The Big Time
It was the beginning of television. And they put it all on the line to get it on the air.
Directed by Paris Barclay
Plot
In 1948 Manhattan, a diverse group of people are committed to making the fledgling Empire Network a success. Among them: a naive young woman who's hired as a script girl; an idealistic programmer; and an aspiring director who hopes to make Empire "the network that takes risks and makes new stars." Then there's Empire's president, an eccentric scientist whose bride raises eyebrows at the network.
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Cast
Dylan Baker
The Colonel
Molly Ringwald
Marion Powers
Christopher Lloyd
Doc Powers
Christina Hendricks
Audrey Drummond
Shane Johnson
Timothy Wilkison
Michael B. Silver
Walt Kaplan
Sharif Atkins
Joe Royal
John de Lancie
Vaughn Clay
Eydie Alyson
Ibsen Script Girl
Gabrielle Anderman
Another Miss Eve (as Gabby Anderman)
Dwayne L. Barnes
Stuff
Ronald Bruner
Skins
John Byner
Ed Wynn
Lizette Carrión
Lizette Carrion
Thomas Daniel
Businessman