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Omnibus

Omnibus (1952)★ 8.2/10

US · 55 min · November 9, 1952 · 8 seasons

  • Drama
  • History
  • Music

Directed by: Andrew McCullough, Seymour Robbie, Charles S. Dubin, Bob Banner, Tad Danielewski

Written by: Aeschylus, James Agee, Fred Allen, Maxwell Anderson, Nicholas E. Baehr

Omnibus was a television program that sought to provide the best of what television could provide as the highest common denominator of intellectual curiosity and interest. This level of programing excellence has not been achieved again.

Cast & crew

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Alistair CookeSelf - HostLeonard BernsteinSelfJoseph N. WelchSelf - NarratorHelen Hayes(segment: The Christmas Tie) (segment: Drug Store, Sunday Noon)Martin GabelNarratorJames Daly(segment)Burgess Meredith(segment: The Sea of Winslow Homer)Joanne WoodwardAnn Rutledge (segment: Lincoln Part I: The End and the Beginning)Royal DanoAbraham Lincoln (segment: Lincoln Part I: The End and the Beginning)Crahan DentonTom Lincoln (segment: Lincoln Part I: The End and the Beginning)Bert Lahr(segment: Moliere's School for Wives)Jessica Tandy(segment: Minds over Manners)

Awards · 8 wins, 5 nominations

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