"Jack Benny Show (1950)" DVD info?

[BT]

Does anyone know what's on this DVD? It's offered on Amazon.com and listed as coming from "Gotham Distribution," but with no details about the programs.

[LLeff]

Does anyone know what's on this DVD? It's offered on Amazon.com and listed as coming from "Gotham Distribution," but with no details about the programs.

Technically only one thing could be on it, if the title is accurate. Jack's first TV show from 10/28/1950. But I don't know, just presuming. If that's it, let me know where to get it!

[_bill]

If you could get the upc for it, or a picture, or a conversion from the asin to almost anything else I could be more sure, but based on the release date and the price I suspect it's the same as this one...
has classic tv series across the top

Label: Alpha Video
Release Date: October 7, 2003

Item Number: ALP 4252D
Item UPC: 089218425294

Episode 1: In a series of flashbacks, Jack recalls his first meeting with Mary, who is working as a clerk in a department store and his feeble attempts to ask her for a date.

Episode 2: Jack plans to dramatize his life story on the show. An adorable boy shows up to audition for the part as Jack as a child, but his ruthless agent demands $2000 to hire his client!

Episode 3: Jack is about to introduce singer Bob Crosby when he is interrupted by a precocious young girl asking for an autograph who insists that her name is Margaret Truman and that she lives in Washington DC!

Episode 4: Jack visits the show's sponsor to renew his contract. What Jack doesn't know is that the scheming Fred Allen is trying to convince the company that Benny should be fired and he should be the new star! In a surprise appearance, Eddie Cantor suddenly enters to turn the tables on both Benny and Allen!

So probably the relatively common 54/10/31, 61/01/01 (but has a 54 opening), 52/11/30 and 53/04/19

No original commercials, no cbs promos or bumpers. it appears some have the wrong opening and closings. The picture may have a bit too much edge sharpening and there are some compression artifacts in high contrast areas like shinny suits (on Fred Allen at the end) but it gets the curtain fairly well. The episodes are not in that order. No real extras excepts ads for the company's other dvds and just chapters at the start of each episode.

For most of that material, if it is that one, other sources have (slightly) more complete versions. This material is slightly incomplete, better than as run on cbn for the ones that ran on cbn, average compared to whats out there now.

[BT]

[quote="_bill"]If you could get the upc for it, or a picture, or a conversion from the asin to almost anything else I could be more sure, but based on the release date and the price I suspect it's the same as this one...

Thanks to both of you. Alll I have to go on is that maddening vague Amazon description. Until I se something to contradict it, I'll assume you are right. Saved me a purchase--all of these are on that Diamond 15-show set.

[afanofoldradio]

I have found a Jack Benny DVD in a dollar only store in my home town. I don't know the quality of the DVD's- but for a dollar what the heck....