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  • TV Episode | Drama, History, Music

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A Tale of Two Cities (Season 1, Episode 25)
TV Episode | Drama, History, Music

The program has five segments: (1) "A Tale of Two Cities" (reading of an excerpt, 'The Fancy Ball', from Charles Dickens' novel), (2) "Gaite Parisienne" (ballet to music by Offenbach), (3) "Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma" (James Thurber story), (...See moreThe program has five segments: (1) "A Tale of Two Cities" (reading of an excerpt, 'The Fancy Ball', from Charles Dickens' novel), (2) "Gaite Parisienne" (ballet to music by Offenbach), (3) "Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma" (James Thurber story), (4) "Bombardier Training" (tracing the development of aerial bombing), and (5) "Modern Art and Sculpture" (looking at key examples of modern sculptures). See less
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Directors
Andrew McCullough | Byron Paul (segments: Gaite Parisienne)
Writers
Charles Dickens (novel) (segments: A Tale of Two Cities) | Tad Mosel (adaptation) (segments: Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma) | Robert Tallman (adaptation) | James Thurber (story) (segments: Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma)
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Apr 26, 1953

Release date
Apr 26, 1953 (United States)

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9 cast members
Name Known for
Alistair Cooke
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Margaret Hamilton
Aunt Wilma (segment "Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma") Aunt Wilma (segment "Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma")   See fewer
Roman L. Jasinski
(segment "Gaite Parisienne") (as Roman Jasinsky) (segment "Gaite Parisienne") (as Roman Jasinsky)   See fewer
Nina Novak
(segment "Gaite Parisienne") (segment "Gaite Parisienne")   See fewer
Joseph Schildkraut
Charles Dickens (segment "A Tale of Two Cities") Charles Dickens (segment "A Tale of Two Cities")   See fewer
Louis Scholle
(segment "Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma") (as Lewis Scholle) (segment "Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma") (as Lewis Scholle)   See fewer
Loring Smith
(segment "Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma") (segment "Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma")   See fewer
James Thurber
Narrator (segment "Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma") Narrator (segment "Figgerin' of Aunt Wilma")   See fewer
Emlyn Williams
Self - Reader (segment "A Tale of Two Cities") Self - Reader (segment "A Tale of Two Cities")   See fewer
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