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Blu-ray Boutique: Episode 34 – The Golden Age of Television Part 2

by Tim Rosenberger September 29, 2022, 12:00 am

Hosts Rosalie Lewis and Tim Rosenberger travel back to the Golden Age of Television again with four live teleplays featured in the Criterion Collection’s boxset The Golden Age of Television: Bang the Drum Slowly (1956), Requiem for a Heavyweight (1956), The Comedian (1957), and Days of Wine and Roses (1958). They feature such actors as Paul Newman, Mickey Rooney, Piper Laurie, Jack Palance, and Cliff Robertson. Rod Serling also returns, writing two of the teleplays. Three of the four teleplays were later adapted into feature films. Part 1 can be found here.

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Written by Tim Rosenberger

Tim Rosenberger is a Midwest journalist with a passion for film, a Star Trek phaser in the bathroom, and a last name that’s always spelled wrong. He’s a lover of all film genres and time periods but does lean towards pre-1960s movies, with a particular love for the ‘30s and ‘40s. A film blogger, video reviewer and podcaster in his spare time, he lives with his wife, a cat who hates him, and his adorable and way cuter than your child daughter.

Bang the Drum Slowly Cliff Robertson Days of Wine and Roses Jack Palance mickey rooney Paul Newman Piper Laurie Requiem for a Heavyweight Rod Serling The Comedian