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The Big Story (1949 – 1959)

The Big Story

^{(1949 – 1959)}

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30m

Documentary, Drama

September 16th, 1949

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Synopsis

Based on a popular radio series, each show tells a different reporter's Big Story, a true story selected from newspapers across the United States. Comments from the actual reporter open and close each show but the permanent narrator drives the plot line and a featured actor dramatizes the reporter's role.

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Cast

Robert Sloane
Self - Narrator
Ernest Chappell
Self - Announcer
Ben Grauer
Self - Narrator
Burgess Meredith
Self - Narrator
Russell Hardie
J. Edgar Hoover
Nelson Olmsted
Alfred E. Clark
Norman Rose
Narrator
George Mitchell
Nolen Bulloch
John McLiam
Frank Harper
Joseph Julian
Alex Bryant
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Directors

Leonard Valenta
(26 episodes, 1955-1957)
Lawrence Doheny
(19 episodes, 1953-1958)
Charles Skinner
(18 episodes, 1949-1951)
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Producers

Bernard J. Prockter
producer
(169 episodes, 1949-1956)
Everett Rosenthal
executive producer / producer (71 episodes, 1953-1959)
Stuart Rosenberg
producer / associate producer (39 episodes, 1953-1959)
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Writers

Jack Bentkover
adaptation
(5 episodes, 1951-1952)
Alvin Boretz
written by
(24 episodes, 1952-1957)
Alvin Boretz
(34 episodes, 1952-1957)
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Keywords

anthology

Country of Origin

United States of America

Languages

English

Release Dates

September 16th, 1949 (United States of America)

Alternative Titles

The Big Story (original title)
The Big Story (Germany)
The Big Story (India) (English title)
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Locations

United Artists Studios - 7200 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood, California, USA

Running Times

30 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Pyramid Productions (1955-1958)
NBC Productions
Prockter Television Enterprises (1949-1955)

Distribution Companies

National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (Tuvalu) (1949-1957)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (Tuvalu) (1949-1957)
National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (Tuvalu) (1949-1957)
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