Family Theatre A Star Shall Rise
TV Episode | 29 min | Drama

Family Theatre

A Star Shall Rise

TV Episode | 29 min | Drama

Story of the Three Magi's search for the Christ child following their discovery of a new star foretold in Jewish scripture and Zoroastrian religious texts.

Director

John Brahm

Writer

John T. Kelley (screenplay)

Producers

Patrick Peyton (as Father Patrick Peyton) | Roland D. Reed (as Roland Reed)

Composer

Harry Zimmerman

Cinematographer

Walter Strenge

Editor

Robert B. Warwick Jr. (as Robert Warwick)

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Updated Dec 25, 1952

Release date

Dec 25, 1952 (United States)

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16 cast members

Name	Known for
Raymond Burr Balthazar Balthazar See fewer	Rear Window (1954)
Richard Hale Melchior Melchior See fewer	Julius Caesar (1953)
John Crawford Gaspar Gaspar See fewer	The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Donna Martell Mary Mary See fewer	Project Moon Base (1953)
Morris Ankrum King Herod King Herod See fewer	In a Lonely Place (1950)
Anthony Caruso Shepherd (as Tony Caruso) Shepherd (as Tony Caruso) See fewer	The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Pepe Hern Shepherd Shepherd See fewer	The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Tudor Owen Shepherd Shepherd See fewer	One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
Peter Mamakos Centurian Centurian See fewer	The Ten Commandments (1956)
Jay Novello Chief of Spies Chief of Spies See fewer	Harum Scarum (1965)
Henry Brandon Captain of Herod's Soldiers Captain of Herod's Soldiers See fewer	The Searchers (1956)
Anne O'Neal Old Woman (as Ann O'Neal) Old Woman (as Ann O'Neal) See fewer	Gun Crazy (1950)
Arthur Page Actor Actor See fewer	The Living Christ Series (1951)
Zon Murray Soldier Soldier See fewer	Captain China (1950)
Mort Mills Scribe Scribe See fewer	Touch of Evil (1958)
Nelson Leigh Joseph (uncredited) Joseph (uncredited) See fewer	Ma Barker's Killer Brood (1960)