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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
EAN: 0796019779098
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Genius Entertainment
Manufacturer: Genius Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Genius Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: June 06, 2006
Running Time: 110 minutes
Sales Rank: 92825
Studio: Genius Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: January 29, 1961
Editorial Review:
Description:
Terrible Clockman - A futuristic fantasy tale of a clockwork monster who comes to life and frightens the inhabitants of a small Swiss town. Young viewers will be pleased to learn that although things might get a little scary, there’s no reason to worry, Shirley will be with you the whole time. Based on a 19th century novelette by Jules Verne, often hailed as 'The Father of Science Fiction.'- House of Seven Gables - Nathaniel Hawthorne’s supernatural and romantic tale of a New England family and their life in the House of the Seven Gables, a two-hundred year-old dwelling haunted by the ghosts of past generations. In a cinematic rendition of one of the best-known 19th century American novels, Shirley is joined by legendary stars Martin Landau, Agnes Moorehead, Robert Culp, and others.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - good purchase
DVD was exactly as described & fast shipping.
It is a pressed DVD, not a burned disc.
Rating:  - A piece of early T.V. history-that is all it is good for
Beware....if you think you are buying great acting and adaptations of classic literature,turn back, put away your credit cards and run! As a piece of television history,"The Shirley Temple Storybook", a show from the early 1960's that ran a season and flopped, has interest in that it chronicles the early attempts of NBC to bring melodramatic teleplays to the small screen.In the DVD release, nothing has been done or changed,and the shows look EXACTLY as the evening they aired, with static interference,film ... Read More
Rating: - Safe For Children
"Shirley Temple's Storybook" was an anthology series that Shirley hosted for children on NBC in the early 1960's. Shirley also typically played a role in each of the stories in the series. As a young child I was a big fan of the series and for me "The Terrible Clockman" (1961) was the most anticipated of the entire collection. At the conclusion of each week's telecast there would be a trailer for next week's show and I couldn't wait for this one to be shown. It looked to be very scary and it was based on a ... Read More
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