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An un-aired pilot starring Bette Davis and Mary Wickes. Produced by Aaron Spelling. This would have been about the same time he was producing Burke's Law and Honey West . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whKTEGyNh1M http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGlGng0DSWU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzQu6PlnVjc ...

At out Movie Nights we've watched a few episodes of Route 66 ("Journey To Ninevah" and "Lizard's Leg and Owlet's Wing" among them) as well as viewed some very rare behind the scenes 16mm color footage of them shooting an episode out in Apache Junction. I've also caught the odd ep...

Based on the popular and long running American comic book. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKrDtmadJMg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE2hYmZJ-uY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUV8YPYaGwg Those familiar with 1960s American sitcoms will see some faces that they'll recognize in this pilot. Enjoy Joe

Probably the most popular of the police procedural shows to come out of the Roach Studios was this series which ran for 98 episodes from 1950-1953. Reed Hadley ( Zorro's Fighting Legion ) played Captain Braddock (which was also the shows syndicated re-run title). "The Case of the Two Little Cou...

Thanks very much for the information, Michael.

Lots of great research there.

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Joe

I've been working my way through Jackie Gleason's Life of Riley television series (1949-1950) and Maxine Semon has a supporting role in it as Honeybee Gillis. To my eyes she certainly looks to have a family resemblance to Larry Semon and I was wondering if anyone knew if they were related? Daughter ...

Apologies if someone has already posted this link. If they have I missed it.

Courtesy of the Margaret Herrick Library.

http://digitalcollections.oscars.org/cd ... ll8/id/417

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Joe

Code 3 was another Roach Studios' production. A police series much in the style of Dragnet . 39 episodes were produced for syndication in 1956-1957. The series starred Richard Travis and Denver Pyle. Here's three episodes courtesy of the Internet Archive. "The Rookie Sheriff" http://archi...

Thanks Bob.

Nice to have that info on Perez- clearing up a lot of little mysteries.

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Joe

In addition to comedies the Roach Studios was also involved in the production of several dramatic television series during the 1950s. Passport to Danger , starring Cesar Romero, was a syndicated (39 episode) espionage series that originally ran in the 1954-1955 season. Here's a typical episode. &quo...