The Classic TV Archive - US Dramatic Anthology Series

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Episode Guide
version 46.0 September 2008

(Season 7 updated )
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive

http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Stage/2950/

with contributions by:
James Beer

Tom Alger

Jim Brent
Rina Fox

references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
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FIRESIDE THEATRE

(also syndicated as Top Plays of the Year)

(Jane Wyman presents Fireside Theatre 1955-58)
 

ZIV Television presentation

Frank Wisbar Productions (1949-55)

*

Lewman, Inc. (Jane Wyman) (1955-58)

in association with

Revue Productions, Inc. (1955-58)

NBC

April 1949-June 1957 Tuesday 9:00-9:30

September 1957-May1958 Thursday 10:30-11:00

From September 1955-58 Jane Wyman became host, producer and acted in several episodes.
 

*Note: Aired in 1956 in syndication as Your TV Theater

Aired in 1958 in syndication as Dramatically Yours, Action Theater & Turning Point.

Aired in 1959 in syndication as Royal Playhouse.

****Received much acclaim for the episode "A Christmas Carol" on December 25, 1951.

268 episodes

hosted by Frank Wisbar (original producer) 1950-53

hosted by Gene Raymond (1953-55)

hosted by Jane Wyman (1955-58)

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(When these episodes were first shown in syndication they were called Strange Adventure.)

1.01 Fireside Theatre: FRIEND OF THE FAMILY

05Apr49 NBC Tue

cast

Yul Brynner

Virginia Gilmore

Peter Barry

Ramonda Orselli
Synopsis:
A daughter mourns the death of her perfect mother. [RF]

1.02 Fireside Theatre: GHOST STORY

12Apr49 NBC Tue

starring
Ethel Remy
Michael Sivy

1.03 Fireside Theatre: LEONARD SILLIMAN'S NEW FACES

19Apr49 NBC Tue

starring
Wally Cox
June Carroll

1.04 Fireside Theatre: MEET MY SISTER
03May49
starring
Jane Kean
Betty Kean

1.05 Fireside Theatre: TIME BOMB
10May49
starring
Robert Stevenson
John Mitchum
Robert Bice

1.06 Fireside Theatre: BRAINY BOBBY
17May49

1.07 Fireside Theatre: MAKE A WISH
24May49

1.08 Fireside Theatre: FEATURE STORY
07Jun49

1.09 Fireside Theatre: DANCE DISCOVERIES
14Jun49
starring
Paul Draper
Igor Youskevitch

1.10 Fireside Theatre: A TERRIBLY STRANGE BED
21Jun49
Based on a story by Wilkie Collins
cast
Richard Greene

1.11 Fireside Theatre: FATHER
28Jun49

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Two fifteen minute dramas aired for the majority of the second season

2.01 Fireside Theatre: SMOOTH FINGERS / GERMELSHAUSEN
06Sep49

2.02 Fireside Theatre: VAIN GLORY / OUT ON THE RIVER
20Sep49

2.03 Fireside Theatre: THE SPY / THE POSTMISTRESS OF LAUREL RIM
27Sep49

2.04 Fireside Theatre: LIKE MONEY IN THE BANK / MAGIC SKIN
04Oct49

2.05 Fireside Theatre: SCREAM IN THE NIGHT / TROUBLED HARBOR
11Oct49

2.06 Fireside Theatre: BANDIT, BANKER AND BLONDE / THE WALL
18Oct49

2.07 Fireside Theatre: HEARTBEAT / MARDI GRAS
24Oct49

2.08 Fireside Theatre: CHECKMATE / SOLANGE
01Nov49

2.09 Fireside Theatre: NIGHT OWL / ANOTHER ROAD
08Nov49

2.10 Fireside Theatre: STAGECOACH DRIVER MCLEAN / COWBOY'S LAMENT
15Nov49

2.11 Fireside Theatre: THE ROOM / EPILOGUE
29Nov49

2.12 Fireside Theatre: SEALED ORDERS / BATTLE SCENE
06Dec49

2.13 Fireside Theatre: THE PARDONER'S TALE / THE HUMAN TOUCH
13Dec49

2.14 Fireside Theatre: THE DOLL / THE BET
20Dec49

2.15 Fireside Theatre: THE GAUNTLET / THRESHOLD
27Dec49

2.16 Fireside Theatre: JUDAS

03Jan50 NBC Tue

starring

George Wallace
Gertrude Michael
Ann Savage
Alice Rolph
Jay Barney
Robert Cavendish
Jimmy Dodd
William Pullen
Synopsis:
The girl friend of a young man honorably discharged from the French Navy

plots to have him branded a resistance-movement fugitive. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
This is a story of love and intrigue in the French Resistance

movement during the German occupation. [RF]
*Syndication airing on Dramatically Yours 14Jan58.
 

2.17 Fireside Theatre: THE DEVIL'S DUE / RENDEZVOUS
10Jan59
starring
Irene Vernon
Jim Anderson
Douglas Dumbrille

2.18 Fireside Theatre: THE GOLDEN BALL

17Jan50 NBC Tue

Based on a story by Agatha Christie
cast

George Nader ....... George

Eve Miller ....... Mary

*Syndication airing on Royal Playhouse
 

2.19 Fireside Theatre: CONFESSION / REPRIEVE
24Jan50

2.20 Fireside Theatre: OF THEE I LOVE / DOUBLE JEOPARDY
31Jan50

2.21 Fireside Theatre: THE IMP IN THE BOTTLE / THE STRONGER
07Feb50

2.22 Fireside Theatre: THE SHOT / THE BED BY THE WINDOW
14Feb50

2.23 Fireside Theatre: ANNIVERSARY / JUNGLE TERROR
21Feb50
starring
Michael Blake (in Anniversary)
Mack Williams (in Jungle Terror)

2.24 Fireside Theatre: THE TERRIBLY STRANGE BED / THE STRONGER
28Feb50
The Terribly Strange Bed was adapted from Wilkie Collin's short story
starring
Geraldine Fitzgerald (in The Stronger)
Synopsis:
A man with an incredible lucky streak is invited by an old soldier to spend the night at his place. He sleeps on a canopy bed which tries to suffocate him.

2.25 Fireside Theatre: GERMELSHAUSEN / SEALED ORDERS
07Mar50

2.26 Fireside Theatre: THE GENERAL'S COAT / VAIN GLORY
14Mar50
starring
Marjorie Stapp
Wilton Graff
John Mitchum
Shirley DeArmit
John Baer
Art Millan
Joe Bailey
Norbert Schiller

2.27 Fireside Theatre: THE LEATHER HEART
21Mar50
starring
Irene Vernon
Wilton Graff
Art Millan
Synopsis:
A boot-maker falls for his beautiful accountant.

2.28 Fireside Theatre: THE BUNKER (film)

28Mar50 NBC Tue

cast

Dick Wessel

John Mitchum (as Jack Mitchum)

Elaine White

Synopsis:

Drama of Hitler's last half-hour in a bunker in Berlin. [RF]

*Syndication airing on Royal Playhouse.
 

2.29 Fireside Theatre: OPERATION MONA LISA
04Apr50
starring
Nolan Leary
Marian Martin
Peter Brocco
Ralph Byrd
Nino Pepitone

2.30 Fireside Theatre: THE TANGLED WEB
11Apr50
starring
Byron Foulger
Alan Wells
Basil Tellou

2.31 Fireside Theatre: NO STRINGS ATTACHED

18Apr50 NBC Tue

Host Frank Wisbar

starring
Gertrude Michael

Reginald Sheffield

John Warburton

Wilton Graff

Synopsis:
A business tycoon obtains a beautiful wife through a business proposition. [RF]

*Syndication airing on Royal Playhouse
 

2.32 Fireside Theatre: BOYS WILL BE MEN

25Apr50 NBC Tue

cast

Stephen Salina

Ken Harvey

*Syndication airing on Royal Playhouse
 

2.33 Fireside Theatre: OPERATION MONA LISA

02May50 NBC Tue

cast

Ralph Byrd

Marian Martin

*Syndication airing on Royal Playhouse
 

2.34 Fireside Theatre: THE PARASOL
09May50
starring
John Mitchum (as Jack Mitchum)
Francis Ford

2.35 Fireside Theatre: HIRED GIRL

16May50 NBC Tue

cast

Shirley Jones

James Anderson

Edna Holland
Beverly Washburn
Patricia Wright
Synopsis:
Complications arise when a widower fires his hired girl. [RF]

*Syndication airing on Royal Playhouse

2.36 Fireside Theatre: BIG BEN
23May50
Written by Arch Oboler

2.37 Fireside Theatre: MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY

30May50 NBC Tue

Written by Edward Everett Hale
starring

Ralph Byrd

John Warburton

Reginald Sheffield

June Lang

Lester Matthews

Russell Hicks
*Syndication airing on Royal Playhouse

2.38 Fireside Theatre: THE HUMAN TOUCH / THE ASSASSIN
06Jun50
starring
Albert Dekker

2.39 Fireside Theatre: DINNER FOR THREE / THE DEVIL'S DUE
13Jun50
starring
Douglas Dumbrille
John Archer
Fay Baker

2.40 Fireside Theatre: THE COURTING OF BELLE / RENDEZVOUS
20Jun50
starring
James Anderson
Irene Vernon
Art Millan
John Mitchum (as Jack Mitchum)

2.41 Fireside Theatre: THE EAR
27Jun50
starring
Whit Bissell
Frank Pharr
 

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3.01 [--] Fireside Theatre: POLLY (film)

29Aug50 NBC Tue

cast

Ann Savage

Kenneth Harvey

Synopsis:

A young man tied to his rich aunt's apron strings, falls in love with a carhop.  [RF]

3.02 [--] Fireside Theatre: STOPOVER (film)

05Sep50 NBC Tue

cast

Gertrude Michael

John Call

Warren Douglas

Synopsis 1:

An ex-GI attempts to fulfill a vow of vengeance against his former top sergeant. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
The conductor's announcement of the station "Elm Grove, Ohio" brings back to

a former GI his vow for vengeance against his former Sergeant. [RF]

 3.03 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE CANTERVILLE GHOST
12Sep50
starring
Lois Hall

3.04 [--] Fireside Theatre: INCIDENT IN THE RAIN

19Sep50 NBC Tue

cast

Irene Vernon

Warren Douglas

Frances Williams

Synopsis:
A story about a murder epidemic. [RF]

3.05 [--] Fireside Theatre: ANDY'S OLD MAN (film)

26Sep50 NBC Tue

cast

Trudy Marshall

Cynthia Corby

Kathleen Freeman

Synopsis:

The son of a widow attempts to find himself a father. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
The nine year old son of a pretty young widow attempts to find himself a father. [RF]

 3.06 [--] Fireside Theatre: INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT
03Oct50
starring
Wilton Graff
John Baer
Norbert Schiller
John Mitchum (as Jack Mitchum)
Marjorie Stapp
Art Millan
Ben Astar
Bob Stevenson
Shirley DeArmit
*Syndication airing on Royal Playhouse

3.07 [--] Fireside Theatre: LUCY AND THE STRANGER
10Oct50
starring
Trudy Marshall
Margaret Lambert
Virginia Carroll
William Phipps
Ralph Byrd
Ivor James
Dana Gibson
Wendy Waldron
Jack Daly
Adeline de Walt Reynolds
Cynthia Corley
Norman Budd

3.08 [--] Fireside Theatre: HOPE CHEST (film)

17Oct50 NBC Tue

cast

Frieda Inescort

Mary Sinclair

Everett Glass
Ross Elliott
Virginia Farmer
Synopsis:

Story about a beautiful girl, her possessive mother

and unexpected "knight in shining armor". [RF]

3.09 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE AMBER GODS

24Oct50 NBC Tue

cast

Mary Sinclair

Lester Matthews
Morgan Farley
Maudie Norman
William Henry
Synopsis:
A spiteful woman steals another woman's man on a tropical island.

3.10 [--] Fireside Theatre: MOTHER'S MUTINY

31Oct50 NBC Tue

cast

Virginia Mullen
Joan Vohs
George Pembroke
Gertrude Graner
Walter Long
Al Negbo
Synopsis:
A wife revolts against her farmer-husband's forbidding ways. [RF]
 

3.11 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE KINGDOM WITHIN
07Nov1950
starring
George Wallace .... Burton
Marjorie Lord ..... Mrs. Temple
Jimmy Hunt ...... Johnny
Synopsis:
A fugitive with a knowledge of medicine must make a crucial decision:

 should he forfeit his freedom to help an injured deputy?

3.12 [--] Fireside Theatre: PARTY LINE

14Nov50 NBC Tue

cast

Ginny Jackson

Gertrude Michael

Walter McGrail

Don Beddoe

Steven Clark
Ada May Weeks
Synopsis:
A hypochondriac drives her family crazy with her antics.

3.13 [--] Fireside Theatre: LOVE OF MIKE

21Nov50 NBC Tue

cast

Irene Vernon

Anthony Caruso

Patrick O'Moore
Mike Vallon
Charlene Hardey
Mimi Aguglia
Thomas P. Dillon

Synopsis:

A hot-tempered vine grower's mother tries to marry him off. [RF]

3.14 [--] Fireside Theatre: THREE STRANGERS

28Nov50 NBC Tue

cast

John Call

Myron Healey

George Calhoun

Kay Lee

George Clancy

Dabbs Greer
Dick Elliot
Robert Cavendish

3.15 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE GREEN CONVERTIBLE

05Dec50 NBC Tue

cast

Frances Dee

Gertrude Michael

John Warburton

Joan Miller

Dabbs Greer

Synopsis::

The unfaithful wife of an alcoholic is haunted by the belief that she is being followed. [RF]

3.16 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE CASE OF MARINA GOODWIN

12Dec50 NBC Tue

cast

Mary Sinclair

Edgar Barrier

Wilton Graff

Guy Kingsford
John Baer
Dick Elliot
George Lee
David Stollery
Bill Griffith
Rose Marie Iannone
Synopsis:

A disillusioned young socialite becomes a member of the Communist party. [RF]

*Syndication airing on Five O'Clock Theater 13Apr55.

3.17 [--] Fireside Theatre: MIGGLES (film)

19Dec50 NBC Tue

cast

Mary Sinclair

Grant Calhoun

Hugh O'Brian

Lee Phelps
Clark Howat
Charlene Hardey
Marian Martin
Synopsis:

Five people escaping a story discover a strange and beautiful love story.  [RF]

3.18 [--] Fireside Theatre: NO CHILDREN, NO DOGS

26Dec50 NBC Tue

cast

Irene Vernon

Warren Douglas

Virginia Jackson
Robert Lyden
Beverly Washburn
Charlene Hardey
Virginia Farmer
Synopsis:
A school teacher is taught a few things about love and life in a strange way. [RF]
*Syndication airing on Dramatically Yours 15Jan58.
 

3.19 [--] Fireside Theatre: FLIGHT THIRTEEN

02Jan51 NBC Tue

cast

Walter Coy

Patricia Dane

Dorothy Bruce

Everett Glass
Jack Daly
Bill Pullen
Clark Howat
Marjorie Stapp
George Leigh

3.20 [--] Fireside Theatre: NEUTRAL CORNER

09Jan51 NBC Tue

cast

George Wallace

Anthony Caruso

Peter Brocco

Lee Phelps
Dabbs Greer
Walter McGrail
Joan Vohs
Synopsis:
A boxer tries to break away from his racketeer manager. [RF]

3.21 [--] Fireside Theatre: LOOKING THROUGH

16Jan51 NBC Tue

cast

Irene Vernon

Edgar Barrier

John Warburton
Kathleen Freeman
Nolan Leary
Muriel Mansell
Bill Griffith
Helena Dare
Ken Harvey
Therese Lyon
Gertrude Graner
Kay Lee

3.22 [--] Fireside Theatre: DRUMS IN THE NIGHT

23Jan51 NBC Tue

cast

Malcolm Keane

Lester Matthews

Betty Harford
Bruce Lester
Morris Buchanan
Don Blackwell
George Zucco
Bill Washington
Synopsis:
A man's past catches up with him on the Gold coast of Africa.

3.23 [--] Fireside Theatre: CHILD IN THE HOUSE

30Jan51 NBC Tue

cast

Frances Dee

Damian O'Flynn
Dorothy Bruce
Gordon Nelson
Gary Lee Jackson
Synopsis:
A young mother withdraws from life after the death of her son. [RF]

3.24 [--] Fireside Theatre: HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR 

06Feb51 NBC Tue

cast

James Anderson

Carole Mathews

Sheilah Watson

Strother Martin
Bob Stevenson
Robert Blunt
Carlos Conte
Guy Kingsford
Charlene Hardey
Synopsis:

Death visits the desert when a young woman marries a stranger. [RF]

3.25 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE SUBSTANCE OF HIS HOUSE

13Feb51 NBC Tue

cast

Jimmy Hickman

Lillian Albertson

Jack Daly

Patrick O'Moore
Dabbs Greer
Art Millan
Frank Hilliard
Walter McGrail
Synopsis:
A governor develops an unusual friendship with his gardener.

Synopsis 2:
The strange friendship between a governor and his gardener is questioned by the governor's daughter.

3.26 [--] Fireside Theatre: GOING HOME

20Feb51 NBC Tue

cast

Hugh O'Brian

Dabbs Greer

Noreen Nash

Nolan Leary
Marlene Lyden
Robert Lyden
Bill Erwin
Virginia Farmer
Kay Lee
Barbara Woodell
Synopsis:
A man faced with many demons finds it difficult to confront those around him. [RF]

3.27 [--] Fireside Theatre: COPY BOY

27Feb51 NBC Tue

cast

Bob Ellis

Hunter Gardner

David Bruce

John Warburton

Ted Stanhope
Byron Foulger
Jack Williams
Bud Burroughs
Ferris Taylor
Sidney Mason
Jack Daly
Gordon Barnes
Joseph Granby
Synopsis:
A newspaper copyboy receives his break from his editor

 unfortunately he discovers that the editor is a murderer.

3.28 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE AQUITTAL

06Mar51 NBC Tue

cast

Gary Gray

Sally Owen

3.29 [--] Fireside Theatre: SHIFTING SANDS

13Mar51 NBC Tue

cast

Gertrude Michael

Hugh O'Brian

George Wallace
B.G. Norman

3.30 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE ELEVENTH HOUR

20Mar51 NBC Tue

cast

Hugh O'Brian

Lynne Roberts

John Dunbar

Everett Glass
Jack Daly
Ben Astar
Patrick O'Moore
Charlita
Joe Carioca Jr.
Synopsis:
A woman misses her ship and remains behind

on the South Sea Island and finds love.

3.31 [--] Fireside Theatre: UNWRITTEN COLUMN

27Mar51 NBC Tue

cast

Virginia Farmer

Edward Earl

Frieda Inescourt

Marjorie Steele

Bill Erwin
George Eldredge
Conrad Binyon
Wendy Waldron
John Baer
Synopsis:
A secretary reaching retirement age, refuses to give up her job.

3.32 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE GENTLEMAN FROM LA PORTE

03Apr51 NBC Tue

Story by Bret Harte
starring
Eve Miller
Warren Douglas
Kathleen Freeman
Dabbs Greer
Sheb Wooley
William Schallert
Mack Williams
Charlene Hardey
Strother Martin
Lee Phelphs
John Mitchum
Synopsis:
A judge gives a woman a reprieve from a gambling conviction.
 

3.33 [--] Fireside Theatre: HOT SPOT

10Apr51 NBC Tue

cast

Eve Miller

Clark Howatt

Virginia Mullen
Nolan Leary
Sherry Jackson
William Lester
Synopsis 1:
A desert drama concerning a decent woman who flees

 her racketeer husband and goes to the desert. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A woman flees the big city and her racketeer husband for the sake of her little child. [RF]
*Syndication airing on Royal Playhouse 25Jul59.

3.34 [--] Fireside Theatre: CLOSE SHAVE

17Apr51 NBC Tue

cast

James Anderson

Ginny Jackson (aka Virginia Jackson)
Bill Fletcher
William Schallert
Francis Ford
Walter McGrail
Synopsis:
Returning home after serving in the military, a soldier finds his family enmeshed in a feud.

3.35 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE CELEBRATED MRS. RONLAND

24Apr51 NBC Tue

cast

Gertrude Michael ......... Mrs. Ronland

John Warburton

Virginia Farmer
Dabbs Greer
Synopsis:
An interested prison chaplain turns the hands of justice in the right direction. [RF]

 3.36 [--] Fireside Theatre: BACK TO ZERO
01May51 (rerun 26Jun51 NBC Tue)

 (confirmed TV guide listing)
starring
Anne Farrer  ........ Goldie
Bernard Miles ...... Boss
June Rodney ........ Girl
Reid DeRouen ....... Policeman
Synopsis:
After fleeing from the police, a girl marries a man who takes her into hiding in the jungle. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A rich boy and a poor boy meet accidentally on the first day of their summer vacation. [RF]
 

3.37 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE TUNNEL

08May51 NBC Tue

cast

Dickie Le Roy

R.B. Norman

Carol Coombs
Francis Ford
Fiona O'Shiel
Synopsis 1:

Two young boys spend a summer day in an old railroad tunnel. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A rich boy and a poor boy meet accidentally on the first day of their summer vacation. [RF]

3.38 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE MOMENT OF TRUTH
15May51
starring
Edward Norris
Pilar Del Rey
Daria Massey
Ed Coleman
Hamilton Camp
Richard Avonde
Synopsis:
A bullfighter deciding not to return to the ring but does and regrets his decision.

3.39 [--] Fireside Theatre: MOMENT OF GLORY
03Jul51
starring
Vaughn Taylor
Synopsis:
A veteran is in poor health after serving in the Spanish-American War.

3.40 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE VIGIL
10Jul51

3.41 [--] Fireside Theatre: A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
17Jul51

3.42 [--] Fireside Theatre: A JURY OF HER PEERS
24Jul51
Written by Susan Glaspell
Synopsis:
A woman is charged with murdering her husband and her friends

rally around to support her in the small town.

3.43 [--] Fireside Theatre: DELIVER US FROM EVIL
31Jul51
starring
Ben Cooper
Henry Jessup
Franklyn Fox
Jason Johnson

3.44 [--] Fireside Theatre: ANDREW JONES AND THE GIANTS
07Aug51

3.45 [--] Fireside Theatre: MAKE BELIEVE
14Aug51
starring
Dick Wigginton
Chris Barbery
Robert Middleton

3.46 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE LOTTERY
14Aug51
written by Shirley Jackson
starring
Andrew Duggan
Margaret Hayes
Don Kennedy
John O'Hare
Synopsis:
A ritual of stoning is held in a small village by

a lottery run to chose the next victim.
 

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4.01 [--] Fireside Theatre: COMES THE DAY

28Aug51 NBC Tue

cast

Tom Powers

Sheila Bromley

Paul Maxey
Peggy Walker
Bigelow C. Sayre
Synopsis:
A businessman retires so that he can enjoy his life with his second wife,

 who is much to active and busy for him.
 

4.02 [--] Fireside Theatre: SECOND CHANCE

04Sep51 NBC Tue

cast

Anthony Caruso

Robert Einer

Jorja Curtwright
Mary Jackson
Fred Nurney
Synopsis:
A young boy is deathly afraid of his step father who dispenses harsh discipline on him.

4.03 [--] Fireside Theatre: HOMER TAKES A BRIDE

11Sep51 NBC Tue

cast

Robert North

Evelynn Eaton

Synopsis:
A comedy of errors about a shy bridegroom and an Irish police chief's daughter. [RF]

*Syndication airing on Five O'Clock Theater 14Apr55.

4.04 [--] Fireside Theatre: SOLITAIRE

18Sep51 NBC Tue

cast

Gertrude Michael

Margaret Field

Synopsis:
A young actress finds a strange woman playing solitaire in her apartment. [RF]

4.05 [--] Fireside Theatre: WHITE VIOLET

25Sep51 NBC Tue

cast

Eve Miller

Jim Davis

Howland Chamberlain
Anthony Sydes
Synopsis:
The poems of an anonymous poetess attract unexpected attention. [RF]

4.06 [--] Fireside Theatre: DR. MAC          

02Oct51 NBC Tue

cast

Tom Powers

Emory Parnell

Margaret Field
Byron Foulger
Everett Glass
Synopsis:
The story of a country doctor whose unselfish efforts to get funds for

 a new hospital reveal the secret of his part. [RF]

*Note Title sometimes listed as Doc Mac.

*Syndication airing on Dramatically Yours 13Jan58.

4.07 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE BIRDS ARE WALKING

09Oct51 NBC Tue

cast

Edward Norris

Jimmy Smith

Morris Ankrum
Dorothy Porter
Pepe Hern

4.08 [--] Fireside Theatre: TREASURE OF THE HEART

16Oct51 NBC Tue

cast

William Fawcett

Mary Castle
Douglas Dick

Ruth Clifford
Garry Lee Jackson

Synopsis:
A romantic comedy-drama about two orphans, one a beautiful girl

 and the other a child and their dreams for happiness. [RF]
*Syndication airing on Dramatically Yours 16Jan58.

4.09 [--] Fireside Theatre: TORTURE

23Oct51 NBC Tue

cast

Vincent Price

Ken Harvey
Dabbs Greer
Gary Lee Jackson
Synopsis:
Dreams of his happy childhood haunt a killer who's hiding from the law. [RF]

4.10 [--] Fireside Theatre: PARTY DRESS

30Oct51 NBC Tue

cast
Robert North
Evelynne Eaton

William Schallert
Claire Carleton
Lee Phelps
Cecil Elliott
Synopsis:
A young married couple runs into martial difficulties over the

purchase of a $225. party dress! [RF]

Synopsis 2:
The honeymoon is over for a young couple when

 the bride purchases an expensive dress. [RF]

4.11 [--] Fireside Theatre: BIG NIGHT IN BOONETOWN

06Nov51 NBC Tue

cast
Artie Sullivan
John Warburton
Leonard Freeman
Dabbs Greer
John Mitchum
Emory Parnell
Synopsis:
A fighter who refused to take a dive is strangely reluctant to cooperate

 with efforts to expel mobsters from boxing. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A young prizefighter refuses to cooperate when the racketeer father of his

girlfriend asks him to throw a fight. But when a crusading sports editor

decides to expose the gangster, the youth will not support him. [RF]

4.12 [--] Fireside Theatre: SEVEN GRACES

13Nov51 NBC Tue

starring
Aline Towne
Jim Davis
Dani Sue Nolan
Jessie Cavitt
Noel Neill
Synopsis:
Seven orphaned sisters answer a Montana town's

advertisement for young women. [RF]

4.13 [--] Fireside Theatre: HANDCUFFED

20Nov1951 NBC Tue

cast
William Lester ..... Dennis
Dorothy Comingore .. Rita
John Indrisano
Theresa Lyons
Watson Downs
Synopsis:
A handcuffed thief gives his guards the slip

and heads for his cache of hidden loot. [RF]

4.14 [--] Fireside Theatre: NOT A BIT LIKE JASON (film)

27Nov51 NBC Tue

cast
Lynne Roberts
Tom Cook

Gloria Marshall
John Sutton
Synopsis:
A young girl falls in love with a playboy. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A pretty widow falls in love with a cad. [RF]

4.15 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE SQUEEZE

04Dec51 NBC Tue

cast
Clancy Cooper ...... Matt
William Lester
Synopsis:
A bookie who refused to cooperate with the

syndicate is jailed on a false charge. [RF]

4.16 [--] Fireside Theatre: A QUESTION OF WILLS

11Dec51 NBC Tue

cast
Maura Murphy ....... Althea
Tom Powers ......... Paton
Douglas Kennedy .... Will Paton

June Lang
Charlene Hardey
Synopsis:
A young seamstress arrives in town and makes

a favorable impression on a mill owner. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A mill owner tries to spark a romance between his son

and a local seamstress. [RF]

4.17 [--] Fireside Theatre: BLACK SAVANNAH 

18Dec51 NBC Tue

cast

Joan Leslie ........ Ilse
Lester Mathews ..... Brandt
Damian O'Flynn
Bruce Lester
Synopsis:
The mysterious death of her husband puts young Ilse in

charge of his Dutch East Indies mine. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A wealthy and ambitious mine-owner in the Dutch East Indies

dies under mysterious circumstances. [RF]

4.18 [--] Fireside Theatre: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (****)

25-Dec-1951 NBC Tue

Producer Fred Coe
Adapted by David Swift
Based on the novel by Charles Dickens
Directed by Gordon Duff
Technical Director O. Tamburri
Lighting Leo Farrenkopf
Makeup Dick Smith
Costumes Rose Bogdanoff
Production Supervision Leonard Kole
Settings Otis Riggs
Musical Direction and Composition Harry Sosnik
Announcer Nelson Case
cast:

Ralph Richardson ........ Ebenezer Scrooge

Arthur Treacher .... Ghost of Christmas Past
Melville Cooper .... Ghost of Christmas Present
Malcolm Keen ....... Marley's Ghost
Norman Barrs ....... Bob Cratchit
Robin Craven ....... Mr. Fezziwig
Margaret Phillips .. Mrs. Cratchit
Richard Wigginton .. Peter Cratchit
Alan Napier ........ Charles Dickens
Robert Hay-Smith ... Tiny Tim
Judson Rees ........ Johnny
Rhoderick Walker .... Fred
Bobby White ........ Child Singer
Mary Lee Dearring ... Belinda Cratchit (as Mary Lee Dearing)
Ronald Long ........ Solicitor
Pat Malone ......... Ghost of Christmas Future
Betty Sinclair ..... Scullery Maid
Synopsis:

Classic tale of one man's miserly greed leading him

find the true meaning of friends and life.

*Note: Vincent Terrace's "Television Specials: 3,201 Entertainment Spectaculars 1939-1993"

indicates that the part of Mrs. Fezziwig was played by Charles Dickens's

great-granddaughter, Gypsy Raine (uncredited). (Scrooge notes the presence

of Fezziwig's wife and daughter at the party in the Christmas Past sequence.)

4.19 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE SAINT AND THE SENORITA

01Jan1952 NBC Tue

cast
William Henry ...... Lt. Porter
Rita Moreno
Edward Colmans
John Close
John Vosper
Synopsis:
A husband hunter tries to convince an amnesic that he's her spouse. [RF]

4.20 [--] Fireside Theatre: HUNT FOR DEATH

08Jan52 NBC Tue

starring
William Lester ..... Joe
George Wallace ..... Chuck
Lynn Roberts
George Eldredge
Warren Douglas
Synopsis:
Ambulance driver Joe is in love with Chuck's ex-wife.

He's also in danger---and Chuck's the only one who can help him. [RF]

4.21 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE OLD ORDER CHANGETH

15Jan52 NBC Tue

Written by Herbert Little Jr. & David Victor

Directed by Frank Wisbar

Director of photography Benjamin Kline

Host: Gene Raymond

cast

Ann Doran .......... Nora

Hayden Rorke

Frieda Inescourt

James Dobson

Claudia Barrett

Peggy O'Connor

Synopsis:

A grandmother tries to prevent her husband from making a fool of himself

when he becomes infatuated with a neighbor's beautiful daughter. [TA]

Synopsis 2:
An architect (Hayden Rorke) tries to regain his lost youth by running off with a neighbor's daughter. [RF]

4.22 [--] Fireside Theatre: FLAME OF FAITH

22Jan52 NBC Tue

cast
Maura Murphy ....... Effie
Douglas Kennedy .... Joe
Fiona O'Shiel
Synopsis:
Apprehension mixes with anticipation for a blind woman about

 to undergo an operation that may give her sight. [RF]

4.23 [--] Fireside Theatre: TWILIGHT SONG
29Jan52
starring
J.M. Kerrigan ...... Davey
Moira McGill ....... Mrs. Sully
Sean McClory
Maeve MacMurrough
Richard Ryan
Patrick O'Moore
Wade Crosby
Synopsis:
A bumbling burglar is saved from jail by the kindly

old woman he tried to rob.

4.24 [--] Fireside Theatre: LAND OF DESTINY

05Feb52 NBC Tue

cast
William Bishop
Charlita
June Lang
Fortunio Bonanova
Synopsis:
Homesteaders face eviction when a wealthy Californian

buys the land on which they have settled. [RF]

 4.25 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE OLD TALBOT

12Feb52 NBC Tue

starring
Gloria Henry
Alf Kjellin
Anna Q. Nilsson
Synopsis:
A Swedish immigrant stays with his American aunt and scares two

of the female borders with his noisy and mysterious experiments.

4.26 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE BROKEN CHORD

19Feb52 NBC Tue

cast
Jan Shepard ........ Jill
Lillian Albertson .. Mrs. Haggerty
Marguerite Churchill ... Margot
Synopsis:
A married man learns that his attachment to his mother is

 threatening his daughter's chances for happiness. [RF]

4.27 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE CO-SIGNER 

26Feb52 NBC Tue

cast

Jay Novello ........ Poppa Gentile
Anna Dimitri

Synopsis:
A storekeeper's generosity is driving him toward bankruptcy. [RF]
 

4.28 [--] Fireside Theatre: M'LISS

04Mar52 NBC Tue

cast
Rita Moreno
Bill Bishop
John Warburton
Synopsis:
An illiterate Mexican dancer believes she has the property rights

 to the town where she lives. [RF]

4.29 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE SECRET

11Mar52 NBC Tue

cast

Gary Gray .......... Johnny
John Hoyt .......... Sam
Marguerite Churchill ... Lisa
James Craven
Synopsis:
An instructor befriends a lonely boy at a boarding school. [RF]

4.30 [--] Fireside Theatre: WASHINGTON RENDEZVOUS

18Mar52 NBC Tue

cast
Craig Stevens ..... Phillip
Lisa Ferraday ...... Connie
Synopsis:
An American diplomat (Craig Stevens) fears that his foreign-born

 wife is collaborating with enemy agents. [RF]

4.31 [--] Fireside Theatre: HURRY, HURRY

25Mar52 NBC Tue

cast:
George Reeves ...... John Carter
Pamela Duncan ...... Lucy
Synopsis:
No sooner is veteran John Carter (George Reeves) back from Korea

than his girl's politician father is after him to run for sheriff. [RF]

4.32 [--] Fireside Theatre: SOUND IN THE NIGHT

01Apr52 NBC Tue

Written by Lawrence L. Goldman
starring
Lee Marvin
Willis Bouchey
Maurice Cass
William Vedder
Synopsis:
The story of a radio mechanic who hears things at night. [RF]
 

4.33 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE LIVING THING

08Apr52 NBC Tue

cast
Scott Forbes ....... Count Charles
Kristine Cooper .... Claudette
William Fawcett
Hugh Murray
Louise Arthur
Steve Roberts
John O'Malley
Synopsis:
A nobleman, jailed wrongly by Napoleon, finds solace in

watching the growth of a plant outside his cell. [RF]

4.34 [--] Fireside Theatre: BROWN OF CALAVERAS

15Apr52 NBC Tue

Written by Bret Harte
starring
Marjorie Lord ...... Sue Brown
Bill Bishop ........ Will
Synopsis:
A prospector neglects his wife in his frenzied efforts to hit pay dirt. [RF]

4.35 [--] Fireside Theatre: DEADLINE

22Apr52 NBC Tue

starring
Douglas Kennedy .... Dan
Bill Lester ........ Keefe
Linda Johnson
Synopsis:
A newspaperman is writing a series of stories on the exploits

of a killer who is loose in his community. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A fugitive focuses his wrath on the journalist covering his flight from the law. [RF]

4.36 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE LAST STOP

29Apr52 NBC Tue

cast

Carole Mathews ..... Geraldine
John Warburton ..... Dick
Synopsis:
Four former Foreign Legionnaires terrorize a young woman and her companion. [RF]
 

4.37 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE HUNTED WEDDING

06May52 NBC Tue

cast
Margaret Field ..... Irene
Gary Moore ......... David
Synopsis:
An heiress tries to find out if her husband married her for love or money. [RF]

4.38 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE RIVALS

13May52 NBC Tue

cast

Claudia Dell ....... Eve
Leslye Banning ..... Connie
Robert Paige ...... Steven
Synopsis:
A widow tries to cling to her youth by flirting with her daughter's fiance. [RF]

4.39 [--] Fireside Theatre: TO STAND ALONE

20May52 NBC Tue

cast
William Fawcett .... Jed
Kristine Miller
Robert Neil
Synopsis:
The Army's ready to begin target practice at its new desert location,

 but an old prospector won't leave the area. [RF]

4.40 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE IMPOSTER

27May52 NBC Tue

cast
Joan Leslie

Craig Stevens
Betty Blythe
Synopsis:
A restaurant owner wants to receive a rave review for her business

and awaits the arrival of the critic. She believes him to be a

criminal masquerading as the critic.

4.41 [--] Fireside Theatre: ANOTHER HARVEST

03Jun52 NBC Tue

Written by Bret Harte
starring
Ruth Warrick ..... Anne
Philip Reed ...... Don Jose
Synopsis:
The honest young wife of a fugitive crook plans to pay off his creditors. [RF]

4.42 [--] Fireside Theatre: MIRAGE

10Jun52 NBC Tue

cast
Marjorie Lord ...... Gwen
Bill Henry ......... Henry
Armando Silvestre .. Tony
Synopsis:
A former big-top performer shields a circus roustabout from the law. [RF]

4.43 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE SERPENT'S TONGUE

17Jun52 NBC Tue

cast
Louise Currie ...... Helen
Robert Paige ....... Boss
Alix Talton ........ Jane
Synopsis:
Malicious gossip started by a discontented office worker

 takes its toll on a young woman's romance. [RF]

4.44 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE BOXER AND THE STRANGER
24Jun52
Written by John Larkin
Directed by Frank Wisbar
starring
Carole Mathews
Isabel Jewell

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5.01 [--] Fireside Theatre: NEXT TO CRASH

30Sep52 NBC Tue

Narrated by Lowell Thomas
starring
Milburn Stone ...... Colonel
John Agar
Synopsis:
A dangerous outlaw kidnaps two airmen whose plane was forced down in Mexico. [RF]

5.02 [--] Fireside Theatre: A GRAND FOR GRANDMA

07Oct52 NBC Tue

cast
Mabel Paige ........ Mrs. Fraser
Synopsis:
An old woman has unexpected visitors: five robbers intent

on making her their temporary housekeeper. [RF]

5.03 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE

14Oct52 NBC Tue

starring
Kristine Miller
Tom Powers
Barbara Brown
Steven Clark
Synopsis:
A young woman goes home to her mother after a fight with her husband. [RF]

5.04 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE SHERIFF

21Oct52 NBC Tue

cast
Kim Spalding ....... Roon
Jim Davis .......... Hansen
Andrea King ........ Ruth
Synopsis:
A fugitive may get a respite from the law: he saved the sheriff's life. [RF]

5.05 [--] Fireside Theatre: VISIT FROM A STRANGER

28Oct52 NBC Tue

cast
Marjorie Lord ...... Catherine
Marshall Thompson... Wiatt
Synopsis:
The Caribbean hideaway of a gambler's wife

is visited by a mysterious stranger. [RF]

 [--] Fireside Theatre: no details

04Nov52 NBC Tue

5.06 [--] Fireside Theatre: I SEND YOUR SON INTO BATTLE

11Nov52 NBC Tue

starring
Jim Davis .......... Colonel Streeter
Clyde Trumbell ..... Corporal Dobbs
Chris Munson ....... Sgt. Moses
Bob Ellis .......... Major
Synopsis:
A commanding officer and three fellow soldiers find themselves marooned in Korea.

5.07 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE ROOF

18Nov52 NBC Tue

Guest cast:
Kenneth Tobey ...... Larsen
Leslye Banning ..... Ann
Ed Tierney ......... Eddie
Howard Negley
Synopsis:
A crook on the run tries to discourage a youth from turning to crime. [RF]

5.08 [--] Fireside Theatre: THAT'S HOW IT IS

25Nov52 NBC Tue

cast

Hannelore Axman .... Lilla
Ed Tierney ......... Chick
John Mylong ........ Papa
Celia Lovsky ....... Mama

Gabor Curtiz
Synopsis:
A family of DP's arrives in New York after years of flight

and confinement in concentration camps. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
Lilla, a member of a displaced family, fears that the

American she loves will reject her people. [RF]

5.09 [--] Fireside Theatre: FEET OF CLAY

02Dec52 NBC Tue

cast
Bill Phipps ........ Hal Williams
Grandon Rhodes ..... Burton Fleming
Angela Greene
Synopsis:
A young sociologist digs into his future father-in-law's past. [RF]

5.10 [--] Fireside Theatre: HONOR
09Dec52
starring
Larry Carr ......... Mike
Ron Hagerthy ....... Perry
John Hoyt .......... Colonel Winters
Synopsis:
At a military academy, a war hero's two sons face a test of integrity when one is falsely accused of cheating.

5.11 [--] Fireside Theatre: LOVE WITHOUT WINGS

16Dec52 NBC Tue

cast
John Shelton ....... Chris Rogers
Jane Wyatt ........ Valerie

Synopsis:
A man falls in love with a young girl half his age. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
Only his wife stands between middle-aged Chris Rogers

and his young playmate. [RF]

5.12 [--] Fireside Theatre: WARD OF THE GOLDEN GATE

23Dec52 NBC Tue

cast
Susan Morrow ....... Buena
Kay Morley ......... Kate
Marshall Thompson .. Paul
Everett Glass
Synopsis:
A young heiress, who grew up a ward of San Francisco,

 is shocked when she learns her mother's identity. [RF]

5.13 [--] Fireside Theatre: A KISS FOR AUNT SOPHIE

30Dec52 NBC Tue

cast
Robert Hutton ...... Ken
Peggie Castle ...... Ann
Synopsis:
A dare from his publisher prompts a young author to kiss a strange woman

---which plunges him into a bizarre adventure. [RF]

5.14 [--] Fireside Theatre: LET THE CARDS DECIDE

06Jan53 NBC Tue

Guest cast:
Craig Stevens
Paula Raymond
Synopsis:
A reformed gambler (Craig Stevens) tries to halt a marriage between

a debt-ridden girl and an unsavory but wealthy man. [RF]

5.15 [--] Fireside Theatre: MANY HAPPY RETURNS

13Jan53 NBC Tue

starring
Eve Miller
Phillip Terry
Synopsis:
A crazed burglar terrorizes a woman in her isolated summer house. [RF]

5.16 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE CRITIC

20Jan53 NBC Tue

cast
John Warburton ..... Critic
Jody Lawrence ...... Artist
Helen Parrish
Synopsis:
An art critic's zealous efforts to support a young artist

are damaging the girl's career. [RF]

5.17 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE LADY WEARS A STAR

27Jan53 NBC Tue

cast
Shirley O'Hara ..... Lucinda
Russ Conway ........ Slauson
George Nader ....... Mick
Syn