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The Classic TV Archive - US Dramatic Anthology Series
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Episode Guide
version 17.0 June 2009
(General Update
)
compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Sal Crisanti
Tom Alger
Jim Brent
Rina Fox
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com
TIME magazine
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GENERAL ELECTRIC THEATER
aka Your Star Showcase
aka GE Theater
February 1, 1953- September 16, 1962
CBS Sunday 9:00-9:30
200 episodes
Executive Producer Stuart Reynolds
Host Ronald Reagan (commenced Sept 26,
1954-1962)
General Electric Progress Reporter - Don
Herbert
Aired in syndication as Command Performance.
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1.01 [001] General Electric Theater: WEDDING DAY
01Feb53
Producer Gil Ralston & Arthur Ripley
Teleplay by Carey Wilber
Based on a story by Kay Boyle
Directed by Sheldon Leonard
starring
J. Carrol Naish
Gisela Werbesirk
Basil Ruysdael
Jerome Cowan
Erin O'Brien-Moore
Synopsis:
An elderly couple tie the knot. [RF]
1.02 [002] General Electric Theater: RIDE THE RIVER
08Feb53 (rerun 28Jun53)
Directed by Sheldon Leonard
starring
Broderick Crawford.. Scott
Skip Homeier ....... Pecos Kid (as Skippy Homeier)
Virginia Gregg ..... May
Neville Brand ...... Curly
Will Wright
Frank McDonald
Bob Crane
Synopsis:
Two law enforcement officers and a dangerous young outlaw fight their way back
against a common enemy to civilization and
surprising justice. [TA]
1.03 [003] General Electric Theater: HIRED MOTHER
22Feb53
starring
Laraine Day
Macdonald Carey
Gigi Perreau
Sandy Drescher
Peter Votrian
Synopsis:
A single father of three attempts to raise his children
and decides to hire a mother for them.
1.04 [004] General Electric Theater: BEST SELLER
01Mar53
Teleplay by David Dohem
from the story by William Sydney Porter
starring
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Diana Lynn
Sheldon Leonard
Dayton Lummis
John Dodsworth
Evelyn Ankers
Barbara Morrison
Catherine Gilmore
Synopsis:
British novelist Hilary Joyce comes to America to promote his book
and encounters a beautiful woman who
changes his beliefs in living.
1.05 [005] General Electric Theater: WINNERS NEVER LOSE
15Mar53
starring
Pat O'Brien
Ruth Hussey
Ward Bond
Frank Jenks
Murray Alper
John Gallaudet
Virginia Grey
Sara Haden
Elena Verdugo
Synopsis:
A gambler who suffers a head injury is nursed back to health by
non-traditional methods and the head doctor is not thrilled by it.
1.06 [006] General Electric Theater: TRAPPED
22Mar53 (12Jul53 TVGuide Michigan edition)
starring
Nina Foch
Francis L. Sullivan
Dan O'Herlihy
Stephen McNally
Jerry Hayes
Synopsis 1:
The plot of an unfaithful wife to murder her husband backfires. [JB]
Synopsis 2:
A husband suspects that his wife is plotting his murder. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Command Performance 15Nov58.
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2.01 [007] General Electric Theater: BILSHAN AND THE THIEF
12Jul53 (05Jul53 TVGuide Michigan edition)
starring
Aurello Galli
Harry Landers
Synopsis:
How a young refugee learns about American patriotism from a bandit. [JB]
2.02 [008] General Electric Theater: THIRTEEN O'CLOCK
19Jul53
starring
Eduard Franz
John Qualen
Lurene Tuttle
Richard Hale
Kurt Katch
Sean McClory
2.03 [009] General Electric Theater: THE WINE OF ST. ALBAN'S
02Aug53
starring
Dan O'Herlihy
Louis Jean Heydt
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
09Aug53
2.04 [010] General Electric Theater: TEST OF LOVE
16Aug53
hosted by Edward Arnold
starring
Noel Drayton
Queenie Leonard
Sean McClory
Rhys Williams
Synopsis:
A rejected boyfriend is 'all wet' in his plan to regain the attention of his lady love.
The event had been engineered by a smooth-talking so-called pal. [RF]
2.05 [011] General Electric Theater: CAT
WITH CRIMSON EYES
30-Aug-1953
Producers Gil Ralston & Arthur Ripley
Written by Bernard Schenfeld
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Rita Moreno
Pilar Arcos
Edward Arnold
Jan Arvan
Eugene Iglesias
Edward Coleman
Claudia Barrett
Richard Benedict
Charles McGraw
Synopsis 1:
A Mexican family one brother is murdered and the gems from his house
are stolen. His brother comes to investigate the murder and theft. He gets to
the most influential woman and there he
finds the answer. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
The jeweled eyes of a stone a cat leads to mystery,
suspense and drama in Mexico.
2.06 [012] General Electric Theater: TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE STAR
06Sep53
starring
Marilyn Maxwell
James Dobson
Mabel Albertson
James Marston
Saul Gorss
Olan Soule
Betty Bassett
Synopsis:
A glamorous actress seeks excitement in her personal life
to go along with her stardom and has her press agent
invent one. [RF]
2.07 [013] General Electric Theater: WINNERS NEVER LOSE
13Sep53
starring
Ward Bond
2.08 [014] General Electric Theater: MY WIFE, POOR WRETCH
20Sep53
starring
Frances Gifford
Allyn Joslyn
James Flavin
Dayton Lummis
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
27Sep53
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
04Oct53
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
11Oct53
2.09 [--] General Electric Theater: CONFESSION
18Oct53
adapted from the Edith Wharton story
starring
Robert Newton
Mark Stevens
Frances Rafferty
2.10 [--] General Electric Theater: WOMANS' WORLD
25Oct53
starring
Peter Lawford ....... John
Virginia Bruce ....... Adele
Otto Kruger ....... Charles
Marilyn Erskine ....... Sally
Richard Powers ....... Slocum
Ann Rutherford ....... Joan
2.11 [--] General Electric Theater: THE HUNTED
15Nov53
starring
Skip Homeier
Preston Foster
Evelyn Ankers
Larry Blake
Synopsis:
Story about a young man acquitted of complicity in
the death of a police lieutenant's wife. [RF]
2.12 [--] General Electric Theater: ATOMIC LOVE
22Nov53
starring
Marjorie Rambeau ....... Aunt Sophronie
Joyce Holden ...... Alison
Dennis Morgan .......Roger Duane
John Hubbard
Ruth Lee
Gloria Winters
Dani Sue Nolan
2.13 [--] General Electric Theater: THE MARRIAGE FIX
29Nov53
Hosted by Edward Arnold
starring
Jack Benny ........ Tom Jones
Jack Carson ....... Joe Bushwick
Marvin Kaplan ..... Marvin
Joan Shawlee ...... Angie McGonigle
Elizabeth Patterson .... Madame Elaine
Joseph Turkel
Harvey Grant
Richard Reeves
Synopsis:
A truck driver chases horses, a girl chases the truck driver,
and bookies chase them both. [RF]
2.14 [--] General Electric Theater: THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
06Dec53
directed by Stuart Reynolds
starring
Richard Conte
Martha Vickers
Otto Waldis
Katherine Warren
Charles Victor
Ivan Triesault
Synopsis:
An artist's relationship with his model from differing,
sometimes disturbing psychological perspectives. [RF]
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
13Dec53
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
20Dec53
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
27Dec53
[--] General Electric Theater: preempted for Bing Crosby Show Special
03Jan54
[--] General Electric Theater: preempted for Fred Waring Show
10Jan54
[--] General Electric Theater: preempted for Fred Waring Show
17Jan54
2.15 [--] General Electric Theater: WALKING JOHN STOPPED HERE (film)
24Jan54
starring
Edward Arnold ........ John Prescott
Vera Miles ........ Terry
Veda Ann Borg ....... Ruby Harlan
Peter Hanson ....... Peter Forbes
Emmett Vogan ........ Dr. Sloane
Synopsis:
Ordered South by his doctor, a tycoon has trouble with a man who looks just like him. [RF]
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
31Jan54
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
07Feb54
2.16 [--] General Electric Theater: FOGGY NIGHT
14Feb54
starring
Claire Trevor ....... Cora Leslie
Willis Bouchey ....... Sergeant Barth
Thomas Browne Henry ....... Gresham
Lawrence Ryle ....... Whitaker
Synopsis:
A woman's curiosity uncovers a neatly executed murder. [RF]
2.17 [--] General Electric Theater: HERE COMES CALVIN
21Feb54
Written by Mark Lachman & Charles Stewart
Directed by William Asher
starring
Jack Carson
Mabel Albertson
Bob Carson
Phyllis Coates
Gabriel Curtiz
Allen Jenkins
Moroni Olsen
Herb Vigran
Synopsis:
A member of a comedy vaudeville team invests in the stock market. [RF]
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
28Feb54
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
07Mar54
2.18 [--] General Electric Theater: ANOTHER SUNLIGHT
(aka The Other Sunlight)
14Mar54
starring
David Brian ........ David
Marjorie Lord ........ Millie
Martha Vickers ....... Helen
Sheila James
Synopsis:
A child's face helps to restore a disabled vet's self-confidence. [RF]
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
21Mar54
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
28Mar54
2.19 [--] General Electric Theater: PARDON MY AUNT
04Apr54
Producer Joseph Sistrom
Written by Robert Riley Crutcher
Directed by Jean Yarbrough
Director of photography Stuart Thompson
starring
Richard Carlson ........ Archie Hawkins
Zasu Pitts ........ Aunt Laura
Claudia Barrett ........ Elaine Parker
Bill Phillips ........ George Hanson
Charles Lane
James Flavin
Jack Lomas
Merrily Gay Reynolds
Synopsis:
A man thinks his nutty aunt has killed someone. [TA]
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
11Apr54
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
18Apr54
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
25Apr54
2.20 [--] General Electric Theater: TO LIFT A FEATHER
02May54
starring
Ruth Hussey ....... Emma
William Lundigan ....... Charlie
Jonathan Hale
Skelton Knaggs ....... Man on Crutches
Tor Johnson ....... Bald-headed Man
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
09Mar54
2.21 [--] General Electric Theater: WILD LUKE'S BOY
16May54 (rerun 05Sep54)
Written by Nathaniel Curtis
Directed by Al Green
starring
Alan Young ........ Alan Parker
Veda Ann Borg ..... Lilli Trent
Mary Young ........ Aunt Molly
Lee Asker ......... Tim Kelly
Nancy Hale ........ Silvia
Stanley Andrews ... Judge Mathews
Claude Akins ...... Steve Crawford
Robert Lowery ..... Chris
Steve Conte ....... the Bandit
Duane Thorsen
Lou Nova
Allan Bridge
Charles Horvath
Synopsis:
A timid young man is forced to follow his father's footsteps as the "shootin'
sheriff". [RF]
2.22 [--] General Electric Theater: EXIT FOR MARGO
23May54
starring
June Havoc ....... Margo
Nancy Gates ....... Janice Kent
Victor Jory ....... Andrew Perry
Tom Powers ....... Stark
Synopsis:
Story of a widowed actress who formerly teamed with her husband
in all her performances. Finding it hard to get a solo acting job,
she becomes a cosmetic saleswoman and tries to succeed at that. [RF]
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
30May54
2.23 [--] General Electric Theater: YOU ARE YOUNG ONLY ONCE
06Jun54
Directed by Frank Wisbar
starring
Joan Bennett ........ Bettina Blane
John Beal ........... John Desmond
Melinda Markey ...... Alison Blane (Joan Bennett's real life daughter)
Tom Irish ........... Tommy
Synopsis:
A mother loses her husband and her sons and withdraws into herself,
even shutting out her daughter. [RF]
2.24 [--] General Electric Theater: THE CRIME OF DAPHNE RUTLEDGE
13Jun54
Written by Herbert Little Jr. & David Victor
Story by Adele Rogers St. John
Directed by Frank Wisbar
starring
Angela Lansbury ....... Daphne Rutledge
Frieda Inescort ....... Marian Rutledge
Hugh Marlowe ...... Fred Rutledge
John Litel ....... Phillip
Gloria Talbott
John Close
John Eldredge
Charles Meredith
Michael Monroe
Emory Parnell
Synopsis:
A mother's fanatical attachment to her grown son causes a rift in his marriage,
forcing his wife to take desperate measures to gain the approval of her husband and herself. [RF]
2.25 [--] General Electric Theater: DESERT CROSSING
20Jun54
starring
Miriam Hopkins
James Dunn
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3.01 [--] General Electric Theater: PRETENDING MAKES IT SO
12Sep54
Directed by Frank Wisbar
starring
Audrey Totter .......... Ellen
Richard Stapley ........ Norman
Norma Varden ........... Mrs. MacDowell
George Wallace ......... Danny
Parley Baer ............ Haveman
Alex Frazer ............ the Customs Officer
Morris Buchanon ........ Mavu
Synopsis:
The story concerns a mother of a young college professor and
her dreams for his future. Mrs. MacDowell makes daydream plans for
her son in the belief that pretending
will make them so. [RF]
3.02 [--] General Electric Theater: TOO OLD FOR THE GIRL
19Sep54
Directed by Frank Wisbar
starring
Thomas Mitchell
Robert Hutton
Joan Evans
Donald Woods
3.03 [--] General Electric Theater: NORA (#1)
26Sep54
Adapted from Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll House"
starring
Phyllis Thaxter ....... Nora Helmer
Luther Adler .......... Torvald Helmer
Ronald Reagan ......... Dr. Rank
Synopsis:
An abusive husband gives his wife no choice but to retreat
from her world of pain and degradation. [RF]
3.04 [--] General Electric Theater: THE HIGH GREEN WALL
Revue Productions
03Oct54
Executive Producer Mort Abrahams
Producer Leon Gordon
Teleplay by Charles Jackson
Adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's "A Handful of Dust"
Based on the story "The Man Who Liked Dickens"
Directed by Nicholas Ray
Assistant Director Robert Shannon
Director of photography Franz Planer
Editor Michael R. McAdam
Art Director Martin Obzina
Set Decorator James S. Redd
Wardrobe Vincent Dee
Sound Roy Meadows
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Joseph Cotten ......... Hanly (TV
debut)
Thomas Gomez .......... Mr. Messler
Marshall Bradford ..... First Explorer
Maurice Marsac ........ Aubert
Ward Wood ............. Second Explorer
Synopsis:
After the death of his son and his wife's abandonment, Hanly ventures
forth on an ill-fated expedition to the Amazon jungle. [RF]
3.05 [--] General Electric Theater: THE LONG WAY 'ROUND
10Oct54
starring
Ronald Reagan
Nancy Gates
3.06 [--] General Electric Theater: EDISON THE MAN
17Oct54
Adapted from the 1940 film scenario
by Dore Schary and Hugh Butler
starring
Burgess Meredith ....... Thomas Edison
Synopsis:
Fifty years after inventing the light bulb, Edison retells his story
beginning with his arrival to New York at age 22. [RF]
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
24Oct54
3.07 [--] General Electric Theater: THE ROAD TO EDINBURGH
31Oct54
Producer William Frye
Directed by Rod Amateu, Anthony Barr
Written by Gavin Lambert
Story by John Whiting
starring
Joan Crawford ......... Mary Andrews
Chuck Connors ......... Soldier
Christopher Cook ...... Boy
John Sutton ........... Man
John Raine ............ Policeman
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
07Nov54
3.08 [--] General Electric Theater: I'M A FOOL
14Nov54 (rerun 18Nov56)
Adapted by Arnold Schulman
Story by Sherwood Anderson
Directed by Don Medford
Producer Mort Abrahams
Narrated by Eddie Albert
starring
James Dean ....... the Boy
Natalie Wood ..... Lucy
Roy Glenn ........ Burt
Eve March ........ Mother
Leon Tyler ....... Wilbur
Gloria Castillo .. Elinor
Fiona Hale ....... Mildred
Synopsis 1:
The story of a heartsick and foolish farm boy who takes on a false identity to
impress a beautiful girl and in so doing loses the love of his life forever.
As an adult he bitterly reflects on his lost youth. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The story of a man's bitter reflections on an incident of his youth. At the races, he tries
to impress a girl by pretending he was quite the young man about town. [RF]
3.09 [--] General Electric Theater: THE FACE IS FAMILIAR
21Nov54
written by Larry Gelbart
starring
Jack Benny ............ Tom Jones
Otto Kruger ........... Boss
Joi Lansing ........... Marie
Jesse White ........... Mike
Jean Willes ........... Irene
Kem Dibbs ............. Joe
Benny Rubin ........... Vending Machine Man
Synopsis:
A comedy about a man whose face no one could remember. [RF]
3.10 [--] General Electric Theater: THE RIDER ON THE PALE HORSE
28Nov54
starring
Lee Marvin
Eva Marie Saint ..... Maudie Applegate
Dennis King Jr.
3.11 [--] General Electric Theater: COMMITTED
Revue prod #1130
05Dec54
Directed By Frank Tuttle [SC]
Story & Teleplay By Russell Hughes
starring
Alan Ladd ............. Dan Holiday
John Howard ........... Dr. Cordell
Whit Bissell .......... Paul Wells
Tina Carver ........... Clarice Stokes
Frank Ferguson ........ Lt. King
Virginia Gibson ....... The Girl
Frank Gerstle ......... Hugo
Tim Graham ............ The Deputy
Pitt Herbert .......... Wally
Gene Reynolds ......... The Gas Station Man
John Veitch ........... The Man
Paul Baxley ........... Attendant #1 (uncredited)
Dick Crockett ......... Attendant #2 (uncredited)
Synopsis:
An author who advertises for trouble finds it. [JB]
Synopsis 2:
A news reporter looking for a big story, gets more then he bargains for,
when he loses his identity and is placed in
a mental institution. [SC]
3.12 [--] General Electric Theater: THE DARK, DARK HOUR
12Dec54
Written by Arthur Steuer
Story by Rex Ellingwood
Directed by Don Medford
starring
James Dean
Constance Ford
Ronald Reagan
Jack Simmons
Synopsis:
A thug holds a doctor and his wife hostage in their home. [JB]
3.13 [--] General Electric Theater: FRED WARING CHRISTMAS MUSIC
19Dec54
starring
Fred Waring and the Pennsylvannians
*Note: Christmas music special.
3.14 [--] General Electric Theater: THE WHITE STEED
26Dec54
Adapted from the Paul Vincent Carroll play
starring
Barry Fitzgerald (repeating his stage role)
Dan O'Herlihy
Sallie Brophy
Dennis King Jr.
3.15 [--] General Electric Theater: AMELIA
02Jan55
Adapted from the Margaret Wade Campbell Deland story
starring
Jane Wyman ........ Dr. Amelia Morrow
Bill Goodwin ....... Frederick Morrow
Louise Beavers
Jarilyn Oliver ....... Candace
Anne Kimbell ....... Betty Pittfield
Joanne Davis ....... Becky
3.16 [--] General Electric Theater: D.P.
09Jan55
starring
James Edwards ....... Sergeant Davis
Roy Glenn ....... Corporal Young
Lisa Golm ....... Frau Maria
Bernie Hamilton ....... Christy
3.17 [--] General Electric Theater: YANKEE PEDDLER
16Jan55
starring
Jackie Cooper ....... Jeremy Bates
3.18 [--] General Electric Theater: THE MARTYR
Revue Productions
23Jan55
Executive producer Mort Abrahams
Producer Wayne Z. Griffin
Teleplay by Leo Davis
Based on the story by Frank O'Connor
on the 1922 Irish Civil War.
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Director of photography John L. Russell
Editor Edward A. Biery
Editing Supervisor Richard G. Wray
Art Director Martin Obzina
Set Decorator Armor E. Goetten
Wardrobe Supervisor Vincent Dee
Music Supervisor Stanley Wilson
Sound Stanley F. Cooley
starring
Brian Aherne .......... Colonel Tafferty
J.M. Kerrigan ......... Jimmy
Lee Marvin ............ Captain Morrissey
Ronald Reagan ......... Hartnell
Noel Drayton .......... Captain Kilpatrick
James McCallion ....... Mickey Morgan
Noel Drayton
J. Pat O'Malley
Synopsis:
During the Irish rebellion of 1922, an Irish patriot turns informer
to save his life from a military firing squad. [SC]
3.19 [--] General Electric Theater: THE BIG SHOT
30Jan55
adapted from the Beatrice Joy Chute story
starring
Johnnie Ray ......... Johnny Pulaski
Nancy Gates ........... Katherina
Steven Geray ........ Mr. Pulaski
Synopsis:
Johnny Pulaski going to New York to audition for a record company. Johnnie comes off
well as an actor, and even slips a song or two into the story.[JB]
3.20 [--] General Electric Theater: THE RETURN OF GENTLEMAN JIM
Revue Productions
06Feb55
Produced by Mort Abrahams
Adapted from the Short Story by Bob Foremam
Television Play by Mel Golberg
Directed by Don Medford
Art Director John Robert Lloyd
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
George Montgomery ........ Gentleman Jim Corbett
Marilyn Erskine .......... Ruth
Jesse White ............ Mike
Murvyn Vye ........... Maxie
Syd Taylor ............ Frank
Joe Louis ........... Himself
Synopsis:
Story about boxer Jim Corbett's coming back to Earth to face co-star Joe Louis in the ring. [RF]
3.21 [--] General Electric Theater: LOVE IS ETERNAL
13Feb55
Based on Irving Stone's novel of the same name.
starring
Teresa Wright ...... Mary Todd Lincoln
Richard Boone ....... Abraham Lincoln
Synopsis:
When Lincoln and Mary Todd were married, he had the phrase, "Love is Eternal",
inscribed in her wedding band. Though years of loneliness and disappointment seem
to disprove this sentiment, the historic pair finally realize its truth. [RF]
3.22 [--] General Electric Theater: THE BACHELOR'S BRIDE
20Feb55
starring
Fred MacMurray ....... Richard Elgin
Virginia Field ...... Alice
Patricia Crowley ...... Hester Hicks
Larry Keating ...... John
3.23 [--] General Electric Theater: no details
27Feb55
3.24 [--] General Electric Theater: THE BLOND DOG
06Mar55
starring
Cornel Wilde ........ Peter Maresy
Jean Wallace ...... Leslie Mason
Robert Middleton ...... Lt. Toler
Robert Cornthwaite ......... Dr. Nicholson
Joanne Davis ....... Julie Maresy
David Bruce ........ Stratton
Synopsis:
A struggling photographer runs over a dog while driving near the home of an actress.
Little does he know that this insignificant auto accident will lead to his involvement in murder. [RF]
3.25 [--] General Electric Theater: WAR AND PEACE ON THE RANGE
13Mar55
A comedy-western version of Leo Tolstoy's War And Peace
starring
Ronald Reagan
Synopsis:
A film producer of B-movie Westerns has to hire a big-name actor's
relative who is extremely incompetent for the chosen epic film. [RF]
3.26 [--] General Electric Theater: THE BITTER CHOICE
20Mar55
starring
Madeleine Carroll ........ Nurse Johansen
George Macready ........ Colonel
Jamie Smith ........ Hancock
Don Hanmer ........ G.I.
3.27 [--] General Electric Theater: CLOWN
27Mar55
adapted from the Emmett Kelly autobiography
starring
Emmett Kelly ........ 'Willie the Tramp'
Henry Fonda ....... Emmett Kelly
Dorothy Malone ....... Eva Balto Kelly
James Flavin ....... Callahan
Billy Barty ...... Second Clown
George Givot ....... Ringmaster
Barry Kelley ...... Fred
James McCallion ...... Stuffy
Gus Schilling ...... Gus
Sid Tomack ...... Third Clown
Synopsis:
An autobiographical story of the legendary circus clown Emmett Kelly .
It begins in the 1930's when Kelly was performing a trapeze act. [RF]
3.28 [--] General Electric Theater: IT GIVES ME GREAT PLEASURE
03Apr55
starring
Myrna Loy ....... Kate Kennedy
Robert Preston ....... Jim Tweedy
Zachary Scott ....... David Wadsworth
Jeff Elliott ....... Johnny Kennedy
Lois Bolton ....... Mrs. Tweedy
Howard Kennedy ....... Trumbull
Synopsis:
A traveling lecturer wants to retire and spend more time with her son. [RF]
[--] General Electric Theater: preempted Fred Waring Special
10Apr55
3.29 [--] General Electric Theater: O, LONELY MOON
17Apr55
adaptation of a short story by Bryan MacMahon
starring
E.G. Marshall ....... Jack
Maureen Stapleton ......... Ethel
Neva Patterson ....... Cora
Margaret Wycherly ....... Housekeeper
Synopsis:
Embittered by his wife's death during the birth of their eighth child, an Irishman refuses
to set eyes on the girl and acknowledges only seven children. [RF]
3.30 [--] General Electric Theater: THE WINDMILL
24Apr55
Adapted from the Theodore Francis Powys story
starring
James Stewart ..... Joe Newman (Television debut)
Barbara Hale .... Ellen Newman
John McIntire ..... Lane McKersher
James Millican ..... Chet Bundy
Donald MacDonald ...... Tom
Edgar Buchanan ...... Buckskin
Cheryl Callaway ...... Mary
Walter Sande ....... Mason
Synopsis:
A down & out rancher has a plan to bring water to the farmers of a dry region of land
in the old west. But he has to raise $500.00 to purchase a windmill & equipment to build
the irrigation system. After the bank turns his loan down, he enters a 6 shooter contest in town.
To win he will have to reveal a deadly secret from his past and loose his family.
However, if he doesn’t win, he risks loosing his land & his family both. [RF]
3.31 [--] General Electric Theater: MR. BLUE OCEAN
01May55
written by Arthur Steuer
starring
Boris Karloff ....... Mr. Blue Ocean
Bramwell Fletcher ....... Mr. Green Mountain
Susan Strasberg ....... Rain Drop
Anthony Perkins ....... West Wind
H.M. Wynant (as Haim Wynant) ....... Earth Quake
3.32 [--] General Electric Theater: INTO THE NIGHT (film)
Revue Productions
08May55
Producer Leon Gordon
Teleplay by Mel Dinelli
Based on a story by Charles Hoffman
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Director of photography Ellsworth J. Fredricks
Supervising Editor Richard G. Wray
Editor Michael R. McAdam
Art Director Martin Obzina
Set Decorator James S. Redd
Sound Hugh McDowell
starring
Eddie Albert ....... Paul Mattson
Dane Clark ....... Smiley Sanson
Ruth Roman ...... Helen Mattson
Robert Armstrong ...... Walt Bevans
Jeanne Bates ....... Eve
Wallis Clark ....... Attendant
Jerry Mathers ......... Young boy (Leave It to
Beaver)
William Fawcett
Nora Marlowe
Larry Blake
Synopsis:
The vacation plans of a young couple are suddenly altered by a fugitive gunman.
After hiding in their car, he forces them to take him to his pal's hideout. [RF]
3.33 [--] General Electric Theater: A MAN WITH A VENGEANCE (film)
15May55
written by Rod Serling
starring
Barry Sullivan ....... Robert Slenger
Luther Adler ....... Warner Johnson
Neva Patterson ....... Ellie
George Voskovec ........ Max
Synopsis 1:
A ruthless film director reaches success but cannot forget the man who once
slighted him.
His chance for revenge finally comes. [JB]
Synopsis 2:
A ruthless film director bides his time and waits for his moment of victory,
when
he can pay back the movie star who once spurned him. [RF]
3.34 [--] General Electric Theater: WHEN IN FRANCE (film)
22May55
written by Leo Davis
starring
Wally Cox ....... Monroe Winkler
Deirdre Owens ....... Mildred
Rita Colton ....... Diana
Synopsis:
What better place for romance than in a classroom, especially a French class?
That's the reasoning of a lonely boy and a lonely girl who enroll in a French class
with hopes of learning anything but the language. [RF]
3.35 [--] General Electric Theater: THE HALF-PROMISED LAND
29May55
starring
Ezio Pinza ....... Pio
Joan Copeland ....... Nina
Mike Wallace ....... Tom
Synopsis:
Pio, a bartender in Capri, has dreamed all his life of going to America.
He asks two American tourists to help him find a way to make his dream come true. [RF]
3.36 [--] General Electric Theater: STAR IN THE HOUSE
Revue Productions
05Jun55
starring
Joan Blondell ....... Joan Preston
John Sutton ....... Ted
Ellen Corby ....... Maid
Madge Kennedy ....... Henrietta
Susan Whitney ....... Ellen
Rodney Bell ....... Huey
Synopsis:
One-time film star plans her anniversary to be as romantic as her honeymoon. [RF]
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
12Jun55
3.37 [--] General Electric Theater: THE DAY HE GOT FIRED
19Jun55
written by Leo Davis
Richard Kiley
Monica Lewis
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4.01 [--] General Electric Theater: TRYOUT
02Oct55
starring
Ann Harding
Gene Nelson
4.02 [--] General Electric Theater: THE BOUNTY COURT MARTIAL
09Oct55
Written by Elihu Winer
starring
Raymond Massey ....... Lord Hook
Francis L. Sullivan ...... Captain William Bligh
Ronald Reagan ...... James Morrison
4.03 [--] General Electric Theater: LASH OF FEAR
15Oct55
Written by James Warner Bellah
starring
Keenan Wynn ....... Dandy
John Payne ....... Jingles
Nancy Gates ....... Lucy Gallatin
Synopsis:
A stagecoach driver and cavalry officer vie for the affections
of a young lady traveling west with them. [RF]
4.04 [--] General Electric Theater: OUTPOST AT HOME
23Oct55
starring
Ralph Bellamy
Bill Chapin
Synopsis:
The embittered son of a strict Army colonel in Germany shelters a deserter. [JB]
4.05 [--] General Electric Theater: SHADOW ON THE HEART (film)
30Oct55
starring
Kathryn Grayson ....... Julie Denton (her TV Debut)
John Ericson ...... Red
Chick Chandler ....... Carson
Hal Baylor ....... Brady
Joseph Corey ....... Tuttle
Ruth Lee ....... Bonnie
Synopsis:
While on duty on a lonely beach, a sailor meets a beautiful girl. It's love at first sight for the boy.
But he learns that the girl is blinded and pledged to marry another if her vision is restored. [TA]
4.06 [--] General Electric Theater: WINNER BY DECISION (film)
06Nov55
Adapted from a Budd Schulberg short story
Directed by William Attaway
starring
Harry Belafonte ....... Vinnie
Ethel Waters ........ Mother
Synopsis:
A promising and intelligent youth has great success in the ring. His mother wants him
to continue his education, his father and his manager want him to become a fighter. [RF]
4.07 [--] General Electric Theater: FAREWELL TO KENNEDY (film)
Revue prod #1141
13Nov55
Screenplay by Harold Swanton
Story by William Fay
Directed by Frank Tuttle
starring
Alan Ladd ....... Joe
Kathleen Crowley ...... Mary
Robert Armstrong ....... Kennedy
Martin Dean ....... Fielder
Frank Faylen ....... Farber
Syl Lamont ....... Freddie
Robert Osterloh ...... Solly
George J. Lewis ....... Needham
Isabel Randolph ....... Ma
Lee Erickson ....... Boy
Danny Richards Jr. ....... Marty
Synopsis:
A plainclothesman idolizes his fiancee's father. But he finds out that the older man,
a captain of detectives, has become involved with a crooked gang. The plainclothesman
has lost an idol. Duty must be done. [RF]
4.08 [--] General Electric Theater: PROSPER'S OLD MOTHER (film)
20Nov55
written by William Bowers
adapted from the Bret Harte story
starring
Ronald Reagan ....... Prosper
Ethel Barrymore ....... Mother
Charles Bronson ........ Pike
Edgar Buchanan ........ Colonel Starbottle
Dabbs Greer ....... Tom
Joyce Holden ....... Janet
Norman Leavitt ....... Slim
John Doucette ...... Bartender
Charles Halton ....... Welfare Man
Synopsis:
Orphaned Prosper sets out from his mining camp for San Francisco. He's looking for a
mother to bring back to the camp. And he finds one, a kindly old eccentric who drinks
medicine liberally flavored with 'hootch'. [RF]
4.09 [--] General Electric Theater: FROM THE TOP (film)
27Nov55
starring
Jack Carter ....... Heck
Lisa Kirk ....... Jackie Hilton
Buddy Rich ....... George
Walter Woolf King ....... Dr. Hallem
Synopsis:
A manager and his big time singing protegee have been engaged a long time.
But he's too busy booking her to take time off for marriage. Finally,
the strain of overwork becomes too much for the songstress. [RF]
4.10 [--] General Electric Theater: FEATHERTOP
04Dec55
Adapted by Maurice Valency
Based on a story by Nathaniel Hawthorne
starring
Natalie Wood ....... Polly
John Carlyle
Carleton Carpenter
Synopsis:
A scarecrow is brought magicially to life.
4.11 [--] General Electric Theater: THE SEEDS OF HATE
11Dec55
Teleplay by Gerald Drayson Adams
Story by Marvin De Vries
Directed by Sidney Lanfield
starring
Charlton Heston .... Tim
Steve Cochran ...... Drogo
Robert Bice ........ Clem
Diana Douglas ...... Nora
Nancy Kulp ......... Miss Lamb
Frank Lackteen ..... Tom-Tom
Jim Karath ......... Pete
Christian Pasques .. Lonny
4.12 [--] General Electric Theater: LET IT RAIN
18Dec55
Directed by Ralph Nelson
starring
Ronald Reagan ...... Loren McCall
Cloris Leachman .... Leah Beth
Lillian Bronson
Burt Mustin
Synopsis:
A writer finds romance in a sleepy southern town that keeps its
memories of the Civil War, and its ghosts, very much alive.
4.13 [--] General Electric Theater: A CHILD IS BORN
25Dec55
Produced by Mort Abraham
Written by Stephen Vincent Benet
Directed by Don Medford
Music by Bernard Herrmann
starring
Robert Middleton ....... Innkeeper
Nadine Conner ....... Innkeeper's Wife
Theodor Lippman ....... Dismas the Thief
4.14 [--] General Electric Theater: PORTRAIT OF A BALLERINA
01Jan56
starring
Joyce Vanderveen ....... Helene
Lili Darvas ....... Mme. Brideau
Steven Geray ....... M. Brideau
Marc Wilder ....... Dancer
Synopsis:
Set in 1882 Paris, a young girl gets her big break for the Paris Ballet
after much sacrifice from her mother. [RF]
4.15 [--] General Electric Theater: ESTEBAN'S LEGACY
08Jan56
Teleplay by Theodore Apstein
From the story by Norman Katkov
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Ricardo Montalban .. Esteban Espinosa
Movita ............. Tula
David Colman ....... Orlando Espinosa
Edward Colmans ..... Montoya
Eugene Iglesias .... Teacher
Lou Krugman ........ Chavez
Sid Cassel ......... Presidente
Rosa Turich ........ Anna
Synopsis:
A carpenter returns to his village discouraged by
his lack of success and respect. [RF]
4.16 [--] General Electric Theater: THE BALLAD OF MENDER MCCLURE
15Jan56
starring
Thomas Mitchell
Vincent Price
Synopsis:
A mysteriously familiar stranger sees fit to practice
a bit of magic on a lazy, selfish Ozark hillbilly. [RF]
4.17 [--] General Electric Theater: THE MUSE AND MRS. PARKINSON
22Jan56
adapted from the James B. Gidney 1948 story
starring
Edward Everett Horton ......... Mr. Parkinson
Barbara Jo Allen ....... Mrs. Parkinson (credited as Vera Vague)
Synopsis:
Mr. Parkinson's life has followed a familiar pattern up to now.
He commutes to his brokerage job during the week and plays golf on
weekends and seems to be a happy, ordinary chap. The big change comes
when the fact that he is secretly a poet is brought to light. [RF]
4.18 [--] General Electric Theater: SUMMER PROMISE
29Jan56
Teleplay by Larry Marcus & Collier Young
Directed by Robert Stevenson
Associate Producer William Frye
Director of photography John L. Russell A.S.C.
Progress Reporter Don Herbert
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Joan Fontaine ...... Countess Irene Forelli
Scott Marlowe ...... Jim Goodwin
Philip Ober ........ Mr. Goodwin
Betsy Palmer ....... Ann Davis
Sally Fraser .......
Lisa Golm .......... Maid
*
Art Director ........... Martin Obzina
Editorial Supervisor ... Richard G. Wray, A.C.E.
Film Editor ............ Michael R. McAdam
Set Decorator .......... Ralph Sylos
Sound .................. William Brady
Assistant Director ..... Richard Birrie
Music Supervisor ....... Stanley Wilson
Wardrobe Supervisor .... Vincent Dee
Makeup ................. Leo Lotito Jr.
Synopsis:
A young man becomes infatuated with the older Countess and the
Countess falls for the young man unaware that the young man
plans to wed his childhood sweetheart. [RF]
4.19 [--] General Electric Theater: THE SONG CARUSO SANG
05Feb56
written by Shirley Peterson
starring
Anna Maria Alberghetti
4.20 [--] General Electric Theater: PROLOGUE TO GLORY
12Feb56
Written by E.P. Conkle
starring
John Ireland ....... Abe Lincoln
Joanne Woodward .... Ann Rutledge
Marjorie Rambeau ... Granny Rutledge
Lillian Bronson .... Mrs. Rutledge
Herbert Ellis ...... Lt. Roberts
4.21 [--] General Electric Theater: THE HONEST MAN
19Feb56
Written and Directed by Frank Tashlin
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Jack Benny ......... Sheldon Weeks
Zsa Zsa Gabor ...... Gloria
Jack LaRue ......... Rocco
Mary Lawrence ...... Laura
Barbara Lawrence ... Stormy
Charles Bronson .... Henry
Nesdon Booth ....... Lt. Wilkins
Mara McAfee ........ Gertrude
Pat Wallace ........ Jenny
Synopsis:
A piano tuner smitten with love gets inadvertently involved with gangsters,
stolen jewels and trouble with a bevy of beauties. [RF]
4.22 [--] General Electric Theater: TRY TO REMEMBER
26Feb56
starring
Ronald Reagan ........... Det. Dan 'Irish' Murphy
Kim Hunter ......... Mary Murphy
Angie Dickinson ...... Shaw
Barry Kelley ..... Jack
Raymond Bailey ..... Richards
Dorothy Bernard ..... O'Kelley
Whit Bissell ..... Dolph
Adeline De Walt Reynolds ..... Mrs. Brack
Chuck Webster ..... Detective Harris
Synopsis:
Police detective Dan "Irish" Murphy has a more than professional interest in
finding the murderer of a door-to-door salesman. The man is found stabbed
in Murphy's home, with Mrs. Murphy lying unconscious nearby. [RF]
4.23 [--] General Electric Theater: A LETTER FROM THE QUEEN
04Mar56
Adapted by D.J. Powers
From the Sinclair Lewis story
starring
Paul Muni ....... Senator Ryder
Christopher Plummer ....... Walter Shelley
Polly Bergen ....... Susan Barry
Jocelyn Brando ....... Nurse
Synopsis:
Former Senator Ryder is in his 90's now. But when he was in his prime, he was an
internationally respected statesman. Oblivious to the passing of the years, Ryder's mind
dwells only on his days of glory. His only friend now is a neighbor, a frivolous young lady
named Susan. But Ryder does have one priceless treasure, a letter written to him by
Queen Victoria. Word of its existence reaches Walter Shelley, an ambitious young
history scholar. and Shelley determines to get access to the letter.
What a feather that would be in his academic cap! [RF]
4.24 [--] General Electric Theater: STEINMETZ
11Mar56
starring
Franchot Tone ....... Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Synopsis:
The story of scientist Charles Proteus Steinmetz, the man who "made" lightning.
He did research for General Electric and then went on to become a professor
of Union College in Schenectady. [RF]
4.25 [--] General Electric Theater: THE NIGHT GOES ON
18Mar56
Story by Hagar Wilde
Director of photography John Russell (Emmy nominated)
starring
Rosalind Russell ....... Cynthia
Anthony George ....... Roberto
George Macready ....... Henry
Carmen Matthews ....... Margaret
Charass Hughes ....... Conchita
Synopsis:
An embittered spinster lives on her brother's ranch in Mexico.
She becomes attracted to a young ranch hand, and when he
doesn't return her affection she decides to get revenge. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Summer Theater 20Jun57.
4.26 [--] General Electric Theater: REFLECTED GLORY
25Mar56
Adapted by Arthur Arent
based on a play by George Kelly
starring
Ethel Merman ....... Muriel Flood
Walter Matthau
Synopsis:
A successful actress is torn between the desire to marry and settle down,
and the urge to continue her career on the stage. Her producer is against
her plans to leave the stage, for a number
of reasons. [RF]
*Note: The play opened on Broadway in 1936, starring Tallulah Bankhead.
4.27 [--] General Electric Theater: THE EASTER GIFT
01Apr56
Teleplay by D.J. Powers (as D.J. Power)
From a story by Frances Ancker and Cynthia Hope
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Macdonald Carey .... David Bothwell
Mary Fickett ....... Margaret Bothwell
Michael Allen ...... Jake
Edward Brian ....... Billy
Harriet MacGibbon .. Mrs. King
Maxine Stuart ...... Alice
Robin Lawson ....... Mr. Carpenter
Synopsis:
A family endure a difficult time and come together during Easter. [RF]
4.28 [--] General Electric Theater: JUDY GARLAND MUSICAL SPECIAL
08Apr56
Introduced & Hosted by Ronald Reagan
Produced by Sid Luft
starring
Judy Garland
Peter Gennaro
Concert Pianist Leonard Pennario performs "Bolero"
*
Judy sings with Nelson Riddle and his orchestra these songs:
"I Feel a Song Coming On"
"I Will Come Back"
"When the World Was Young"
"Life Is A Bowl of Cherries"
"Dirty Hands, Dirty Face"
"Come Rain or Come Shine"
"I'll Be Seeing You"
*
(Joe Bushkin is on piano, unconfirmed)
4.29 [--] General Electric Theater: THAT'S THE MAN!
15Apr56
adapted from the Melville Davison Post story
starring
Nancy Davis ........ Evelyn Kent
Ray Milland ....... Russell Kent
Katherine Warren ....... Mrs. Bolton
Hayden Rorke ....... Mr. Bolton
Grandon Rhodes ....... Mr. Carruthers
Carolyn Craig ....... Betty
Jean Dixon ....... Secretary
Wilfred Knapp ....... Hubbard
4.30 [--] General Electric Theater: THE LORD'S DOLLAR
22Apr56
written by D.J. Powers
starring
Ronald Reagan ....... Harry Tate
4.31 [--] General Electric Theater: HMS MARLBOROUGH WILL ENTER PORT
29Apr56
starring
Joseph Cotten ....... Captain
Strother Martin ....... Gunnery Officer Daly
Jan Merlin ....... Ensign Merritt
Dan Barton ....... Navigator Haines
William Boyett ....... First Lt. Mitchell
Arthur Hanson ....... Medical Officer Chapman
George Matthews ....... Chief Engineer Crawford
James McCallion ....... Captain's Steward
4.32 [--] General Electric Theater: THE SHUNNING
06May56
written by James Costigan
starring
Lilia Skala
Joan Lorring
Synopsis:
An Amish girl decides to find adventure in a big city before getting married. [RF]
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
13May56
4.33 [--] General Electric Theater: THE HAT WITH ROSES
20May56
Produced by Leo Davis
Teleplay by Theodore Apstein
From a story by Margaret Cousins
Directed by Don Medford
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Gisele MacKenzie ... Hope Craddock
Betty Lou Keim ..... Judy Matthews
Betty Garde ........ Annie
Joseph Sullivan .... Frank Tucker
Margaret Barker .... Alice Sharrod
Carol Lynley ....... Schoolgirl (uncredited)
*
Technical Director .... Lou Tedesco
Lighting .............. Sal Bonsignore
Costume Designer ...... Gene Collin
Musical Director ...... Eugene Cines
Story Editor .......... Theodore Apstein
Production Supervisor.. Robert Foshko
Art Director .......... John Robert Lloyd
Synopsis:
A schoolteacher fails one of her students and tries to
show her student compassion and
understanding. [RF]
4.34 [--] General Electric Theater: THE GOLDEN KEY
27May56
Written by Shirley Peterson
Adapted from the Ernest William Horning 'Crime Doctor's Story'.
starring
Joe E. Brown ....... Earl Hall
Van Dyke Parks ..... Horace
Kenny Delmar ...... MacLane
Robert Emhardt
Synopsis:
An aged railroad man breaks free of the doldrums of
retirement with the help of a young boy's friendship. [RF]
4.35 [--] General Electric Theater: O'HOOLIHAN AND THE LEPRECHAUN
03Jun56
written by George Lowther
starring
Roddy McDowall ..... Leprechaun
E.G. Marshall ....... O'Hoolihan
Anne Jackson
4.36 [--] General Electric Theater: EXITS AND ENTRANCES
10Jun56
starring
Charlie Applewhite ........ Howard Burdick
4.37 [--] General Electric Theater: ALIEN ANGEL
17Jun56
written by Hal Hackady
starring
Patty McCormick
4.38 [--] General Electric Theater: EMERGENCY CALL
24Jun56
Teleplay By John Kneubuhl & Leslie Slote
Based On A Story By John Ehle
Directed By Jules Bricken
Guest cast:
Vera Miles ......... Mrs. Eaton
Harvey Stephens .... Dr. Williams
Virginia Christine.. The Head Nurse
Nancy Evans ........ The Nurse
Herb Vigran ........ The News Editor
Dorothy Adams ...... The 2nd Phone Operator
Lela Bliss ......... The 1st Phone Operator
Clark Howat ........ The Orderly
Dana Dillaway ...... Little Girl
Synopsis:
A frantic mother tries desperately to find her husband to inform him
that their little girl has been hospitalized in severe shock after
being hit by a car, and is asking for him. [SC]
4.39 [--] General Electric Theater: MAN WITH A VENGEANCE
01Jul56
starring
Walter Matthau
Dennis King
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5.01 [--] General Electric Theater: THE GREAT LADY (film)
Meridian Productions
16Sep56
Written by Dwight Cummins & Dorothy Cummins
Directed by Roy Kellino
Director of photography Russ Harlan
starring
Ann Harding ...... Julia Courtney
Douglas Kennedy
Vera Miles
Mary Carroll
Glen Roberts
Maudie Prickett
James Lloyd
Anne O'Neal
Synopsis:
Ann Harding plays Julia Courtney, a retired actress who becomes involved in a murder.
Julia lives in a theatrical boarding house, and when one of the residents is murdered, all
of the residents are under suspicion. The chief suspect is a young friend of Julia's,
played by Vera Miles. [RF]
5.02 [--] General Electric Theater: THE GLORIOUS GIFT OF MOLLY MALLOY
23Sep56
Director of photography Robert Pittack (Emmy nominated)
starring
Greer Garson ......... Molly Malloy
John Abbott ......... Professor Meyerdal
Ludwig Stossel ......... Professor Harnish
J.M. Kerrigan ......... Dennis Malloy
John Hoyt ......... Dietz
John Gallaudet ......... Investigator
5.03 [--] General Electric Theater: PROFESSOR BEWARE
(aka The Professor's Punch)
30Sep56
starring
Ronald Reagan .......... George Carroll
5.04 [--] General Electric Theater: POT OF GOLD
07Oct56
Written by John McGreevey
Adapted from the Liam O'Flaherty story
starring
Hume Cronyn ....... Ralph Whitemore
Jessica Tandy ....... Laura Whitemore
Everett Glass ....... Uncle George
Marianne Stewart ....... Alice
Mike Post ....... Harold (credited as Michael Postil)
Jeri Lou James ....... Rachel
Synopsis:
Ralph and Laura Whitemore have suffered many financial disappointments
in their life together. But after all those "big deals" that fell through, at last
a "sure thing" comes along, and they wait for the phone call that will
bring their "pot of gold". [RF]
5.05 [--] General Electric Theater: THE ENEMIES
14Oct56
Directed By Herschel Daugherty
Teleplay By Larry Marcus
Based On A Story By Stephen Crane
starring
Joseph Cotten ....... The Yankee
Corporal
Royal Dano .......... The Confederate Deserter
Gaby Rodgers ........ The Girl
Don McGowan ......... The Yankee Sergeant
Josephine Hutchinson ....... The Woman
Ewing Mitchell ...... The Confederate Colonel
Synopsis:
Yankees take over the Southern home of a young girl and her sick
mother who are caring for an injured Confederate deserter. [SC]
5.06 [--] General Electric Theater: THE INVITATION
21Oct56
Written by Francis & Marion Cockrell
Adapted from the Algernon Blackwood story
starring
Kathryn Grayson ....... Alice Kellen
Larry Pennell ....... Walter Kellen
Katherine Warren ....... Mrs. Anderson
Virginia Carroll ....... Nurse
Ruby Goodwin ....... Maid
Arthur Hansen ....... Dr. Hawks
Synopsis:
After her baby dies in childbirth, Alice Kellen retreats into a world of her own. As she
sinks deeper into fantasy, her husband tries a desperate measure to snap
her back to reality. [RF]
5.07 [--] General Electric Theater: THE SECOND STRANGER (film)
28Oct56
Teleplay by Maurice Valency
Story by Thomas Hardy
starring
Burl Ives
Synopsis:
A stranger enters a tavern to take shelter from the storm, the year is 1829,
and finds the Inn crowded with townspeople, all celebrating tomorrow's hanging.
He also finds an old friend from the war of 1812, and the two men have a drink.
But they are the only ones not celebrating the coming execution. [RF]
5.08 [--] General Electric Theater: THE RIDER ON THE PALE HORSE
04Nov56
Story by Helen Eustis
starring
Gower Champion ......... Mr. Death
Marge Champion ....... Maude Applegate
Richard Crane ........ Billy
Kathryn Givney ........ Grannie
5.09 [--] General Electric Theater: THE CHARLATAN
11Nov56
written by Wells Root
directed by John Brahm
starring
George Sanders ....... Dr. Grissom
Virginia Gregg ....... Mamie
Bart Burns ........ Peter Wood
Jeff Morrow ........ Dr. Penny
Marianne Stewart ........ Mrs. Mikelson
Fredd Wayne ........ Hugh
William Remick ........ Judge
Dan Riss ........ Defense Lawyer
Jean Willes ........ Nurse
Synopsis:
A cancer therapist defends himself against a charge of fraud made by
a newspaperwoman and a doctor. [JB]
*Note Aired on Studio 57 07Nov56.
[--] General Electric Theater: I'm A Fool
18Nov56 (originally aired 14Nov54)
5.10 [--] General Electric Theater: THE ROAD THAT LED AFAR
25Nov56 (rerun 14Feb60)
Adapted from the Lula Vollmer 1939 Saturday Evening Post story
Directed by Herschel Daugherty
Assistant director Richard Birnie
starring
Piper Laurie ....... Phoebe Durkin (Emmy nominated)
Dan Duryea ....... Brad Lawson
Beverly Washburn ....... Eloise
Edgar Buchanan ....... Preacher Bailey
Don Wittenberg ....... Hutch
Gary Hunley ....... Trap
Cheryl Callaway ....... Sally
Norman Leavitt ....... Clerk
Synopsis:
A young mountain girl marries a widower with four children and goes to live in
his rustic cabin.
Not only does she find the unfamiliar routine hard, but she must face the task
of winning over the frightened youngsters. [JB]
5.11 [--] General Electric Theater: THE ORPHANS
02Dec56
starring
Kim Hunter ........ Hilda
Ronald Reagan ........ Larry
Rhys Williams ........ Charlie
5.12 [--] General Electric Theater: THE BREACH
09Dec56
starring
Betty Field ........ Emily Marsden
Marian Seldes
Bob Burton
Synopsis:
Authoress Emily Marsden secludes herself in a small village after quarreling
with her husband. There she learns quite a lot about her own difficulties by
trying to help someone else. [RF]
5.13 [--] General Electric Theater: THE CHESS GAME (film)
16Dec1956
Written by Bernard C. Schoenfeld
starring
Ronald Colman ......... Graham
Maxine Cooper ......... Helen
Russ Conway ......... Inspector Dougal
Clifford Tatum Jr. ......... Johnny
Adam Williams ......... Glen
Synopsis:
A young homicide suspect who has escaped from the police, seeks refuge with
Graham,
an intellectual cynic. For reasons of his own, Graham decides to harbor the youngster. [RF]
5.14 [--] General Electric Theater: A CHILD IS BORN
23Dec56
Written by Stephen Vincent Benet
starring
Nadine Conner
Robert Middleton
5.15 [--] General Electric Theater: THE SHADOW OUTSIDE
30Dec56
Written by Paul Monash
starring
Terry Moore ......... Evvy Jeffers
Synopsis:
A teenager meets with a violent awakening to maturity. Evvy, who lives
with her parents in New Mexico, has met few boys. Suddenly she finds
herself in a situation which is both confusing and frightening when
Ray Poole, the town bully, becomes interested in her. [RF]
5.16 [--] General Electric Theater: NEVER TURN BACK
Revue Productions
06Jan57
Producer William Frye
Teleplay by Stirling Silliphant
From a story by Maurice Baudin
Directed by Ray Milland
starring
Ray Milland ......... Woodward
Eleanore Tanin ...... Ruth
Jonathan Hole ....... Clerk
Virginia Carroll .... Tired Woman
Barry Kelley ........ Fat Man
Judson Taylor ....... Bellboy
Gail Bonney
Frank Fenton
Marshall Kent
5.17 [--] General Electric Theater: THE EARRING
Revue Productions
13Jan57
Teleplay by James Cavanagh
Based on Cornell Woolrich's novel "The Death Stone".
Directed by Jules Bricken
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Greer Garson ........ Lydia Shaw
Eduard Franz ........ David
Ruth Lee ............ Jane
Norman Lloyd ........ Johnny
Barney Phillips ..... Lieutenant Well
Philip Reed ......... Phil
Raymond Sanchez ..... Carlos
Frank Wolff ......... Cab Driver
Clark Howat ......... Milkman
Synopsis:
Lydia Shaw, wife of a successful lawyer, is being blackmailed by a man
who has some love letters she wrote before her marriage. Afraid to let her husband
find out about the romance, Lydia
agrees to pay off her former sweetheart. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Turning Point 31May58.
5.18 [--] General Electric Theater: LADY OF THE HOUSE
20Jan57
Teleplay by Jameson Brewer
starring
Myrna Loy ........... Maggie Webster
Jeff Morrow ......... Elmer Brackett
Patric Knowles ...... Longridge
George Humbert ...... Max
Benny Baker ......... Sky
Harry Antrim ........ Congressman
Preston Hanson ...... Reporter
5.19 [--] General Electric Theater: THE DOCTORS OF PAWNEE HILL
Revue Productions
27Jan57
Teleplay By N.B. Stone, Jr.
Story By Thomas Thompson
Directed By Don Weiss
starring
Lee Marvin .......... Art Temple
Kevin McCarthy ...... Wayne Temple
Margaret Hayes ...... Molly Malone
William Challee...... Wally
Jean Howell ......... Helen Temple
Ted De Corsia ....... Ben Jackson
Claude Akins ........ Duke Williams
Dorothy Adams ....... Mrs. Clay
Howard Wright ....... The Old Man
Christian Pasques ... Ben
Don Devlin .......... The Townsman
Hal Smith ........... The Henchman
Harry Strang ........ The Town Citizen
Synopsis:
Two brothers, one a doctor the other a fast-draw Sheriff, live in conflict
with each other in a town that is run by a ruthless saloon owner. [SC]
*Special thanks to Sal Crisanti for all the details.
5.20 [--] General Electric Theater: NO SKIN OFF ME
03Feb57
starring
Ronald Reagan ....... Farmer Watson
Judith Ames ......... Mary
John Ericson ........ Wonder Boy Nick
Rusty Lane .......... Jasper Jones
Harry Davis ......... Dugan
Synopsis:
An ex-boxer now trainer feels his over confident young fighter
is winding up for a big fall. [RF]
5.21 [--] General Electric Theater: THE TOWN WITH A PAST
10Feb57
Written by Oscar Brodney & Frank Burt
starring
James Stewart ....... Britt
Beulah Bondi ........ Annie
Walter Sande ........ Sheriff
Fredd Wayne ......... Clyde
Ted Mapes ........... Joe
5.22 [--] General Electric Theater: THE BIG SHOOTER
Revue Productions
17Feb57
Producer William Frye
Teleplay by Frank Tashlin & Oscar Brodney
Based on an original story by Frank Tashlin
Directed by Don Weis
Director of photography Ray Rennahan
Editor Michael McAdam
Art Director John Meehan
Music Supervisor Stanley Wilson
starring
Eva Gabor ........... Gloria Van Dine
Art Linkletter ...... Bill Baxter
John Beradino ....... Rick
Howard Smith ........ Uncle Bob
Charles Watts ....... Jerrold
Stewart Bradley ..... McCreedy
Richard Gaines ...... Beaummy
Jose Gonzales-Gonzales .... Mexican
Henry Hunter ........ Dr. Perry
Anne Kimbell ........ Sally
Madge Blake ......... Fat Lady
5.23 [--] General Electric Theater: FLIGHT FROM TORMENDERO (film)
24Feb57
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Donna Reed .......... Rayna
Helmut Dantine ...... Manson
George Macready ..... Clive
Synopsis:
During World War 2, a ship's captain picked up the survivors of a torpedoed
ship.
Among those rescued were a pretty Eurasian girl and a sinister-appearing man. [RF]
5.24 [--] General Electric Theater: THE FENTON TOUCH
03Mar57
starring
Jack Benny .......... Harold Fenton
Zsa Zsa Gabor ....... Mimi
Joseph Kearns ....... Waterman
Hallene Hill ........ Mrs. Fenton
Bill Kendis ......... Mr. Cartwright
Norma Crane ......... Blonde
Synopsis:
A man about to retire from his job at a department story after years of service
falls for a pretty blonde. He plots to make off with $50,000 from the store's safe,
only to be discovered by his boss. Instead of reporting him, the boss tries to
blackmail him into stealing an even larger amount of money. [RF]
5.25 [--] General Electric Theater: WITH MALICE TOWARD NONE (film)
10Mar57
Directed by Jules Bricken
starring
Bette Davis .......... Miss Burrows
John Baragrey ......... Brandisher
Frances Bavier .......... Miss Trimingham
Maudie Prickett .......... Mrs. Simms
Dee Carroll ......... Miss D.
Synopsis:
A woman accountant who aspires to be a novelist is embittered by the number of
rejection slips she receives. She decides to get vengeance on one publisher who holds
her beloved novel up to ridicule. Ironically her book concerns an author who shoots
a publisher when he rejects her novel. [RF]
5.26 [--] General Electric Theater: THE VICTORIAN CHAISE LOUNGE
17Mar57
starring
Joan Fontaine ....... Melanie Langdon
Mark Dana ........... Guy Langdon
Marian Seldes ....... Adelaide Baines
Sydney Smith ........ Dr. Gregory
5.27 [--] General Electric Theater: TOO GOOD WITH A GUN
Revue Productions
24Mar57
Producer William Frye
Directed By Herschel Daugherty
Teleplay By John Dunkel
Story By Lewis B. Patten
starring
Robert Cummings ..... Russ Baker
Michael Landon ...... Claude
Dayton Lummis ....... Mack Duncan
Judith Ames ......... Edie Duncan
Edith Evanson ....... Ma Duncan
Jack Lambert ........ Slick
Frank Ferguson ...... Arnold Hoffman
Ed Hinton ........... Nick
Synopsis:
A man tries to live down his reputation as a gunman by taking a job as a ranch
hand.
When he is forced to shoot a man in defense of another,
an unusual sequence of events results. [SC]
*Syndication airing on Western Theater 14Aug59.
*Special thanks to Sal Crisanti for supplying the details.
[--] General Electric Theater: preempted for Julie Andrews Cinderella Musical Special.
31Mar57
5.28 [--] General Electric Theater: BARGAIN BRIDE
07Apr57
starring
Ronald Reagan ....... Colin McCullough
Eva Bartok .......... Nanette
Edgar Buchanan ...... Parson Meacham
5.29 [--] General Electric Theater: THE CAB DRIVER
Revue Productions
14Apr57
Producer William Frye
Teleplay by John L. Greene
Based on the novel "Cab, Mister?" by Cornell Woolrich.
Directed by Don Weis
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Imogene Coca ........ Virginia Odell
Keenan Wynn ......... Sergeant Kelsey
Harry Bartell ....... Sheridan
Joyce Jameson ....... Blonde
Harry Shearer ....... Timmy
Joseph Downing ...... Lieutenant
5.30 [--] General Electric Theater: BITTER CHOICE (film)
21Apr57
written by Halsey Melone
story by Arthur Gordon
photography John L. Russell
directed by Herschel Daugherty
starring
Anne Baxter ........ Maj. Edith Johansen
Vince Edwards ........ Sgt. Lawrence Hancock
Michael Landon ......... Dixon
Russ Thorson ....... Colonel Gleason
Len Lesser ......... Friedman
with
Mike Ragan, Rayford Barnes
Lyn Thomas, James Goodwin
Synopsis:
An Army nurse resorts to a cruel ruse in an attempt to rouse a young sergeant
from complete apathy and possible death. But at the same time she arouses
in him a deep hatred for her. [RF]
5.31 [--] General Electric Theater: I WILL NOT DIE
28Apr57
starring
Jacques Bergerac ........ Armand Brissac
Merle Oberon ......... Mata Hari
Carl Benton Reid ......... Dunett
Helen Wallace ........ Sister Leonide
John Hoyt ....... Beaumont
Dayton Lummis ....... LaFort
Stella Lynn ........ Kim Suim
Alexander Campbell ...... President
5.32 [--] General Electric Theater: ANGEL OF WRATH (film)
Marada Production Corp.
05May57
Producer William Frye
Teleplay by Halsey Melone
From a story by William Fay
Directed by Ray Milland
starring
Ray Milland ....... John
Jeanne Bates ....... Sister Mary
Howard McNear ........ Silk
Thayer Roberts ....... Lester
Marianne Stewart ....... Phyllis
Hugh Sanders ....... Julian
K.L. Smith
Sue George
Synopsis:
After he has invested in a publishing firm, a Broadway star is shocked to learn that
it prints unsavory literature. He becomes involved in an argument with the publisher,
and strikes the man. Convinced he is guilty of murder, the star does not know what to do.
Should he confess and bring scandal upon himself and his family, or should he run away? [RF]
5.33 [--] General Electric Theater: A QUESTION OF SURVIVAL
12May57 (rerun 08Sep57)
starring
Ronald Reagan ......... Captain John Annette
Kevin McCarthy ......... Dr. Towne
Arthur Space ........ Charlie Taney
Clark Howat ........ Lt. Harper
Robert Stevenson ....... Durfee
John War Eagle ....... Bull Hump
Dan Riss ....... Sergeant
Synopsis:
A cavalry captain and his small band are out-numbered by the surrounding
Comanche Indians. The captain is faced with a difficult decision when the company
surgeon offers to tend the fatally wounded son of the attacking chief. To let the surgeon
go would mean his certain death - but safety for the rest. [RF]
5.34 [--] General Electric Theater: THE MAN WHO INHERITED EVERYTHING
19May57
Adapted from the Richard Harding Davis story
starring
George Sanders ........... William Clark
Carolyn Jones ........ Phyllis
Leslie Bradley ......... Everett Conklin-Smythe
Noel Drayton ........ Bartender
5.35 [--] General Electric Theater: A NEW GIRL IN HIS LIFE
(pilot for "Bachelor Father")
26May57
Produced by Richard Lewis
starring
John Forsythe ......... Bentley Gregg
Noreen Corcoran ......... Kelly Gregg
Sammee Tong ........ Peter Tong
J.D. Thompson ........ Vicky
Barbara Darrow ......... Rita
Patricia Morrow ........ Nancy
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6.01 [--] General Electric Theater: THE QUESTIONING NOTE
06Oct57 CBS Sun
adapted from the Philip Freund story
directed by John Brahm
starring
James Mason .......... Wayne Sebastian
Pamela Mason ......... Iris Sebastian
Werner Klemperer ........ Muller
John Wengraf ......... Hans
6.02 [--] General Electric Theater: FATHER AND SON NIGHT
13Oct57 CBS Sun
starring
Ronald Reagan .......... George Hogan
Bobby Clark ........ Joey Hogan
Jack Albertson ....... Herb
John Beradino ....... Bootsy
Joanne Davis ...... Alice
Don Durant ....... Mark
Keith Larsen ..... Eddie Seaboard
Howard McNear ........ Wadleigh
Frank Scannell ........ Sullivan
Synopsis:
George Hogan, undefeated middleweight champion of the world, retires from the
ring.
But new champion Eddie Seaboard wants him to force him out of retirement and taunts
him in front of his young son. When Hogan refuses to fight, the youngster
loses faith in his father. [RF]
6.03 [--] General Electric Theater: THOUSAND DOLLAR GUN
20Oct57 CBS Sun
starring
George Montgomery ...... Buchanan Smith
John Agar .............. Marvin Potter
Jean Allison ........... Ethel Keeley
Joe De Santis .......... Joe Breed
Chuck Connors .......... Long Jack
Lee Van Cleef .......... Rudabaugh
Morris Ankrum .......... Marshal Olds
George Chandler ........ Keeley
Sid Tomack ............. Barber
Synopsis 1:
Gunfighter Buchanan Smith's job is to get rid of a gang of outlaws. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The town of Broken Lance, Kansas, hires gunfighter Buchanan Smith.
His job is to drive out a ruthless gang of outlaws who have taken over the town.
Smith is faced with an additional problem when Joe Breed, head of the gang,
hires a notorious killer to kill him. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Western Theater 07Aug59.
6.04 [--] General Electric Theater: MR. KENSINGTON'S FINEST HOUR
27Oct57 CBS Sun
starring
Charles Laughton ....... Edwin Kensington
Phyllis Avery ....... Carrie Stevens
Richard Eyer ...... Tommy Stevens
David Wayne ....... David Vincent
Donald Wayne ....... Donald Vincent
Juney Ellis ....... Miss Cullen
David Armstrong ....... McGill
Erik Nielsen ....... Knucklehead
Charles Watts ....... Caldwell
6.05 [--] General Electric Theater: MISCHIEF AT BANDY LEG
03Nov57 CBS Sun
starring
Gower Champion ...... Thomas Birch
Marge Champion ....... Kathleen Magee
Alan Napier .......... Sean O'Donnell
Rhys Williams ........ Matthew Magee
Emory Parnell ....... Ben Day
6.06 [--] General Electric Theater: CORNADA
10Nov57 CBS Sun
starring
Celia Lovsky ........ Senorita Galindo
Tony Curtis ....... Mario Galindo
Simon Scott ........ Sid
Pamela Duncan ....... Blanca
Michael Granger ......... Tito
Alfred Linder ........ Cochi
Billy Miller ......... Roberto
Jorge Trevino ......... Alfredo
Ernest Sarracino .......... Doctor
6.07 [--] General Electric Theater: LOVE COMES LATE
17Nov57 CBS Sun
starring
Melvyn Douglas ....... Professor Arthur Barris
Myrna Loy ....... Allie Evans
Darryl Hickman ......... Jack Evans
Synopsis:
Professor Arthur Barris is unsympathetic when Jack Evans, an Army veteran
and a father, falls behind in his grades. Barris refuses to allow for Evans' adjustment
from Army to college life. But Jack's mother, with womanly charm, intervenes. [RF]
*Syndication airing on Comedy Spotlight 01Aug61.
6.08 [--] General Electric Theater: THE IRON HORSE
24Nov57 CBS Sun
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Vincent Price ...... Vince Meagher
Sterling Hayden .... Joe Turner
Fay Wray ........... Mrs. Turner
Judson Pratt ....... Fred Stocker
George Keymas ...... Shorty
Sam Buffington ..... Bill Meadows
Walter Baldwin ..... Spivak
Ken Clark .......... Bob Meagher
Tim Graham ......... Knutson
Robert Sherman ..... Oilman
Synopsis:
After killing a man in a drunken brawl, wagonmaker Joe Turner swears that he
will
never drink again. Joe and his wife settle in a small town hoping to start a new life.
But the vicious town boss starts a campaign
to drive the Turners out of town. [RF]
*Note: Rebroadcast on Spotlight Playhouse 14Jul59.
6.09 [--] General Electric Theater: IMP ON A COBWEB LEASH (film)
01Dec57 CBS Sun
starring
Fred Astaire ........ J. Willingham Bardley
Joan Tetzel ....... Martha Bardley
Howard Smith ....... T.J. Wilson
Walter Woolf King ....... Harrison Fitch
Thomas Browne Henry ...... Mr. Coldwell
Anne Hunter ...... Grace Fitch
Margaret Irving ...... Mrs. Wilson
Joyce Meadows ...... Miss Coulter
Rhys Williams ....... O'Hara
Synopsis:
J. Willingham Bardley is a staid and refined businessman with an eye on the presidency
of his firm, until he is shaken by the arrival of a mischievous imp. [RF]
6.10 [--] General Electric Theater: EYES OF A STRANGER
08Dec57 CBS Sun
Adapted from the Christopher La Farge story
Directed by Ray Milland
starring
Tallulah Bankhead ....... Katherine Belmond
Richard Denning ...... Dr. Mark Andrews
Dan Tobin ...... Richard Brighton
Gavin Gordon ....... Vance Parrish
Cynthia Leighton ....... Sylvia
Synopsis:
Katherine Belmont, a tyrannical society woman, casually meets Dr. Mark Andrews.
He believes her caustic attitude is caused by a fear that she is losing her sight,
and persuades her to undergo a cornea-transplant operation. [TA] (Hollywood)
6.11 [--] General Electric Theater: THE TRAIL TO CHRISTMAS (film)
Revue Productions
15Dec57 CBS Sun
Producer William Frye
Teleplay by Valentine Davies & Frank Burt
Story by Frank Burt
Based on Charles Dickens story, "A Christmas Carol"
Directed by James Stewart
Director of photography William H. Daniels
Editor Michael R. McAdam
Art Director John Meehan
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
James Stewart ...... Bart
Hope Summers ..... Elizabeth
Richard Eyer .......Johnny Carterville
John McIntire ....... Ebeneezer Scrooge
Sam Edwards ...... Bob Cratchit
Sally Frazier ...... Belle
Dennis Holmes ...... Tiny Tim
Kevin Hagen ....... Ghost
Mary Lawrence ....... Mrs. Cratchit
Will Wright ........ Jake Marley
Russell Simpson
Tom Pittman
Tony Hilder
Ted Mapes
Gregg Barton
Synopsis:
A boy is disillusioned by Christmas and runs away from home. He meets a man who
narrates "A Christmas Carol", by Charles Dickens, but sets the story in the Old West. [RF]
6.12 [--] General Electric Theater: THE YOUNG YEARS
22Dec57 CBS Sun
Adapted from the Sholem Asch story
starring
Rod Taylor ...... Sam Tipton
Margaret O'Brien ...... Sarah Trask
Dorothy Stickney ....... Mrs. Trask
Sondra Rodgers ....... Mrs. Jessup
6.13 [--] General Electric Theater: KID AT THE STICK (film)
05Jan58 CBS Sun
starring
Tim Hovey ........ Frankie Morgan
Art Linkletter ....... Herb Stillman
David Armstrong ....... Don Pierson
Jack Orrison ....... Swanson
Clarence Straight ........ Turk
Synopsis:
Eight-year-old Frankie Morgan is terrified when his father collapses at the controls of
the private plane he was piloting. Since there is no one else aboard, the little boy
attempts desperately to maneuver the plane. A dispatcher at an airport intercepts
the youngster's distress signal and tries to instruct the boy in landing the aircraft. [RF]
6.14 [--] General Electric Theater: LETTERS FROM CAIRO
Revue Productions no. 1196
12Jan58 CBS Sun
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Ann Todd ....... Cynthia Spence
Richard Denning ....... Jim Kendall
Jorja Curtright ....... Elsa Chapin
Patric Knowles ....... George Spence
Linda Watkins ....... Abbie Kendall
Synopsis:
A happily married couple is separated when the husband is called to Cairo on
a business trip. His letters to his wife tell her constantly of his devotion and
she lives for his return. But the man is killed in a plane crash, and the wife,
overcome with grief, turns her affairs over to her attorney. The attorney
learns a startling fact about the husband's letters. [RF]
6.15 [--] General Electric Theater: TIME TO GO NOW
Revue Productions no. 1175
19Jan58 CBS Sun
starring
Pat Crowley ........ Diana
Peter Wyngarde ....... Raymond DeTresk
Jeannie Carson .......Lady Beth
Jean Cadell ....... Agnes
John Cairney ........ Jamie
Finlay Currie .......... MacMorriss
Eileen Way ......... Old Maid
6.16 [--] General Electric Theater: SILENT AMBUSH (film)
Revue Productions no. 1186
26Jan58 CBS Sun
starring
Alan Ladd ......... Dan Donlan
Elisha Cook Jr. ......... Jed
Phyllis Avery ......... Laura Saunders
Edgar Buchanan ......... Doc
Stacy Harris ......... Nate
Strother Martin ....... Obie
Synopsis:
On the eve of an election, a frontier sheriff discovers that he is losing his hearing.
Hoping that the lawless faction of the town will not learn of his affliction,
he continues to campaign for office. [RF]
6.17 [--] General Electric Theater: ALL I SURVEY (film)
Revue Productions no. 1197
02Feb58 CBS Sun
adapted from the Jerome Weidman story
starring
Lee Marvin ......... Dick Giles
Joanne Dru ......... Alice Giles
Don Taylor ......... Bob Farrell
Synopsis:
A woman is trying to nurse her desperately ill husband back to health, and
finds herself
faced with a powerful temptation when an author-friend of theirs comes to visit. Long in
love with her, the author offers her a life of ease and luxury, something she knows
she can never find with her husband. [RF]
6.18 [--] General Electric Theater: INCIDENT
Revue Productions no. 1191
09Feb58 CBS Sun
starring
Audie Murphy ....... Tennessee
Darryl Hickman ....... Yank
Jack Richardson ....... Captain
Robert Patten ....... Aide
Russell Thorson ....... General
6.19 [--] General Electric Theater: THE LAST TOWN CAR - Part 1 (film)
Revue Productions no. 1192
16Feb58 CBS Sun
starring
Claudette Colbert ..... Edith Miller
Kent Smith ............ Jonathan Michael
Phyllis Coates ........ Heather
Philip Tonge .......... Father
Skip Ward ............. Boy
Christine White ....... Lottie
Harry Tyler ........... Driver
D.J. Thompson ......... Secretary
Gene Roth ............. Doorman
Lillian O'Malley ...... Newspaperwoman
Synopsis:
Edith Miller is convinced that she has seen an ancient limousine-taxi and its driver.
She decides to go to a psychiatrist for help when she also becomes convinced that
people of another era are connected with the car. [RF]
6.20 [--] General Electric Theater: THE LAST TOWN CAR - Part 2 (film)
Revue Productions no. 1193
23Feb58 CBS Sun
same as above
Synopsis:
Second and concluding part. In last week's episode Edith Miller sought the
help of a psychiatrist when she became convinced that she had seen an ancient
limousine-taxi and its driver. In part two the psychiatrist convinces Edith that she must ride
in the ancient vehicle. He feels that this is the only way to cure her of her hallucination. [RF]
6.21 [--] General Electric Theater: NEW YORK KNIGHT
Revue Productions no. 1189
02Mar58 CBS Sun
Adapted from the R.E. Connell story
starring
Charles Laughton ....... Henry Denry
Nestor Paiva ...... Perino
Gavin Gordon ......... Glynn
Irving Bacon ......... Patch
6.22 [--] General Electric Theater: ANGEL IN THE AIR
Revue prod Productions no. 1102A
09Mar58 CBS Sun (rerun 24Aug58)
starring
Vincent Price ...... Bauregard
Archibald
Janice Rule ........ Lulie Spock
William Phipps ..... Jeffrey
Gina Gillespie ..... Bonnie
Butch Bernard ...... Jay (aka Tommy Nolan)
Synopsis:
A roving peddler becomes stranded in a rural community in the deep South.
Attempting to make some money, he approaches a shack in the backwoods,
convinced he can sell something to the tenants. Appalled by the pitiable existence
of the family he meets, he finds himself
performing the first unselfish deed of his life. [RF]
6.23 [--] General Electric Theater: THE COWARD OF FORT BENNETT
Revue Productions no. 1107A
16Mar58 CBS Sun
starring
Ronald Reagan ...... Captain Jeremy Davis
Neville Brand ...... Lt. Bolton
Jason Robards ...... Colonel Carter
Robert F. Simon ...... Captain Woods
Arthur Space ...... Lt. Nelson
John Dall ....... Lt. Reese
Herbert Anderson ....... Lt. Haggerty
6.24 [--] General Electric Theater: STRANGE WITNESS (film)
Revue Productions no. 1164
23Mar58 CBS Sun original airdate
Producer William Frye
Teleplay by Gavin Lambert
Story by John Whiting
Directed by Herschel Daugherty
starring
Joan Crawford ....... Ruth Marshall
John McIntire ....... John Marshall
Tom Tryon ....... David
Sidney Blackmer ....... Chris
Synopsis 1:
Ruth and her lover David are caught having an affair by her husband John.
When John refuses to give Ruth a divorce, David shoots him. Before Ruth and
David can make plans to cover up the murder, John's blind friend Chris shows up. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Returning home from work early on evening, a husband surprises his wife with
another man.
The husband demands a divorce and the two men fight. During the struggle the husband
is killed and the wife and her friend try to establish an alibi. [RF]
6.25 [--] General Electric Theater: THE UNFAMILIAR (film)
Revue Productions no. 1103A
30Mar58 CBS Sun
adapted from the R.E. Connell story
starring
Burgess Meredith .......... Velvet Pants
Peggy Ann Garner .......... Janey
Philip Coolidge .......... Ben Crosby
Sylvia Field .......... Hannah
Kevin Hagen ........ Pete
Virginia Stefan ....... Annie
Jody Fair ....... Mary
Robert Stevenson ....... Constable
Sam Edwards ....... Farmhand
Ricky Kelman ....... Johnny
Synopsis:
A man is found clinging to a piece of driftwood off the New England coast.
He is taken in by a farmer to help with the harvest, but he knows nothing
of farm work and is terrified by the tractor. [RF]
6.26 [--] General Electric Theater: NO HIDING PLACE
Revue Productions no. 1108A
06Apr58 CBS Sun
starring
David Opatoshu ........ Moe
Geraldine Page ........ Heddie
Ronald Reagan ......... Vincent Tracy
Pernell Roberts ......... Phil
6.27 [--] General Electric Theater: THE COLD TOUCH
Revue-1109A
13Apr58 CBS Sun
starring
Bette Davis ........ Christine Marlowe
Leif Erickson ........ Man
Forrest Tucker ....... Frank Marlowe
Jonathan Harris ........ Hong Kong Sam
6.28 [--] General Electric Theater: GOD IS MY JUDGE (film)
Revue Productions no. 1110A
20Apr58 CBS Sun
starring
Nina Foch .......... Ellen Townsend
Gary Merrill ......... McMasters
Dean Stockwell ........ Private John Townsend
Russell Collins ........ Fremont
Synopsis:
When her daughter marries and goes to England, a widow decides that the time
has come to set her life straight. She returns to the town where she lived when she was
young and confesses to the murder of her husband, who had died there years before. [RF]
6.29 [--] General Electric Theater: STOPOVER (film)
Revue Productions no. 1112A
27Apr58 CBS Sun (rerun 31Aug58)
starring
Anne Baxter ....... Stella Rutledge
Beverly Washburn ....... Lily Gaines
Jeanette Nolan ....... Sarah Gaines
Butch Bernard ....... Thad Gaines
Orville Sherman ....... Luther Gaines
Synopsis:
Stella Rutledge, traveling to the new frontier of the West, accepts temporary
lodging
with the Gaines family when the stagecoach breaks down. Noting the isolated family's
hunger for news she entertains the two youngsters with tales about her former home,
a Southern plantation, and discovers the girl plans to run away from home. [RF]
6.30 [--] General Electric Theater: AH THERE, BEAU BRUMMEL (film)
Revue Productions no. 1114A
04May58 CBS Sun
starring
Hume Cronyn ....... Benedict Arnold Brummel
Eva Gabor ....... Roselle King
Sally Brophy ....... June Charney
James Coburn ....... Claude Firman
Mabel Albertson ....... Mother
Willard Waterman ........ Mr. Charney
Judy Bamber ........ Office Worker
Darlene Hendricks ........ Office Worker
Synopsis:
Benedict Arnold Brummel admits that he is a humorless stuffed shirt.
But his routine life as a junior executive is suddenly changed one morning
when it is announced in a New York gossip column that he is romancing
the glamorous movie star Roselle King. [RF]
6.31 [--] General Electric Theater: BOLD LOSER
Revue Productions no. 1111A
11May58 CBS Sun
starring
Guy Madison ....... Adam Tenney
Diane Brewster ........ Amanda Jones
Barney Phillips ......... McAllister
Ainslie Pryor ......... Harvey Bates
Rhys Williams ......... Bishop Tenney
Synopsis:
Adam Tenney is on the road to Virginia to deliver a wagonload of flour when
he loses his town's income from the flour in a poker game. [RF]
6.32 [--] General Electric Theater: THE YOUNG AND SCARED
18May58 CBS Sun
starring
James McArthur .......... Johnny Dundeen
Jack Klugman ......... Murphy
Carol Lynley ........ Mary Elizabeth Asher
Synopsis:
The story of a young sailor who sees a pretty teenager struck by an older man in
a railroad station. He restrains the man and the girl flees. Later he overtakes the girl and
learns that the man is her foster father and she has run away because of his cruelty to her. [TA]
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7.01 [--] General Electric Theater: BLAZE OF GLORY
Revue Productions no. 1117A
21Sep58 CBS Sun
starring
Lou Costello .......... Neal Andrews
Joseph Corey .......... Joe Kendorf
Joyce Jameson .......... Gladys Arnold
Jonathan Harris .......... Favier
Herman Rudin .......... Nick Geller
Phil Arnold .......... Adams
Lurene Tuttle .......... Ginny Andrews
Olan Soule .......... Desk Clerk
Synopsis:
A meek plumber named Neal Andrews encounters some unusual developments
when he receives an emergency call late one night. First he is instructed to wear a
suit instead of his work clothes. The he is greeted by a pair of suspicious looking men
who put his plumbing tools in a suitcase and insist
that he register at their hotel. [JB]
7.02 [--] General Electric Theater: ONE IS A WANDERER
Revue Productions no. 1199
28Sep58
Written by Samuel Taylor (Emmy nomination)
starring
Fred MacMurray ..... Harry Wingate
Jeanne Shelley ..... Florence
Eve McVeagh ........ Woman
George Keymas ...... Cab Driver
James Westerfield .. Bartender
David Hoffman ...... Desk Clerk
7.03 [--] General Electric Theater: AUF WIEDERSEHEN
Revue Productions no. 1130A
05Oct58
Producer Harry Tugend
Teleplay by Valentine Davies & Kurt Vonnegut
Story by Kurt Vonegut
Directed by John Brahm
Director of photography John L. Russell
Editor Michael R. McAdam
Art Director John Meehan
starring
Sammy Davis Jr. .... Private Spider
Johnson
Isaac Jones ........ Sergeant Ben Wheatley
Steve Perry ........ Joe Louis
Kaaren Verne ....... Frau Schuman
Morris Erby
Jeanne Bates
Charles Swain
Nick Stewart
Clyde Ventura
Gisele Verlaine
William Yetter
7.04 [--] General Electric Theater: THE CASTAWAY
Revue Productions no. 1127A
12Oct58
Based on a story from Guy de Maupassant
starring
Ronald Reagan
7.05 [--] General Electric Theater: THE WORLD'S GREATEST QUARTERBACK
19Oct58
starring
Ernie Kovacs .......... Sam Lund
Roger Til .......... Henry Arnaud
Audrey Totter .......... Mary Lund
Suzanne Pleshette
Ronnie Burns
Synopsis:
Sam is thought of as the local hero. Mary left him when his football career hit
the skids and his drinking became too much. He disappeared from town. He's really
selling cars in LA, but he acts as if he's doing great, with all sorts of offers. He's been
reluctant to come back, because since Mary inherited a bank, he doesn't think she'll
want to see him again. He comes back because they purchased this rare Picasso
for a song on their honeymoon and he needs cash. [JB]
7.06 [--] General Electric Theater: AT MISS MINNER'S
Revue Productions no. 1125A
26Oct58
Directed by John Newland
starring
Joan Fontaine ........ Laurel Chapman
John Newland .......... Chris Chapman
Isobel Elsom .......... Miss Minner
7.07 [--] General Electric Theater: BATTLE FOR A SOUL
Revue Productions no. 1119A
02Nov58
Written by John McGreevey
Directed by Ray Milland
Director of photography Lionel Lindon
Music Elmer Bernstein
starring
Ray Milland .......... Caradoc Williams
Harry Townes .......... Father Moore
Lisa Daniels .......... Judith Holt
Alan Marshal
Philip Tonge
Gavin Muir
A.E. Gould-Porter
George Pelling
Nestor Paiva
Marjorie Bennett
Synopsis:
Caradoc Williams is serving a jail term for a jewel theft. But Williams insists
that he is
innocent and was framed by his former fiancee and a man he worked with.
Embittered by his imprisonment, Williams spends all his waking moments plotting revenge. [TA]
* Note: Syndication airing on "Producer's Choice" 09Jun60.
7.08 [--] General Electric Theater: A QUESTION OF ROMANCE
Revue Productions no. 1120A
09Nov58
starring
Betsy Drake ....... Ellie
John Kerr ....... Freddie
Hermen Reese ....... Himself
George Fenneman ....... Quizmaster
7.09 [--] General Electric Theater: THE FALLING ANGEL
Revue Productions no. 1116A
16Nov58
Producer William Frye
Teleplay by Francis Cockrell
From a story by Evan Hunter
Directed by Herschel Daugherty
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Edie Adams ....... Sue Ellen
Louis Jordan ..... Angeli
Paul Dubov ....... Edward
Alan Hale Jr. .... Anthony Mullins
Anthony George ... Famings
Jeff DeBenning ... Hans
Buddy Lewis ...... Clown
Synopsis:
The small one-ring circus run by Anthony Mullins begins to prosper when Angeli,
a handsome trapeze artist, joins the troupe. But Mullins realizes that this lovely fiancee,
Sue Ellen, has become fascinated by the
handsome Angeli. [RF]
7.10 [--] General Electric Theater: A TURKEY FOR THE PRESIDENT
Revue Productions no. 1139A
23Nov58
starring
Ward Bond
Nancy Davis
Ronald Reagan
7.11 [--] General Electric Theater: THE LAST RODEO
Revue Productions no. 1124A
07Dec58
Directed by Herschel Daugherty
starring
Nancy Olson ........ Judith Gay
Robert Horton ...... Jim Cherburg
Stacy Harris ....... Buck
Claude Akins ....... Dave
7.12 [--] General Electric Theater: THE GIRL WITH FLAXEN HAIR
Revue Productions no. 1129A
14Dec58
Adapted from the Manuel Komroff story
starring
Gena Rowlands ...... Dorothy Dickenson
Ray Bolger ......... Alfred Boggs
Irving Bacon ....... Mr. Holbrook
Hal K. Dawson ...... George
Nolan Leary ........ Coachman
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
21Dec58
7.13 [--] General Electric Theater: THE ODD BALL
Revue Productions no. 1133A
28Dec58
starring
Leon Ames ........ Dr. Butolph
Art Linkletter ........ Bert Holman
Cindy Robbins ........ Dawn Holman
Carleton Carpenter ....... Volus Butolph
7.14 [--] General Electric Theater: AND ONE WAS LOYAL
Revue Productions no. 1141A
04Jan59
starring
Joan Crawford ........ Ann Howard
Tom Helmore ........ George Manson
Robert Douglas ........ Roger Howard
7.15 [--] General Electric Theater: MAN ON A BICYCLE
Revue Productions no. 1126A
11Jan59
Producer William Frye
Teleplay by Jameson Brewer
From a story by Victor Canning
Directed by Herschel Daugherty
starring
Fred Astaire .......... Paul Ashcroft
Roxanne Berard .......... Elise
Stanley Adams .......... Felix
Ann Codee .......... Mrs. Fouret
Linda Watkins.......... Mrs. Sturgess
David Hoffman .......... Pawnbroker
Jan Arvan
Gloria Moreland
Albert D'Arno
Synopsis:
Paul Ashcroft a suave ne'er-do-well, is traveling through the French Riviera equipped
with a bicycle and a kit for disguises. He gains entrance to a vacant mansion and
passing himself off as one M. Durobat, proceeds to work his charm
on local gambling devotees. [RF]
7.16 [--] General Electric Theater: THE STONE
Revue Productions no. 1126A
18Jan59
adapted from the Liam O'Flaherty story
starring
John Baragrey ......... King Saul
Tony Curtis .......... David
Rita Moreno ............ Princess Michal
Charles Aidman .......... Samma
Kem Dibbs .......... Eliah
7.17 [--] General Electric Theater: BILL BAILEY, WON'T YOU PLEASE COME HOME?
Revue Productions no. 1140A
25Jan59
starring
Ed Sullivan .......... Himself
Patricia Barry ......... Sara Wilson
Dan Dailey .......... Bill Bailey
Ross Martin .......... Al
Frank Gorshin .......... Dick
Rod McKuen ........... Hal
Richard Rust .......... Kenny
7.18 [--] General Electric Theater: NO MAN CAN TAME ME
Revue Productions no. 1135A
01Feb59
Music & lyrics by Jay Livingston & Ray Evans
starring
Gisele MacKenzie .... Matilda Haley
John Raitt .......... Charlie
Eddie Foy Jr. ....... Silas Haley
Hope Summers ........ Mrs. Wagner
Maurice Kelly ....... Pete
Sondra Rodgers ...... Bess Haley
Casey Adams ......... Will Henderson
Glenn Strange ....... Red Herring
Joan Sudlow ......... Mrs. Benton
Brad Thomas ......... Dick
Synopsis:
In this musical comedy set in the 1870s, Silas Haley wants his daughter to
marry a city slicker. Matilda, however, has her eyes on a good looking trapper.
*Note: A musical comedy. [RF]
7.19 [--] General Electric Theater: THE LAST LESSON
Revue Productions no. 1130A
08Feb59
Based on the Alphonse Daudet story
starring
Charles Laughton ........... M. Hamel
Patricia Medina ........... Marie-Claire
Barry Gordon ........... Etienne
Eric Feldary ......... Captain
7.20 [--] General Electric Theater: I WAS A BLOODHOUND
Revue Productions no. 1131A
15Feb59
starring
Ernie Kovacs .......... Barney Colby
Shirley Mitchell .......... Jennie
Lawrence Dobkin ..........Singh
Bart Bradley .......... Prince
Michael Garrett .......... Charlie
Joseph Mell .......... Joe
Yvonne White .......... Mrs. Colby
Robert Nash .......... Winters
Synopsis:
A ransom is demanded for a baby elephant missing from a hotel room. [RF]
7.21 [--] General Electric Theater: THE FAMILY MAN
Revue Productions no. 1123A
22Feb59
starring
Lon Chaney Jr. .......... Bucknell
Dean Stockwell .......... Clete
Olive Sturgess ........... Effie
Albert Salmi .......... Billy Ashbold
7.22 [--] General Electric Theater: DEED OF MERCY
Revue Productions no. 1134A
01Mar59 (rerun 12Jul59)
Producer William Frye
Teleplay by John McGreevey
From a story by Philip MacDonald
Based on the Edward John, Morton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany story
Directed by James Neilson
Director of photography John L. Russell
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Ronald Reagan ........ Mike Hackett
Carol Lynley ........Barbara Clark
Agnes Moorehead .........Ana Konrad Bethlen
Carl Esmond ........ Nikolas Bethelen
Cecil Smith
John Beradino
Jeanne Bates
Mike Ragan
Synopsis:
Setting out on his vacation, newspaper reporter Mike Hackett comes across an auto accident.
The injured driver of the car is a well-known Hungarian scientist. His unharmed passenger,
a young lady hitchhiker, blames the accident on the scientist. [RF]
7.23 [--] General Electric Theater: THE INCREDIBLE JEWEL ROBBERY
Revue Productions no. 1144A
08Mar59
Directed by Mitchell Leisen
starring
Harpo Marx ........ Nick
Chico Marx ....... Harry
Groucho Marx .......... Suspect in Police Lineup
Benny Rubin ........ Jewelry Store Manager
Joy Rogers ........ Woman
*Note: The last appearance together of the three brothers on TV.
CBS explained it: "If you watch the show you'll see a familiar face equipped with
mustache and leer. Because of his contract terms, his name can't be mentioned,
but he is not Jerry Colonna."
7.24 [--] General Electric Theater: TRAIN FOR TECUMSEH
Revue Productions no. 1137A
15Mar59
starring
John Cassavetes ...... Johnny
Pauline Myers .......... Jessica
Janice Rule ......... Sarina
Hope Summers ......... Aunt
7.25 [--] General Electric Theater: THE LADY'S CHOICE
Revue Productions no. 1115A
22Mar59
Directed by Herschel Daugherty
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Joan Caulfield ........ Elizabeth
Don DeFore ....... George
William Bishop ...... Williams
Synopsis:
It is the year 1880, and Elizabeth a lovely miss from the East, is preparing to
journey West to marry her fiance. Elizabeth's mother cautions her about the
Wild West, but the young girl assures her that the pioneer country has been tamed. [RF]
7.26 [--] General Electric Theater: BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS
Revue Productions no. 1146A
29Mar59
starring
Joe Maross ........ Ben Marsh
Nico Minardos .......... Padre Rubio
Danny Zaldivar ........... Chico
Laurindo Almeida .......... Guitarist
7.27 [--] General Electric Theater: THE FLYING WIFE
Revue Productions no. 1136A
05Apr59
starring
Janet Gaynor ......... Martha Allen
Bill Williams ......... Stewart Davidson
Jenny Maxwell ........ Janice Allen
Douglas Kennedy ....... Sam Allen
Synopsis:
Martha Allen's husband and teenage offspring seem to be taking her for granted.
To win recognition, she decides to learn how to fly an airplane. [RF]
7.28 [--] General Electric Theater: CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA
Revue Productions no. 1101A
12Apr59
Adapted by George Bernard Shaw
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Piper Laurie ....... Cleopatra
Maurice Evans ........ Caesar
Belle Mitchell ....... Ftatateeta
Synopsis:
While the Roman legions of conqueror Julius Caesar prepare to enter the Egyptian
kingdom of Cleopatra, the terrified young queen is fleeing from the Roman barbarians
she has heard about. [RF]
*Note this is the first act of George Bernard Shaw's play.
7.29 [--] General Electric Theater: ROBBIE AND HIS MARY
Revue-1118A
19Apr59
starring
Dan O'Herlihy ........ Robert Burns
Pippa Scott .......... Mary
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
26Apr59
7.30 [--] General Electric Theater: NORA
Revue Productions no. 1143A
03May59 (rerun 26Jul59)
Written by George Bellak
Based on Henry Ibsen's "A Doll's House"
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Vera Miles .......... Nora Douglas
Leslie Nielsen ...... Judge Wayne Douglas
Phyllis Thaxter ..... Marie
Patric Knowles ...... Manson
Philip Abbott ....... Neil Watson
Stephen Chase ....... Senator
Synopsis:
District Judge Wayne Douglas has plotted an unswerving course in his drive to
win
the post of district attorney. Nora,
his wife, finds that she is unable to share his attitude. [RF]
7.31 [--] General Electric Theater: NOBODY'S CHILD
10May59
starring
Diane Brewster ........... Maggie Harris
Ronald Reagan .......... Paul Varden
Evelyn Rudie .......... Lana Krosky
Jean Carson ........... Doris Krosky
Sheilah Graham ......... Aunt Cecilia
7.32 [--] General Electric Theater: THE INDIAN GIVER
Revue Productions no. 1121A
17May59
starring
Boris Karloff .......... Henry Church
Carmen Matthews ......... Amy Church
Jackie Coogan ............ Marshal Stubb Snider
Edgar Buchanan .......... Timothy Dwight
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8.01 [--] General Electric Theater: MIRACLE AT THE OPERA
Revue Productions no. TP13107
20Sep59
Producer Harry Tugend
Teleplay by Frank Gabrielson
Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Director of photography Lionel Lindon
starring
Ed Wynn .......... Professor Franz
Sig Ruman ........ Dr. Hagendorff
Maggie Pierce ......... Catherine
Paul Frees
Barbara Morrison
Fortunio Bonanova
Cyril Delevanti
Fritz Feld
Jack Rice
Robert Nash [RF]
8.02 [--] General Electric Theater: THE LAST REUNION
Revue Productions no. TP13102
27Sep59
directed by John Brahm
starring
Lee Marvin ........... Joe Kittridge
Kevin Hagen ......... Harry Pell
Patricia Donahue .......... Lorry Connors
Simon Scott ......... Paul Stylos
8.03 [--] General Electric Theater: HITLER'S SECRET
04Oct59
starring
Raymond Massey ............. Paul von Hindenburg
Everett Sloane .......... Oskar von Hindenburg
Robert Coogan ........... Adolf Hitler
Whit Bissell ......... Joseph Goebbels
Dick Joy .......... Narrator
8.04 [--] General Electric Theater: NIGHT CLUB
Revue-13109
11Oct59
adapted from the Katharine Brush story
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Amanda Blake ......... Rita
Barbara Hale ........ Lorraine
June Lockhart ........ Vera
Glenda Farrell ........ Mrs. Brady
Rosemary De Camp ........ Maxine
Bea Benaderet ........ Marie
Lori Nelson ....... Sylvia
Judi Meredith ....... Babe
Hope Emerson ...... Ada
Synopsis:
A flock of TV actresses have roles in "Night Club". Mrs. Brady, powder room
attendant in a large night club, has become a cynic. This is the result of years
of watching and listening to the female patrons of the club. [RF]
8.05 [--] General Electric Theater: THE TALLEST MARINE
Revue-13101
18Oct59
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Red Buttons ....... Lt. George Poole
John Lupton ........ Platoon Sergeant Grady
Reed Morgan ......... Corporal Hoop Keeler
George Robotham ........ Bray
Ken Mayer ....... Corp Roper
Herbert Rudley ....... Captain Donovan
Synopsis:
In Korea, a Marine lieutenant is unpopular because he insists on adhering to
the book even in the most crucial combat situations. [RF]
8.06 [--] General Electric Theater: THE DAY OF THE HANGING
Revue-13103
25Oct59
starring
Tom Ewell .......... John Emmett Owens
Joan Leslie .......... Sarah Owens
Noah Beery Jr. ......... Cotton Follard
8.07 [--] General Electric Theater: DISASTER
01Nov59
written by David Shaw
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Tab Hunter ......... Daniel
Jo Van Fleet ....... Winoah Kelsey
Synopsis:
Miss Winoah Kelsey lives alone in her large Southern mansion. One night
during a violent flood, a young man enters a second-story window of her home.
He kills her dog and threatens her. [RF]
8.08 [--] General Electric Theater: SIGNS OF LOVE
Revue-13112
08Nov59
starring
Ronald Reagan ...... Horton David
Pat Caroll ......... Frances Dowd
Paula Raymond ...... Netta Jarvais
Howard McNear ...... Clarence Dinwoodie
Frances Robinson ... Lucia Dinwoodie
Francis X. Bushman.. Philip Vandernoot
Bess Flowers ....... Mrs. Vandernoot
George N. Neise .... Stephen Jackson
James Logan ........ Wilkes
Synopsis:
A man is considering running for national office and to clinch the deal his
wife
throws a party with a powerful Washington lawmaker in attendance. [RF]
8.09 [--] General Electric Theater: SURVIVAL
Revue-13113
15Nov59
adapted from the Paul Horgan story
starring
Jose Ferrer ............. Joe Garvey
Martin Landau ......... Apache Indian
8.10 [--] General Electric Theater: THE LAST DANCE
22Nov59
starring
Mary Astor ........... Bea Hicks
Malcolm Atterbury .......... Joe Hicks
Carol Lynley ......... Phyllis
Clint Kimbrough ......... Gene
8.11 [--] General Electric Theater: PLATINUM ON THE ROCKS
Revue Productions no. 13115
29Nov59
Directed By Sidney Landfield [SC]
Teleplay By Laurence Marks & Milton Pascal
Story By Donn Baylor
starring
George Burns ......... Eddie Martin
Eleanor Audley ............. Alice Martin
Fred Beir ........ Henry Martin
Kaye Elhardt .......... Lenore Martin
Betsy Jones-Moreland ....... Rita
Charles Tannen ........ Maurice
Milton Frome ........... Dr. Holcomb
Jonathan Hole ....... Durrell
Joanne Lee .......... Miss Torrance
Frank Wilcox .......... Bill
8.12 [--] General Electric Theater: ABSALOM, MY SON
Revue Productions no. 13108
06Dec59
Producer Harry Tugend
Script by Cyril Hume
From the play by Theodore Simonson
Directed by Mitchell Leisen
starring
Burl Ives .......... King David
John Gabriel ....... Absalom
Patricia Medina .... Bathsheba
John Abbott ........ Nathan
Ted De Corsia
Edgar Barrier
Jack Lambert
Ricky Doran
Dorothy Neumann
John Hawker
Gilbert Frye
*Taken from: Biblical verse 2 Samuel 18:33 [RF]
8.13 [--] General Electric Theater: THE HOUSE OF TRUTH
Revue-13114
13Dec59
starring
Philip Ahn ........ Rahm Sing
Phyllis Thaxter ........ Emily Skinner
Ronald Reagan ........ Eaton
Alice Backes ........ Ann Linihan
Dick Kay Hong ........ Jimmy
Synopsis:
The United States information officer in a small village in Southeast Asia has
little faith in the fight against communism. His attitude provokes a conflict with
Emily Skinner, the dedicated librarian. [RF]
8.14 [--] General Electric Theater: MR. O'MALLEY
20Dec59
Based on Crockett Johnson's comic strip
"Barnaby"
starring
Bert Lahr ......... Mr. O'Malley
Mel Blanc ......... Leprechaun (voice)
Ronny Howard ...... Barnaby Baxter (now director Ron Howard)
Don Beddoe ........ Dr. Harvey
Debbie Megowan .... Janie
William Redfield .. Mr. Baxter
Synopsis:
Six-year-old Barnaby Baxter longs to go hunting with his father. He wishes on a
star for
a fairy godmother who can make his dream come true and is answered by a
cigar-smoking, pink-winged fairy godfather
named O'Malley. [RF]
8.15 [--] General Electric Theater: SILHOUETTE
Revue-13104
27Dec59
starring
Ray Bolger ......... Stan Maylor
Vanessa Brown ...... Shelley
Paul Newlan ........ Hank
Ken Christy ........ David
Nancy Evans ........ Ruthie
Theodore Newton .... George
Synopsis:
Stan Mayor is a well-known movie comic whose face fits his talents as a clown.
When his girl friend refuses to take him seriously and expresses admiration
for handsome men, Stan decides to make a
drastic change. [RF]
8.16 [--] General Electric Theater: SARAH'S LAUGHTER
03Jan60
starring
James Gregory ......... Sandy Green
Thelma Ritter .......... Doris Green
Marion Ross ........ Sarah Wilson
8.17 [--] General Electric Theater: R.S.V.P.
Revue Productions no. 13111
10Jan60
starring
Greer Garson ........... Antonia Stuart
Donald Woods ........... Norman Frost Bennett
Virginia Grey ............ Mrs. Bennett
Angela Greene ......... Dottie
Virginia Gregg ........ Sybil
Noreen Nash .......... Carol
8.18 [--] General Electric Theater: LEAR VS. THE COMMITTEEMAN
17Jan60
starring
Lee J. Cobb ......... Dominic Roma
Sylvia Sidney ............ Gloria Roma
Timmy Everett ........... Buddy Roma
Vito Scotti ....... Toto
Naomi Stevens ......... Maria-Rosa
Charles La Torre ........... Bombi
George Margo ........... Paolo
Synopsis:
A tailor is suffering through the depression has a dream to become a
committeeman but being an Italian-American he feels his chances are slight. [RF]
8.19 [--] General Electric Theater: THEY LIKE ME FINE
Revue Productions no. 13106
24Jan60 CBS Sun (rerun 05Jun60)
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
George Gobel ..... Eddie Miller
Patricia Barry ..... Kathy
Bert Freed ..... Mitch Green
Tammy Marihugh ..... Kitty
Ralph Clanton ........ Harry Garrison
Ann Richards ....... Secretary
Norman DuPont ...... 1st Assistant
Les Green .......... 2nd Assistant
Synopsis:
Small-time comic Eddie Miller hears that a big producer is looking
for an unknown comedian to star in his new Broadway review.
Eddie begs his agent to get him an audition. [RF]
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
31Jan60
8.20 [--] General Electric Theater: EARLY TO DIE
07Feb1960
starring
Rod Taylor
Kim Hunter
Donald Losby ......... Scott Gauman
Philip Coolidge ........ Dr. Nelson
Wesley Lau .......... Dr. Shelley
[--] General Electric Theater: The Road That
Led Afar
14Feb1960 (rerun from 25Nov56)
8.21 [--] General Electric Theater: THE PATSY
Revue Productions no. 13105
21Feb60 CBS Sun
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Sammy Davis Jr. ....... Jacob Johnson
Robert Culp ........... Captain Masters
Ernest Anderson ....... Sergeant Cullen
Sam Cooke ............. Sam
Hari Rhodes ........... Jinks
Roy Glenn ............. Jelly Bean
Bill Giorgio .......... Two Ton
Tyler McVey ........... Colonel
Doug DeCosta .......... Field Instructor
Synopsis:
The product of a small Alabama town, mild-mannered Jacob Johnson is an ideal
target
for the practical jokesters in his Army platoon. Offered a transfer to another platoon,
Johnson refuses, convinced that his fellow
soldiers is really a form of affection. [RF]
8.22 [--] General Electric Theater: THE STORY OF JUDITH
28Feb60 CBS Sun
starring
Joan Fontaine ....... Judith
Michael Dante ....... Holofernes
Thurl Ravenscroft ........ Nebuchadnezzar
Henry Brandon ....... Anchior
Argentina Brunetti ...... Sarah
8.23 [--] General Electric Theater: THE BOOK OF SILENCE
06Mar60 CBS Sun
starring
Ruth Roman ....... Stella Kragoyan
Rod Steiger ....... Bruno Holder
Celia Lovsky ...... Madame Marie
Eduard Franz ....... R.S. Thomasek
Whit Bissell ....... Czadek
Jonathan Harris ....... Fouresh
Robert Gist ...... Committee Chairman
8.24 [--] General Electric Theater: SO DEADLY, SO EVIL
Revue Productions no. 13119
13Mar60 CBS Sun
starring
Peggy Lee ....... Natalia Cory
Ronald Reagan ....... Allan Richards
Gavin MacLeod ....... Billy Williams
Robert Hopkins
Terry Loomis
Michael Granger
Les Green
Synopsis 1:
A small town girl who comes to New York to forget a recent tragedy,
only to have her own life threatened by a masked stranger. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Natalia Cory left a tragic past to start a new life in New York City,
receives a blackmail threat. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Moment of Fear 15Sep64.
8.25 [--] General Electric Theater: DO NOT DISTURB
Revue Productions no.13117
20Mar60 CBS Sun
written by Arthur Marx & Mannie Mannheim
adaptation from Groucho Marx's novel "Not as a Crocodile".
starring
David Wayne ....... Arthur Martin
Peggy Knudsen ....... Irene Martin
Gil Rogers ....... Steve
Scott Davey ....... Andy
Irene Vernon ....... Miss Burdick
Andrea King ....... Editor
Synopsis:
Arthur Martin makes his living at home, writing articles for a monthly magazine.
But working at home has its disadvantages: the family hardly ever leaves him at peace. [RF]
8.26 [--] General Electric Theater: THE WEB OF GUILT
27Mar60 CBS Sun
starring
Arthur Kennedy ....... Whitney Barton
Mary Jackson ....... Phyllis Barton
Harry Townes ....... Michael Stark
H.M. Wynant ...... Anthony Morrell
8.27 [--] General Electric Theater: MYSTERY AT MALIBU
Revue Productions no. 10402
10Apr60 CBS Sun
starring
Dan Duryea ....... Barnaby Hook
Audrey Totter ....... Olga Lemaire
Dianne Foster ....... Tony Warren
Tyler McDuff ....... Reggie Lemaire
Richard Ney ....... Donald Reisel
8.28 [--] General Electric Theater: AFTERMATH
(aka Mr. Preach [pilot])
17Apr60 CBS Sun
Producer Harry Tatelman
Teleplay by John Paxton
Based on the story by Octavus Roy Cohen
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Assistant director George Templeton
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Fess Parker ..... Jonathan West
James Best ...... Hardy Coulter
John Hambrick ....... Gordon
William Phipps ...... Hicks
Stephen Joyce ....... Murray
Sam Jackson Jr. ...... Ernie/Galoot
Maurine Dawson ........ Sarah
Tim Graham ............ Storekeeper
Burt Mustin ........... Wilson
John Cole ............. Frank Coulter
Gina Gillespie ........ Bessie
William Challee ....... Redway
Synopsis:
A new preacher comes to town and is not quite up to
the challenges that lie ahead of him. [RF]
8.29 [--] General Electric Theater: ADAM'S APPLES
(pilot for Ichabod & Me)
Revue Productions no. 13125
24Apr60 CBS Sun
starring
Robert Sterling ...... Robert Major
George Chandler .... Ichabod Adams
Leon Ames ... Malcolm Fownes
Fred Beir .... Terry Major
Dorothy Neumann .... Aunt Lavinia
Christine White .... Abigail Adams
8.30 [--] General Electric Theater: UGLY DUCKLING
Revue Productions no. 13118
01May60 CBS Sun
Adapted, in a modern variation,
from the Hans Christian Andersen story
starring
Joanna Barnes .... Princess Camilla
Robert Casper .... Prince Simon
Richard Haydn .... Chancellor
Oskar Homolka .... King
William Allyn .... Carlo
Joyce Jameson .... Dulcibella
Linda Watkins .... Queen
8.31 [--] General Electric Theater: DON'T YOU REMEMBER?
Revue Productions no. 13124
08May60 CBS Sun
starring
Lee Marvin .... Clerk
Simone Signoret .... Woman
General Electric Theater: HOT FOOTAGE
15May60 (CBS Sun WNAC-TV Boston Mass 9pm ET)
8.32 [--] General Electric Theater: AT YOUR SERVICE
Revue Productions no. 13116
22May60 CBS Sun
starring
Van Johnson .... Jimmy Devlin
Jan Sterling .... Gloria Miles
Judi Meredith .... Penny Miles
Marcel Dalio .... Michel
8.33 [--] General Electric Theater: HOT FOOTAGE
Revue Productions no. 10414
29May60 CBS Sun
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Richard Greene .... Jonathan Love
Robert Strauss .... Hank Wahr
Hazel Court .... Vicky Phillips
Synopsis:
Jonathan Love, TV news cameraman, is in Acapulco, Mexico, covering the
mysterious torpedoing of a freighter. Not far behind is his inevitable competition
- Hank Wahr, cameraman for a rival TV news
service. [RF]
*Note: This episode aired on May 15, 1960 in some areas.
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9.01 [--] General Electric Theater: THE MAN WHO THOUGHT FOR HIMSELF
Revue Productions no. 13157
18Sep60
Written by James Allardice
starring
Steve Allen ........ Andy Fletcher
Lauren Chapin ....... Karen Fletcher
Jayne Meadows ........ Jean Fletcher
Howard McNear ........ Mr. Seeley
Alvy Moore ....... Herb Dennis
Dan Tobin ....... Myron Decker
Williard Waterman ...... Mr. Zachary
Peter Leeds ....... Chris
9.02 [--] General Electric Theater: JOURNAL OF HOPE
Revue Productions no. 13152
25Sep60
starring
Jeanne Crain ......... Hope (Blue Wind Woman)
Leslie Nielsen ......... Edward Morgan
Walter Baldwin ........ Henry Clayburn
Claire Carleton ......... Ida Clayburn
Bern Hoffman ......... Si Blackwell
Kathleen Hughes ......... Victoria Willis
9.03 [--] General Electric Theater: HOORAY FOR LOVE
02Oct60
written by Larry Gelbart & Woody Allen
9.04 [--] General Electric Theater: SWINGING SINGING YEARS (GE Special)
09Oct60
starring
Ronald Reagan
Vaughn Monroe
Stan Kenton
Tex Beneke
Freddy Martin
Charlie Barnet
9.05 [--] General Electric Theater: GOOD-BYE, MY LOVE
Revue Productions no. 13156
16Oct60
starring
Anne Baxter ........ Ella Harley
Ronald Reagan ...... Joe Harley
Nestor Pavia ....... Pinero
Chet Stratton ...... Dr. Till
9.06 [--] General Electric Theater: THE CAMEL'S FOOT
Revue Productions no. 13159
23Oct60
starring
Vera Miles ......... Debra Stone
Connie Gilchrist ... Rosie Conners
Chris Warfield ..... Hal Stewart
Ralph Sanford ...... Backstage Doorman
9.07 [--] General Electric Theater: THE GRADUATION DRESS
Revue Productions no. 13151
30Oct60
Producer Stanley Rubin
Teleplay by William R. Cox
From a story by William Faulkner
Directed by Richard Irving
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Buddy Ebsen ........ Pa Jericho
Stella Stevens ..... Laura Jericho
Hugh O'Brien ....... Sam Sharp
Ellen Corby ........ Ma Jericho
Tommy Nolan ........ Buddy Jericho
Suzanne Sydney ..... Sally
[--] General Electric Theater: Pre-empted
06Nov60
9.08 [--] General Electric Theater: THE INFLUENTIAL AMERICANS (SPECIAL)
13Nov60
written by Howard K. Smith
9.09 [--] General Electric Theater: THE PLAYOFF
Revue Productions no. 13154
20Nov60
starring
Dana Andrews ........ Carl Anderson
Nancy Davis ....... Betty Anderson
Regis Toomey ......... Jimmy
Ryan O'Neal .......... Art Anderson
Carl Benton Reid ....... Clyde Thompson