A String of Blue Beads

Name: A String of Blue Beads
Director: Alan Dinehart
Genre: Drama, Family
Released: 1953-01-01
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 6
Cast: Louis Jourdan, Ellen-Cobb Hill, Margaret Hamilton, Elaine Lynn, Christine Lynn

6.0(1)NR195330mEN

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Directed by Alan Dinehart

A STRING OF BLUE BEADS is a slight little Christmas tale that was a pilot for an anthology series of short stories that never came to be. What makes this little film fascinating is it was one of the earliest color broadcasts on television and happily is one of the few early color productions for TV that can be seen in color now. Early color television productions seem to have had a limited color capability much like the early 1930's attempts at Technicolor. This actually adds to the charm of this little Christmas story giving in an "old time" feel.