Robert Saudek
Director
Omnibus (1952)
Season 2
Omnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.
Released Oct. 9, 1952
Episode 65 min
None+
Genres: Drama, History, Music, Talk, Talk Show
Keywords: tmdb.educational, imdb.one-word-title, imdb.art, imdb.dance, imdb.opera, awards.emmy-award-winner, awards.emmy-award-nominated
Production Companies: JustFilms / Ford Foundation
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English,
Italian
S2E1 - Glory in the Flower
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).
Oct. 4, 1953, midnight
S2E2 - The Battler
Oct. 11, 1953, midnight
S2E3 - King Lear
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.
Oct. 18, 1953, midnight
S2E4 - The Golden Dress
Oct. 25, 1953, midnight
S2E6 - Billy the Kid
Nov. 8, 1953, midnight
S2E7 - The Raspberry Queen
Nov. 15, 1953, midnight
S2E8 - Toine
Nov. 22, 1953, midnight
S2E9 - The Horn Blows at Midnight
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.
Nov. 29, 1953, midnight
S2E10 - Capital of the World
Dec. 6, 1953, midnight
S2E11 - The Nature of the Beast
Dec. 13, 1953, midnight
S2E12 - Mom and Leo
Dec. 20, 1953, midnight
S2E13 - The Sojourner
Dec. 27, 1953, midnight
S2E14 - Nobody's Fool
Jan. 3, 1954, midnight
S2E15 - The Remarkable Case of Mr. Buhl
Jan. 10, 1954, midnight
S2E16 - The Duchess and the Smugs
Jan. 17, 1954, midnight
S2E17 - Nothing So Monstrous
The program has five segments: (1) "Nothing So Monstrous" (dramatized adaptation of a John Steinbeck story), (2) "E=MC2" (celebration of the 15th anniversary of splitting the first uranium atom with the Columbia University cyclotron), (3) "The Hunter" (showing of a Swedish film on nature and wildlife), (4) "Signs" ( interview with an animated sign maker), and (5) "The Garage" (a look at bus maintenance and repair).
Jan. 24, 1954, midnight
S2E18 - Sleeping Beauty in the Woods
Jan. 31, 1954, midnight
S2E19 - The Confidential Clerk
Feb. 14, 1954, midnight
S2E20 - A Time Out of War
Feb. 21, 1954, midnight
S2E21 - Hilde and the Turnpike
Feb. 28, 1954, midnight
S2E22 - The House
March 7, 1954, midnight
S2E23 - Three Sketches
March 14, 1954, midnight
S2E24 - Tell Me If It Hurts
March 21, 1954, midnight
S2E25 - The Apollo of Bellac
March 28, 1954, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 65 min.
Season Runtime: 65 min.
Released: Oct. 9, 1952
Last Air Date: April 16, 1961, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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