Ford Theatre, spelled Ford Theater for the original radio version and known, in full, as The Ford Television Theatre for the TV version, is a radio and television anthology series broadcast in the United States in the 1940s and 1950s. At various times the television series appeared on all three major television networks, while the radio version was broadcast on two separate networks and on two separate coasts. Ford Theatre was named for its sponsor, the Ford Motor Company, which had an earlier success with its concert music series, The Ford Sunday Evening Hour (1934–42).

Ford Theater
Director Fletcher Markle and Ingrid Bergman prepare for the Ford Theatre adaptation of Anna Christie that aired on CBS Radio January 21, 1949
GenreAnthology drama
Running time1 hour
Country of originUnited States
Language(s)English
Home stationNBC (10/05/47–06/27/48)
CBS (10/08/48–07/01/49)
TV adaptationsFord Theatre
Hosted byNBC: Howard Lindsay
CBS: Nelson Case
StarringNBC: Numerous radio actors
CBS: Numerous Hollywood stars
Written byNBC: Will Glickman, Charles Gussman, Lillian Schoen, Stanley Evans
CBS: Hugh Kemp, Brainerd Duffield
Directed byNBC: George Zachary
CBS: Fletcher Markle
Recording studioNBC: New York City
CBS: Hollywood
No. of series2
No. of episodes78
Audio formatMonaural sound

Radio

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Ford Theater as a radio series lasted for only two seasons. Its first season was broadcast from New York City on NBC with such actors as Ed Begley, Shirley Booth, Gary Merrill, Everett Sloane and Vicki Vola. This season ran from October 5, 1947, to June 27, 1948. Due to poor ratings, Ford moved the show to Hollywood[1] and CBS Radio for the second season, where top Hollywood actors headed the casts. This season, which lasted from October 8, 1948, to July 1, 1949, received much higher ratings. However, with television rising in popularity, Ford decided to end its radio show and focus solely on television.

Howard Lindsay became the program's master of ceremonies on October 5, 1947.[2]

Television

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The Ford Television Theatre
 
Dan Duryea in the presentation of Double Exposure, 1953
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes245
Production
Running time24–26 minutes
Production companiesFord Motor Company (Live episodes)
Screen Gems Television (Filmed episodes)
Original release
NetworkCBS (1948–1951)
NBC (1952–1956)
ABC (1956–1957)
ReleaseOctober 17, 1948 (1948-10-17) –
June 26, 1957 (1957-06-26)

The first Ford Theatre on U.S. television appeared on October 17, 1948, near the beginning of regularly scheduled prime time network programming. It was an hour-long drama, broadcast live, as was most television of the era. This series used primarily Broadway actors. The program began as a monthly series, switching to biweekly a year later, in alternation on Friday nights at 9:00 pm Eastern time with the 54th Street Revue. During this period, programming included adaptations of Little Women, with June Lockhart and Kim Hunter, and One Sunday Afternoon, with Burgess Meredith and Hume Cronyn. During the following season, the final season for the program on CBS, the alternation in the same time slot was with Magnavox Theater.[3] Garth Montgomery was the producer, with Carl Beier as associate producer. Franklin Schaffner was the director.[4]

A half-hour filmed Ford Theatre returned to the airwaves on NBC for the 1951–52 season on Thursday nights at 9:30 pm Eastern. At this time, production was moved from New York to Hollywood, and featured actors based there rather than on Broadway. Some of these programs were comedies instead of dramas. Performers appearing during this era included Frank Bank, Scott Brady, Claudette Colbert, Charles Coburn, Ed Hinton, Vivi Janiss, Peter Lawford, Sam Levene, Ida Lupino, Thomas Mitchell, Dennis Morgan, Karen Sharpe, Ann Sheridan, Barry Sullivan, and Beverly Washburn. Also appearing for the first time together were Ronald Reagan and Nancy Davis, in an episode entitled "First Born," which first aired on February 3, 1953. In October 1954, Ford Theatre became the first network television series to be filmed regularly in color.[5] During this period, Ford Theatre finished in the Nielsen ratings at number 30 for the 1952–1953 season, number seven in 1953–1954, number 9 in 1954–1955, and number 13 in 1955–1956.[6]

After four seasons on NBC, the program was shown for a final season on ABC during the 1956–57 season. The time slot was changed to Wednesdays at 9:30 pm. The last prime time broadcast of Ford Theatre was on July 10, 1957.

From 9:00 to 9:30 p.m. on Saturdays during the summer of 1958, NBC broadcast the anthology series Opening Night, which consisted entirely of reruns of episodes of Ford Theatre from the 1956–1957 season.[7] First aired on June 14, 1958, Opening Night was broadcast every other week, alternating in its time slot with Club Oasis with Spike Jones.[7] Its final episode aired on September 8, 1958.[7]

In 1954, Billboard voted Ford Theatre the best filmed network television drama series.[8]

Episodes

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Season 1 (1948–49)

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Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"Years Ago"Marc DanielsRuth GordonOctober 17, 1948 (1948-10-17)
22"Joy To The World"Franklin J. SchaffnerAlan Scott and George HaightNovember 21, 1948 (1948-11-21)
33"Night Must Fall"Marc DanielsStory by : Emlyn Williams
Teleplay by : Norman Lessing
December 19, 1948 (1948-12-19)
44"The Man Who Came To Dinner"Marc DanielsStory by : George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart
Teleplay by : Max Wilk and Ellis Marcus
January 16, 1949 (1949-01-16)
55"The Silver Cord"Marc DanielsSidney HowardFebruary 13, 1949 (1949-02-13)
66"Outward Bound"Marc DanielsSutton VaneMarch 13, 1949 (1949-03-13)
77"Arsenic And Old Lace"Marc DanielsJoseph KesselringApril 11, 1949 (1949-04-11)
88"One Sunday Afternoon"Marc DanielsJames HaganMay 16, 1949 (1949-05-16)

Season 2 (1949–50)

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91"The Twentieth Century"Marc DanielsStory by : Charles Bruce Millholland, Ben Hecht, and Charles MacArthur
Teleplay by : Norman Lessing
October 7, 1949 (1949-10-07)
102"On Borrowed Time"UnknownStory by : Paul Osborn and Lawrence Edward Watkin
Teleplay by :
October 21, 1949 (1949-10-21)
113"She Loves Me Not"Marc DanielsStory by : Edward Hope and Howard Lindsay
Teleplay by : Max Wilk
November 4, 1949 (1949-11-04)
124"Skylark"UnknownStory by : Samson Raphaelson
Teleplay by :
November 18, 1949 (1949-11-18)
135"Kind Lady"Marc DanielsStory by : Edward Chodorov
Teleplay by : Ellis Marcus
December 2, 1949 (1949-12-02)
146"Little Women"Marc DanielsStory by : Louisa May Alcott
Teleplay by : Ellis Marcus
December 9, 1949 (1949-12-09)
157"The Farmer Takes a Wife"UnknownStory by : Marc Connelly and Frank Ball Elser
Teleplay by :
December 30, 1949 (1949-12-30)
168"The Barker"Marc DanielsStory by : Kenyon Nicholson
Teleplay by :
January 13, 1950 (1950-01-13)
179"Laburnum Grove"UnknownStory by : J.B. Priestley
Teleplay by : Edward Mabley
January 29, 1950 (1950-01-29)
1810"The Royal Family"UnknownStory by : Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman
Teleplay by :
February 10, 1950 (1950-02-10)
1911"Uncle Harry"UnknownStory by : Thomas Job
Teleplay by :
February 24, 1950 (1950-02-24)
2012"Room Service"UnknownStory by : John Murray and Allen Boretz
Teleplay by :
March 10, 1950 (1950-03-10)
2113"Dear Brutus"UnknownStory by : J.M. Barrie
Teleplay by :
March 24, 1950 (1950-03-24)
2214"The Little Minister"UnknownStory by : J.M. Barrie
Teleplay by :
April 7, 1950 (1950-04-07)
2315"The School for Scandal"UnknownStory by : Richard B. Sheridan
Teleplay by :
April 21, 1950 (1950-04-21)
2416"Father Malachy's Miracle"UnknownStory by : Bruce Marshall
Teleplay by :
May 5, 1950 (1950-05-05)
2517"Subway Express"Marc DanielsStory by : Eva May Flint and Martha Madison
Teleplay by : Ellis Marcus
May 19, 1950 (1950-05-19)
2618"The Shining Hour"UnknownStory by : Keith Winter
Teleplay by :
June 2, 1950 (1950-06-02)
2719"On Borrowed Time"UnknownStory by : Paul Osborn and Lawrence Edward Watkin
Teleplay by :
June 30, 1950 (1950-06-30)

Season 3 (1950–51)

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281"The Traitor"Franklin J. SchaffnerStory by : Herman Wouk
Teleplay by : Jack Kirkland
September 8, 1950 (1950-09-08)
292"The Married Look"Franklin J. SchaffnerStory by : Robert Nathan
Teleplay by : Howard Rodman
September 22, 1950 (1950-09-22)
303"The Marble Faun"Franklin J. SchaffnerStory by : Nathaniel Hawthorne
Teleplay by : David Davidson
October 6, 1950 (1950-10-06)
314"Angel Street"Franklin J. SchaffnerStory by : Patrick Hamilton
Teleplay by : Lois Jacoby
October 20, 1950 (1950-10-20)
325"Heart of Darkness"Franklin J. SchaffnerStory by : Joseph Conrad
Teleplay by : Joseph Liss
November 3, 1950 (1950-11-03)
336"The White-Headed Boy"Franklin J. SchaffnerStory by : Lennox Robinson
Teleplay by : Willard Keefe
November 17, 1950 (1950-11-17)
347"Another Darling"Franklin J. SchaffnerStory by : Zoe Akins and Lewis Carroll
Teleplay by : Nancy Moore
December 1, 1950 (1950-12-01)
358"Alice in Wonderland"Franklin J. SchaffnerStory by : Lewis Carroll
Teleplay by : Lois Jacoby
December 14, 1950 (1950-12-14)
369"Cause for Suspicion"Franklin J. SchaffnerStory by : Peggy Lamson
Teleplay by : Joseph Liss
December 29, 1950 (1950-12-29)
3710"The Presentation of the Look Magazine TV Awards"UnknownStory by :
Teleplay by :
January 12, 1951 (1951-01-12)
3811"Final Copy"Franklin J. SchaffnerJay BarbetteJanuary 26, 1951 (1951-01-26)
3912"Spring Again"Franklin J. SchaffnerStory by : Bertram Bloch and Isabel Leighton
Teleplay by : Lois Jacoby
February 9, 1951 (1951-02-09)
4013"The Golden Mouth"Franklin J. SchaffnerStory by : Charles Belden and Frederick Stephani
Teleplay by : Joseph Liss
February 23, 1951 (1951-02-23)
4114"The Ghost Patrol"Franklin J. SchaffnerStory by : Sinclair Lewis
Teleplay by : William Kendall Clarke
March 9, 1951 (1951-03-09)
4215"Heart of Darkness (restaged)"Franklin J. SchaffnerStory by : Joseph Conrad
Teleplay by : Joseph Liss
March 23, 1951 (1951-03-23)
4316"Ticket to Oblivion"Franklin J. SchaffnerStory by : Robert Packer
Teleplay by : George Oppenheimer
April 6, 1951 (1951-04-06)
4417"The Touchstone"Franklin J. SchaffnerStory by : Edith Wharton
Teleplay by : Lois Jacoby and Jerome Ross
April 20, 1951 (1951-04-20)
4518"Dead on the Vine"Franklin J. SchaffnerStory by : Alice Fellows
Teleplay by : Joseph Liss
May 4, 1951 (1951-05-04)
4619"Peter Ibbetson"Franklin J. SchaffnerStory by : George L. Du Maurier
Teleplay by : Lois Jacoby
May 18, 1951 (1951-05-18)
4720"Three in a Room"Franklin J. SchaffnerStory by : Walter Karig
Teleplay by : George Oppenheimer
June 1, 1951 (1951-06-01)
4821"Night over London"Franklin J. SchaffnerStory by : Kay Boyle
Teleplay by : David Davidson
June 15, 1951 (1951-06-15)
4922"The Ghost Patrol"Franklin J. SchaffnerStory by : Sinclair Lewis
Teleplay by : William Kendall Clarke
June 29, 1951 (1951-06-29)

Season 4 (1952–53)

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501"Life, Liberty and Orrin Dooley"Robert StevensonStory by : William Fuller
Teleplay by : Mary C. McCall Jr.
October 2, 1952 (1952-10-02)
512"Junior"Leigh JasonStory by : Charles S. Belden and Frederick Stephani
Teleplay by : Cyril Hume
October 9, 1952 (1952-10-09)
523"National Honeymoon"James NeilsonStory by :
Teleplay by : Paul Horgan, Robert Riley Crutcher, and Elizabeth Reinhardt
October 16, 1952 (1952-10-16)
534"Birth of a Hero"Robert StevensonStory by :
Teleplay by : Lillie Hayward
October 23, 1952 (1952-10-23)
545"Girl in the Park"Robert StevensonStory by : Rachel Maddux
Teleplay by : Sheridan Gibney
October 30, 1952 (1952-10-30)
556"Edge of the Law"Fletcher MarkleStory by : Richard Deming
Teleplay by : Charles Bennett
November 6, 1952 (1952-11-06)
567"Protect Her Honor"James NeilsonStory by :
Teleplay by : George W. George, Mary C. McCall Jr., and George F. Slavin
November 13, 1952 (1952-11-13)
578"Sunk"Robert StevensonStory by : George F. Worts
Teleplay by : Merwin Gerard and Seeleg Lester
November 20, 1952 (1952-11-20)
589"The Divided Heart"Fletcher MarkleStory by : Frederick Hazlitt Brennan
Teleplay by : Elizabeth Reinhardt
November 27, 1952 (1952-11-27)
5910"Something Old, Something New"James NeilsonStory by : Dorothy Francis Canfield Fisher and Carl Leo Gass
Teleplay by : Mary C. McCall Jr. and Margaret Buell Wilder
December 4, 1952 (1952-12-04)
6011"Crossed and Double Crossed"Richard QuineStory by : Mortimer Braus
Teleplay by : Mortimer Braus
December 11, 1952 (1952-12-11)
6112"So Many Things Happen"James NeilsonStory by : George W. George and George F. Slavin
Teleplay by : Berne Giler
December 18, 1952 (1952-12-18)
6213"Heart of Gold"Robert StevensonStory by : Nathaniel Hawthorne
Teleplay by : Edward Hope
December 25, 1952 (1952-12-25)
6314"They Also Serve"Laslo BenedekStory by : William T. Tilden
Teleplay by : Edward Hope
January 3, 1953 (1953-01-03)
6415"It Happened in a Pawn Shop"Richard QuineStory by : Robert Harari
Teleplay by : Frederick Brady
January 8, 1953 (1953-01-08)
6516"This Is My Heart"Robert StevensonStory by : Lenore J. Coffee
Teleplay by : Louella MacFarlane
January 15, 1953 (1953-01-15)
6617"The Sermon of the Gun"George ArchainbaudStory by : George Sessions Perry
Teleplay by : Lawrence Kimble
January 22, 1953 (1953-01-22)
6718"Adventure in Connecticut"Victor StoloffStory by : Albert Duffy
Teleplay by : Jerome Gruskin
January 29, 1953 (1953-01-29)
6819"The First Born"James NeilsonStory by : Marion Valensi
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
February 5, 1953 (1953-02-05)
6920"The Old Man's Bride"Victor StoloffStory by :
Teleplay by : Jerome Gruskin and Edward Hope
February 12, 1953 (1953-02-12)
7021"Margin for Fear"James NeilsonStory by : Leslie T. White
Teleplay by : Berne Giler
February 19, 1953 (1953-02-19)
7122"All's Fair in Love"Leigh JasonStory by : Doris Peel
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
February 26, 1953 (1953-02-26)
7223"Madame 44"James NelsonStory by :
Teleplay by : John Tucker Battle
March 5, 1953 (1953-03-05)
7324"My Daughter's Husband"Edward BerndsStory by :
Teleplay by : Sumner Arthur Long
March 12, 1953 (1953-03-12)
7425"The Bet"Jules BrickenStory by : Anton Chekhov
Teleplay by : Theodore St. John
March 19, 1953 (1953-03-19)
7526"Double Exposure"Lew LandersStory by : Ben Hecht and John D. Weaver
Teleplay by : Frederick Brady
March 26, 1953 (1953-03-26)
7627"To Any Soldier"Ted PostStory by :
Teleplay by : Robert Hardy Andrews
April 2, 1953 (1953-04-02)
7728"Just What the Doctor Ordered"Ted PostStory by : Hilda Cole Espy
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
April 9, 1953 (1953-04-09)
7829"Allison, Ltd."James NeilsonStory by :
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf and Catherine Turney
April 16, 1953 (1953-04-16)
7930"The Life of the Party"Lewis AllenStory by : David Karp and Clarence Budington Kelland
Teleplay by : Jerome Gruskin
April 23, 1953 (1953-04-23)
8031"The Son-in-Law"James NeilsonStory by : John Kendrick Bangs
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
April 30, 1953 (1953-04-30)
8132"The Lady and the Champ"Jules BrickenStory by : George W. George and George F. Slavin
Teleplay by : Joe Pagano
May 7, 1953 (1953-05-07)
8233"Look for Tomorrow"James NeilsonStory by : Gladys S. Finke
Teleplay by : Jerry Sackheim
May 14, 1953 (1953-05-14)
8334"Sweet Talk Me, Jackson"Edward BerndsStory by : Douglass Welch
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
May 21, 1953 (1953-05-21)
8435"The Jewel"James NeilsonStory by : Lawrence L. Goldman
Teleplay by : Jerome Gruskin
May 28, 1953 (1953-05-28)
8536"There's No Place Like Home"Ted PostStory by : Sumner Arthur Long
Teleplay by : Sumner Arthur Long
June 4, 1953 (1953-06-04)
8637"The Trestle"Jules BrickenStory by : Lawrence L. Goldman
Teleplay by : Jerome Gruskin
June 11, 1953 (1953-06-11)
8738"Malaya Incident"John BrahmStory by : Adele Comandini
Teleplay by : Adele Comandini
June 18, 1953 (1953-06-18)
8839"The People Versus Johnston"Arthur DreifussStory by : Arthur Dreifuss
Teleplay by : Jerome Gruskin
June 25, 1953 (1953-06-25)

Season 5 (1953–54)

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Title Directed by Written by Original air date
891"Tangier Lady"Ted PostStory by : Jack Harvey and Sol Shor
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
October 1, 1953 (1953-10-01)
902"The Doctor's Downfall"Ted PostStory by :
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
October 8, 1953 (1953-10-08)
913"Emergency"Ted PostStory by :
Teleplay by :
October 15, 1953 (1953-10-15)
924"The Bachelor"Laslo BenedekStory by : Martin Donisthorpe Armstrong and Decla Dunning
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf and Decla Dunning
October 22, 1953 (1953-10-22)
935"Tomorrow's Men"James NeilsonStory by : Bill Scott
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
October 29, 1953 (1953-10-29)
946"The World's My Oyster"Frederick StephaniStory by : Berne Giler and Ben Hecht
Teleplay by : Sig Herzig and Frederick Stephani
November 5, 1953 (1953-11-05)
957"The Ming Lama"Ted PostStory by :
Teleplay by : Michael Kraike
November 12, 1953 (1953-11-12)
968"As the Flame Dies"James NeilsonStory by : Herbert Little Jr. and David Victor
Teleplay by : Herbert Little Jr., Jerry Sackheim, and David Victor
November 19, 1953 (1953-11-19)
979"Double Bet"Frederick StephaniStory by : Dorian Weiler and Miriam Weiler
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
November 26, 1953 (1953-11-26)
9810"Kiss and Forget"James NeilsonStory by :
Teleplay by : Jerome Gruskin
December 3, 1953 (1953-12-03)
9911"And Suddenly, You Knew"Ted PostStory by : Spencer Raymond and Luci Ward
Teleplay by : Lillie Hayward
December 10, 1953 (1953-12-10)
10012"Gun Job"Ted PostStory by : Thomas Thompson
Teleplay by : Jerry Sackheim
December 17, 1953 (1953-12-17)
10113"Ever Since the Day"Frederick StephaniStory by : Joseph Russell
Teleplay by : Mary C. McCall Jr.
December 24, 1953 (1953-12-24)
10214"Alias Nora Hale"James NeilsonStory by :
Teleplay by : Jerry Sackheim
December 31, 1953 (1953-12-31)
10315"The Fugitives"Phil KarlsonStory by : Sigman Byrd
Teleplay by : Robert Hardy Andrews
January 7, 1954 (1954-01-07)
10416"The Ardent Woodsman"James NeilsonStory by : Hugh B. Cave
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
January 14, 1954 (1954-01-14)
10517"The Happiest Day"James NeilsonStory by : William Rutherford Coe
Teleplay by : Lillie Hayward and Jerry Sackheim
January 21, 1954 (1954-01-21)
10618"Mantrap"James NeilsonStory by : Steve McNeil
Teleplay by : Lou Breslow
January 28, 1954 (1954-01-28)
10719"Lucky Tommy Jordan"Ted PostStory by : Richard Donn
Teleplay by : Robert Hardy Andrews
February 4, 1954 (1954-02-04)
10820"For the Love of Kitty"UnknownStory by : Damon Runyon
Teleplay by : Berne Giler
February 11, 1954 (1954-02-11)
10921"For Value Received"Arnold LavenStory by : Mildred Cram and Edith Barnard Delano
Teleplay by : Erna Lazarus
February 18, 1954 (1954-02-18)
11022"Marriageable Male"Ted PostStory by : Irving Gaynor Neiman
Teleplay by : Lou Breslow and Karen DeWolf
February 25, 1954 (1954-02-25)
11123"The Good of His Soul"James NelsonStory by : Jean Heavey
Teleplay by : Edward Hope
March 4, 1954 (1954-03-04)
11224"Come On, Red"Richard QuineStory by : John B. Hymer
Teleplay by : Sumner Arthur Long
March 11, 1954 (1954-03-11)
11325"The Last Thirty Minutes"Ted PostStory by : Lee Horton
Teleplay by : Bernie Giler
March 18, 1954 (1954-03-18)
11426"The Taming of the Shrewd"Ted PostStory by : Henry Charles Witwer and Samuel Marx
Teleplay by : Mary C. McCall Jr.
March 25, 1954 (1954-03-25)
11527"Turn Back the Clock"Ted PostStory by : Robert L. Hecker and Frances Kavanaugh
Teleplay by : Martin Berkeley
April 1, 1954 (1954-04-01)
11628"Yours for a Dream"James NeilsonStory by : Miriam Rugel
Teleplay by : Dorothy Cooper
April 8, 1954 (1954-04-08)
11729"Sister Veronica"Ted PostStory by : Vivian Cosby
Teleplay by : Erna Lazarus
April 15, 1954 (1954-04-15)
11830"Wedding March"James NeilsonStory by : Merle Miller
Teleplay by : Sig Herzig and Frederick Stephani
April 22, 1954 (1954-04-22)
11931"Night Visitor"Phil KarlsonStory by : Norman Jacob
Teleplay by : Berne Giler
April 29, 1954 (1954-04-29)
12032"A Season to Love"Ted PostStory by : Fannie Baum and Dorothy DeKoven
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
May 6, 1954 (1954-05-06)
12133"Wonderful Day for a Wedding"Harry KellerStory by : Virginia Lee
Teleplay by : Lou Breslow
May 13, 1954 (1954-05-13)
12234"Beneath These Waters"Fred F. SearsStory by :
Teleplay by : Steve Fisher
May 20, 1954 (1954-05-20)
12335"Keep It in the Family"William D. RussellStory by : Roswell Rogers and Paul West
Teleplay by : Roswell Rogers and Paul West
May 27, 1954 (1954-05-27)
12436"The Unlocked Door"Jason LindseyStory by : Mary Roberts Rinehart
Teleplay by : Mel Dinelli
June 3, 1954 (1954-06-03)
12537"The Mason-Dixon Line"Gerald MayerStory by : Michael Kraike and Albert Treynor
Teleplay by : Berne Giler and Edward Hope
June 10, 1954 (1954-06-10)
12638"The Tryst"Ted PostStory by : Mary Hastings Bradley and Ivan Turgenev
Teleplay by : Mary C. McCall Jr.
June 17, 1954 (1954-06-17)
12739"Indirect Approach"Frederick StephaniStory by : Dana Burnet
Teleplay by : Lou Breslow
June 24, 1954 (1954-06-24)

Season 6 (1954–55)

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1281"The Trouble With Youth"Fred F. SearsStory by : William Bowers
Teleplay by : William Bowers
September 30, 1954 (1954-09-30)
1292"Daughter of Mine"Arnold LavenStory by : Katherine Albert and Dale Eunson
Teleplay by : Lillie Hayward
October 7, 1954 (1954-10-07)
1303"Shadow of Truth"Gregg G. TallasStory by : Alice Lent Covert
Teleplay by : Robert Hardy Andrews
October 14, 1954 (1954-10-14)
1314"Segment"Fred F. SearsStory by : David Swift
Teleplay by : Michael Kraike
October 21, 1954 (1954-10-21)
1325"A Trip Around the Block"László KardosStory by : Victor Wolfson
Teleplay by : Richard Morris
October 28, 1954 (1954-10-28)
1336"Remember to Live"James NeilsonStory by : Mary W. Lacey
Teleplay by : Mary W. Lacey
November 4, 1954 (1954-11-04)
1347"The Road Ahead"James NeilsonStory by : Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
Teleplay by : Robert Bassing
November 11, 1954 (1954-11-11)
1358"The Summer Memory"Jules BrickenStory by : Rod Serling
Teleplay by : Rod Serling
November 18, 1954 (1954-11-18)
1369"The Legal Beagles"James NeilsonStory by :
Teleplay by : Robert H. Bailey and Hugh King
November 25, 1954 (1954-11-25)
13710"Girl in Flight"Fred F. SearsStory by : Ellis St. Joseph
Teleplay by : Andrew Solt
December 2, 1954 (1954-12-02)
13811"Charlie C Company"Arnold LavenStory by : William Chamberlain
Teleplay by : Steve Fisher
December 9, 1954 (1954-12-09)
13912"Portrait of Lydia"James NeilsonStory by : A.A. Milne
Teleplay by : Berish Rubin and Robert Smith
December 16, 1954 (1954-12-16)
14013"Slide, Darling, Slide"Edward BerndsStory by : Ernest Lehman
Teleplay by : Katherine Albert and Dale Eunson
December 23, 1954 (1954-12-23)
14114"The Unbroken Promise"Lewis SellerStory by : Lenore J. Coffee
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
December 30, 1954 (1954-12-30)
14215"Magic Formula"Fred F. SearsStory by : Marianne Mosner and Alyce Wade
Teleplay by : Marianne Mosner
January 6, 1955 (1955-01-06)
14316"..... and Son"Arnold LavenStory by : I.A.R. Wylie
Teleplay by : Robert Bassing and Peter Packer
January 13, 1955 (1955-01-13)
14417"The Stars Don't Shine"Greg GarrisonStory by : Al C. Ward
Teleplay by : Gabrielle Upton
January 20, 1955 (1955-01-20)
14518"Letters Marked Personal"Fred F. SearsStory by : Peter Helmers
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
January 27, 1955 (1955-01-27)
14619"Touch of Spring"James NeilsonStory by : Robert Bassing and Elizabeth Bibesco
Teleplay by : Margaret Fitts
February 3, 1955 (1955-02-03)
14720"Pretend You're You"Fred F. SearsStory by : Matt Taylor
Teleplay by : Margaret Fitts
February 10, 1955 (1955-02-10)
14821"Tomorrow We'll Love"Arnold LavenStory by : Gerry Day
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
February 17, 1955 (1955-02-17)
14922"Too Old for Dolls"Fred F. SearsStory by : Ann Pinchot and Ben Pinchot
Teleplay by : Richard Morris
February 24, 1955 (1955-02-24)
15023"The Lilac Bush"Arnold LavenStory by : August William Derleth and Lesley Conger
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
March 3, 1955 (1955-03-03)
15124"Second Sight"Fred F. SearsStory by : Gwen Bagni
Teleplay by : Gwen Bagni
March 10, 1955 (1955-03-10)
15225"Celebrity"Arnold LavenStory by : Richard Flournoy
Teleplay by : Marianne Mosner
March 17, 1955 (1955-03-17)
15326"Garrity's Sons"Jules BrickenStory by : Rod Serling
Teleplay by : Rod Serling
March 24, 1955 (1955-03-24)
15427"Hanrahan"László KardosStory by : Hobart Donavan and W. B. Yeats
Teleplay by : Stanley Adams and Edward Hope
March 31, 1955 (1955-03-31)
15528"Deception"Peter GodfreyStory by : Jan Leman and Ted Thomas
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf and Lillie Hayward
April 7, 1955 (1955-04-07)
15629"The Woman at Fog Point"Anton M. LeaderStory by : Hugh B. Cave
Teleplay by : David Lang
April 14, 1955 (1955-04-14)
15730"Sunday Mourn"Gerald FreedmanStory by : Roger West
Teleplay by : George W. George, Jerry Sackheim, and George F. Slavin
April 21, 1955 (1955-04-21)
15831"While We're Young"UnknownStory by : Stanley J. Wolf
Teleplay by : Wolf & Paul Crabtree
April 28, 1955 (1955-04-28)
15932"Appointment with Destiny"Fred F. SearsStory by : Gene Levitt
Teleplay by : Gabrielle Upton
May 5, 1955 (1955-05-05)
16033"The Policy of Joe Aladdin"Gerald FreedmanStory by : Liam O'Brien and Ben Roberts
Teleplay by : George Beck
May 12, 1955 (1955-05-12)
16134"Mimi"Gerald FreedmanStory by : Jeff Bailey and Arnold Bennett
Teleplay by : Edward Dein and Mildred Dein
May 19, 1955 (1955-05-19)
16235"Cardboard Casanova"Anton LeaderStory by : George Asness
Teleplay by : Doris Gilbert
May 26, 1955 (1955-05-26)
16336"P.J. and the Lady"Anton LeaderStory by : Thomas Phipps
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf and Melvin Levy
June 2, 1955 (1955-06-02)
16437"One Man Missing"James NeilsonStory by : Mildred Masterson McNeilly
Teleplay by : Peter Packer
June 9, 1955 (1955-06-09)
16538"Favorite Son"Lewis SeilerStory by : Bill Scott
Teleplay by : Charles R. Marion
June 16, 1955 (1955-06-16)
16639"The Mumbys"James NeilsonStory by : Maude Smith Delavan
Teleplay by : Sumner Arthur Long
June 23, 1955 (1955-06-23)

Season 7 (1955–56)

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Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1671"All That Glitters"Anton LeaderStory by : Octavus Roy Cohen and Lee Rogow
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
October 6, 1955 (1955-10-06)
1682"Husband"James NeilsonStory by : Cornell Woolrich
Teleplay by : Peter Packer
October 13, 1955 (1955-10-13)
1693"The Lady in the Wind"Ted PostStory by :
Teleplay by : Gerry Day
October 20, 1955 (1955-10-20)
1704"Twelve to Eternity"Ted PostStory by : Al Martin
Teleplay by : Al Martin and Jack Bennett
October 27, 1955 (1955-10-27)
1715"Johnny, Where Are You?"Daniel DareStory by : Phyllis Duganne
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
November 3, 1955 (1955-11-03)
1726"The Blue Ribbon"Ted PostStory by : Cornell Woolrich
Teleplay by : Richard Collins
November 10, 1955 (1955-11-10)
1737"A Smattering of Bliss"Anton M. LeaderStory by : Virginia Faulkner
Teleplay by : Frederick Brady
November 17, 1955 (1955-11-17)
1748"Passage to Yesterday"John Meredyth LucasStory by :
Teleplay by : James Warner Bellah
November 24, 1955 (1955-11-24)
1759"The Fabulous Sycamores"Edward BuzzellStory by : Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman
Teleplay by : Sumner Arthur Long and Hendrik Vollaerts
December 1, 1955 (1955-12-01)
17610"Bet the Queen"James NeilsonStory by : Norman A. Fox
Teleplay by : Richard H. Landau
December 8, 1955 (1955-12-08)
17711"South of Selangor"James NeilsonStory by :
Teleplay by : Gerry Day
December 15, 1955 (1955-12-15)
17812"A Kiss for Santa"Daniel DareStory by : Fred Dickenson
Teleplay by : Arthur Julian
December 22, 1955 (1955-12-22)
17913"A Set of Values"Anton LeaderStory by :
Teleplay by : William E. Barrett
December 29, 1955 (1955-12-29)
18014"Journey by Moonlight"James NeilsonStory by : Burnham Carter
Teleplay by : Frederick Brady
January 5, 1956 (1956-01-05)
18115"Dear Diane"UnknownStory by :
Teleplay by : Frederic Brady
January 12, 1956 (1956-01-12)
18216"Never Lend Money to a Woman"Albert S. RogellStory by : Steve McNeil
Teleplay by : Martin Ragaway
January 19, 1956 (1956-01-19)
18317"Try Me for Size"James NeilsonStory by : George Agnew Chamberlain
Teleplay by : Francis M. Cockrell
January 26, 1956 (1956-01-26)
18418"Tin Can Skipper"Fred F. SearsStory by : Jacland Marmur
Teleplay by : Don Mankiewicz
February 2, 1956 (1956-02-02)
18519"The Silent Strangers"John Meredyth LucasStory by : Leon Ware
Teleplay by : Frank Gruber
February 9, 1956 (1956-02-09)
18620"Airborne Honeymoon"Anton M. LeaderStory by : Mona Williams
Teleplay by : Frank Gill Jr.
February 16, 1956 (1956-02-16)
18721"Your Other Love"James NeilsonStory by : Florence Jan Soman
Teleplay by : Gerry Day
February 23, 1956 (1956-02-23)
18822"Man Without Fear"James NeilsonStory by : Lewis Arnold
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
March 1, 1956 (1956-03-01)
18923"All for a Man"Albert S. RogellStory by : Karen DeWolf
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
March 8, 1956 (1956-03-08)
19024"That Evil Woman"John Meredyth LucasStory by : Gertrude Schweitzer
Teleplay by : Richard English
March 15, 1956 (1956-03-15)
19125"Double Trouble"Albert S. RogellStory by : Selden M. Loring, Gene Levitt, and Lawrence Taylor
Teleplay by : Gene Levitt
March 22, 1956 (1956-03-22)
19226"The Face"Roger KayStory by : William F. Leicester
Teleplay by : William F. Leicester
March 29, 1956 (1956-03-29)
19327"Autumn Fever"Anton LeaderStory by : Mary Roberts Rinehart
Teleplay by : Frederick Brady
April 5, 1956 (1956-04-05)
19428"On the Beach"James NeilsonStory by : Gudmundur Magnusson, Joan Bourland, and N.B. Stone Jr.
Teleplay by : Joan Bourland and N.B. Stone Jr.
April 12, 1956 (1956-04-12)
19529"The Lady in His Life"Anton M. LeaderStory by : Muriel Roy Bolton
Teleplay by : Martin Ragaway
April 19, 1956 (1956-04-19)
19630"The Alibi"Roger KayStory by : Irving H. Cooper
Teleplay by : Irving H. Cooper and Gerry Day
April 26, 1956 (1956-04-26)
19731"The Payoff"John Meredyth LucasStory by : Blake Edwards
Teleplay by : Blake Edwards
May 3, 1956 (1956-05-03)
19832"Behind the Mask"Anton M. LeaderStory by :
Teleplay by : Robert Hardy Andrews
May 10, 1956 (1956-05-10)
19933"The Kill"Gerd OswaldStory by : Jack Webb
Teleplay by : D.D. Beauchamp
May 17, 1956 (1956-05-17)
20034"Sheila"James NeilsonStory by : Carol Warner Gluck and Manya Starr
Teleplay by : Mary C. McCall Jr.
May 24, 1956 (1956-05-24)
20135"The Clay Pigeon"James NeilsonStory by : Jack Harvey
Teleplay by : Jack Harvey
May 31, 1956 (1956-05-31)
20236"Mr. Kagle and the Baby Sitter"Anton M. LeaderStory by : Oliver Crawford
Teleplay by : Peggy Chantler Dick
June 7, 1956 (1956-06-07)
20337"Panic"Arthur HillerStory by : Forrest Kleinman
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
June 14, 1956 (1956-06-14)
20438"Remembrance Day"Anton M. LeaderStory by : Matt Taylor
Teleplay by : Jerry Davis
June 21, 1956 (1956-06-21)
20539"A Past Remembered"James NeilsonStory by : Jack R. Guss and Lionel Olay
Teleplay by : Jack R. Guss, John McGreevey, and Lionel Olay
June 28, 1956 (1956-06-28)

Season 8 (1956–57)

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2061"Catch at Straws"Ray MillandStory by : Fred Freiberger and Richard H. Landau
Teleplay by : Fred Freiberger
October 3, 1956 (1956-10-03)
2072"Sudden Silence"Lewis AllenStory by : William Heuman
Teleplay by : Lawrence B. Marcus
October 10, 1956 (1956-10-10)
2083"Paris Edition"John Meredyth LucasStory by : Jack Harvey and Sol Shor
Teleplay by : Jack Harvey
October 17, 1956 (1956-10-17)
2094"Measure of Faith"James NeilsonStory by : Norman Daniels
Teleplay by : Norman Daniels and Gerry Day
October 24, 1956 (1956-10-24)
2105"Black Jim Hawk"Arthur HillerStory by : Harold Shumate
Teleplay by : Russell S. Hughes
October 31, 1956 (1956-10-31)
2116"Sometimes It Happens"James SheldonStory by : Edwin Balmer
Teleplay by : Gerry Day
November 7, 1956 (1956-11-07)
2127"The Women Who Dared"James SheldonStory by : Michael Cosgrove, Gerry Day
Teleplay by : Michael Cosgrove, Gerry Day, and Pauline Stone
November 14, 1956 (1956-11-14)
2138"The Menace of Hasty Heights"Norman TokarStory by : Robert Wells
Teleplay by : Frederick Brady
November 21, 1956 (1956-11-21)
2149"Stand by to Dive"Lewis SeilerStory by :
Teleplay by : David Lang
November 28, 1956 (1956-11-28)
21510"Front Page Father"John Meredyth LucasStory by :
Teleplay by : George Bruce and William F. Leicester
December 5, 1956 (1956-12-05)
21611"The Marriage Plan"Daniel DareStory by : Robert Zacks
Teleplay by : Barry Trivers and Jack Harvey
December 12, 1956 (1956-12-12)
21712"Duffy's Man"Anton M. LeaderStory by : Louis L'Amour
Teleplay by : Frederick Brady
December 19, 1956 (1956-12-19)
21813"Model Wife"James SheldonStory by : Steve McNeil
Teleplay by : Mary C. McCall Jr.
December 26, 1956 (1956-12-26)
21914"Fear Has Many Faces"Oscar RudolphStory by : Joseph Ruscoll and Janet Ruscoll
Teleplay by : Russell S. Hughes
January 2, 1957 (1957-01-02)
22015"The Quiet Stranger"George ArchainbaudStory by : David Savage
Teleplay by : Russell S. Hughes
January 9, 1957 (1957-01-09)
22116"Sweet Charlie"James SheldonStory by :
Teleplay by : Steve Fisher
January 16, 1957 (1957-01-16)
22217"The Penlands and the Poodle"William AsherStory by :
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
January 23, 1957 (1957-01-23)
22318"Mrs. Wane Comes to Call"Oscar RudolphStory by :
Teleplay by : Gerry Day and Arthur E. Orloff
January 30, 1957 (1957-01-30)
22419"The Connoisseur"Oscar RudolphStory by : Walter De La Mare
Teleplay by : Wells Root
February 6, 1957 (1957-02-06)
22520"The Ringside Seat"Lewis SeilerStory by : Jerome Ross
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
February 13, 1957 (1957-02-13)
22621"With No Regrets"Oscar RudolphStory by : Norma Patterson
Teleplay by : Irving H. Cooper and Edmund Morris
February 20, 1957 (1957-02-20)
22722"The Man Who Beat Lupo"Anton LeaderStory by :
Teleplay by : James Warner Bellah
February 27, 1957 (1957-02-27)
22823"Broken Barrier"László KardosStory by : Stephen Butler Leacock and Mary Brinker Post
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
March 6, 1957 (1957-03-06)
22924"Fate Travels East"Anton M. LeaderStory by : Charlotte Edwards
Teleplay by : Robert Bassing and Jack Harvey
March 13, 1957 (1957-03-13)
23025"The Man Across the Hall"James NeilsonStory by : Rebecca Shallit
Teleplay by : Bernard Drew and Jonathan Kohn
March 20, 1957 (1957-03-20)
23126"House of Glass"James NeilsonStory by :
Teleplay by : DeWitt Bodeen
March 27, 1957 (1957-03-27)
23227"Exclusive"Oscar RudolphStory by : Eileen Pollock and Robert Mason Pollock
Teleplay by : Gerry Day
April 3, 1957 (1957-04-03)
23328"Moment of Decision"James NeilsonStory by : Cy Chermak
Teleplay by : Herbert Abbott Spiro
April 10, 1957 (1957-04-10)
23429"Singapore"James NeilsonStory by : Karen DeWolf
Teleplay by : Gerry Day and Karen DeWolf
April 17, 1957 (1957-04-17)
23530"Footnote on a Doll"James NeilsonStory by : Edwin V. Westrate
Teleplay by : Russell S. Hughes
April 24, 1957 (1957-04-24)
23631"Strange Disappearance"Arthur HillerStory by :
Teleplay by : Jack Harvey
May 1, 1957 (1957-05-01)
23732"The Idea Man"D. Ross LedermanStory by : Robert McLaughlin
Teleplay by : Howard Estabrook and Stirling Silliphant
May 8, 1957 (1957-05-08)
23833"The Gentle Deceiver"Daniel DareStory by : R.C. Vodra
Teleplay by : Frederick Brady
May 15, 1957 (1957-05-15)
23934"Miller's Millions"Daniel DareStory by :
Teleplay by : Jack Harvey
May 22, 1957 (1957-05-22)
24035"Torn"Arthur HillerStory by : Herman Epstein
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
May 29, 1957 (1957-05-29)
24136"The Lie"Daniel DareStory by : Sylvia Dee and Cornell Woolrich
Teleplay by : Frederick Brady and Gerry Day
June 5, 1957 (1957-06-05)
24237"Cross Hairs"Jack GageStory by :
Teleplay by : Miles Tolner
June 12, 1957 (1957-06-12)
24338"Desperation"Jack GageStory by : Irene Wempe
Teleplay by : Karen DeWolf
June 19, 1957 (1957-06-19)
24439"Adventure for Hire"Oscar RudolphStory by : Tony Barrett
Teleplay by : William E. Barrett
June 26, 1957 (1957-06-26)

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References

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  1. ^ Elliott, Jordan (Summer 2015). "Hooray for Hollywood!". Nostalgia Digest. 41 (3): 24–30.
  2. ^ Gould, Jack (August 28, 1947). "The News of Radio". The New York Times. p. 40. ProQuest 107749283. Retrieved April 27, 2021 – via ProQuest.
  3. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). "Magnavox Theater". The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present (9 ed.). New York: Random House Publishing. p. 835. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  4. ^ "Debuts, Highlights, Changes (Continued)". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. September 3, 1950. p. 2. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  5. ^ "Television in Review", The New York Times, August 11, 1954, p. 33.
  6. ^ https://classictvguide.com/tvratings/index.htm
  7. ^ a b c Brooks and Marsh (1995), p. 779.
  8. ^ "Billboard". 1954-07-31.

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