A Picture of the Magi

(1957)

30 minutes

Television / Special / Holiday / Family / Drama / Fantasy / Made-For-TV

Directed by Robert B. Sinclair

Cast: Frank Baxter, Walter Coy and Lawrence Dobkin

A holiday episode of “Telephone Time”.

In 1956, a Hungarian family whose son is a prominent revolutionary leader must flee their country during their abortive revolt against the Soviet Union before the Russians can capture them and use them as hostages to force the son to surrender.  The daughter stumbles across a group of smugglers who she confuses with the Three Magi of the Bible and enlists their help in their race to the Austrian border.