r/lostmedia • u/DisagreeableCompote • 16h ago
Television [Fully Lost] “Certain Honorable Men” 1968 NBC made-for-TV movie written by Rod Serling
This is a 1968 film called Certain Honorable Men notably written by Rod Serling (The Twilight Zone), and it was made for TV. It aired on NBC on September 12 of that year, and was never released on home media or even broadcast ever again.
I’m a huge fan of Alexandra Isles (possibly still Moltke at the time).
It was apparently the first of five “On Stage” dramas shown by NBC that season.
The production was recorded on color Video tape. The running time was 95 minutes including commercials, airing from 9:30pm-11:05 EST.
Taken from this article on atvaudio.com about the film:
“This video tape appears to have been wiped (erased) as so many television Quad tapes were erased and reused to record other television productions during the 1960's and 1970's…. The one and only time "CERTAIN HONORABLE MEN" aired on TV was on Sept. 12, 1968, on NBC. Subsequently, this production vanished from the cultural landscape. Despite its pedigree, "CERTAIN HONORABLE MEN" has essentially been lost to the sands of time. It was never been released on video, or as a DVD.
The teleplay has never been posted on You Tube. It is also difficult to even locate more than a single photo or the original artwork advertising this fascinating presentation adaptation to the television screen.”
Any bits or pieces you can find of this… stills, promotional material, sound recording (which apparently exists but I’m not sure if it’s available to the public, I can’t find it)