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The Classic TV Archive - US Dramatic Anthology Series
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Episode Guide
version 17.0 November
2008
(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