Rescue 8

Rescue 8 Action Drama Series

Casts:

• Jim Davis as Wes Cameron
• Lang Jeffries as 'Skip' Johnson
• Nancy Rennick as Patty Johnson
  

Rescue 8 was 1950s and first of it's kind paramedic drama series based on actual files of the Los Angeles Fire Department Rescue Station No. 8. The experiences of two rescue specialist in saving people from dangerous, life-threatening situations and but more in physical-orientation from similar fire-fighter series 15 years later, Emergency! It's total of 73 black and white action/drama episodes were made and produced for the audience, to let them understand, appreciate and give respect for rescue and police force. The show was debuted in 1957 and ran from September 1958 to May 1960 in total of 2 seasons.

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Wes Cameron and Skip Johnson were two heroes from the squad LA Fire Rescue Station 8 Department, they were originally not firemen but rescue experts helping hapless souls in different kind of emergency situations such as car accidents, cave-ins, capsized boaters, stranded hikers and many more.

"Black Saddle" - 50's GunFighter Lawyer TV Series

50's GunFighter Lawyer – Black Saddle -

Black Saddle TV series, a hugely popular Old Western Cowboy genre TV show combined with well-meaning lawyer profession. A story of the fast-drawer gunslinger Clay Culhane (played by Peter Breck, later to be Nick on Big Valley), a popular gun man belongs to the famous family of gunfighters. When Clay and his two brothers encountered a shootout, Clay almost got killed but his two brothers unlucky died in the encounter.

After losing his brothers, Culhane decided to settle the cases not in old fashioned way anymore, to dispute cases in less violent way, he chose to a more peaceful path and practice law. His adventures as a ex-gunfighter-turned circuit lawyer, he travel in Latigo, New Mexico territory in post Civil War years, carrying his law book with a black saddle bag and trying to help people who are in need of legal assistance. Most of his clients want to hire his fast gun drawing skills rather than his lawyering skills, many people and US officials couldn't believed in his new profession and given up the gun for good. US Marshal Gib Scott constantly followed him, tries to trigger Clay's gunfighter blood, but Clay Culhane eagerly uphold & settle cases using the law rather than disputing it with a pistol criminal ways.

The Black Saddle, a popular classic TV series was aired from January 1959 and lasted until May 1960, completed 2 seasons with 44 episodes, now available on DVD.

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"The Phil Silvers Show" - 50's Finest Comedy TV Series

Marked as one of the best in 50's and the all-time great sitcom, The Phil Silvers Show won three consecutive Emmy Awards for the Best Comedy Series and marked number one comedy show in US for amazingly very short time - in shows just first two episodes, even every episodes were cherished and discussed today. The shows long-lasting success believed comes from two essential factors: first, the Phil Silvers' performance and strengths as a comic actor (fast-talking, quick-witted, razor-sharp, a gambler, a leader of men), he was blessed with great sharpness as he deliver lines with speed & guile and marvelously ad-libbing when the situation required; while the second reason is the show creator Nat Hiken, a writer who could bring a show into it's finest, his economical script writings (sentences in just few words) he has the ability to maintain story lines within an episode, he can introduce denouements in scripts and thinks improbable solution to which he must find an even more absurd premise for a job.

The Phil Silvers Show (also entitled “You'll Never Get Rich” and “Sergeant Bilko”), a situational comedy TV series of Phil Silvers as US Army Master Sergeant Ernest “Ernie” Bilko, the head of a hidden small motor pool camp and army station of Fort Baxter in Roseville, Kansas. In Bilko's motor-pool, privates were scruffy, lazy, unattractive slobs, do as little work as possible, they never paraded and were almost fearful of weaponry. The humor boost as he attempts to manipulate those around using selective flattery, false naïveté, pulling rank, etc. With his system (by conniving, bluffing, bribing, cheating, gambling, lying, finagling, etc.), he leech his fellow man (even top brass), and wheedle money he smell through various get-rich-quick scams and con games (poker games, tank rides and other elaborate rackets). Sergeant Bilko's ultimate skill – audience watches as he unwittingly makes matters worse for himself and realize his error, he employ his quick thinking in order to make amends by predicting thoughts of others and how long people will think them. However, Sergeant Bilko's has a good moral quality with a heart of gold, he never benefits at the expense of others, faced with innocent victims, his conscience kicks in and use his mental resource to resolve problem.

The Phil Silvers Show completed 4 great seasons with total of 142 episodes of humors and laughs for it's airing from September 1955 until September 1959, now available for DVD collection.

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The Range Rider - A True Western Action

1950's - The Range Rider - TV Series

The Range Rider, won the Western Action fanatics and lovers, is an excellent TV series and truly admirable. The actions are more realistic with awesome skills in projections, both by good guys and bad guys cast of the show, their mastery in stunts and cowboy styles are clearly showed.

The Range Rider story centered on the dynamic duo of Range Rider and his sidekick Dick West, as they take west ride adventures, doing good deeds and bring justice to the American frontier. Range Rider (starred by famous stunt man Jock Mahoney, a 6'4" legendary stunt man with his athletic skills) characterized as the honest, principled and good-natured man wearing a fringed buckskin shirt, white stetson and moccasins (no boots) and riding his horse named Rawhide. While his youngster sidekick Dick Jones (starred by Dick West, a notable prodigious horseman with a mark as "World's Youngest Trick Rider and Trick Roper" in age of four and well-known in voice role of Pinocchio in Walt Disney's animated film), wearing sporting a dark, military-style shirt and a black hat, rode a steed called Lucky. Some of their missions and adventures are: they straightens out unscrupulous businessmen downing a rival freight out of business, they stop heinous Wells Gang who terrorizing voters, they uncovers the saboteurs of rankings in US Telegraph Office, etc.

The remarkable actions and adventures of Range Rider, in Western TV series was aired from 1951-1953 and completed 3 seasons and with total of 77 episodes, now on DVD.

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The Classic Comedy - Dennis the Menace -

Do you remember "Hey Mr. Wilson!"? This is a very popular line for the followers of Dennis the Menace series, created by Hank Ketcham, which idea actually came from his real life son, Dennis Lloyd Ketcham, who always refuse to take a nap and messes up his whole room. Hank drew Dennis character with some pencil sketches and at a sudden, his wife exclaimed to him, "Your son is a menace". Dennis the Menace born and comes first in comic book in 1953 and produced 155 original issue series until 1978, and special issues come out such as Dennis the Menace Winter Special, Summer Special, Spring, Christmas, Travel Special and many more.

In 1959, a live-action situation comedy (sitcom) "Dennis the Menace" was produced, with the story and misadventures of Dennis Mitchell, a lovable young but mischievous boy who is complete with a cowlick, dressed in overalls and carrying a slingshot in his pocket. Dennis is just a red-blooded American boy with his 'wide-eyed' curiosity, innocent and well-meaning attempts to help others anywhere he goes but always lead to trouble causing damage to thousand of dollars. The sitcom revolves as Dennis encounter their neighbor, Mr. & Mrs. Wilson, an old couple living in perfect harmony but with no child that's why Mrs. Wilson loves Dennis. But Mr. Wilson, a retired postal carrier, annoyed to Dennis who disturb his serenity and messes things as Dennis try to help Mr. Wilson. One Funny episode, Mr. Wilson was caught by the police accused him selling Valentine Cards (Dennis actually did) and yells in anger.

Dennis the Menace come out in many other medium such as comic strip, movies and cartoon tv series. Viewers confess they roll with laughter in many Dennis the Menace episodes. The 1959-1963 Dennis TV Series completed 4 seasons with 146 episodes of fun and laughter with this comedy strip, now available on DVD.

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1950's Perry Mason TV Series

Perry Mason is a fictional defense attorney works in difficult criminal cases and free his client by digging deep to the case revealing the truth and unmasking the actual murderer in courtroom showdown. He often make traps and trick the true criminal to admit guilt establish his client's innocence by dramatically demonstrating the guilt of another character. The very popular classic mystery tv series Perry Mason starred by Raymond Burr was written by Erle Stanley Gardner was aired from 1957 to 1966.

Perry Mason is a real tv show that will surely exercise viewer's mind. Completed 12 seasons with total of 271 episodes now available on DVD at TVAddicts.TV

The Perry Mason Titles by Volume.:

1. Vol 1: Case of Restless Redhead (1957)
2. Vol 1: Case of Baited Hook (1957)
3. Vol 1: Case of Prodigal Parents (1958)
4. Vol 2: Case of Empty Tin (1958)
5. Vol 2: Case of Silent Partner (1957)
6. Vol 2: Case of Crooked Handle (1957)
7. Vol 3: Case of Calendar Girl (1959)
8. Vol 3: Case of Blushing Pearl (1959)
9. Vol 3: Case of Fraudulent Photo (1959)
10. Vol 3: Case of Terrified Typist (1958)
11. Vol 4: Case of Stuttering Bishop (1959)
12. Vol 4: Case of Purple Woman (1958)
13. Vol 4: Case of Caretaker's Cat (1959)
14. Vol 5: Case of Black-Eyed Blond (1958)
15. Vol 5: Case of Nervous Accomplice (1957)
16. Vol 5: Case of One-Eyed Witness (1958)
17. Vol 6: Case of Runaway Corpse (1957)
18. Vol 6: Case of Gilded Lily (1958),
19. Vol 6: Case of Demure Defendant (1958)
20. Vol 7: Case of Paul Drake's Dilemma (1959)
21. Vol 7: Case of Sleepwalker's Niece (1957)
22. Vol 7: Case of Sulky Girl (1957)
23. Vol 8: Case of the Green-Eyed Sister (1958)
24. Vol 8: Case of Desperate Daughter (1958
25. Vol 8: Case of Unwelcome Bride (1961)
26. Vol 9: Case of Mystified Miner (1962)
27. Vol 9: Case of Mythical Monkey (1960)
28. Vol 9: Case of Bogus Books (1962)
29. Vol 10: Case of Angry Mourner (1957)
30. Vol 10: Case of Daring decoy (1958)
31. Vol 10: Case of Lazy Lover (1958)
32. Vol 11: Case of Jaded Joker (1959)
33. Vol 11: Case of Cowardly Lion (1961)
34. Vol 11: Case of Violent Vest (1961)
35. Vol 12: Case of Angry Astronaut (1962)
36. Vol 12: Case of Dodging Domino (1962)
37. Vol 12: Case of Bartered Bikini (1959)
38. Vol 13: Case of Singing Skirt (1960)
39. Vol 13: Case of Prudent Prosecutor (1960)
40. Vol 13: Case of Treacherous Toupee (1960).

Western TV Show - Bonanza Season 1

Bonanza Season 1 - "A Rose for Lotta"

• The tv show Bonanza was launched on 12th of September 1959 and aired by both Hallmark and TV-land.
• The story was about the family of the Cartwright's who lives in the near Virginia City, Nevada during 1860s, conveying the personal relationship and problems of a western people.
• It was about the mine owners wanting Ponderosa timber and Ben won't sell it to them. The land miners hired an actress to lure Little Joe into town and to hostage him for exchange of the timber. Ben and his sons went into town, and spend the whole night looking for Little Joe, and he is busy hiding from the mine owners. In the end, they found Little Joe dancing with the actress and they ride into the sunset.

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