USA, 25 December 1955
60m
black and white, 4:3
mono
Series: The Alcoa Hour (1955-1957) – series 1, episode 6
Next Genre Episode: The Stingiest Man in Town (23 December 1956)
An American fantasy television episode directed by Daniel Petrie and based on the opera by Gian Carlo Menotti.
Plot Summary
In the days after the birth of Christ, disabled shepherd boy Amahl and his mother are visited by the three kings looking for the newborn messiah. Amahl offers his crutches as a present to the baby and is miraculously healed.
Credits
Crew
Director: Kirk Browning
Producer: Samuel Chotzinoff
Libretto: Gian Carlo Menotti
Music: Gian Carlo Menotti
Cast
David Aiken (King Melchior)
Rosemary Kuhlmann (Amahl’s mother)
Leon Lishner (King Balthasar)
Bill McIver (Amahl)
Andrew McKinley (King Caspar)
Glen Tetley (dancing shepherd)
