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Archive - US Comedy Series
"Private Secretary" (1953-57)
"The Ann Sothern Show" (1958-61)
"My Mother the Car" (1965-66)
Private
Secretary: Susie
Episode Guide
- June 2007
compiled
by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Jim Brent (all episodes), Rina Fox
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://www.us.imdb.com)
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PRIVATE SECRETARY (syndicated title 'Susie')
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Incorporated Television Company Ltd. (ITC)
Chertok Television, Inc.
Metromedia Producers Corporation
for
CBS (Sundays 7:30 pm Eastern)
Executive Producer Jack Chertok
US Comedy series 1953-57 (5 seasons) 104 episodes x 30 min
Premiere Air Date 1Feb53
starring
Ann Sothern
as
Susie McNamara
Don Porter as Peter Sands
with
Ann Tyrrell as Vi Praskins
Jesse White as Cagey Calhoun
Joan Banks as Sylvia
Premise:
The secretary in a talent agency has more power than the boss.
Ann Sothern worked with Don Porter again in 'The Ann Sothern Show'
1958-61 93 episodes Desilu-Anso production also for CBS.
In 1965 she was the voice of Jerry Van Dyke's dead mother in
'My Mother the Car' 30 episodes United Artists for NBC.
############# Private Secretary ##############
############## season 1 1953 ###############
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CBS Sundays 7:30 pm
16 New Episodes
"The Jack Benny Show" aired in this time slot every fourth week
[--] 25Jan53 - Jack Benny Show: guest star Ann Sothern
1.01 Private Secretary: FEMME FASTALE (premiere)
1Feb53 CBS
Written by Tom Seller
In an effort to keep Mr. Sands' niece from chasing an older man,
Susie pretends to be interested in the niece's young boy friend. [JB]
1.02 Private Secretary: THE BACHELOR TAKES A WIFE
8Feb53 CBS
Written by Curtis Kenyon
Susie plays matchmaker for a client who shows interest in Mr. Sands
and a suave TV star known as "The Bachelor." [JB]
1.03 Private Secretary: THE EYES HAVE IT
15Feb53 CBS
Written by Leonard Gershe
Guest Cast:
King Donovan
When a hypnotist uses his talents on Susie to get a contract,
Mr. Sands thinks she has had a nervous breakdown. [JB]
1.04 Private Secretary: WHERE THERE IS A WILL
22Feb53 CBS
Written by Leonard Gershe
Guest Cast:
Gladys Hurlbut is introduced as Cora Evans.
Susie convinces hypochondriac Mr. Sands to go back to work by
reminiscing about their business associations. One flashback has
talent agent Sands turning away violinist Jack Benny. [JB]
1.05 Private Secretary: OLD FLAME
01Mar53 CBS
Written by Tom Seller
Guest Cast:
Mary Anderson
Susie's old boy friend comes to town and Susie tries to rekindle the
romance. She does not know he wants her opinion of his marrying a
dancer she knows. [JB]
1.06 Private Secretary: THE SERVANT PROBLEM a.k.a. SERVANT PROBLEMS
08Mar53 CBS
Written by Leonard Gershe
Guest Cast:
Alan Mowbray,
Allen Jenkins.
Susie poses as a maid in order to convince a wealthy couple not to
remove their backing from a show involving Mr. Sands' clients. [JB]
1.07 Private Secretary: OLD SOLDIER a.k.a. OLD SOLDIERS
15Mar53 CBS
Written by Curtis Kenyon
When Mr. Sands' former Air Force reserve buddy asks him to report to
Washington, Mr. Sands thinks he is being called for active duty.
Instead, the colonel wants his help in organizing a USO tour. [JB]
[--] 22Mar53 - The Jack Benny Show
1.08 Private Secretary: LADY FROM PARIS
29Mar53 CBS
Written by Tom Seller
Susie mistakenly signs a French chanteuse. Her worries increase when
she hears the singer may really be a phony from Brooklyn. [JB]
1.09 Private Secretary: SUSPICION
05Apr53 CBS
Written by Phil Davis
Guest Cast:
Franklin Pangborn is introduced as Henry Hollis.
When Susie sees her friends plotting behind her back and meets a
secretarial replacement, she thinks she is going to be fired. [JB]
1.10 Private Secretary: A MAN CALLED SMITH (pilot episode)
12Apr53 CBS
Written by Tom Seller
Susie hunts for an elusive author and tricks Mr. Sands into hearing a
promising new singer. [JB]
This was the pilot for the "Private Secretary" series.
[--] 19Apr53 - The Jack Benny Show
1.11 Private Secretary: STAR STRUCK
26Apr53 CBS
Written by Leonard Gershe
Guest Cast:
Gladys Hurlbut
On a night when she has a date with a handsome movie star, Susie finds
herself playing host to the obnoxious wife of a writer. [JB]
1.12 Private Secretary: WHO DUNIT?
03May53 CBS
Written by Phil Davis
While trying to help a girl from her hometown of Mumford, Iowa, Susie
and the girl are kidnapped by three small-time hoods. [JB]
1.13 Private Secretary: TOO MUCH SPRING
10May53 CBS
Written by Leonard Gershe
On the first day of spring, romantic Susie cannot concentrate on her
work. She and Vi fantasize about marrying Mr. Sands. [JB]
[--] 17May53 The Jack Benny Show
1.14 Private Secretary: PENNY WISE, POUND FOOLISH
24May53 CBS
Written by Phil Davis
Mr. Sands' economy binge proves to be expensive in the long run. [JB]
1.15 Private Secretary: CHILD LABOR
31May53 CBS
Written by Jerry Adelman
Guest Cast:
Sherry Jackson
Ann Doran.
Susie convinces an over-protective stage mother to let her daughter
enjoy her childhood, leaving Mr. Sands without a client. [JB]
1.16 Private Secretary: DARK STRANGER
07Jun53 CBS
Written by Tom Seller
When Vi's fortuneteller predicts a tall, dark stranger will enter
Susie's life, Susie hopes the dark stranger can help her find
Mr. Sands' lost ring. [JB]
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############# season 2 1953-54 ##############
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CBS Sundays 7:30 pm Eastern (Fortnightly)
26 New Episodes
Alternated with "The Jack Benny Television Show"
2.02 [17] Private Secretary: HAVANA OR BUST
20Sep53 CBS
After Susie brags to her friend that she will accompany Mr. Sands
on a business trip to Havana, Susie must find a way to convince
her boss to take her. [JB]
2.02 [18] Private Secretary: TWO WEEKS WITH PAY
27Sep53 CBS
Guest Cast:
Evie Johnson* (as Flame)
*then the wife of Van Johnson and a friend of Ann Sothern.
As Susie prepares to go on vacation with Sylvia, she worries that
her replacement, a conniving secretary named Flame, could become
permanent. [JB]
[--](3Oct53 Jack Benny Show - season premiere)
2.03 [19] Private Secretary: MIAMI
11Oct53 CBS
Guest Cast:
Jesse White (as Cagey Calhoun) (first appearance)
George E. Stone (as his assistant, Ben) (first appearance)
While Sylvia chases men in Miami, Susie tries to outwit rival
agent Cagey Calhoun and sing a handsome singer. [JB]
2.04 [20] Private Secretary: THE HUBBY KILLER
18Oct53 CBS
Guest Cast:
Anita Ekberg
Susie and Sylvia are suspicious of Susie's houseguest, a South
American actress publicized as "the hubby killer." [JB]
2.05 [21] Private Secretary: THE LITTLE ACORN THAT DIDN'T GROW
01Nov53 CBS
Guest Cast:
Leonid Kinskey and Sandra Gould
Susie tries to find a job for the elevator operator, a classical
violinist. [JB]
2.06 [22] Private Secretary: CAST THY BREAD
08Nov53 CBS
Guest Cast:
Anthony Warde is introduced as Lt. Samuel Green.
An elderly butler steals Susie's new hat as a birthday gift for
his employer, a former grande dame of the theatre. When Susie
learns the circumstances, she lets him keep the hat and convinces
Mr. Sands to hire the actress. [JB]
2.07 [23] Private Secretary: WEEKENED IN CONNECTICUT
22Nov53 CBS
Guest Cast:
Hope Emerson and Alvy Moore.
After envying Mr. Sands' frequent business trips, Susie learns
the jaunt are not all play when she must spend the weekend in
Connecticut with a female writer. [JB]
2.08 [24] Private Secretary: SEVEN OUT OF TEN
29Nov53 CBS
Guest Cast:
Jean Byron
Mr. Sands tries to improve office efficiency with a management
article while Susie interprets his behavior as love. Meanwhile,
Sylvia's Brooklyn friend tries to pass herself off as a
socialite. [JB]
2.09 [25] Private Secretary: TWO OF A KIND
13Dec53 CBS
Guest Cast:
Natalie Schafer
Susie helps a flamboyant older actress win a role in a play. [JB]
2.10 [26] Private Secretary: GIRL OF THE YEAR
20Dec53 CBS
Susie gets fired for her absent-mindedness after winning the
"Secretary of the Year" award. [JB]
2.11 [27] Private Secretary: THE BLAU-HOSTEIN MEMOIRS
03Jan54 CBS
Susie and Cagey Calhoun compete for the rights to the memoirs of
European princess. [JB]
2.12 [28] Private Secretary: THE SABLE COAT
10Jan54 CBS
Guest Cast:
Marcel Dalio is introduced as Armende.
Susie's friends are jealous when Armende, a French movie star,
gives Susie a fur coat refused by his fiancée. [JB]
2.13 [29] Private Secretary: SHRINKING VI
24Jan54 CBS
Guest Cast:
King Donovan
Susie plays matchmaker for her meteorologist neighbor and Vi.[JB]
2.14 [30] Private Secretary: THE LITTLE MONSTER
31Jan54 CBS
Guest Cast:
Danny Richards, Jr. is introduced as Harold Lemaire, the little monster.
Susie befriends a precocious child prodigy who plays "The Little
Monster" on stage and off.
2.15 [31] Private Secretary: MIND OVER MATTER
14Feb54 CBS
Guest Cast:
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams.
Susie plays matchmaker for Vi's cowboy penpal and a temperamental
producer. [JB]
2.16 [32] Private Secretary: FRIEND IN NEED
21Feb54 CBS
After overextending herself to help her friends, Susie ends up
in bed with a bad cold. She feels deserted when none of them
visit. [JB]
2.17 [33] Private Secretary: VIVE L'AMOUR
7Mar54 CBS
Guest Cast:
Marcel Dalio.
Susie goes to Paris to convince Armende that his girl friend is
a gold digger. [JB]
2.18 [34] Private Secretary: TEMPEST IN A PICKLE JAR
14Mar54 CBS
Susie helps find the real culprit when Tommy is accused of
stealing hot dogs. [JB]
2.19 [35] Private Secretary: AND SUSIE IS THE SUN
28Mar54 CBS
Guest Cast:
Danny Richards, Jr.
Susie tries to discourage young Harold Lemaire's crush on her by
playing matchmaker for him and a precocious little girl. [JB]
2.20 [36] Private Secretary: HIGH SPIRITS
4Apr54 CBS
Susie discovers that Vi's phony medium is leaking secrets about
Mr. Sands' office to a gossip columnist. [JB]
2.21 [37] Private Secretary: LIVE WIRE
18Apr54 CBS
Susie tries to outfox Mr. Sands' new partner, whom she thinks is
out to steal her boss' clients. [JB]
2.22 [38] Private Secretary: THE STILL SMALL VOICE
25Apr54 CBS
Guest Cast:
Frank Wilcox and Joe Besser.
Susie and Vi make Mr. Sands feel so guilty for killing a deer on
a hunting trip that he loses sleep. [JB]
2.23 [39] Private Secretary: APRIL SHOWER
09May54 CBS
When Sylvia's fiancée flirts with Susie, she must convince Sylvia
that he is not Mr. Right. [JB]
2.24 [40] Private Secretary: CRAZY MIXED-UP KID
16May54 CBS
Susie teaches a publicity-hungry actor that his stunts are hurting
his career. [JB]
2.25 [41] Private Secretary: A MATTER OF TASTE
30May54 CBS
Susie and Mr. Sands try to convince a famous Hungarian chef to
divulge his recipes on a TV series. [JB]
2.26 [42] Private Secretary: No REST FOR THE WEARY
06Jun54 CBS
Guest Cast:
Franklin Pangborn.
Susie and Cagey Calhoun try to outfox each other at a convalescent
home where a concert pianist is hiding [JB]
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############# season 3 1954-55 ##############
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CBS Sundays 7:30 pm Eastern (Fortnightly)
26 new episodes
Alternated with "The Jack Benny Television Show"
3.01 [43] Private Secretary: GOOD NEIGHBORS
12Sep54 CBS
Susie must take her neighbor's baby to the office when the
parents are late returning. [JB]
3.02 [44] Private Secretary: THE RIVALS
19Sep54 CBS
Guest Cast:
Gladys Hurbut
While vacationing in the Poconos, Susie and Sylvia run into Cagey
Calhoun and Ben. Susie and Cagey both go after an older woman,
thinking the other wants her for a client.
3.03 [45] Private Secretary: WHERE, OH WHERE?
26Sep54 CBS
Guest Cast:
Anthony Warde.
Susie's friends fear the worst when she does not come to work
after a fight with her boss.
Note:
Ann Sothern appears in only the beginning and end of this episode.
[JB]
3.04 [46] Private Secretary: ONE BEWITCHING HOUR
10Oct54 CBS
Guest Cast:
George Givot, Gertrude Michael and Grady Sutton.
Susie plays matchmaker for a famous actress and a renowned
singer who were formerly married. [JB]
3.05 [47] Private Secretary: THE BRASS RING
24Oct54 CBS
Guest Cast:
Frances Bavier.
Synopsis #1:
Susie, Mr. Sands, Vi, Sylvia and Tommy dream of fame and fortune
after composing a song. When it is rejected, they latch onto
another brass ring with a newspaper rebus puzzle. [JB]
Synopsis #2:
The office receptionist writes a haunting tune. Susie and the
staff want to compose appropriate lyrics. With all this talent
the tune is bound to make the hit parade.
3.06 [48] Private Secretary: HUMPTY-DUMPTY
07Nov54 CBS
Guest Cast:
Danny Richards, Jr. and Richard Deacon.
Harold Lemaire signs with Cagey Calhoun to make Susie jealous.
She teaches Harold a lesson by hiring a replacement. [JB]
3.07 [49] Private Secretary: ORIGINAL AND TWO CARBONS
21Nov54 CBS
Guest Cast:
Marguerite Chapman.
When Mr. Sands grows a moustache to emulate a Broadway actor,
Susie gets even by turning brunette and sporting a monacle like
an actress client. [JB]
3.08 [50] Private Secretary: SUSIE FOR PRESIDENT
05Dec54 CBS
Guest Cast:
Nancy Culp, Pat Carroll and Frank Orth.
Susie and Sylvia almost ruin their friendship when both run for
president of the Midtown Secretaries League. [JB]
3.09 [51] Private Secretary: GOODBYE, SUSIE, HELLO
19Dec54 CBS
Susie thinks Mr. Sands does not want her when he convinces her
to take a higher paying job. [JB]
3.10 [52] Private Secretary: SWEET FOXY
02Jan55 CBS
Guest Cast:
Aaron Spelling
When Susie learns that Cagey Calhoun and Ben are broke, she helps
them sign a handsome singer. [JB]
3.11 [53] Private Secretary: SECRETARIES ARE PEOPLE TOO
16Jan55 CBS
Susie trains a prima donna actress to be a secretary so she can
win a role in "Office Story." [JB]
3.12 [54] Private Secretary: THE SCREAMING MEEMIES
30Jan55 CBS
After a relaxing trip to Vermont, Mr. Sands decides to sell the
agency and retire to a farm. [JB]
3.13 [55] Private Secretary: TANNGLED WEB (a.k.a. "Little White Lies")
13Feb55 CBS
Guest Cast:
Anthony Warde and Ernest Sarracino.
Susie does not realize the repercussions when she lies about a
letter she forgot to type. [JB]
3.14 [56] Private Secretary: BLESSING IN DISGUISE
27Feb55 CBS
Guest Cast:
Craig Stevens.
Vi is ecstatic after a botanist client gives her a geranium, but
the office is in an uproar when the plant wilts. [JB]
3.15 [57] Private Secretary: TENTH ANNIVERSARY
13Mar55 CBS
Susie and Mr. Sands play a variation of "The Gift of the Magi"
on Susie's tenth anniversary. She had her bracelet melted down
to make a holder for his gold coin and he has his made into a
pin for Susie. [JB]
3.16 [58] Private Secretary: PROGRESS IS HERE TO STAY
(a.k.a. "Little Old Fashioned Girl")
27Mar55 CBS
When Mr. Sands says modern conveniences are unnecessary , Susie
goes to extremes to tech him a lesson. [JB]
3.17 [59] Private Secretary: MAMBO, MAMBO
10Apr55 CBS
Susie teaches Mr. Sands to mambo so he can sign a Cuban singer.
[JB]
3.18 [60] Private Secretary: ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN
24Apr55 CBS
Guest Cast:
Reginald Denny
When Susie's friend mistakenly thinks she inherited a million
dollars, they treat her like royalty. [JB]
3.19 [61] Private Secretary: A SCREAM IN THE NIGHT
(a.k.a. "Give up the Ghost")
08May55 CBS
Guest Cast:
Judith Evelyn.
Susie and Cagey Calhoun compete for the rights to a deceased
author's mystery books by spending the night in his niece's
haunted house. [JB]
3.20 [62] Private Secretary: THE PERFECT SPECIMEN
15May55 CBS
A millionaire courts Susie after he accidentally hits her with
his car. Mr. Sands worries that Susie will marry and leave the
agency. [JB]
3.21 [63] Private Secretary: AN OUNCE OF PREVENTION
22May55 CBS
Guest Cast:
Peter Hanson.
Susie moves in with an overweight actress to keep her from
gaining weight and losing a part. [JB]
3.22 [64] Private Secretary: MR. NEANDERTHAL
(a.k.a. "Battle of the Biceps")
29May55 CBS
Guest Cast:
Chuck Conners.
Susie searches for a professional boxer to star in a play called
"Mr. Neanderthal." [JB]
3.23 [65] Private Secretary: CANDY
(a.k.a. "The Box of Candy")
05Jun55 CBS
Guest Cast:
Kathleen Freeman and Franklin Pangborn.
Susie is suspicious when Mr. Sands brings her a box of candy. [JB]
3.24 [66] Private Secretary: FINDERS KEEPERS
12Jun55 CBS
Guest Cast:
Byron Foulger.
Susie, Vi, and Sylvia find a diamond pendant and reluctantly
search for its owner. [JB]
3.25 [67] Private Secretary: THE ROOR OF ALL EVIL
19Jun55 CBS
Susie tries to reunite a security-hungry secretary and the poor
man she loves. [JB]
3.26 [68] Private Secretary: THE BOY NEXT DOOR
26Jun55 CBS
Guest Cast:
Jock Mahoney.
Susie, Vi and Sylvia compare methods for snaring Susie's handsome
new neighbor.
############# Private Secretary ##############
############# season 4 1955-56 ##############
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CBS Sundays 7:30 pm Eastern (Fortnightly)
22 New Episodes
Alternated with "The Jack Benny Television Show"
4.01 [69] Private Secretary: OH, OH, SUZETTE
11Sep55 CBS
Guest Cast:
Ray McDonald.
Susie helps a young playwright convince his grouchy, rich uncle
to back his show. [JB]
4.02 [70] Private Secretary: SLOW CURVE
18Sep55 CBS
Susie convinces Mr. Sands to sign a baseball player. Both Susie
and the player manipulate each other in order to get the contract.
[JB]
4.03 [71] Private Secretary: WHISTLER'S DAUGHTER
02Oct55 CBS
Guest Cast:
Jay Novello and Frank Wilcox.
Susie takes up painting to get rid of a nervous twitch. When one
of her paintings sells, she is ready to quit her job to become
an artist. [JB]
4.04 [72] Private Secretary: AMERICA'S SWEETHEARTS
16Oct55 CBS
Susie tries to reunite a young couple known as "America's
Sweethearts." [JB]
4.05 [73] Private Secretary: THE PLATT PLAN
30Oct55 CBS
Susie tries Sylvia's advice on how to get a raise. [JB]
4.06 [74] Private Secretary: THE MID-TOWN MARDI GRAS
13Nov55 CBS
Susie and Vi are upset when Mr. Sands puts work above escorting
them to the Midtown Secretarial League's Mardi Gras. [JB]
4.07 [75] Private Secretary: ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT
27Nov55 CBS
Vi tries her hand at being a secretary as Susie prepares for her
vacation. [JB]
4.08 [76] Private Secretary: TURNABOUT
11Dec55 CBS
Susie learns that there is more than shrewdness to being a good
agent when she and Mr. Sands switch positions on "Turnabout Day."
[JB]
4.09 [77] Private Secretary: TO EACH HIS OWN
25Dec55 CBS
Guest Cast:
Ernest Sarracino.
Susie finds she is expected to play talent scout when a friend
invites her for dinner. [JB]
4.10 [78] Private Secretary: IN DARKEST MANHATTEN
08Jan56 CBS
Guest Cast:
Cesar Romero, Edna Skinner.
Bored with her mundane secretarial chores after reading "Modern
Secretary Magazine," Susie fantasizes about working for Mr. Sands
in the jungle. A reporter from the magazine makes her realize that
Susie's job is exciting because of the celebrities she meets. [JB]
4.11 [79] Private Secretary: THE SHADE OF THE OLD FAMILY TREE
22Jan56 CBS
Guest Cast:
Hans Conreid.
Mr. Sands has his family tree traced by a phony in order to join
an exclusive club. [JB]
4.12 [80] Private Secretary: LITTLE BO BOP
05Feb56 CBS
Susie tries to teach a bop musician to speak English so that
Mr. Sands will sign him. [JB]
4.13 [81] Private Secretary: OLD DOG, NEW TRICKS
19Feb56 CBS
Guest Cast:
Martha Wentworth is introduced as Mary.
A director wants to hire Mary Higgins, the office cleaning lady,
for his play. Susie must get things back to normal when the part
goes to Mary's head. [JB]
4.14 [82] Private Secretary: OH BROTHER!
04Mar56 CBS
Guest Cast:
Ernest Sarracino and Harold Peary.
Susie convinces the producer of a "This is Your Life" type
program to reunite the night watchman with his brother from
Italy. Susie does not know the brothers have been feuding for
over 20 years. [JB]
4.15 [83] Private Secretary: CAT ON A HOT TIN FILE
18Mar56 CBS
Guest Cast:
Jean Parker and John Banner.
Susie has to hide a cat that appears in the office because an
actress client is horribly allergic to cats. [JB]
4.16 [84] Private Secretary: THE LITTLE CAESAR OF BLEEKER STREET
01Apr56 CBS
Guest Cast:
Harry Shearer.
When Susie's diamond ring is missing, all fingers point to a
brash, young shoeshine boy whom Susie had been encouraging. [JB]
4.17 [85] Private Secretary: SEVEN WAYS TO FIRE
15Apr56 CBS
Guest Cast:
Lyle Talbot.
When Susie overhears Mr. Sands talking about firing his club's
assistant manager, Susie thinks she is ready to get the ax. [JB]
4.18 [86] Private Secretary: PASSING THE BUCK
29Apr56 CBS
Guest Cast:
Frank Cady.
Susie and Mr. Sands let a play slip through their hands when
they procrastinate about reading it. [JB]
4.19 [87] Private Secretary: TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE
13May56
Guest Cast:
Norma Varden.
Susie tries to help Cagey Calhoun change his obnoxious ways so
his client can get a role in a new play. [JB]
4.21 [88] Private Secretary: SUSIE'S CRUSADE
27May56 CBS
Guest Cast:
Mary Wentworth and Frank Nelson.
Susie fights with the new building manager because he fired Mary
Higgins, the cleaning lady. Susie does not know that Mr. Sands
needs to butter up the manager to renew his lease. [JB]
4.22 [89] Private Secretary: ELUSIVE
10Jun56
Guest Cast:
Virginia Christine.
Susie tries to track down an elusive retired actress to convince
her to appear in a play. [JB]
############# Private Secretary ##############
############# season 5 1956-57 ##############
############## (final season) ###############
CBS Sundays 7:30 pm Eastern (Fortnightly)
15 New Episodes
Alternated with "The Jack Benny Television Show"
5.01 [90] Private Secretary: FRENCH LEAVE
09Sep56 CBS
Guest Cast: Jacques Bergerac.
Mr. Sands loans Susie to a French producer so he will have the
inside track on the producer's film. Mr. Sands does not count
on Susie being loyal to her new boss. [JB]
5.02 [91] Private Secretary: ALL THAT GLITTERS
16Sep56 CBS
Guest Cast:
Franklin Pangborn
Henry Hollis, now working on Wall Street, gives Susie a tip.
She invests and fantasizes about being a financial wizard. [JB]
[--] (23Sep56 Jack Benny Show - season premiere)
5.03 [92] Private Secretary: THE REUNION
30Sep56 CBS
Guest Cast:
Virginia O'Brien
Susie feels insignificant after lunching with three old friends
from high school.
5.04 [93] Private Secretary: THE SOW'S EAR
14Oct56 CBS
Susie teaches Cagey Calhoun some manners so he can win more
clients. She does not expect her pupil to steal Mr. Sand's prize
client, a British novelist. [JB]
5.05 [94] Private Secretary: HOW TO HANDLE THE BOSS
28Oct56 CBS
Guest Cast:
John Archer.
Susie gets a reporter friend who loves practical jokes to ghost
write an article called "How to Handle the Boss." When he
mistakenly submits a gag article, Susie tries to get it back
before the presses roll. [JB]
5.06 [95] Private Secretary: WHAT EVERY SECRETARY KNOWS
11Nov56 CBS
Guest Cast:
Madge Blake
Susie and a producer's wife scheme to unite Mr. Sands and the
producer on a project, proving that the woman behind the man is
important. [JB]
5.07 [96] Private Secretary: DOLLARS AND SENSE
25Nov56 CBS
To curb her extravagant spending, Susie asks Vi and Mr. Sands
to put her on an allowance. [JB]
5.08 [97] Private Secretary: HER BEST ENEMY
09Dec56 CBS
Cagey Calhoun schemes to borrow a new contract written by
Mr. Sands. [JB]
5.09 [98] Private Secretary: THREE'S A CROWD
23Dec56 CBS
Susie disrupts the friendship of a producer and a playwright
when both fall in love with her. [JB]
5.10 [99] Private Secretary: THE BIG SHOT
06Jan57 CBS
Guest Cast:
Joe Flynn.
Melissa Converse (as aspiring actress)(Don Porter's stepdaughter)
Tommy pretends to be an executive when an aspiring actress finds
him alone in the office. He promises her a role as Venus, not
knowing Mr. Sands is negotiating with an established actress.
[JB]
5.11 [100] Private Secretary: THAT'S NO LADY, THAT'S AN AGENT
(a.k.a. "Susie the Saboteur")
20Jan57 CBS
Guest Cast:
Sig Ruman and Hillary Brooke.
Susie disguises herself as a Russian secretary to prevent a
rival casting agent from stealing an opera star client. [JB]
5.12 [101] Private Secretary: NOT QUITE PARADISE
[verified -RF]
03Feb57 CBS Sun
Produced by Jack Chertok
Story and Teleplay by Leonard Gershe
Directed by Oscar Rudolph
Guest Cast:
Zasu Pitts ....... Aunt Martha
Hope Summers ..... Delia Loganbury
*
Director of photography Robert Pittack, A.S.C.
Assistant Director .... Lester Guthrie
Art Director .......... Howard Campbell
Editorial Supervisor .. Ben Marmon
Film Editor ........... Axel Hubert
Recorded by ........... Bob Post
Chief Electrician ..... Edward Petzoldt
Set Decorations ....... William L. Stevens
Properties ............ Clem Widrig
Makeup ................ Gene Hibbs
Hair Stylist .......... Gertrude Wheeler
Wardrobe Styling by ... Elois Jenssen
Synopsis:
Vi's Aunt Martha and her friend play matchmaker for Vi and
Mr. Sands when he and Susie come for dinner. [JB]
5.13 [102] Private Secretary: THE EFFICIENCY EXPERT
17Feb57 CBS
Guest Cast:
Raymond Bailey and Frank Nelson.
Mr. Sands hires an efficiency expert to straighten out the
office as he considers merging the agency. [JB]
5.14 [103] Private Secretary: TWO AND TWO MAKE FIVE
(a.k.a "Two Plus Two")
03Mar57 CBS
Guest Cast:
Mel Blanc
As Mr. Sands searches for a voice for a new cartoon commercial,
Susie has a bigger worry: the IRS wants to audit her return. [JB]
5.xx Private Secretary: ("Two and Two
Makes Five" or "Thy Name is Sands") [credits verified -RF]
Produced by Jack Chertok
Story and Teleplay by Frederic L. Fox and Peggy Chantler
Directed by Oscar Rudolph
Guest Cast:
Mel Blanc ........ Mr. Bascom
Tommy Vize ....... Fritz Kaslo
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Director of photography Robert Pittack, A.S.C.
Assistant Director .... Lester Guthrie
Art Director .......... Howard Campbell
Editorial Supervisor .. Ben Marmon
Film Editor ........... Axel Hubert
Recorded by ........... Bob Post
Chief Electrician ..... Edward Petzoldt
Set Decorations ....... William L. Stevens
Properties ............ Clem Widrig
Makeup ................ Gene Hibbs
Hair Stylist .......... Gertrude Wheeler
Wardrobe Styling by ... Elois Jenssen
Synopsis:
As Mr. Sands searches for a voice for a new cartoon commercial,
Susie has a bigger worry: the IRS wants to audit her return. [JB]
5.15 [104] Private Secretary: THY NAME IS SANDS (final episode)
17Mar57 CBS
Guest Cast:
Frank Wilcox and Howard McNear.
Susie tries to convince Mr. Sands that he needs glasses. [JB]
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