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NBC Sunday Showcase was a series of hour-long specials telecast in color on NBC during the 1959-60 season. The flexible anthology format varied weekly from comedies and science fiction to musicals and historical dramas. The recent introduction of videotape made repeats possible, and two 1959 dramas had repeats in 1960.
Original Release
09/20/1959
US Release
09/20/1959
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Milton Berle | Self / Milton Berle |
| Jimmy Durante | Self / Self - Host / Performer |
| Bob Hope | Self |
| E.G. Marshall | Judge Wingate |
| Milton Selzer | Julian Blumberg / Harry Cooler |
| Larry Blyden | Sammy Glick |
| Steven Hill | George Pitt |
| Royal Beal | Justice Hawthorne |
| Stuart Germain | Stevens |
| Lucille Ball | Self / Lucy Ricardo |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | People Kill People Sometimes | Sunday, 20 September 1959 |
| 2 | What Makes Sammy Run?: Part 1 | Sunday, 27 September 1959 |
| 3 | What Makes Sammy Run?: Part 2 | Sunday, 04 October 1959 |
| 4 | A Tribute to Eleanor Roosevelt on Her Diamond Jubilee | Sunday, 11 October 1959 |
| 5 | Murder and the Android | Sunday, 18 October 1959 |
| 6 | Milton Berle Show | Sunday, 25 October 1959 |
| 7 | The Lucy-Desi Milton Berle Special | Sunday, 01 November 1959 |
| 8 | The Light in the Dark | Sunday, 15 November 1959 |
| 9 | Episode #1.9 | Sunday, 22 November 1959 |
| 10 | The Practical Dreamer | Sunday, 22 November 1959 |
| 11 | Episode #1.11 | Sunday, 13 December 1959 |
| 12 | Give My Regards to Broadway | Sunday, 06 December 1959 |
| 13 | The Indestructible Mr. Gore | Sunday, 13 December 1959 |
| 14 | Episode #1.14 | Sunday, 07 February 1960 |
| 15 | Episode #1.15 | Sunday, 14 February 1960 |
| 16 | The Margaret Bourke White Story | Sunday, 03 January 1960 |
| 17 | Episode #1.17 | Sunday, 06 March 1960 |
| 18 | One Loud Clear Voice | Sunday, 17 January 1960 |
| 19 | Episode #1.19 | Sunday, 03 April 1960 |
| 20 | Episode #1.20 | |
| 21 | After Hours | Sunday, 07 February 1960 |
| 22 | The Devil and Daniel Webster | Sunday, 14 February 1960 |
| 23 | Our American Heritage: Shadow of a Soldier | Sunday, 21 February 1960 |
| 24 | The Secret of Freedom | Sunday, 28 February 1960 |
| 25 | Turn the Key Deftly | Sunday, 06 March 1960 |
| 26 | Episode #1.26 | |
| 27 | Our American Heritage: Autocrat and Son | Sunday, 20 March 1960 |
| 28 | The American | Sunday, 27 March 1960 |
| 29 | Hollywood Sings | Sunday, 03 April 1960 |
Directors
Alex March, Delbert Mann, John Frankenheimer, William McCarthy, George Schaefer, Dick McDonough, Dick Schneider, Tom Donovan, William A. Graham, George Schaefer, Alex Segal, Desi Arnaz, Greg Garrison, Jack Smight
Writers
Gore Vidal, Budd Schulberg, Stuart Schulberg, Alfred Bester, Ernest Kinoy, Reginald Rose, Jay Burton, John Whedon, Bob Weiskopf, Bob Schiller, Milt Josefsberg, Lou Derman, Danny Simon, Larry Klein, Danny Shapiro, Joseph Liss, Jack Elinson, Merle Miller, Philip H. Reisman Jr., Charles Isaacs, Buddy Arnold, Lucille Kallen, Arthur Julian, S. Lee Pogostin, Benedict Freedman, Stephen Vincent Benét, Fred S. Fox, Archibald Macleish, Tony Webster, Hal Goodman, Roger O. Hirson
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Milton Berle | Self / Milton Berle |
| Jimmy Durante | Self / Self - Host / Performer |
| Bob Hope | Self |
| E.G. Marshall | Judge Wingate |
| Milton Selzer | Julian Blumberg / Harry Cooler |
| Larry Blyden | Sammy Glick |
| Steven Hill | George Pitt |
| Royal Beal | Justice Hawthorne |
| Stuart Germain | Stevens |
| Lucille Ball | Self / Lucy Ricardo |
| Teresa Wright | Margaret Bourke White / Julia Grant |
| Ralph Bellamy | Self |
| Tim O'Connor | Jabez Stone |
| Cedric Hardwicke | Self / Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. |
| Henderson Forsythe | Mr. Clegg / General Buckner |
| Barbara Rush | Kit Sargent |
| Dina Merrill | Laurette Harrington |
| John Forsythe | Al Manheim |
| Norman Fell | Sammy's Brother |
| David Opatoshu | Sidney Fineman |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Robert Alan Aurthur | Executive Producer |
| Alex March | Producer |
| Mildred Freed Alberg | Producer |
| John Frankenheimer | Producer |
| David Susskind | Producer |
| Robert Alan Aurthur | Producer |
| Renée Valente | Producer |
| Robert Saudek | Producer |
| Irving Starr | Producer |
| Claude Isaacs | Producer |
| William Harmon | Producer |
| George Schaefer | Producer |
| Milton Berle | Producer |
Editors
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1961 | Emmy | Outstanding Program Achievement in the Field of Drama | Nominated |
| 1961 | Emmy | The Program of the Year | Nominated |
| 1961 | Emmy | Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Single Program | Won |
| 1961 | Emmy | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama | Nominated |
| 1961 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama | Nominated |
| 1960 | Emmy | Outstanding Single Performance by an Actress (Lead or Support) | Nominated |
