Travel back in time and relive an exciting year of American history: World War |, the Ziegfeld Follies, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks. The birth of jazz and women’s suffrage. Plus special guest Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
The boys were home from the war, gas was 23¢ a gallon and TV was big news. Join Dick Cavett as he captures the “boom-and-build’ spirit of a growing nation. Also: birth of the suburbs. With special guest Richard Widmark.
U.S. astronauts landed on the moon. Students protested Vietnam. Woodstock became a symbol of peace in a year marked by violence. The third in HBO’s nostalgic series—with special guest, astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
Prohibition ended. Chicago hosted the World's Fair. FDR gave us fireside chats and the New Deal. Join Dick Cavett as he goes back to the year America began to recover from the Depression.
The world was at war, and the U.S. rallied. Dick Cavett takes you back to the home front: rationing; women in factories; victory gardens. It was '42, and the U.S. became the arsenal for democracy.
The economy was booming. Jobs were abundant. The times were good. Flappers, speakeasies and jazz. This final show takes you back to when Babe Ruth, Al Capone and Charles Lindbergh made the headlines. Special guest: Janet Gaynor, the first Oscar winner.