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  • Omnibus The Battler (Season 2, Episode 2)
  • TV Episode | Drama, History, Music

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The Battler (Season 2, Episode 2)
TV Episode | Drama, History, Music

The program has five segments: (1) "The Battler" (adaptation of an Ernest Hemingway story), (2) "Lola Flores and Her Flamenco Dancers" (Spanish dance and music), (3) "Operation Hurricane" (showing of a 1953 film documentary on the ...See moreThe program has five segments: (1) "The Battler" (adaptation of an Ernest Hemingway story), (2) "Lola Flores and Her Flamenco Dancers" (Spanish dance and music), (3) "Operation Hurricane" (showing of a 1953 film documentary on the development and explosion of the first British atomic bomb in the Pacific in 1952), (4) "Preview of King Lear" (featuring a rehearsal and discussion of the Shakespeare play to be shown in the following edition), and (5) "The Automatic Pinspotter" (a look at machines for clearing and resetting pins in a bowling alley). See less
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Directors
Bob Banner | Paul Nickell (segments: The Battler)
Writers
Ernest Hemingway (story) (segments: The Battler) | Arnold Schulman (adapted by) (segments: The Battler)
Producer
Production Designer
Status
Edit Released
Updated Oct 11, 1953

Release date
Oct 11, 1953 (United States)

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Cast

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10 cast members
Name Known for
Paco Aguilera
Self - Flamenco Guitarist (segment "Lola Flores and Her Flamenco Dancers") Self - Flamenco Guitarist (segment "Lola Flores and Her Flamenco Dancers")   See fewer
Peter Brook
Self - Film Producer (segment "Preview of King Lear") Self - Film Producer (segment "Preview of King Lear")   See fewer
Alistair Cooke
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Faíco
Self - Dancer (segment "Lola Flores and Her Flamenco Dancers") Self - Dancer (segment "Lola Flores and Her Flamenco Dancers")   See fewer
Carmen Flores
Self - Singer (segment "Lola Flores and Her Flamenco Dancers") Self - Singer (segment "Lola Flores and Her Flamenco Dancers")   See fewer
Lola Flores
Self - Dancer (segment "Lola Flores and Her Flamenco Dancers") Self - Dancer (segment "Lola Flores and Her Flamenco Dancers")   See fewer
John Marriott
Bugs (segment "The Battler") Bugs (segment "The Battler")   See fewer
Chester Morris
The Battler (segment "The Battler") The Battler (segment "The Battler")   See fewer
Virgil Thomson
Self - Composer (segment "Preview of King Lear") Self - Composer (segment "Preview of King Lear")   See fewer
Dick York
Nick (segment "The Battler") Nick (segment "The Battler")   See fewer
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