, Sunday Noon")   See fewer
Enid Markey
(segment "Drug Store, Sunday Noon") (segment "Drug Store, Sunday Noon")   See fewer
Jacqueline Scott
(segment "Drug Store, Sunday Noon") (segment "Drug Store, Sunday Noon")   See fewer
Balazs Szabo
Self - Sandor's Younger Son (segment "The Spirit of Freedom") Self - Sandor's Younger Son (segment "The Spirit of Freedom")   See fewer
Barna Szabo
Self - Sandor's Elder Son (segment "The Spirit of Freedom") Self - Sandor's Elder Son (segment "The Spirit of Freedom")   See fewer
Sándor Szabó
Self (segment "The Spirit of Freedom") / Self - Interviewee (segment "Szabo Interview") Self (segment "The Spirit of Freedom") / Self - Interviewee (segment "Szabo Interview")   See fewer
Elizabeth Watts
(segment "Drug Store, Sunday Noon") (segment "Drug Store, Sunday Noon")   See fewer
Iggie Wolfington
(segment "The Christmas Tie") (segment "The Christmas Tie")   See fewer
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