A String of Blue Beads
A STRING OF BLUE BEADS is a slight little Christmas tale that was a pilot for an anthology series of short stories that never came to be. What makes this little film fascinating is it was one of the earliest color broadcasts on television and happily is one of the few early color productions for TV that can be seen in color now. Early color television productions seem to have had a limited color capability much like the early 1930's attempts at Technicolor. This actually adds to the charm of this little Christmas story giving in an "old time" feel.
From the archive
In color! Unsold TV pilot for an anthology series called "Screen Writer's Playhouse". [The "MPEG4" file is the smallest file, and it's the source file. Download it if your player can handle h.265 (HEVC).]
Why this is free to watch
A String of Blue Beads (1953) is hosted by the Internet Archive as a public-domain or openly licensed work, which means its copyright has expired, lapsed, or was released by the rights holder. No signup, no payment and no advertising interrupts playback. Nitrate streams the file directly from the Internet Archive and hosts no video itself.
- Director
- Alan Dinehart
- Starring
- Louis Jourdan, Ellen-Cobb Hill, Margaret Hamilton, Elaine Lynn, Christine Lynn, Mary Michael, David Orrick McDearmon
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