Omnibus Lizzie Borden (Season 5, Episode 25)
TV Episode | 30 min | Drama, History, Music

Omnibus

Lizzie Borden (Season 5, Episode 25)

TV Episode | 30 min | Drama, History, Music

The program has two segments: (1) "The Trial of Lizzie Borden" (dramatization of the murder trial of Lizzie Borden), and (2) "The Fall River Legend" (dramatic ballet presentation of the Lizzie Borden story).

Directors

Charles S. Dubin (segments: The Fall River Legend) | Richard Dunlap (segments: The Trial of Lizzie Borden)

Producer

Robert Saudek

Composer

Morton Gould

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 24, 1957

Release date

Mar 24, 1957 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 8 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 5 wins & 6 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
15 cast members

Name	Known for
Diana Adams Mother (segment "The Fall River Legend") Mother (segment "The Fall River Legend") See fewer	Playhouse 90 (1956)
Katharine Bard Lizzie Borden (segment "The Trial of Lizzie Borden") Lizzie Borden (segment "The Trial of Lizzie Borden") See fewer	Playhouse 90 (1956)
Loïs Bolton (segment "The Trial of Lizzie Borden") (segment "The Trial of Lizzie Borden") See fewer	General Electric Theater (1953)
Lucia Chase Stepmother (segment "The Fall River Legend") Stepmother (segment "The Fall River Legend") See fewer	Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
Alistair Cooke Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Stingers (1998)
Margaret Hamilton Mrs. Gifford (segment "The Trial of Lizzie Borden") Mrs. Gifford (segment "The Trial of Lizzie Borden") See fewer	The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Nora Kaye The Accused (segment "The Fall River Legend") The Accused (segment "The Fall River Legend") See fewer	The Secret of My Success (1987)
Richard Kiley The Prosecuting Attorney(segment "The Trial of Lizzie Borden") The Prosecuting Attorney(segment "The Trial of Lizzie Borden") See fewer	Jurassic Park (1993)
Ruth Ann Koesun Accused as a Child (segment "The Fall River Legend") Accused as a Child (segment "The Fall River Legend") See fewer	Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)
John Kriza Pastor (segment "The Fall River Legend") Pastor (segment "The Fall River Legend") See fewer	Omnibus (1952)
Christopher Plummer (segment "The Trial of Lizzie Borden") (segment "The Trial of Lizzie Borden") See fewer	Beginners (2010)
Robert Preston The Defense Attorney (segment "The Trial of Lizzie Borden") The Defense Attorney (segment "The Trial of Lizzie Borden") See fewer	The Music Man (1962)
Dimitri Romanoff Father (segment "The Fall River Legend") Father (segment "The Fall River Legend") See fewer	Armstrong Circle Theatre (1950)
Katharine Ross (segment "The Trial of Lizzie Borden") (as Katherine Ross) (segment "The Trial of Lizzie Borden") (as Katherine Ross) See fewer	The Graduate (1967)
Joseph N. Welch Self - Commentator (segment "The Trial of Lizzie Borden") Self - Commentator (segment "The Trial of Lizzie Borden") See fewer	Anatomy of a Murder (1959)