Genre Archives: Classic

The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special

January 28, 2014
Dove "Family-Approved" For All Ages
The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special
"The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special" is a comedic show with some of the funniest people of their time. Milton Berle had a variety show in 1959, and this film presents one of the variety show's finest episodes, when Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz join the cast to present a hilarious skit. Lucy's crazy [...]
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The Flying Deuces

August 3, 2004
Dove "Family-Approved" For Ages 12 and Over
The Flying Deuces
"The Flying Deuces" is a lot of fun! Laurel and Hardy are their usual comedic selves, with several doses of slapstick humor and campy adventures. Hardy falls for a beautiful woman in Paris named Georgette, who is actually married but thinks Hardy is just kidding around with her. When she learns [...]
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Shirley Temple Storybook Collection: The Terrible Clockman

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Shirley Temple Storybook Collection: The Terrible Clockman
In the Shirley Temple Story Hour, Shirley Temple and other actors of that era performed three-act plays of some well-known (and in this case, lesser known) fairy tales. This episode, "The Terrible Clockman," is loosely based on Jules Verne's short story, "Master Zacharius," about a clock maker in [...]
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Shirley Temple Storybook Collection: The Reluctant Dragon

March 18, 2005
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Shirley Temple Storybook Collection: The Reluctant Dragon
Shirley Temple presents a stage play on Kenneth Grahame's classic children's story about a dragon that is lazy, doesn't like to fight, and writes poetry and songs. The villagers blame all of their problems on the dragon, even though most of them have never even seen him. Jeremy and his sister [...]
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Shirley Temple Storybook Collection: The Princess and the Goblins

December 20, 2005
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Shirley Temple Storybook Collection: The Princess and the Goblins
In this episode of "Shirley Temple's Storybook Collection," Shirley Temple presents George MacDonald's classic novel, "The Princess and the Goblins." When the king bans the goblins to the underground so that his daughter, Princess Irene, can live in peace and safety, the goblins vow to get revenge [...]
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The Best of Laurel and Hardy

August 9, 2012
Dove "Family-Approved" For Ages 12 and Over
The Best of Laurel and Hardy
"The Best of Laurel and Hardy" features the classic duo in segments of their most excellent work. They present their comedic skills with perfection. Various sequences from their films highlight this funny viewing experience. In the opening sequence of this movie, Laurel and Hardy are on a park [...]
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Shirley Temple Storybook Collection: Winnie-The-Pooh

May 16, 2005
Dove "Family-Approved" For All Ages
In her classic "Storybook Collection," Shirley Temple presents Winnie the Pooh, a charming bedtime story that has been a children's favorite for generations. This tale comes to life with Bil Baird's Marionettes, and Shirley Temple acts as the storyteller. Five-year-old Teddy Eccles, a newcomer to [...]
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Shirley Temple Storybook Collection: The Little Mermaid

February 15, 2005
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Shirley Temple Storybook Collection: The Little Mermaid
Shirley Temple plays the leading role in the three-act play of "The Little Mermaid." The sea and the land are united in this fairy tale, when a beautiful little mermaid saves a charming prince during a storm and then falls in love with him. "The Little Mermaid" is a story of love and romance [...]
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Shirley Temple Storybook Collection: The House of Seven Gables

December 7, 2004
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Shirley Temple Storybook Collection: The House of Seven Gables
Shirley Temple presented a stage play performance, which aired from 1958 to 1961, that retold many classic stories. This episode of her beloved "Storybook Collection" dramatizes Nathaniel Hawthorne's classic, "The House of Seven Gables." It is a tale of mystery, murder, deception, and love that [...]
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Shirley Temple Storybook Collection: The Land of Oz

May 17, 2005
Dove "Family-Approved" For All Ages
Shirley Temple Storybook Collection: The Land of Oz
Revisit L. Frank Baum's classic story with Shirley Temple and friends, as they reenact the fantasy world of Oz with good witches and bad, and the talking Tin Man and Scarecrow. In this version, Princess Ozma is ruler of Oz. When the conniving Lord General Nikidik wants to take over the land, he [...]
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