THE BEST OF THE POST (1960-1961) – This anthology series ran for 26 half-hour episodes, all of them in color and all of them based on short stories published in the Saturday Evening Post. John Conte hosted.
STANDOUT EPISODES:
COMMAND aka CAVALRY COMMAND – In the post-Civil War American southwest a cavalry captain and his young lieutenant clash over issues of command. Meanwhile, a conflict with Native Americans rages. Starring Everett Sloane and Ben Cooper.
THE LITTLE TERROR – A little girl (Patty Ann Gerrity) learns she has the power to make things disappear by whispering the word “oogledeboo.” Though her grandfather (Charles Ruggles) tries to get her to stop using her power she still experiments with it. Hey, maybe the Twilight Zone‘s little kid who wishes people into the cornfield got his start this same way. Also with Robert Quarry himself.
THE MARRIAGE THAT COULDN’T SUCCEED – June Lockhart stars as a blind woman whose marriage to a miner faces various challenges. When he goes off to war and is Missing in Action, she refuses to lose faith that he is still alive. Continue reading
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