Omnibus The Virtuous Island (Season 3, Episode 7)
TV Episode | Drama, History, Music

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The Virtuous Island (Season 3, Episode 7)

TV Episode | Drama, History, Music

The program has four segments: (1) "The Virtuous Island" (a Jean Giraudoux comedy-drama), (2) "The French Horn" (short history and lesson on the French horn), (3) "Wild Musk Oxen" (featuring capture of a live musk-ox), and (4) "Orson Bean"...See moreThe program has four segments: (1) "The Virtuous Island" (a Jean Giraudoux comedy-drama), (2) "The French Horn" (short history and lesson on the French horn), (3) "Wild Musk Oxen" (featuring capture of a live musk-ox), and (4) "Orson Bean" (comedy monologue on Christmas gift wrapping). See less

Directors

Tad Danielewski (segments: The Virtuous Island) | Roger Englander (segments: The French Horn) | Herbert Hirschman (segments: Orson Bean)

Writers

Jean Giraudoux (play) (segments: The Virtuous Island) | Alen Robin (script) (segments: Orson Bean) | Paul Tripp (segments: The French Horn) | Maurice Valency (adapted by) (segments: The Virtuous Island)

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Edit Released

Updated Nov 28, 1954

Release date

Nov 28, 1954 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 8 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Orson Bean Self - Humorist (segment "Orson Bean") Self - Humorist (segment "Orson Bean") See fewer	Being John Malkovich (1999)
Beverly Bentley Self - Performer (segment "Orson Bean") Self - Performer (segment "Orson Bean") See fewer	Maidstone (1970)
Arthur Berv Self - French Horn Player (segment "The French Horn") Self - French Horn Player (segment "The French Horn") See fewer	Omnibus (1952)
Harry Berv Self - French Horn Player (segment "The French Horn") Self - French Horn Player (segment "The French Horn") See fewer	Omnibus (1952)
Jack Berv Self - French Horn Player (segment "The French Horn") Self - French Horn Player (segment "The French Horn") See fewer	Omnibus (1952)
Alistair Cooke Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Stingers (1998)
Rita Gam (segment "The Virtuous Island") (segment "The Virtuous Island") See fewer	Klute (1971)
Hermione Gingold (segment "The Virtuous Island") (segment "The Virtuous Island") See fewer	Gigi (1958)
Darren McGavin (segment "The Virtuous Island") (segment "The Virtuous Island") See fewer	A Christmas Story (1983)
Burgess Meredith (segment "The Virtuous Island") (segment "The Virtuous Island") See fewer	Clash of the Titans (1981)
Cyril Ritchard (segment "The Virtuous Island") (segment "The Virtuous Island") See fewer	Producers' Showcase (1954)
John Teal Jr. Self - Arctic ecologist (segment "Wild Musk Oxen") Self - Arctic ecologist (segment "Wild Musk Oxen") See fewer	Arctic Roundup (1957)