Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson (1954)
aka The Gloria Swanson Show
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
James Beers (Gold From the Sea ep)
J. Fred MacDonald (www.macfilms.com)
Rina Fox
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
CROWN THEATRE WITH GLORIA SWANSON
for First-Run Syndication
Executive producer Basil Grillo
US Anthology series 1954
Host Gloria Swanson
Syndication title Curtain Call (1959)
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[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: THE BUZZER
03Aug54
Written & Directed by Bernard Girard
starring
Lorna Thayer
John Alvin
Dorothy Neumann
Dorothy Crehan
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: THE BEST YEARS
17Aug54 (10Feb55-IMDB)
Written by D.D. Beauchamp
Directed by Bernard Girard
starring
Bobby Driscoll
John Litel
Barbara Woodell
Roy Engle
Mack Williams
Bill Boyett
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: SHORT STORY
16Apr1952 (rerun 19Aug54)
Written by Budd Lester
Directed by Edward C. Simmel
starring
Gloria Swanson
Phillip Terry
Larry Gray
Fanny Schiller
Loyette Thompson
Synopsis:
A famous woman novelist is searching for an idea for a short story
to finish a collection of them that is due at her publishers. [RF]
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: THANK YOU MR. FINCH
24Aug54
Written by David Lang
Adapted by Walter Doniger
Directed by Bernard Girard
starring
John Litel
Virginia Brissac
Dorothy Adams
Burt Mustin
Harris Brown
Al Murphy
Marjorie Bennett
Don Gibson
Tony D'Mario
Michael Mark
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: THE HOST
26Aug54 (16Feb52)
written by Herb Dalmas
Adapted by Jackson Stanley & Leo Glass
Directed by Bernard Girard
starring
Irving Bacon
Kitty McHugh
Edwin Max
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: A CHAIR ON THE BOULEVARD
1954
Written & Directed by Walter Doniger
Produced by John Nasht
Director of photography Lucien Andriot
editorial supervision by Art Seid
art director Ralph Berger
assistant producer Arthur Piantadosi Jr.
starring
Claude Dauphin ....... Georges
Osa Massen ....... Jeanine
Henri Letondai ....... Editor
O.Z. Whitehead ....... Customer
Adrienne D'Ambricourt ....... Concierge
Martin Perliner ....... News Vendor
David Leonard ....... Assistant Editor
Jean de Briac ....... Headwaiter
Juan du Val ....... Waiter
Harold Dyrenforth ....... Man
Lucie Carroll ....... Mlle. Girard
Synopsis:
Georges, an attractive young man of Paris, is sitting in a sidewalk cafe
in the bohemian section of the city, telling the story of one of his adventures.
A Parisian newspaper, in an attempt to build circulation, offers a reward to
whomsoever identifies one of their employees wandering about the city waiting
for someone to help her. Georges becomes involved with a young woman
in order to claim the money. [RF]
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: HEMINGWAY
1954 (30Apr52)
written by Arthur E. Orloff
from a story by Bernard Girard and Richard Dorso
directed by Bernard Girard
director of photography Lucien Andriot
starring
Robert Nichols ....... Wendell Taylor
Mary Shipp ....... Louise Osborn
Wally Richard ....... Art Foster
Virginia Hall ....... Elly Moore
William Boyett ....... White
Ted Thorpe ....... Desk Clerk
James Craven ....... Randolph
Charles Meredith ....... Seeley
Synopsis:
Wendell Taylor is only a clerk in a sporting goods store but he yearns for
bigger things and likes to think of himself as a man of affairs, a pose he
carries off very well. One day he meets a lady in distress and gallantly helps her
get her fancy foreign car started. Louise is a young lady of wealth and position
and is quite impressed with Wendell, whose actions and conversation lead her to
believe he is in her class. Poor Wendell is hard pressed to keep up the deception
and gets little encouragement from his room mate Art, who shares his shabby little
apartment. The inevitable moment comes when he meets Louise in the lobby of the
elegant hotel where she is staying and where Wendell is delivering a gun to a
customer of the store. He recovers quickly however, and Louise believes it and
he almost believes it himself. When she invites him to her family's hunting lodge
for the week-end, he realizes at last that his little dream is over, that his pose couldn't
possibly hold up under the strain of having to prove it. Now, his drab little life seems
even more uninviting, but we are left with the feeling that he will rise to the occasion
magnificiently, when the next adventure presents itself, even though it too
proves to be only a dream of glory. [RF]
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: MY LAST DUCHESS
1954 (26Feb53)
Teleplay by Kathleen Hite
Story by Harriet Pratt
Directed by Harve Foster
starring
Gloria Swanson ....... Eleanor Hallam
Douglas Dumbrille ....... Leo
Denver Pyle ....... Frank Lord
Janet Stewart ....... Judy
Morgan Jones ....... Jim
Joe Bautista ....... Houseboy
Dick Powers ....... Director
Synopsis:
Eleanor Hallam is trying to give the impression that she is still the famous star
of stage and screen, although no parts have been forthcoming for a long time.
The story revolves around Eleanor's efforts to get the starring part in My last duchess,
the play that made her name and fortune years ago and which is about to
be made into a movie. [RF]
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: UP FERGUSON WAY
06Jan55
from a story by John Bromfield
starring
Frances Rafferty [JFM]
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: THE ANTIQUE SHOP
15Feb55
starring
Jeff Donnell
Bonita Granville
Synopsis:
Two women run their small antique shop and second-hand
furniture store on a shoe string. It's a big event when a wealthy woman
gives them an order with a promise of more business. [RF]
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: CHOICE OF WEAPONS
(11May52/20May52)
written by Albert Duffy
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: CON GAME
(1954)
starring
Edward Norris
Edgar Buchanan
Lois Collier
Alan Foster
Synopsis:
Phil Grand is a big-time operator who is only interested in the
biggest swindles and is willing to spend a great deal of time,
effort and even money to accomplish these ends. [RF]
*Note Aired in syndication on Strange Stories
25Oct56.
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: CRYSTAL SET
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: DRY WITH THREE OLIVES
[(01Nov59)
starring
Hans Conried
John Hubbard
Walter Sande
Synopsis:
A cynical reporter is assigned to write a story about a woman who has
disappeared. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
When a girl's body is found in a river, an enterprising newspaperman determines
to find the truth.
*Syndication airing on Film Drama 23Oct56.
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: A FOND
FAREWELL
(11Jan52)(26Jan54)
written by Arthur Ross
starring
George Brent
Gertrude Michael
Donald Woods
Synopsis 1:
Famous Broadway producer visits a friend whose wife was once in love with him. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The impending arrival of a famous Broadway actor causes excitement in a little
town. [RF]
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: GOLD FROM THE SEA
original airdate unknown
starring
Selena Royale
John Dierkes
Synopsis:
A poor man spends most of his time by dreaming of sudden riches. [JBeers]
Syndication airing on Film Drama WOR-9 NYC Friday 6Jul 56 2:30 p.m. EDT
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: HALF THE ACTION
(28Apr52)
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: HANDS
(12Jan54)
starring
George Macready
Synopsis:
Mysterious happenings cause a young woman to become
suspicious of her new servants. [RF]
*Aired in syndication on Strange Stories 24Oct56.
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: THE HOUSE ON THE HILL
(04Jan52)
written by Jack Patrick
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: IF SPEECH BE SILVERN (film)
(25Apr52) (12Nov55)
starring
Gloria Swanson
Synopsis:
The wife of a successful salesman who lost his voice through an accident attempts
to keep him contented. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A woman struggles to restore her husband's faith in himself.
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: MR. INFLUENCE
starring
Jackie Gleason
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: PORTRAIT OF A LADY
(05Jan52)
written by Raphael Hayes
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: THE RIGHT TYPE OF MAN
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: THIS DAY IS YOURS
(30Nov51)
written by Muriel Roy Bolton
starring
Vera Miles ..... Lois Wheeler
Todd Karnes
Synopsis:
Lois Wheeler has a surprise ending to a day that
started out with everything going wrong. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Film Drama 30Oct55, 26Oct56.
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: UNCLE HARRY
(19Jan54)
starring
Edgar Buchanan
Elizabeth Fraser
Synopsis:
Man's worst fault is being over-generous with other people's property.
[--] Crown Theatre with Gloria Swanson: WAS IT RED?
(24Oct1956)
Synopsis:
Truth and justice are served when the mayor's son, who went through a
red light and injured an old man seriously, tells the true story at his trial. [RF]
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