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Before Your Very Eyes, Episode Aired 20 April (1956)

1956 · Television · 25 min

Synopsis

Arthur Askey's comedy skit show, similar in format to Red Skelton.

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Running time
25 minutes
Collection
1950s Classic TV, Classic TV

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★★★★★ · Rare · Retrojunkie · 2010-08-24

As I understand it, there are six or seven episodes known to survive. The BFI has all of them, and thus far refuse to share with the rest of us. I'm not sure why they're so stingy with public domain TV shows. Digitize them and make them available to the public. They were meant to be watched, not kept in a box. I'm hoping there are copies in the hands of private citizens, who can be induced or even seduced into sharing with the rest of the world.