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The Classic TV Archive - US Dramatic Anthology Series
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ARMSTRONG CIRCLE THEATRE
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Episode Guide
version 28.0 June 2009
(Ep 6.13)
compiled
by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Tom Alger
Sal Crisanti
Rina Fox
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
TIME Magazine
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ARMSTRONG CIRCLE THEATRE
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Broadcast "live" from New York (later episodes filmed)
for
NBC (Tuesdays 9:30-10:00pm)(1950-55)(30min)(seasons 1-6) (weekly)
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NBC (Tuesdays 9:30-10:30pm)(1955-56)(60min)(season 7) (fortnightly)
(alternated with "Playwrights '56")
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NBC (Tuesdays 9:30-10:30pm)(1956-57)(60min)(season 8) (fortnightly)
(alternated with "Kaiser Aluminium Hour")
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CBS (Wednesdays 10:00-11:00pm)(1957-63)(60 min)(seasons 9-14)(fortnightly)
alternated with "The US Steel Hour" (1957-63)
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seasons 1-5: (1950-54):
Produced by Hudson Fausett (to be verified)
seasons 6,7,8: (1954-57):
Talent Associates production for NBC
Executive Producer, David Susskind
Produced by Robert Costello
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US anthology series 1950-63 episodes x 30/60 min bw
(06Jan50-25Jun57) NBC (02Oct57-28Aug63) CBS
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host/narrator
Nelson Case (1950-51)
Joe Ripley (1952-53)
Bob Sherry (1953-54)
Sandy Becker (1954-55)
John Cameron Swayze (1955-57)
Douglas Edwards (1957-61)
Ron Cochran (1961-62)
Henry Hamilton (1962-63)
Premise: After starting as a straight dramatic show in TV's infancy,
Armstrong Circle Theater developed its semi-documentary format six years ago,
has since covered every sort of theme. from Lizzie Borden to Hurricane Diane.
Sometimes hinged to news events; the sinking of the Andrea Doria, the 1959 discovery
of the B-24 that was lost in the Libyan desert during World War II; the program
has also treated myriad socio-psychological problems, from parole to suicide, gambling,
divorce, and legal and illegal adoption of babies. But most of all, it fingers every
sort of crook; stock market swindlers, antique swindlers, smugglers, moonshiners,
forgers; and tells how they operate, in fascinating documented detail.
########## Armstrong Circle Theatre ##########
############ season 1 June 1950 #############
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Ep 1.01 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE MAGNIFICENT GESTURE
06Jun1950
starring:
Brian Aherne
Synopsis:
A woman is awarded $500 after appearing in court. The Judge's wife becomes
suspicious and riles up the town concerning the matter.
Ep 1.02 Armstrong Circle Theatre: JACKPOT
13Jun1950
starring:
Stuart Erwin
Ep 1.03 Armstrong Circle Theatre: ONLY THIS NIGHT
20Jun1950
starring:
Nina Foch
Ep 1.04 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE CHAIR
27Jun1950
starring:
Vaughn Taylor
Ep 1.05 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE SKY ROCKET
04Jul1950
starring:
Ed Begley
Jane Seymour II
Ep 1.06 Armstrong Circle Theatre: LOCAL STOP
11Jul1950
starring:
Jimmy Sommer
Vaughn Taylor
18Jul1950/25Jul1950 no details
Ep 1.07 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE BIG DAY
01Aug1950
starring:
Neil Hamilton
Louise Larabee
Ep 1.08 Armstrong Circle Theatre: MAN OF ACTION
08Aug1950
starring:
Daniel Reed
########## Armstrong Circle Theatre ##########
############## season 2 1950-51 ##############
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NBC Tuesdays 9:30-10:00pm (weekly)(30min)
Ep 2.01 Armstrong Circle Theatre: REMEMBER, REMEMBER?
22Aug1950
starring:
Valerie Cossart
Donald McClelland
Barbara Townsend
Ep 2.02 Armstrong Circle Theatre: BLAZE OF GLORY
29Aug1950
starring:
Judson Pratt
Dort Clark
Mary Patton
Reed Brown Jr.
Synopsis:
A football player past his prime in the sport tries to reclaim his past.
Ep 2.03 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE FIRST FORMAL
05Sep1950
starring:
Ruth Matteson
12Sep1950 no details
Ep 2.04 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE OTHER WOMAN
19Sep1950
starring:
Louise Allbritton
Glenn Langan
Ep 2.05 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE ELOPEMENT
26Sep1950
starring:
Betty Caulfield
Robert Allen
Synopsis:
A woman has second thoughts about eloping.
Ep 2.06 Armstrong Circle Theatre: ROUND-UP
03Oct1950
starring:
Zachary Scott
Jeanne Sheppard
James Maloney
Klock Ryder
Dudley Sadler
J.Y. Yen
Ep 2.07 Armstrong Circle Theatre: GIVE AND TAKE
10Oct50 NBC Tue
Operation no. 50-2797
NBC Television
Produced by Hudson Faussett
Directed by Hal Keith
Written by Lawrence and Virginia Dugan
Host: Nelson Case
starring:
Frank Albertson
Richard S. Bishop
Jack Sheehan
Harriet E. MacGibbon
Johanna Douglas
Synopsis:
This is a story of two families, the Stones and the Martins, who
have been good neighbors for 15 years until an argument over
boundary lines causes a rift. A surveyor solves the problem and
both families become reunited. [RF]
Ep 2.08 Armstrong Circle Theatre: IT'S ONLY A GAME
17Oct1950
starring:
Donald Woods
Synopsis:
A College professor has a dilemma with one of his students who is failing in
math.
The student is the star of the School's Football team and their captain.
24Oct1950 no details
Ep 2.09 Armstrong Circle Theatre: MAN AND WIFE
31Oct1950
starring:
Paul McGrath
Virginia Smith
Tonio Selwart
Tony Bickley
Geraldine Dvorak
Ep 2.10 Armstrong Circle Theatre: PERSON TO PERSON
07Nov1950
starring:
Gloria Stroock
Laurence Hugo
Ep 2.11 Armstrong Circle Theatre: BEST TRIP EVER
14Nov1950
starring:
Enid Markey
Elizabeth Patterson
Alexander Campbell
Ep 2.12 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE PERFECT TYPE
21Nov1950
starring:
Romney Brent
Augusta Dabney
Richard Derr
Ruth Ford
Barbara White
Synopsis:
A local theater group causes problems with a couple when show business
brings
out the ham in the husband, the wife gets jealous.
Ep 2.13 Armstrong Circle Theatre: ANYTHING BUT LOVE
28Nov1950
starring:
Jean Casto
Julie Haydon
Karl Malden
Charles Mendick
Ep 2.14 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE HAPPY ENDING
05Dec1950:
starring
Cathleen Cordell
Otto Kruger
Ep 2.15 Armstrong Circle Theatre: GREEN EYES
12Dec1950
starring:
Judith Evelyn
Tom Helmore
Joyce Mathews
Lili Valenty
Ep 2.16 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE DIET
19Dec1950
starring:
Lawrence Fletcher
Lois Wilson
Ep 2.17 Armstrong Circle Theatre: CHRISTOPHER BEACH
26Dec1950
starring:
Barbara Britton
Tyler Carpenter
Nydia Westman
Huntington Watts
Frances Greet
Ep 2.18 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THAT MAN IS MINE
02Jan1951
starring:
Margaret Lindsay
Philip Reed
Ep 2.19 Armstrong Circle Theatre: ROOFTOP
09Jan1951
starring:
Biff McGuire
Ep 2.20 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE YOUNGER GENERATION
16Jan1951
starring:
Loring Smith
Ep 2.21 Armstrong Circle Theatre: SILVER SERVICE
23Jan1951
starring:
John Archer
Geraldine Brooks
Ep 2.22 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THOSE WONDERFUL PEOPLE
30Jan1951
starring:
Peter Fernandez
Bess Johnson
James Van Dyk
Ep 2.23 Armstrong Circle Theatre: SUPER HIGHWAY
06Feb1951
starring:
Ed Begley
John Hamilton
Ep 2.24 Armstrong Circle Theatre: A DIFFERENT WORLD
13Feb1951
starring:
Tom Avera
Joan Chandler
Jonathan Harris
Harry Mehaffey
Vilma Kurer
Edwin Jerome
Ep 2.25 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THAT'S SIMON'S GIRL
20Feb1951
starring:
Bonita Granville
Robert Pastene
Ep 2.26 Armstrong Circle Theatre: TWENTY-ONE DAYS
27Feb1951
starring:
Lola Albright
Skip Homeier
Joan Morgan
Ep 2.27 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE PARTNERSHIP
06Mar1951
starring:
John Newland
Lucile Watson
Ep 2.28 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE PATCHER-UPPER
13Mar1951
starring:
Vinton Hayworth
Judy Parrish
Neva Patterson
Ep 2.29 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE HERO
20Mar1951
starring:
Kathleen Crowley
Ep 2.30 Armstrong Circle Theatre: DOUBLE EXPOSURE
27Mar1951
starring:
Ruth Matteson
Edmon Ryan
Ep 2.31 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE MOMENT OF DECISION
03Apr1951
starring:
Bruce Cabot
Will Hare
Ep 2.32 Armstrong Circle Theatre: GHOST TOWN
10Apr1951
starring:
Henry Hull
Ep 2.33 Armstrong Circle Theatre: HONOR STUDENT
17Apr1951
starring:
Donald Buka
Jean Gillespie
Ep 2.34 Armstrong Circle Theatre: BACKSTAGE
24Apr1951
starring:
William Prince
Patricia Wheel
Ep 2.35 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE BIG RAINBOW
01May1951
starring:
Lawrence Fletcher
June Walker
Ep 2.36 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE OPEN HEART
08May1951
starring:
Gaby Rodgers
Ivan F. Simpson
Ep 2.37 Armstrong Circle Theatre: JURY DUTY
15May1951
starring:
Howard Smith
Ep 2.38 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE VOTE GETTER
22May1951
starring:
Muriel Kirkland
Arthur Vinton
Ep 2.39 Armstrong Circle Theatre: OVER THE FENCE
29May1951
starring:
Barbara Britton
Dick Foran
Ep 2.40 Armstrong Circle Theatre: LOVER'S LEAP
05Jun1951
starring:
Grace Kelly
Leslie Nielsen
Alan Abel
Larry Buchanan
Michael Keith
Charles Mendick
Donald Murphy
Ep 2.41 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE ROOKIE
12Jun1951
starring:
Naomi Riordan
Douglass Watson
Ep 2.42 Armstrong Circle Theatre: CLOSE HARMONY
19Jun1951
starring:
Romney Brent
Madeline Clive
Lawrence Tibbett
Ep 2.43 Armstrong Circle Theatre: BUCKAROO
26Jun1951
starring:
Cloris Leachman
Ep 2.44 Armstrong Circle Theatre: LEAVE IT TO MOTHER
03Jul1951
starring:
Enid Markey
Ep 2.45 Armstrong Circle Theatre: TABLE FOR TWO
10Jul1951
starring:
Henry Daniell
Hazel Dawn
Ruth Matteson
Ep 2.46 Armstrong Circle Theatre: LAST CHANCE
17Jul1951
starring:
Sidney Blackmer
Isobel Elsom
Jack Lemmon
Ep 2.47 Armstrong Circle Theatre: A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP
24Jul1951
starring:
Sheila Bromley
Jerome Cowan
Ep 2.48 Armstrong Circle Theatre: MOUNTAIN SONG
31Jul1951
starring:
Marcia Henderson
James Lipton
Ep 2.49 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE MISTAKE
07Aug1951
starring:
Frances Reid
Ep 2.50 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE MAN IN THE BOOKSHOP
14Aug1951
starring:
William Prince
Ep 2.51 Armstrong Circle Theatre: BONE OF CONTENTION
21Aug1951
starring:
Richard Derr
Coleen Gray
Ep 2.52 Armstrong Circle Theatre: JOHNNY PICKUP
28Aug1951 NBC Tue
written by
directed by Ted Post
starring:
Anne Jackson
Arthur Keegan
Esther Minciotti
Doug Rutherford
Ep 2.53 Armstrong Circle Theatre: BY THE BOOK
04Sep1951
starring:
Ernest Graves
Beverly Whitney
Ep 2.54 Armstrong Circle Theatre: SLEIGHT OF HAND
11Sep1951
starring:
Hildy Parks
Richard Kollmar
########## Armstrong Circle Theatre ##########
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NBC Tuesdays 9:30-10:00pm (weekly)(30min)
Ep 3.01 Armstrong Circle Theatre: FLAME-OUT
18Sep1951
starring:
Leslie Nielsen
Anne Bancroft (as Anne Marno)
Synopsis:
After witnessing the plane crash of a fellow jet pilot,
a pilot must overcome his fear of dying in a crash.
Ep 3.02 Armstrong Circle Theatre: DANNY'S TUNE
25Sep1951
directed by Ted Post
starring:
George Hall
June Walker
Mary Kay Stearns
Rodney McLennan
Rolly Beck
Edmund Dorrey
Fred Hillibrand
Marjory Leach
Fredric Vonn
Ep 3.03 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE RUNAWAY HEART
02Oct1951
starring:
Judith Evelyn
Bunny Lewbel
John Newland
Mary Orr
Ep 3.04 Armstrong Circle Theatre: COMMANDANT'S CLOCK
09Oct1951
directed by Ted Post
starring:
Ben Cooper
Richard Cleary
Melville Ruick
Woody Morgan
Arthur Hutt
Donald Harris
Philip Rodd
Andy Milligan
Ep 3.05 Armstrong Circle Theatre:
LOST AND FOUND
16Oct1951
starring:
Chester Stratton
Cara Williams
Lex Richards
Seth Arnold
Ann Thomas
Frank Mullen
Synopsis:
An Australian woman falls in love with an American serviceman during the War.
After the War she goes to America in search of her one true love.
Ep 3.06 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE LONG VIEW
23Oct1951
Written by Kay Arthur
Directed by Ted Post
starring
Thomas Mitchell
David Orrick
Mona Bruns
Biff McGuire
Leland Stanford Harris
John D. Seymour
Synopsis:
A professor passed over as head of the department learns to see
his life in relation to the entire college and to his students. [RF]
Ep 3.07 Armstrong Circle Theatre: NIGHT SONG
30Oct1951
starring:
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Donald Woods
Synopsis:
A literary critic falls in love with a poet.
Ep 3.08 Armstrong Circle Theatre: FOG STATION
06Nov1951
directed by Ted Post
starring:
William Eythe
Constance Ford
Bob Patten
Frank Fenton
Kenneth Bowles
Synopsis:
A lighthouse keeper's wife is intent on leaving her husband
because of the loneliness on the island.
Ep 3.09 Armstrong Circle Theatre: DAY DREAMS
13Nov1951
starring:
Beatrice Pearson
Herbert Evers
Dorothy Sands
Marlo Dwyer
Synopsis:
A spinster day dreams about romance.
Ep 3.10 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE OLDSTER
20Nov1951
starring:
Butch (Marc) Cavell
Henry Hull
Jacqueline DeWitt
Allen Nourse
Joseph Bernard
Charles G. Martin
Synopsis:
An old railroad man is lost in his memories of the good old days
of Casey Jones. He just can't get used to modern-day innovations.
Ep 3.11 Armstrong Circle Theatre: BRAND FROM THE BURNING
27Nov1951
starring:
Thomas Coley
Grace Kelly
Joseph Sweeney
Lester Lonergan
Aileen Poe
Tom McElhaney
Morton L. Stevens
Synopsis:
A minister's superiors reassign him to a more impoverished
parish concerned that he is to materialistic.
Ep 3.12 Armstrong Circle Theatre: AIRTIGHT CASE
04Dec1951
starring:
Kent Smith
Barnard Hughes
John McGovern
Denny Bohan
Paul Parks
Ep 3.13 Armstrong Circle Theatre: MARIONETTES
11Dec1951
starring:
Henry Jones
Beatrice Pearson
The Bill Baird Marionettes
Synopsis:
A lonely girl seeks refuge in a theater showing Marionettes perform.
Ep 3.14 Armstrong Circle Theatre: DISASTER
18Dec1951
starring:
Jack Lambert
Gene Reynolds
Robert Webber
Bruno Wick
Jason Johnson
Ep 3.15 Armstrong Circle Theatre: ENTER ROSALIND
25Dec1951
starring:
Enid Markey
Synopsis:
An elderly drama coach tries to teach a group of temperamental students.
Ep 3.16 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE SNOW DEER
01Jan1952
Written by Elizabeth Hume
directed by Ted Post
starring:
Beverly Whitney
Charles Cooper
Richard Bishop
Dorothy Francis
Harrison Dowd
Synopsis:
A married couple going through a difficult time in their marriage,
learn a lesson about love during a blizzard.
Ep 3.17 Armstrong Circle Theatre: PANDORA'S BOX
08Jan1952
starring:
John Boyd
Dorothy Stickney
Jack Diamond
Betty Lou Keim
Synopsis:
Risking their happiness jeopardizes a couple.
Ep 3.18 Armstrong Circle Theatre: IT TAKES ALL KINDS
15Jan1952
starring:
Hildy Parks
William Redfield
John Kane
Ep 3.19 Armstrong Circle Theatre: PRICE TAG
22Jan1952
starring:
Jack Grimes
Anne Jackson
Ep 3.20 Armstrong Circle Theatre: YESTERDAY'S MAGIC
29Jan1952
Written by Hobe Morris
starring:
Jerome Cowan
Frances Robinson
Synopsis:
A former actress receives a surprise visit from her famous former
co-star and is reminded of her time in the spotlight.
Ep 3.21 Armstrong Circle Theatre: IMAGE
05Feb1952
starring:
Edmon Ryan
Beatrice Straight
Ep 3.22 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE YARDS OF POETRY
12Feb1952
starring:
Michael Gorrin
Ep 3.23 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE HAT FROM HANGTOWN
19Feb1952
starring:
Marion Shockley
Paul Huber
Mabel Taliaferro
Ep 3.24 Armstrong Circle Theatre: MR. BEMISS TAKES A TRIP
26Feb1952
directed by Ted Post
starring:
Barbara Cook
E.G. Marshall
Dana Douglas
Edwin Cooper
Thom Conroy
Al Thayer
Martha Sherrill
Jack Howard
Ep 3.25 Armstrong Circle Theatre: DOMENICO
04Mar1952
starring:
Henry Hull
Luis Van Rooten
Andrea Blayne
Joseph Boland
Alfred Hopson
Ep 3.26 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE MAN IN 308
11Mar1952
starring:
Frances Helm
Leslie Nielsen
Synopsis:
A patient claiming to be an amnesia victim, comes under the scrutiny of the
nurse,
who is convinced he is a dangerous criminal hiding out.
Ep 3.27 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE SHOES THAT LAUGHED
18Mar1952
starring:
Patricia Crowley
Paul Valentine
Ep 3.28 Armstrong Circle Theatre: HIGH GROUND
25Mar1952
written by
directed by Ted Post
starring:
Noel Leslie
Carol Wheeler
Grant Richards
Mark Allen
Lucille Benson
Oswald Marshall
Joe Maross
Gladys Clark
Donald Bain
Ep 3.29 Armstrong Circle Theatre: WAY OF COURAGE
01Apr1952
starring:
Douglass Montgomery
Martha Scott
Synopsis:
A man with three months to live decides to take care of family matters before
he dies.
Ep 3.30 Armstrong Circle Theatre: TROUBLED SANDS
08Apr1952
written by Robert Mason Pollock
directed by Ted Post
starring:
Hildy Parks
Paul Langton
Joanna Roos
Larry Blyden
Jim Boles
Synopsis:
Struggling to hold on to her second husband, a woman holds
the secret to the death of her first husband.
Ep 3.31 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE DARKROOM
15Apr1952
starring:
John Newland
Walter Matthau
Glenda Farrell
Louise Allbritton
Ep 3.32 Armstrong Circle Theatre: WEDDING DAY
22Apr52NBC
directed by Ted Post
starring
Edgar Stehli
Marie Kenney
Jon Dawson
Natalie Core
Harrison Dowd
Synopsis:
A New York photographer is engaged to columnist when
he falls for his old girlfriend all over again.
Ep 3.33 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE SERGEANT
29Apr52 NBC
Operation no. 52-1972.
NBC Television
Produced by Hudson Fausett
Original television play by Rod Serling
Adapted by Roger Garis
Directed by Garry Simpson
Host: Nelson Case
starring:
Anthony Ross
Don Hanmer
Robert Brown
Lloyd Knight
Tige Andrews
Other Credits:
Video, William DeLannoy
Summary:
Four men are in a hospital suffering with injuries sustained in the Korean War,
when their sergeant is brought in with head injuries. They blame him for wiping
out their platoon by screaming at the wrong time. The doctor, with the aid of two
nurses, proves to the four that the sergeant, a hero in earlier actions, gave
way to fear and that they are no better than him. [RF]
Ep 3.34 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE LUCKY SUIT
06May1952
starring:
Stuart Erwin
Ep 3.35 Armstrong Circle Theatre: DISMAL SWAMP
13May1952
starring:
Oliver Thorndike
Ep 3.36 Armstrong Circle Theatre: PORTRAIT
20May1952
directed by Ted Post
starring:
Eli Wallach
Claudia Morgan
Lauren Gilbert
Patricia Barry
Ep 3.37 Armstrong Circle Theatre: BREAKAWAY
27May1952
starring:
Richard Kendrick
Joy Hodges
Ep 3.38 Armstrong Circle Theatre: FAIRY TALE
03Jun1952
directed by Ted Post
starring:
Patricia Crowley
Jack Manning
Richard Bishop
Richard Webb
Harry Sheppard
Vincent Barbi
Jeraldine Dvorak
Ethel Fenton
Douglas McLean
Robert Shafer
10Jun1952 no details
Ep 3.39 Armstrong Circle Theatre: SITUATION NORMAL
17Jun1952
starring:
Phillip Huston
Ep 3.40 Armstrong Circle Theatre: CAPPIE'S CANDLES
24Jun1952
starring:
Wesley Addy
Katharine Bard
John Hamilton
Ep 3.41 Armstrong Circle Theatre: CITY EDITOR
01Jul1952
starring:
Louise Allbritton
Grace Kelly
Shepperd Strudwick
08Jul1952 no details
Ep 3.42 Armstrong Circle Theatre: FOR WORSE
15Jul1952
starring:
Nancy Malone
Andy Milligan
Leslie Nielsen
Ep 3.43 Armstrong Circle Theatre: CHANGING DREAM
29Jul1952
starring:
Ben Cooper
Anne Seymour
Ep 3.44 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE VASE
05Aug1952
starring:
Dennis Hoey
Muriel Kirkland
E.G. Marshall
Ep 3.45 Armstrong Circle Theatre: RETURN THE FAVOR
12Aug1952
starring:
James Daly
Doris Dowling
Ep 3.46 Armstrong Circle Theatre: A MAN AND HIS CONSCIENCE
19Aug1952
starring:
William Prince
Audra Lindley
Michael Stanley
Synopsis:
A man rescues a young girl and her recovery attracts the
attention from the town, something he doesn't want.
Ep 3.47 Armstrong Circle Theatre: ROUND ROBIN
26Aug1952
starring:
Marc Cramer
Susan Shaw
Synopsis:
A teenager meets his idol and then falls in love with his idol's wife.
Ep 3.48 Armstrong Circle Theatre: RECAPTURE
02Sep1952
starring:
Darren McGavin
Grace Kelly
Barbara Baxley
John Stephen
Ep 3.49 Armstrong Circle Theatre: CAPRICE
09Sep1952
starring:
Paul Lukas
Ep 3.50 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE THIRTEENTH
16Sep1952
starring:
Frederic Tozere
Evelyn Varden
Synopsis:
A girl's wealthy parents are against her marrying a struggling artist.
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NBC Tuesdays 9:30-10:00pm (weekly)(30min)
Ep 4.01 Armstrong Circle Theatre: RED TAPE
30Sep1952
starring:
Peggy Conklin
Thomas Coley
Doro Merande
Synopsis:
A mother is on a crusade to get new tires for the school bus.
Ep 4.02 Armstrong Circle Theatre: REMEMBRANCE ISLAND
07Oct1952
starring:
Jamie Smith
Raimonda Orselli
Whit Bissell
John Compton
Royal Beal
Edith Fellows
Synopsis:
A devoted fiancee ensures his girl that she will not live
her mother's tragic life and death. [RF]
Ep 4.03 Armstrong Circle Theatre: BETRAYAL
14Oct1952
starring:
Judith Evelyn
Maria Riva
Edmon Ryan
Beatrice Straight
Synopsis:
A schoolteacher is suspicious of her former boyfriend and his new wife,
she believes they are working as Communist agents.
21Oct1952 no details
Ep 4.04 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE GENTLE RAIN
28Oct1952
starring:
Whit Bissell
Edith Fellows
Frederic Tozere
04Nov1952 no details
Ep 4.05 Armstrong Circle Theatre: A GODMOTHER FOR AMY
11Nov1952
starring:
Bunny Lewbel
Ep 4.06 Armstrong Circle Theatre: A VOLCANO IS DANCING HERE
18Nov1952
starring:
Barbara Baxley
William Prince
Edgar Stehli
Ep 4.07 Armstrong Circle Theatre: FABLE OF HONEST HARRY
25Nov1952
starring:
Robert Armstrong
02Dec52 no details
Ep 4.08 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE LIGHTS ARE BRIGHT
09Dec1952
starring:
Walter Burke
James Little
Andy Milligan
Ep 4.09 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE NOTHING KID
16Dec1952
starring:
Bill Hayes
Jack Whiting
Ep 4.10 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE VISITOR
23Dec1952
starring:
Haila Stoddard
Shepperd Strudwick
Ep 4.11 Armstrong Circle Theatre: BILLY ADAMS, AMERICAN
30Dec1952
starring:
E.A. Krumschmidt
Richard Wigginton
Ep 4.12 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE THIRTY-EIGHTH PRESIDENT
06Jan1953
starring:
Alan Bunce
Audrey Christie
Ep 4.13 Armstrong Circle Theatre: SKI STORY
13Jan1953
starring:
Nina Foch
Robert Shackleton
Ep 4.14 Armstrong Circle Theatre: BEFORE BREAKFAST
20Jan1953
starring:
Scotty Beckett
Ed Begley
Ep 4.15 Armstrong Circle Theatre: BLACK WEDDING
27Jan1953
starring:
Patricia Breslin
Lili Darvas
Florence Reed
Eric Sinclair
Ep 4.16 Armstrong Circle Theatre: PILGRIMAGE
03Feb1953
starring:
Fay Bainter
Jessie Royce Landis
Ep 4.17 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE MARMALADE SCANDAL
10Feb1953
starring:
Melville Cooper
Mildred Natwick
J. Pat O'Malley
Ep 4.18 [134] Armstrong Circle Theatre: RECORDING DATE
17Feb1953
Prod. No. 134
written by Virginia Travers & Peter W. Cobb
starring:
Fritzi Scheff
Ep 4.19 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE ANCHORAGE
24Feb1953
starring:
Una O'Connor
Addison Richards
Ernest Truex
Ep 4.20 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE TWENTY-NINTH THEME
03Mar1953
starring:
Gene Lyons
Ep 4.21 Armstrong Circle Theatre: HOUSE OF TEARS
10Mar1953
written by Tom & Alice Fleming
starring:
Ruth Ford
Ep 4.22 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE CHECKERBOARD HEART
17Mar1953
written by Kay Arthur
starring:
Jack Lemmon
Betsy von Furstenberg
Ep 4.23 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE PARROT
24Mar1953
a new opera by Darrell Peter and Frank de Felitta.
starring:
Jane Seymour II
Ep 4.24 Armstrong Circle Theatre: TRANSFUSION
31Mar1953
starring:
James Gregory
Murray Hamilton
Ep 4.25 Armstrong Circle Theatre: A SLIGHT CASE OF APRIL
07Apr1953
written by Milton Geiger
starring:
Hildy Parks
Ep 4.26 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE STRAIGHT AND NARROW
14Apr1953
starring:
Staats Cotsworth
Glenda Farrell
Walter Matthau
Ep 4.27 Armstrong Circle Theatre: JUDY AND THE BRAIN
21Apr1953
written by Sylvia Weld
starring:
Richard Franchot
Lee Remick
Ep 4.28 Armstrong Circle Theatre: ON THE BEAT
28Apr1953
written by Hamilton Benz
starring:
Donald Richards
Dennis Harrison
Ep 4.29 Armstrong Circle Theatre: SUNDAY STORM
05May1953
written by Robert Noah
starring:
Mary Fickett
Russell Hicks
Edward Bryce
Ep 4.30 Armstrong Circle Theatre: CANDLE IN A BOTTLE
12May1953
starring:
Phyllis Kirk
Leslie Nielsen
Ep 4.31 Armstrong Circle Theatre: A MATTER OF OPINION
19May1953
starring:
Bibi Osterwald
Ep 4.32 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE MIDDLE SON
26May53 NBC
Operation no. 53-2136.
NBC Television
written by Nicholas E. Baehr
directed by Garry Simpson
produced by Hudson Fausett
Video, William Little
Host: Nelson Case
starring:
Jackie Cooper .......... Larry
Hugh Reilly ......... Fred
Olive Blakeney ....... Edna
Dorothy Hart ...... Helen
Frank Daly .......Burt
Summary:
Larry comes home from the Korean War determined to exert his
independence, feeling his older brother, Fred, has overshadowed him
all his life. Edna, their mother, finally awakens Larry to the truth,
that Fred has given up his hopes and dreams to support the family
and he hopes Larry would come into the family business with him.
The truth hurts Larry, but he sees how foolish he has been. [RF]
########## Armstrong Circle Theatre ##########
############## season 5 1953-54 ##############
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NBC Tuesdays 9:30-10:00pm (weekly)(30min)
Ep 5.01 Armstrong Circle Theatre: JUDGEMENT
01Sep1953
starring:
Madge Evans
Larry Robinson
Robert Keith
Ep 5.02 Armstrong Circle Theatre: TWO PRISONERS
08Sep1953
written by Frank O'Neill
starring:
William Prince
Louisa Horton
Ep 5.03 Armstrong Circle Theatre: A STORY TO WHISPER
15Sep1953
written by Wilson Bower
starring:
Betsy Palmer
Leslie Nielsen
Ethel Owen
Synopsis:
A society matron is exposed when her supposedly spotless private life is
revealed. [DM]
Ep 5.04 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE LAST TOUR
22Sep1953
written by Alice French
starring:
Vaughn Taylor
Jo Van Fleet
Jessie Royce Landis
Melville Ruick
Ep 5.05 Armstrong Circle Theatre: A TIME TO LIVE
29Sep1953
written by Theodore W. Case
starring:
Hugh Reilly
Leora Dana
Ep 5.06 Armstrong Circle Theatre: TOUR OF DUTY
06Oct1953
starring:
Ed Begley
Jackie Cooper
Joseph Wiseman
Ep 5.07 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE FREE CHOICE
13Oct1953
written by Hamilton Benz
starring:
Kent Smith
Douglas Dick
Ep 5.08 Armstrong Circle Theatre: HERMAN
20Oct1953
starring:
Larry Blyden
Sally Gracie
Ep 5.09 Armstrong Circle Theatre: JULIE'S CASTLE
27Oct1953
written by Roger Vornholt
starring:
Lili Darvas
Joe Maross
Sally Forrest
Ep 5.10 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE HONOR OF LITTORNO
03Nov1953
written by Carey Wilber
starring:
Geraldine Brooks
Martin Brooks
Robert H. Harris
Ep 5.11 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE RIGHT APPROACH
10Nov1953
written by Ruth Woodman
starring:
Elizabeth Montgomery
Ona Munson
Ep 5.12 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE BELLS OF COCKAIGNE
17Nov53 NBC
written by George Lowther
directed by James Sheldon
produced by Hudson Faussett
Music, Harold Levey
starring:
Gene Lockhart
James Dean ......... Joey Frasier
Vaughn Taylor
Donalee Marans
John Dennis
Karl Lukas
William Thunhurst
Si Vario
Tige Andrews
Synopsis :
James Dean portrays a young warehouseman with a wife and sick child.
Lockhart, also employed at the warehouse, dreams of winning a newspaper
-sponsored lottery so that he can journey back to Ireland. When Dean,
desperate for money to buy medicine for his child, gambles away his
earnings, Lockhart, having won the lottery, gives the money away to Dean
and his wife" [DM]
Commercials:
Armstrong Cork Company presented by Kay Campbell and Bob Sherry.
Ep 5.13 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE BEARD
24Nov1953
written by Philip Kalfur
starring:
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Leslie Nielsen
Ep 5.14 Armstrong Circle Theatre: A LITTLE MOANING TO SELL
01Dec1953
starring:
Hugh Reilly
Ep 5.15 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE MARSHAL OF MISERY GULCH
08Dec1953
written by Carey Wilber
starring:
Peter Lind Hayes
Wallace Ford
Mary Healy
Ep 5.16 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE DEBT
15Dec1953
starring:
Louisa Horton
William Prince
Murray Hamilton
Ep 5.17 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE TREE IN THE EMPTY ROOM
22Dec1953
written by George H. Faulkner
starring:
Margaret Hayes
Arthur Cassell
Ep 5.18 Armstrong Circle Theatre: GLOOMTH IN BALLYGALLY
29Dec1953
written by George Lowther
starring:
Scott Forbes
Maureen Hurley
Melville Cooper
Ep 5.19 Armstrong Circle Theatre: FOR EVER AND EVER
05Jan1954
starring:
Kevin Coughlin
Marcia Van Dyke
Richard Kendrick
Synopsis:
A young couple whose son was killed in an auto accident
encounter heart-breaking resistance when they attempt to adopt
an orphan they've fallen in love with. [RF]
Ep 5.20 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE PIANO TUNER
12Jan1954
written by Joseph Schull
starring:
Fay Bainter
Otto Kruger
Synopsis:
A man returns to the family he deserted thirty years before. [RF]
Ep 5.21 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE MILESTONE
19Jan1954
directed by Cort Stein
starring:
Elizabeth Montgomery .......... Ellen Craig
Walter Brooke
Rebecca Sand
Synopsis:
A young wife believes that she is not good enough for her
successful husband. [RF]
Ep 5.22 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE OLD MAN'S GOLD
26Jan1954
starring:
James Gregory
Catherine McLeod
Synopsis:
Three gold-hungry adults are thwarted by a young boy. [RF]
Ep 5.23 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE PRIDE OF JONATHAN CRAIG
26Jan1954
written by Butler Sheldon
starring:
Jack Whiting
Valerie Cossart
Addison Richards
Synopsis:
A businessman down on his luck lands a job in sales.
Ep 5.24 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE FLIGHT
09Feb1954
starring:
Tod Andrews
Joey Walsh
Synopsis:
Confused and depressed a teenager rebels by announcing that he's a Communist.
Ep 5.25 Armstrong Circle Theatre: RUN TO THE MAGIC
16Feb1954
written by Dorcas Durkee
starring:
John Archer
Anna Lee
Ep 5.26 Armstrong Circle Theatre: EVENING STAR
23Feb1954
written by Anne Howard Bailey
directed by Ed Roberts
starring:
Jarmila Novotna
Arthur Franz
Arthur Marshall
Synopsis:
An aging opera star makes her first TV appearance. [RF]
*This episode was telecast in color. (TV Guide)
The Fugitive
02Mar1954 (postponed to 16Mar54)
Ep 5.27 Armstrong Circle Theatre: TAM O'SHANTER
09Mar1954
written by George Lowther
starring:
Arthur Treacher
Mildred Natwick
Ep 5.28 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE FUGITIVE
16Mar1954 (postponed from 02Mar54) TV Guide
written by Irene Foley
starring:
Anthony Perkins
Dolly Haas
Ep 5.29 Armstrong Circle Theatre: SO CLOSE THE STARS
23Mar1954
starring:
Biff McGuire
Leora Dana
Ep 5.30 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE MILITARY HEART
30Mar1954
starring:
Sidney Blackmer
Lawrence Hugo
Synopsis:
A colonel must make a tough decision about a friend into
a situation which may almost certainly result in death.
Ep 5.31 Armstrong Circle Theatre: MY CLIENT, MCDUFF
06Apr1954
starring:
Roddy McDowall ...... Tim
Patricia Breslin .... Jeannie McTavish
Brad Morrow (uncredited)
Synopsis:
A champion Scottie, his young mistress and a law student get
caught in international intrigue by a Pekingese. [RF]
Ep 5.32 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE THREE TASKS
13Apr1954
starring:
Arthur Treacher
Francis L. Sullivan
Ep 5.33 Armstrong Circle Theatre: TREASURE TROVE
20Apr1954
written by Carey Wilber
starring:
Wallace Ford
June Lockhart
Gene Lockhart
Mildred Dunnock
Ep 5.34 Armstrong Circle Theatre: GANG-UP
27Apr1954
written by Nicolas E. Baehr
starring:
Ed Begley
Carmen Mathews
Ep 5.35 [184] Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE HAND OF THE HUNTER
04May1954
Show No. 184
written by Morton Wishengrad & Virginia Mazerr
starring:
Joseph Schildkraut
E.A. Krumschmidt
Ep 5.36 Armstrong Circle Theatre: MAN TALK
11May1954
written by Ruth Woodman
starring:
Gage Clarke
Enid Markey
Ep 5.37 Armstrong Circle Theatre: BREAKDOWN
18May1954
written by Dave Allen
starring:
Patricia Smith
William Redfield
Carmen Mathews
Synopsis:
After being released from a hospital after a nervous breakdown,
a former patient tries to overcome his fears.
Ep 5.38 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE USE OF DIGNITY
25May1954 NBC Tue
Written by John G. Hanley
starring
Cliff Robertson .... John Robinson
Ed Begley Sr. ...... Louis Giordano
Albert Paulsen ..... Jim Boles
Joseph Downing ..... Mr. Allison
Synopsis:
A longshoreman decides he has stood brutal treatment of dock racketeers long
enough. [RF]
*During the summer Top Plays of 1954 aired in Armstrong Circle Theatres'
place which was mostly reruns of Ford Theatre.
########## Armstrong Circle Theatre ##########
############## season 6 1954-55 ##############
##############################################
NBC Tuesdays 9:30-10:00pm (weekly)(30min)
Ep 6.01 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE BEAUTIFUL WIFE
31Aug1954
written by David Shaw
starring:
Janet Blair
Tony Randall
Maxine Stuart
Bert Thorn
Ep 6.02 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE FIRST BORN
07Sep1954
written by Jerome Ross
starring:
Mary Boland ...... Mrs. Martin
E.G. Marshall ........ Harry
Carmen Mathews ........ Peggy
Synopsis:
A family learns of the mistake it has made in obtaining
a baby through an illegal adoption ring. [RF]
Ep 6.03 Armstrong Circle Theatre: JUDY AND ME
14Sep1954
written by Irving Gaynor Neiman
starring:
James Dunn
Patty McCormack
Ep 6.04 Armstrong Circle Theatre: EXPLOSION
21Sep1954
written by Robert Alan Arthur
starring:
Joe Maross
Frank Overton
Ep 6.05 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE JUDGED
28Sep1954
written by George Bellak
starring:
Walter Abel
Ep 6.06 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE RUNAWAY
05Oct1954
written by Robert Alan Arthur
starring:
Fay Bainter
Philip Abbott
Synopsis:
Tired of the pressures of being a lawyer, a man returns to his boyhood
home and his aunt and uncle who raised him.
Ep 6.07 Armstrong Circle Theatre: HALF A HERO
12Oct1954
written by Irving Gaynor Neiman
starring:
Larry Blyden
Ep 6.08 Armstrong Circle Theatre: LIE DETECTOR
19Oct1954
starring:
Skip Homeier
Ep 6.09 Armstrong Circle Theatre: SOLID CITIZEN
26Oct1954
written by Jerome Ross
02Nov54 - no details
Ep 6.10 Armstrong Circle Theatre: FRED ALLEN SKETCHBOOK
09Nov1954
starring:
Charlotte Rae
Barbara Nichols
Fred Allen (Narrator)
Ep 6.11 Armstrong Circle Theatre: FLARE-UP
16Nov1954
starring:
Philip Abbott
Leora Dana
Ep 6.12 Armstrong Circle Theatre: BRINK OF DISASTER
23Nov1954
starring:
Ed Begley
Joanne Woodward
Synopsis:
Tired of dealing with is immature wife and her family a man reaches his
breaking point. [RF]
Ep 6.13 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE CONTENDER (verified on film)
30Nov1954
Produced by David Susskind
Teleplay by Edmund Morris
Directed by Marc Daniels
Sets by Ben Edwards
Technical director H.L. Folkerts
Associate producer Robert Costello
starring
Paul Newman ....... Jimmy Polo
Inger Stevens ..... Bess
Frank McHugh ...... Willy Skokes, Jimmy's Manager
Don Keefer ........ Tony, Jimmy's Best friend
Charles Mendick.... Maxie his trainer
Maurice Shrog ..... Alex, Packard's manager
Sid Raymond ....... Trainer
Nehemiah Persoff... Jeff Gardell
Dickie Belton ..... Jackie, Jimmy's son
Sidney Bassler .... Foyle
Synopsis:
Jimmy Polo runs into a former fighter who doesn't remember him. Expectations
are high
as Jimmy trains at Winant's Gym and Willie Skokes, Jimmy's manager has him pegged
to be a Contender, but Jimmy has other ideas now that he has seen
what has happened to Jeff Gardell.
Ep 6.14 Armstrong Circle Theatre: H FOR HURRICANE
07Dec1954
written by Kathleen and Robert Howard Lindsay
starring:
Kim Stanley
Synopsis:
A woman is trapped in her apartment during a hurricane.
Without power or phone, she must find help for her very sick child. [RF]
Ep 6.15 Armstrong Circle Theatre: HIT A BLUE NOTE
14Dec1954
written by Anne Howard Bailey
starring:
Julie London
Walter Matthau
Carol Bruce
Ep 6.16 Armstrong Circle Theatre: RING TWICE FOR CHRISTMAS
21Dec1954
starring:
Nathaniel Frey
Joey Faye
Synopsis:
A couple of thieves pose as Santa and his helper will attending a party
at an affluent home and make off with bags full of valuables. [RF]
Ep 6.17 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE INVISIBLE HANDCUFFS
21Dec1954
written by Irving Elman
Ep 6.18 Armstrong Circle Theatre: SAVE ME FROM TREASON
04Jan1955
written by Rod Serling
directed by William Corrigan
starring:
Ed Begley
Mildred Dunnock
Ep 6.19 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE FATAL TRAP
11Jan1955
starring:
Nita Talbot
Jessie Royce Landis
Ep 6.20 Armstrong Circle Theatre: HERO AT HOME
18Jan1955
written by Mann Rubin
Summary:
A man injured in a daring rescue claims he cannot walk. [RF]
Ep 6.21 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THUNDER IN THE HOUSE
25Jan1955
starring:
Philip Abbott
E.G. Marshall
Patricia Collinge
Joey Walsh
Ep 6.22 Armstrong Circle Theatre: LADDER OF LIES
01Feb1955
written by Jerome Coopersmith
starring:
John Cassavetes
Georgann Johnson
Ep 6.23 Armstrong Circle Theatre: NO ROOM TO BREATHE
08Feb1955
written by John Vlahos
starring:
Dane Clark
Summary:
A shy librarian befriends a hobo who comes to the library one wintry day.
Though they are of vastly different backgrounds, they share the common bond of loneliness. [RF]
Ep 6.24 Armstrong Circle Theatre: I FOUND 60 MILLION DOLLARS
15Feb1955
written by Irving Gaynor Neiman
starring:
Jackie Cooper ....... Charles Steen
Lenka Peterson
Summary:
The true story of uranium-prospector Charles Steen.
This epic of the modern-day West of Geiger counters and geological expeditions,
tells of Steen's single-minded battle against intense poverty and desert
hardships to find, at last, a 60-million-dollar uranium lode. [RF]
Ep 6.25 Armstrong Circle Theatre: SUDDEN DISASTER
22Feb1955
written by Jerome Ross
starring:
Leora Dana
Ep 6.26 Armstrong Circle Theatre: STAY AWAY STRANGER
01Mar1955
written by John Vlahos
Ep 6.27 Armstrong Circle Theatre: CRACK-UP
08Mar1955
written by Samuel Elkin
starring:
Ernest Truex
Ep 6.28 Armstrong Circle Theatre: TRAPPED
15Mar1955
written by Edgar Marvin
starring:
Judith Evelyn
Philip Abbott
Jo Van Fleet
Synopsis:
A bitter sister lives in fear that her brother
will fall in love and leave her side. [TA]
Ep 6.29 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE FAMILY MENACE
(aka TV or Not TV)
22Mar1955
written by Jerome Ross
starring
William Redfield
Synopsis:
A group of suburban husbands feel abused because their wives and
children neglect them to watch television, they cunningly arrange to botch the
TV reception; but a few nights of listening to the incessant yammering of their
TV-free families drive them to restore the status quo. [RF]
Ep 6.30 Armstrong Circle Theatre: JET PILOT
29Mar1955
written by Douglas Stone
starring:
William Smithers
Ep 6.31 Armstrong Circle Theatre: BUCKSKIN
(aka The Last Duel)
05Apr1955
written by Mann Rubin
starring:
George Macready
Jack Lord
John Cassavetes ..... Clay Cochran
Synopsis:
Clay Cochran's reputation as a gun-slinger has preceded him to his new
post as the Wells Fargo man in Meade City, Kansas. But when he arrives,
it is observed that he isn't carrying any guns. [RF]
Ep 6.32 Armstrong Circle Theatre: LEAP FOR FREEDOM
12Apr1955
written by Jerome Coopersmith
starring:
Martin E. Brooks
Summary:
One of the members of a ski team from behind the Iron Curtain injures himself
while preparing for an international meet in Vermont. Though he must stay in bed,
he has been warned not to talk with the family with whom the team is lodged. [RF]
Ep 6.33 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE SECRET OF EMILY De VANE
19Apr55 NBC
Talent Associates production
producer, David Susskind
writer, Robert David Burke
director, Paul Bogart
starring:
Geraldine Fitzgerald .... Emily De Vane
Martyn Green
Walter Brooke
Romney Brent
Noel Leslie
Buford Hampden
Harry Shaw Lowe
Summary:
"Emily has been made so much a household drudge by her husband that
she almost forgets the days, before her marriage, when an artist
loved and painted her 'beauty.' A collector arrives to find the
now-dead artist's works. Set in the jungles and plantations of Malaya. [RF]
Ep 6.34 Armstrong Circle Theatre: FIGHT FOR TOMORROW
26Apr1955
written by Irving Elman
starring:
Margaret Hayes
William Prince
Summary:
A woman has believed that it was her husband's memories of his first wife
that were destroying their marriage. Now she discovers that there is another
reason for the tension she feels. [RF]
Ep 6.35 Armstrong Circle Theatre: CRISIS
03May55 NBC
Talent Associates production
producer, David Susskind
writer, Jerome Coopersmith
director, Paul Bogart
starring:
William Smithers
Lori March
Frank Overton
Jason Wingreen
Sandy Kenyon
Thomas Walsh
John Lehne
Milo Boulton
Virginia Gerry
Steve McQueen (uncredited and in one scene only).
Ep 6.36 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE HALLELUJAH CORNER
10May1955
written by Greer Johnson
starring:
Fay Bainter
Ep 6.37 Armstrong Circle Theatre: EAST OF NOWHERE
17May1955
written by Michael Dyne
starring:
Oskar Homolka
Joan Tetzel
Summary:
The taciturn captain of a Finnish tanker has brought his lovely young wife
along on a voyage to an undisclosed port. Suspicions about the destination
of its cargo have made the crew rebellious. [RF]
Ep 6.38 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE NARROW MAN
24May1955
written by Anne Howard Bailey
starring:
Catherine McLeod
Harry Townes
Summary:
A young college president must decide whether or not to accept a donation that carries
with it certain conditions. If he does not accept, the college must close.
If he does accept, both his integrity and that of his school will be deeply affected. [RF]
Ep 6.39 Armstrong Circle Theatre: PERILOUS NIGHT
31May1955
written by Al Brenner
starring:
Theodore Bikel
Summary:
A former DP, now living in the United States, spends an anxious night
in the hospital, where his very sick wife is about to give birth. [RF]
Ep 6.40 Armstrong Circle Theatre: TURNING POINT
07Jun1955
written by Douglas Taylor
Ep 6.41 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE HONORABLE MRS. JONES
14Jun1955
written by Jerome Coopersmith
starring:
Edith Atwater
Peter Cookson
Ep 6.42 Armstrong Circle Theatre: TIME FOR LOVE
21Jun55 NBC
Talent Associates production
producer, Robert Costello
writer, Douglas Taylor
director, Paul Bogart
starring:
Gena Rowlands
...... Lugene
John Cassavetes .... Arthur
Joseph Sweeney ..... Emery
Richard Morse
Summary:
Small town girl meets and falls in love with a traveling salesman
during carnival time. [RF]
Ep 6.43 Armstrong Circle Theatre: MOMENT OF TRUTH
28Jun1955
written by Newton Meltzer
starring:
Kathleen Maguire
Joe Maross
########## Armstrong Circle Theatre ##########
############## season 7 1955-56 ##############
##############################################
NBC Tuesdays 9:30-10:30pm (fortnightly)(60min)
(alternating with "Playwrights '56")
Ep 7.01 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE STRANGE WAR OF SERGEANT KREUZER
27Sep1955
written by Jerome Coopersmith
starring:
Richard Kiley
Betsy Palmer
(Ep 1.1 Playwrights '56: The Answer 04Oct1955 NBC Tue)
Ep 7.02 Armstrong Circle Theatre: LOST: $2,000,000,000: THE DIARY OF "DIANE"
(a.k.a. LOST: $2 BILLION: THE STORY OF HURRICANE "DIANE")
11Oct55 NBC Tue (rerun 04Sep56)
Operation no. QK-9206.
Talent Associates production for NBC
Produced in co-operation with the United States Weather Bureau.
produced by David Susskind
Associate producer, Robert Costello
television play by Irve Tunick
directed by William Corrigan
technical director, H.L. Folkerts
Host: John Cameron Swayze
starring:
Jason Robards ....... Reinhardt Schmidt
Frank Aletter ....... Norquest
Luigi Badolati ...... Sebastiano
Augusta Merighi ...... Josephina
Peter Turgeson ...... Pelham
Voice: Carol Bruce ..... Hurricane Diane
Appearing:
Francis Hicks ....... Himself
Summary:
Factual story of the hurricane Diane shows how the United States
Weather Bureau operates in all its phases, from the storm's
inception through a 24-hour vigil until danger is past.
It shows the effects of the storm on two people, Josephina, a
young girl, and Sebastiano, her brother in Winsted, Connecticut.
The action switches from the Weather Bureau where Reinhardt Schmidt,
chief forecaster, is charting the hurricane and the home of
Josephina and Sebastiano. The storm gains in intensity as she,
recently arrived from Italy, plans her first American picnic. At
night, the flood waters hit and Josephina is drowned. Throughout
is heard the voice of Diane reading the record of her treachery. [RF]
(Ep 1.2 Playwrights '56: The Battler 18Oct1955 NBC Tue)
(Ep 1.3 Playwrights '56: The Heart's a Forgotten Hotel 25Oct1955 NBC Tue)
Ep 7.03 Armstrong Circle Theatre: MINDING OUR OWN BUSINESS
01Nov1955 NBC Tue
starring:
Maureen Stapleton
Edward Andrews
(Ep 1.4 Playwrights '56: Snow Job 08Nov1955 NBC Tue)
Ep 7.04 Armstrong Circle Theatre: SATURDAY VISIT
15Nov1955
written by Douglas Taylor
starring:
Jack Klugman
Kathleen Maguire
(Ep 1.5 Playwrights '56: The Sound and the Fury 22Nov55 NBC Tue)
Ep 7.05 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE TOWN THAT REFUSED TO DIE
(aka The Story of Sanford, Sheldon Stark Maine)
29Nov1955 NBC Tue
Hosted by John Cameron Swayze
starring:
Darren McGavin ........... Carl Broggi
Bert Freed
Maxine Stuart
Paul Tripp
Synopsis:
John Cameron Swayze introduces the story of Sanford, Me., which was hard-hit
by the textile industry's relocation in the South. The town organized a chamber
of commerce to bring new business to Sanford. [RF]
(Ep 1.6 Playwrights '56: Daisy! Daisy! 05Dec1955 NBC Tue)
Ep 7.06 Armstrong Circle Theatre: I WAS ACCUSED
("The George Voskovec Story")
13Dec1955 NBC Tue
written by Jerome Coopersmith
starring:
George Voskovec
June Dayton
Hurd Hatfield
Cameron Prud'Homme
Luis Van Rooten
Patricia Englund
(Ep 1.7 Playwrights '56: The Waiting Place 20Dec1955 NBC Tue)
Ep 7.07 Armstrong Circle Theatre: NIGHTMARE IN RED
27Dec1955 NBC Tue (rerun 24Jan56)
Produced by Henry Salomon
starring:
Peter Mark Richman
Synopsis:
A history of 20th-century Russia drawn from newsreel and feature-film footage.
Historical figures seen include the czar and czarina, Tolstoi, Lenin and his wife,
Kenesky, Trotsky, Stalin, Vishinsky and Molotov. Henry Salomon produced film. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The early footage from old news films was devoted to the Czarist decay
that made Communism possible, and there were fine shots of the Romanovs
at play while revolutionaries were being ineffectually routed out of cellars. [RF]
(Ep 1.8 Playwrights '56: The Day the Trains Stopped Running 03Jan1956 NBC Tue)
Ep 7.08 Armstrong Circle Theatre: WARD THREE: FOUR P.M. TO MIDNIGHT:
THE ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL STORY
10Jan56 NBC Tue (rerun 07Aug56)
no. 7 Operation no. QK-10257
Talent Associates production for NBC
produced by David Susskind
Associate producer, Robert Costello
television play by Phil Reisman, Jr.
directed by Paul Bogart
music supervision, John Geller
video by Al McClellan
Host: John Cameron Swayze
starring:
Mary Fickett ....... Nurse Sally Lacey
Peg Feury ....... Mrs. Kafka
Maria Reid ....... Mrs. Delgado
Muriel Berkson ....... Elena Ampuero
Patricia Collinge ....... Miss Mickler
Appearing:
Catherine Helm ....... Herself
with:
Rita Morley, Jeannette Gavaris, Jimsey Somers, Linda March,
Jane McArthur, Bertha Powell, Edith King, Tomi Romer,
Janis Mars, Peg Feury, Helen Shields, Mel Dowd, Roberto Rodrigo,
William A. Lee, Frank Corsaro.
Summary 1:
A documentary-style drama based on activities in a big city hospital,
St. Luke's Hospital in New York City. The setting is Ward Three, the
Women's Ward. Presiding over this little world is night head nurse
Sally Lacey. The patients include Miss Mickler, a lonely embittered
woman who makes life difficult for the nurses; Elena Ampuero, a young
Puerto Rican woman suffering from malnutrition; and Mrs. Kafka, a
young mother who is more concerned about the welfare of her two small
children at home than she is about the hepatitis from which she
suffers. As the drama closes, a new patient is wheeled in and thus
life in a big city hospital moves on. [RF]
Summary 2:
"The story of St. Luke's Hospital. This is a record of life on the
wards at one of New York's largest hospitals. It follows the nurses
as they go about their many chores. It introduces the patients, each
of whom has his own story to tell" [DM]
(Ep 1.9 Playwrights '56: Lost 17Jan1956 NBC Tue)
Armstrong Circle Theatre: Nightmare in Red
24Jan56 rerun originally aired 27Dec55.
(Ep 1.10 Playwrights '56: This Business of Murder 31Jan1956 NBC Tue)
Ep 7.09 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE THIRD EAR
(a.k.a. "The Wiretap Story")
07Feb1956 NBC Tue
written by Alvin Boretz
starring:
Jack Klugman
Russell Colllins
Peter Mark Richman
Joe Mantell
(Ep 1.10 Playwrights '56: Return to Cassino 14Feb1956 NBC Tue)
Ep 7.10 Armstrong Circle Theatre: TERROR AT MY HEELS
21Feb56 NBC Tue
Operation no. QK-10799
Talent Associates production for NBC
produced by David Susskind
director, William Corrigan
written by Roger O. Hirson
Host: John Cameron Swayze
starring:
Darren McGavin ........ Shadduck
Marty Landan ........... Joel (a.k.a. Martin Landau)
Jim Holden .......... Bill
Clifford David ......... Jim
Edmon Ryan ......... Colonel
Appearing:
Melvin Shadduck ....... Himself
Summary:
The true story of Lt. Melvin Shadduck, an American pilot, who was
captured by the Korean Communists during the Korean War. Thrown into
a tent with four other Americans, he finds all of them wounded and
without medical care, adequate food or hope of escape. He trades
personal belongings and forages for food. By wandering further afield
day by day, little attention is paid to him by the Chinese guards and
he finally escapes. He manages to reach a friendly Chinese boy, who
contacts the Americans. He refuses hospitalization until his fellow
prisoners would be rescued, which was accomplished. [DM]
(Ep 1.12 Playwrights '56: Flight 28Feb1956 NBC Tue)
Ep 7.11 Armstrong Circle Theatre: MAN IN SHADOW
06Mar56 NBC (rerun 10Jul56)
no. 12 Operation no. QK-10980.
Talent Associates production for NBC
Executive producer, David Susskind
Produced by Robert Costello
Television play by David Padwa
Directed by William Corrigan
Music supervision, John Geller
Video by Al McClellan
Host: John Cameron Swayze
starring:
Leora Dana .............. Ruth
Harry Townes .......... Dr. Bowers
Phyllis Povah ......... Mrs. Foster
Jason Robards .......... Paul Foster
John Boroff ........... Dr. Clement
Appearing:
Dr. John Porterfield ......... Himself
Summary:
An "actual" drama of a mentally ill man and the effort to help him
recover. Paul Foster had to give up an engineering career to take
over his father's insurance business because it was expected of him.
He was ill-suited to the work and when the drama opens, the business
is failing. Outwardly at the age of 31, he is a normal young man with
a wife, Ruth, and a child. Suddenly, he hits his secretary and
accuses her of spying. Diagnosis by a psychiatrist finds he has
suffered a mental breakdown, a schizophrenic reaction with marked
paranoid tendencies. His mother refuses to believe it. His wife
faces the facts and has him committed to a state hospital for
treatment, which does not go well at first. But with the support
of his family and with new drugs, Paul can communicate his problems
and fears and return to his place in society.
*Based on facts compiled by the National Association for Mental Health. [RF]
(Ep 1.13 Playwrights '56: Adam and Evening 13Mar1956 NBC Tue)
Ep 7.12 Armstrong Circle Theatre: FIVE WHO SHOOK THE MIGHTY
20Mar56 NBC Tue (rerun 26Jun56 NBC Tue)
Operation no. QK-11149
Talent Associates production for NBC
executive producer, David Susskind
produced by Robert Costello
Associate producer, Jacqueline Babbin
television play by Bernard Wolfe
Based on an article by Peggy Mann.
directed by William Corrigan
music supervision, John Geller
video by Al McClellan
Host: John Cameron Swayze
starring:
Philip Abbott ........ Oliviu Beldeanu
Harold Stone ......... George Radu
Jacques Aubuchon ......... Inspector
Robert Goodier ......... Unidentified man
Appearing:
Barbu Niculeascu and Michael Farcassanu (themselves)
with:
Martin Newman, Gregory Morton, Bill Daniels, H.M. Wynant,
Paul Savior, Anne Hegira.
Summary 1:
An "actual" drama about five Romanian patriots, who in February 1955
seized the Communist Romanian Legation in Berne, Switzerland, in
protest against the plight of their people in Romania. The daring
plot is conceived by Oliviu Beldeanu of the Romanian Liberation
Movement and executed with Soare Codrescu, Ion Chirila, Dumitru Ochiu
and Dorel Ciochina. They release a secret Communist code to the press
resulting in one of the heaviest blows to the Russian spy network.
The small band holds the Legation for 48 hours until the Swiss
government assures them that they will be tried there and not
extradited to Romania. They await trial in Berne. [DM]
Summary 2:
"Philip Abbott stars in the true story of The five who shook the
mighty. Next month five men will stand trial in Switzerland for a
crime they committed a year ago. The men are Romanian, and the crime
they committed was the first of its kind. They broke into and captured
the Communist Romanian legation in Bern". [RF]
(Ep 1.14 Playwrights '56: The Undiscovered 27Mar1956 NBC Tue)
Ep 7.13 Armstrong Circle Theatre: A BABY NAMED X
03Apr56 NBC Tue (rerun 24Jul56 NBC Tue)
no. 14 Operation no. QK-11323
Talent Associates production for NBC
executive producer, David Susskind
produced by Robert Costello
Associate producer, Jacqueline Babbin
television play by Vance Bourjaily
directed by William Corrigan
music supervision, John Geller
video by Al McClellan
Host: John Cameron Swayze
starring:
Kathleen Maguire ........ Susan
Georgann Johnson ....... Mrs. Nelson
Bibi Osterwald ........ Mrs. Arnquist
Frank Overton ........ Mr. Arnquist
Constance Ford ........ Mrs. Muir
Appearing:
Dorothea Coe (herself)
Summary:
The setting for this "actual" is the Spence-Chapin Adoption Service
in New York City. Three couples, the Muirs, the Nelsons and the
Arnquists, are seeking a baby for adoption. A woman arrives to
arrange for the adoption of her baby when it is born. The case
worker checks up on each of the couples to determine their fitness
for parenting. The Muirs do not want to adopt after all and the
Muirs are found to be unfit. The Arnquists are offered Baby X.
They fall in love with her and take her into their family. [DM]
(Ep 1.15 Playwrights '56: You and Me--and the Gatepost! 10Apr1956 NBC Tue)
Ep 7.14 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE CASE OF COLONEL PETROV
17Apr56 NBC Tue
Operation no. QK-11492
Talent Associates production for NBC
executive producer, David Susskind
produced by Robert Costello
television play by Jerome Coopersmith
From the book by Michael Bialoguski
director, Paul Bogart
Music supervision, John Geller
video by Al McClellan
Host: John Cameron Swayze
starring:
Sanford Meisner ....... Bialoguski
Michael Gorrin ......... Petrov
Katharine Sergava ....... Dusya
Patrick MacNee ........ Quayle
Appearing:
Michael Bialoguski (himself)
Summary:
An authentic story dealing with the defection to the Australian
authorities by Col. Vladimir Petrov, chief of the Russian Secret
Police in April 1954. Dr. Michael Bialoguski is responsible for the
defection, who had escaped to Australia in 1941. Determined that
communism should never get a foothold in Australia, he offered his
services to Australian Intelligence. In Australia, he becomes friends
with Col. Petrov. He is on the brink of defecting except that his
wife, Dusya, is a loyal communist. Two men from the Soviet Embassy
come for Petrov, but he has already left for Australian Intelligence.
She is put on a plane for Russia and told that Petrov has been killed
by the Australians. An Australian agent boards the plane and tells
her that Petrov is safe and it is her last chane to seek asylum.
They are reunited and they provide invaluable information on the
Soviet spy ring in Australia. [DM]
(Ep 1.16 Playwrights '56: The Center of the Maze 24Apr1956 NBC Tue)
Ep 7.15 Armstrong Circle Theatre: SEVENTY-THREE SECONDS INTO SPACE
01May56 NBC Tue
starring:
James Daly
Patrick McVey
Biff McGuire
(Ep 1.17 Playwrights '56: You Sometimes Get Rich 08May1956 NBC Tue)
Ep 7.16 Armstrong Circle Theatre: DEVIL AT THE DOOR
15May56 NBC Tue
written by Alvin Yudkoff
starring
Ruth White
John Kellogg
(Ep 1.18 Playwrights '56: Keyhole 22May1956 NBC Tue)
Ep 7.17 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE SECOND FAMILY
29May56 NBC Tue (rerun 18Sep56 NBC Tue)
no. 18 Operation no. QK-11978
Talent Associates production for NBC
executive producer, David Susskind
produced by Robert Costello
Associate producer, Jacqueline Babbin
television play by Art Wallace
directed by William Corrigan
music supervision, John Geller
video by Al McClellan
Host: John Cameron Swayze
starring:
Harry Townes ........... Gordon Locklin
Larry Gates ......... Douglas MacDonald
Loretta Leversee ......... Alice Polacheck
Kathleen Comegys ......... Mary Simpson
Cavada Humphrey ......... Mrs. Hayes
Douglas MacDonald ..... Himself
with:
Parker McCormick, Peter Turgeon, Warren Berlinger, Harry Mehaffey
Summary 1:
"The second family documents the activities of a high school faculty
during a typical day at school".
Summary 2:
The sacrifices and problems of teachers in an average public high
school as exemplified in an actual happening in Eastchester High
School, Eastchester, N.Y., are examined in this drama. The school's
most skilled teacher, Gordon Lacklin, is offered a better paying job
and is torn between his loyalty to the school and his family
obligations. The principal, Douglas MacDonald, must decide whether to
dismiss a teacher, Alice Polcheck, who is dedicated to teaching but
who cannot keep order in her classroom. In accordance with his guiding
belief that the students come first, he lets her go, but she tells
Lacklin that she regards him as a great teacher. After realizing that
the students need good teachers, he decides that he is meant to be
teacher and stays. [DM]
(Ep 1.19 Playwrights '56: Nick and Letty 05Jun1956 NBC Tue)
Ep 7.18 Armstrong Circle Theatre: H.R. 8438: THE STORY OF A LOST BOY
12Jun56 NBC Tue
Operation no. QK-12109
Talent Associates production for NBC
produced by Robert Costello
written by Philip H. Reisman, Jr.
directed by William Corrigan
Music supervision, John Geller
video by Al McClellan
Host: John Cameron Swayze
starring:
Maureen Stapleton .......... Mrs. Elizabeth Steigerwald
Voytek Dolinski ............ Anton Steigerwald
Nehemiah Persoff .......... The Man
Vaughan Taylor ............ Mr. Etzl
Audra Lindley .......... Mrs. Hyde
Appearing:
Anton Steigerwald .......... Himself
Summary:
An "actual" drama of a Yugoslavian youth who is now in America & hopes
to stay here. Anton Steigerwald, a war orphan in Yugoslavia, is
thought to be the child of an American citizen from whom he was
separated during the war. Elizabeth Steigerwald, now in Philadelphia,
wants to find her son. Her daughter Maria brings Anton to America
although she knows he is not her brother Johann. She relies on him
to tell her mother, but he does not. Anton's sister discovers that
he is in America and reveals the truth to Mrs. Steigerwald. But she
has known all along. He tells the U.S. authorities and the real Johann
is brought to America. Anton is waiting for bill H.R. 3438 to pass
which would allow him to stay. [DM]
(Ep 1.20 Playwrights '56: Honor *final episode* 19Jun1956 NBC Tue)
26Jun56 rerun of: Armstrong Circle Theatre: FIVE WHO SHOOK THE MIGHTY
(first aired 20Mar56 NBC Tue)
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: The Army Game (premier episode) 03July56 NBC Tue)
10Jul56 rerun of: Armstrong Circle Theatre: MAN IN SHADOW
(first aired 06Mar56 NBC Tue)
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: The Man on a White Horse 17Jul56 NBC Tue)
24Jul56 rerun of: Armstrong Circle Theatre: A BABY NAMED X
(first aired 03Apr56 NBC Tue)
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: Roar of the Lion 31Jul56 NBC Tue)
07Aug56 rerun of: Armstrong Circle Theatre: WARD THREE: FOUR P.M. TO MIDNIGHT:
THE ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL STORY (first aired 10Jan56 NBC Tue)
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: unknown 14Aug56 NBC Tue)
21Aug56 NBC Tue - possibly a rerun Armstrong Circle Theatre
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: A Fragile Affair 28 Aug56 NBC Tue)
04Sep56 rerun of: Armstrong Circle Theatre: LOST: $2,000,000,000:
THE DIARY OF "DIANE" (first aired 11Oct55 NBC Tue)
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: Antigone 11Sep56 NBC Tue)
18Sep56 rerun of: Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE SECOND FAMILY
(first aired 29May56 NBC Tue)
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: Mr. Finchley Versus the Bomb 25Sep56 NBC Tue)
########## Armstrong Circle Theatre ##########
############## season 8 1956-57 ##############
##############################################
NBC Tuesdays 9:30-10:30pm (weekly)(60min)(fortnightly)
(alternated with "Kaiser Aluminum Hour")
Ep 8.01 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE BYSTANDER
02Oct56
starring:
Peggy McCay
William Prince
Gerald Sarracini
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: Carnival 09Oct56 NBC Tue)
Ep 8.02 Armstrong Circle Theatre: S.O.S. FROM THE ANDREA DORIA
16Oct56 NBC
Operation no. 56-2382 and 53-2382A
Talent Associates production for NBC
produced by Robert Costello
television play by George Lefferts
Based on a Colliers' magazine by Cornelius Ryan
directed by William Corrigan
Video by Al McClellan
Music supervision, John Geller
Host: John Cameron Swayze
starring:
Kent Smith ...... Thure
Bibi Osterwald .......... Martha Peterson
Val Avery ........ Gino Dovelli
Patty Duke ....... Marianne Doona
Appearing:
Lilly Doona (herself)
Summary:
This drama about the tragedy of the Andrea Doria is a combination
of narration by John Cameron Swayze, film clips and a re-enactment
of the story of Thure Peterson and his wife, who loses her life
after heroic attempts to free her from beneath a steel beam. It
also includes a re-enactment of the story of Lilly Doona who jumps
overboard to rescue her daughter. The U.S. Coast Guard Search and
Rescue Center plays a major role in the rescue efforts.
[SC]
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: Angel's Ransom 23Oct56 NBC Tue)
Ep 8.03 Armstrong Circle Theatre: FLARE UP
30Oct56 NBC Tue
Operation no. 56-2483
Talent Associates production for NBC
produced by Robert Costello
directed by Paul Bogart
television play by Sheldon Stark
Video by Al McClellan
music supervision, John Geller
Host: John Cameron Swayze
starring:
Kent Smith ....... Dr. Bundesen
(some sources - Lorne Greene in this part)
Biff McGuire ....... Jim
Alexander Scourby ....... Tomas Rico
Patty Duke ............ Angelina
Lois Wheeler ......... Mrs. Rico
Appearing:
Herman Bundesen ........ Himself
Summary:
An "Actual" drama of a polio outbreak in Chicago. One of the first
victims is a young boy named Miguel Rico, who received only one shot
of the three shots of the Salk vaccine. His father, Tomas, is convinced
that he contracted polio from the vaccine. He is influential in his
community and warns parents against the shots. Dr. Herman Bundesen,
president of the Chicago Board of Health, decides to run the risks
of administering shots in the middle of the polio season. Few are
willing to take the shots. Mrs. Rico is afraid Angelina, their
daughter, is coming down with the disease and convinces her husband
that Miguel died because he received only one of the three shots and
that Angelina should be treated.
*Note this is not the same episode as was aired 16Nov54. [DM]
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: The Big Board 06Nov56 NBC Tue)
Ep 8.04 Armstrong Circle Theatre: FLIGHT #387 FROM BUDAPEST
13Nov56 NBC Tue
Talent Associates prod no. 56-2584 for NBC
Produced by Robert Costello
Directed by William Corrigan
Television play by Harold Gast.
Video by Al McClellan
Music supervision, John Geller.
Host: John Cameron Swayze
starring:
William Redfield ....... Ferenc Iszak
Gerald Sarracini ....... Polyak
Jacqueline Scott ....... Emese Iszak
George L. Smith ....... Captain
Appearing:
Béla Varga .......... Himself
Summary:
An "Actual" drama of how a small group of Hungarians escaped to West
Germany. Polyak gathers people who wish to flee and, after great
difficulty, arranges for a gun. They board a flight to a city near
the border and plan to commandeer the plane. The man with their gun
does not show up and they are not sure if they should proceed. They
decide to go ahead and have to subdue a security officer. They fly
on an almost empty tank and arrive safely in West Germany.
Based on research material supplied by the Crusade for Freedom in
support of Radio Free Europe and Free Europe Press.
Synopsis
2:
The story of the escape of seven people from Communist Hungary.
The escape, which made recent headlines, was made on a commercial airplane,
commandeered in the air by the group. [RF]
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: The Rag Jungle 20Nov56 NBC Tue)
Armstrong Circle Theatre: (no details)
27Nov56 NBC Tue
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: Cracker Money 04Dec56 NBC Tue)
Ep 8.05 Armstrong Circle Theatre: SEARCH, SEIZURE AND ARREST
11Dec56 NBC Tue
Operation no. 56-2777 and QK-13892
Talent Associates production for NBC
produced by Robert Costello
television play by Jerome Coopersmith
directed by William Corrigan
Video by Al McClellan
music supervision, John Geller
Host: John Cameron Swayze
starring:
written by Jerome Coopersmith
directed by William Corrigan
starring
Robert Pastene ....... Michaels
Walter Brooke ........ Boland
John Lehne ........... Alvin
Wallace Rooney ....... Vincenti
Dennis Patrick ....... Willy Frey
Appearing:
Robert W. Dill ......... Himself
Synopsis 1:
A dramatization of the actual operations of a customs enforcement squad on a
ship
as it tracks down a man trying to smuggle drugs into the U.S. Inspector Michaels
boards a ship from Morocco and leads his squad in searching out the narcotics.
They find some in the coat of a crew member named Alvin and hidden in various
places on the ship. Michaels turns over the case to the Customs agents. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Based on the records of the U.S. Customs Office, a ship, trying to smuggle
narcotics
into the U.S., is followed from Morocco to this country. Inspector Lou Michaels is
assigned to search the ship and find the heroin. [RF]
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: Gwyneth 18Dec56 NBC Tue)
Ep 8.06 Armstrong Circle Theatre: OPERATION DEEP FREEZE:
CRASH OF THE OTTER
25Dec56 NBC Tue
Operation no. 56-2863
Talent Associates production for NBC
Executive producer, David Susskind
produced by Robert Costello
television play by Irve Tunick
directed by Paul Bogart
Host: John Cameron Swayze
starring:
Philip Abbott .......... Lt. Comm. Lathrop
Val Avery ......... Ronald Levesque
Gabriel Dell .......... Howard "Mukluk" Brown
George L. Smith ......... Lt. Streich
Appearing:
Lt. Commander Glen H. Lathrop, Jr. (himself)
Other Credits:
video by Al McClellan
music supervision, John Geller
Summary:
An actual dramatization of seven men marooned by a plane crash in
Antarctica. The plane, the Otter, is part of the largest Antarctic
expedition in history, Operation Deep Freeze. The crash occurs during
a blizzard and Lt. Comm. Glen H. Lathrop, Jr. of the U.S. Naval
Reserve and his men must face the ice and cold to come out of the
unchartered area alive. Their food and strength are ebbing, but they
are finally rescued.
Produced with the cooperation of the Department of Defense and the
Department of the Navy.
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: Mother 01Jan57 NBC Tue)
Ep 8.07 Armstrong Circle Theatre: DIVORCESS ANONYMOUS
08Jan57 NBC Tue
no. 26 Operation no. QK-14193.
Talent Associates production for NBC
executive producer, David Susskind
produced by Robert Costello
Associate producer, Jacqueline Babbin
written by Vance Bourjaily
directed by William Corrigan
music supervision, John Geller
video by Al McClellan
Host: John Cameron Swayze
starring:
Bibi Osterwald .......... Laura
June Dayton .......... Eleanor
Frank Overton ......... Sam
Leonita Lovett ......... Sylvia
Maxine Stuart ......... Anne
Frank Marth ...... Mac
Appearing:
Sam Starr (himself)
Summary:
Drama of a woman on the verge of divorce and how Divorcees Anonymous,
a Chicago organization, deals with such cases. The organization
tries along with two divorced women to make the woman on the verge
of divorce realize how much better it is to stay married. With the
aid of Sam Starr, a Chicago attorney, they bring about a
reconciliation. At the conclusion, Sam Starr speaks briefly about
the pressing problem of divorce today.
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: A Real Fine Cutting Edge 15Jan57 NBC Tue)
Ep 8.08 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS OF HUNGARY
22Jan57 NBC Tue
Operation no. QK-14336
Talent Associates production for NBC
executive producer, David Susskind
produced by Robert Costello
written by Art Wallace
director, William Corrigan
Music supervision, John Geller
video by Al McClellan
Host: John Cameron Swayze
starring:
Gerald Sarracini .......... Sandor Fisvek
Bert Freed .......... Janos
Eva Soreny .......... Anna Percelz
Jon Cypher ......... Miklos
Vilma Kurer ........ Eve
Summary:
This actual dramatization is the story of how three strangers, Anna
Percelz, Sandor Fisvek and Ferenc Lukacs, become part of a force
fighting a common enemy. The drama traces the heroic and tragic paths
each follows until they meet to stand against the overwhelming power
of the invading Soviet forces.
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: Throw Me A Rope 29Jan57 NBC Tue)
Ep 8.09 Armstrong Circle Theatre: ERROR IN JUDGMENT:
THE CASE OF PRISONER #16688
05Feb57 NBC Tue
no. 28 Operation no. QK-11487.
Talent Associates production for NBC
executive producer, David Susskind
produced by Robert Costello
Associate producer, Jacqueline Babbin
television play by Roger O. Hirson
directed by William Corrigan
music supervision, John Geller
video by Al McClellan
Host: John Cameron Swayze
starring:
Harry Townes ..... Roy Eaton
Biff McGuire ..... Bob Gorman
Patricia Smith ..... Helen Gorman
Lawrence Weber ..... Barney Moran
Raymond Bramley ..... Bill Cleery
Appearing:
Bob Gorman (himself)
Summary:
True-life drama of a young lawyer's untiring efforts to free a man
he believes was unjustly convicted. The lawyer, Bob Gorman, examines
the file of Roy Eaton, who has been serving time since 1940 in
Joliet, Illinois for armed robbery. Eaton, bitter over the system
which he feels discriminates against the poor and illiterate, is
distrustful of the lawyer's efforts to prove there is equal justice
under the law. The date for a re-trial is long since past and the
State of Illinois must give a waiver. Barney Moran is responsible
for this decision and he grants it. The evidence is submitted to
the judge and Eaton is proclaimed innocent. At the end, Gorman
speaks briefly on the fact that convicted people have rights and
they must not be abrogated. [DM]
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: So Short a Season 12Feb57 NBC Tue)
Ep 8.10 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE TRIAL OF POZNAN
19Feb57 NBC Tue
written by Alvin Boretz
starring:
Bert Freed
Peter Cookson
Hurd Hatfield
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: Whereabouts Unknown 26Feb57 NBC Tue)
Ep 8.11 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE VANISHED
05Mar57 NBC Tue
starring:
Everett Sloane
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: The Story of Crime 12Mar57 NBC Tue)
Ep 8.12 Armstrong Circle Theatre: FOUR HOMES FOR DANNY
19Mar57 NBC Tue
Operation no. QK-14959
Talent Associates production for NBC
produced by Robert Costello
written by Philip H. Reisman, Jr.
director, William Corrigan
Host: John Cameron Swayze
starring:
Joe Maross ..... Mr. Robertshaw
Peggy McCay ..... Mrs. Robertshaw
Raymond Duke ..... Danny
Richard Kendrick ..... Mr. Rice
Barnard Hughes ..... Mr. Dubois
Summary:
The story of an unloved and misunderstood child, Danny, and the homes
in which he lives and tries to find himself. He begins to be difficult
at home and in class, but his nagging parents never think they might
be partly responsible. He is sent to the New England Home for Little
Wanderers, where friendly teachers and psychiatrists study but do not
change youngsters' behavior. A temporary foster home is arranged for
Danny. With the help of case workers, his parents change their
feelings about their responsibilities to Danny and when he returns,
he feels he will stay.
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: The Hollywood Award Winner 26Mar57 NBC Tue)
Ep 8.13 Armstrong Circle Theatre: ARSON: FILE #732
02Apr57 NBC Tue
Operation no. 57-536 and QK-15109
Talent Associates production for NBC
produced by Robert Costello
television play by Jerome Coopersmith.
directed by William Corrigan
video by Al McClellan
music supervision, John Geller.
Host: John Cameron Swayze
starring:
John Kellogg
Bill Zuckert
Carl Low
George L. Smith
James Congdon
Appearing:
A. Bruce Bielaski (himself)
Summary:
Drama based on the work of the Fire Marshal's Office of Nassau
County, Long Island, New York. A case history is presented about
the solution of an arson for profit case, which goes into all the details
of the fire and investigations to the apprehension of the "torch."
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: Murder in the House 09Apr57 NBC Tue)
Ep 8.14 Armstrong Circle Theatre: SLOW ASSASSINATION: PERÓN VS. LA PRENSA
16Apr57 NBC Tue
Operation no. QK-15263.
Talent Associates production for NBC
executive producer, David Susskind
produced by Robert Costello
teleplay written by Irve Tunick and Cullen Moore
director, William Corrigan
Music supervision, John Geller
video by Al McClellan
Host: John Cameron Swayze
starring:
Kent Smith ..... Dr. Paz
Philip Bourneuf ..... Ordoñez
Bruce Gordon ..... Gollan
Val Avery ..... Napol
Jonathan Harris ..... Von Braun
Appearing:
Dr. Alberto Gainza Paz (himself)
Summary:
A dramatization of the actual life and death struggle of an
independent newspaper against the tyranny of the dictator, Juan Perón.
The press of the world brought to light the fight of Dr. Alberto
Gainza Paz, owner and publisher of the newspaper La prensa, who was
forced to close down. He seeks refuge abroad where he continues his
endeavors until Perón's downfall. On his return to Argentina, he
reopens La prensa and re-establishes freedom of the press.
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: A Man's Game 23Apr57 NBC Tue)
Ep 8.15 Armstrong Circle Theatre: NIGHT COURT
30Apr57 CBS Tue
Operation no. QK-15404.
Talent Associates production for NBC
executive producer, David Susskind
produced by Robert Costello
written by Art Wallace
director, William Corrigan
Host: John Cameron Swayze
starring:
David White ....... Magistrate
June Dayton ........ Mrs. Miller
Wesley Lau ......... Mr. Miller
Ivan Dixon ......... Carroll
John Fieldler ......... Kean
Appearing:
John M. Murtaugh (himself)
Other Credits:
Music supervision, John Geller
video by Al McClellan
Summary:
A dramatization based on fact of a typical night in New York's famous
Night Court, the City Magistrate's Court, where cases of minor crimes
and disturbances are handled. Insight is given into the proceedings
between the judge and the defendants.
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: The Man Who Vanished 07May57 NBC Tue)
Ep 8.16 Armstrong Circle Theatre: DAY OF DISASTER RIKER ISLAND
14May57 CBS Tue
written by George Lefferts
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: The Deadly Silence 21May57 NBC Tue)
Ep 8.17 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THREE CENTS WORTH OF FEAR
28May57 CBS Tue
starring:
James Broderick
Frank Albertson
Lois Wheeler
Hugh Reilly
Ann Flood
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: Article 94: Homicide 04Jun57 NBC Tue)
Ep 8.18 Armstrong Circle Theatre: MONEY FOR SALE
(aka The Counterfeiters)
11Jun57 CBS Tue
written by Vance Bourjaily
starring:
Jerome Cowan
(Kaiser Aluminum Hour: A Passion For Revenge (final episode) 18Jun57 NBC Tue)
Ep 8.19 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE HUNTED: THE EVA SORENY STORY
25Jun57 CBS Tue
written by Art Wallace
starring:
Eva Soreny ..... Herself
Robert Goodier ..... Steven Ormenyi
Cec Linder ..... Russian Soldier
Sandor Szabo ..... Bela Halasz
Synopsis:
The true story of Eva's escape from the Russians after the Hungarian revolt of
last November.
Eva is preparing to play "Othello" at the Budapest Theater. At the same time, she has
been working with the revolutionary forces as a member of the theater committee. When
the uprising comes, and the Russians re-enter the city, Eva is approached by a Russian officer.
As a popular and respected star, she would be valuable to the Soviet cause, which could
use her as a propaganda tool. At this point, she and her husband, Steven Ormenyi, decide that
they must escape with their three young boys.
*Note: Eva Soreny might be called the Helen Hayes of Hungary. Less than a year
ago she
was the first lady of the Budapest National Theater and known throughout the country
as a leading movie actress.
(final episode on NBC aired 25June57 - the series
moved to CBS the following season)
########## Armstrong Circle Theatre ##########
############## season 9 1957-58 ##############
##############################################
Series moves from NBC Tuesdays (half-hour)
to CBS Wednesdays 10:00-11:00pm (hour long) (fortnightly)
(starting 02Oct57)
(alternated with U.S. Steel Hour")
And the Beasts Were There
03Sep1957
(originally aired on Pepsi Cola Theatre 30April57
rebroadcast on Armstrong Circle Theatre)
written by Lawrence Kimble
story by Wilbur S. Peacock
directed by Richard Irving
director of photography Clark Ramsey
starring:
William Bishop
Jorja Curtwright
John Doucette
Paul Cavanagh
Summary:
A hunter in the Burmese jungle is clawed to death by a tiger
when he is locked in the cage by a hidden hand. Investigation into his
death reveals his sadism toward animals and that it stemmed from years past,
when a tiger almost killed him. And the hand which locked him in turns out to be that
of his pet monkey, which he also mistreated. [RF]
(Ep 5.1 U.S. Steel Hour: Windfall 11-Sep-1957 CBS Wed)
(18Sep1957 Last episode of 20th Century Fox Hour)
(Ep 5.2 U.S. Steel Hour: Haunted Harbor 25-Sep-1957 CBS Wed)
Ep 9.01 Armstrong Circle Theatre: BURIED 2000 YEARS: THE DEAD SEA SCROLLS
02Oct57 CBS Wed
(first episode on CBS)
Produced by David Susskind
written by Irve Tunick
Synopsis:
The Dead Sea Scrolls is laced with film clips of monotonous desert
vistas and sun-scorched hills, of "the sweet water of Galilee" and frenzied
rioting in Palestine, retold the story of Hebrew Archaeologist Eleazar Sukenik's
brave struggle to spirit the first of the ancient parchments through the barbed-wire
barricades of hostile Arabs. But the crucial events that led to the archaeological
find of the century and the evaluation of the Scrolls' significance to the history of
Judaism and Christianity were too complex to be tailored skillfully for the TV
camera. The one-hour show benefited from a rare bit of casting: the role of the
late Dr. Sukenik was played with quiet earnestness by his son,
Israeli stage and film actor, Yoseph Yadin. [TIME magazine]
(Ep 5.3 U.S. Steel Hour: Who's Earnest? (aka The Importance of Being Ernest) 09-Oct-1957 CBS Wed)
Ep 9.02 Armstrong Circle Theatre: CRISIS ON LONGIERIER ISLAND
16Oct57 CBS Wed
starring:
Kent Smith
....... Reverend Richel
Frances Reid
(Ep 5.4 U.S. Steel Hour: Crisis in Corona 23-Oct-1957 CBS Wed)
Ep 9.03 Armstrong Circle Theatre: ASSIGNMENT JUNKIES' ALLEY
30Oct57 CBS Wed
starring:
Monica Lovett
Addison Powell
(Ep 5.5 U.S. Steel Hour: The Locked Door 06-Nov-1957)
Ep 9.04 Armstrong Circle Theatre: JOE DOE
13Nov57 CBS Wed
starring:
John Napier
William Prince
(Ep 5.6 U.S. Steel Hour: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn 20-Nov-1957)
Ep 9.05 Armstrong Circle Theatre: HAVE JACKET WILL TRAVEL
27Nov57 CBS Wed
written by Vance Bourjaily
starring:
Patty Duke ....... Gina
Ep 5.7 U.S. Steel Hour: You Can't Win 04-Dec-1957)
Ep 9.06 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THIEF OF DIAMONDS
11Dec57 CBS Wed
starring:
Carol Bruce
(Ep 5.8 U.S. Steel Hour: Little Charlie Don't Want a Saddle 18-Dec-1957 )
Ep 9.07 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE SHEPHERD OF PARIS
25Dec57 CBS Wed
written by Michael Dyne
starring:
David Hurst
Martin E. Brooks
(Ep 5.9 U.S. Steel Hour: The Charmer 01-Jan-1958)
Ep 9.08 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE MUMMY COMPLEX
08Jan58 CBS Wed
written by Abram Ginnes
starring
James Broderick ...... Dr. John Cooney
Lois Nettleton
Julia Meade
Synopsis:
When the Brooklyn Museum started clearing out its west wing storeroom
a year and a half ago, Dr. John Cooney, curator of Egyptian art, decided that
a 1,600-year-old mummy of undistinguished pedigree had to go. First he suggested
burning it, but a museum technician objected, as a Roman Catholic, to destroying
a human body. Next Dr. Cooney tried to bury the mummy, and found that he could get
no city burial permit. Then he tried to ship it out of town to a small museum,
only to be turned down by Railway Express for lack of the physician's
death certificate that would have qualified him for the burial permit.
*Note: Taken from actual newspaper headlines.
(Ep 5.10 U.S. Steel Hour: The Bromley Touch 15-Jan-1958)
Ep 9.09 Armstrong Circle Theatre: UFO: THE ENIGMA OF THE SKIES
22Jan58 CBS Wed
written by Irve Tunick
Synopsis:
Interviewed by Long John Nebel regarding the CBS Armstrong Circle
Theater's “UFO: Enigma from the Skies” censorship of him.
(Ep 5.11 U.S. Steel Hour: Never Know the End 29-Jan-1958)
Ep 9.10 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE NEW CLASS - THE BOOK HEARD ROUND THE WORLD
05Feb58 CBS Wed
written by Alvin Boretz
starring
Fritz Weaver ....... Milovan Djilas
Michael Constantine ....... Committee Chairman
Lawrence Weber ....... Frederick Praeger
Felix Deebank ....... Philip Eastham
Peter Falk
Vera Fusek
Synopsis:
"The New Class" is a current best-seller in the U.S. It analyzes the Communist
system,
and cooly describes its decline from a high-minded idealism to a political reality under
the thumb of a self-seeking bureaucracy. One victim of that bureaucracy is the author of
the book - Milovan Djilas. [RF]
*Note:
The courageous fight made in Yugoslavia by Djilas, once Tito's
vice president, now languishing in an unheated jail cell.
(Ep 5.12 U.S. Steel Hour: The Reward 12-Feb-1958)
19Feb58 no details
(Ep 5.13 U.S. Steel Hour: Walk with a Stranger 26Feb1958)
Ep 9.11 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THIRTY DAYS TO RECONSIDER
05Mar58 CBS Wed (rerun 23Jul58)
written by Roger O. Hirson
starring:
Lin McCarthy
(Ep 5.14 U.S. Steel Hour: Give Me My Son 12-Mar-1958 )
Ep 9.12 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE MEANEST CRIME IN THE WORLD
19Mar58 CBS Wed
written by Jerome Coppersmith
Narrated by Douglas Edwards
starring
William Prince
Nancy Wickwire
Synopsis:
A quack doctor gives false hopes to cancer victims, thus preventing them from
getting the medical attention they need. He also pretends to cure others who are
not suffering from the disease. [RF]
(Ep 5.15 U.S. Steel Hour: Top Secret Mission 26-Mar-1958)
Ep 9.13 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE TRUSTED THIEF
02Apr58 CBS Wed
written by Alvin Boretz
Synopsis:
Walter Lenox, a trusted office manager, finds his home expenses running high
and grows concerned when his expected bonus is cut.
He begins to borrow money surreptiously from his firm, intending to repay it. [RF]
(Ep 5.16 U.S. Steel Hour: Beaver Patrol 09Apr1958)
16Apr58 Armstrong Circle Theatre: (no details)
(Ep 5.17 U.S. Steel Hour: The Public Prosecutor 23Apr1958)
30Apr58 Armstrong Circle Theatre: (no details)
(Ep 5.18 U.S. Steel Hour: A Man in Hiding 07May1958)
Ep 9.14 Armstrong Circle Theatre: ACCUSED OF MURDER
14May58 CBS Wed
starring
Lois Nettleton
Tom Carlin
(Ep 5.19 U.S. Steel Hour: Hour of the Rat 21May1958)
Ep 9.15 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THUNDER OVER BERLIN
28May58 CBS Wed
(Ep 5.20 U.S. Steel Hour: A Family Alliance 04Jun1958)
Ep 9.16 Armstrong Circle Theatre: KIDNAP STORY: HOLD FOR RELEASE!
11Jun58 CBS Wed
adapted by Loring Mandel
from an article by John Campbell Bruce
starring:
James Vicker ........... Leonard Moskovitz
Victor Thorley ............ Captain English
John Kellogg .............. Mort Blackstone
Addison Powell .......... Frank Leggett
Luis Van Rooten ........... Maurice Moskovitz
Robert Emmett .......... Ollie Moskovitz
Henry Beckman ........... Lt. Rush
Henderson Forsythe ........... John Bruce
Lawrence Weber ......... Abe Mellinkoff
Summary:
When a San Francisco real-estate executive is kidnapped, his family
receives a note which states that he will be killed if news of the
kidnapping appears in the newspapers. The family is afraid to go to
the police, but it can't raise the large amount of ransom money demanded
by the kidnappers. [RF]
*Note John Campbell Bruce, who wrote this story, is interviewed at the conclusion
of tonight's drama. Douglas Edwards narrates.
(Ep 5.21 U.S. Steel Hour: The Littlest Enemy 18Jun1958)
Ep 9.17 Armstrong Circle Theatre: TWELVE CASES OF MURDER
25Jun58 CBS Wed
written by Irve Tunick
starring
Simon Oakland
William Post Jr.
Norman Rose
Summary:
A shipment of firearms disappears from a freight train without the seal
on the car being tampered with. Railroad police get their first clue when
a gun with the right serial number turns up in a pawnshop. [RF]
(Ep 5.22 U.S. Steel Hour: The Hidden River 02Jul1958)
09Jul58 Armstrong Circle Theatre: rerun of: The Mummy Complex aired 08Jan58.
(Ep 5.23 U.S. Steel Hour: Flint and Fire 16Jul1958)
23Jul58 Armstrong Circle Theatre: rerun of: Thirty Days to Reconsider aired 05Mar58.
(Ep 5.24 U.S. Steel Hour: The Climate of Marriage 30Jul1958)
06Aug58 Armstrong Circle Theatre: (no details)
(Ep 5.25 U.S. Steel Hour: Old Marshals Never Die 13Aug1958)
20Aug58 Armstrong Circle Theatre: rerun of: Twelve Cases of Murder aired 25Jun58
(Ep 5.26 U.S. Steel Hour: Be My Guest 27Aug1958)
Armstrong Circle Theatre: 03Sep58 - no details
(Ep 6.1 U.S. Steel Hour: The Wound Within 10Sep1958)
Armstrong Circle Theatre: 17Sep58 - no details
(Ep 6.2 U.S. Steel Hour: Alexander Fleming 24Sep1958)
########## Armstrong Circle Theatre ##########
############# season 10 1958-59 ##############
##############################################
CBS Wednesdays 10:00-11:00pm (fortnightly)
(alternated with U.S. Steel Hour")
Ep 10.01 Armstrong Circle Theatre: CASE FOR ROOM 310
01Oct58 CBS Wed
written by Alvin Boretz
starring:
Robert Drivas
Douglas Edwards
(Ep 6.3 U.S. Steel Hour: Mid-Summer 08Oct1958)
Armstrong Circle Theatre: 15Oct58 - no details
(Ep 6.4 U.S. Steel Hour: Secret in the Family 22Oct1958)
Ep 10.02 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE HOUSE OF FLYING OBJECTS
29Oct58 CBS Wed
starring
William Le Massena ....... James M. Herrmann
Joan Copeland ....... Mrs. Herrmann
Lynn Loring ....... Lucy Herrmann
David Kerman ....... Mr. Ligouri
Synopsis:
The House of Flying Objects is based on the strange happenings in
the house of James M. Herrmann of Seaford, L.I., where eight months ago
lamps, bottles and furniture apparently flew through the air with the greatest of
ease (TIME, March 17). The script leaves the solution to the mystery right
up in the air along with all the household effects. [RF]
(Ep 6.5 U.S. Steel Hour: Second Chance 05Nov1958)
Ep 10.03 Armstrong Circle Theatre: MONEY FOR SALE
12Nov58 CBS Wed
written by David Davidson
starring
Fred Scollay
(Ep 6.6 U.S. Steel Hour: This Day in Fear 19Nov1958)
Ep 10.04 Armstrong Circle Theatre: SSN
- 571: THE NAUTILUS
26Nov1958 (rerun 19Aug59)
written by Jerome Coopersmith
Narrated by Douglas Edwards
starring
James Mitchell ....... Commander William Anderson
Peter Kelley ......... Adams
Frank Marth .......... "Doc" Lyon
Conrad Faukes ........ Lt. Lalor
Edward King .......... Chief Aberle
Jerry LaZarre ........ Chief Nicholas
Frank Schofield ...... Captain Kinsey
Charles Grodin ....... Phelps
Synopsis:
On Sept. 4, 1957, the atomic submarine Nautilus was forced to give up an
"unofficial" attempt to reach the North Pole. That attempt is dramatized, showing
the minor power failure which caused the submarine to turn back, and the lessons
learned in Arctic navigation which led to a later successful attempt by
the Nautilus at an Arctic crossing. [RF]
*Note: Narrator Douglas Edwards interviews Cdr. William Anderson,
who captained the Nautilus on both her unsuccessful and successful attempts. [RF]
*Note:
Coopersmith spent 5 days on board the submarine as research for his script. [RF]
(Ep 6.7 U.S. Steel Hour: The Enemies 03Dec1958)
Ep 10.05 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE INVISIBLE MARK
10Dec58 CBS Wed
written by Alvin Boretz
Synopsis:
Neither fact nor fiction, but a compromise of drama and documentary
about an incident (TIME, Dec. 9, 1957) at the Glenwood (Iowa) State
School for the mentally retarded. The drama turns around the
shocking discovery that an inmate is at least as bright and
emotionally steady as a TV producer. [RF]
(Ep 6.8 U.S. Steel Hour: One Red Rose for Christmas 17Dec1958)
Ep 10.06 Armstrong Circle Theatre: A PICTURE OF CHRISTMAS
24Dec58 CBS Wed
written by Irve Tunick
Narrated by Victor Jory
Synopsis:
An uninterrupted plum pudding, with Actor Victor Jory reciting
Dickens, Comedian Dick Van Dyke pantomiming tree decorators,
Newscaster Douglas Edwards reading the New York Sun's 1897
editorial, "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus." [RF]
(Ep 6.9 U.S. Steel Hour: Goodbye...But It Doesn't Go Away 31Dec1958)
Ep 10.07 Armstrong Circle Theatre: AND BRING HOME A BABY
07Jan59 CBS Wed
written by Roger O. Hirson
starring
Telly Savalas
Philip Abbott
Synopsis:
Sent to Europe on assignment, a magazine editor gets a last-minute
order from his wife, bring home a baby.
*Note: A true story of a happy adventure in an international tangle of red
tape.
*This was Telly Savalas' first TV appearance.
(Ep 6.10 U.S. Steel Hour: Dangerous Episode 14Jan1959)
Ep 10.08 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE MAN WITH A THOUSAND NAMES
21Jan59 CBS Wed
written by Vance Bourjaily
starring
Joseph Campanella
Larry Gates
Milton Selzer
Synopsis:
A good forgery's beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, and the
villain of this slicked-up true story dazzles hundreds of
shopkeepers before the T-men catch up. [RF]
(Ep 6.11 U.S. Steel Hour: The Wall of Silence 28Jan1959)
Ep 10.09 Armstrong Circle Theatre: MIRACLE AT SPRINGHILL MINE
04Feb59 CBS Wed
written by Art Wallace
starring
Nancy Marchand
Michael Constantine
Frank Martin
Synopsis:
The dramatized recount of the events surrounding the Springhill, Nova Scotia,
mine disaster. The explosion occurred October 23, 1958 and the rescue operation
lasted two weeks. Gene Kirby a radio reporter, speaks at the end of the program. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A re-creation of last year's mine disaster at Springhill, Nova Scotia,
in which, amazingly, twelve men were found alive a week after
the cave-in, seven more two days after that. [RF]
(Ep 6.12 U.S. Steel Hour: Family Happiness 11Feb1959)
Ep 10.10 Armstrong Circle Theatre: HOUSE OF CARDS
18Feb59
written by Alvin Boretz
starring
Telly Savalas
Simon Oakland
Kathleen Maguire
David White
Synopsis:
A composite history of the dedicated gambler, with guest psychiatrist to
explain what it all means. [RF]
(Ep 6.13 U.S. Steel Hour: Trap for a Stranger 25Feb1959)
Ep 10.11 Armstrong Circle Theatre: CASE OF A WHITE COLLAR BANDIT
04Mar59 CBS Wed
written by Harold Gast
Synopsis:
The Better Business Bureau opens its files to a semi-documentary
suggesting that the buying public is one big sucker. [RF]
(Ep 6.14 U.S. Steel Hour: The Square Egghead 11Mar1959)
Armstrong Circle Theatre: 18Mar59 - no details
(Ep 6.15 U.S. Steel Hour: Night of Betrayal 25Mar1959)
Ep 10.12 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE INNOCENT KILLER
01Apr159 CBS Wed
starring
Scott McKay
Synopsis:
A medical whodunit in which New York public-health sleuths track
an innocent dress buyer who carried in
smallpox virus from Rio de Janeiro. [RF]
(Ep 6.16 U.S. Steel Hour: Trouble-in-Law 08Apr1959)
Ep 10.13 Armstrong Circle Theatre: TRAIL OF DIAMONDS
15Apr59 CBS Wed
written by Harold Gast
starring
Frederick O'Neal
Summary:
United States customs agents combat an international ring of
smugglers who have been illegally transporting diamonds from
France into the United States. Taking advantage of the stones'
small size and enormous value, the gang operates with businesslike
efficiency and regularity. [RF]
Lawrence Fleischman, supervising customs agent for the port of
New York is interviewed.
(Ep 6.17 U.S. Steel Hour: Little Tin God 22Apr1959)
Ep 10.14 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE SOUND OF VIOLENCE: THE JUKEBOX RACKET
29Apr59 CBS Wed (rerun 08July59 & 17Jul63)
a Talent Associates production
executive producer, Robert Costello
director, William Corrigan
writer, Art Wallace
Host: Douglas Edwards
starring:
Virginia Gibson
Val Avery
Frank Sutton
Vincent Gardenia
Bert Freed
Telly Savalas
Jay Barney
John Shellie
Noah Keen
Alan Furlan
Sidney Lee
Summary:
"Representatives of a national crime organization move in on the
small-time independent jukebox operators of a city. Using violence
and threats of violence, they attempt to force the honest operators
into an association through which the syndicate can control and
profit from every jukebox in the town"--TV guide.
Following the program, Senator John L. McClellan, Chairman on the
Senate committee conducting the Labor Rackets Hearings, gives a short
speech on the subject of the jukebox rackets.
Commercials: Armstrong Cork Company with Ruth Jackson and Hugh James.
(Ep 6.18 U.S. Steel Hour: The Wayward Widow 06May1959)
Ep 10.15 Armstrong Circle Theatre: Unknown title (possibly Thunder Over Berlin)
13May59 CBS Wed
Synopsis:
February's truck-convoy incident that aggravated the current Berlin crisis. [RF]
(Ep 6.19 U.S. Steel Hour: Call It a Day 20May1959)
Ep 10.16 Armstrong Circle Theatre:
PRESCRIPTION: HYPNOSIS
27May1959 (rerun 05Aug59)
Synopsis:
One of the few live dramas left on TV tackles a real-life problem: the use
and misuse of hypnosis in dentistry
and medicine. [RF]
(Ep 6.20 U.S. Steel Hour: Whisper of Evil 03Jun1959)
Ep 10.17 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE GOOFBALL KICK
(AKA The Monkey Ride)
10Jun59 CBS Wed
written by Wilson Lehr
starring
Susan Oliver
Conrad Janis
Val Avery
Synopsis:
A semi-documentary about dope addiction. [RF]
(Ep 6.21 U.S. Steel Hour: No Leave for the Captain 17Jun1959)
Ep 10.18 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE ZONE OF SILENCE
24Jun59 CBS Wed
written by Roger O. Hirson
starring:
Patty Duke
Joey Trent
Synopsis:
The Bronx's St. Joseph's School for the Deaf focuses into a tense,
hour-long exploration of all the
dimensions of a handicapped child's difficulties.
*From TIME magazine 12Oct59:
With consistent skill, none of the youngsters ever seemed to slip out of the
isolating "zone of silence," but none of them fitted the difficult script with more
professional precision than a blue-eyed, bang-trimmed ten-year-old named Patty Duke.
(Ep 6.22 U.S. Steel Hour: Apple of His Eye 01Jul1959)
Armstrong Circle Theatre: 08Jul59 - no details
(Ep 6.23 U.S. Steel Hour: The Pink Burro 15Jul1959)
Armstrong Circle Theatre: 22Jul59 - no details
(Ep 6.24 U.S. Steel Hour: Wish on the Moon 29Jul1959)
Armstrong Circle Theatre: 05Aug59 - no details
(Ep 6.25 U.S. Steel Hour: Seed of Guilt 12Aug1959)
Armstrong Circle Theatre: 19Aug59 - no details
(Ep 6.26 U.S. Steel Hour: A Taste of Champagne 26Aug1959)
Armstrong Circle Theatre: 02Sep59 - no details
########## Armstrong Circle Theatre ##########
############# season 11 1959-60 ##############
##############################################
CBS Wednesdays 10:00-11:00pm (fortnightly)
(alternated with U.S. Steel Hour")
(Ep 7.1 U.S. Steel Hour: The Case of Julia Walton 09Sep1959)
Armstrong Circle Theatre: 16Sep59 - pre-empted
Arthur Godfrey Variety Special airs in its place.
(Ep 7.2 U.S. Steel Hour: The Hours Before
Dawn 23Sep1959)
Armstrong Circle Theatre: 30Sep59 - no details
(Ep 7.3 U.S. Steel Hour: Rachel's Summer 07Oct1959)
Ep 11.01 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE JAILBREAK
14Oct59 CBS Wed
written by Irve Tunick
narrated by Douglas Edwards
guest appearance by Massachusetts Commissioner of Correction,
George McGrath
starring
Robert Duvall ....... Berks
Fred J. Scollay ....... Franklin
John McQuade ....... Deputy Sup't Scafati
Carl Low ....... Superintendent Gavin
Addison Powell ....... Deputy Sup't Wells
Summary:
A dramatic re-creation of last March's attempted prison break at
the Massachusetts State Prison at Walpole. Six desperate prisoners
seize a number of guards and other prisoners and threaten to make
human torches of them unless the prison
gate is opened. [RF]
*Note this episode was highly acclaimed and won several awards.
(Ep 7.4 U.S. Steel Hour: The Human Comedy 21Oct1959)
Ep 11.02 Armstrong Circle Theatre: RUE DU MARCHE
28Oct59 CBS Wed
written by Harold Gast
starring
Telly Savalas
Synopsis:
A documentary drama, 35 Rue du Marche, recalls the devotion of
a Belgian priest, Nobel Prizewinning Dominique Georges Henri Pire, to
his self-imposed task: providing homes for
European D.P.'s. [RF]
(Ep 7.5 U.S. Steel Hour: Big Doc's Girl 04Nov1959)
Armstrong Circle Theatre: no details
11Nov59
(Ep 7.6 U.S. Steel Hour: The Last Autumn 18Nov1959)
Ep 11.03 Armstrong Circle Theatre: SECURITY RISK
25Nov59 CBS Wed (rerun 31Aug60)
written by Jerome Coopersmith
starring
Larry Gates as Dr. Jan Larvik
Peter Brandon as Peter Larvik
Jane McArthur as Stella Larvik
Synopsis:
Professor Jan Larvik is asked to work on a top-secret defense project.
But first he must undergo a security check by the Army's counterintelligence
corps. He seems to have a clean record, but then both he and the Army
get letters accusing him of being a
Communist. [RF]
*Note: Interview with Major General William W. Quinn, Army Chief of
Information.
(Ep 7.7 U.S. Steel Hour: Marriage-Handle With Care 02Dec1959)
Ep 11.04 Armstrong Circle Theatre: OPERATION MOONSHINE
09Dec59 CBS Wed (rerun 17Aug60 & 19Jun63)
written by Art Wallace
starring
William Smithers
Synopsis:
A semi-documentary, Operation Moonshine takes
a hooch-raking look at still waters. [RF]
(Ep 7.8 U.S. Steel Hour: One Red Rose for Christmas
(restaged with same cast from 17Dec1958)16-Dec-1959)
Ep 11.05 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE BOY ON PAGE ONE
23Dec59 CBS Wed
starring
Bibi Osterwald
Jay Barney
Nancy Wickwire
Synopsis:
The Boy on Page One deals with forgotten four-to ten-year-old orphans,
shows how agencies in Hamilton,
Ontario, have found homes for them. [RF]
(Ep 7.9 U.S. Steel Hour: Act of Terror 30Dec1959)
Armstrong Circle Theatre: 06Jan60 - no details
(Ep 7.10 U.S. Steel Hour: Queen of the Orange Bowl 13Jan1960)
Ep 11.06 Armstrong Circle Theatre: FULL DISCLOSURE
20Jan60 CBS Wed
written by Harold Gast
starring
Laurence Hugo
Donald Briggs
Joseph Leon
Martin E. Brooks
Synopsis:
A primer for all potential stock speculators. Full Disclosure is a frank
and fact-filled tour of the "bucket shops" and "boiler rooms" where too
many market amateurs are separated from
their cash. [RF]
(Ep 7.11 U.S. Steel Hour: You Can't Have Everything 27Jan1960)
Ep 11.07 Armstrong Circle Theatre: GHOST BOMBER: LADY BE GOOD
03Feb60 CBS Wed (rerun Sep28/60)
written by Roger O. Hirson
starring
George Segal
Synopsis:
Ghost Bomber: Lady Be Good recreates the life and death of the U.S.
B-24 bomber that disappeared over Italy during World War II and was
discovered in the Libyan desert 16 years later. [RF]
(Ep 7.12 U.S. Steel Hour: The American Cowboy 10Feb1960)
Ep 11.08 Armstrong Circle Theatre: IRON CITY JUSTICE (live)
17Feb60 CBS Wed
written by Bob Van Scoyk
Synopsis:
The city of Pittsburgh's unusual methods of dealing with juvenile offenders
are illustrated in tonight's drama. A teenager is picked up carrying a gun. Instead
of being treated as a criminal, the boy is brought to a juvenile court, where his
case is turned over to a probation officer for investigation. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The story of a misguided 14-year-old in possession of a pistol gives Iron
City
Justice a chance to tell a larger tale: Pittsburgh's successful approach
to the problem of juvenile delinquency. [RF]
(Ep 7.13 U.S. Steel Hour: The Women of Hadley Acts 24Feb1960)
Ep 11.09 Armstrong Circle Theatre: RAID IN BEATNIK VILLAGE
02Mar60 CBS Wed
written by Abram S. Ginnes
starring
Conrad Janis
(Ep 7.14 U.S. Steel Hour: Revolt in Hadley 09Mar1960)
Ep 11.10 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE DESPERATE SEASON
16Mar60 CBS Wed
written by Alvin Boretz
Synopsis:
Through the troubles of a university professor, the problem of suicide
(20,000 case's yearly in the U.S.) is examined in The Desperate Season. [RF]
(Ep 7.15 U.S. Steel Hour: Charlie and the Kid 23Mar1960)
Ep 11.11 Armstrong Circle Theatre: TRIAL BY FURY
30Mar60 CBS Wed
written by Harold Gast
Narrated by Douglas Edwards
Synopsis:
Trial by Fury tells how Miami Herald Reporter James Buchanan turned
from newsman into news story; when the Castro regime jailed him,
charging him with aiding the escape of
U.S. Flyer Austin Young. [RF]
(Ep 7.16 U.S. Steel Hour: How to Make a Killing 06Apr1960)
Ep 11.12 Armstrong Circle Theatre: THE NUMBERS RACKET
13Apr60 CBS Wed
written by Irve Tunick
Narrated by Douglas Edwards
Synopsis:
The story, based on police case histories, of a small-time racketeer who
tries
to build nickels and dimes into big money in The Numbers Racket. [RF]
(Ep 7.17 U.S. Steel Hour: The Girl Who Knew Too Much 20Apr1960)
Ep 11.13 Armstrong Circle Theatre: DISHONOR SYSTEM
27Apr60 CBS Wed (rerun 14Sep60)
written by Jerome Coopersmith
starring
Frank Aletter
Synopsis:
A freelance writer turns stool pigeon and the D.A. moves in on the
"Carlton Literary Service." Fresh from the headlines, Dishonor System
deals with ghostwriting on a Midwest
campus. [RF]
(Ep 7.18 U.S. Steel Hour: Girl in the Gold Bathtub 04May1960)
Ep 11.14 Armstrong Circle Theatre: SEPARATE PARENTS
11May60 CBS Wed
written by Alvin Boretz
starring
Nancy Wickwire
([--] U.S. Steel Hour: 18May60 CBS Wed)
Ep 11.15 Armstrong Circle Theatre: LEGAL AID
(aka Positive Identification)
25May60 CBS Wed
written by Bob Van Scoyk
starring
Robert Duvall
Synopsis:
Identification dramatizes the work of the Legal Aid Society
when it defends a man who is falsely
accused. [RF]
(Ep 7.19 U.S. Steel Hour: Game Of Hearts 01Jun1960)
Ep 11.16 Armstrong Circle Theatre: ILLEGAL ENTRY (Live)
08Jun60 CBS Wed
written by Art Wallace
starring
Staats Cotsworth ..... Joe Veroni
Mildred Clinton ...... Maria Gozzi
Al Mancini ........... Antonio Scafolo
George L. Smith ...... Roy Winston
Fred J. Scollay ...... Immigrations officer
Synopsis:
Illegal entry highlights the work of the United States Immigration and
Naturalization
Service in preventing the illegal entry of aliens. The Service gets word that a smuggling