Although only 25 episodes were produced, the show was run and rerun on Movieola, and later on its sister station Silver Screen Classics.
The program aired movies such as The Terror of Tiny Town and Gorgo, which were condensed from their original running time to about 40 minutes, presided over by host and head writer Dave Shaw.
The hosted segments were shot in black and white and featured Shaw wearing a tuxedo in the "Condensed Classics" movie lounge where he'd do short comedy bits, usually with a comely female sidekick in a 1940s era cocktail dress.
Shaw was not involved with this version, having been replaced by Tarantella [Alison Phillips],[1] whose host persona was that of a somewhat sultry but fully knowledgeable film expert.
The original set and "Rat Pack" aesthetic was gone as well, though Tarantella occasionally wore cocktail dresses.