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NY TV debut 1/21/49 from 9:50 to 11 pm on WCBS' "Film Theatre of the Air.'' Forgotten "exploitation special'' was 1938 remake of a French film with original star Luchaire, who Time magazine reported in 1946 had her citizenship revoked because of an affair with an "Axis agent.'' 
1/21/54 at 11:15 pm on WCBS' "The Late Show.'' Former child star Withers went from Goldwyn's lavishly produced THE NORTH STAR to obscure 1944 Republic B drama about wartime juvenile delinquency.
NY TV debut 1/21/59 at 5:30 pm on WCBS' "The Late Show.'' Third and final (1943) installment of Skeleton's delightful programmer series about a radio detective. AvaArchive
1/21/64 at 1:05 am on WNBC's "13th Hour.'' From 1957 Republic, "unsatisfying (and slow-moving) western'' (@leonardmaltin) with Alberghetti at the apex of a love triangle. Naturama's 2:35 aspect ratio was of course cropped for TV showings.
@leonardmaltin US TV debut 1/21/69 from 9 to 11:15 pm on "NBC Tuesday Night at the Movies.''
@leonardmaltin 1/21/74 at 11:30 pm on "The CBS Late Movie.'' Network debut of H.C. Potter's 1957 comedy, originally intended as a vehicle for Bogart and Bacall. NY TV debut 6/13/1970 on WCBS' "The Late Show.''
@leonardmaltin US TV debut 1/21/79 from 9 to midnight on "The CBS Sunday Night Movies.'' Frankenheimer's 1977 terrorist thriller made it to TV pretty much intact, unlike TWO-MINUTE WARNING (1976), which was extensively reworked with new footage for its NBC bow the following month.
