A drama based on a short story by William Faulkner that is set in France at the end of World War I. Four Allied soldiers from different nations imprison a German soldier in a French cafe, discussing the war they struggle to find meaning with their future lives.
A drama set in Mississippi circa 1940. A government investigator travels to an isolated farm to arrest the two sons of a farmer who did not register for the draft.
Part one of a three-part dramatization of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's novel about a spiteful wretch who's plagued by despair and an acute sense of awareness .
Balzac's 1835 novel 'Le Pere Giroit' is dramatized, with an impoverished young aristocrat who comes to Paris and befriends Pere Giroit. The story presents a society driven by social ambition and a lust for wealth.
A show devoted to Samuel Chamberlain, an American soldier, painter and author, who illustrated the landscapes and battle scenes depicting the Mexican-American War (1846).
Jazz dances are performed by Leon James and Al Minns, including variations of the Charleston; the Lindy Hop; Boogie Woogie; and the Apple Jack. Jazz historian Marshall Stearns provides the commentary.
American harmonica player Larry Adler known for playing major works performs with pianist Ellis Larkins. He plays an original composition as well as Bach, Mozart, Gershwin and W.C. Handy.
Composer Morton Gould and his performing guests, Robert Rudie (violin) and Claude Frank (piano), display how creative a musical instrumentalist can be without violating the spirit of the composer's score.
Director Harold Clurman and actress Mildred Dunnock view and critique four actors who perform scenes from two plays; August Strindberg's "Miss Julie" and Anton Chekhov's "The Sea Gull."
The piano team of Vera Brodsky and Harold Triggs perform Bach, Debussy, Chopin and Triggs himself after an informative comment by James Macandrew on the history of 2-piano music.