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Wide Wide World

8.9 / 10 | United States
1955 | Documentary
Wide Wide World was a 90-minute documentary series telecast live on NBC on Sunday afternoons at 4pm Eastern. Conceived by network head Pat Weaver and hosted by Dave Garroway, Wide Wide World was introduced on the Producers' Showcase series on June 27, 1955. The premiere episode, featuring entertainment from the US, Canada and Mexico, was the first international North American telecast in the history of the medium. It returned in the fall as a regular Sunday series, telecast from October 16, 1955 to June 8, 1958. The program was sponsored by General Motors and Barry Wood was the executive producer. In March 1956, Time magazine reported that it was the highest-rated daytime show on television.

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Cast List (22)

Dick Schneider
Dick Schneider
Director
Van Fox
Van Fox
Director
Dave Garroway
Dave Garroway
Self - Emcee
Dave Garroway
Dave Garroway
Self - Host
Gary Cooper
Gary Cooper
Self
Maria Tallchief
Maria Tallchief
Self
Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins
Self
Lillian Gish
Lillian Gish
Self
Dorothy McGuire
Dorothy McGuire
Self
Lloyd Bochner
Lloyd Bochner
Self - excerpt from 'Julius Caesar'
Lorne Greene
Lorne Greene
Self - excerpt from 'Julius Caesar'
Peter Mark Richman
Peter Mark Richman
Self
Hope Holiday
Hope Holiday
Self - Scenes from 'Arabian Nights'
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Self
Tyrone Guthrie
Tyrone Guthrie
Self - excerpt from 'Julius Caesar'
Lauritz Melchior
Lauritz Melchior
Self - Scenes from 'Arabian Nights'
Ira Hayes
Ira Hayes
Self
Phyllis Love
Phyllis Love
Self
Guy Lombardo
Guy Lombardo
Self - producer of 'Arabian Nights'
Woody Herman
Woody Herman
Self
Robert Swink
Robert Swink
Self
Sylvester L. Weaver Jr.
Sylvester L. Weaver Jr.
Writer

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