JAMES DEAN RARE TV APPEARANCES

Occasionally Dean popped up as a guest on a continuing series like 'Danger' or 'Treasury Men in Action.' A Strasberg School method actor, he honed his skills working in television, developing his on-screen mystique slowly.

Several impressive TV roles in 1953 found Dean playing the misunderstood, teenaged outcast, performances that brought him to the attention of the motion picture industry. His breakout film 'East of Eden' was filmed in 1954 and released in 1955 to big box office.

There was a remarkable episode of G.E. Theater where James Dean and Ronald Reagan appeared together in a drama called 'The Dark, Dark Hours', (included in this 17 show set) where Dean played a home intruder and Reagan the father who must protect his family.
Includes 17 rare appearances on major drama series, a rare assortment of TV commercials starring James Dean and Movie Trailers. Most of these shows also include the original commercials.

DVD 1

Abraham Lincoln – WESTINGHOUSE STUDIO ONE – Judith Evelyn and Robert Patene
Ten Thousand Horses Singing – WESTINGHOUSE STUDIO ONE – John Forsythe and Catherine McLead
Harvest – ROBERT MONTGOMERY PRESENTS – Dorothy Gish
A Long Time Till Dawn – KRAFT TELEVISION THEATRE – by Rod Serling
Trailer for Giant


DVD 2

Safe Driving Promo
Hill Number One – FAMILY THEATRE – Ruth Hussey, Gene Lockart, Jeannie Gagney, Regis Toomey, Roddy McDowell
The Evil Within – TALES OF TOMORROW – Margaret Phillips
Sentence of Death – WESTINGHOUSE STUDIO THEATRE – Gene Lyons and Betsy Palmer
I'm a Fool – GENERAL ELECTRIC with Natalie Wood & Eddie Albert
East of Eden Outtake
East of Eden Trailer
Pepsi Commercial
The Bells of Cockagine – ARMSTRONG CIRCLE THEATRE – Gene Lockhart

DVD 3

Something for an Empty Brief Case – CAMPBELL SOUND STATE
The Unlighted Road – SCHLITZ PLAYHOUSE OF STARS hosted & starring James Dean
Rebel Without a Cause Trailer
Trouble with Father Series with Stu Erwin
The Big Story – A television classic series
The Theif – UNITED STATES STEELE HOUR - Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Paul Lukas.
 

DVD 4

Keep our Honor Bright – KRAFT TELEVISION THEATRE - Michael Higgins, Andy Milligan
The Dark dark Hours – GENERAL ELECTRIC HOUR – Ronald Reagan & Constance Moore
The James Dean Story – Great Documentary




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