Wide Wide World: The Fabulous Infant (1957)

Synopsis of Wide Wide World: The Fabulous Infant

Dave Garroway hosts this all-star celebration of network television's tenth anniversary (actually, NBC and CBS had signed on in 1941, but 1947 is the "accepted" debut date). Utilizing the most up-to-date technology available at the time, the program features several remote pickups, with Garroway anchoring in Chicago, Milton Berle appearing from New York, Ernie Kovacs chiming in from Las Vegas, and producer Albert McCreery rehearsing an episode of his anthology Cameo Theatre from NBC's Burbank studios (this last segment was orginally seen in color). On film, Dragnet star Jack Webb discusses the progress of dramatic television, while television critics from New York, Hollywood, Detroit and Springfield, Missouri debate the question "Has TV Fulfilled Its Promise?" Extra added attractions include live coverage of the Veteran Days ceremonies at Arlington, kinescopes of TV broadcasts from Paris, London, Tokyo, and Moscow (satellite technology was, of course, still the stuff of science-fiction yarns), and rare clips from past TV milestones. If The Fabulous Infant still exists, it would be well worth having on the home-video market. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

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