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directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0014381965421
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC
Label: Image Entertainment
Manufacturer: Image Entertainment
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Image Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 07, 2004
Running Time: 374 minutes
Sales Rank: 15529
Studio: Image Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: August 03, 1951
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Description:
Blast off for excitement with television's first science fiction hit! The trendsetter for such shows as The Twilight Zone and Star Trek, this live weekly program features a strong roster of guest stars and gripping storylines still fascinating today. This collection from the first season features Academy Award winner Paul Newman, horror legend Lon Chaney, Jr. (The Wolf Man), Phyllis Kirk (House of Wax), Zachary Scott (Mildred Pierce), Lee J. Cobb (The Exorcist), Victor Jory (The Miracle Worker), Lola Albright (Peyton Place) and many more! Episodes include: All the Time in the World, Flight Overdue, Ice from Space, Age Of Peril, Sneak Attack, Test Flight, Verdict from Space, World of Water, Miraculous Serum, Frankenstein
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - A TELEVISION FIRST
I remember watching Tales of Tomorrow back in the early fifties on our 12" black and white TV with my mother. Remember this show was done "live on stage" with primitive props and technology. America never did science fiction before and did not know how to present it at first to the viewing public. Actors did not really know how to act in a science setting. I can remember the one called "The Caccoon", when a couple of the prop people who were moving wires were shown in the scene. It was our first ... Read More
Rating:  - early television at its not-so-good
Frankly, this set of science-fiction episodes from the early television era was rather disappointing. I expected the fuzzy technical quality and uninspiring sets, but the episodes lacked some of the tension, suspense, drama, and message I hoped to find. The presence of Lee J. Cobb was one of the things that made me buy this collection, but he wasn't at his best. In fact, many of the performances seem to have needed more rehearsal. The story lines were not very strong in many cases. The collection ... Read More
Rating: - Morality tales from future in the past.
Weirdly enough, Joan Blondell is announced at the end of an episode on Disc 2 as appearing on "next week's show", but then she fails to appear and the show is carried by Vicky Cummings. So why on earth is she advertised on the cover of this set? Paul Newman only gets about two closeups and four lines of text in the final episode, but since this is officially his very first appearance on film (video rather), we must be grateful. Veronica Lake looks definitely weird with her hair rather dark and cropped ... Read More
Rating: - Most interesting artifact from television's early days....
Tales of Tomorrow is really the forerunner of so many popular science fiction programs that dominated sci fi's "golden age" during the late 50's thru the 60's. The ideas for series like "One Step Beyond," "Twilight Zone," and "Outer Limits" can trace their ideological and creative roots back to this series. For example, one episode, "What You Need" was also picked up by Rod Serling as a story idea. Even John Newland, host of "One Step Beyond," plays a protagonist in one of the less memorable and weaker ... Read More
Rating:  - Good, but other shows did it better
Yes it was the first show of it's kind, and ok it came very early in the adnvent of television, but unfortunately, I must agree with the reviewer who nearly panned the show.
I do rate it slightly better if only for the fact that this was the introduction into TV sci fi, and as such, deserves to be heralded as the one that got the ball rolling. Tales actually owes much of it's style to the Tales of Tomorrow radio show than anything else. That is how the show originally got it's start, and for a while ... Read More
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