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The Classic TV Archive - US Dramatic Anthology Series
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Episode Guide
version 35.0 November 2007
(Ep 4.28, 4.31)
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
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
Lilli Palmer
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
Written by Max Wilk
Story by Edward Hope
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
starring
Kim Hunter
June Lockhart
Patricia Kirkland
Meg Mundy
Karl Malden
Peggy Ann Garner as Beth March
Will Hare
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 Nicholon play
starring
Lloyd Nolan
Eileen Heckart
William Redfield
Jean Carson
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
3.02 [--] Ford Theatre: THE TALE OF THE WOLF
15Sep1950 CBS
Adapted from the Ferenc Molnar play
starring
Ilona Massey
John Wengraf
Steven Hill
3.03 [--] 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]
3.04 [--] Ford Theatre: THE FOG
29Sep1950 CBS
Adapted from the John Williard story
starring
Francis L. Sullivan
Jack Manning
Peter Hobbs
3.05 [--] 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
3.06 [--] Ford Theatre: STRANGE HARBOR
13Oct1950 CBS
starring
Dane Clark
Geraldine Brooks
3.07 [--] 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
3.08 [--] Ford Theatre: LIGHTNIN'
27Oct1950 CBS
Adapted from the Winchell Smith, Victor Mapes and Frank Bacon play
starring
Victor Moore
Jean Gillespie
Leslie Nielsen
3.09 [--] 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?
3.10 [--] Ford Theatre: FATHER, DEAR FATHER
10Nov1950 CBS
Adapted from the Ludwig Bemelmans story
starring
Edward Everett Horton
Kim Stanley
Leora Thatcher
3.11 [--] 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
3.12 [--] Ford 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]
3.13 [--] 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
3.14 [--] Ford Theatre: THE HURRICANE AT PILGRIM HILL
08Dec1950 CBS
starring
Cecil Kellaway
Clem Bevans
Virginia Grey
Leslye Banning
3.15 [--] Ford Theatre: ALICE IN WONDERLAND
15Dec1950 CBS
adapted by Lois Jacoby
story by Lewis Carroll
directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Iris Mann as Alice
Richard Waring as the March Hare
Tiny Schrimp as the Dormouse
Lervi Operti as the Mad Hatter
Dorothy Jarnac as the Queen of Hearts
3.xx [--] 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.xx [--] Ford Theatre: THE PRESENTATION OF THE LOOK
12Jan1951 CBS
Produced by Marlo Lewis
Hosted by Ed Sullivan
3.xx [--] 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.xx [--] 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.xx [--] 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.xx [--] Ford Theatre: THE GHOST PATROL
09Mar1951 CBS
adapted by William Kendall Clark
story by Sinclair Lewis
directed by Franklin Schaffner
produced by Garth Montgomery
starring
Ernest Truex
Jane Seymour
Dennis Harrison
[--] Ford Theatre: HEART OF DARKNESS
23Mar1951 CBS restaged from 03Nov50
adapted by Joseph Liss from the Joseph Conrad novel
directed by Franklin Schaffner
3.xx [--] Ford Theatre: TICKET TO OBLIVION
06Apr1951 CBS
adapted by George Oppenheimer from the Robert Packer story
directed by Franklin Schaffner
starring
Anthony Quinn
Signe Hasso
3.xx [--] Ford Theatre: THE TOUCHSTONE
20Apr1951 CBS
adapted by Jerome David Riss & Lois Jacoby
from the Edith Wharton novelette
directed by Franklin Schaffner
produced by Werner Michel
starring
Margaret Sullavan
Paul McGrath
Jerome Cowan
3.xx [--] Ford Theatre: DEAD ON THE VINE
04May1951 CBS
(aka Laurel)
adapted by Joseph Liss
from the Alice Fellows story
directed by Franklin Schaffner
produced by Werner Michel
starring
Margaret Phillips
William Prince
John Alexander
Faith Brook
3.xx [--] Ford Theatre: PETER IBBETSON
18May1951 CBS
adapted by Lois Jacoby
from the George du Maurier novel
directed by Franklin Schaffner
produced by Werner Michel
starring
Richard Greene
Stella Andrew
Anna Lee
Iris Mann
Ivan Simpson
3.xx [--] 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.xx [--] 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
[--] Ford Theatre: The Ghost Patrol
29Jun1951 restaged from 09Mar1951
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no New episodes aired in
1951-52 season
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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.
02Oct1952 NBC Thur
starring
Will Rogers, Jr.
Marguerite Chapman
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
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
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]
*Reaired in Syndication 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
4.09[--] Ford Theatre: THE DIVIDED HEART
Screen Gems, Inc.
27Nov1952
(aka 'Change of Heart')
starring
Barbara Hale
Stephen McNally
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
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: Reaired in syndication on Theater of Stars 24Mar58.
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: Reaired 25Mar58 in Syndication on Theater of Stars.
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: Reaired 26Mar58 in Syndication on Theater of Stars.
4.13[--] Ford Theatre: HEART OF GOLD
Screen Gems, Inc.
25Dec1952
adapted from the James Fisher story
starring
Edmund Gwenn
Anita Louise
Tommy Rettig
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
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
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
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 Narion 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
4.20 [--] Ford Theatre: OLD MAN'S BRIDE
Screen Gems, Inc. (copyright date 01Jan53)
12Feb1953
starring
John Agar
Joan Leslie
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
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
4.27[--] Ford Theatre: TO ANY SOLDIER
Screen Gems, Inc.
02Apr1953
starring
Edmond O'Brien
Horace MacMahon
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
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
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
4.33[--] Ford Theatre: LOOK FOR TOMORROW
Screen Gems, Inc.
14May1953
starring
Jane Greer
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
Synopsis:
A newspaper expose precipates 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
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]
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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