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Season 3 (CBS) (1956-57)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox, Erich Wise [Updates Aug 2022]
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive / Writers Guild of America (wga)

 ########### Chrysler Shower of Stars #########
############## season 3 1956-57 ##############
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CBS Thursdays 8:30pm-9:30pm Eastern
time slot shared with "Climax!" anthology series

3.01 [--] Climax!: BURY ME LATER: 06Sep56
3.02 [--] Climax!: BURST OF VIOLENCE: 13Sep56
3.03 [--] Climax!: THE GARSTEN CASE: 20Sep56
3.04 [--] Climax!: THE FOG: 27Sep56
3.05 [--] Climax!: ISLAND IN THE CITY: 04Oct56
3.06 [--] Climax!: JOURNEY INTO FEAR: 11Oct56
3.07 [--] Climax!: THE MIDAS TOUCH: 18Oct56
3.08 [--] Climax!: NIGHT OF THE HEAT WAVE: 25Oct56

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3.1 [--] Chrysler Shower Of Stars: 50's MUSIC [RF] [EW]
01Nov56 CBS Thur
starring
Bob Crosby
Nanette Fabray
Johnnie Ray

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3.09 [--] Climax!: FLIGHT TO TOMORROW: 08Nov56
3.10 [--] Climax!: NIGHT SHRIEK: 15Nov56
3.11 [--] Climax!: THE CHINESE GAME: 22Nov56
3.12 [--] Climax!: THE SECRET THREAD: 29Nov56
3.13 [--] Climax!: SAVAGE PORTRAIT: 06Dec56

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3.2 [--] Chrysler Shower Of Stars: A CHRISTMAS CAROL (III)
13Dec56 CBS Thur
(same cast/crew as Dec 23 1954) (possibly a rerun)
Some sources say it was re-staged "live" for 3 consecutive years.

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3.14 [--] Climax!: STRANGE HOSTAGE: 20Dec56
3.15 [--] Climax!: TEN MINUTES TO CURFEW: 27Dec56
3.16 [--] Climax!: CARNIVAL AT MIDNIGHT: 03Jan57

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3.3 [--] Chrysler Shower Of Stars: [RF] [EW]
10Jan57 CBS Thur
host: William Lundigan
starring
Jack Benny, Liberace, Jayne Mansfield, Vincent Price, Bob Crosby

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3.17 [--] Climax!: THE GOLD DRESS: 17Jan57
3.18 [--] Climax!: CIRCLE OF DESTRUCTION: 24Jan57
3.19 [--] Climax!: THE TROUBLE AT NUMBER 5: 31Jan57
3.20 [--] Climax!: THE STALKER: 07Feb57
3.21 [--] Climax!: STAIN OF HONOR: 14Feb57
3.22 [--] Climax!: THE LONG COUNT: 21Feb57
3.23 [--] Climax!: AND DON'T EVER COME BACK: 28Feb57
3.24 [--] Climax!: NINE-DAY WONDER: 07Mar57

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3.4 [--] Chrysler Shower of Stars: CLOAK AND DAGGER [EW]
14Mar57 CBS Thur
producer-director, Ralph Levy ; writers, Hugh Wedlock, Howard Snyder.
Music, Lyn Murray; choreography, Rod Alexander; lighting director, Leard Davis.
Host: William Lundigan.
Guests: Jack Benny
Gale Storm
Hedy Lamarr
Jacques D'Amboise
Sid Krofft
Lawrence Welk

Announcer: Art Gilmore.
Summary:
A dance number features D'Amboise and a three-foot marionette handled by Krofft.
All the guests join Jack Benny in a sketch take-off on
Cloak-and-Dagger drama set in an international casino.
Following the program, a live promo featuring Eddie Albert and Steve Forrest
for the upcoming "Climax" episode
!Let it be me" is presented.
Summary: Live from Television City in Hollywood, California.
Contents: Commercials: Chrysler. [UCLA]

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3.25 [--] Climax!: LET IT BE ME: 21Mar57
3.26 [--] Climax!: STRANGE SANCTUARY: 28Mar57
3.27 [--] Climax!: DON'T TOUCH ME: 04Apr57

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3.5 [--] Chrysler Shower Of Stars: JAZZ TIME [RF] [EW]
11Apr57 CBS Thur
starring
Jack Benny, Julie London, Tallulah Bankhead, Tommy Sands, Ed Wynn

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3.28 [--] Climax!: THE MAD BOMBER: 18Apr57
3.29 [--] Climax!: AVALANCHE AT DEVIL'S PASS: 25Apr57
3.30 [--] Climax!: STRANGE DEATHS AT BURNLEIGH: 02May57

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3.6 [--] Shower Of Stars: SKITS AND SKETCHES [RF] [EW]
09May57 CBS Thur
starring
 Jack Benny, Van Johnson, Yvonne DeCarlo, Georgia Gibbs,
Jean Durand, Vincent Price, Mel Blanc


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3.31 [--] Climax!: BAIT FOR THE TIGER: 16May57
3.32 [--] Climax!: HAND OF EVIL: 23May57
3.33 [--] Climax!: THE DISAPPEARANCE OF AMANDA HALE: 30May57
3.34 [--] Climax!: MR. RUNYON OF BROADWAY: 06Jun57
3.35 [--] Climax!: THE MAN WHO STOLE THE BIBLE: 13Jun57
3.36 [--] Climax!: A TASTE FOR CRIME: 20Jun57
3.37 [--] Climax!: THE TRIAL OF CAPTAIN WIRZ: 27Jun57
3.38 [--] Climax!: LOCKED IN FEAR: 04Jul57
3.39 [--] Climax!: PAYMENT FOR JUDAS: 11Jul57
3.40 [--] Climax!: WALK A TIGHTROPE: 18Jul57
3.41 [--] Climax!: THE HIGH JUNGLE: 25Jul57
3.42 [--] Climax!: THE GIANT KILLER: 01Aug57
3.43 [--] Climax!: TRAIL OF TERROR: 08Aug57
3.44 [--] Climax!: MURDER IS A WITCH: 15Aug57
3.41 [--] Climax!: THE STRANGER WITHIN: 22Aug57
3.42 [--] Climax!: DEADLY CLIMATE: 29Aug57 (last episode of season 3)


  ########### Chrysler Shower of Stars #########
############### end of season 3 ##############
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