The Videography page of the site contains further info and links to
companies that sell vintage TV shows:
http://www.danville.lib.il.us/Pathfinder/rodvid.html
The teleplay of "The Strike" is printed in the book "Best Television Plays"
listed in the Bibliography:
http://www.danville.lib.il.us/pathfinder/rodbib.html
The Rod Serling Memorial Foundation in Binghamton, NY, (www.rodserling.com)
owns a collection of tapes and films not available commercially and might be
willling to loan or rent something.
If your library is interested in other Serling titles from the 50's live-TV
era, the good news is that some of his best ARE available for purchase,
namely: "Patterns," "Requiem for a Heavyweight," "The Comedian," and "The
Velvet Alley" (again from moviesunlimited.com and probably Amazon).
Theatrical versions of "Patterns" and "Requiem" are also available, but the
original live TV versions are better (though the technical quality isn't so
good as they're kinescopes).
Mike
Mike Boedicker
Audiovisual Director & Webmaster
Danville Public Library
319 N. Vermilion, Danville, IL 61832
(217) 477-5223 ext. 123 / Fax: (217) 477-5230
mboedicker@hotmail.com
http://www.danville.lib.il.us
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 13:57:55 -0800
From: "Robert Mink" <rmm430@hotmail.com>
To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: help with Rod Serling
Message-ID: <BAY2-F101XqxsD1Ty9C00005042@hotmail.com>
Hi Sarah,
I did a little search on your titles and found some interesting facts.
First, "The Strike" is not available on VHS. It was never recorded. The
same
was found the other titles. There is a Rod Serling video bibliography page
at,
http://www.danville.lib.il.us/Pathfinder/rodvid.html and
http://www.danville.lib.il.us/Pathfinder/rodcol.html
will cover the areas you are seeking. You may want to check with
University
broadcasting departments for other sources, as well.
Good-Luck,
Robert M. Mink
SJSU/SLIS
From: Sarah Andrews <sarah-andrews@uiowa.edu>
Reply-To: videolib@library.berkeley.edu
To: Multiple recipients of list <videolib@library.berkeley.edu>
Subject: Rod Serling help
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 12:32:03 -0800 (PST)
Hi,
I need some help finding some of 1950's Rod Serling television
shows. Ideally, our library would like to purchase videotapes, but if a
rental can be obtained, I would be interested in information about that
also. I really don't have any experience in tracking down older
television
shows, so if you have any tips or suggestions, I'm open to those too.
These are the ones I'm currently looking for:
the United States Steel Hour "Noon on Tuesday" from April 25, 1956
"The Strike" June 7 1954 CBS Studio One
"The Rank and File" CBS Playhouse 90 May 28 1959
"A Town has Turned to Dust" Playhouse 90, 1958
Thanks in advance,
Sarah Andrews
University of Iowa Libraries
Monographic Acquisitions
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