The Classic TV Archive - US Dramatic Anthology Series

 

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Episode Guide

version 36.0 January 2009

compiled by

The Classic TV Archive

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

with contributions by:

James Beer

Sal Crisanti

Cindy Rumbold

Rina Fox

references:

Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)

Internet Movie Database (http://www.us.imdb.com)

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FORD THEATRE 

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* live episodes (1948-51)(hour)

CBS Production (live from New York)

for

CBS (Sundays 7:30pm)(season 1)(1948-49)(hour)(live)

CBS (Fridays 9:00pm)(seasons 2-3)(1949-51)(hour)(live)

 

 

* filmed episodes (1952-57)(half-hour)

 a.k.a "All Star Theater"

Screen Gems, Inc. (filmed in Hollywood)

a division of Columbia Pictures

NBC (Thursdays 9:30pm)(seasons 4-7) (1953-56)(half-hour)

ABC (Wednesdays 9:30pm)(season 8) (1956-57)(half-hour)

Sponsored by the Ford Motor Company

US dramatic anthology series 

             1948-51  52 episodes x 60 min bw (live) (CBS)

             1952-57  195 episodes x 30 min bw (filmed) (Screen Gems, Inc.)    

Background:

Sponsored by the Ford Motor Company, it  began as a monthly series

of live hour-long dramatic plays  on CBS on 17Oct1948  It became a regular

series a year later, airing on alternate Friday nights with other dramatic

shows. The live CBS edition used New York-based actors and actresses,

primarily those working on Broadway. 

After a season's absence, Ford Theatre returned to the air on NBC as a

filmed series of half-hour plays. This version remained on NBC for 4 years

then moved to ABC for a final season.  With the shift to film, production

moved to Hollywood and starred motion-picture performers.  The scope

ranged from light comedy to heavy drama as well as original stories. 

Ronald Reagan & his wife Nancy Davis made their first professional appearance

 together in the series, on 05Feb1953 in a teleplay called "First Born."

 

Episodes through 09Mar1951 produced by Garth Montgomery. #1- #44

Episodes from 06Apr1951 produced by Werner Michel. #46-#52

All of the "live" episodes, with the exception of #33,

were directed by Franklin J. Shaffner.

 

Aired in Syndication 1958 as Theater of Stars weekdays at 1:00pm ET.

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        CBS Sunday 7:30 - 8:30 pm EST

            live from New York (hour long)

        Alternating with "Studio One"

 

1.01 [--] Ford Television Theatre: YEARS AGO
17Oct1948 CBS
Based on a story by Ruth Gordon
Directed by Marc Daniels
starring
Pat Kirkland ....... Ruth Gordon
Raymond Massey ....... Clinton Jones
Eva LeGallienne ....... Annie Jones
Logan Ramsey
Virginia Gibson
Judith Cargill
Richard Tab
Jennifer Bunker
*Based on Ruth Gordon's early life.

 

1.02 [--] Ford Television Theatre: JOY TO THE WORLD
21Nov1948  CBS
Written by Alan Scott & George Haight

Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Eddie Albert
Janet Blair
Philip Coolidge
Myron McCormick
Florida Friebus
Arthur Henderson
Jack Hartley

1.03 [--] Ford Television Theatre: NIGHT MUST FALL
19Dec1948 CBS
Adapted from the Emlyn Williams play
starring
Fay Bainter
Oliver Thorndike
Howard St. John
Mildred Dunnock
Cloris Leachman
Synopsis:
Fear grips the hearts of everyone in an English village after a

murderer begins stalking the inhabitants. And one young lady

suspects that the madman may very well be the servant who has
just moved into her home. [RF]

1.04 [--] Ford Television Theatre: THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER
16Jan1949 CBS
Adapted from the George S. Kaufman & Moss Hart play
starring
Edward Everett Horton
Vicki Cummings
Judy Parrish
Zero Mostel
Kevin McCarthy
Mary Wickes
Rex O'Malley
Synopsis:
A lecturer who is injured while visiting the home of a well-to-do socialite

and must spend Christmas in her home convalescing. Sheridan Whiteside

and his battles with the long-suffering nurse. [RF]

1.05 [--] Ford Television Theatre: THE SILVER CORD
13Feb1949 CBS
Adapted from the Sidney Howard play
starring
Mady Christians
Meg Mundy

Synopsis:

A domineering matriarch is less than happy when her son brings

 home his new bride. She immediately sets to work at sabotaging their marriage. [RF]

1.06 [--] Ford Television Theatre: OUTWARD BOUND
13Mar1949 CBS
Adapted from the Sutton Vane play
starring
Lillian Gish
Freddie Bartholomew
Mary Boland
Richard Hart

Synopsis:
A group of passengers aboard a crewless boat have one thing in common ...

 they are all dead and one by one their stories are revealed and judged by the Examiner. [RF]

1.07 [--] Ford Television Theatre: ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
11Apr1949 CBS
Adapted from the Joseph Kesselring play
starring

William Prince ........ Mortimer Brewster
Boris Karloff  ......... Jonathan Brewster
Josephine Hull ........ Aunt Abby Brewster
Ruth McDevitt ......... Aunt Martha Brewster
Bert Freed ............ Teddy Brewster
Edgar Stehli .......... Dr. Einstein
Anthony Ross
Synopsis:

The story of the eccentric Brewster family of Brooklyn, N.Y. In addition to

 the scheming old women who poison their victims with elderberry wine,

the family includes Teddy, who suffers delusions that he is Theodore Roosevelt

and that the Panama Canal runs through the cellar of his home. The locks he digs

become convenient graves for the lonely men who fall victims to Aunt Martha

and Aunt Abby’s machinations. [RF]

1.08 [--] Ford Television Theatre: ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
16May1949 CBS
Adapted from the James Hagan play
starring
Burgess Meredith
Hume Cronyn
Francesca Brunning

Synopsis:
A dentist wishes he had married someone else,

until years later he realizes he loves his wife Amy better. [RF]

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        CBS Fridays 9:00 - 10:00 pm EST

          Live from New York (hour long)

     Alternating with "54th Street Revue"

2.01 [--] Ford Television Theatre: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
07Oct1949 CBS
Adapted from the Ben Hecht and
Charles MacArthur play
starring
Fredric March ......... Oscar Jaffe
Lilli Palmer .......... Mildred Plotka/Lily Garland
Synopsis:

When broke Broadway Producer Jaffe finds a shop girl who could

 potentially be the next big star he pulls out all the stops to get a show produced.

 

2.02 [--] Ford Theatre: ON BORROWED TIME
21Oct1949
Story by Paul Osborn & L.E. Watkins

starring
Basil Rathbone  ........ Julian
Walter Hampden ........ Death
Dorothy Stickney
Synopsis:
A orphan is left in the care of his aged grandfather, a cantankerous

 old grouch when they become inseparable friends.

2.03 [--] Ford Theatre: SHE LOVES ME NOT
04Nov1949
Teleplay by Max Wilk
Story by Edward Hope & Howard Lindsay
Directed by Marc Daniels
Music by Cy Feuer
Settings and Art Direction by Samuel Leve
Costumes by Paul Du Pont
Script Editor Eugene Burr
Assistant Director Kenneth Buckridge
Production Manager Winston O'Keefe
Guest cast:
Judy Holliday ......... Curly Flagg
Paul Stewart .......... Paul Lawton
Richard Hart .......... Buzz Jones
Chester Stratton ...... Gus McNeal
William Brower ........ Joe Arkle
Marsha Hunt ........... Midge Mercer
Robert Pike ........... Dean Mercer
Salem Ludwig .......... Mugg Schnitzel
Lawrence Fletcher ..... J. Thorval Jones
Ruth McDevitt ......... Frances Arbuthnot
John Becker
Elizabeth Eustice
Martin Tarby
Robert Behling
Rhodelle Heller
Roland Wood
Logan Ramsey
Synopsis:

2.04 [--] Ford Theatre: SKYLARK
18Nov1949
Story by Samson Raphaelson

starring
Faye Emerson

2.05 [--] Ford Television Theatre: KIND LADY
02Dec1949 CBS
Adapted from the Edward Chodorov play
starring
Fay Bainter
Joseph Schildkraut

2.06 [--] Ford Television Theatre: LITTLE WOMEN
16Dec1949 CBS
Adapted from the Louisa May Alcott novel
Directed by Marc Daniels
Guest cast:
Patricia Kirkland ..... Mrs. Marmee March
Kim Hunter ............ Meg March
June Lockhart ......... Amy March
Meg Mundy ............. Jo March
Peggy Ann Garner ...... Beth March
Carroll Ashburn ....... Mr. March
Karl Malden ........... John Brooke
Will Hare ............. Professor Friedrich Bhaer

2.07 [--] Ford Television Theatre: THE FARMER TAKES A WIFE
30Dec1949 CBS
Adapted from the Marc Connelly and
Frank Ball Elser play
starring
Dane Clark
Geraldine Brooks

2.08 [--] Ford Television Theatre: THE BARKER
13Jan1950 CBS 
Adapted from the Kenyon Nicholson play
Directed by Marc Daniels
Guest cast:
Lloyd Nolan ........... Nifty Miller
Eileen Heckart ........ Carrie
William Redfield ...... Chris
Jean Carson ........... Lou
Philip Coolidge ....... Hap
Jesse White ........... Doc
Adelaide Klein ........ Maw
Lawrence Fletcher ..... Colonel (as Larry Fletcher)
Mary K. Wells ......... Cleo

2.09 [--] Ford Television Theatre: LABURNUM GROVE
29Jan1950 CBS 
Adapted from the J.B. Priestley play
starring
Raymond Massey
Valerie Cossart
Ernest Cossart

2.10 [--] Ford Television Theatre: THE ROYAL FAMILY
10Feb1950 CBS 
Adapted from a play by George S. Kaufman
and Edna Ferber
starring
Margaret Wycherly
Carol Goodner
Richard Waring

2.11 [--] Ford Television Theatre: UNCLE HARRY
24Feb1950 CBS 
Adapted from the Thomas Job play
starring
Joseph Schildkraut
Eva LeGallienne

2.12 [--] Ford Television Theatre: ROOM SERVICE
10Mar1950 CBS 
Adapted from the John Murray
and Allen Boretz play
starring
Jack Carson
Hume Cronyn

2.13 [--] Ford Television Theatre: DEAR BRUTUS
24Mar1950 CBS
Adapted from the James M. Barrie play
starring
Brian Aherne
Mary Malone
Valerie Cossart
Ralph Riggs

2.14[--] Ford Television Theatre: THE LITTLE MINISTER
07Apr1950 CBS
Adapted from the James M. Barrie play
starring
Tom Drake
Frances Reid
Ian Keith
Roderick Walker

2.15 [--] Ford Television Theatre: THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL
21Apr1950 CBS 
Adapted from the Richard Brinsley Sheridan play
starring
Leueen McGrath
Margalo Gillmore
Ian Keith
Philip Bourneuf

2.16 [--] Ford Television Theatre: FATHER MALACHY'S MIRACLE
05May1950 CBS 
adapted from the 1937 play
starring
Ernest Truex

2.17 [--] Ford Television Theatre: SUBWAY EXPRESS
19May1950 CBS 
Adapted from the Eva May Flint
and Martha Madison play
starring
Ian Keith
Mary Mason
Richard Newton

2.18[--] Ford Television Theatre: THE SHINING HOUR
02Jun1950 CBS 
Adapted from the Keith Winter play
starring
Lois Wheeler
Margaret Lindsay
Richard Derr

2.19 [--] Ford Television Theatre: ON BORROWED TIME
30Jun1950 CBS 
Adapted from the Paul Osborn play
starring
Henry Hull

*Note: This episode was restaged.

 

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        CBS Fridays 9:00 - 10:00 pm EST

          Live from New York (hour long)

     Alternating with "Magnavox Theater"

    
3.01 [--] Ford Theatre: THE TRAITOR
08Sep1950 CBS
Adapted by Jack Kirkland
From the Herman Wouk play
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Lee Tracy
Barbara Ames
Walter Hampden

[--] Magnavox Theatre: THE TALE OF THE WOLF
15Sep1950 CBS
Adapted from the Ferenc Molnar play
starring
Ilona Massey
John Wengraf
Steven Hill

3.02 [--] Ford Theatre: THE MARRIED LOOK
22Sep1950 CBS 
Adapted by Howard Rodman
From the Robert Nathan story
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Paul Kelly
Lois Wilson
Betsy Blair
Synopsis:
A man who has been taking his wife of 20 years for granted

is given a wake-up call. Through fantasies with a younger woman,
he is reminded of what drew him to his wife so many years earlier. [RF]

[--] Magnavox Theatre: THE FOG
29Sep1950 CBS
Adapted from the John Williard story
starring
Francis L. Sullivan
Jack Manning
Peter Hobbs

3.03 [--] Ford Theatre: THE MARBLE FAUN
06Oct1950 CBS 
Adapted by David Davidson
From the Nathaniel Hawthorne story
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Anna Lee
Alan Shayne
Sally Chamberlain
Wesley Addy

[--] Magnavox Theatre: STRANGE HARBOR
13Oct1950 CBS 
starring
Dane Clark
Geraldine Brooks

3.04 [--] Ford Theatre: ANGEL STREET
20Oct1950 CBS
Adapted by Lois Jacoby
From the Patrick Hamilton play
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Judith Evelyn
Ferdi Hoffman
Ernest Cossart

[--] Magnavox Theatre: LIGHTNIN'
27Oct1950 CBS 
Adapted from the Winchell Smith, Victor Mapes and Frank Bacon play
starring
Victor Moore
Jean Gillespie
Leslie Nielsen

3.05 [--] Ford Theatre: HEART OF DARKNESS
03Nov1950 CBS 
Adapted by Joseph Liss
From the Joseph Conrad novel
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Richard Carlson
Richard Purdy
Murvyn Vye
Faith Brook
* Note was repeated on 23Mar51
**Copy of which is in the possession of Franklin Schaffner

[--] Magnavox Theatre: FATHER, DEAR FATHER
10Nov1950 CBS
Adapted from the Ludwig Bemelmans story
starring
Edward Everett Horton
Kim Stanley
Leora Thatcher

3.06 [--] Ford Theatre: THE WHITE-HEADED BOY
17Nov1950 CBS 
Adapted by Willard Keefe
From the Lennox Robinson play
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Barry Fitzgerald
Biff McGuire
Elinor Randel
Mildred Natwick

[--] Magnavox Theatre: THE THREE MUSKETEERS
(aka The Sword of D'Artagnan)
Hal Roach Jr. Productions
24Nov1950
Producer Hal Roach Jr.
Screenplay by Roy Hamilton
Adapted from the Alexandre Dumas classic
Directed by Budd Boetticher
(*the first full hour film made for television)
Guest cast:
Robert Clarke ......... D'Artagnan
John Hubbard .......... Athos
Mel Archer ............ Porthos
Keith Richards ........ Aramis
Paul Cavanaugh ........ Richelieu
Marjorie Lord ......... Queen Anne
Lyn Thomas ............ Constance
Don Beddoe ............ King Louis XIII
Kristine Miller ....... Milady de Winter
Charles Lang .......... Duke Buckingham
Peter Mamakos ......... de Rochefort
James Craven .......... Treville
Byron Foulger ......... Verges
Hank Patterson ........ Fisherman
Synopsis:
Provincial swordsman D'Artagnan travels to Paris to follow

in his father's footsteps and become a king's guard, a musketeer.

 The royal advisor  Cardinal Richelieu with the help of one-eyed Captain Rochefort,

have disbanded  the King's bodyguards in a devious attempt to usurp

 the power of the King and rule France. [RF]

3.07 [--] Ford Theatre: ANOTHER DARLING
01Dec1950 CBS 
adapted by Nancy Moore

from the Zoe Akins play from the Lewis Carroll classic
directed by Franklin Schaffner

starring
Patricia Crowley
Jack Ewing
Rex O'Malley
Biff McGuire
Jack Lemmon
Jack Albertson

[--] Magnavox Theatre: THE HURRICANE AT PILGRIM HILL
08Dec1950 CBS 
starring
Cecil Kellaway
Clem Bevans
Virginia Grey
Leslye Banning

3.08 [--] Ford Theatre: ALICE IN WONDERLAND
15Dec1950 CBS 
adapted by Lois Jacoby
story by Lewis Carroll
directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Iris Mann ..... Alice
Richard Waring ..... the March Hare
Tiny Schrimp ..... the Dormouse
Lervi Operti ..... the Mad Hatter
Dorothy Jarnac ..... the Queen of Hearts

3.09 [--] Ford Theatre: CAUSE FOR SUSPICION
29Dec1950 CBS 
adapted by Joseph Liss
from the Peggy Lamson play
subsequently restaged for the Matinee Theatre episode of 06Jun56
directed by Franklin Schaffner
produced by Garth Montgomery
starring
Glen Langan
Dean Harens
Louisa Horton

3.10 [--] Ford Theatre: THE PRESENTATION OF THE LOOK
12Jan1951 CBS
Produced by Marlo Lewis
Hosted by Ed Sullivan

3.11 [--] Ford Theatre: FINAL COPY
26Jan1951 CBS
written by Jay Barbette
directed by Franklin Schaffner
produced by Garth Montgomery
starring
Robert Sterling
Anna Minot
Wally Cox

3.12 [--] Ford Theatre: SPRING AGAIN
09Feb1951 CBS 
adapted by Lois Jacoby from the Isabel Leighton & Bertram Bloch play
directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Dorothy Gish
Walter Hampden

3.13 [--] Ford Theatre: THE GOLDEN MOUTH
23Feb1951 CBS 
adapted by Joseph Liss from the Charles S. Belden & Frederic Stephani play
directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Henry Hull
John Forsythe
Anna Marno
Gerald Mohr
Virginia Gilmore

3.14 [--] Ford Theatre: THE GHOST PATROL
09Mar1951 CBS
Produced by Garth Montgomery
Teleplay by William Kendall Clark
Based on a short story by Sinclair Lewis
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
*
Settings by A.A. Ostrander
Costumes by Grace Houston
Music by Ben Ludlow
Script Editor, Lois Jacoby
Guest cast:
Ernest Truex ........ Dan Dorgan
Jane Seymour ........ Effie Kugler
Dennis Harrison ..... Terry Rafferty
Paul Ford ........... Rudolph Kugler
Martin Newman ....... Commissioner Manning
Florence Anglin
Salem Ludwig
Ralph L. Robertson Jr.
Thomas Nello
Bernice Marsh

 3.15 [--] Ford Theatre: HEART OF DARKNESS
23Mar1951 CBS  restaged from 03Nov50
adapted by Joseph Liss from the Joseph Conrad novel
directed by Franklin Schaffner

3.16  [--] Ford Theatre: TICKET TO OBLIVION
06Apr1951 CBS 
Produced by Werner Michel
Teleplay by George Oppenheimer
from the Robert Packer story
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
Settings by A. A. Ostrander
Costumes by Grace Houston
Music by Ben Ludlow
Script Editor, Lois Jacoby
starring
Anthony Quinn
Signe Hasso

3.17 [--] Ford Theatre: THE TOUCHSTONE
20Apr1951 CBS 
Produced by Werner Michel
Teleplay by Jerome David Riss & Lois Jacoby
From the Edith Wharton novelette
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
Settings by A. A. Ostrander
Costumes by Grace Houston
Music by Ben Ludlow
Script Editor, Lois Jacoby
Guest cast:
Margaret Sullavan ..... Alexa Trent
Paul McGrath .......... Stephen
Jerome Cowan .......... Dexter
Nydia Westman ......... Aunt Virginia
Lawrence Kerr ......... Glennard
Francis Compton ....... Dinslow
Paul Giles ............ Barton Flamel
Jacqueline DeWitt ..... Margaret Aubyn

3.18 [--] Ford Theatre: DEAD ON THE VINE
04May1951 CBS 
Produced by Werner Michel
Teleplay by Joseph Liss
Based on Alice Fellows' novel "Laurel".
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
Settings by A.A. Ostrander
Costumes by Grace Houston
Music by Ben Ludlow
Script Editor, Lois Jacoby
*
Guest cast:
Margaret Phillips
William Prince
John Alexander
Faith Brook
Marlo Dwyer
Harry Kadison
Estelle Dodge
Peter Brandon
Bertha Belmore
Evelyn Davis

3.19 [--] Ford Theatre: PETER IBBETSON
18May1951 CBS 
Produced by Werner Michel
Teleplay by Lois Jacoby
From the George du Maurier novel
Directed by Franklin Schaffner
Settings by A.A. Ostrander
Costumes by Grace Houston
Music by Ben Ludlow
Script Editor, Lois Jacoby
*
Guest cast:
Richard Greene .... Peter Ibbetson
Stella Andrew ..... Mary
Anna Lee .......... Agnes
Iris Mann ......... Mrs. Dorian
Ivan Simpson ...... Duke of Towers

3.20 [--] Ford Theatre: THREE IN A ROOM
01Jun1951 CBS 
adapted by George Oppenheimer
from the Walter Karig play
directed by Franklin Schaffner
produced by Werner Michel
starring
Judith Evelyn
Louisa Horton
Patricia Kirkland

3.21 [--] Ford Theatre: NIGHT OVER LONDON
15Jun1951 CBS 
adapted by David Davidson
from the Kay Boyle story
directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Stella Andrew
Hugh Reilly

Alexander Clark
Una O'Connor
Basil Howes
Leslie Barrie
Ernest Rowan

3.22 [--] Ford Theatre: THE GHOST PATROL
29Jun1951 restaged from 09Mar1951

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       Screen Gems, Inc. (filmed in Hollywood)

      NBC Thursdays 9:30 - 10 pm on NBC
 Production moves to Hollywood with filmed half-hour episodes

Ford All-Star Theatre

 

4.01 [001] Ford Theatre: LIFE, LIBERTY AND ORRIN DOOLEY

Screen Gems, Inc. LP2793

02Oct1952 NBC Thur

 Writer Vladimir Selinsky
Director Robert Stevenson
Guest cast:
Will Rogers, Jr. ..... Orrin Dooley
Marguerite Chapman ... Beth Rathburn
John Archer .......... Martin Baxter
Olin Howlin .......... Pa Dooley
Minerva Urecal ....... Miss Gribble
Ferris Taylor ........ Miggs
Doreen McCann ........ Midge Collins
Frank Bank ........... Clarence Miggs

Synopsis:
An ex-GI learns the real meaning of the Declaration of Independence

in a country school room. (30min)(film) [RF]

 

4.02[--] Ford Theatre: JUNIOR
     Screen Gems, Inc.

09Oct1952
starring
Edward Arnold
Arthur Franz
Mabel Paige
Synopsis:
In a desperate effort to prove that he is as good a lawyer

as his father, a young man rigs a witness as a device

 to win a spectacular murder case. [RF]

4.03[--] Ford Theatre: NATIONAL HONEYMOON
     Screen Gems, Inc.

16Oct1952
Written by Paul Horgan
starring
Dick Haymes ........ John Erickson
Diana Lynn ........ Roberta May Erickson
Synopsis:
A bridegroom is bitter when his wife has them appear on a television show. [RF]

 

4.04[--] Ford Theatre: BIRTH OF A HERO
     Screen Gems, Inc.

23Oct1952
starring
Mark Stevens
Ellen Drew

Synopsis:
A dedicated bank teller becomes involved with a

shady man trying to rob her bank.

4.05[--] Ford Theatre: GIRL IN THE PARK
   (copyright 02Sep52 Screen Gems Inc.)

30Oct1952
starring
Joan Caulfield
Herbert Marshall

Synopsis:
A doctor's cold scientific attention is aroused by a girl who has a preference

 for sleeping by day and living by night. [RF]

 

4.06[--] Ford Theatre: EDGE OF THE LAW
     (copyright 01Nov52 Screen Gems Inc.)

06Nov1952
starring
Macdonald Carey
Marjorie Lord
George Macready

Synopsis:
A gambler, accused of cheating in a poker game,

escapes his accusers and settles in a small town. [RF]

*Syndication airing on Nightmare 16Jan58.

4.07[--] Ford Theatre: PROTECT HER HONOR
      (copyright 01Nov52 Screen Gems Inc.)

13Nov1952
starring
Lloyd Nolan
Jane Wyatt

Synopsis:
A detective furious when he learns that his bride, a municipal court judge,

is appearing on a new TV show. [RF]

 

4.08[--] Ford Theatre: SUNK
     Screen Gems, Inc.

20Nov1952
starring
Charles Bickford
Kevin McCarthy

Alix Talton
Gregg Barton
Lisa Howard
Harry Tyler
Synopsis:
A South Seas trader is saddened to see his nephew destroy his life with booze,

so he signs him on his next trip and hopeful rehabilitation.

4.09[--] Ford Theatre: THE DIVIDED HEART
     Screen Gems, Inc.

27Nov1952
(aka 'Change of Heart')
starring
Barbara Hale
Stephen McNally

Synopsis:
A lawyer agrees to defend his girlfriend's brother despite

 the fact that he thinks he's guilty.

4.10[--] Ford Theatre: SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW
     Screen Gems, Inc.

04Dec1952
Adapted from the Dorothy Francis Canfield Fisher story
starring
Jackie Cooper
Wanda Hendrix

Barbara Lawrence
Elisabeth Risdon

Synopsis 1:
A city siren threatens the nearing marriage
of a young rancher. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A handsome young cattle rancher visits the big city only to find that

 the girl he left behind is not ready to relinquish her man. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Theater of Stars March 24, 1958.

4.11[--] Ford Theatre: CROSSED AND DOUBLE CROSSED
     Screen Gems, Inc.

11Dec1952
starring
Louis Hayward
Mercedes McCambridge

Synopsis:
People try to find buried treasure in Florida. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Theater of Stars on March 25, 1958. 

4.12[--] Ford Theatre: SO MANY THINGS HAPPEN
     Screen Gems, Inc.

18Dec1952
starring
Bruce Bennett
Laraine Day
Virginia Field
Virginia Bruce

Synopsis:

An innocent lie imperils a happy marriage. [RF]

*Note: Syndication airing on Theater of Stars on March 26, 1958.

4.13[--] Ford Theatre: HEART OF GOLD
     Screen Gems, Inc.

25Dec1952
Adapted by James Fisher
From the story by Nathaniel Hawthorne
starring
Edmund Gwenn
Anita Louise
Tommy Rettig

Synopsis:
A snowman is brought magically to life by children.

 when they build him and place a locket around him.

4.14[--] Ford Theatre: THEY ALSO SERVE
     Screen Gems, Inc.

01Jan1953
adapted from the William Tatem Tilden story
starring
John Hodiak
Maureen O'Sullivan

Synopsis 1:
The wife of a colonel throws a party for her husband on the eve

of his departure for active duty in Korea. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A woman waits for her man to return from the Korean war. [RF]

 

4.15[--] Ford Theatre: IT HAPPENED IN A PAWN SHOP
     Screen Gems, Inc.

08Jan1953
starring
Eddie Bracken
Terry Moore

Veda Ann Borg
John Hubbard
Ray Walker
Charles Halton
Synopsis:

A musician borrows money from a would-be singer to get his trumpet out of hock. [RF]

4.16[--] Ford Theatre: THIS IS MY HEART
     Screen Gems, Inc.

15Jan1953
starring
Ruth Hussey
Mark Stevens

Synopsis:
An actress researches a role on "skid row" and

falls for a man down on his luck.

4.17[--] Ford Theatre: THE SERMON OF THE GUN
     Screen Gems, Inc.
22Jan1953
starring
Macdonald Carey ...... Brother Phillip
K.T. Stevens ......... Josephine Whitcomb
Walter Sande ......... Jack Armstrong
Synopsis 1:
A preacher must reconcile the call of religion with
the violence he knows must be used to bring peace to his town. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A former gunslinger turned preacher takes up his guns

 once again to save his flock. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on All-Star Theater 04Sep54.

4.18 [--] Ford Theatre: ADVENTURE IN CONNECTICUT
     Screen Gems, Inc.

29Jan1953
starring
Richard Carlson
Osa Massen
Hugo Haas

Synopsis:
A pair of immigrants land at the doorstep of a professor of zoology

after their sponsor has died.
 

4.19 [019] Ford Theatre: THE FIRST BORN

 Screen Gems, Inc. (copyright date 01Jan53)

05Feb53 NBC Thur (featured on "Serie Noire")

Production Executive Fred Briskin

Produced by Irving Starr

Screenplay by Karen DeWolf

based on a Story by Marion Valensi

Directed by James Neilson

           *

Director of Photography: Gert Andersen

Art Director: Carl Anderson

Film Editor: Richard Fantl, A.C.E.

Set Decorator: Frank Tuttle

Assistant Director: Eddie Saeta

Starring:

Ronald Reagan as Dr. David Glenn

with:

Nancy Davis ....... Laura Glenn

Paula Corday ....... Jenny Glenn

Tommy Rettig ....... Robin Glenn

Kathryn Card ....... Mrs. Hansen

Synopsis:
A boy writes a book about the death of his mother and his father's

subsequent remarriage and the impending baby.

 

4.20 [--] Ford Theatre: OLD MAN'S BRIDE
 Screen Gems, Inc. (copyright date 01Jan53)

12Feb1953
starring
John Agar
Joan Leslie

Synopsis:
A prospector sends his emissary to find him a bride and the emissary

falls hopelessly in love with the woman.
 

4.21 [--] Ford Theatre: MARGIN FOR FEAR
Screen Gems, Inc. (copyright date 01Jan53)

19Feb1953
starring
Mari Aldon
Robert Anderson
Broderick Crawford
Harry Shannon
Elisha Cook Jr.
Synopsis:
A detective is arrested on a brutality charge. [RF]

 

4.22[--] Ford Theatre: ALL'S FAIR IN LOVE
Screen Gems, Inc.

26Feb1953
starring
Lynn Bari
Cesar Romero

Synopsis:

A young matron's romantic ideas threaten her marriage. [RF]

4.23[--] Ford Theatre: MADAME 44
Screen Gems, Inc.

05Mar1953
starring
Yvonne De Carlo
Rosemary DeCamp

Philip Carey
Synopsis:
A lady about to be married is dismayed to learn about a stranger in town. [RF]

4.24[--] Ford Theatre: MY DAUGHTER'S HUSBAND
Screen Gems, Inc.

12Mar1953
starring
Gene Lockhart
Lon McAllister
Mae Clark

Karen Sharpe

Synopsis:
A father rejects his daughter's poor choice in a husband.

4.25[--] Ford Theatre: THE BET (film)
Screen Gems, Inc.

19Mar1953
adapted from the Anton Checkhov story
starring
Helmut Dantine
Viveca Lindfors
Carl Esmond

Synopsis:
A fantastic and terrible bet is made between two friends,

 a financier and an impoverished lawyer. [RF]

 

4.26[--] Ford Theatre: DOUBLE EXPOSURE
Screen Gems, Inc.

26Mar1953
adapted from the Ben Hecht story
starring
George Brent
Dan Duryea
Marvin Kaplan

Jean Willes
Synopsis:
A city editor is planning to expose the City's crooked politicians

when he mistakenly takes an incriminating photo.

4.27[--] Ford Theatre: TO ANY SOLDIER
Screen Gems, Inc.

02Apr1953

starring
Edmond O'Brien
Horace MacMahon

Synopsis:
An Army chaplain upon his return tells his congregation about the Korean War

and those who served and the families that lost loved ones. A bitter soldier

receives a letter marked "To Any Soldier" in which a woman writes

about her son who lost his life which changes the soldiers outlook.

4.28[--] Ford Theatre: JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED
Screen Gems, Inc.

09Apr1953
starring
Joanne Dru

Scott Brady
Lisa Ferraday
Synopsis:
A patient falls in love with his lady doctor.

4.29[--] Ford Theatre: ALLISON, LTD
Screen Gems, Inc.

16Apr1953
Directed by James Neilson
Starring:
Merle Oberon

Philip Ober
John Baer
Synopsis:
A dress designer has risen to the top of her profession

and lost her marriage along the way.

4.30[--] Ford Theatre: THE LIFE OF THE PARTY
Screen Gems, Inc.

23Apr1953
adapted from the Clarence Budington Kelland story
starring
Sally Forrest
Marshall Thompson

Synopsis:
A wife is fed up with her husband's clownish behavior and

as she gives birth decides she has had enough.

4.31[--] Ford Theatre: THE SON-IN-LAW
Screen Gems, Inc.

30Apr1953
Adapted from the John Kendrick Bangs story
starring
Peter Lawford
Bonita Granville
Eve Miller
Synopsis:
When he is dumped by his fiancee, he meets a young

woman who must bring her "fiance" home to meet her parents.
Her new friend fills the bill. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A young man falls in love at first sight, but an unknown girl

declares him to be her fiance.
*Syndication airing on The Early Show 18May55.

4.32[--] Ford Theatre: THE LADY AND THE CHAMP
Screen Gems, Inc.

07May1953
starring
Preston Foster
Virginia Grey
Tom Tully

Glenn Roberts
Synopsis:
A boxer strives for the middleweight championship in order

 to fund his friend's business venture.

4.33[--] Ford Theatre: LOOK FOR TOMORROW
Screen Gems, Inc.

14May1953
starring
Jane Greer
William Ching
Synopsis:
A voice coach starts drinking heavily after the death of his greatest star. [RF]

4.34[--] Ford Theatre: SWEET TALK ME, JACKSON
Screen Gems, Inc.

21May1953
adapted from the Douglas Welch story
starring
Dick Haymes

Dawn Addams
James Gleason
Synopsis:
A crooner leaves his clamoring fans for the quiet of the country.

4.35[--] Ford Theatre: THE JEWEL
Screen Gems, Inc.

28May1953
starring
Paul Henreid
Marjorie Lord
Paul Langton

Synopsis:
An amnesia victim tries to sell a valuable diamond pendant only to be chased by police. [RF]

 

4.36[--] Ford Theatre: THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME (film)
Screen Gems, Inc.

04Jun1953
starring
Ann Harding
Walter Abel
Jimmy Lydon

Mary Ellen Kaye
Synopsis:
A newspaper expose precipitates a violent quarrel between the writer and his family. [RF]

 

4.37[--] Ford Theatre: THE TRESTLE
Screen Gems, Inc.

11Jun1953
starring
Philip Carey
Maureen O'Sullivan
Tim Considine

Synopsis:
A boy suspects his step-father is the murderer of a man who attempted

to put a small town newspaper out of business.

4.38[--] Ford Theatre: MALAYA INCIDENT
Screen Gems, Inc.

18Jun1953
starring
Ann Sheridan
Richard Egan
Steven Geray
Synopsis:
A plantation owner and his love are united during a fight

with red-armed guerillas in Malaya. [RF]

4.39[--] Ford Theatre: THE PEOPLE VERSUS JOHNSTON
Screen Gems, Inc.

25Jun1953
starring
Paul Muni
Adele Jergens
Onslow Stevens
Synopsis:
A criminal lawyer volunteers to defend a truck driver who

appears certain to be convicted on circumstantial evidence. [RF]
 

###### Ford Theatre: All Star Theater ########

############# season 5 1953-54 ###############

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

     Screen Gems, Inc. (filmed in Hollywood)

       Thursdays 9:30 - 10 pm on NBC

 

         5.01[--] Ford Theatre: TANGIER LADY
01Oct1953
starring
Patricia Medina ......... Marika Tassek
Virginia Grey ......... Lillie
Scott Brady ......... Rocky Gallico
Ben Astar .......... Ali Sayyed

5.02[--] Ford Theatre: THE DOCTOR'S DOWNFALL
08Oct1953
starring

Paulette Goddard ..... Nancy Whiting
Richard Denning ...... Dr. James Baker
June Vincent ......... Harrietta Brandon
Sara Haden ........... Mrs. Webster
Synopsis:
A pretty young woman makes up her mind to disprove a psychiatrist's

theories about how a woman tries to catch a man. [RF]

5.03[--] Ford Theatre: EMERGENCY
15Oct1953
starring
Richard Conte as Harvey Barron
Mae Clarke as Alice Reeder
Randy Stuart as Doris Reeder
Jeannine Ducasse as Jan Reeder
Grandon Rhodes as Ed Reeder

5.04[--] Ford Theatre: THE BACHELOR
22Oct1953
adapted from the Martin Donisthorpe
Armstrong story
starring
William Lundigan ....... Bart Sayer
Wanda Hendrix ....... Trudy Dean
Angela Greene ...... Gloria Branche
Elizabeth Patterson ....... Mrs. Matthews

Synopsis:
With his housekeeper as chaperon, a bachelor puts up a young girl in his home for the night.

His problem is to keep his girlfriend from seeing his guest. [RF]

 

5.05[--] Ford Theatre: TOMORROW'S MEN
29Oct1953
starring
John Derek as Allan Malone
Pat O'Brien as Spud Malone
Frances Helm as Judy Essex
Ann Doran as Mrs. Malone

5.06[--] Ford Theatre: THE WORLD'S MY OYSTER
05Nov1953
starring
Charles Coburn ........ C.C. Cunningham/Louie Spencer
Rosemarie Bowe ....... Nancy
Lester Matthews ...... Carlton
Todd Karns ....... Chester
Synopsis:
A tramp and a millionaire exchange positions in life
when they find that they look alike. [RF]

5.07[--] Ford Theatre: THE MING LAMA
12Nov1953
directed by Ted Post
starring
Howard Duff
Angela Lansbury
Francis L. Sullivan
Horace McMahon

5.08[--] Ford Theatre: AS THE FLAME DIES
19Nov1953
starring
Sylvia Sidney
Barry Sullivan
Richard Webb
Dorothy Abbott

5.09[--] Ford Theatre: DOUBLE BET
26Nov1953
starring
Laraine Day
Richard Egan
Marsha Hunt
Synopsis:
A widow believes that the only way to remarry is to hide the

fact that she has three children. [RF]
*Note Syndication airing on Playhouse Drama 26Nov55.

5.10[--] Ford Theatre: KISS AND FORGET
03Dec1953
starring
Virginia Field
Willard Parker
Mark Stevens
Coleen Gray

5.11[--] Ford Theatre: AND SUDDENLY, YOU KNEW
10Dec1953 (rerun 9Sep54)
starring
Teresa Wright ........ Mrs. Wentworth
Ronald Reagan ........ Mr. Wentworth
Lee Aaker ............ Joey
Dorothy Adams ........ Miss Fletcher
Herbert Lytton ....... the Doctor

William Fawcett ...... Repairman

Mickey Little ........ Captain of the Ball Team
Synopsis:
A wife wants to adopt a baby, but dislikes little boys. [RF]

5.12[--] Ford Theatre: GUN JOB
17Dec1953 (rerun 16Sep54)
Directed by Ted Post
Teleplay by Jerry Sackheim
Based on a story Thomas Thompson
Guest cast:
Philip Carey ......... Jeff
Ward Bond ............ Hank
Ellen Drew ........... Elaine
Sandro Giglio ........ Anton
Peter Whitney ........ Billy
Greta Granstedt ...... Mary
John Maxwell ......... The Mayor
John Cason ........... Wiley
Don Harvey ........... Chuck

Synopsis 1:
An ex-marshal finds it difficult to maintain a peaceful life in the midst of violence. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
A former sheriff comes into conflict with a tough cattleman who refuses to recognize the law. [SC]

5.13[--] Ford Theatre: EVER SINCE THE DAY
24Dec1953
starring
Robert Stack
Ron Randell
Audrey Totter
Edward Arnold

5.14[--] Ford Theatre: ALIAS NORA HALE
31Dec1953
starring
Claire Trevor ....... Nora Hale
Warner Anderson
Rosemary DeCamp
Alec Harford

Synopsis:
A good woman, embittered by an unjust prison sentence, vows revenge

on those who sent her to jail. (film) [RF]

5.15[--] Ford Theatre: THE FUGITIVES
07Jan1954
Directed By Phil Karlson [SC]
Screenplay By Robert Hardy Andrews
Based On A Story By Sigman Byrd

starring
Barry Sullivan ....... Steve McCoy
Raymond Burr ....... Red Letwick
Douglas Dumbrille ....... J.B. Creston
Mary Beth Hughes ....... Dolores Martin
Anita Louise ....... Marie McCoy
Jimmy Hawkins ........ Stevie McCoy

Sarah Selby .......... Miss Murdock

Jerry Paris .......... Eddie Nigh
Howard J. Negley ..... Chief Bradshaw
Patsy Weil ........... Anita Campo
Mark Sutherland ...... Bert
John Gallaudet ....... Insp. Dan Ewing
Dick Rich ............ The Policeman (uncredited)

Synopsis:
A newspaperman risks his life to capture an escaped killer

whom he once saved from the electric chair. [SC]

Synopsis 2:
An underpaid newspaper reporter risks his life to reason with an escaped

convict who holds a small child as hostage. [RF]

*Syndication airing on "Drama for Life" 12Apr56.

5.16[--] Ford Theatre: THE ARDENT WOODSMAN
14Jan1954
starring
Gilbert Roland ....... Pierre Buteau
Phyllis Thaxter ....... Janet Shipley
Clark Howat ....... Paul Andre
Marcel Dalio ....... Claude Lebec
Earl Lee ....... Mayor Aubert
Synopsis 1:
A woodsman accuses the mayor of a small town of wanting to

change the charter only in order to get more power for himself. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A pretty schoolteacher joins forces with a rugged
woodsman to fight crooked political factions. [RF]

5.17[--] Ford Theatre: THE HAPPIEST DAY
21Jan1954
starring
Teresa Wright ....... Paula
Larry Parks ....... Dr. Lancaster
Fay Bainter ...... Mrs. Menckin
Mario Siletti ....... Joseph Tulero
Theodore Von Eltz ....... Dr. Harris
Lawrence Dobkin ....... Morton
Adrienne Marden ....... Mrs. Osborne

Synopsis:
A married couple become almost strangers to each other. [RF]

 

5.18[--] Ford Theatre: MANTRAP
28Jan1954
starring
Shelley Winters ....... Sally Marland
William Bishop ....... Matt Brownley
Jerry Paris ....... Ed Hunnicutt
Ross Elliott ....... Pete Hardesty
Michael Granger ....... Harvey
Synopsis:
A pretty miss uses all her savings for a house to trap a husband and

her wiles bring her handsome landlord right into the trap! [RF]
*Note Syndication airing on Top Plays of 1954 08Jun54.

*Note Syndication airing on Playhouse at Eleven 17Feb55.

5.19[--] Ford Theatre: LUCKY TOMMY JORDAN
04Feb1954
starring

Kevin McCarthy ....... Tommy Jordan
Will Rogers, Jr. ..... Charlie Wilson
Paula Raymond ........ Anne Wilson
Sid Tomack ........... Jack Corby
Synopsis:
A happily married couple are overjoyed to see the husband's old Army buddy,

who promptly moves in on them. They are not so pleased when they find that

the old buddy has no intention of moving out again. [RF]

5.20[--] Ford Theatre: FOR THE LOVE OF KITTY
11Feb1954
starring
Nancy Olsen ....... Kitty O'Dare
Bruce Bennett ....... Dr. Norman Allen
Robert Strauss ....... Rollo Spanier
Ed Brophy ....... Philly the Weeper
Joe Sawyer ....... Joey Uptown

Synopsis:
A pretty lady horse-race handicapper has a streak of luck picking winners.

This upsets the local bookies, who decide the only way to stop her

betting is to get the lady married. [RF]

 

5.21[--] Ford Theatre: FOR VALUE RECEIVED
18Feb1954
adapted from the Edith Barnard Delano story
directed by Arnold Laven
starring
Peter Lawford ....... Randy Evans
Regis Toomey .......John Lawrence
Marie Windsor ....... Lorna Evans
James Whitmore ....... Joe Green
Charles Watts ....... Collins
Lee Aaker ....... Tony Evans
Synopsis:
Randy Evans decides to have himself killed. He figures the insurance

money will cover his creditors and his money hungry ex-wife.
While in jail for not paying his alimony, Evans meets a small time crook

named Joe Green, played by James Whitmore. Evans doesn't have the

nerve to kill himself so he tries to convince Green into doing it for him.

But, Green gives Evans a reason to live by reuniting him with his son. [RF]

5.22[--] Ford Theatre: MARRIAGEABLE MALE
25Feb1954
starring
Jack Lemmon ...... Barney Evans
Ida Lupino ....... Petra Manning
Dick Simmons ...... Hugh Campion
Phillip Terry ...... Royce Connors
Julie Bennett ...... Receptionist
Synopsis 1:
An ad man is mistaken for a model by an artist who decides

that all male and female relationships should be switched. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A photographer mistakes a client for a male model and

she chatters too much about her clients. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Playhouse Drama 26Nov55.

5.23[--] Ford Theatre: THE GOOD OF HIS SOUL

(aka God of His Soul copyright title?)
04Mar1954
starring
Thomas Mitchell ....... Father Devlin (Emmy nomination)
John Beal ....... Father James Gallegher
Tommy Rettig ....... Larry Harley
Jane Darwell ....... Mrs. O'Connor
Rosemary DeCamp ....... Mrs. Hartley

Synopsis:
Father Devlin has but one worldly possession - a dog named Spot. [RF]
*Syndication airing on All-Star Theater 30Aug60.

5.24[--] Ford Theatre: COME ON, RED
11Mar1954
starring

Edmund Gwenn ......... Red
Jay C. Flippen ....... Tom
Randy Stuart ......... Annabelle
Sid Tomack ........... Herman
Synopsis:
While reading Faust, a man falls asleep and dreams he makes a pact with the devil. [RF]

5.25[--] Ford Theatre: THE LAST THIRTY MINUTES
18Mar1954
starring
Arthur Franz
Martha Vickers
Eve Miller
George Macready

Synopsis:

A lawyer receives a phone call telling him he has only 30 minutes to live. [RF]

5.26[--] Ford Theatre: THE TAMING OF THE SHREWD
25Mar1954
Teleplay by Mary C. McCall Jr.
Story by Samuel Marx

Based on the novel by Henry Charles Witwer

Directed by Ted Post
starring
Joan Vohs ....... Holly Haynes

Don Taylor ....... Mac Rawlings
David Brian ....... Winnie Driscoll
Jeff Donnell ....... Doris
Synopsis:
A girl tries to marry a millionaire by enlisting the aid of an advertising executive

who wants the man's accounts. [RF]

Synopsis 2:

A girl plots to marry a millionaire by hook or by crook. [RF]

 

5.27[--] Ford Theatre: TURN BACK THE CLOCK
01Apr1954
starring
Richard Conte ....... Martin Crawford
Laraine Day ....... Ann Crawford
Willis Bouchey ....... Major Evans
Lillian Culver ....... Mrs. Pierce
Isa Ashdown ....... Mary

Synopsis:
A returned war veteran is under treatment for loss of memory.

The patience of his wife helps him return to a normal life. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
The patience of his wife, whom he does not recognize, clears the mind of

a returned war veteran under treatment for loss of memory. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on "Drama for Life" 13Apr56.

 

5.28[--] Ford Theatre: YOURS FOR A DREAM
08Apr1954
starring
Mike (Touch) Connors ....... Christopher Ames
Joanne Dru ....... Wendy
S.Z. Sakall ....... Mr. Toby

Synopsis:
A girl working in a book shop meets a young medical student. [RF]

 

5.29[--] Ford Theatre: SISTER VERONICA
15Apr1954
starring
Irene Dunne ....... Sister Veronica
Taylor Holmes ....... Gerald Fitzgerald
John Hudson ....... Scott Averill Jr.
Stephanie Griffin ....... Claire

Synopsis:
A gentle nun, the superintendent of a large hospital,

is called upon to solve her patients' problems. [RF]

 

5.30[--] Ford Theatre: WEDDING MARCH
22Apr1954
adapted from the Selma Lagerlof story
starring

Arlene Dahl ....... Mary McNeill
James Craig ....... Brad Williams
Larry Parks ....... Ted Curtis

Synopsis:
It's Mary McNeill's wedding day and as she dresses for the ceremony she reminisces

about her two suitors and how difficult it was to choose between them. [RF]

 

5.31[--] Ford Theatre: NIGHT VISITOR
29Apr1954
Adapted from the Arnold Bennett story
starring
Arthur Kennedy ....... Larry Morton
Martha Vickers ....... Nancy
Ernest Borgnine ....... Gus White
Lee J. Cobb ....... Matt Erwin
Synopsis:
A policeman is falsely suspected of taking a bribe. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
A man has been found guilty of taking a bribe while on the

police force and has been suspended. [RF]
Syndication airing on On Camera 03Feb56.

5.32[--] Ford Theatre: A SEASON TO LOVE
06May1954
starring

Ida Lupino ........ Lotti Weston
Sara Haden ........ Della Lawson
Howard Duff ....... Charlie O'Connor
Frances Robinson .. Kay
Synopsis:
The plain-looking owner of the town's bookstore finds she has much

in common with a vagrant - enough on which to base a marriage. [RF]

5.33[--] Ford Theatre: WONDERFUL DAY FOR A WEDDING
13May1954
starring
Joan Leslie ....... Susan Farrington
Scott Brady ....... Wade Roberts
Spring Byington ....... Aunt Cordelia
Rita Moreno ....... Serena Crane
Synopsis:
A bride-to-be changes her mind on her Wedding day. [RF]

5.34[--] Ford Theatre: BENEATH THESE WATERS
20May1954
starring
Ronald Reagan ........ Lieutenant Commander Masterson
John Baer ....... Ensign Robert Barstow
Peter Whitney ....... Morton
James Dobson ....... Sandy

Synopsis:
The new commander of a destroyer discovers that his crew doesn't work together. [RF]

 

5.35 [074] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY

 27May54 NBC

(prototype pilot for "Father Knows Best")

Screen Gems, Inc

Produced by Eugene B. Rodney

Written by Paul West and Roswell Rogers

Directed by William Russell

Starring:

Robert Young ....... Tom Warren, husband/father

Ellen Drew ....... Grace Warren, wife/mother

Sally Fraser ....... Peggy, daughter

Gordon Gebert ....... Jeff, son

Tina Thompson ....... Patty, daughter [SC]

Synopsis:
A girl misses a cue in a dramatic-school play. To everyone's surprise

a man calls her, says he's a talent scout, and praises her acting. [RF]

 

5.36[--] Ford Theatre: THE UNLOCKED DOOR
03Jun1954
adapted from the Mary Roberts Rinehart mystery
starring
Diana Lynn ........ Louise Allison
Philip Carey ........ Roy Allison
Fay Bainter ........ Mrs. Allison
Ellen Corby ....... Mabel
Synopsis:
A young wife is haunted by her dead mother-in-law. [RF]

5.37[--] Ford Theatre: THE MASON-DIXON LINE
10Jun1954
produced by Michael Kraike
directed by Gerald Mayer
starring

Peter Lawford ....... Jerry

Joanne Gilbert ....... Mary-Jo
Craig Stevens ....... Arthur Hodges
Reginald Denny ....... Mr. Peabody

Synopsis:
To win a new house, an engaged couple enters a contest for married people,

 planning to marry if they win. They quarrel but they win, so they draw a line down

 the middle of the house, evenly dividing their property. [RF]

5.38[--] Ford Theatre: THE TRYST
17Jun1954
adapted from the Ivan Turgenev story
starring
William Lundigan ........ Nels Wolcott
Vera Miles ........ Nancy Carr
Edward Arnold ....... Mr. Carr
Anne Francis ....... Linda Wolcott
Synopsis:
A girl tries to shift a scandal from herself to her brother's fiancee. [RF]

5.39[--] Ford Theatre: INDIRECT APPROACH
24Jun1954
starring
Corinne Calvet ....... Claudette St. Clair
Robert Stack ....... Ben Barton
William Eythe ...... Chester Hatch
Gale Robbins ....... Margaret
Synopsis:
A girl gets the man she wants by pretending she wants another. [RF]

###### Ford Theatre: All Star Theater ########

############# season 6 1954-55 ###############

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

    Screen Gems, Inc. (filmed in Hollywood)

       NBC Thursdays 9:30 - 10:00 pm

6.01 [079] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: THE TROUBLE WITH YOUTH

   30Sep1954  NBC

(or 13Apr55, possibly postponed or rerun)

(this title missing from some reference sources)

Produced by Irving Starr

Directed by Fred F. Sears

Starring

Paul Douglas

Constance Moore
Synopsis:
A middle-aged theatrical producer suddenly begins mixing with the younger set. [RF]

 

6.02[--] Ford Theatre: DAUGHTER OF MINE
07Oct1954 NBC
starring
Margaret O'Brien
Maureen O'Sullivan
Pat O'Brien
Richard Jaeckel
Tol Avery

6.03[--] Ford Theatre: SHADOW OF TRUTH
14Oct1954 NBC
starring
Sidney Blackmer  ...... Wade Anthony
Keefe Brasselle ...... Johnny Cantrell
Marjorie Lord ........ Liz
Thomas Mitchell ...... Ralph Woodbury
Robert Foulk ......... Willis
Ann Doran ............ Marion
James Bell ........... Cass Martin

6.04[--] Ford Theatre: SEGMENT
21Oct1954 NBC
starring

William Bendix ....... Carl Ledbetter
Ward Bond ............ Lt. Pannetti
Joanne Woodward ...... Jane Ledbetter
Rosemary DeCamp ...... Mildred Ledbetter
Alan Baxter .......... Lt. Joe Lellers
George Eldredge ...... Dr. Granville
Synopsis:
A nagging wife goes too far in her domineering attitude and her husband tries to kill her.

Suspense mounts when police arrive to stop the crazed man. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on "Star Showcase" 09Apr56.
 

6.05[--] Ford Theatre: A TRIP AROUND THE BLOCK
28Oct1954 NBC
starring

Jan Sterling ......... Ann
Steve Cochran ........ Jim
Synopsis:
The story of an aspiring actress who learns happily that she would

rather have a husband than a TV career. [RF]

6.06[--] Ford Theatre: REMEMBER TO LIVE
04Nov1954 NBC
starring
Dane Clark  ........... Joe Travis
Barbara Hale ......... Marta Linden
Judy Nugent .......... Kathy Johnson
Cleo Moore ........... Lana
Dick Wessel .......... Tom O'Brien
Charles Watts ........ Ed
Paul Brinegar ........ Hans
Ralph Peters ......... Bert

6.07[--] Ford Theatre: THE ROAD AHEAD
11Nov1954 NBC
starring
Rory Calhoun
Faith Domergue
Paul Langton

Robert Foulk
Virginia Christine

6.08[--] Ford Theatre: THE SUMMER MEMORY
18Nov1954 NBC
written by Rod Serling
directed by Jules Bricken
starring
Richard Kiley ....... Walter Crandell
Claire Trevor .........  Felicia Crandell
James Barton .......... Old Man Crandell
William Henry .......... Paul
Synopsis 1:

A selfish old man tries to keep his children from leaving home. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
An old man uses his age to bind his children to him. [RF]

6.09[--] Ford Theatre: THE LEGAL BEAGLES
25Nov1954 NBC
starring
Laraine Day ........ Claire Beagle
Richard Denning ......... George Beagle
Duncan Richardson ....... Johnnie Goldtooth
Edith Leslie ....... Eulalla Bullfinch
Trevor Bardette ....... Chief Goldtooth
Griff Barnett ....... Judge Miner
Anthony Jochim ....... Jasper

Synopsis:
A husband and wife, both lawyers, delay their second honeymoon. [RF]

 

6.10[--] Ford Theatre: GIRL IN FLIGHT
02Dec1954 NBC
starring
Joan Leslie  .......... Marie Pasquin
John Qualen .......... Francois
Tom Drake ............ Gaston Clairmont
Hugo Haas ............ Voulard
Morris Ankrum ........ Judge
Gregory Gaye ......... Priest

6.11[--] Ford Theatre: CHARLIE "C" COMPANY
09Dec1954 NBC Thu
starring
Kerwin Matthews .......... Lt. Norton
Edmond O'Brien ....... Captain Joyce
Robert Strauss ....... Sgt. Kruger
Gene Reynolds ....... Kalinsky
Gene Evans ....... Captain O'Daniel

Synopsis:
A chaplain loses contact with his outfit during the Korean retreat. [RF]

 

6.12[--] Ford Theatre: PORTRAIT OF LYDIA
16Dec1954 NBC
adapted by Robert Smith & Berish Rubin
from the A.A. Milne story
starring

Donna Reed ........... Lydia Campbell
Robert Horton ........ Greg Howell
Nan Boardman ......... Mama Michele
Jonathan Hale ........ Judge Tamberg
Synopsis:
Two students meet on a voyage to France. [RF]

6.13[--] Ford Theatre: SLIDE, DARLING, SLIDE
23Dec1954 NBC
starring
Jane Darwell  ......... Christabel
Virginia Field ....... Alexandra Wrenn
Allyn Joslyn ......... Mac Harrison
Anthony Caruso ....... Winston K. Milo
Ludwig Stossel ....... Enrique
Emory Parnell ........ Herman J. Karbfleischer
Paul Savage .......... Lefty Simpson

6.14[--] Ford Theatre: UNBROKEN PROMISE
30Dec1954 NBC
starring
George Brent ....... John Raleigh
Frances Dee ....... Ellen Thornton
Gertrude Michael ....... Belle
Gigi Perreau ....... Sylvia Raleigh

Synopsis:

A man brings his fiance home to meet his teenage daughter. [RF]

6.15[--] Ford Theatre: MAGIC FORMULA
06Jan1955 NBC
starring

Claudette Colbert ...... Lorna Gilbert
Patric Knowles ......... Dr. Thomas Grant
Ann Savage ............. Maggie
Melinda Plowman ........ Little Girl
George Huerta .......... Boy
Helen Brown ............ Mother
Dick Rich .............. Driver
Synopsis:
Lorna Gilbert is trapped in a plane after a crash. As she waits to be

rescued she reviews her life and marriage. [RF]

6.16[--] Ford Theatre: . . . AND SON
13Jan1955 NBC
adapted from the I.A.R. Wylie story
starring
Edward G. Robinson ....... John Derwent
John Baer ....... Larry Derwent
Erin O'Brien-Moore ....... Elsa Derwent
Willis Bouchey ....... Charlie Crichton

Synopsis:
A self-made, successful shipping tycoon refuses to take his son into

 his firm for fear he will be overshadowed by him. [RF]

6.17[--] Ford Theatre: THE STARS DON'T SHINE
20Jan1955 NBC
starring
Philip Carey ....... John Marlon
Horace MacMahon ....... Gibson
Teresa Wright ....... Janet Larson
James Bell ....... Casey Martin
Paul Keast ....... Dr. Garner

Synopsis:
A man commits a robbery to meet payments on his fishing boat.

While in the act, a girl enters and is blinded by an acetylene torch. He advances

 the money for the operation she needs after falling in love with her. [RF]

6.18[--] Ford Theatre: LETTERS MARKED PERSONAL
27Jan1955
starring
Joan Bennett ....... Marcia Manners
Melvyn Douglas ....... George Manners
Elisabeth Risdon ...... Mrs. Kelton

Synopsis:
A man tries to capture the romance he and his wife once shared. [RF]

 

6.19[--] Ford Theatre: TOUCH OF SPRING
03Feb1955
adapted from the Elizabeth Asquith Principesa Bibescue story
starring
Gene Barry ....... Bill Hannagan
Irene Dunne ....... Marion Clark
Kathryn Grant ....... Ann Clark
Frank Wilcox ....... Paul Clark

6.20[--] Ford Theatre: PRETEND YOU'RE YOU
10Feb1955 NBC
starring
Keith Andes ....... Freddy Remington
Charles Coburn ....... Uncle Henry
Lucy Marlowe ....... Sue Smith
Nanay Bryant ....... Aunt Clara
Joan Hovis ....... Amy Remington
Synopsis:
An honest boy meets and falls in love with an engaged girl.

The boy's not so honest family decides to help the romance along. [RF]

6.21[--] Ford Theatre: TOMORROW WE'LL LOVE
17Feb1955 NBC Thu
starring
Larry Parks ........ Michael Craig
Nicole Maurey ....... Denise
Eduard Franz ....... Paul
Laurie Carroll ....... Monique
Peter Hanson ....... Brad

Synopsis:
During the Indochinese War, a girl meets a young flier at a wedding. They fall in love,

but the flier, sure he will be killed shortly, refuses to give up his reckless way of life. [RF]

 

6.22[--] Ford Theatre: TOO OLD FOR DOLLS
24Feb1955 NBC
starring
Laraine Day ....... Marge Ramsay
Franchot Tone ....... Mike Ramsay
Natalie Wood ....... Polly
Tommy Cook ...... Ed
Joyce Coates ....... Betty Mae Clark

6.23[--] Ford Theatre: THE LILAC BUSH
03Mar1955 NBC
Adapted from the August William Derleth story
starring
William Leslie ....... Jeff Winston
Marilyn Erskine ....... Jean Lowry
Ruth Roman ....... Connie Wilson
Leslie Matthews ....... Dr. Klein
Synopsis:
On her son's fifth birthday a mother plants
a lilac bush. When the boy dies she flies into
a fit of rage and attempts to destroy the bush. [RF]

6.24[--] Ford Theatre: SECOND SIGHT
10Mar1955 NBC
starring
Merle Oberon ....... Sara Belmont
Philip Carey ....... Dr. Ed Marshfield
Jane Darwell ....... Mrs. Riggs
Joe Forte ....... Dr. Hartman
Eddy Walker ....... Station Master

6.25[--] Ford Theatre: CELEBRITY
17Mar1955 NBC
starring
Joanne Dru ....... Myla Marshall
Dennis Morgan ...... Chris Waring
Richard Eyer ....... Tony
Harlan Warde ....... James O'Hara
Eve McVeagh ...... Suzie
Synopsis:
A divorced socialite has tried to keep her ex-husband from knowing

that she bore him a son. A newspaper exposes the secret. [RF]
*Syndication airing on Playhouse Drama 26Nov1955.

6.26[--] Ford Theatre: GARRITY'S SONS
24Mar1955 NBC
written by Rod Serling
directed by Jules Bricken
starring
Rory Calhoun ....... Rory Garrity
May Wynn ....... Peggy
Vince Edwards ....... Steve
James Bell .......Garrity Sr.
Synopsis:
When a prize fighter hits the big time, he deserts not only his brother,

but also abandons his girlfriend. (film) [RF]

6.27[--] Ford Theatre: HANRAHAN
31Mar1955 NBC
adapted from the William Butler Yeats story
starring
Cecil Kellaway ....... Timothy Hanrahan
Arthur Franz ........ Joe Newbury
Kathryn Grant ....... Kitty
Elsa Lanchester ....... Rosie Bowker
Richard Deacon ....... Planter O'Toole

6.28[--] Ford Theatre: DECEPTION
07Apr1955 NBC
starring
Sylvia Sidney ....... Laura Blake
John Howard ....... Paul Blake
Sally Fraser ...... Jean Carter
June Vincent ....... Helen Keys
Greta Granstedt ....... Nora
Mark Andrews

6.29[--] Ford Theatre: THE WOMAN AT FOG POINT
14Apr1955 NBC
starring
Charles Bickford ....... Sam Callahan
Evelyn Rudie ...... Margie
Joan Camden ........ Susan Copeland
Lamont Johnson ....... Harry Sayer
Raymond Greenleaf ....... John Mackey
Chubby Johnson ....... Ed Harris
Synopsis:
A reporter whose son was recently killed in Korea, is sent to find

out why an artist has been digging in the sand at Fog Point. The answer

brings surprises  to all concerned. (film) [RF]

 

6.30 [108] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: SUNDAY MOURN

 21Apr55 NBC

starring

Brian Keith ......  Mano

Marilyn Maxwell ........ Sally

     Wallace Ford ....... Talker
John Bromfield ....... Tom Ryder
Percy Helton ....... Dooley
Tyler McVey ........ Reverend Emerson
Synopsis 1:
After two years a gunman returns to the lawless
frontier town he left, only to find it has become
a respectable community. His presence is a threat
to both the town and his former girlfriend. (film) [RF]
Synopsis 2:   

           A bad guy (Brian Keith) that everybody thought had died,

           reappears the day his ex-girlfriend wants to marry a farmer...

 

6.31[--] Ford Theatre: WHILE WE'RE YOUNG
28Apr1955 NBC
starring
Claudette Colbert ...... Elizabeth Hopkins
Tab Hunter ..... Gig Spevvy
Patric Knowles ...... Dr. Tyler McManus
Eilene Johnson ...... Katie Hopkins
Synopsis:
An attractive widow feels that her teenage daughter is too young to

date the school basketball coach. But when the young man
comes to call, the widow finds she's attracted to him herself. (film) [RF]

6.32[--] Ford Theatre: APPOINTMENT WITH DESTINY
05May1955 NBC
starring
Mona Freeman ....... Nancy Dawes
Lyle Bettger ....... Willis
Adele August ....... Annette
William Tannen ....... Miller
Dorothy Adams ....... Mrs. Kimble
Howard Petrie ....... Baker
Bill Walker ....... Porter

6.33[--] Ford Theatre: THE POLICY OF JOE ALADDIN
12May1955 NBC
starring
Brian Donlevy .......... Joe Aladdin
Bobby Van ......... Wallace Lamb
Gale Robbins ......... Coco
Kathryn Grant .............. Emmadel Reed
Sid Melton ......... Alfie
Lewis Charles ......... Pretty Boy
Synopsis:
A timid bill collector has a fight with his
fiancee and decides to drown his sorrows at
the nearest bar. There he meets two thugs who
prove to have a great influence on his future
health, wealth and happiness. (film) [RF]

6.34[--] Ford Theatre: MIMI
19May1955 NBC
adapted by Edward & Mildred Dein
from the Arnold Bennett story
starring
Rita Gam ........ Mimi
Paul Henreid ......... Pierre Marchand
Louis Mercer ........... Detective Aubert
Rick Jason ....... Raoul
Lawrence Dobkin ....... Inspector Briand
Mel Welles ....... Fat Man
Synopsis:
A lonely puppeteer finds his only happiness in
fashioning his puppets until he meets a beautiful
girl who looks like his first puppet. (film) [RF]

6.35[--] Ford Theatre: CARDBOARD CASANOVA
26May1955 NBC
starring
Ricardo Montalban ........ Carlos Cortez
Hillary Brooke ...... Vivian Riley
Dick Foran ...... Bill Trent
Lucy Marlowe ...... Carol Farley
Ray Walker ...... Attendant
Dee J. Thompson ...... Receptionist
Synopsis:
Movie star Carlos Cortez arrives in New York,
only to face a frenzied mob of fans. He is
rescued by his agent's efficient secretary,
whose concern for his welfare is purely personal. (Film) [RF]

6.36[--] Ford Theatre: P.J. AND THE LADY
02Jun1955 NBC
starring
Thomas Mitchell ....... P.J. Reilly
Ann Harding ........ Louise Potter
Vera Miles ....... Angela
Elliott Reid ....... Jerome Potter
Tristram Coffin ....... Curtis Clinton
Synopsis:
Widower P.J. Reilly, a retired vaudeville dancer,
is worried about his daughter. He fears she may
be putting her theatrical ambitions before love. (Film) [RF]

6.37[--] Ford Theatre: ONE MAN MISSING
09Jun1955 NBC
starring
Dan Barton ........ Marty Rourke
Ellen Drew ....... Louise Lyndon
Jane Greer ....... Mona Patton
Audrey Totter ....... Breezy Adams
Helen Wallace ....... Mrs. Dennis
Richard Webb ....... Si Kearney

6.38[--] Ford Theatre: FAVORITE SON
16Jun1955 NBC
Adapted by Charles R. Marion
from the William Scott story
starring

William Gargan ..... Father
Anita Louise ....... Mother
Louis Torres, Jr. .. Eddie
Sammy Ogg .......... Cliff
Synopsis:
A boy is jealous of his crippled brother, he longs

 the attention for himself. [RF]

6.39[--] Ford Theatre: THE MUMBYS
23Jun1955 NBC
starring
Edgar Buchanan ......... Papa Mumby
Jane Darwell ......... Mama Mumby
William Hopper ........ Joe Cramer
Virginia Field ........ Ethel Baxter
Willard Parker ....... Dave Baxter
Harry Antrim ....... Mr. Vanderbuhr
Isobel Elsom ....... Mrs. Vanderbuhr

Synopsis:
A vagabond family inherits a tract of vacant land. [RF]

 

###### Ford Theatre: All Star Theater ########

############# season 7 1955-56 ###############

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

    Screen Gems, Inc. (filmed in Hollywood)

       Thursdays 9:30 - 10 pm on NBC

 

7.01 [118] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: ALL THAT GLITTERS

06Oct1955 NBC

           (adapted from the Octavus Roy Cohen story)

starring

       Arlene Dahl ....... Jody Hill
Richard Denning ....... Tim Barker
James Anderson ....... Charles Crown
Eleanor Audley ....... Tine
George Givot ........ Kurt Alandorf

 

7.02[--] Ford Theatre: HUSBAND
13Oct1955 NBC
adapted from the Cornell Woolrich story
starring
Mala Powers ....... Alma Alexander
Barry Sullivan ...... Blaine Chandler
Jonathan Hole ...... Dr. Stanley
Ralph Dumke ...... Sam
Frank Hanley ...... Dr. Bartlett

7.03[--] Ford Theatre: LADY IN THE WIND (film)
20Oct1955 NBC
starring
Teresa Wright ........ Julie Forrester
Kerwin Matthews ....... Ivor
Claude Dauphin ....... André

Synopsis:
Since her parent's death, a young woman has looked to her employer for guidance.

When she marries a young artist who expresses his emotions on canvas, rather that in words,

 she again turns to her employer for understanding. [RF]

 

7.04[--] Ford Theatre: TWELVE TO ETERNITY
27Oct1955 NBC
starring
Edward Arnold ......... Warden Delaney
Paul Langton ....... Frank Johnson
Philip Carey ....... Bill Adams
Barbara Britton ....... Kathy Collins

7.05[--] Ford Theatre: JOHNNY, WHERE ARE YOU?
03Nov1955 NBC
starring
Gale Storm ...... Hope Foster
Keith Andes ...... John Foster
Alix Talton ....... Natalie Deacon
Elliott Reid ....... Mike Connover
Frances Robinson ....... Carolyn Connover
Synopsis:
Hope Foster is wary about the arrival of her husband's former wartime

companion. She is sure the woman is in love with him, and soon

begins to think he may be in love with her. (film) [RF]

7.06[--] Ford Theatre: THE BLUE RIBBON
10Nov1955 NBC
Adapted from the Cornell Woolrich story
starring
Gene Barry ........ Carp
Scott Brady ....... O'Reilly
Stanley Adams ........ Shockley
Marjorie Rambeau ........ Mrs. O'Reilly
Synopsis:
The wife of a prizefighter promises her dying
husband that their son will be a fighter. [RF]

7.07[--] Ford Theatre: A SMATTERING OF BLISS
17Nov1955 NBC
starring
Betty Garrett ........ Lorry Erskine
Larry Parks ........ Hal Venner
Joi Lansing ....... Inez Hamilton
Vivi Janiss ........ Miss B.
Richard Deacon ...... Sam Bailey
Synopsis:
A successful Hollywood writing team can't seem to team up in a

successful marriage. The wife discovers that the luscious leading lady

 for whom she and her husband are writing a picture is making a play

for her husband. (film) [RF]

7.08[--] Ford Theatre: PASSAGE TO YESTERDAY
24Nov1955 NBC
starring
Joanne Dru ......... Lady Mary Tighe
Guy Madison ....... John Harpurhey
James Craven ....... Hall Porter
Cyril Delevanti ....... Silk
James Fairfax ....... Taxi Driver

Synopsis 1:
During the London Blitz in World War 2, an American captain and a British Lady meet.

They fall in love, and plan to marry when the woman receives her divorce.

Then they learn that the woman's husband has been wounded in battle.
Christopher Cook is featured. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
During World War II, an American Army officer and an English lady meet,

and later fall in love. But just as she decides to leave her husband,

Lady Tighe receives news which changes her plans. (film) [RF]

*Note: Syndication airing on Key Club Playhouse 26Jul57.

7.09[--] Ford Theatre: THE FABULOUS SYCAMORES
01Dec1955 NBC
starring
Barbara Britton .......... Alice
Cecil Kellaway .......Grandpa
Joyce Holden ........ Essie
George Givot ........ Nicholas
Nydia Westman ....... Penny
Robert Clarke ....... Tony
Synopsis:
The one normal member of a wacky family has a hard time convincing

her sweetheart's pompous parents that she'd make a

suitable daughter-in-law. [RF]

7.10[--] Ford Theatre: BET THE QUEEN
08Dec1955 NBC
starring
Rory Calhoun ....... Jeff Blade
Donald Curtis ....... Nick Drew
Gale Robbins ....... Kathy
James Millican ....... J.X. Fargo
William Leslie ....... Zone

7.11[--] Ford Theatre: SOUTH OF SELANGOR
15Dec1955 NBC
starring
Rhonda Fleming ....... Connie
William Talman ....... Jack
Patric Knowles ...... Derek
Rico Alaniz ...... Ngodan
Lester Matthews ...... Tilletson

Synopsis:
A war correspondent in Malaya goes to stay at the home of

a middle-aged plantation owner.
Syndication airing on Film Drama, KLZ-7 Denver, CO

Fri. 17Jun 60 10:30 p.m. [JBeer]

7.12[--] Ford Theatre: A KISS FOR SANTA
22Dec1955 NBC
starring
Gene Nelson ...... George Jackson
Virginia Field ....... Sally Blake
Kathryn Grant ...... Jean Morgan
Bobby Clark ...... Melvin
William Bakewell ...... Ray Blake

7.13[--] Ford Theatre: A SET OF VALUES
29Dec1955 NBC
starring
Edward G. Robinson ...... Baron
Tommy Cook ...... Jerry
Ann Doran ...... Sue
Louise de Carlo
Paul Fix ...... Franklin

7.14[--] Ford Theatre: JOURNEY BY MOONLIGHT
05Jan1956 NBC
starring
Louis Jordan ...... Charles
Joy Page ...... Marie
Mel Welles ...... Arturo
Steven Ritch ...... Tio

Synopsis:
During World War 2, a French Naval Officer is sent to Havana to locate

an enemy refueling base. There he meets his ex-fiancee. [RF]
*Syndication airing on All-Star Theater 05Sep58.

7.15[--] Ford Theatre: DEAR DIANE
12Jan1956 NBC
starring
Joan Bennett ........ Marion
John Lupton ....... Peter
Gene Raymond ...... Stanley
Lucy Marlowe ...... Diane
Leon Tyler ....... Jack

7.16[--] Ford Theatre: NEVER LEND MONEY TO A WOMAN
19Jan1956 NBC
starring

Anna Maria Alberghetti .. Maria Andrini
Keefe Brasselle ...... Johnny Bartlett
Roger Smith .......... Carter
Collette Lyons ....... Amelia
Will Wright .......... Mr. Crane
Synopsis:
A jilted loan-company employee advances money to his ex-fiancee. [RF]

7.17[--] Ford Theatre: TRY ME FOR SIZE
26Jan56 NBC
starring

Thomas Mitchell ...... Elmo
Bobby Driscoll ....... Stump
James Gleason ........ Cal
Robert Foulk ......... Ben
Norman Leavitt ....... Arthur
Susan Whitney ........ Jessie
Synopsis:
A veteran harness racing driver gives his son strict orders regarding the race.

 He is angered when the young boy disobeys him and drives to win the first heat. [RF]

7.18[--] Ford Theatre: TIN CAN SKIPPER
02Feb1956 NBC
starring
Phyllis Kirk ....... Nora Corliss
Scott Brady ....... Bob Hutchinson
John Hoyt ....... Captain
William Leslie ....... Jolly
Thom Carney ....... Lt. Wimpy
William Challee ....... Johnson

7.19[--] Ford Theatre: THE SILENT STRANGERS
09Feb1956 NBC
starring
Hugh Beaumont ...... Ferguson
Richard Conte ..... Bill Carter
Donald Curtis ...... Paddicord
Onslow Stevens ..... Doc
Barbara Woodell ...... Helen
Robert Cornthwaite ...... Briggs
Sydney Mason ...... Brakeman

7.20[--] Ford Theatre: AIRBORNE HONEYMOON
16Feb1956 NBC
starring
Jeanne Crain ....... Joyce Randall
John Hudson ....... Brad
Karen Steele ....... Lorraine
Hal Taggart ....... Uncle Bob
Wally Brown ...... Shipman

7.21[--] Ford Theatre: YOUR OTHER LOVE
23Feb1956 NBC
starring
Joan Fontaine ...... Julie
Warren Stevens ...... Alex Trevellyn
June Vincent ...... Claire
Earl Robie ...... Gus
Robert Forrest ...... Raymond
Victoria Ward ...... Peggy
Mary Boyd ...... Katy
Roy Gordon ...... General

7.22[--] Ford Theatre: MAN WITHOUT FEAR
01Mar1956 NBC
Directed By James Neilson
Teleplay By Karen Wolf
From A Story By Lewis Arnold

starring
Raymond Burr ......... Robert Drayton
Joseph Cotton .......... John Ashburn
Angela Greene ....... Lila Ashburn
John Beradino ........ Lt. Wells
John V. Connors ...... Officer
Synopsis:
A man is warned by police that his former business partner has escaped

from prison. Not only had he planned the fraud for which his partner went

to prison but he had also married his former friend's wife. [SC]

7.23[--] Ford Theatre: ALL FOR A MAN
08Mar1956 NBC
starring
Linda Darnell ........ Jennifer Meredith
Elisabeth Ridson .......... Mrs. Crumpler
Allyn Joslyn ......... Lance
Audrey Conti .......... Girl
Synopsis:
At the expense of her beauty and femininity, a woman spends 15 years

building up her husband's business. The contrasting loveliness
of her sister prompts her to undertake a rejuvenating treatment and a

scheme to test her husband's love. (film) [RF]

7.24[--] Ford Theatre: THAT EVIL WOMAN
15Mar1956 NBC
starring

Robert Hutton ........ Wade Maybanks
Mari Blanchard ....... Lee Forsythe
Sue England .......... Gwen Forsythe
Stephen McNally ...... Nick Cameron
Marjorie Rambeau ..... Mrs. Forsythe
Synopsis:
A man, engaged to marry a young widow, investigates the

ugly gossip surrounding the death of the widow's first husband. [RF]

7.25[--] Ford Theatre: DOUBLE TROUBLE
22Mar1956 NBC
Adapted from the Selden M. Loring story
starring
Richard Denning ....... Barney Maddock
Brian Donlevy ....... Charlie Brock
Yvette Dugay ....... Andrea
Frank DeKova ....... Delwin Slater
Richard Erdman ....... Pepper
Damian O'Flynn ....... Patterson

Synopsis:
Two newsreel cameramen are scooped on an important assignment. [RF]

 

7.26 [143] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: THE FACE

29Mar56 NBC Thur

 Teleplay & Story by William Leicester
Directed by Roger Kay
starring
Dale Robertson ....... Danny Weaver
Mala Powers .......... Mari Luftman
George Keymas ........ Jack Miles
Trevor Bardette ...... Jonas Howell
Sammy Ogg ............ Danny as a boy
Ted de Corsia ........ Jim Regan
George Chandler ...... Hiram
Zon Murray ........... the Gun Teacher

Synopsis 1:

YOUNG DANIEL WEAVER'S PARENTS ARE MURDERED BY GUNMAN JACK MILES. DANIEL IS

TAKEN IN BY A LIVERY STABLE OWNER. HE LEARNS HOW TO USE A GUN, AND AFTER HIS

LONG STAY LEAVES TO HUNT DOWN THE MAN WHO KILLED HIS MOTHER AND FATHER. [SC]

Synopsis 2:
Danny Weaver grows to manhood with one idea fixed in his mind - to track down

and kill the gunman who murdered his mother and father. Danny finds his man in

the employ of a ruthless cattle baron and moves in for the showdown. [RF]

 

7.27[--] Ford Theatre: AUTUMN FEVER
05Apr1956 NBC
starring
George Sanders ....... Jay Rossiter
Virginia Field ....... Dorothy Rossiter
Zsa Zsa Gabor ....... Dara Szabo
John Eldredge ....... Bob Frye
Paul Keast ....... Warren Guthrie
Virginia Gibson ........ Judith

7.28[--] Ford Theatre: ON THE BEACH
12Apr1956 NBC
Adapted from the Gudmundur Magnusson story
starring
Irene Dunne ....... Janet Wilson
Richard Denning ....... Davy Jones
Jo Ann Lilliquist ....... Penny Wilson
Elizabeth Patterson ....... Rebecca Hubner
Lucien Littlefield ....... Zachary Hubner
Gordon Howard ....... Jim Wakefield
David Kasday ....... Willy

Synopsis:

A young widow and her daughter, at the shore for their summer vacation,

meet a young "beachcomber" who refuses to face reality. [RF]

Synopsis 2:
An attractive widow and her daughter meet a handsome

beachcomber who is obsessed by a fear of trains.
Syndication airing on Film Drama, KLZ-7 Denver, CO Wed.

15Jun 60 10:30 p.m. MDT [JBeer]

7.29[--] Ford Theatre: THE LADY IN HIS LIFE
19Apr1956 NBC
starring
Ricardo Montalban ....... Carlos Dominguez
Dick Foran ...... Glenn B. Cochrane
Jane Nigh ....... Kay Barker
Beverly Tyler ....... Binnie Hughes
Arnold Stang ....... Melvin Marks
Julie Gibson ....... Mary
Belle Mitchell ....... Madame Sari

7.30[--] Ford Theatre: THE ALIBI
26Ap1956 NBC
starring
Ralph Bellamy ....... Jonathan Drexel
Patricia Medina ...... Amy Wentworth
John Hoyt ....... Abel Selby
Nancy Hadley ...... Sybil Glennon
Carl Milletaire ....... Parker
Karin Booth ....... Faye Kittridge
Charles Radilac ....... Franz

7.31[--] Ford Theatre: THE PAYOFF
03May1956 NBC
Directed By John Meredyth Lucas
Story & Teleplay By Blake Edwards

starring
Janet Blair ........ Mary Higgins
Howard Duff ....... Johnny Abel
Michael Fox ....... Lt. Bernard Shuman
John Hart ....... Lester Worth
Mel Welles ....... Carl
John Daheim ...... Al
Richard Crane ....... Gil Bishop

Steve Conte .......... The Thug (uncredited)
Synopsis:
An easy going private eye becomes involved with a beautiful woman,

an envelope containing a large sum of money, and a group of hoodlums

 that are part of a fight-fixing racket. [SC]

7.32[--] Ford Theatre: BEHIND THE MASK
10May1956 NBC
starring
Dane Clark ...... Dr. Scott Stanley
Barbara Hale ...... Nora White
Willis Bouchey ...... George Robles
Constance Cameron ...... Alice Robles
Theodore Von Eltz ...... Dr. Craig Landor
James Bell ....... Pop Latshaw

 *Note: Syndication airing on Key Club Playhouse 14Jun57.

7.33[--] Ford Theatre: THE KILL
17May1956 NBC
starring
Macdonald Carey ....... Mace Prouty
Marilyn Erskine ....... Ginny Sewell
Michael Granger ....... Tony Carlini
Tom McKee ....... Lt. Diminian
William Bagdad ...... Sabine
John Crawford ....... Don Weller
Virginia Christine ....... Mrs. Talbot

7.34[--] Ford Theatre: SHEILA
24May1956 NBC
starring
Irene Dunne ....... Sheila Chester
Elinor Donahue ....... Katherine
Stephanie Griffin ....... Laura
Philip Ober ....... Kirk Adams
Peter Miller ...... Vince
Howard Wright ....... Mr. Kerrigan

7.35[--] Ford Theatre: THE CLAY PIGEON
31May1956 NBC
Directed by James Neilson
Story & Teleplay by Jack Harvey
Guest cast:
Wayne Morris ....... Lieutenant Ed Vincent
Robert Sterling ....... Frank Darin
Lyn Thomas ....... June Darin
Tom Tully ....... Inspector Howard
Ken Christy ....... Lt. Joe Merrick
Arthur Hanson ....... Sgt. Marty Loftus
S. John Launer ...... Captain Belney

Paul Pircerni ........ The Police Detective (uncredited)
Synopsis:
A police detective is killed during a crime syndicate investigation.

The only suspect is a prison parolee who claims he is innocent, and later

 is used as a decoy to flush out the real killer. [SC]

7.36[--] Ford Theatre: MISTER KAGLE AND THE BABY SITTER
07Jun1956 NBC
starring
Charles Coburn ....... Christopher Kagle
Fay Holden ........ Bess Palmer
Dee J. Thompson ....... Madelyn Quinn
Steve Dunne ....... Alex
Kevin Corcoran ....... Jamie
Helen Westcott ....... Fran
Stafford Repp ......... Policeman

7.37[--] Ford Theatre: PANIC
14Jun1956 NBC
adapted from the Daphne du Maurier story
starring
Ruth Roman ....... Shawn Adams
George Macready ....... Carter Kerrick
Philip Carey ...... Wayne Douglas
Hal Taggart ...... Doctor
Mark Sheeler ...... Case
Ike Jones ...... Porter

7.38[--] Ford Theatre: REMEMBRANCE DAY
21Jun1956 NBC
starring
Thomas Mitchell ......... Silas Burton
Dan Barton ....... Harvey Saunders
Mary Ellen Kaye ........ Polly Morrison
George Cisar ........ Santa Claus
Charles Watts ........ Father Paul Collins
S. John Launer ........ Judge Roberts
Robert Gist ....... Reverend Wilkerson
Don C. Harvey ....... Officer Hennessey

7.39[--] Ford Theatre: A PAST REMEMBERED
28Jun1956 NBC
starring
William Bendix ........ Mack Pomeroy
Lyle Talbot ....... Eddie Kling
Joan Banks .......Hilda Pomeroy
Maureen Cassidy ....... Laurie Hines
Walter Sande ....... Charlie Hicks
Herb Vigran ....... Andy Thompson
Roger Smith ..... Jug Jensen

Synopsis:
Mack Pomeroy, former football All-American has failed in the business world.

At the 20th reunion of his college class, he poses as a successful businessman

 in the hope that he will be offered a job. [RF]

 

########## Ford Theatre: All Star Theater ###########

############# season 8 1956-57 ###############

############### (final season) ################

    Screen Gems, Inc. (filmed in Hollywood)

  the series changes network from NBC to ABC

       Wednesdays  9:30 - 10 pm  on ABC

 

8.01 [157] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: CATCH AT STRAWS

030ct56 ABC Wed

directed by Ray Milland

starring

Ray Milland .......... Peter Sloan
Virginia Gibson ...... Carol Corby
Kerwin Mathews ....... Fred Karns
Eddie Foy, Jr. ....... Bill Corby
Michael Fox .......... Jed Hartan
Synopsis:
A district attorney tries to help a Korean War veteran who returns home in disgrace.

 Even though he has been cleared of treason by a military court, the ex-GI

 is the object of scorn and persecution by the community. [RF]
 

8.02 [158] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: SUDDEN SILENCE

(Unsold Western Pilot)

10Oct56 ABC Wed

directed by Lewis Allen

Produced by Jack Denove

Starring:

Barbara Stanwyck ....... Irene Frazier

Jeff Morrow ......... Sheriff Tom Frazier

Jim Hayward ....... Deputy

Trevor Bardette .......... Jordan

Jimmy Baird ........ Billy

Ralph Dumke ....... Mayor

with
Charlotte Knight
Robert Easton
Malcolm Atterbury

Synopsis:

   Incidents in the growth of an old Western Town as seen through the

eyes the sheriff's wife, Irene Frazier. [RF]

          

8.03 [159] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: PARIS EDITION

17Oct56 ABC Wed

starring
Jack Carson ........ Dan Doyle
John Beradino ......... Nick Granada
Valerie French .......... Yvette Revere

 

8.04 [160] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: MEASURE OF FAITH

 24Oct56 ABC Wed

starring
Lee Van Cleef ....... Stanley Perrin
Lew Ayres ....... Father Gerald
Beverly Garland ....... Maria
Charles Evans ....... Bishop Healey
Nestor Paiva ....... Eduardo

Synopsis:
A Catholic priest who was brutally beaten in a Communist prison, questions his faith. [RF]

*Note: Syndication airing on Moment of Decision 20Jul57.

 

8.05 [161] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: BLACK JIM HAWK

 31Oct56 ABC Wed

Directed By Arthur Hiller
Teleplay By Russell S. Hughes
From A Story By Harold Shumate

starring
John Derek ....... Jim Hawk
Marcia Henderson ....... Maude Collins
Donald Randolph ....... Sam Houston
George Keymas ....... Cherokee Hollister
Paul Peterson ....... Jim Hawk (as a boy)

Synopsis:
As a youngster, Jim Hawk begged Governor Sam Houston of Tennessee to release

his father, a convicted murderer. Houston refused and the boy swore revenge.

Jim Hawk became one of the West's most notorious outlaws and finally got

his chance to follow through on his boyhood threat.  [SC]

 

8.06 [162] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: SOMETIMES IT HAPPENS

07Nov56 ABC Wed

starring

Guy Madison .......... Phil Quade
Dianne Foster ........ Rhia Powell
Michael Emmet ........ Owen Powell
Jeanne Cooper ........ Lois Powell
Louis Towers ......... Davy Powell
Synopsis:
A Welsh girl lives in New York City with her uncle and aunt. An old folk legend

of her native country says that a love which proves itself three times will last forever.

She decides to try this theory out on a young man she meets. [RF]
 

8.07 [163] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: THE WOMAN WHO DARED

14Nov56 ABC Wed

starring

Laraine Day ...... Margaret Allen
Gene Barry ....... John Thatcher
Don Beddoe ....... Dr. Abernathy
Whit Bissell ..... Luke
Kim Charney ...... Vera
Synopsis:
In 1870, after years of hardship, a woman achieves her ambition of becoming a doctor.

 She dreams of serving the people in a small Western town, but the years of struggle

seem wasted. The townspeople hate this woman who has dared enter a male profession. [RF]
 

8.08 [164] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: THE MENACE OF HASTY HEIGHTS

 21Nov56 ABC Wed

starring

Steve Cochran .... Slick
Jean Hagen ....... Nona Carson
Kent Taylor ...... Frank Carson
Charles Herbert .. Billy Carson
Damian O'Flynn ... Chief Henderson
Ruby Goodwin ..... Henrietta
Synopsis:
As the wife of a would-be councilman is preparing a house party to assure his election,

an escaped convict takes shelter in the house. Instead of becoming frightened,

she takes advantage of his entrance and puts him to work helping her. [RF]
 

8.09 [165] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: STAND BY TO DIVE

 28Nov56 ABC Wed

starring
Farley Granger ........ Robert Haines
Roger Smith ........ Skee Langford
Onslow Stevens ........ Commander McGraw
Paul Harber ........ Lt. Foley
William Leslie ........ Lt. Sutton

Synopsis:
A young naval officer who has not seen his father since his parents were divorced

when he was a child, is assigned to the submarine his father commands. [RF]

 

8.10 [166] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: FRONT PAGE FATHER

05Dec56 ABC Wed

starring
Charles Bickford ........ Stanley Hunter
Mae Clarke ......... Ellie
Horace MacMahon ......... Lieutenant Harmon
Lawrence Dobkin ........... Lew Teller
Michael Fox ......... Malcolm Slade
Robert Crosson .......... Gil Hunter

Synopsis:
A newspaper publisher starts an attack on local police because of the

high rate of juvenile delinquency in his city. [RF]

*Note: Syndication airing on Undercurrent 13Sep57.

 

8.11 [167] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: THE MARRIAGE PLAN

12Dec56 ABC Wed

starring
Eddie Bracken .......... John Stafford
Mona Freeman .......... Ellen Stafford
John Crawford .......... Mike Healy
Roxanne Arlen .......... Susan Saunders
Kathryn Card .......... Mrs. Engelhart
Donald McBride .......... Mr. Hathaway

Synopsis:
A young man buys a seemingly worthless traffic island in front of his house. The women

in his family are so outraged at this idiotic move, that the young man ends up

spending the night in a pup tent. [RF]

*Syndication airing on Spotlight Playhouse 23Jul57.

 

8.12 [168] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: DUFFY'S MAN

19Dec56 ABC Wed

starring
Walter Brennan .......... Duffy
Philip Carey ........... Duffy's Man
Phyllis Kirk ........... Julie
Steven Ritch ............ Clip Hart
Tommy Randall .......... Boy
Robert Filmer ........ Sheriff
Synopsis:
A young man arrives in a small western town and gets a job in a local stable.

Most of the able-bodied men in the area are out of town on a roundup, so when

five desperadoes terrorize the town, it's up to the stranger to drive them out. [RF]

 

8.13 [169] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: MODEL WIFE

 26Dec56 ABC Wed

starring
Felicia Farr ....... Gloria Ewing
Ralph Bellamy ....... David Ewing
Pat Conway ....... Larry
Roxanne Arlen ....... Rita Raven
Emlen Davies ....... Sally Ewing
Guy Kingsford ....... Bert Kellogg

Synopsis:
A group of girls earn money for their set charity by posing for a calendar.

 One of them becomes interested in the photographer, but he shows her only indifference. [RF]

 

8.14 [170] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: FEAR HAS MANY FACES

02Jan57 ABC Wed

starring
James Whitmore ........ Danny Cochran
Don Haggerty ........ Mike Robbins
June Lockhart ........ Mae Cochran
Dan Barton ........ George Wallace
Joe Flynn ........ Dr. Bevin
Tom McKee ........ Dolman
Hank Patterson ........ Manager

Synopsis:
During the Korean War, a sergeant was forced to shoot another soldier

who made a break for the rear. The sergeant finds it impossible to forget

the experience even after he returns to civilian life. [RF]

 

8.15 [171] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: THE QUIET STRANGER

09Jan57 ABC Wed

DIRECTED BY GEORGE ARCHAINBAUD 

TELEPLAY BY RUSSELL S. HUGHES 

FROM THE SHORT STORY BY DAVID SAVAGE

starring
George Montgomery ........ Daniel McKee
Bobby Clark ........ Joey Walsh
Forrest Tucker ........ Red Healy
Bill Hale .......... Man
Ted de Corsia ......... Mayor Kallum
Lyn Thomas ........ Debby Walsh
Mike Bataran ........ Eddie

Synopsis:

THE SCHOOL HOUSE IN THE TOWN OF TWO FORKS HAS BURNED DOWN. A LOCAL WEALTHY

BUSINESSMAN REFUSES TO RE-BUILD THE SCHOOL. A STRANGER ARRIVES IN TOWN

PRETENDING TO BE A GUNSLINGER, BUT REALLY IS THE NEW SCHOOL TEACHER WITH

HOPES OF BUILDING A NEW SCHOOL. [SC]

*Note: Syndication airing on Opening Night 09Aug58.
 

8.16 [172] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: SWEET CHARLIE

16Jan57 ABC Wed

starring
Joan Dixon ....... Charlene Lopez
Frank Lovejoy ....... Vic Chambers
Dick Foran ....... Scoop Donnelly
Carlyle Mitchell ....... Charles Anderson
John Zaremba ....... Lt. Parker
Susan Cummings ....... Belinda Miller
Richard Devon ....... Joe Reno
Marilyn Saris ....... Nancy Anderson

 

8.17 [173] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: THE PENLANDS AND THE POODLE

 23Jan57 ABC Wed  

starring
Betty Garrett ....... Georgia Penland
Larry Parks
Parley Baer
Douglas Evans 

*Note: Betty Garrett & Larry Parks (real life husband & wife)

 

8.18 [174] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: MRS. WANE COMES TO CALL

30Jan57 ABC Wed

starring
Phyllis Kirk ......... Laura Chandler
Arthur Franz ....... David Chandler
Peggy Webber ........ Mrs. Wane
Terry Kelman ........ Billy Wane
Ruby Goodwin ........ Frances

Synopsis:
Laura Chandler is unable and seemingly unwilling to recover from the loss of her son. [RF]

 

8.19 [175] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: THE CONNOISSEUR (film)

06Feb57 ABC Wed

adapted from the Walter De La Mare story
starring
Paul Henreid ......... Albert Crest
Kathryn Grant ......... Pippa Crest
Virginia Bruce ......... Ruth Crest
William Leslie ......... Geoffrey Davis
Nestor Paiva ....... Ragusa

Synopsis:
An American, living in Europe, makes his somewhat precarious living selling art treasures

 to wealthy Americans. He believes that his wife and daughter are satisfied with their

vagabond life until he overhears a conversation between them.  [RF]

*Note: Syndication airing on Encore Theater 20Jul57.

 

8.20 [176] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: THE RINGSIDE SEAT

13Feb57 ABC Wed

starring
Hugh O'Brian ........ Matty Curran
Marilyn Erskine ........ Irma Curran
Billy Chapin ........ Billy Curran
Willis Bouchey ........ Hap Wheeler
George Gilbreth ........ Foreman

Synopsis:
Matty Curran loses his championship box title to a younger fighter.

Matty's young son is afraid that his father has become a coward,

and has let him down at a crucial moment. [RF]
*Note: Aired in syndication on Opening Night 14Jun58.
 

8.21 [177] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: WITH NO REGRETS (film)

20Feb57

starring
Ann Sothern .......... Christine Emerson
Larry Thor .......... Theodore Roosevelt
Louis Lettieri .......... Buck Torres
Helen Wallace .......... Miss Ames
Ned Wever ......... Joe Wagner
Paul Engle .......... Billy
Zina Provendie ........ Freda Ritter

Synopsis:
Christine Emerson, an elderly school principal, takes the side of a youngster who has been

accused of setting fire to the school building. The school board wants to expel him. [RF]

 

8.22 [178] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: THE MAN WHO BEAT LUPO  (film)

 27Feb57 ABC Wed

starring
Louis Jordan ......... Count Lupo-Pietro
Joanna Barnes ......... Ileana
Rhodes Reason ........ John Pollish
Roy Gordon ........ Admiral Rodney Brent
Wilton Graff ....... Maitre Rozetti

Synopsis:
A famous Italian swordsman dons a mask and secretly turns professional to earn

money for his family. After earning international renown and enough money to keep his

mother comfortable until her death, he retires, intending never to duel again. [RF]

 

8.23 [179] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: BROKEN BARRIER

 06Mar57 ABC Wed

   adapted from the Stephen Butler Leacock story
starring
Macdonald Carey
Marguerite Chapman
Dick Foran

Elisabeth Risdon
Herbert Butterfield
Synopsis:
A highly paid executive has never quite forgiven his father for the harsh treatment

 he received as a child. Even when he receives word that his father is dying,

he finds it hard to pay a last visit to the family farm. [RF]

 

8.24 [180] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: FATE TRAVELS EAST  (film)

 13Mar57 ABC Wed

starring
Linda Darnell .......... Ann Dean
Craig Stevens ......... Grady Oliver
Sheb Wooley ........ Tag Bailey
Allison Hayes ....... Marian Abbott
Stacy Graham ....... Ellamae Hubbins
Robert Brubaker ....... Ralph Weston
Barbara Fuller ....... Sandra Mitchell
Howard Smith ....... Holmes Mitchell

Synopsis:
A successful female novelist leaves her husband after they disagree about the amount

of time she devotes to her career. On the train, she discovers an anonymous suicide note,

and is afraid her husband wrote it.  [RF]

 

8.25 [181] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: THE MAN ACROS THE HALL

 20Mar57 ABC Wed

starring
Robert Sterling ........ Hank Holloway
Vera-Ellen ........ Sally Baxter
Eddie Ryder ........ Jackie Barstow
Marjorie Bennett ........ Mrs. Morris
Marga Ann Deighton ........ Mrs. McCurdy

 

8.26 [182] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: HOUSE OF GLASS

27Mar57 ABC Wed

starring

Joan Caulfield ....... Louise Warner
Lyle Bettger ....... Simon
Marie Windsor ....... Ruby
Judson Pratt ........ Captain Brooks
George Selk ........ Pops Anderson

Synopsis:
Louise Warner has witnessed a murder. She hesitates to go to the police for

 fear of losing her parole, and the killer is now tracking her down. She flees to

an amusement park, and is about to jump from the pier into the ocean, when she

is helped by a scarred man who runs the house of glass - a maze of mirrors. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Moment of Decision 11Sep57.

Synopsis 2:
A murder witness is afraid to go to the police for fear of losing her parole,

 and the killer is tracking her down.
Syndication airing on Film Drama, KLZ-7 Denver, CO

Tuesday 14Jun 60 10:30 p.m. MDT [JBeer]

 

8.27 [183] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: EXCLUSIVE  (film)

03Apr57 ABC Wed

starring
Phyllis Kirk ......... Sarah Caine
Richard Webb ........ Sam Fletcher
Osa Massen ........ Elena
Everett Sloane ......... Paul Caine
Francis DeSales ........ Cass Ryan

Synopsis:
Sarah Caine, a successful newspaperwoman, refuses to marry because of her career.

 In Paris on an assignment she learns that her father, another journalist, is also there on a story.

Raised by her mother to hate her father, she decides to scoop him on the story. [RF]

 

8.28 [184] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: MOMENT OF DECISION

10Apr57 ABC Wed

starring
Jane Greer ....... Joyce Whitman
Marshall Thompson ........ George Whitman
Victor Jory ....... Harry Bond
William Lally ........ Donald Miller
Mason Curry ........ Kid

 

8.29 [185] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: SINGAPORE

17Apr57 ABC Wed

starring
Paulette Goddard ....... Holly March
Charles Korvin ....... Bruce Van Cleve
Rex Reason ...... Kirk Rockwood
Fay Baker ....... Laura Van Cleve
Arthur Hanson ....... Adam Cobb
Frank Kumagai ....... Sakal

 

8.30 [186] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: FOOTNOTE ON A DOLL

24Apr57 ABC Wed

starring
Bette Davis ........ Dolly Madison
Charles Meredith ........ Senator Elisha Corey
Natalie Schafer ........ Beatrice Trent
Eleanor Audley ....... Constance Perkins
Ralph Clanton ....... Charles Trent
Helen Brown ........ Louise
John Hudson ....... Payne Todd
Owen McGiveney ...... Thomas

 

8.31 [187] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE

 01May57 ABC Wed

starring
Stephen McNally ........ Phillip Morgan
June Vincent ........ Harriet Morgan
Peggy Knudsen ........ Susan Davenport
Bing Russell ........ Lt. Young
Alexander Lockwood ........ District Attorney
Hugh Sanders ........ Lt. Grayson

Synopsis 1:
After two of his shows have failed on Broadway, a producer pins all his

hopes on his forthcoming production. [RF]

Synopsis 2:

Two unsuccessful Broadway shows and the producer decides to cast an old

friend of his, a Hollywood star, in his next production. His jealous wife

accuses him of being in love with the star and her accusations cause the

producer to ask for a divorce. Later, his wife disappears and he is

suspected of murdering her.

*Note: Syndication airing on Opening Night 23Aug58 hosted by Arlene Dahl.

 

8.32 [188] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: THE IDEA MAN

08May57 ABC Wed

starring
Don DeFore ........ Tom Harding
Richard Denning ...... Charlie Frye
Doe Avedon ...... Ruth Harding
Jack Kelly ......... Hal Jeffers
Dorothy Joyce ......... Mrs. Lloyd
Paul Keast .......... Eldon Lloyd
Howard McNear ......... Dave Carter

 

8.33 [189] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: THE GENTLE DECEIVER

15May57 ABC Wed

starring
Keenan Wynn ........ Duke
Lucy Marlowe ......... Emily Price
Lucien Littlefield .......... Clem Hanks
Byron Foulger ......... Smathers
Sara Haden ........ Mrs. Coggins

 

8.34 [190] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: MILLER'S MILLIONS

22May57 ABC Wed

starring
Otto Kruger ....... Raymond Adams
Thomas Mitchell ....... Henry Miller
Richard Webb ........ Grant Parker
Michael Fox ......... Judge Patterson
Charlotte Knight ........ Maggie
Sheridan Comerate ........ Frank Traylor

 

8.35 [191] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: TORN

29May57 ABC Wed

starring
John Baragrey ...... Linc Cartwright
Philip Carey .... Dr. Douglas Gregg
Laraine Day ........ Vicki Hollister
Nan Leslie ........ Jean Cartwright
Irving Mitchell ........ Rogers

*Note: Syndication airing on Key Club Playhouse  02Aug57.

 

8.36 [192] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: THE LIE

05Jun57 ABC Wed

adapted from the Cornell Woolrich story
starring
Cesar Romero ....... Christoforo
Betty Field ....... Paula Marchetti
Gigi Perreau ....... Emily
Louis Lettieri ....... Jimmy
Pamela Baird ....... Elizabeth

 

8.37 [193] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: CROSS HAIRS

12Jun57 ABC Wed

Directed by Jack Gage
Written by Miles Tolner

Guest cast:
James Daly ....... Frank Bartley
Ann Sheridan ...... Mary Bartley
John Beradino ........ Robert Jones
S. John Launer ....... Lt. Burt Jenners
Elizabeth Patterson ....... Mrs. Dunkel
James Griffith ....... Mr. Harris

Chris Alcaide ........ The Dock Worker (uncredited)
Synopsis:
A shipping line security agent goes undercover to find out who is behind

 a series of robberies and sniper killings at a various waterfront warehouses. [SC]
 

8.38 [194] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: DESPERATION (film)

19Jun57 ABC Wed

starring
Teresa Wright .......... Alison Stevens
Kevin McCarthy ........ Russel Stevens
William Bishop ........ Bruce Stevens
Hank Patterson ........ George
Katherine Warren ........ Mrs. Mathews

Synopsis:
A young bride learns that her husband's brother blames him for an accident that

lamed him during their childhood. When her husband is called away, she uncovers a

secret about her brother-in-law which places her life in danger. [RF]

 

8.39 [195] Ford Theatre: All Star Theater: ADVENTURE FOR HIRE (final episode)

26Jun57 ABC Wed

starring
Pat O' Brien ....... Lieutenant Keever
Brian Keith ....... Dan Crawford
Shirley Jocelyn ....... Laurie Conners
Henry Slate ........ Charles Martin
Robert Brubaker ....... Mr. Coombs
Frank Scannell ....... Marco

Synopsis:
Pilot Dan Crawford is hired by a man and his wife to fly them to Las Vegas.

But when the plane is approaching Las Vegas, the man draws a gun and forces

Dan to land on the airstrip of a ranch. [RF]

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