Our World A Crowded Room: Autumn 1949
TV Episode | 60 min | History

Our World

A Crowded Room: Autumn 1949

TV Episode | 60 min | History

The postwar housing boom creates the suburbs, the Russians explode their first nuclear bomb, television becomes popular, communists take over China, and America tries to deal with racism at home.

Directors

Consuelo Gonzales | Rolfe Tessem (EG Marshall Directed by)

Producer

Rolfe Tessem

Editors

James Flanagan | John Martin

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Edit Released

Updated Feb 12, 1987

Release date

Feb 12, 1987 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

1 win

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Cast	+ Add Cast
22 cast members

Name	Known for
Linda Ellerbee Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Nick News (1991)
Ray Gandolf Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Our World (1986)
Milton Berle Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
Anna Chennault Self Self See fewer	Our World (1986)
Edwin Darby Self - Time Magazine Financial Columnist Self - Time Magazine Financial Columnist See fewer	Our World (1986)
Betty Furness Self Self See fewer	Midshipman Jack (1933)
Charlton Heston Self Self See fewer	Ben-Hur (1959)
Ted Koppel Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Koppel on Discovery (2006)
Frankie Laine Self (voice) Self (voice) See fewer	Blazing Saddles (1974)
William Levitt Self - Real Estate Developer Self - Real Estate Developer See fewer	Our World (1986)
E.G. Marshall Self Self See fewer	12 Angry Men (1957)
John Fremont Melby Self - American Diplomat (as John Melby) Self - American Diplomat (as John Melby) See fewer	Our World (1986)
Clayton Moore The Lone Ranger (archive footage) The Lone Ranger (archive footage) See fewer	The Lone Ranger (1949)
Thomas Richardson Self - Retired Lt. Colonel, USAF Self - Retired Lt. Colonel, USAF See fewer	Our World (1986)
Paul Robeson Jr. Self Self See fewer	Great Performances (1971)
Paul Robeson Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Show Boat (1936)
Pete Seeger Self Self See fewer	Just Cause (1995)
Jay Silverheels Tonto (archive footage) Tonto (archive footage) See fewer	The Lone Ranger (1949)
Howard Sollenberger Self - Retired Diplomat Self - Retired Diplomat See fewer	Our World (1986)
Vaughn Taylor Admiral Luetjens (archive footage) Admiral Luetjens (archive footage) See fewer	Psycho (1960)
Natalie Wood Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Ed Wynn Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Alice in Wonderland (1951)