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Startime

★ 6.8/10•1959•1h 0m•TV-G•Comedy•Drama

Startime, an anthology of drama, comedy and variety, was one of the first American television shows broadcast in color.

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Runtime1h 0m

LanguageEN

First Air DateOct 6, 1959

StatusEnded

Runtime1h 0m

LanguageEN

First Air DateOct 6, 1959

Shamley Productions

Episodes

The Wonderful World of Entertainment

A musical variety show revolving around the music of the 1930s through 1950s, in which the history of show business—including motion pictures, radio, television, and vaudeville—is used as a thread to hold together the songs, sketches, and dances.

Oct 6, 1959

The Jazz Singer

A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer.

Oct 13, 1959

The Turn of the Screw

In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.

Oct 20, 1959

The Secret World of Kids

Art Linkletter's variety episode pays tribute to children with guests Richard M. and his mother Hannah Nixon; comedian Ed Wynn; motion picture actors Ann Blyth and Vincent Price; child performers Jon Provost of Lassie, Teddy Rooney, and Angela Cartwright of The Danny Thomas Show; the Mitchell Boys Choir; and animal performers Lassie and Jerry. Includes a modern television version of Tom Sawyer, a skit on the importance of the first baby, musical and dance numbers, interviews with children and with Richard Nixon and his mother on the Vice President's childhood, and Vincent Price's talented chimpanzee.

Oct 27, 1959

The Dean Martin Show

An hour of songs, dances and comedy with Dean Martin as the host and his guests are Frank Sinatra, Mickey Rooney, and the dance team of Augie and Margo.

Nov 3, 1959

The Wicked Scheme of Jebal Deeks

A disgruntled bank employee executes an elaborate corporate sabotage against his employers.

Nov 10, 1959

George Burns in the Big Time

A musical variety episode featuring comedians and performers George Burns, Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor, and George Jessel reliving their early days in vaudeville.

Nov 17, 1959

Merman on Broadway

Ethel Merman presents showtunes from her Broadway hits, with Hollywood stars Tab Hunter and Fess Parker, and comedian Tom Poston. Bobby Sherwood's trumpet accompanies one Merman number.

Nov 24, 1959

Something Special

Two lonely singles are paired by a matrimonial bureau.

Dec 1, 1959

My Three Angels

Three convicts escaping from Devil's Island take refuge with a struggling storekeeper and his family, and are able to help them out of their straits.

Dec 8, 1959

Cindy's Fella

Peddler Azel Dorsey and a drifter wander into a town and help young Cindy find her prince, in this old-west take on the Cinderella fable.

Dec 15, 1959

Christmas Startime with Leonard Bernstein

A musical Christmas celebration featuring Leonard Bernstein, the New York Philharmonic, Marian Anderson, the Schola Cantorum, the Choir of St. Paul's Cathedral in London and others.

Dec 22, 1959

Meet Cyd Charisse

A musical variety show starring dancer Cyd Charisse, with guest stars Eve Arden; James Mitchell; Charisse's husband, singer Tony Martin; and a company of over twenty dancers. Includes Charisse and Mitchell in a dramatic ballet set on the Hong Kong waterfront, involving an ill-fated romance between an Oriental entertainer and a thief; Charisse and Mitchell in a romantic dance story set to Gershwin's 'Love Walked In'; Martin in song and dance numbers with Charisse and two featured dancers; and Arden and Ray Kellogg educating coffeehouse beatniks on the culture of the flapper generation.

Dec 29, 1959

The Man

In a small town, elderly Mrs. Gillis, who in a large Victorian home, receives a visit from a man just out of the army. He's seeking a job and a place to stay, and he knew the woman's late son, so she gives him room and board and small tasks to do. Slowly though, he becomes more and more aggressive and paranoid until it's obvious he's a psychopath that wants to get rid of her and take over the house.

Jan 5, 1960

The Dean Martin Show

Dean Martin returns to host; appearing in this show: musical comedy star Nanette Fabray, pianist André Previn, and singer Fabian.

Jan 12, 1960

Crime, Inc.

A survey employing dramatic recreations show how organized crime has infiltrated legitimate business and labor organizations.

Jan 19, 1960

The Wonderful World of Jack Paar

Jack Paar hosts a show in the casual style of his late-hours stanza. Guests include singer Pat Suzuki, comics Jonathan Winters and Alice Pearce, dancer Betty Bruce, pantomimist Harry Minno, mimic singer Duke Hazlett, a novelty act called the Strong Brothers, and Jack's young daughter Randy.

Jan 26, 1960

The Greatest Man Alive

An elderly inhabitant of a dingy Manhattan apartment, decides that his life has been a failure and prepares to hang himself when a researcher calls.

Feb 2, 1960

The Swingin' Years

Ronald Reagan hosts a celebration of the big band era of the 1930s and 1940s.

Feb 9, 1960

Closed Set

Hollywood starlet Julie Forbes has used ruthless and vindictive tactics to reach the top and maintains her popularity in the same manner. After a succession of stereotyped films, she decides to make a 'quality' film and hires a young, sensitive director, Cliff Harriston. However, when he rebuffs her advances, she aims to ruin him by using her power and influence to turn the film into 'just another Julie Forbes picture'.

Feb 16, 1960

Talent Scouts

Dave Garroway hosts this showcase for several talented young show-business professionals, each 'sponsored' by an established performer.

Feb 23, 1960

Jeff McCleod, the Last Reb

Set within the twenty-four hours of April 17, 1865, in and around the Tressler farm in Missouri, Confederate soldier Captain Jeff McCleod has been wounded and left for dead on a small Missouri battlefield. He is found by 15-year-old Yankee boy Jannie, and brought home to a household of women who, reluctantly, hide McCleod in the cellar and lie about his presence to a search party of Union soldiers.

Mar 1, 1960

The Swingin', Singin' Years

Ronald Reagan returns to hosts anotjer celebration of the big band era of the 1930s and 1940s that recall the greatest recordings made during the swing era.

Mar 8, 1960

Academy Award Songs

Jane Wyman hosts a showcase of movie songs that won an Academy Award and features the five tunes nominated for this year's Oscar.

Mar 15, 1960

Dear Arthur

Sophisticated international rogue Fred Cortin has devoted a lifetime to the study and practice of imaginative confidence games. When he encounters his divorced, wealthy daughter, Edith Brooks, on the French Riviera, he devises a plan to protect her from a rash of unwanted suitors by creating a husband for her who doesn't exist. As the moneyed international set in Monaco and along the Riviera—led by Emerald Dane—tends to its fun and games, Cortin sets about achieving his greatest deception.

Mar 22, 1960

The Young Juggler

Medieval French monks find a freezing, ill juggler and take him in. Upon recovering, the impoverished man wishes to illustrate his tremendous gratitude.

Mar 29, 1960

Incident at a Corner

A school crossing guard reprimands the PTA president for careless driving. He is later dismissed from his job on the basis of an anonymous note accusing him of being too friendly with little schoolgirls.

Apr 5, 1960

Well, What About You?

Figures from politics and entertainment join forces to get people to vote in November. The parties are represented by Vice President Richard Nixon, as well as by Paul Butler, Democratic national chairman; Massachusetts Sen. John Kennedy. Thruston Morton of Kentucky, Butler's Republican counterpart; Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York; and Adlai Stevenson.

Apr 19, 1960

Soldiers in Greasepaint

A 20th anniversary tribute to the USO with host Bob Crosby and performances by singer Jane Morgan, comedian Don Adams, and the vocal group The Modernaires. Film clips are shown of USO entertainers doing shows behind the lines during WWII and in Korea.

Apr 26, 1960

Fun Fair

Celeste Holm hosts a salute to the American county fair. Her guests include Cliff Arquette as Charley Weaver, singers Marion Marlowe and Jaye P. Morgan, comedienne Hermione Gingold, character actress Margaret Hamilton, musical-comedy performer Peter Palmer, and magician Carl Ballantine.

May 5, 1960

Tennessee Ernie Ford Meets King Arthur

Tennessee Ernie Ford is transported back to England in the time of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.

May 10, 1960

Sing Along with Mitch

Conductor-arranger Mitch Miller transfers his 'Sing Along with Mitch' format from records to television. In this program, he is joined by the vocal group Brothers Four, singers Leslie Uggams and Diana Trask, the Sing Along Chorus, and an aggregation of singing children. The studio audience is encouraged to participate.

May 24, 1960

The Nanette Fabray Show

An original musical, 'So Help Me, Aphrodite', with Nanette Fabray starring as Sally, a diner waitress owned by Ernest Jones, who earnestly wants to marry her. But Sally dreams of being famous — like Marie Antoinette or Pocahontas.

May 31, 1960

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