A String of Blue Beads

The story

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.

Cast & crew

Louis JourdanAntique Shop Owner

Ellen-Cobb Hill

Ellen-Cobb HillMarilyn

Margaret HamiltonMrs. Loomis

Elaine Lynn

Elaine LynnBarbara May

Christine Lynn

Christine LynnBarbara's Sister

Mary MichaelMrs. Anderson

David Orrick McDearmon

David Orrick McDearmonMr. Stark