Critic at Large
Author and critic John Mason Brown, who once commented that "some television programs are so much chewing gum for the eyes," offered this intellectual alternative in 1948-1949. It consisted of an informal living-room discussion on the arts with two or three guests, of the caliber of author James Michener, producer Billy Rose, publishrer Bennet Cerf, and critic Bosley Crowther. The subjects ranged from modern art to new novels, films, the theater and fashions.
Episodes
Episode 1
Aug 18, 1948
Episode 2
Aug 25, 1948
Episode 3
Sep 01, 1948
Episode 4
Sep 08, 1948
Episode 5
Sep 15, 1948
Episode 6
Sep 22, 1948
Episode 7
Sep 29, 1948
Episode 8
Oct 06, 1948
Episode 9
Oct 13, 1948
Episode 10
Oct 20, 1948
Episode 11
Oct 27, 1948
Episode 12
Nov 03, 1948
Episode 13
Nov 10, 1948
Episode 14
Nov 17, 1948
Episode 15
Nov 24, 1948
Episode 16
Dec 01, 1948
Episode 17
Dec 08, 1948
Episode 18
Dec 23, 1948
Episode 19
Dec 30, 1948
Episode 20
Jan 06, 1949
Episode 21
Jan 19, 1949
Episode 22
Jan 26, 1949
Episode 23
Feb 02, 1949
Episode 24
Feb 09, 1949
Episode 25
Feb 16, 1949
Episode 26
Feb 23, 1949
Episode 27
Mar 02, 1949
Episode 28
Mar 09, 1949
Episode 29
Mar 16, 1949
Episode 30
Mar 23, 1949
Episode 31
Mar 30, 1949
Episode 32
Apr 06, 1949
Episode 33
Apr 13, 1949
Episode 34
Apr 20, 1949
Episode 35
Apr 27, 1949