Seek Him With Candleshoe

Candleshoe was on somebody-or-other’s movie channel recently and it sounded harmless enough that I thought I’d give it a whirl.  I’m glad I did because it reminded me very much of The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn – both the book and the television special.  (And if you’ve seen that television special you know there’s not much out there that will make you want to remember it.)

Memoriam: Laurie Main

Australian actor Laurence "Laurie" Main died February 8. He was 89.

Believe Only Half of What You Watch

We mentioned earlier this year that 2010 marked the thirtieth anniversary of The Clue According to Sherlock Holmes, the misnamed made-for-television version of The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn. Arthur Tourot wrote into us today to announce he’s posted the program online (in five parts) for your viewing pleasure.

This is the full, original version of the program and not the shortened version where they edited out the Holmes/Watson nonsense.

The Ultimate Goose Chase: 30 years without a "Clue"

A few years ago we were revising the Bellairsia website, which meant scanning and creating new images from the television adaptations of The House with a Clock in its Walls and The Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn (we had clearer versions of the programs which meant we could create clearer images for the site). No, the programs are not great and the routine of updating the pictures was not an enjoyable task, either. Still, in watching the programs and examining the pictures we realized there were some exterior shots of the characters in front of houses and parks and a cemetery, among other places.

Memoriam: Matthew Tobin

Actor Matthew R. Tobin has died. He was 78.

Memoriam: Dody Goodman

Dody Goodman, best known to contemporary audiences as the scatterbrained secretary in the Grease movies and in her role in the sitcom Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, died Sunday, June 22. She was 93.

Memoriam: Al Lewis

The man behind the Grampa Munster mystique has died.  Actor Al Lewis was born in 1923 and began appearing on television in the late 1950s.  His first big break was on Car 54, Where Are You? (1961-63) but is fondly remembered by a generation of fans as Grandpa on The Munsters (1964-66).  Not only an actor, Lewis was active in politics and owned a restaurant in New York, appropriately called Grampa’s.

Treasure Castaways

Is there such a thing as an Art Kassul Fan Club?