2. Escape to Egypt (1951)
Joseph and Mary remain in Bethlehem following Jesus' birth. Baby Jesus takes rites of presentation in Temple, as Simeon recognizes the child as the Christ. The Wise Men arrive, and King Herod attempts to outwit them. Joseph, warned in a dream of the King's murderous plans for the child, takes Mary and Jesus and escapes to Egypt.
Release date: 1951-01-14
Season number: 1
Episode number: 2
Runtime: 28 minutes
Cast
Art Gilmore
as Narrator
Peter Whitney
as Herod Antipas
Gayne Whitman
as Judas Iscariot
Carl Milletaire
as Pharisee
Bing Russell
as Lazarus
Jeanne Bates
as Mary - Sister of Lazarus
I. Stanford Jolley
as Dismas the Good Thief
James Flavin
as Longinus
Dennis Moore
as Assyrian Messenger
John Alvin
as Joseph
Eddie Dew
as James
Mort Mills
as Habor
Grandon Rhodes
as Nicodemus
Allene Roberts
as Dora
John Crawford
as Joel
Trevor Bardette
as Isaiah
Rest of the cast - click here to expand
Eileen Rowe - Mary the Mother, George Bruggeman - John, Robert Holton - Jesus