He entered show business in london as a chorus boy, going from there to cabaret, radio and theatrical understudy. He also contacted a great many actors and actresses who knew george sanders to get their opinions of him. Watch the george sanders mystery theater season 1, episode 3 the call. Some of the actors who were cast in the episodes included. The george sanders mystery theater is the title of a 30minute american television mystery drama series hosted by character actor george sanders which aired sundays on nbc in the summer of 1957, replacing the first half of caesars hour some of the actors who were cast in the episodes included. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. George sanders stars as suave gentleman thiefturneddetective simon templar aka the saint in five mysteries based on the stories by leslie charteris. A man and a woman inform an amnesia victim that he resembles a missing heir. Oil well incident the george sanders mystery theater.
The george sanders mystery theater is the title of a 30minute american television mystery drama series hosted by character actor george sanders which aired sundays on nbc in the summer of 1957, replacing the. In 1960, he also published an autobiography, memoirs of a professional cad. The george sanders mystery theater tv series 1957 imdb. Hedy lamarr and george sanders in a movie based on ben ames williams novel of early 19thcentury maine. Crime on my hands, the debut george sanders mystery, is a suspenseful and highly entertaining backstage crime novel, which perfectly captures the wit and charm of george sanders, especially his quintessentially polished, sardonic dialogue. Throughout much of his screen career, actor george sanders was the very personification of cynicism, an elegantly dissolute figure whose distinct brand of anomie distinguished dozens of films during a career spanning nearly four decades. Pressbooks were sent to exhibitors and theater owners to aid them in publicizing the films run in their theater. George henry sanders was a russianborn english film and television actor, singersongwriter, music composer, and author. George sanders author of memoirs of a professional cad.
Sanders was a russianborn english film and television actor, singersongwriter, music composer, and author. George sanders played the saint in a five rko motion pictures from 1939 to 1941. When her landlord and the buildings janitor claim to have never seen her before, the woman takes her concerns to the police and their staff psychologist are return to the womans apartment building to find everything as it should be except the womans husband has disappeared. The george sanders mystery theater 1957 episode list. You can also download the free sunday morning podcast at itunes. As such, the falcon mystery movie collection volume 1 in all its 3disc glory presents seven falcon mysteries.
He was seen on tv in schlitz playhouse, studio 57 and decision. A female artist is torn between her belief in free love and the constraints of romance. The george sanders saint movies collection manufactured on. While his novels are acclaimed, he is best known for his short stories. Jan 19, 2017 mad harry george sanders poisons his bad sisters geraldine fitzgerald cocoa. Freed from the death of her drunken father, she soon improves her situation by maneuvering herself into a position to marry a local. Memorial hall, immediately north of harvard yard in cambridge, massachusetts, is an imposing high victorian gothic building honoring the sacrifices made by harvard men in defense of the union during the american civil war.
These usually have a different cast each episode, but several series in the past, such as four star playhouse, employed a permanent troupe of character actors who would appear in a different drama each week. Actor george sanders served as host, and occasionally starred in, these half hour filmed dramas. George sanders full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. Down on his luck attorney francis parnell is retained by a beautiful but mysterious woman to perform unspecified, but equally mysterious duties. Hosted by bill lundigan, this episode was originally aired on 28 july 1955 season 1 episode 34. Highly inquisitive american reporter michael gordon george sanders investigates the death of a colleague while in damascus. Robert taylor, elizabeth taylor, joan fontaine, george sanders, emlyn williams, felix aylmer, finlay currie.
In stranger at home, the second george sanders mystery novel, we are taken to a world removed from the backstage comic mystery of crime on my hands, but nonetheless a milieu very familiar to the actor southern california in the 1940s. Howard terbell mcnear january 27, 1905 january 3, 1969 was an american stage, screen, and radio character actor. Mad harry george sanders poisons his bad sisters geraldine fitzgerald cocoa. The george sanders saint movie collection is five hours and thirty four minutes and was released on dvd on november 10, 2011. After a brief tenure in the army, at the insistence of his wife, ellin began writing full time. Track mystery science theater 3000 season 1 episodes. Walter pidgeon discusses greta garbos later career with director george cukor. The song unforgettable as sung by nat king cole could have been written to describe bewitching george. A mystery man tries to help a young innocent escape a murderous. The george sanders mystery theater tv series 19571957.
Seasons 1,2,3,4,5,6 are available for downloading in good and high hd quality, select the season number below. The george sanders mystery theater season 1, episode 6. I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone researching george sanders. George sanders biography, movie highlights and photos. In 1957 he hosted a tv series, the george sanders mystery theater 1957. I thought i would start a thread for one of my favorite things those great 1930s and 40s mystery and crime series. His film debut, in 1936, was as curly randall in find the lady 1936. His prominent english accent and bass voice often led him to be cast as sophisticated but villainous characters. His upperclass english accent and bass voice often led him to be cast as sophisticated but villainous characters. Here is the american onesheet movie poster for foxs the lodger 1944, starring merle oberon, laird cregar, and george sanders. With george, the character smoothed out and the comedy ramped up a bit. Sanders was in the seventh sin 1957, the whole truth 1958, from the earth to the moon 1958, and that kind of woman 1959. George was dashing, with a wonderful british accent, and talked like vaughn monroe sang.
An anthology series is a radio, television, or film series that presents a different story and a different set of characters in each episode, season, segment or short. George sanders was the second person to portray the saint. Featured in 20th century fox picture call me madam. Our marketplace offers a huge selection of movies from sellers worldwide. The story was adapted for television by gore vidal. John launer, paul petersen, john archer, robert horton, kathryn. Released on october 25, 1946, the strange woman follows beautiful jenny hager hedy lamarr as she grows up to become an equally heartless and manipulative young woman, finding she can always get what she wants from the men in the 1820 s port of bangor, maine. Season 1 guide for mystery science theater 3000 tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Murder mystery dinner show totally 80s, totally murder the murder mystery dinner nights will take place on the st.
Thirty minute mystery drama series hosted by george sanders. There is also a lot of information in the book about tom conway. Walter pidgeon played nick carter in a series of 3 mgm films in 1939 and 1940 and the three films were released in the last few years by warner archives. Sanders played the lead in death of a scoundrel 1956 and the tv series the george sanders mystery theater 1957. These mostly b movies were churned out on a regular basis, mostly by the smaller producers. Season 8 will finally give us the halstead and upton romance we deserve. Jun 12, 2016 in its place is the series title the george sanders mystery theatre, and the host segments shifted focus away from the mwa to george sanders persona and the episode at hand, even with sanders wandering around the storys location rather than the mwa club. First, templar travels to san francisco where he gets mixed up in a female gang leaders wendy barrie crusade against a mysterious crime boss, in the saint strikes back 1939. Watch fulllength feature films, classic shorts, world culture documentaries, world war ii propaganda, movie trailers, and films created in just ten hours. A scoundrel for all seasons george sanders sanders won an academy award for playing the cynics cynic, addison dewitt, in all about eve.
The george sanders mystery theater 1 episode 1957 source 1. Watch movies online for free in full hd 1080p fastest streaming and search more than eighty thousands of latest movies online. I love all of georges saint films but i think this is my favorite for two reasons. One of the owners of the theater was an assistant director for many tv shows. Onesheets measured 27x41 inches, and were the poster. John calvert, rochelle hudson, roscoe karns director. A world of stars and millionaires, but also vice, organized crime and shattered dreams. The george sanders mystery theater the liar tv episode. The next five movies in the series starred future star george sanders. Jpg, publicity photo of george sanders for his george sanders mystery theater television program. But what makes me suspicious is that he was married to two gabor sisters and these ladies were well known professional beards. George henry sanders 3 july 1906 25 april 1972 was a british film and television actor.
The george sanders mystery theater season 1, episode 5. Sanders played the lead in death of a scoundrel 1956 and the tv series the george sanders mystery theater. The george sanders mystery theater is the title of a 30 minute american television mystery drama series which aired on the nbc in 1957 and hosted by character actor george sanders. The fan jeanne crain, madeleine carroll, george sanders 1949 youtube movie theater movie tv jeanne crain war film classic films old movies alter movies to watch 1970s now voyager full movie. He worked in a birmingham textile mill, in the tobacco business and as a writer in advertising. When he arrives at her apartment for their first business meeting, the lawyer finds his client dead from a gunshot wound. With the coming of the russian revolution in 1917, the family escaped to england where the boys attended bedales school and brighton college, then went on to manchester. With ray buckley, richard devon, sue england, harry lauter.
Buy the george sanders saint movies collection dvd at. The first person to play him was louis hayward and film producer wanted to make him a star signed him to a multi picture deal. Povertyrow continuation of the falcon mystery series showcasing calverts magi. Okay, so it unashamedly americanises scott and countless other literary inspirations but its free, and the scenery is something else. Many of these videos are available for free download. Oldtime radio fans can still hear the famous voice of vincent price.
Feel free to send us your trailer requests and we will do our best to hunt. Digitized from a shellac record, at 78 revolutions per minute. Find the monthly tcm movie schedule and programming guide and learn. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free.
Sanders spent virtually all of the 1960s appearing in littleseen, lowbudget foreign productions. George henry sanders 3 july 1906 25 april 1972 was a british film and television actor, singersongwriter, music composer, and author. These options are all featured in this diverse library. Placeholder the george sanders mystery theater 1 episode 1957. Village of the damned 1960 official trailer george sanders. George theatre stage, with table seating on the stage facing the majestic interior of the venue. While rushing home late one night, a woman becomes a witness to a murder. Anyone who loves all about eve, or enjoys golden age crime fiction, will find crime on my hands irresistible. A woman returns a trip out of town and finds someone else staying in her apartment who claims to lived their years. Stories, links, web extras and more from cbs news sunday. Shop movies starring george sanders on dvd, vhs, and rare video formats at alibris. Find films and movies featuring george sanders on allmovie. The falcon mystery movie collection, volume 1 3 discs dvd.
It stars hedy lamarr and victor mature in the title roles, george sanders as. The george sanders mystery theater season 1, episode 3. With george sanders, john archer, mae clarke, tristram coffin. Apr 26, 2019 when an nyc cop adam sandler finally takes his wife jennifer aniston on a long promised european trip, a chance meeting on the flight gets them invited to an intimate family gathering on the. The first saint film that george made in 1940,the saints double trouble, was filmed from november to late december 1939 and released on 26 january 1940. Sure, he seems 100 % gay in his movies, but so do all the other british actors from the golden age. Laurence olivier, joan fontaine, george sanders production company. Download the tv guide app for iphone, ipad and android. The whole rights tie up has kept many a good writers work off the screen and even out of print in some cases. His older brother would grow up to be actor tom conway and they had a younger sister, margaret. The george sanders mystery theater and the birds still.
The mpeg2 file is ready to be loaded into dvdauthorgui a free program to create a dvd to watch on your television. Watch all mystery science theater 3000 episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. With george sanders, don haggerty, paul harber, toni gerry. George made the role his and even though later he said he hated doing them his work is excellent.
His writing has appeared in the new yorker, harpers, mcsweeneys, and gq. George saunders born december 2, 1958 is an american writer of short stories, essays, novellas, childrens books, and novels. Chronicles the life of the academy awardwinning actor who built his fame playing the wellmannered cad. George sanders list of movies and tv shows tv guide. Mystery science theater 3000 tv show season 1 episodes list. Watch the george sanders mystery theater season 1, episode 6 the liar. Murder mystery dinner show totally 80s, totally murder st. He continued to play mostly villains and charming heels until his suicide in 1972. Stanley bernard ellin october 6, 1916 july 31, 1986 was an american mystery writer.
George sanders life is followed from his birth in st petersburg in 1906, to his death in 1972. This is an adaptation of robert louis stevensons the strange case of dr jekyll and mr hyde. A george sanders mystery by george sanders online at alibris. Mcnear is best remembered as floyd lawson, the barber in the andy griffith show 19601968. I love all of george s saint films but i think this is my favorite for two reasons. Mystery science theater 3000 season 1 episode guide on. The george sanders mystery theater is the title of a 30minute american television mystery drama series hosted by character actor george sanders which aired sundays on nbc in the summer of 1957, replacing the first half of caesars hour. George henry sanders was a british film and television actor. A series of historical pieces followed, and late in the decade he hosted a television series, the george sanders mystery theater. In may 1948, his first sale, and one of ellins most famous short stories, the specialty of the. The lodger is a 1944 horror film about jack the ripper, based on the novel of the same name by marie belloc lowndes. Download shetland seasons 1,2,3,4,5,6 hd 720p episodes.
542 218 395 315 1189 536 1046 1328 124 84 1464 697 240 439 430 971 5 280 427 813 523 153 630 450 289 753 1117 267