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Season
7 (CBS) (1957-58)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Rina Fox, James Beer, Sal Crisanti, Tom Alger, Jim Brent, Heikocleef
references:
TV Guide /
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
######### Schlitz Playhouse Of Stars
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Revue Productions, Inc. (filmed episodes)
CBS, Fridays 9:30-10:00pm Eastern (30 min)
7.01 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THREE DOLLAR BILL
Revue prod. no. 146A (copyright date 02Jul57)
13-Sep--57 CBS
starring
Patricia Crowley
Steve Forrest ........ Eddie Martin
Synopsis:
Eddie Martin is making lots of money at his job and he's happy. Not so his wife,
who thinks Eddie should work behind a desk and wear a grey-flannel suit. In an effort
to help her husband get ahead, she throws a dinner party for the boss. [RF]
7.02 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: ONE WAY OUT
Revue prod. no. 149A (copyright date 03Jul57)
20-Sep-1957
starring
Harry Guardino ....... Bill Hungerford
Vanessa Brown ........ Betty
Stephen McNally ...... Lt. Al Merrit
Malcolm Atterbury .... Timsson
Barry Kelley ......... Tenny
Charles Quinleven .... Kirkwood
Synopsis:
A man serving a long sentence finds his only ticket out
is through parole and good behavior. [RF]
[--] 27-Sep-57 rerun of "Storm over Rapallo" (first aired 14Jun57)(to be verified)
[--] 04-Oct-57 rerun of "Switch Station (first aired 14May57
(to be verified)
7.03 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SMARTY (film)
Revue prod. no. 127A (copyright date 01May57)
11-Oct-1957 CBS Fri (rerun 23May58)
prod. no. 127A
starring
Shelley Winters ....... Mildred Corrigan
Doris Dowling ....... Ann Standish
Thomas Coley ....... Max Sanders
Paul Langton ....... Stacey Harris
Synopsis:
On a boat headed for Panama, a brash, overdressed girl tries desperately
to make friends with other passengers. But her outlandish appearance and loud
voice make her an object of ridicule. [JB]
7.04 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: HIGH BARRIER
Revue prod. no. 139A (copyright date 27Jun57)
18-Oct-1957 CBS Fri
starring
Vincent Price
Carolyn Jones
Jeff Richards
7.05 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: BITTER PARTING
Revue prod. no. 156A (copyright date 02Aug57)
25-Oct-1957 CBS Fri
starring
Paul Henreid
Laraine Day
Synopsis:
After Prof. Rhys Lorenz is blinded in an accident, he becomes bitter at the world. [TA]
7.06 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: DUAL CONTROL (film)
Revue prod. no. 140A (copyright date 11Jul57)
01-Nov-1957
starring
Robert Cummings ....... Spencer O. Spencer
Susan Kohner ....... Lynn Howell
Thayer David ....... Prosser
Walter Levey ....... Railroad Guard
Ray Farrell ....... Roy Hatten
Steve Conte ....... Snake
Synopsis:
An American flier's plane crashes in the Chinese jungle. A lovely Eurasian
girl joins the flier in an attempt to escape the Communists. [TA]
7.07 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE HOLE CARD
Revue prod. no. 152A (copyright date 08Nov57)
08-Nov-1957
Producer Frank P. Rosenberg
Teleplay by Edna Anhalt
Based on a story by Jerome Weidman
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Tallulah Bankhead
John Bryant
Isobel Elsom
Ottola Nesmith
George O'Hanlon
Jesslyn Fax
Howard McNear
Sid Melton
Benny Baker
Carol Shannon
Raymond Guth
7.08 Schlitz Playhouse: THE LONELY WIZARD
Revue prod. no. 131A
15-Nov-1957 (copyright 24Jul57)
Adapted by Paul Monash (won Emmy for this episode)
From a story by James Moser and Frank La Tourette
Directed by Don Weis
starring
Rod Steiger .......... Charles Proteus Steinmetz,
Richard Anderson ..... Haydn
Diane Brewster ....... Marianne
Elsie Neft ........... Grandmother
Karl Swenson ......... Asmussen
Hugh Sanders ......... Inspector
Horst Ehrhardt ....... Quinn
Kevin Hagen .......... Jacobi
Gene Harvey .......... Conrad
Chet Stratton ........ Fowler
Fay Roope ............ Dr. Elliott
Rene Kroper .......... Charles, Age 6
Tom McKee ............ Kendall
Sammy Ogg ............ Joseph age 16
Philip Phillips ...... Joseph age 6
Ed Hinton ............ Official
Synopsis 1:
With a snow-white beard and spectacles, the electrical genius Charles
Proteus Steinmetz, who developed the mathematical theory of the "alternating current"
and made 200 electrical inventions, including the high-voltage generator became
the center of this Emmy winning story. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The true story of electrical engineer Charles Steinmetz. Even as a child in
Germany,
Charles was lonely, preferring to devise inventions rather than play with other children.
As he grows to young manhood, Steinmetz applies his brilliant mind to
problems of electrical engineering. [RF]
Synopsis 3:
Even as a child in Germany, Charles Steimetz was lonely, preferring to work with
inventions rather than play with other children. As he grows to young manhood, Charles
utilizes his brilliant mind to become an electrical engineer. At 24, he embarks on a
journey to America. It is on board ship that he meets Asmussen, with whom he forms
a friendship that lasts a lifetime. On reaching America, Steinmetz finds that immigration
officials can't admit him into the country because he hasn't enough money and has no
prospect of a job. With Asmussen's help, however, he is finally able to enter the U.S.
But although he comes to be known the world over as a scientist,
fame does little to dispel his loneliness. [RF]
7.09 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NO SECOND HELPING
Revue prod. no. 154A (copyright date 30Aug57)
22-Nov-1957
starring
Myrna Loy
Jill St. John
Tom Helmore
Synopsis:
A woman suspects her husband of having a romance with the young daughter
of one of his former flames. In an attempt to show her husband the error
of his ways, the wife invites the girl out for a weekend. [RF]
7.10 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: OUTLAW'S BOOTS
Revue prod. no. 143A (copyright date 19Jul57)
29-Nov-1957
starring
Keenan Wynn
Roland Winters
Steve Cochran
Synopsis:
A reformed outlaw has trouble going straight. [RF]
7.11 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NEIGHBORS
Revue prod. no. 153A (copyright date 26Sep57)
06-Dec-1957
starring
Joseph Cotten
7.12 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: FRENCH PROVINCIAL
Revue prod. no. 151A (copyright date 13Dec57) (Filmed in France)
13-Dec-1957
Written by Gina Kaus
starring
Barbara Bel Geddes
Synopsis:
Mary Andrews, a big city columnist, in Paris on a combined business and pleasure
trip, meets her old friend
Dutch Morgan. Morgan is to visit the Nadeaus, a French family who aided him when
his plane was shot down during
World War 2. Since the family does not know that Morgan and his wife are
separated, Mary promises to fulfill the role.
Taken from a TV Guide magazine dated Dec.7-13, 1957
with Dinah Shore on the cover. [James Beer]
7.13 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: RICH MAN, POOR MAN
Revue prod. no.150A (copyright date 30Oct57)
20-Dec-1957
starring
Gilbert Roland ....... Gino Bardi
Joy Paige ....... Maria
Sebastian Cabot ....... Signore Alferri
Irene Seidner ....... Mama Bardi
Luis Van Rooten ....... Papa Bardi
Benny Rubin ....... Uncle Arnaldo
Doris Wiss ....... Tomasina
Synopsis:
A humble peasant, simple and naive until he sells illegally a horde of antique
statuettes to an unscrupulous dealer. The new found wealth complicates his life
and nearly destroys his marriage. [RF]
7.14 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PATTERN FOR DEATH
Revue prod. no. 157A (copyright date 14Oct57)
27-Dec-1957
starring
Eddie Albert
Noreen Nash
[--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: no details
03-Jan-1958
7.15 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: GUYS LIKE O'MALLEY
Revue prod. no. 155A (copyright date 10Jan58)
10-Jan-1958
Producer Frank P. Rosenberg
Teleplay by Gene L. Coon
Directed by Lewis Milestone
Director of photography Mack Stengler
starring
John Ericson
Neville Brand
James Best
William Boyett
Stanley Adams
Paul Davis
Clarence Lung
7.16 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: HOME AGAIN
Revue prod. no. 161A (copyright date 02Dec57)
17-Jan-1958
directed by John Brahm
starring
Don Taylor ........... Max Swanson
Janis Paige .......... Bebe Evans
Peter Mark Richman.... Bat La Rue
Scott Seaton ......... Mr. Judson
Synopsis:
A trio of jewel thieves, two men and a woman, take refuge from the police
in a small town where the girl was raised. Tension mounts as the three strive to
remain undetected while their attitude toward
each other begins to change. [RF]
7.17 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NO BOAT FOR FOUR MONTHS
Revue prod. no.142A (copyright date 20Dec57)
31-Jan-1958 CBS Fri
Produced by Frank P. Rosenberg
Teleplay by Paul Monash
Directed by Lewis Milestone
Director of photography Mack Stengler
starring
James Mason ........ Capt. Vialez
Faith Domergue
Patrick Macnee
John Sutton
Clive Holliday
Austin Green
Mike Steele
Michael Bachus
Martin Wilkins
7.18 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: HEROES NEVER GROW UP
Revue prod. no. 121A (copyright date 22Oct57)
07-Feb-1958
starring
Dane Clark ....... Frankie Nevada
Alex Nicol ....... Phil
Barbara Turner ....... Rose Genilli
Synopsis:
After he is presented with a citation for saving a child's life, Frankie Nevada
is impressed
with his role of hero. When he becomes more concerned with his press clippings than
with finding a job, his girlfriend as well as his friends turn against him. [RF]
7.19 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: EAST OF THE MOON
Revue prod. no. 158A (copyright date 10Dec57)
14-Feb-1958
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Sterling Hayden
Lisa Lu
7.20 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: MAN ON A RACK
Revue prod. no. 162A (copyright date 21Feb58)
21-Feb-1958
starring
Tony Curtis ....... Charlie
Everett Sloane ....... Jules Morrison
Andra Martin ....... Kay Randall
Dolores Hart ......... Betty Lewis
Nicky Blair .......... Nate
William E. Green ..... Kohler
Billy Lechner ........ Marvin
Kathleen O'Malley .... Morrison's Secretary
Sondra Rodgers ....... Woman Buyer
Charles Anthony Hughes ...... Buyer
June Jocelyn ......... Tailored Woman
Synopsis:
A clothing salesman lets a lady friend talk him out of using his customary
high-pressure sales techniques.
But his sales drop, and the boss is forced to take him off the road. [RF]
7.21 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: TWO LIVES HAVE I
Revue prod. no. 167A (copyright date 28Feb58)
28-Feb-1958
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Ernest Borgnine ..... Hully Brown
Judith Evelyn
Synopsis:
After years as a hen-pecked husband, Hully Brown decides to leave his
overbearing wife and make a new life for himself. [RF]
7.22 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: NIGHT OF THE STRANGER
Revue prod. no. 163A
07-Mar-1958 (rerun 24Aug58)
Produced by Frank P. Rosenberg
Directed by John Brahm
Written by Clock Dailey
starring
George Sanders ..... John York
Valentina Cortesa
Mike Lane
Synopsis:
An unknown assailant in an automobile attempts to run down a woman on her
way home one evening. She takes refuge in a house occupied by an elderly man,
and tells him that she's a psychiatrist and about her ordeal. She believes the
person trying to kill her is one of her patients. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
After the death of his wife, John York decides to take a trip to help overcome
his grief. [RF]
7.23 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE HONOR SYSTEM
Revue prod. no. 169A (copyright date 14Mar58)
14-Mar-1958
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Paul Douglas
Yvonne Craig (her TV debut)
Frank Parisi
7.24 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: BLUEBEARD'S SEVENTH WIFE
Revue prod. no. 144A (copyright date 21Mar58)
21-Mar-1958
Directed by Paul Henreid
Based on a story by Cornell Woolrich
starring
Ralph Meeker ......... Rich Adams
Phyllis Avery ........ Betty Mathews
Hugh Marlowe ......... Frank
Jackie Loughery ...... Flo
Hope Summers ......... Old lady
7.25 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: I SHOT A PROWLER
Shamley Productions, Inc. (Alfred Hitchcock)
Revue Prod. no. 165A (copyright date 28Mar58)
28-Mar-1958 CBS Fri
starring
Alexis Smith ..... Vivian Braxton
Craig Stevens........ Johnny Kyper
Morey Amsterdam ...... Mr. Braxton
Helmut Dantine
Synopsis:
While her husband is away on an extended business trip, Vivian Braxton,
a lonely housewife, becomes infatuated with another man, Johnny Kyper. When
Kyper threatens Vivian with exposure unless she gives him a large sum of money,
the young woman searches frantically for a solution to
her problem. [RF]
7.26 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PAPA SAID NO
(unsold comedy pilot)
Revue prod. no. 147A (copyright date 04Apr58)
04-Apr-1958
starring
Yvonne Craig ........ Suzanne Stacey
Scott Brady ........ Calvin Penny
Patric Knowles ........ John Stacey
Jeanne Manet ........ Gabrielle Stacey
Marjorie Bennett ......... Mrs. Osterreicher
Harry Jackson ........ Policeman
Synopsis 1:
The misadventures of Suzanne Stacey, a beautiful, marriage-minded
young woman in search of the ideal husband.
Synopsis 2:
Photographer Calvin Penny is interested in pretty Suzanne Stacey only as a model,
but she thinks of Calvin as a prospective husband. For that reason she agrees to
pose for him. Only when Suzanne's irate father visits the studio does Calvin
realize Suzanne's intentions. [RF]
7.27 [--] Schlitz Playhouse: SECRETS OF THE OLD
BAILEY
Revue prod. no. 137A (Baily on copyright)
11-Apr-1958
starring
Tom Hellmore ......... Det. Sup. Tom Reid
Brian McDermott ...... Leo Willis
Naomi Chance ......... Jennie Elson
Anthony Sheppard ..... P.C. Swopes
Hugh Stribling ....... Richard Caldiwitt
Edward Cast .......... George Chappel
John Gill ............ Mr. Willis
7.28 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: A CONTEST OF LADIES
Revue prod. no. 159A (copyright date 18Apr58)
18-Apr-1958
Directed by Paul Henreid
starring
Louis Hayward
Alan Mowbray
7.29 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE KIND MR. SMITH
Revue prod. no. 160A (copyright date 25Apr58)
25-Apr-1958
starring
Jonathan Harris
Vincent Price
Valerie French
7.30 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: PENNY WISE
Revue prod. no. 168A (copyright date 02May58)
02-May-1958
starring
Vera Miles
Richard Anderson
Synopsis:
A poor working girl fears she will not be accepted by her husband's
socially prominent family. On her way to a first meeting with her in-laws,
she has a series of whacky daydreams about them. [RF]
[--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: pre-empted
09-May-1958
7.31 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: THE TOWN THAT SLEPT WITH ITS LIGHTS ON
Revue prod. no. 170A (copyright date 16May58)
16-May-1958 (rerun 29Aug58)
Written by Liam O'Brien (Edmond's brother)
Directed by Edmond O'Brien
starring
Edmond O'Brien ....... Jim Reardon
Shepperd Strudwick ... Elliott Simpson
Robert Middleton ..... Sheriff Ed Mullen
Diane Brewster ....... Joanne Simpson
Joseph Vitale ........ Father Rodriguez
Victor Millan ........ Joe Rivera
John Mitchum ......... Gibbs
Emile Meyer .......... Earl Hollowell
David Armstrong ...... Deputy
Francisco Villalobos.. Old Man Rivera
Bill Baldwin ......... Desk Clerk
G. Stanley Jones ..... Deputy
Ken Hooker ........... Bartender
Ron Hanson ........... Townsman
Frances Morris ....... Townswoman
Synopsis 1:
A young gardener is accused of terrorizing an entire town. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Ace photographer Jim Reardon is sent to a town that has been terrorized by a
killer,
to report the story for a news syndicate. In the town, Reardon finds that the people
are convinced they know who the killer is. [RF]
*NOTE: Unsold pilot for a proposed but unrealized television series 'Sincerely, Jim Reardon'.
[--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: SMARTY
23May58 (first broadcast 11Oct57)
7.32 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: LOTTERY FOR REVENGE
Revue prod. no. 166A (copyright date 30May58)
30-May-1958
starring
Kevin McCarthy
Thomas Gomez
Synopsis:
Revolutionists under the heel of a dictator are aided by an American newsman
who becomes involved and lends a hand to help make the revolution a success. [RF]
7.33 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: WAY OF THE WEST
Revue prod. no. 119A (copyright date 06Jun58)
06-Jun-1958
starring
John Forsythe ........ Dr. John Carter
Abby Dalton .......... Belle Starr
Staats Cotsworth ..... Colonel Taylor
Michael Landon ....... Don Burns
K.L. Smith ........... Slim Enfield
Claude Akins ......... Gus Garner
Sheridan Comerate .... Ed Coats
Mona Carrole ......... Elaine
Robert Darin ......... Joe
Cindy Gray ........... Doreen
Jack Bartell ......... Sentry
John Bryant .......... Lt. Harry Ryan
Malcolm Atterbury .... Johnson
Maudie Prickett ...... Mrs. Piper
Synopsis:
Dr. John Carter, a rather starchy young physician from Boston,
is on his way to San Francisco. When a frontier town is stricken by a smallpox epidemic,
the doctor reluctantly joins forces with the
lawless Belle Starr to rush aid to the stricken people. [RF]
7.34 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: LONG
DISTANCE
Revue prod. no. 175A
13-Jun-1958
Directed by John Brahm
starring
Jessica Tandy
Synopsis:
Convicted of a crime, a man's innocence is proven by a letter received by his
wife. [RF]
7.35 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: YOU'LL HAVE TO DIE NOW
Revue prod. no. 173A (copyright date 20Jun58)
20-Jun-1958
You'll Have To Die Now (copyright title)
"You'll Have To Kill Me Now" [SC] (1958)
Produced by Frank P. Rosenberg
Directed by John Brahm
Teleplay by Donald S. Sanford
Story by Michael Shaara
starring
Steve Forrest ....... Sam Rayford
James Gregory ....... Lt. Billy Kyle
Paula Raymond ....... Martha
Robert F. Simon ...... Captain Gideon
Herschel Bernardi .... Eddie
Synopsis 1:
A rookie cop finds out that a veteran police
lieutenant has been taking
illegal payoff's from local criminals and threatens to turn him in. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
Police officer Sam Rayford is shocked when he stumbles onto the
racketeering activities of his friend on the force, Lt. Billy Kyle.
Rayford refuses to cooperate with Kyle even though Kyle
threatens both Rayford and his wife Martha. [RF]
7.36 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: CURFEW AT MIDNIGHT
Revue prod. no. 172A (copyright date 27Jun58)
27-Jun-1958
Producer Frank P. Rosenberg
Directed by Earl Bellamy
Teleplay by David P. Harmon
Story by William Fay
starring
Rory Calhoun ....... George Slattery
Robert Alda ....... Angelo Armiento
Dolores Vitina ....... Rose
Nehemiah Persoff ....... Jules Dreise
Elisha Cook Jr.
Len Lesser
Craig Duncan
Natasha Lytess as Mother
John Hackett
Lennie Geer (uncredited)
Synopsis:
A man on parole falls in love with a girl who has been seeing a hoodlum.
The hoodlum warns the paroled man to stay away from the girl and when
he refuses he schemes to make his rival violate his parole. [SC]
7.37 [--] Schlitz Playhouse of Stars: FALSE ALARM (film)
Revue prod. no. 177A (copyright date 15Aug58)
15-Aug-1958 (Confirmed)
Directed by John Brahm
guest cast:
Jack Carson ....... Sid Devlin
Janice Rule ..... Beth Devlin
Joseph Wiseman ..... Max Gebler
John Bryant .......... Patrolman Kenny
Madge Blake .......... Old Lady
Synopsis:
Sid Devlin, a well-meaning cab driver in need of money, is persuaded by ruthless
criminal Max Gebler to act as an accomplice in an armored-car-robbery. Gebler
involves Devlin's wife to make sure he won't back out of the deal. [RF]
[--] Schlitz Playhouse: THE TOWN THAT SLEPT WITH ITS LIGHTS ON
29-Aug-1958 (rerun from 16May58)
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