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Episode Guide

version 5.0  December 2007

(Ep 1.7, 1.8)

compiled by

The Classic TV Archive

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

with contributions by:

Rina Fox

 references:

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KRAFT MYSTERY THEATRE

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Summer 1961 episodes:

filmed in England

 (UK theatrical second features, edited for TV)

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Summer 1962 episodes:

filmed at Desilu Studios, Hollywood, USA

(some originals, others

   previously aired on "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" 1958-60)

*

Summer 1963 episodes:

filmed at Revue Studios, Hollywood, USA

(some previously aired on "Alcoa Playhouse" from 1961-63)

for

NBC (Wednesdays 9:00pm EST))(14Jun61-27Sep61)

NBC (Wednesdays 9:00pm EST)(13Jun62-26Sep62)

NBC (Wednesdays 9:00pm EST)(19Jun63-11Sep63)

Producer Alex March

US anthology series  Summer 1961-1962-1963      ?eps x 60min       

Hosted by Frank Gallop

Directors Included:

 Paul Bogart, Michael Dreyfuss, Jack Klugman, David Greene

"Kraft Mystery Theatre" theme

  composed by  Johnny  Williams (for Revue Studios)

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  NBC (Wednesdays 9:00pm EST))(14Jun61-27Sep61)

    Filmed in England

 (UK theatrical second features, edited for TV)

     Hosted by Frank Gallop 
 

1.01 [--] Kraft Mystery Theatre: THE PROFESSIONALS (filmed in the UK)

14Jun61 NBC Wed (filmed in 1959 for UK theatrical release) 

prod #61-1203

      (theatrical running time 61 min)     

Independent Artists Production [UK]

Produced by Norman Priggen

Written by Peter Barnes

Directed by Don Sharp

Cast: 

William Lucas ....  Philip Bowman

Andrew Faulds ....  Inspector Rankin

Colette Wilde ....  Ruth

Stratford Johns ....  Lawson

Vilma Ann Leslie ....  Mabel

Edward Cast ....  Clayton

Charles Vince ....  Holden

Jack May ..... Edwards

Laurence Taylor .... Cairns

Eric Corrie ...... Detective

Arthur Skinner ....... Plain-Clothes man

Douglas Suir ...... Beaumont

David Williams ...... Constable

Synopsis:

A team of detectives arrive to inspect the vault of a suburban bank and skip

out with the loot. [RF]

 

1.02 [--] Kraft Mystery Theatre: DEADLY RECORD (filmed in the UK)

21Jun61 NBC Wed  (filmed in 1959 for UK theatrical release)  

   (theatrical running time 58 min)  

       Hosted by Frank Gallup

International Artists production

Produced by Vivian A. Cox  

Screenplay by Vivian A. Cox & Lawrence Huntington   

>From a Novel by Nina Warner Hooks

Directed by Lawrence Huntington

Cinematography by Eric Cross    

Cast:  

Lee Patterson  ....  Trevor Hamilton

Barbara Shelley ....  Susan Webb

Jane Hylton ....  Ann Garfield

Peter Dyneley ....  Dr. Morrow

Geoffrey Keen ....  Supt. Ambrose

John Paul  ....  Phil Gamage

Everley Gregg ....  Mrs. Mac

Edward Cast ....  Constable Ryder

George Pastell ....  Angelo

Ferdy Mayne ....  Ramon Casadas

April Olrich ....  Carmela

rest of cast listed alphabetically

Doreen Dawn ....  (uncredited)

Peter Dolphin ....  (uncredited)

Percy Herbert ....  (uncredited)

Geoffrey Tyrrell ....  (uncredited)

Synopsis:

Pilot Trevor Hamilton returns and sees no sign of his estranged wife Jenny,

who lives in the studio adjoining his house. The next day he finds her

dead in the studio, finds her car with a dented fender, and finds himself

the no. 1 murder suspect

 

1.03 [--] Kraft Mystery Theatre: ACCOUNT RENDERED (filmed in the UK)

28Jun61 NBC Wed (filmed in 1957 for UK theatrical release)   

(theatrical running time 59 min)

Rank Organisation Production /J. Arthur Rank Films [UK]

Produced by Luigi Rovere, John Temple-Smith   

Screenplay by Barbara S. Harper  from a Novel by Pamela Barrington

Directed by Peter Graham Scott   

Cast:   

Griffith Jones ....  Robert Ainsworth 

Ursula Howells ....  Lucille Ainsworth 

Honor Blackman ....  Sarah Hayward 

Ewen Solon ....  Detective Inspector Marshall 

Robert Raikes ....  Detective Sergeant Berry 

John Van Eyssen ....  Clive Franklyn 

Philip Gilbert ....  John Langford 

Carl Bernard ....  Gilbert Morgan 

Doris Yorke ....  Landlady 

Harry Ross  ....  Bernard Goodman 

Edwin Richfield ....  Porter 

Gordon Phillott ....  Rigby 

Vernon Smythe ....  Colonel Jarvis 

Barry Steele ....  Barman 

rest of cast: 

Mary Jones ....  Nella Langford 

Gerda Larsen ....  Blondi 

Synopsis:

When Lucille Ainsworth is murdered, the police haul in four prime suspects

 - all of them with equally good reasons for wanting the woman dead. [TA]

 

1.04 [--] 05Jul61

1.05 [--] 12Jul61

1.06 [--] 19Jul61

 

1.07 [--] Kraft Mystery Theatre: THE WHITE TRAP
26Jul1961 NBC Wed
Cast:
Lee Patterson ...... Paul Langley
Felicity Young ..... Joan Langley
Conrad Phillip ..... Morrison
Yvette Wyatt ....... Ann Fisher
Synopsis:
Convict Paul Langley learns that his wife is desperately ill. He determines to

break out of prison and visit her in the hospital. [RF]

 

1.08 [--] Kraft Mystery Theatre: WITNESS IN THE DARK
02Aug61 NBC Wed
Cast:
Patricia Dainton .... Jane Pringle
Conrad Phillips ..... Inspector Coates
Madge Ryan .......... Mrs. Finch
Enid Lorimer ........ Mrs. Temple
Synopsis:
Though Jane Pringle is blind, she has made a good life for herself. She has a fine job,

a comfortable flat and many friends. But one day Jane discovers

that someone wants to kill her. [RF]
 

1.09 [--] Kraft Mystery Theatre: BREAKOUT (filmed in the UK)

          09Aug61 NBC (filmed in 1959 for UK theatrical release)

    (theatrical running time 62 min)

Independent Artists Production [UK]

Produced by Leslie Parkyn, Julian Wintle   

Directed by Peter Graham Scott  

Cast: 

Lee Patterson  ....  George Munro 

Hazel Court ....  Rita Arkwright 

Terence Alexander  ....  Farrow 

Dermot Kelly ....  O'Quinn 

John Paul  ....  Arkwright 

Billie Whitelaw ....  Rose Munro 

William Lucas ....  Chandler 

Estelle Brody ....  Maureen O'Quinn 

 

1.10 [--] 16Aug61

1.11 [--] 23Aug61

1.12 [--] 30Aug61

1.13 [--] 06Sep61

 

1.14 [--] Kraft Mystery Theatre: FLIGHT FROM TREASON (filmed in the UK)

          13Sep61 NBC Wed (filmed in 1959 for UK theatrical release) 

(theatrical running time 60 min)   

written by James Mitchell

directed by Dennis Vance

guest stars

Robert Brown

John Gregson

Ian Hendry

 

1.15 [--] Kraft Mystery Theatre: THIRD ALIBI (filmed in the UK)

          20Sep61 NBC Wed  (filmed in 1961 for UK theatrical release) 

(theatrical running time 68 min)   

Produced by Maurice J. Wilson

Written by Maurice J. Wilson & Montgomery Tully

Directed by Montgomery Tully   

Cast (in credits order) 

Laurence Payne ....  Norman Martell

Patricia Dainton ....  Helen Martell

Jane Griffiths ....  Peggy Hill

Edward Underdown ....  Dr. Murdoch

John Arnatt ....  Supt. Ross

Humphrey Lestocq ....  Producer

Lucy Griffiths ....  Miss Potter

Cleo Laine ....  Singer

also:

Olive Milbourn ....  Mrs. Booth

Synopsis:

Norman wants a divorce from Helen because he has fallen in love with

her sister Peggy. Helen won't cooperate, and Norman decides murder

is the only way to break the triangle.

 

1.16 [--] Kraft Mystery Theatre: DEATH IN THE SKY ABOVE

          27Sep61 NBC Wed (end of season 1)

Cast:

Peter Williams .... Charles Hillary

Petra Davies .... Katherine Forester

Ursula Howles .... Mrs. Charles Hillary

Synopsis:

Charles Hillary is jailed for the murder of his wife, but insists that

he is innocent. He escapes from prison and sets out to find the real

murderer. (60 min)
 

*Note: Last show of the series, format changes Desilu Studios in Hollywood.

 

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  NBC (Wednesdays 9:00pm EST)(13Jun62-26Sep62)

Desilu Studios, Hollywood

(some originals, others

   previously aired on "Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse" 1958-60)

 

 

2.01 [--] 13Jun62 NBC Wed

2.02 [--] 20Jun62

2.03 [--] 27Jun62

2.04 [--] 04Jul62

2.05 [--] 11Jul62

2.06 [--] 18Jul62

2.07 [--] 25Jul62

2.08 [--] 01Aug62

2.09 [--] 08Aug62

2.10 [--] 15Aug62

2.11 [--] 22Aug62

2.12 [--] 29Aug62

2.13 [--] 05Sep62

 

2.14  [--] Kraft Mystery Theatre: CHANGE OF HEART (filmed in the USA)

prod #5147-8

12Sep62 NBC

written by David Z. Goodman

directed by Richard Kinon

guest stars

Robert Middleton

Donald May

Russ Conway

Evans Evans

Dick Sargent

Allison Hayes

 

2.15 [--] 19Sep62

2.16 [--] 26Sep62 NBC Wed (end of season 2)

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 NBC (Wednesdays 9:00pm EST)(19Jun63-11Sep63) 

       Revue Studios, Hollywood USA

 (some previously aired on "Alcoa Playhouse" (1961-63)
 

3.01 [--] Kraft Mystery Theatre: SHADOW OF A MAN

    Revue Studios, USA

   19Jun63  NBC  (copyright date: 19Jun63)

guest cast:

Broderick Crawford
 

3.02 [--] 26Jun63 NBC Wed

3.03 [--] 03Jul63

3.04 [--] 10Jul63

3.05 [--] 17Jul63

3.06 [--] 24Jul63

3.07 [--] 31Jul63

3.08 [--] 07Aug63

3.09 [--] 14Aug63

3.10 [--] 21Aug63

3.11 [--] 28Aug63

3.12 [--] 04Sep63

3.13 [--] 11Sep63 NBC Wed (final episode)
 

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