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Episode Guide
version 46.0 June 2009

(Season 7 updated )
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive

http://ctva.biz/index.htm

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?

Synopsis 2:
An escaped convict invades a family's home. (film)

 

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
George Wallace
Carole Mathews
Isabel Jewell

Synopsis:
A prize-fighter breaks his hand in a fight, ending his career.
Synopsis 2:
A prizefighter leaves for his home town after breaking his hand in a fight.

He meets an attractive woman and later feels she is the murderess being hunted by the police.
*Syndication airing on Virginia Graham Theater 23Oct56.

 

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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]

Synopsis 2:
When a sheriff is bitten by a poisonous snake, a killer finds him and saves his 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
Synopsis:
A female sheriff tries to run a crooked oil man out of town. [RF]

 

5.18 [--] Fireside Theatre: I COVER KOREA

03Feb53 NBC Tue

cast
Marguerite Chapman.. Wanda
Donald Woods ....... Steve Trent
William Boyett
Stephen Alden Chase
Richard Loo
Clarence Lung
Edward Earle
Arthur Marshall
John Dehner
Gordon Barnes
Synopsis:
A war correspondent must make a crucial decision when

she learns of a strategic enemy operation. [RF]

 

5.19 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE RETURN

10Feb53 NBC Tue

cast
Martha Hyer
Marjorie Lord
Gar Moore
Synopsis:
A woman tries to help a man overcome his unhappiness with the past.
 

5.20 [--] Fireside Theatre: BOUNDARY LINE

17Feb53 NBC Tue

cast
George Nader ....... Charlie
Adam Williams ...... Harry
Joy Page ........... Mina
Synopsis:
A quarrel over land boundaries threatens the friendship

of a rancher and his Indian blood brother. [RF]

 

5.21 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE TWELFTH JUROR

24Feb53 NBC Tue

cast
Anita Louise ....... Lydia Virgil
Synopsis:
Socialite Lydia Virgil is most distressed: jury duty is preventing

 her attendance at a special concert. [RF]
*Title also listed as The Juror.

 

5.22 [--] Fireside Theatre: GREY GARDENS

03Mar53 NBC Tue

cast

Arthur Franz

Fay Roope .......... Justin
Frances Gifford .... Margaret
Synopsis:
A secret-service agent (Arthur Franz) who escaped from an Oriental prison seeks peace of mind in the South. [RF]

 

5.23 [--] Fireside Theatre: MONEY UNDER THE TREE

10Mar53 NBC Tue

cast
Madge Meredith ..... Sally
Walter Reed ........ Bill
Synopsis:
Looking for an easy path to wealth, a youth strikes a bargain with the underworld. [RF}

 

5.24 [--] Fireside Theatre: A GRAND COP

17Mar53 NBC Tue

cast
John Bromfield ..... Hefty Burke
Shirley O'Hara ..... Mary Casey
Synopsis:
A longshoreman who aided a South American revolutionary learns that his actions are not appreciated by his girl and his employer. [RF]

 

5.25 [--] Fireside Theatre: UNEXPECTED WIFE

24Mar53 NBC Tue

cast

William Bishop ..... Peter Warrender
Maria Palmer ....... Anna Hoffman
Ruth Clifford
Synopsis:
Peter Warrender is very much alive, which is news to the people who are acquainted with his "widow." [RF]
 

 5.26 [--] Fireside Theatre: A MAN OF PEACE
31Mar53
starring
Ralph Faulkner .. Professor
Glase Lohman .... Jose
Robert Arthur
Synopsis:
A man tries to prove he's not a coward and takes on a fencing match with a famous master.
Synopsis 2:
A peace-loving fencing master is challenged to a duel by one of his pupils.

 

5.27 [--] Fireside Theatre: COCOON

07Apr53 NBC Tue

cast
Madge Meredith ..... Joyce
Emmett Vogan ....... Dr. Hummel
Barbara Brown
Synopsis:
An artist struggles to break away from her possessive mother. [RF]

 

5.28 [--] Fireside Theatre: TOP KICK

14Apr53 NBC Tue

cast
Clancy Cooper
Pierre Watkin
Mike Ragan
Alphonse Martell
Naji
Richard Dodge
George N. Neise
Ted Hecht
Michael Steele
Synopsis:
Communist agitators menace an inexperienced

Army instructor in the Middle East. [RF]

 

5.29 [--] Fireside Theatre: MISSION TO ALGIERS

21Apr53 NBC Tue

cast

Bruce Bennett ...... Stewart
Andrea King ........ Anne

Kristine Miller
William Bishop
Joe Kerr

Norbert Schiller

Synopsis:
A detective's search for an embezzler is interrupted

 by a romantic interlude. [RF]

 

5.30 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE PEMBERTON BOY

28Apr53 NBC Tue

cast
David Stollery ..... Pete
Robert Shayne ...... Father
Sheila Bromley ..... Aunt Kate
Synopsis:
A woman's efforts to cover up for her mischievous nephew

have unexpected consequences. [RF]

 

 5.31 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE HITCHHIKER
05May53
starring
Jim Davis
Andrea King
Synopsis:
A prison escapee hides out in an isolate desert ranch and is caught by the beautiful rancher's wife.

 

5.32 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE GIFT HORSE

12May53 NBC Tue

cast
Robert Paige ....... Harrison
Ruth Warrick ....... Jane
Synopsis:
A lack of mutual respect is driving a young executive and his wife apart. [RF]

 

5.33 [--] Fireside Theatre: SAFETY ISLAND

19May53 NBC Tue

cast
Grandon Rhodes
Maura Murphy
James Hickman
Synopsis:
A policeman is delighted when his two sons join the force.

But one boy dies in a gun battle and the father's fear for the other becomes obsessive. [RF]

 

5.34 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE DAY THE GREEK'S WAS CLOSED

26May53 NBC Tue

cast
David Baer ......... Tommy
George Givot ....... George
Rick Vallin
Synopsis:
An orphan working his way through school gets an assist from four restaurateurs. [RF]

 

5.35 [--] Fireside Theatre: ONE PLUS ONE

02Jun53 NBC Tue

cast
Lisa Clark ......... May
Laura Mason ........ Diane
Walter Reed
William Lester
Synopsis:
A girl fears she may be losing her mind when she meets

 a woman who looks exactly like her. [RF]

 

5.36 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE DEAUVILLE BRACELET

09Jun53 NBC Tue

cast
Phyllis Stanley .... Peggy
Leslie Bradley ..... Pomeroy
Reginald Denny
Synopsis:
A compulsive gambler tries to conceal her activities from her husband. [RF]

 

5.37 [--] Fireside Theatre: IN THE CARQUINEZ WOODS

16Jun53 NBC Tue

starring

Andrea King ...... Teresa

Jim Davis

Madge Meredith

Synopsis:

A young girl in an intolerant small town, and a botanist spending his summer

in the area fall in love and teach the townspeople a lesson in honesty. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A white girl is raised by an old Indian woman, she is badgered by the

people of a small town in which she lives, until, in a fit of blind anger,

 she wrecks the store of her worst persecutor. [RF]

 

5.38 [--] Fireside Theatre: NIGHT IN THE WAREHOUSE

23Jun53 NBC Tue

Teleplay by Sam Rolfe
Written by Wilbur S. Peacock

starring

Clancy Cooper ...... Piordan
Bobby Blake ........ Johnny (Robert Blake)

Frank Wisbar

Hugh Sanders

Alan Foster

George Lynn

Dick Reeves

James Parnell

G. Pat Collins

Synopsis:

Story of an honest cop who tries to keep a young hoodlum on the side of the law. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A policeman tries to free a criminal's son from three brutal gangsters. [RF]

 

5.39 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE SNAKE

30Jun53 NBC Tue

starring
Madge Meredith ..... Jane Howard
Leslie Bradley ..... Phil Howard
Norma Varden
Bruce Lester
Synopsis:
Phil Howard's bride is scared: rumor has it that the

 first Mrs. Howard's death was no accident. [RF]

 

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6.01 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE TRAITOR

01Sep53 NBC Tue

cast
Don Keefer ......... Paul
Richard Loo ........ Major Chang
Jerry Paris
Keye Luke
Synopsis:
American POWs plot an escape, unaware that a Communist spy is in their midst. [RF]

 

6.02 [--] Fireside Theatre: BLESS THE MAN

08Sep53 NBC Tue

Written by Eugene Vale
Story by Houston Branch
cast
William Bishop ..... Dr. Crawford Long
Joyce Holden ....... Caroline
James Parnell
Jonathan Hale
Synopsis:
Dr. Crawford Long, discoverer of anesthetic ether, gets a chance

to demonstrate its use---in an operation on his wife. [RF]

 

 6.03 [--] Fireside Theatre:  MAN ENOUGH FOR MILLIE
15Sep53 NBC Tue
starring
Eve Miller ....... Millie
Jim Davis ........ Luther
Barton MacLane ... Big Red
Synopsis:
Big Red is mighty protective of his daughter Millie and will only allow a suitor if he can beat him in a fight.

 

6.04 [--] Fireside Theatre: HIS NAME IS JASON

22Sep53 NBC Tue

starring
John Warburton ..... Jason
Gertrude Michael ..... Amanda
Beverly Washburn ..... Cassie
Synopsis:
An illiterate finds an unusual way to express devotion to her husband, an alcoholic. [RF]
 

6.05 [--] Fireside Theatre: DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY

29Sep53 NBC Tue

starring
Sheila Bromley ..... Alice
George Givot ....... George
Rick Vallin
Nick Dennis
George Conrad
Synopsis:
A destitute widow sets up a noisy concession next to the Four Greeks restaurant. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A restaurant owner is being driven out of business by his noisy new neighbor. [RF]

 

6.06 [--] Fireside Theatre: REFUGE

06Oct53 NBC Tue

Written by Gwen Bagni and John Bagni
starring
George Nader ....... Bob
Amanda Blake ....... Kathy
Gabor Curtiz ....... Dr. Van Loon
Synopsis:
Romance blossoms on a tropical isle known

as an international haven for fugitives. [RF]

 

 6.07 [--] Fireside Theatre:  THE FAVORABLE SIGNS
13Oct53
starring
Barton MacLane ..... Sgt. James Simmons
Jacqueline DeWit ... Rosetta Brannon
Pierre Watkin
Jack Shea
Lulu Mae Bohrman
Synopsis:
Sgt. Simmons investigates a phony psychic medium and winds

up bumbling his way thru his investigation.

 

6.08 [--] Fireside Theatre: PHANTOM OF THE BRIDGE

20Oct53 NBC Tue

cast
Paul Langton ....... Ben
Hamilton Camp
Rica Owen
Synopsis:
A newspaperman probes reports of a haunted bridge. [RF]

 

6.09 [--] Fireside Theatre: FULL PORTRAIT

27Oct53 NBC Tue

cast
Gene Raymond ....... Davidson
Norbert Schiller ... Roberts
Synopsis:
A journalist probes the past of a woman who died in his arms. [RF]
 

 6.10 [--] Fireside Theatre: MAN OF THE COMSTOCK
03Nov53 NBC Tue
starring
Bruce Bennett .... Bill Stewart
Andrea King
Morris Ankrum
Synopsis:
A man tries to bring law and order to the new Nevada territory.
 

6.11 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE SHATTERED DREAM

10Nov53 NBC Tue

cast
Douglas Kennedy .... Stafford
Aurelio Galli ...... Franz Kovic
Madge Meredith
Synopsis:
Racketeers threaten to destroy a young displaced person's dream of freedom. [RF]

 

6.12 [--] Fireside Theatre: APPOINTMENT WITH DEATH

17Nov53 NBC Tue

cast

George Nader ..... Web Martin

Eve Miller ....... Laura Chadson

Marjorie Stapp

Synopsis:

A hunting guide, cleared of homicide in the fatal shooting of a friend, still suffers

feelings of guilt. He returns to the isolated forest-scene of the accident and

 finds a disturbed young woman wandering there. [RF]

 

6.13 [--] Fireside Theatre: WE'LL NEVER HAVE A NICKEL

24Nov53 NBC Tue

cast
Hayden Rorke ....... Gerry Warren
Ann Doran .......... Eva
Taylor Holmes ...... Morris
Gloria Talbott ..... Penny
Synopsis:
Gerry Warren, the power behind a successful Broadway producer,

faces mounting pressure to strike out on his own. [RF]

 

6.14 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE ALIEN

01Dec53 NBC Tue

starring
Don Keefer ....... Jerry

Ron Hagerthy ....... George
Walter Sande ....... Gunther
Synopsis:
A Polish national, framed on a narcotics charge, is awaiting deportation. In order

 to be with his wife, who is expecting a child, the man decides to escape. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A Polish national, framed on a narcotics charge, eludes authorities to join his pregnant wife. [RF]

 

6.15 [--] Fireside Theatre: BOY DOWN THE ROAD

08Dec53 NBC Tue

cast
Lee Aaker .......... Sandy
Ron Hagerthy ....... Anson
Walter Sande ....... Hayes
Fiona O'Shiel
Synopsis:
Two orphaned brothers are plagued by a man who blames

 the older boy for the death of his son. [RF]

 

6.16 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE SUITORS 

15Dec53 NBC Tue

written by Seeley Lester & Merwin Gerard

story by Octavus Roy Cohen

cast

Peggie Castle ...... Kate
Peter Graves ....... Ed
Vince Edwards ...... Clint

Charles Meredith

Stanley Blystone

Lee Roberts

Hank Patterson

Synopsis:

A turn-of-the century tale in which a young woman must decide

which of two suitors she will accept. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
Kate is the center of an odd romantic triangle: one of the men, a sheriff, must bring in the other for robbery.
*Note: Also listed as Suitors.

 

6.17 [--] Fireside Theatre: PRACTICALLY CHRISTMAS

22Dec53 NBC Tue

cast
Peter Reynolds ..... Joey
Renata Vanni ....... Mama
Anthony Caruso ..... Papa
Synopsis:
The imminent arrival of a new baby threatens to disrupt the Christmas plans of an Italian family. [RF]

 

6.18 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE WILD EARTH

29Dec53 NBC Tue

cast
Jim Davis .......... Wesley Dean
Pamela Duncan ...... Annie
Synopsis:
The owner of an orange grove turns to an itinerant family for help when a frost threatens to destroy his crop. [RF]

 

6.19 [--] Fireside Theatre: MOSES AND MR. AIKEN

05Jan54 NBC Tue

cast

Porter Hall ........ Mr. Aiken

Lillian Culver

William Bakewell ... Ransome

Synopsis:

The life of sedate, meticulous, never-late-to-the-office Mr. Aiken is

completely disrupted by a little kitten called Moses. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A man (Porter Hall) who sheltered a stray kitten is catapulted to fame faster than he can say "meow." [RF]

 

6.20 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE FIRST PRIZE

12Jan54 NBC Tue

cast

Billy Gray ......... Barry

Grandon Rhodes

Olan Soule

Synopsis:

The untalented son of a publisher father enters a national writing contest with

a manuscript that is not his own, and wins first prize. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A publisher's son experiences pangs of conscience when an essay he plagiarized wins a contest. [RF]

 

6.21 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE INSUFFERABLE WOMAN

19Jan54 NBC Tue

Written by Beatrice Joy Chute

Based on a story by Nathaniel Curtis

cast

Eve McVeagh ........ Murial Tannant
William Bakewell ... Ames

Leslie Banning

Robert Hutton

Madge Meredith

Ralph Dumke

Synopsis:

An advertising executive with theatrical ambitions finds himself in the dilemma of

having to use the wife of an important client as the lead in an amateur play. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
Muriel Tannant may not have any talent, but she's getting into

show business anyhow---courtesy of her wealthy husband. [RF]

 

6.22 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE UNCROSSED RIVER

26Jan54 NBC Tue

cast

Bruce Bennett ...... Dan Summers
James Griffith ..... Ed Fallon
Andrea King ........ Muriel

Synopsis:

At the turning point in the budding political career, a young man finds himself

faced by a blackmailer, who threatens to release on altered version of an unfortunate

 incident in his military career. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A young lawyer's blossoming political career is threatened by a blackmailing Army acquaintance. [RF]

 

  6.23 [--] Fireside Theatre: no details

02Feb54 NBC Tue

 

6.24 [--] Fireside Theatre: JOE GIORDANO AND MR. LINCOLN

09Feb54 NBC Tue

written by Ellwood Ullman

directed by Frank Wisbar

cast

Peter Price ........ Dominic
Mario Siletti ...... Joe
Argentina Brunetti.. Mama
Gloria Talbott
Frank Yaconelli
Synopsis 1:
When his son is selected to recite the Gettysburg Address,

Joe rebels at buying a new outfit for the boy. [RF]

Synopsis 2:

The 12-year-old son of a grocer is chosen to recite Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. [RF]

Synopsis 3:
Reciting the Gettysburg Address in a school play is an honor for a young Italian-American---and a traumatic experience for his family. [RF]
 

6.25 [--] Fireside Theatre: TOUCH THE EARTH

16Feb54 NBC Tue

starring
Irene Hervey  ....... Louise
George Wallace ..... Morgan
Gloria Talbot
James Craven
Synopsis:
Hired as a stablehand, a man exerts powerful influence on his employers. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A stablehand tries to free a paralyzed girl from her tyrannical mother. [RF]

 

6.26 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE GRASS IS GREENER (film)
23Feb1954
Produced & Directed by Frank Wisbar
Teleplay by David Dortort & Frederick Kohner
Story by Frederick Kohner
Director of photography Benjamin H. Kline
cast
Ralph Dumke ..... Richard
Gene Raymond
Frances Robinson
Paul E. Burns
Helen Mowery
B.G. Norman
Harry Carey Jr.
John Warburton
Synopsis:
A retired actor gets the urge to act again when his family insists on buying a TV set. [RF]
 

6.27 [--] Fireside Theatre: ACT OF GOD NOTWITHSTANDING

02Mar54 NBC Tue (rerun 30Aug54)

starring
Bill Henry ....... Kennedy
Kim Spalding ..... Walt Stevens
Synopsis:
A raging snowstorm endangers a hospital's power supply. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
Electricians work feverishly to prevent a blizzard from knocking out a hospital's power supply. [RF]
 

6.28 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE FARNSWORTH CASE

09Mar54 NBC Tue

starring

Ruth Clifford ..... Mrs. Farnsworth
John Agar ......... John Cushing
Tracey Roberts .... Denise
Synopsis:
A murder trial comes to a surprising climax. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
No one doubts that Mrs. Farnsworth killed her husband.

It's her motive that has everybody confused. [RF]

 

6.29 [--] Fireside Theatre:  RINGO'S LAST ASSIGNMENT
16Mar54 Tue WTRF-TV Wheeling West VA.
starring
Tom Powers ......... Barney Ringo
Mary Orr ........... Ellen
Jonathan Hole ...... Mike
Synopsis:
A veteran reporter learns he is being replace by a cub reporter - a girl. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
With retirement age approaching, journalist Barney Ringo isn't about to go quietly: he has just arranged a scoop interview with a giant industrialist. [RF]
*Note: TV Guide does not list this title as airing "The Exile".

 

6.30 [--] Fireside Theatre: RETRIBUTION

23Mar54 NBC Tue

written by William Hopson

adapted by Herbert Little Jr. & David Victor

cast

Kenneth Tobey ...... Joe Ellison
Faith Domergue ..... Mariana
Paul Picerni ....... Flores

Trevor Bardette

Paul Fix

Robert Osterloh

Joseph Granby

Charles Cane

John Eldridge

Gene Coogan

Synopsis:
A man returns to his home to prove his brother's death was no accident. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Ex-cop Joe Ellison returns to his home town to find out the cause of his brother's sudden death. [RF]

 

6.31 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE RELENTLESS WEAVERS

30Mar54 NBC Tue

story based on Ray Bradbury's Dark Carnival

cast
Alan Wells ......... Tom
Grandon Rhodes ..... Carleton
Sallie Brophy ...... Mary
Leo Gordon
Tim Considine
Synopsis:
An overambitious scientist murders the man with whom he was working on an important project. [RF]

 

6.32 [--] Fireside Theatre: INVITATION TO MARRIAGE (film)

06Apr54 NBC Tue

cast

Gene Raymond ....... Brent
Lola Albright ...... Joyce
Hugh Sanders ....... Bruce
Eve McVeagh ........ Marge
Synopsis 1:
A career woman tries to prove ambition has not changed her. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A bachelor who deplores career women falls in love with one. [RF]

 

6.33 [--] Fireside Theatre: BEYOND THE CROSS (film)

13Apr54 NBC Tue

written by Dana Burnet

adapted by Curtis Kenyon

host Gene Raymond

cast

Peter Graves ....... Robert
John Hudson ........ Jim White

Suzanne Dalbert

Beverly Tyler

Adrienne D'Amricourt

Louis Mercier

Hugh Sanders

Alphonse Martell

Synopsis:
An ex-pilot vacationing in France meets a man, apparently the victim of amnesia,

who resembles in every way a flier friend killed during the war. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
An ex-pilot is shaken by a meeting with an apparent amnesic who resembles a flier killed in World War II. [RF]

 

6.34 [--] Fireside Theatre: NINE QUARTS OF WATER

20Apr54 NBC Tue

starring
Jeff York .......... Monty Bryan
Amanda Blake ....... Louise Connor
Synopsis:
A young man finds it hard to adjust to the staunchly feminist

schoolteacher boarding with his family. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A stiff-necked man-about-town plots to clamp the lid on a

schoolteacher's crusade for women's rights. [RF]

 

6.35 [--] Fireside Theatre: A CASE OF INDEPENDENCE

27Apr54 NBC Tue

starring

Nick Dennis

George Givot

George Conrad
Rick Vallin
Synopsis:

Trouble threatens partnership of Four Greeks restaurant

when Andy decides to be an executive. [RF]

 

6.36 [--] Fireside Theatre: LIKE FATHER, SO THE SON (film)

04May54 NBC Tue

written by Mark Hager

adapted by Herbert Little Jr, & David Victor

host Gene Raymond

cast

Hugh Sanders

Norman Ollestad

Marjorie Lord

Skipp Torgerson

Emile Meyer

Nolan Leary

Robert Foulk

William Fawcett

 

6.37 [--] Fireside Theatre: FIGHT NIGHT

11May54 NBC Tue

starring
Hugh Beaumont
Mary Beth Hughes
Synopsis:
A detective, watching a fight on TV, sees a murderer he's been hunting for months. [RF]

 

6.38 [--] Fireside Theatre: HARVEST OF WRATH

18May54 NBC Tue

cast
Charles Drake ...... David
Faith Domergue ..... Jenny
Synopsis:
A young bride devises a scheme for curbing her husband's unpredictable temper. [RF]

 

6.39 [--] Fireside Theatre: JUROR ON TRIAL (film)

25May54 NBC Tue

cast

Julie Bishop ....... Irene Adams

John Shelton ....... Dexter Andrews

Wally Cassell ....... Tony

Jonathan Hale ....... Charlie Bellamy

Synopsis:

A man and his former wife are chosen to serve on the jury for a man accused of murder.

The wife feels that the defendant's only crime was a failure to respect the rights of others.

Her former mate was also guilty of this failing. [RF]

 

6.40 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE WHOLE TRUTH (film)

01Jun54 NBC Tue

written by Eugene Vale

host Gene Raymond

cast

Hayden Rorke ........ Tobin

Barbara Billingsley

Peter Price

Charles Meredith

Leon Burbank

Teddy Infuhr

Dee Pollock

Robert Foulk

Synopsis:
A judge's son claims that he became involved with a

gang of delinquents to save his father's life. [RF]

 

6.41 [--] Fireside Theatre: BREAD UPON THE WATERS (film)

08Jun54 NBC Tue

written by Merwin Gerard

produced & directed by Frank Wisbar

director of photography Benjamin Kline

host Gene Raymond

cast

Peter Graves ...... Lonnie Berghoff
John Banner ....... Amos
Birgit Nielsen .... Marge
Karen Verne ....... Anna
Synopsis:
A young girl faces a snag in her wedding plans when tradition rules

that her older sister must marry first. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A youth returns to his uncle's home hoping to marry one of the man's wards. [RF]
*Note: Set in a Pennsylvania Dutch community during the last century.
 

6.42 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE FAVORABLE SIGNS

15Jun54 NBC Tue

cast
Barton MacLane ..... Simmons
Jacqueline de Wit... Rosetta
Synopsis:
A battle of wits rages between a fortuneteller and the policeman

 who's trying to put her out of business. [RF]

 

6.43 [--] Fireside Theatre: VALLEY OF SHADOWS

22Jun54 NBC Tue

cast
Dabbs Greer ........ Saul Marcus
Jeff York .......... Brooks
Synopsis:
A storekeeper tries to oust the murderous gang that is terrorizing his town. [RF]

 

6.44 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE DESERT ANSWER

29Jun54 NBC Tue

starring

Frances Robinson ... Katie
James Millican ..... Thad
Synopsis:
A little Indian boy changes a woman's views of her desert life. [JB]
Synopsis 2:
A government agent's efforts to help local Indians are blocked by his bride. [RF]
*Note: Aired 13Mar54 Sat WDTV Pittsburgh PA

 

Fireside Theatre: ACTS OF GOD NOTWITHSTANDING
30Aug54 (rerun from 02Mar54)

 

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7.01 [--] Fireside Theatre: CRUSADE WITHOUT CONSCIENCE
07Sep54
Hosted by Gene Raymond
cast
Walter Coy ......... Judge Galt
Frances Rafferty ... Marcia
Ross Elliott ....... Steve
Tom Powers ......... Thor
Synopsis:
The nephews of a judge are held hostage by members of the Communist Party

 in an effort to force the court to acquit a "fellow traveler".  [RF]

 

7.02 [--] Fireside Theatre: SMOKE AND FIRE
14Sep54
cast
Randy Stuart ....... Kathie
Dan Barton ......... Johnny
Robert Sherman ..... Richard
Louise Lorimer ..... Sheila
William Forrest .... James
Synopsis:
Gossip turns a girl's visit to New York into a scandal in her home town. [RF]

 

7.03 [--] Fireside Theatre: SECOND ELOPEMENT
21Sep54
cast
Virginia Field
Wilton Graff
Mary Forbes
Jonathan Hale
Synopsis:
A youthful looking matron reconsiders her decision

to marry a distinguished diplomat. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
Just before her marriage to a staid diplomat, a young matron goes

 back to see her irresponsible and romantic ex-husband.
*Syndication airing on Top Plays August 31, 1960.

7.04 [--] Fireside Theatre: AFRAID TO LIVE

28Sep54  NBC Tue

cast

Thomas Mitchell
Dorothy Malone
Synopsis:
A wise old man having achieved, on an island in the Fiji group,

the inner peace and contentment, is called upon for advice. [RF]
 

7.05 [--] Fireside Theatre: MEMBER OF THE JURY

05Oct54 NBC Tue

cast

John Banner ....... Josef Novak

Norbert Schiller

Kaaren Verne

 

7.06 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE REIGN OF AMELIKA JOE

12Oct54 NBC Tue

Short story by John W. Vandercook published in The Saturday Evening Post, May 1 1948
Based on actual events reported by writer James Edwards
starring
James Edwards
Synopsis:
The story of an American seaman who comes to the Solomon Islands

and radically changes the native's way of life. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
An American sailor completely changes the natives' way of life

on a remote island in the Solomons.
Syndication airing on Stars in the Night on 01Nov56.
 

*NOTE: TV Guide magazine remarked that the program was "probably the

first all-Negro show ever to go out over the network."

 

7.07 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE MAN WHO SOLD HIMSELF

19Oct54 NBC Tue

starring
Dan Barton
Betty Lynn
Synopsis:
A man auctions off himself as a laborer for a full year to the

highest bidder in order to leave his small town life for the big city.

 

7.08 [--] Fireside Theatre:  THE WIFE WHO LIVE TWICE
26Oct54 NBC Tue
starring
Marisa Pavan
John Hudson
Synopsis:
After the death of his wife in a car accident, her husband allows the

doctors to transplant her corneas to a young woman who will

be able to see her husband for the first time.
 

7.09 [--] Fireside Theatre: THANK YOU, DR. RUSSELL
02Nov54 NBC Tue
starring
Rhys Williams
Barbara Brown
Tommy Cook
Synopsis:
The headmaster of a private school teaches the spoiled

son of a wealthy man lessons on humility.

Synopsis 2:
A rich man's son learns that money can't buy everything.

 

7.10 [--] Fireside Theatre: LOST PERSPECTIVE
09Nov54 NBC Tue
starring
Rhys Williams
Ian MacDonald
Synopsis:
After the death of his son during World War II, the father seeks revenge,

 holding the General responsible for the death of not only his son but others as well.

 

7.11 [--] Fireside Theatre: GIRL NOT WANTED
16Nov54 NBC Tue
starring
Kathleen Crowley
Phillip Terry
Synopsis:
A spirited young newspaperwoman helps her editor reunite with his estranged wife.

 

7.12 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE LAST HAT

23Nov54 NBC Tue

cast

Jim Davis

Betty Lynn

Jay Novello

John Warburton

Synopsis:
After the loss of her one true love the woman is surprised when years

later he returns home only as a hopeless amnesiac.

 

7.13 [--] Fireside Theatre: THREE MISSIONS WEST
30Nov54 NBC Tue
starring
Robert Hutton
Paula Raymond
Virginia Field
Virginia Grey
Synopsis:
Three women are convinced that all their problems can be solved by

 heading out to California and decide to head out west.

Synopsis 2:
The adventures of three young women who modernize

Horace Greeley's injunction to young males by seeking fortune

 and happiness in California.
*Syndication airing on Top Plays September 8, 1957.

 

7.14 [--] Fireside Theatre: HIS FATHER'S KEEPER

07Dec54 NBC Tue

cast

Bobby Driscoll ....... Jimmy

Paul Kelly

Helen Wallace
Richard Karlan

Synopsis:
A teen-age boy has to grow up fast and take care of his drunken father. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A young thief fears for his freedom after his mother marries a watchman. [RF]

 

7.15 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE MURAL
14Dec54 NBC Tue
starring
John Warburton
Suzanne Dalbert
Rhys Williams
Henri Letondal
Synopsis:
A priest is helping rebuild a church in France when he recognizes

the priceless artwork as being stolen.

 

7.16 [--] Fireside Theatre:  OUR SON
21Dec54 NBC Tue
starring
Dorothy Malone
Wilton Graff
Synopsis:
A television preacher rethinks his priorities after

the release of a woman from prison.

 

7.17 [--] Fireside Theatre:  A MOTHER'S DUTY
28Dec54 NBC Tue
starring
June Havoc
Karen Sharpe
Tommy Cook
Willard Parker
Synopsis:
A mother tries to help her daughter overcome her hatred and mistrust of boys.

Synopsis 2:
A young man pushed into a date with a teenage girl takes

a sudden interest in her youthful widowed mother.
*Syndication airing on Top Plays December 20, 1960.

 

7.18 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE INDISCREET MRS. JARVIS

04Jan55 NBC Tue

Producer Tom Lewis
Written by Frank Burt
Directed by Alan Smithee
Director of photography Floyd D. Crosby

cast

Angela Lansbury ....... Brenda Jarvis

George Brent

William Lundigan 

Martha Vickers

Synopsis:
Disaster is almost the result when a woman tries to keep her past from her husband. [RF]

Synopsis 2:

A woman's desire to keep her past from her husband almost results in disaster. [RF]

*Syndication airing on Top Plays 26Jul57.

 

7.19 [--] Fireside Theatre:  SERGEANT SULLIVAN SPEAKING
11Jan55 NBC Tue
starring
William Bendix .... Sergeant Sullivan
Joan Blondell
William Fawcett
Sarah Selby

Synopsis:
A romance develops between a lonely widow and the police

 sergeant whom she calls on the telephone.

 

7.20 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE DOUBLE LIFE OF BARNEY PETERS 

18Jan55 NBC Tue

starring
Gene Raymond ..... Barney Peters
Bobby Driscoll
Synopsis:
A newspaper publisher lacks any human understanding

until he is confronted by a young man.
 

7.21 [--] Fireside Theatre:  NOT CAPTAIN MATERIAL
25Jan55 NBC Tue
starring
Dennis Morgan
Virginia Grey
Arthur Franz
Synopsis:
A co-pilot desperately tries to save a passenger's life, with the

possibility of risking his chances at being promoted to Captain.

 

7.22 [--] Fireside Theatre: BRIAN

01Feb55 NBC Tue

starring

Maureen O'Sullivan

John Howard
Edith Evanson
Synopsis:

A wife is deeply upset by her second husband's attempt to mold his

stepson in the image of his dead child. [RF]

 

7.23 [--] Fireside Theatre: MR. ONION (film)

08Feb55 NBC Tue

starring

William Bendix

Dorothy Malone
Irene Hervey

Peter Votrian

Synopsis 1:
Although a big-time bookie is cleared by the Grand Jury Investigating committee,

his young son is ostracized by his playmates. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A book-maker father triumphs over a Grand Jury investigation of gambling. (film)

Synopsis 3:
A bookmaker finds himself freed by the courts---but condemned by his son. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on  Broadway Star Theater 11Nov55

 

7.24 [--] Fireside Theatre: NO PLACE TO LIVE (film)

15Feb55 NBC Tue

starring

Tom Drake ....... Robbie

Martha Vickers ....... Julie

Ray Walker ....... Wally

Minor Watson ....... McGinty

Burt Mustin ....... Caretaker

Synopsis:

A homeless and penniless couple and their infant son seek refuge in an empty

house in a new housing development. It's not long before they're

discovered by the hard-boiled realtor. [RF]

 

7.25 [--] Fireside Theatre: MARKED FOR DEATH
22Feb55
cast
John Banner
Paul Kelly
Beverly Washburn
Synopsis:
An ex-army officer spends ten years pursuing a former commandant

of a Nazi concentration camp.
*Note: Filmed in Mexico during the holiday known as the Day of the Dead. [RF]
*Syndication airing on Curtain Time 24Jan56.

 

7.26 [--] Fireside Theatre: RETURN IN TRIUMPH
01Mar55 NBC Tue
starring
George Brent
Gertrude Michael
Kathleen Crowley
Tyler MacDuff
Synopsis:
A man intent on becoming Governor must still overcome his memories

of his painful and difficult childhood. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A governor (George Brent), ashamed of his poverty-stricken past, returns to the scene of his youth. [RF]

 

7.27 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE POACHERS

08Mar55 NBC Tue

cast

Dan Barton

Ernest Borgnine

Barbara Whiting

Synopsis:
The game warden of a small Oregon town, who is not allowed a gun,

 runs into some hunted bandits. [RF]

 

7.28 [--] Fireside Theatre: NO TIME FOR SUSAN
15Mar55 NBC Tue
starring
Virginia Field
Melinda Markey
Synopsis:
A homely awkward teenager blossoms into a lovely young woman. [RF]

 

7.29 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE FAILURE
22Mar55 NBC Tue
starring
Alan Wells ........ Spike
Nana Bryant ....... Mrs. Holmes
Tom Powers ........ Payson
Jean Howell ....... Esther
Ralph Dumke ....... Fenley
Synopsis:
A big-city newspaperman whose career has been ruined by his addiction

to alcohol, decides to start all over again with a small-town daily. [RF]
 

7.30 [--] Fireside Theatre: IT'S EASY TO GET AHEAD
29Mar55 NBC Tue
starring
George Brent
Marilyn Erskine
Gene Raymond
Synopsis:
A man tries to impress his boss and advance in the ranks by forcing out his competitor.
 

7.31 [--] Fireside Theatre: NOT THE MARRYING KIND
05Apr55 NBC Tue
starring
Dan Barton ........ Joe
Kathleen Crowley .. Peggy
Sheila Bromley .... Mrs. Harper
Ray Montgomery .... Russ
Marjorie Owens .... Doris
Synopsis:
It's only a week before the wedding when the skeptical groom-to-be

 announces to his startled fiancee that he's "not the marrying kind." [RF]
 

7.32 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE BLESSING OF PETS (film)

12Apr55 NBC Tue

starring

Jay Novello ....... Padre

Alma Beltran ....... Mrs. Vittore

David Colmans ....... Tony

Howard Negley ....... O'Toole

Sheila Bromley ....... Nita

Chick Chandler ....... Leo

Synopsis:

It's the day of the annual Mexican ceremony in which villagers and city folk

 from all over the country bring their pets to be blessed by the local padre.  [RF]

 

7.33 [--] Fireside Theatre: LUXURIOUS LADIES (film)

19Apr55 NBC Tue

starring

Stephen Bekassy ....... Karl

Hillary Brooke ....... Julie

Jack Rice ....... Lindley

Marjorie Bennett ....... Mrs. Pursell

Kathryn Card ....... Smythe Knicker

Synopsis:

A handsome European is on a trial assignment as manager of a hotel for wealthy

elderly women. He must call upon his whole store of continental tact and charm

 if he is to turn the stint into a permanent position.  [RF]

 

7.34 [--] Fireside Theatre: BITTER GRAPES (film)

26Apr55 NBC Tue

starring

John Banner ....... Joe

Peter Graves ....... Eddie

Kurt Katch ....... Vincenzo

Jody Lawrence ....... Adelina

Rod Williams ....... Tony

Synopsis:

Tragedy threatens when an older man discovers that he is in love with the girl

he raised as a foster daughter. She feels duty-bound to marry him.  [RF]

 

7.35 [--] Fireside Theatre:  THE INNOCENT AND THE GUILTY
03May55 NBC Tue
starring
Frank Wilcox
Jean Howell
Grandon Rhodes
Lisa Golm
Alan Wells
Synopsis:
A man born and raised in the slums enters the life of crime

with the gang he's with until a young woman helps him to leave

that life behind and make something of himself.

 

7.36 [--] Fireside Theatre: CHEESE CHAMPION (film)

10May55 NBC Tue

starring

John Mitchum ....... Joe

Constance Dowling ....... Betty

Sid Melton ....... Bitsy

Don Haggerty ....... Petie

Synopsis:

A former fighter, on the skids for many years, is making an attempt at a new life.

A belligerent young fighter seems determined to thwart the older man's efforts.  [RF]

 

7.37 [--] Fireside Theatre: NIGHT OF TERROR (film)

17May55 NBC Tue

starring

Donald Murphy ....... Tex

George Wallace ....... Johnny

Betty Lynn ....... Kay

Hugh Sanders ....... Police Sergeant

Synopsis:

Two ex-Marine buddies meet on a fateful night several years after the war.

Positions have changed now. One man is a desperate criminal,

 the other, the policeman out to capture him.  [RF]

 

7.38 [--] Fireside Theatre: A DREAM FOR JIMMY (film)

24May55 NBC Tue

starring

Robert Crosson ....... Jimmy

Fern Bennett ....... Fern

Hugh Sanders ....... McMasters

David McMahon ..... Otto

Paul Brinegar ....... Whitey

John Pickard ...... Harry

Synopsis:

The scene: Hollywood. Jimmy's walking on air because he's got a date with the

prettiest girl in school, a movie actress. His false pride almost ruins things.  [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A young man wins a date with a starlet---who won't go out with him. [RF]

 

7.39 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE 99TH DAY (film)

31May55 NBC Tue

starring

Virginia Grey ....... Jen

Arthur Franz ....... Alan

Claude Akins ....... John West

Lauren Chapin ....... Peggy

Synopsis:

The family of the sole witness to a killing has been threatened by the murderer's accomplice.

A police guard is supposed to protect them until the trial begins.  [RF]

 

7.40 [--] Fireside Theatre: MURDERER'S WIFE  

07Jun55 NBC Tue

cast

John Howard

June Kenney

Audrey Totter

Synopsis:
A school teacher puts her job at risk when she helps out a young

student avoid the path she once took.

 

7.41 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE MAN WHO LIKED TO KILL

14Jun55 NBC Tue

cast
John Hudson .......... McAndrews
Barbara Logan ........ Lenora
John Close ........... Chad
Richard H. Cutting ... Monkton
Ian MacDonald ........ Honder

Synopsis:
After the Civil War a man starts life anew in a small Texas

town terrorized by a maniacal killer. [RF]

 

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######## Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre ########

################## season 8 1955-56 ##################

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163 episodes NBC format

change to JANE WYMAN PRESENTS THE FIRESIDE THEATRE

AKA The Jane Wyman Show

 

8.01 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: TECHNICAL CHARGE OF HOMICIDE

30Aug55 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman ....... Rita
John Harmon ....... Corrigan
Argentina Brunetti ....... Mrs. Adams
Nan Boardman ....... Mrs. Corrigan
William Ching ....... Colonel
Larry Keating ....... Hovey

 

8.02 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: GUSHER CITY

06Sep55 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman ....... Maryann Goldsmith
Rod Cameron ....... Jack Chalmers
Dabbs Greer ....... Jeremy
John Archer ....... Rensch

 

8.03 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE DIRECTOR

13Sep55 NBC Tue

written by Rod Serling

directed by Herschel Daugherty

cast

Jack Carson ....... Kendall Long

James Barton ....... Hugh Carmody

Nancy Gates ....... Diane

Synopsis:
The director of a popular television show is the only person who has
confidence in a "has-been" actor. The actor falls apart at rehearsal, and
tension mounts as air time draws near. [JB]

*Note: (Rerun on Studio 57 09Sep58)
 

8.04 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: HOLIDAY IN AUTUMN

20Sep55 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman ....... Mary

Fay Wray ....... Myra

Walter Reed ....... Tom

Dick Erdman ....... Kemper

Clarence Lung

Jean Vander Pyl

Synopsis:

A successful Hollywood social directress refuses to give up her career for marriage. [RF]

 

8.05 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE LITTLE GUY

27Sep55 NBC Tue

directed by Don Weis

cast

Dane Clark ....... Shorty
Lee Marvin ....... Jigger
Joan Camden .......Sylvia
Peggy Maley ....... Mabel
Jesse White ....... Al
Richard Karlan ....... Jerry
Ron Hargrave .......Kid

Synopsis:

The story of a little fellow with a prominent chip on his shoulder for all bigger people.

 When two murderers enter a bar and hold everyone at bay including a young fighter

 and a tough racketeer, the "little guy" has a decision to make. [RF]

 

8.06 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE SPORT

04Oct55 NBC Tue

cast

Keenan Wynn ....... Henry
Jayne Meadows ....... Alice
Reginald Denny ....... Thompson
Arthur Q. Bryan ....... Hodges
Herbert Hayes ....... Ralph
Harlan Warde ....... Bill
Paul Harvey ....... Joe

 

8.07 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: STEPHEN AND PUBLIUS CYRUS

11Oct55 NBC Tue

cast

Marguerite Chapman ....... Janet
Peter Lawford ....... Stephen
Felicia Farr ....... Mary Ellen
Charles Lane ....... Henry
Doris Lloyd ....... Lois
Larry Keating .......Philip

Synopsis:

When the Evans family is killed in an accident in a foreign country,

 only a baby boy, Stephen, survives.  [RF]

*Note: (Rerun on Studio 57 18Mar57.)

 

8.08 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: ONE LAST SEPTEMBER

18Oct55 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman ....... Liz
Don Murray ....... Ken
Glenn Langan ....... Pete
Amzie Strickland ....... Edie
Irving Bacon ....... Dad

 

8.09 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE SMUGGLER

25Oct55 NBC Tue

cast

Gilbert Roland ....... Tasso
Henry Daniell ........ Dictator
Vince Edwards ...... Angelo
Lita Milan ...... Anna
Richard Karlan ....... Police Captain
Pedro Regas ...... Old Fisherman

Synopsis:

A jealous rival informs on a popular fisherman who is smuggling

 whiskey in and enemies out from under the nose of a mythical

country's annoyed dictator.  [RF]

*Note: (Rerun on Studio 57 10May57)

 

8.10 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: NAILED DOWN  (film)

01Nov55 NBC Tue

written by David P. Harmon

story by Henry Sinclair Drago

directed by Don Weis

cast

Gene Barry ...... Lukas

Dan Duryea ...... Doc Munday

Natalie Norwick ...... Belle

Douglas Spencer ....... the Sheriff

Terry Frost ...... Red

Aaron Spelling ...... Olaf

Steve Pendleton

Rick Vallin

Synopsis:

A fleeing gang leader is also a doctor and seeks refuge at the ranch of a

former cohort whose wife is dangerously ill in childbirth. If the outlaw stays to

save the woman, he will be captured. [RF]

 

8.11 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: RIDE WITH THE EXECUTIONER  (film)

08Nov55 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman ........ Eve

Lydia Reed ........ Mary

Christian Pasques ........Tommy

Doris Packer ....... Miss Connors

Neville Brand ...... Father

Bucko Stafford ...... Danny

Synopsis:

During a recess period, one of a young teacher's pupils hills himself with his

father's gun. The boy's grief-crazed father vows vengeance upon the teacher

he thinks caused his son's death.  [RF]

 

8.12 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE KEY  (film)

15Nov55  NBC Tue

story by Eudora Welty

cast

Jane Wyman ........ Jean Bradford

Ann Tyrrell ........ Nurse Hanson

Emile Meyer ........ Dr. Gresham

Vivi Janiss ....... Anita Spencer

Carolyn Jones ...... Patient

Synopsis:

A young student nurse, training at a sanatorium, becomes friendly with a girl patient.

Though the authorities frown on the relationship, the nurse persists in her efforts

 to help the disturbed girl.  [RF]

 

8.13 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: HIS MAIDEN VOYAGE (film)

22Nov55 NBC Tue

cast

Henry Corden ........ Henry Alvin

James Barton ........ Willie

Charles Winninger ........ Phinney

Norma Varden ....... Lady Sharpe

Tom Dillon ....... Potter Thompson

James McCallion ........ Tommy

Nora Marlowe ........ Agnes

Ted de Corsia ........Jeremy

Synopsis:

An old fellow endures endless ridicule because of his dreams of sailing the

seas in a vessel he has built.  [RF]

 

8.14 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: WOMAN AT SEA (film)

29Nov55 NBC Tue

cast

Ruth Hussey ......... Nancy
John Baragrey ........ Philip
Katharine Bard ....... Jean
Lyle Talbot ........ Arnheim
Marya Marco ....... Keiko
Juney Ellis....... Miss Tubbs
Tiger Fafara ...... Horace
George Chandler ..... Mr. Forney
Gladys Hurlbut ..... Mrs. Forney

Synopsis:

A neglected wife goes unaccompanied on an ocean voyage. She's much

attracted to a handsome stranger who is accompanied by his wife. [RF]

*Note: (Rerun on Studio 57 15May57)

 

8.15 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE BAMBOO CROSS (film)

06Dec55 NBC Tue

written by Lawrence Stallings

play by Theophane Lee

directed by John Ford

director of photography John MacBurnie

produced by William Asher

cast

Jane Wyman ....... Regina

Betty Lynn ........ Anne

Don Somers ........ Ho Kwong

Soo Yong ....... Sichi Sao

Kurt Katch ...... King Fat

James Hong ....... Mark Chu

Judy Wong ...... Tania

Pat O'Malley .......Peter

Frank Baker

Synopsis:

In a Catholic convent in China, two nuns are menaced by a Communist overlord,

who falsely accuses them of murdering babies in their care. [RF]

 

8.16 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: AS LONG AS I LIVE   (film)

13Dec55 NBC Tue

cast

Sally Brophy .......... Florence
Brian Keith ......... Jim
Dan O'Herlihy ........ Edgar
Anne O'Neal ......... Mrs. Quinlan
Richard Wessel ....... Driver

Synopsis:

A despondent man decides to take a final fling, then kill himself.  [RF]

*Note: (Rerun on Studio 57 13May57)

 

8.17 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: ALONG CAME A BACHELOR

20Dec55 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman ....... Widow
Patric Knowles ....... Bachelor
Harvey Grant ....... Son

 

8.18 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: BIG JOE'S COMIN' HOME

27Dec55 NBC Tue

cast

Douglass Dumbrille ......... Goldy
Wallace Ford........ Boats
Richard Jaeckel ........ The Kid
Victor McLaglen ....... Big Joe
Tol Avery ...... Dutch
Virginia Gregg ....... Rosa
Robert Middleton ...... Maggio

Synopsis 1:
A former gangland boss returns after 25 years in prison, expecting things
to be the same. [JB]
Synopsis 2:
After 25 years imprisonment a gangster is released,

and returns expecting things to be the same. (film) [RF]

*Note: (Rerun on Studio 57 13Mar57)

 

8.19 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: ONCE UPON A NIGHTMARE

03Jan56 NBC Tue

Based on a story by Cornell Woolrich

cast

Jane Wyman  ......... Emily Prince
Arthur Space ....... Paul Kendall
Emile Meyer ........ Ed Mason
Vivi Janiss ........ Agnes Mason
David Kasday ....... Johnnie Gaines

 

8.20 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE LIBERATOR

(aka A Hero Returns)

Revue Prod.

10Jan56 NBC Tue

Producer William Asher
Teleplay by John Fante
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Director of photography John MacBurnie
Editor Edward Haire

cast

Dane Clark  ......... Vico
Sebastian Cabot .... Senore LaTorre
Anna Navarro ....... Pretty Girl
Serena Sande ....... Della
Penny Santon ....... Senora LaTorre
Danny Richards ..... Boy

Lee Erickson ....... Man

 

8.21 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE HOUSE ON ELM STREET

17Jan56  NBC Tue (rerun 26Mar57)

cast

Jane Wyman ....... Helen Crane
Jean Howell ........ Jessica Crane
Mabel Albertson ........ Nosy Neighbor
Harlan Warde ....... Policeman

Synopsis:
Spinster Helen Crane, who lives alone in an old mansion,

 suffers a series of terrifying experiences. [RF]

 

8.22 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: EXCUSE ME FOR LIVING

24Jan56 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman ......... Wife
Arthur Franz ....... Husband
Edith Evanson ...... Mother-in-law
Synopsis:
Comic confusion results when a mother-in-law joins a young

couple in their crowded city apartment. [RF]
 

8.23 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE VELVET TRAP

31Jan56 NBC Tue

cast

James Whitmore

Phyllis Thaxter

Paul Richards

Synopsis:
An informer is sought by the brother of his former partner. [JB]

*Note: (Rerun on Studio 57 24Apr57).

 

8.24 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: NOT WHAT SHE PRETENDED

07Feb56 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman ....... Barbara Towne
Tom Tryon ....... Kevin Cavanaugh
Robert Simon ....... Coleman

 

8.25 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: KRISTI

14Feb56 NBC Tue

written by Jameson Brewer

story by Gladys Hasty Carroll

directed by Jacques Tourneur

cast

Jack Kelly ....... Raeburn
Jane Wyman ....... Kristi Stone
Charles Coburn ....... Dr. Cutler
Burt Mustin ....... Jack Ruggles
Minerva Urecal ....... Mrs. Adams
Edith Evanson ....... Mrs. Horton
Kate MacKenna ....... Mrs. Madison
Robert Petersen ....... Conductor

 

8.26 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE THREAD

21Feb56 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman ......... Leslie Bell
Jeff Morrow ........ Gordon
Chuck Connors ...... Officer Handley
Penny Santon ....... Mother
Anthony Eustrel .... Percy
Philip Ober ........ Lawyer
Synopsis:
An irresponsible socialite is under the illusion that she can buy

 her way out of any kind of trouble. [RF]
 

8.27 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE MIRROR

28Feb56 NBC Tue

story by Alphonse Daudet

cast

Joanne Dru ........ Kittura
Tom Tryon ....... Ben
Mimi Gibson ........ Kathleen
Carleton Young ........ Perkins
Lisa Montel ......... Carmelita
Harry Harvey Jr. .......Appleby
Tim Graham ...... Doctor
Rosa Turich ...... Louisa

Synopsis:
When a lovely socialite marries a blacksmith, they join the post-civil
War trek to the West. [JB]

Synopsis 2:
An eastern society girl marries a blacksmith and goes out West

with him to found a cattle empire. [RF]
*Note: (Rerun on Studio 57 08Jun57)

 

8.28 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: AN ECHO OUT OF THE PAST (film)

06Mar56 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman ......... Meg

Lorna Thayer ......... Ann

Ross Elliott ........ David

Jeff Morrow ......... Jim

Nancy Valentine ....... Marjorie

Synopsis:

A World War II field nurse discovers that her temporarily

 blind patient is her former sweetheart. [RF]

 

8.29 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: SCENT OF ROSES

13Mar56 NBC Tue

story by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

cast

Jane Wyman .......... Clarissa
Nancy Gates ......... Ann
Jack Kelly .......... Gilman
Edith Evanson ....... Aunt Joanna
Synopsis:
After waiting for years for her fiance to return from his trip West,

Clarissa is sure it is a hopeless cause. When he finally does return she is

convinced he is more interested in her younger sister than herself. [RF]

 

8.30 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: SHOOT THE MOON

20Mar56 NBC Tue

Directed by Ozzie Nelson

cast

Ozzie Nelson ......... Dr. Phil Dunnings
Joi Lansing ....... Tergy
Lyle Talbot ...... Wendell Atkinson
Donald McBride ....... Dr. Rauchenback

Synopsis 1:
A lovely but highly incompetent secretary demonstrates how those with no
ability can get ahead in government jobs. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
An electronics specialist in the Pentagon decides that his curvaceous secretary

is hopelessly inefficient and has her transferred to another office. [RF]

*Note: (Rerun on Studio 57 on 24May57)

 

8.31 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: SOUND OF THUNDER

27Mar56 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman

Charles Drake

Carl Esmond

 

8.32 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: IN A DIFFERENT LIFE (film)

03Apr56  NBC Tue (rerun 03Apr58)

cast

Jane Wyman ........ Marie

Scott Forbes ........ Tom

Lawrence Dobkin ........ Francisco

Jack Kruschen ........ Jose
Penny Santon ....... Panalya

Synopsis:

A geologist and his wife arrive at a remote Peruvian village in the backwaters of the Amazon.

Though neither of them has ever been in that part of the country before, the wife displays

 an uncanny knowledge of the people, their way of life and even their language. [RF]

 

8.33 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THIS LAND IS MINE

10Apr56  NBC Tue

cast

John Ireland ........ Wade Harlan
Joy Page ............ Ellen Harlan
Anthony Caruso ...... Garrett
Paul Bryar .......... White
Kem Dibbs ........... Burke
Gerald Charlebois ... Plater
Synopsis:
Homesteaders of the West run into trouble. The gunmen who already

control the territory are unwilling to share the land. [RF]
 

8.34 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE PAST IS ALWAYS PRESENT

17Apr56 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman ....... Karen Foster
Lawrence Dobkin ....... Dwight Foster
John Baragrey ....... Emmett Brandon
Edith Evanson ....... Mrs. Burgess
Robert Malcolm ....... Desk Clerk

 

8.35 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE HIDDEN PEOPLE

24Apr56  NBC Tue (rerun 18Jun57)

cast

Jane Wyman ....... Cleary Penryn
John Abbott ....... Barrett
Parley Baer ....... Fitch
Nora Marlowe ....... Mrs. Bradley
Clem Bevans ....... Mellan
Minerva Urecal ....... Mrs. Harrison
Kate MacKenna ....... Wilkins Sister
Hallene Hill ....... Wilkins Sister

 

##################################################

######### Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre ########

################## season 9 1956-57 ##################

##################################################

 

9.01 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: TEN PERCENT

28Aug56 NBC Tue

story by Charles Bruce Gould & Beatrice Blackmar Gould

cast

Jane Wyman ......... Laura Ann Roberts
William Hopper .......... Rick Gordon
George Montgomery ......... Mark Weston
George Baxter ........... Scott
Edna Skinner .......... Eva
Paul Frees ......... Emcee

 

9.02 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: DIRTY FACE

prod #1646

04Sep56 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman ....... Martha Quillen
Bobby Driscoll ......Johnny Bridges
William Fawcett ..... Pete
Synopsis:
A youngster escapes from reform school and tries to rob a woman. [RF]

 

9.03 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: APPROVED BY CENSOR

11Sep56 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman .......... Lieutenant Edith Collins
Peter Mark Richman ........... Captain Rick Jennings
Don Haggerty ......... General Adams
Tom Brown .......... Sergeant
Paul Hahn .......... Major Edwards

 

9.04 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE WAY TO HEAVEN

prod #1650

18Sep56 NBC Tue

story Grace Sartwell Mason

cast

Gene Lockhart ....... Father McCorkle
John Doucette ....... Emil Jesseski
Martin Garralaga ....... Jesus Maria Sanchez
Buddy Baer ....... Toro Luez
Bart Bradley ..... Tony Bedoya
Nacho Galindo ....... Pepe Martinez
Edwin Jerome ........ Bishop O'Neill

Synopsis:
An aging New York parish priest is relieved of his heavy duties

 and sent to El Diablo, a small wine center in California.

 Finding no church in the community,

 he renovates a garage. [RF]

* Note: Syndication airing on "Summer Playhouse" 23Jul57.

 

9.05 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: LET YESTERDAY DIE

25Sep56 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman ........ Mrs. Norwood
Jimmy Baird .......... Davie
Lawrence Dobkin ........... Dr. Rogers
Adam Williams ......... Larry
Betty Lynn .......... Sally
Arthur Space .......... Mr. Dolan
Katherine Warren ......... Mrs. Dolan
Ruby Goodwin ........ Eunice

 

9.06 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: ASSIGNMENT CHAMP (film)

prod #1652

02Oct56  NBC Tue (rerun 02Apr57)

cast

Jane Wyman ....... Susan Clarke

Donald Curtis ....... Barry Clarke

Leo Gordon ....... Joe Bendito

Jack Lambert ....... Rocky Green

Herb Vigran ......... Mr. Gordon

Cindy Kalm ....... Missy

George Eldredge ........ Doctor

Synopsis:

A woman reporter faces a career vs marriage problem. To complicate matters further,

her husband, who wants her to quit her job, is also her editor.  [RF]

 

[--] Jane Wyman Theater: SMALL TALK

preempted due to President Eisenhower Political Address

09Oct56 NBC Tue rescheduled to 12Feb57.

 

9.07 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: NO MORE TEARS

prod #1649

16Oct56  NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman .......... Olivia
Robert Cornthwaite .......... Chris
Carl Christian .......... Red Cap
Edith Evanson ........... Attendant
Jack Gargan .......... Ticket Agent
Barbara Knudson ........ Waitress
James Nusser ......... Cab Driver

 

9.08 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: TWO SIDES TO EVERYTHING

prod #1654

23Oct56 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman ........ Peggy
Whit Bissell ...... Wood
Simon Scott ....... Jim
Joseph Downing .... Peters
Dan Riss .......... Warden
Synopsis:
A woman reporter is engaged to a newspaperman with a rival publication,

but they are forbidden by their respective bosses to associate with each other! [RF]
 

9.09 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: BETWEEN JOBS

30Oct56  NBC Tue Original airdate

directed by Don Weis

cast

Ralph Meeker ....... Joe Novak
Neville Brand ........ Captain
Jeanette Nolan ........ Landlady
Irvin Ashkenazy ....... Sam
Peggy Maley ....... Waitress

Synopsis:
A man with psychotic tendencies conspires with an unscrupulous

sea captain to steal a fortune in precious jewels. [RF]

 

Fireside Theatre: no details

06Nov56 NBC Tue

 

9.11 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: FATHER FORGETS

13Nov56 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman ........ Katie Barns
Bruce Gordon ...... Bob Barns
David Kasday ...... Buddy
Robert Osterloh ... Thompson
George Cisar ...... Hickey
Robert Burton ..... Skipper
William Challee ... Joe
Jess Kirkpatrick... Newt
Synopsis:
In his attempts to perfect a new invention, a man nearly forgets

 his responsibility for his wife and young son. [RF]
 

9.12 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE MARKED BULLET

(aka The Bullet Trick)

20Nov56 NBC Tue

written by Ray Bradbury

cast

Jane Wyman ........ Madame Olivia
Joseph Wiseman .... Will Prentiss
Ed Kemmer ......... Young Man
Howard Wright ..... Old Man
Fred Johnson ...... Clown
Richard Cutting ... Volunteer
Synopsis 1:
The wife was having an affair and they have to go through a bullet trick

routine in which the husband forces the lover through some means to fire a

bullet at the end of the act, which the wife is supposed to catch in her teeth. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A carnival performer is unhappy with her life in what she feels are

 the unreal and tawdry trappings of the circus. [RF]
 

9.13 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: A TIME TO LIVE

prod #1647

27Nov56 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman ........ Susan
Carlos Thompson ....... Bill
Lisa Montell ........ Jeanne DuBois

Simon Scott ....... Ward Howell
Synopsis:
A widow visits her husband's grave in France and finds

another woman placing flowers on it. [RF]

Synopsis 2:

A visit to the grave of her first husband in far-off France

nearly ruins the second marriage of a grieving woman. [RF]

 

9.14 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: HELPMATE

prod #1653

04Dec56 NBC Tue

story by Anton Chekov

cast

Imogene Coco ....... Janet Blaine

Dabbs Greer ....... Henry Blaine

Than Wyenn ....... Julius Nardico

Vince Barnett ....... Dino

Harold Huber ....... Frankie Foster

Glenn Gordon ....... Sergeant Hogan

Joseph Mell ....... Good Humor Man

William Kendis ....... Policeman

* Note: Syndication airing on "Summer Playhouse" 09Jul57.

 

9.15 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: WHILE THERE'S LIFE

11Dec56 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman ....... Pauline
Henry Jones ...... Gus
Gordon Jones ..... Elmer
Vivi Janiss ...... Ruby
Michael Bachus ... Willard
Synopsis:
A middle-aged woman becomes involved in a romance,

 but her possessive married sister opposes marriage for the two. [RF]
 

9.16 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: A POINT OF LAW

prod #1658

18Dec56 NBC Tue

story by Hewitt Leonard Ballowe

cast

Jane Wyman .......... Sidney Brandt

Virginia Grey ......... Tracy King

Anthony Eustrel ........ Prosecutor Drake

Will J. White ......... Dan Martin

Virginia Gregg .......... Judge Swanson

 

9.17 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: A PLACE ON THE BAY

25Dec56 NBC Tue

cast

Gloria Talbott ....... Laura Robertson

Gene Barry........ Hal Robertson

Kurt Kasznar ......... Rick

Connie Gilchrist ........ Ma Rivers

Synopsis:
Houseboat living has Laura Robertson at bay,

and she wants her husband to scuttle the idea. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Summer Playhouse 02Jul57.

 

9.18 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE LITTLE BLACK LIE

prod #1659

01Jan57  NBC Tue

written by David P. Harmon

story by William Fay

directed by Sidney Lanfield

director of photography Ellsworth Fredricks

cast

Dane Clark ......... George Heldig

Carolyn Jones ........ Madeline Novak

John Harmon ........ Johnny

Peggy Webber ........ Mrs. Heldig

Harry Jackson ....... Steve

Philip Pine

Tim Graham

Harry Tyler

Dennis King Jr.

Jerry Lawrence

Jesslyn Fax

Synopsis:

A policeman takes an interest in a pretty nightclub

 pianist when she is threatened by an ex-con. [RF]

*Note: Syndication airing on Destiny 13Sep57.

 

9.19 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: TWENTY DOLLAR BRIDE

prod #1660

08Jan57  NBC Tue (rerun 28May57)

written by Aaron Spelling

cast

Jane Wyman ...... Sarah March

Jeff Morrow .......... Vince Harris

Gordon Jones ........... Luke

Jim Haywood .......... Henry

Claude Akins .......... Frank Hedley

Paul Wexler .......... Jess

Minerva Urecal .......... Prison Matron

 

9.20 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: PORTRAIT IN FEAR

prod #1657

15Jan57  NBC Tue (rerun 06Mar58)

cast

Jane Wyman ........ Paula Miller

Barry Atwater .......... Marty Belmont

Paul Bryar .......... Lennie Coil

Mimi Gibson ............. Sharon

Arthur Hanson .......... Dr. Kirk

Lewis Charles .......... Trusty

Don Garrett ............ Guard

 

9.21 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE GOLDEN DOOR

22Jan57 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman .......... Cleary Penryn

Benny Rubin .......... Mr. Zinsli

Parley Baer ............ Mr. Fitch

Hans Conried .......... Maurice Barrett

Sarah Selby ........... Miss Grimm

Minerva Urecal .......... Mrs. Harrison

Preston Hanson ........... Alfy Penryn

Clem Bevans ......... Mr. Mellon

 

9.22 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: KILLER'S PRIDE

prod #1664

29Jan57  NBC Tue

written by Michael Fessier

story by Leslie McFarlane

directed by Robert Florey

director of photography John L. Russell

cast

John Kerr .......... Tom Parr

Fay Wray .......... Mrs. Parr

Gail Kobe ........ Helen

Mae Clarke ........ Mrs. Parker

James Goodwin ........ Neal

Robert Osterloh ........ Sheriff

Robert Crosson

Hugh Sanders

Don Devlin

John Wilder

Tim Graham

Synopsis:

A sensitive young college student joins a posse of hardened

men who are tracking down a killer. [TA]

 

9.23 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: BIRTHRIGHT (film)

prod #1663

05Feb57  NBC Tue (rerun 25Jun57)

cast

Jane Wyman....... Ellen Hensley

Tom Tryon ........ Dr. Tom Hurd

Jeanette Nolan ........ Agnes Rivers

Gail Kobe ......... Mary Collins

Kathryn Givney ...... Mrs. Hurd

Addison Richards ........ Mr. Hurd

Lisa Fusaro ...... Mrs. Mattucci
Synopsis:
A nurse attempts to convince a distraught mother-to-be that having a child

is the most glorious experience in a woman's life. [RF]

 

9.24 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: SMALL TALK

12Feb57  NBC Tue (rerun 04Jun57)

written by David P. Harmon

story by David P. Harmon & George F. Slavin

directed by Sidney Lanfield

cast

Jane Wyman ........ Ann Baker

Philip Pine

Marie Windsor

Gene Reynolds

Frances Bavier

 

9.25 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: FARMER'S WIFE

19Feb57 NBC Tue

story by Guy de Maupassant

cast

Jane Wyman ......... Tita

John Dehner ............Henry Latham

Beverly Washburn ......... Nonnie Latham

Parker Garvie ......... Pete Sweeney

Tom Fadden ....... Steve

 

9.26 [--]Jane Wyman Theater: A DANGEROUS THING (film)

26Feb57  NBC Tue Original Airdate

prod #1667

cast

Jeannie Carson ....... Sarah Jane Beal

Claude Akins ......... Joe Doby

Frank Cady ....... Mr. Usher

Mary Alan Hokanson ........ Evelyn

Stafford Repp
Synopsis:
A librarian becomes uneasy when an unsavory character begins frequenting the library.

She is certain he is not the scholarly type.  [RF]

 

9.27 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: MARRIED TO A STRANGER

prod #1666

05Mar57 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman ......... Susanna Holt

Burt Mustin ........... Mr. Tate

Bart Burns ........... Doc

Simon Scott

Ainslie Pryor .......... Harry

 

9.28 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE PENDULUM (film)

prod #1669

12Mar57 NBC Tue

story by William Sydney Porter

cast

Gene Barry ....... Brad Nelson

Jane Wyman....... Laura Kincaid

Jack Kruschen ........ Joe

Stuart Randall ........ Fred

Simon Scott ....... Paul

George N. Neise ....... Frank

Paul Bryar ........ Sergeant

Synopsis:

The testimony of a woman figures prominently

 in sending her former fiance to prison.  [RF]

 

9.29 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE WILDCATTER

19Mar57 NBC Tue

prod #1668

cast

Claude Akins

Virginia Grey

Parley Baer ....... Enos Finney

Dabbs Greer ....... Germie

 

Fireside Theatre: The House on Elm Street

26Mar57 NBC Tue (rerun from Jan 17/56)

 

Fireside Theatre: Assignment Champ

02Apr57  NBC Tue (rerun from Oct 2/56)

 

9.30 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: MAMA BUFANO'S

09Apr57 NBC Tue

prod #1675

cast

Jane Wyman ....... Millie

Mario Siletti ....... Papa

Claire Du Brey ....... Mama

Will J. White ....... Frank

Gloria Blondell ....... Peggy

 

9.31 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: NOT FOR PUBLICATION

16Apr57 NBC Tue

story by Harvey Jerrold O'Higgins

cast

Jane Wyman ....... Violet Fitzhugh

Tom Conway ....... Colonel Coldbrace

Walter Kingsford ....... Eustace Fitzhugh

Cheerio Meredith ....... Emma

Ainslie Pryor ....... Bill McGuire

Grant Richards ....... Steve

 

9.32 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: HARBOR PATROL (film)

23Apr57 NBC Tue

written by John D. Robinson

directed by Richard Irving

director of photography Bud Thackery

cast

Neville Brand ....... Barney Gavin

Cara Williams ....... Dorothy

Bart Burns ....... Harry

Leo Gordon ....... Tim Thatcher

Jean Howell ....... Midge

Joe De Santis .......Captain Garcia

Peter Leeds ....... Henry

Kevin Hagen ......Sam

Anthony Lawrence ...... Jackie

Sid Tomack ...... George

Nelson Case, Jr.

Natalie Masters

Synopsis:

A man suspected of peddling narcotics is sought by the chief of the harbor patrol. Leads are

almost non-existent until a pair of half-drunk women become involved in an argument.  [TA]

 

9.33 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE MAN IN THE CAR (film)

prod #1674

30Apr57  NBC Tue (rerun 19Dec57)

written by David P. Harmon

story by Nancy Titus

directed by Sydney Lanfield

cast

Jane Wyman ....... Martha Carroll

Craig Stevens ....... Danny Carroll

Charles Herbert ....... Terry Carroll

Ainslie Pryor ....... Jonas

Joseph Mell

Hugh Sanders

Jason Johnson ....... Pharmacist

Synopsis:
Just after moving into a partly furnished home, a husband leaves his wife alone to

make an out-of-town business trip. An unexpected visitor and the half-empty

house create strange fears in the wife's mind. [TA]

 

9.34 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: NIGHT OF TERROR (film)

07May57 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman ....... Diane Nolan

Paul Bryar ....... Harry

Ken Clark ........ Bert

Eilene Janssen ........ Nancy

Anthony Lawrence ........ Stranger

William Boyett ......State Trooper

Robert Burton .......... Pop

Bruce Swanson ...... Selma

Synopsis:

A woman driving alone through a lonely stretch of desert stops at a small cafe. There

she learns of a maniac at large in the area who preys on people who travel alone.  [RF]

 

9.35 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THERE COMES ONE MOMENT

14May57  NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman

 

9.36 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: TWO SIDES TO EVERYTHING

21May57 NBC Tue

cast

Jane Wyman

Simon Scott

 

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######## Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre ########

################### season 10 1957-58 ################

##################################################

 

10.01 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE WAY HOME

Revue prod #1688

26Sep57 NBC Thurs

Producer Eva Wolas
Teleplay by Steve Fisher
Directed by Allen H. Miner

cast

Jane Wyman ....... Ann Langley

Robert Bray ....... Harry

Steve Dunne ....... Tom McLaine

Robert Bray ....... Harry

Frederick Ford ....... Officer

Synopsis:
Ann Langley picks up a hitchhiker on a deserted highway

 - who turns out to be an escaped convict. [RF]

 

10.02 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: CONTACT

Revue prod #1679

03Oct57 NBC Thurs

Written by Samuel Marx & Jack Jacobs

Story by Samuel Marx

Directed by Allen H. Miner

Director of photography Gilbert Warrenton

cast

Joseph Cotten ....... Bruce Malone

Rene Godfrey ....... Mrs. Dioso

Jimmy Murphy ....... Vic

Sebastian Cabot

Kaye Elhardt

Richard Karlan

Lawrence Dobkin

Joseph Vitale

Tina Menard

Ronnie Anton

Bud Slater

Saul Gross

Synopsis:

Bruce Malone, chief pilot of an airline company, tries to help a crusading newspaperman

to leave a South American country in the middle of a political upheaval. The man disappears

but Malone finds a clue  to his whereabouts when a baseball is thrown through a window. [TA]

 

10.03 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE MAN ON THE THIRTY-FIFTH FLOOR

Revue prod #1678

10Oct57 NBC Thurs

cast

MacDonald Carey ....... Carleton Reed

Phyllis Avery ....... Marta Reed

Wendy Winkleman ....... Susan

Whit Bissell ....... Mr. Addison

 

10.04 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE PERFECT CRIME

Revue prod #1584

17Oct57 NBC Thurs

 

 [--] Fireside Theatre: no details

24Oct57 NBC Thurs

 

10.05 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE ANIMAL INSTINCT

Revue prod #1692

31Oct57 NBC Thurs

written by Lois Jacoby & Bart Burns

story by Bart Burns

directed by Allen H. Miner

cast

Jane Wyman ....... Fran

John Larch ....... the Man

Paul Bryar ....... Fred

Claudia Bryar ....... Martha

 

10.06 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: ROADBLOCK NUMBER SEVEN

Revue prod #1682

07Nov57 NBC Thurs

Directed by George Waggner

cast

Peter Mark Richman  .. Dan Wilson
Margaret O'Brien .... Nancy
Dabbs Greer ......... Boggs
Robert Armstrong .... Sheriff

 

 [--] Fireside Theatre: no details

14Nov57  NBC Thurs (rerun)

 

 [--] Fireside Theatre: no details

21Nov57  NBC Thurs (rerun)

 

10.07 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: A REASONABLE DOUBT

Revue prod #1690

28Nov57 NBC Thurs

cast

Hugh Marlowe ....... Sid Nolan

Mark Stevens ....... Tom Hubbard

Jimmy Gavin ....... Alec

Jack Lambert ........ Pug
Bruce Gordon ........ Dr. Lagrue
Bill Hale ........... Sheriff
Gary Clarke ......... Sharpie
Synopsis:
A convict makes his escape from prison and returns to his home town.

 He's determined to find out who was responsible for sending him

 to prison for a murder he did not commit. [RF]
Syndication airing on Turning Point 09Aug58.

 

10.08 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: DEATH RIDES THE 12:15

prod #1685

05Dec57 NBC Thurs

cast

Jane Wyman ........ Amelia

Edward Platt ........ Larkin

Renee Godfrey ....... Dorothy

Harlan Warde ....... Bennett

 

10.09 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE PERFECT ALIBI

12Dec57 NBC Thurs

written by Gene Roddenberry

story by Patricia Highsmith

Directed by Allen H. Miner

cast

Vincent Price ....... Howard Keith

Edwin Reimers ........ George Barker

Gil Rankin ....... Travis

Ted Spencer ....... Jackson

Anthony Eustrel
John Sebastian
Don Hix
Harrison Lewis
James Forrester
Ken Hooker

Synopsis:
In a jealous rage, Howard Keith Howard shoots and kills

George Barker. He wanted Barker's job. [RF]

 

[--] Fireside Theatre: The Man in the Car

19Dec57  NBC Thurs (rerun from 30Apr57)

 

10.10 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE NIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS

prod #1695

26Dec57 NBC Thurs

cast

John Dehner ....... General Hugh Marley

Theodore Newton ....... Slater

Gregory Gaye ....... General Tors

Bartlett Robinson ....... Secretary

 

10.11 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE ELEVATOR

prod #1680

02Jan58 NBC Thurs

written by Michael Fessier & Phillip MacDonald

story by James Mason & Pamela Mason

directed by Allen H. Miner

cast

Linda Darnell ....... Lora

John Baragrey ....... Spencer

John Hoyt ....... Richard

Dick Wilson ....... Alex

 

10.12 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: A WIDOW'S KISS

prod #1610

09Jan58 NBC Thurs

cast

Jane Wyman ........ Marge

Jeanne Cooper ....... Winnie

Sydney Smith ....... the Colonel

Irene Seidner

Synopsis:
When her daughter is bitten by a black widow spider,

a mother searches frantically for blood donors. [RF]

 

10.13 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: DAY OF GLORY (film)

prod #1685

16Jan58 NBC Thurs

(26Jan58 NBC Sun Oklahoma airing)

story by Dorothea Frances & Caulfield Fisher

director of photography Mack Stengler (emmy nominated for this episode)

cast

Paul Douglas ........ Captain Langsdorff

Wesley Lau .......Commander Von Schoss

Jan Merlin ....... Keitel

Maurice Marsac ....... Diego

Robert Boon .......... Karl

Ivan Triesault ....... Ambassador

Synopsis:
World War 2 drama about the German warship Graf Spee. Damaged in battle,

and carrying many casualties aboard, the ship is subject of a battle of wills between its

captain and a commander. One officer wants to put into Montevideo to make repairs,

the other insists the ship stay in the area and fight on. [RF]

*Note: Richard Boone did not appear in this episode.

 

 [--] Fireside Theatre: no details

23Jan58  NBC Thurs (rerun?)

 

10.14 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: A GUILTY WOMAN

prod #1684

30Jan58 NBC Thurs

Written by Jerome Gruskin

Story by Glenway Wescott

Directed by Allen H. Miner

Director of photography Mack Stengler

cast

Jan Sterling ........ Martha

Virginia Grey ........ Evelyn

Herbert Rudley ........ Dr. John Bolton

Alexander Lockwood

Irene Martin

Synopsis:

After serving many years in prison for the murder of her fiance, Evelyn is paroled in

the custody of her long-time friend Martha, a wealthy widow. Although Martha appears

happy to welcome Evelyn into her home, Evelyn begins to notice something new about Martha. [TA]

 

10.15 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: MY SISTER, SUSAN

prod #1672

06Feb58 NBC Thurs

cast

Jane Wyman .......... Carol/Susan

James Gavin ......... Eyes Sutton

John Dehner ....... McDermott

Anthony Caruso ....... Mike

Edwin Reimers ....... Mr. Otis

John Wilder ...... Jay Dee

Synopsis:
When Carol Porter arrives in Green Bay to visit a twin sister whom

she hasn't seen in some time, she learns that Susan is dead, apparently

a murder victim. The police explain that Susan had been involved with a black-market

racketeer and dope pusher. The only way they can turn up conclusive evidence

against this man is for Carol to pose as her twin. [RF]

 

10.16 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: HE CAME FOR THE MONEY

prod #1696

13Feb58 NBC Thurs

Written by Frederic Brady

Directed by Allen H. Miner

cast

Ruth Roman  .......... Martha Benton
John Larch .......... Jim Benton
Wesley Lau .......... Clay Matson
Phillip Pine ........ John Gorman
Synopsis:
Clay, using his "lame" horse as an excuse, asks for shelter

at the ranch of Jim and Martha Benton. He observes that

Jim and Martha are openly hostile to each other. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A man named Clay, using a lame horse as an excuse, asks for

shelter at the ranch of Jim and Martha Benton. He openly observes that

Jim and Martha are openly hostile to each other and Martha asks Clay

to take her along when he leaves. [JBeer]
Syndication airing on Turning Point 16Aug58.
 

10.17[--] Jane Wyman Theater: TUNNEL EIGHT (film)

prod #1636

20Feb58 NBC Thurs

cast

Preston Foster ......... Dan McGann

Grant Williams ..... Larry

Joseph Crehan ...... General Grant

Francis De Sales ...... Dr. Howard

Jack Elam ...... Quirt Avery

Karl Swenson ..... Casey

Tom Brown ..... Evans

Roy Roberts .... Boomer

Dori Simmons ..... Candy

Synopsis:

Right after the Civil War, Dan McGann, a prominent construction engineer,

is assigned to help with the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad. When the

construction slows down, McGann uncovers the work of saboteurs.  [RF]

 

10.18 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: PRIME SUSPECT

prod #1640

27Feb58 NBC Thurs

written by Steve Fisher

story by Morton Wolson

directed by Allen H. Miner

director of photography John L. Russell

cast

William Bendix ....... Captain Bill Ryan

Nita Talbot ....... Sally

Addison Richards ....... Dr. Rason

Tony Rock ..... Police Officer

Claude Akins

John Mitchum

Dick Stanley Smith

Paula Hill

Synopsis 1:

Bendix stars as a police captain assigned to track down an elusive schizophrenic

who is terrorizing the blonde women of the town. During his investigation, the captain,

 who was unhappily married to a blonde later killed in a car accident, begins to

think he may be the attacker. [TA]

Synopsis 2:

Police are tracking a maniac who has been terrorizing a town.

They surmise that since all his victims are women, the suspect

was once cruelly hurt by a woman. Police Captain Bill Ryan, who

once had an unfaithful wife and is subject to blackouts, becomes

convinced that he is the maniac killer. [RF]

Synopsis 3:
Capt. Bill Ryan is assigned to track down an elusive

schizophrenic who is terrorizing the blonde women of the town.

Bill begins to think he may be the attacker. [JBeer]
Syndication airing on Action Theater 22Aug1958.

 

[--] Fireside Theatre: Portrait in Fear

06Mar58 NBC Thurs (rerun from 15Jan57)

 

[--] Fireside Theatre: no details

13Mar58 NBC Thurs (rerun)

 

[--] Fireside Theatre: Once Upon a Nightmare

20Mar58 NBC Thurs (rerun from 03Jan56)

 

10.19 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE DOCTOR WAS A LADY

prod #1697

27Mar58 NBC Thurs

cast

Frances Bergen ....... Fran Mitchell

Keith Andes ....... Paul Mitchell

Wendy Winkleman ....... Paula

Synopsis:
Fran Mitchell and her husband Paul have successful, but conflicting careers.

After Fran plans an intimate celebration for their wedding anniversary, Paul tells

 her he made plans for a celebration with a client. [RF]

 

[--] Fireside Theatre: In A Different Life 

03Apr58  NBC Thurs (rerun from 03Apr56)

 

10.20 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: SWINDLER'S INN

prod #1698

10Apr58 NBC Thurs

written by Jameson Brewer

directed by Sydney Lanfield

cast

Jane Wyman .......Cleary Penryn

Connie Gilchrist ....... Rosie

Benny Rubin ....... Mr. Zinsli

Stanley Adams ....... Mink

Peter Leeds....... Ivy

Synopsis:
Hotel housekeeper Cleary Penryn befriends a guest. [RF]

 

10.21 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE BRAVADO TOUCH

prod #1673

17Apr58 NBC Thurs

cast

Fernando Lamas ....... Juan Bravado

Virginia Leith ........ Barbara

Michael Rye ....... Fred Jackson

Nestor Paiva ...... Miguel

Robert Osterloh ...... Steve

Jan Arvan ...... Luis

Anthony Eustrel ...... Captain

Joseph Vitale ....... Inspector

 

10.22 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: MAN OF TASTE

prod #1683

24Apr58 NBC Thurs

cast

Paul Henreid ........ Cernak

Phillip Pine ....... Father Anselmo

Richard Garland ....... Dr. John Rogers

Anthony Eustrel ....... Marwick

Gail Kobe .......Alison

Reginald Lal Singh ...... Chola

Frank Wilcox ....... Dr. Raymond

Karen Norris ........ Nurse

Synopsis:

Dr. John Rogers is visited one night by a man begging him for insulin. He convinces

the doctor that he is a diabetic and is entitled to the medication, so Rogers reluctantly

gives him a supply. [RF]

 

10.23 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: ON THE BRINK

01May58 NBC Thurs

cast

Richard Beymer ....... Mark

Mercedes McCambridge ....... Aunt Hannah

Barry Kelley ....... Ben

Eddie Coch ....... Arthur

Selmer Jackson ....... Doctor

 

10.24 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE LAST TEST

08May58 NBC Thurs

prod #1627

directed by Allen H. Miner

cast

Gary Merrill ....... Dicksen

Marian Seldes ....... Sophie

Stanley Adams ...... Joey

Tom Pittman ....... Hank

K.L. Smith ....... Hedeman

 

[--] Fireside Theatre: no details

15May58 NBC Thurs (rerun?)

 

10.25 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: HIDE AND SEEK

prod #1699

22May58 NBC Thurs

written by Robert C. Dennis

directed by Harve Foster

cast

Everett Sloane ........ Dan Wilder

Richard Erdman ....... Joe Sackett

Louis Jean Heydt ...... Joe McHale

James Westerfield ...... Sheriff

Tim Graham ....... Prosecutor

Sue Carlton .......Young Girl

Synopsis:

Dan Wilder is a scientific detective who travels about in a car with a trailer attached.

The trailer houses a complete laboratory that Dan uses in his work. The prosecutor

of a small town has just summoned Dan to help investigate the unusual death of a young girl. [RF]

 

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UNKNOWN AIRDATES/TITLES

 

Fireside Theatre: Unknown title
1953
cast
Preston Foster ....... Sam Hodges
Synopsis:
Range rider Sam Hodges tries to help an Eastern Schoolteacher

 make his way in the West. [RF]

 

[--] Fireside Theatre: CODE OF HONOR
1954
starring
Douglas Kennedy
Synopsis:
A quiet tax collector, his adventurous wife,

and a spirited rancher all live in the same town. [RF]
(syndication airing on Film Drama 10Apr56)

 

[--] Fireside Theatre: TRIAL PERIOD
1954
starring
Marjorie Lord
 

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############ Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre ###########

######################### the end #########################

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