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Vintage Toy Commercials  1950 - 1975 Free downloads of some great old classic toy commercials shown on network television on Saturday mornings many years ago.

 

 

Dragnet ( 1951 - 1960) was perhaps the most famous and influential police procedural drama in American media history. The series gave millions of Americans a feel for the boredom and drudgery, as well as the danger and heroism, of real-life police work. Dragnet earned praise for improving the public opinion of police officers. Actor and producer Jack Webb's aims in Dragnet were for realism and unpretentious acting. He achieved both goals, and Dragnet remains a key influence on subsequent police dramas in many media. We have a full page of the original Dragnet series.

 

One Step Beyond (1959) Airing nine months before the similar The Twilight Zone, Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond was an American anthology television series broadcast on the ABC network from 1959 through 1961 Created by Merwin Gerard and produced by the prolific producer Collier Young, the program was hosted by John Newland, "your guide to the supernatural". Newland presented tales which explored paranormal events and various situations that defied logical explanation. Unlike other anthology programmers, this ABC network series episodes were presented in the form of straightforward thirty-minute docudramas, all said to be based on true events. Initially, the program included the corporate name of the sponsor Alcoa as its full title. Among its varied tales, One Step Beyond dealt with premonition of death ("The Lincoln Assassination") and disaster ("Tidal Wave", "Night of April 14th"); astral projection ("The Long Call"); the existence of ghosts ("The Last Time"); and wildly improbable coincidence ("The Glider", "Death on the Mountain", etc.). In one episode dealing with the discovery of mind-altering drugs, circa 1960, Newland traveled to Mexico, where he met with a local doctor who was experimenting with LSD. The then-unknown drug was purportedly able to increase the user's psychic powers. On camera, the TV host ingested a dose and allowed his reactions to be filmed for broadcast. Many not-yet famous actors appeared in these production, including Elizabeth Montgomery, Charles Bronson, Warren Beatty, Christopher Lee and many more

CLASSIC TELEVISION

Listed below are several selected episodes of  some  shows which ran on Network television, Many of these shows have not been broadcast in over 40 years and have been long forgotten  you may download any of these shows simply by right clicking on the image of the show you want and save target as. These files are in the MP4 format and look great on an Ipod

 

Man with a Camera (1958) Charles Bronson stars as Former combat cameraman Mike Kovac is now a freelance photographer in New York City, specializing in difficult and dangerous assignments where he can get the kinds of pictures that other photographers can't, or won't take. He sometimes gets help, often reluctantly, from his contact in the police department, Lt. Donovan, and advice from his immigrant father Anton. 25MIN - MP4 - 72MB

 

Dick Tracy (1951) Ralph Byrd, who had played the square-jawed sleuth in all four Republic movie serials, and in two of the RKO feature length films, reprised his role in a short-lived live-action Dick Tracy series that ran on ABC from 1950 to 1951. Additional episodes intended for first-run syndication continued to be produced into 1952. Produced by P. K. Palmer, who also wrote many of the scripts, the series often featured Gould-created villains such as Flattop, Shaky, the Mole, Breathless Mahoney, Heels Beals, and Influence, all of whom appeared on film for the first time on this series. Other cast members included Joe Devlin as Sam Catchem, Angela Greene as Tess Tracy (nee Trueheart), Martin Dean as Junior, and Pierre Watkin as Chief Patton. Criticized for its violence, the series remained popular. It ended, not in response to criticism, but because of Byrd's unexpected, premature death in 1952. The series was filmed on a low budget, with many long hours and a rushed shooting schedule; the arduous shooting and the physical demands placed on Byrd may well have accelerated Byrd's demise. 24MIN

The Adventures of Dr, Fu Manchu (1956) Dr. Fu Manchu, evil genius and possessor of seemingly unlimited financial resources, has pledged to bring about the downfall of western civilization to avenge unknown wrongs of the past. Only Sir Dennis Nayland-Smith of the Yard is able to thwart his evil plans, ranging from assassination to germ attacks to sparking an all-out war. Written by Jean-Marc Rocher {rocher@fiberbit.net}

 

The Dick Van Dyke Show (1962)  is an American television situation comedy which initially aired on CBS from October 3, 1961 to June 1, 1966. The show was created by Carl Reiner and starred Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore. 23MIN - MP4 - 62.4 MB

 

 

Love that Bob (1955) The romantic misadventures of Bob Collins, a suave, sophisticated bachelor and photographer operating in Hollywood, California. The show centers around his womanizing ways with his models, and his sister's attempts to make him settle down. 22MIN - MP4 - 21MB

 

 

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (1951) Very long running family saga, based largely on the actual actors involved. As the sons age we go through their teenage dating problems, then marriage and careers. Ricky became a (real life) rock and roll star; David joined a law firm. Written by Ed Stephan {stephan@cc.wwu.edu}

 

 

My Little Margie (1952) This starred former "B movie" queen Gale Storm and major Silent Screen star Charles Farrell. They make quite a TV pair those two, almost like a husband and wife, but they're father and daughter. Get this, they spent ALL their vacations together which is kind of weird even back in the 50's. Gale Storm plays Margie Albright. Margie is nearly 30, not married, no job, lives at home, AND still getting an allowance! She spends her time whining about how little money she gets, scheming to find ways of making more money or helping her Dad out of a jam. All this usually gets her into a jam.
 

Tales of Tomorrow (1950) The classic Tales of Tomorrow example of live television was the Frankenstein episode with Lon Channey, Jr. in the title role. Lon did not realize that the show was being broadcast live (rumor has it that he thought it was a full dress rehearsal and was drunk to boot), and swore at a door that wouldn't open, and stumbled through some other parts of the play. I watched that show when I was a kid, and couldn't believe what I was seeing, . 24MIN  - MP4  - 60MB

 

The Lawless Years  (1959) Cutie Jaffe is a small time Lower East Side hoodlum who gets pretensions of bigger things when he starts knocking over his brother-in-law's bootlegging trucks.

 

 

Alfred Hitchcock Presents   (1956) Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense hosts his own television show, "Alfred Hitchcock Presents". Hitchcock introduced the show which was then followed by a short half an hour episode which contained, suspense, horror and humour. After the story, Hitchcock would come back and end the show. Written by Samtroy

 

 

Men into Space (1959)  The more-or-less realistic adventures of Colonel Ed McCauley, head of the American space program. He battles saboteurs, budget cuts, defective equipment and other problems in outer space.

 

 

Peter Gun  (1959)  was an American private eye television series which aired on the NBC and later ABC television networks from 1958 to 1961. The show's creator (and also writer and director on occasion) was Blake Edwards. A total of 114 thirty-minute episodes were produced, this is one them from the first session.