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Season
4 (CBC)(1957-58)
Episode Guide compiled by
The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
[Uploaded March 2018]
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)
CBC Archive,
Winnipeg Free Press, Ottowa Journal
################## On Camera #################
############## Season 4 1957-58 ##############
############### (Final Season) ###############
CBC Mondays 8:30 p.m.
4.01 [113] On Camera: THE SWAMP
02Sep1957
Written by Alfred Harris
Cast:
Jack Creley ................ Mike McLaughlin
George Luscombe .... Andy
Arch McDonnell ......... Phil
James Barron ............. Inspector
4.02 [114] On Camera: NOTHIN' PERSONAL
09Sep1957
Written by M. Charles Cohen
Cast:
Walter Balay ........ Norman
Larry D. Mann ..... Lenny
Norma Renault .... Dinny
Sean Sullivan ....... Mutt
Synopsis:
A comedic look at the problems of a group of young married
men on the verge of adulthood.
[--] On Camera
16Sep1957
pre-empted for Royal Playhouse program.
4.03 [115] On Camera: A LESSON IN PSYCHOLOGY
23Sep1957 [Ottawa Journal]
Written by Ralph Rose
Cast:
Charmion King
Carol Starkman
Austin Willis
Synopsis:
The story of a married couple who must maintain their
separate identities as teachers at a girls school.
4.04 [116] On Camera: MARGIN FOR ERROR
30Sep1957
Written by Lester Powell
Cast:
Toby Robins
William Needles
Synopsis:
The story of Dr. Michael Lincoln, who is called back from his
vacation to perform a delicate operation on his ex-wife's husband.
4.05 [117] On Camera: MRS. RIDERS RUBENS
07Oct1957
Written by Tom Espie
Cast:
Josephing Barrington
Lew Davidson
Paul Kligman
Alex McKee
Jane Mallett
Ruth Springford
Sandy Webster
Frank Perry
Aino Pirskanen
Synopsis:
When a newcomer to an old ladies' home pretends that she is
the owner of a genuine painting by Reubens, she finds herself in
the news and having to cope with gossips, art dealers and the underworld.
[--] On Camera:
14Oct1957
pre-empted for Royal Playhouse program
4.06 [118] On Camera: THE PRICE OF SILENCE
21Oct1957
Adapted by Ernest Waengler
Story by Stefan Zweig
Cast:
Barry Morse
Mary Savage
John Grima
Hilary Vernon
Synopsis:
A drama with a surprise twist about a compassionate husband's
treatment of his unfaithful wife.
4.07 [119] On Camera: NIGHT BOSS
28Oct1957
Written by Tom Espie
Cast:
Frank Fontaine
Larry Reynolds
Paul Kligman
Alan Hood
Cy Mack
Ray Bellew
Gordon Ruttan
Synopsis:
A copy editor who has made his way up on the newspaper staff
by informing on the drunkenness of his predecessor is driven to
the verge of madness by a teletype machine that sends him
accusing messages. They are signed with the name of the man
he wronged—the man who, after he was fired, killed himself.
4.08 [120] On Camera: MR. BELL'S CREATION
04Nov1957
Written by Stanley Richards
Cast:
Murray Davis ............ Mr. Hepplewhite
Barbara Hamilton ..... Effie
Jack Duffy ................. Harry
Patricia Farmer ......... Janie
Stan Francis ............. Mr. Harris
Corinne Orr .............. Millie
4.09 [121] On Camera: ROUGH JUSTICE
11Nov1957 [Ottawa Journal]
Written by Paul Almond
Directed by Robert Christie
Cast:
Buddy Ferens ...... Arthur
Walter Balay ......... Pete
Stephen Lord ....... Charles
George Hislop ...... Mickey
Fred Diehl ............. Frank
Alan Chrysler ........ Lee
Synopsis:
A hunt for a thief among a hard-boiled crew of a Great Lakes freighter,
leads to the guilty shipmate finally being cornered and rough justice is
handed out - with surprising results.
4.10 [122] On Camera: TRIAL BALANCE
18Nov1957
Written by Lester Powell
Directed by Charles Jarrott
Cast:
Eric Christmas .... Richards
Corinne Conley .... Mrs. Ramage
Mavor Moore ........ Mr. Ramage
Frank Perry ........... Hartigan
Kay Hawtry ............ Brenda
Rex Devlin
Synopsis:
The story of a businessman and his calculating, mathematical approach to life.
When it is discovered that one of his executives is dipping into company funds
to entertain the businessman's wife the angry husband sets out to correct the
situation.
4.11 [123] On Camera: THE RELUCTANT BANDIT
25Nov1957
Written by Antony Ferry
Directed by Basil Coleman
Cast:
Murray Westgate ..... Bandit
E.M. Margolese ....... Mr. Selves
Margaret MacBain .... Mrs. Jerrold
Marjorie Mowbray ..... Mrs. Rosecrantz
Tom Harvey .............. Oscar
Sandra O'Neill .......... Usherette
Stanley Endersby ..... Boy
Tony Brown .............. Boy
Synopsis:
When a nervous gunman tries to hold up a movie house the manager
is more worried about the audience's panic than about losing money.
4.12 [124] On Camera: THE EGGHEAD APPROACH
02Dec1957
Written by M. Charles Cohen
Cast:
Shane Rimmer ........ Stanley
Sandra O'Neill ......... Sybil
Deborah Turnbull .... Peggy
Larry Beattie ............. Brooks
Sylvia Gillespie ........ Irene
John Clark ............... Soda Jerk
Synopsis:
An athletic student is worried about his inability to fall in love.
A fellow student tells him to try the intellectual approach.
4.13 [125] On Camera: WRONG NUMBER
09Dec1957
Written by Tom Espie
Directed by Andrew Allan
Cast:
Joan Blackman ........ Janie
John Grima .............. Albin
Paul Kligman ........... Father
Winifred Dennis ....... Mrs. Davis
Sandy Webster ........ Inspector Stevens
Fred Diehl ................ Foreman
Synopsis:
A lonely girl becomes involved with a young Hungarian through
a strange telephone conversation.
4.14 [126] On Camera: THE VACANT CHAIR
16Dec1957
Written by Norman Holland and Paul Slocumb
Cast:
Katharine Blake ........ Elsa
Patricia Farmer ......... Linda
Winifred Dennis ........ Bella
Sean Mulcahy ........... Waldo
Barbara Tremain ....... Lilian
Aileen Seaton ........... Wife (voice)
4.15 [127] On Camera: NEXT TO LAST RITES
23Dec1957
Written by Dorothy Lucas and Paul Slocumb
Cast:
Jane Mallett ..... Sadie
Alex McKee ..... Jake
Frank Peddie .... Pastor Roberts
4.16 [128] On Camera: INNOCENT DECEPTION
30Dec1957
Written by Bernard Slade
Directed by Andrew Allen
Cast:
Robert Goulet ....... Michael
Patricia Farmer ..... Ellen
Ruth Springford .... Mother
Joe Austin ............. Father
Winifred Dennis .... Maid
Synopsis:
Story about a teen-age girl who almost convinces a young
man that she is from "the better part of town."
4.17 [129] On Camera: CAVE-IN
06Jan1958
Written by Edmund E. Good
Cast:
Anna Cameron
John Drainie
Bill Walker
Synopsis:
The story of a man and his search for gold, and of his wife
who plans to leave him for another miner.
4.18 [130] On Camera: THE LITTLE MONSTER
13Jan1958
Written by James J. Fox
Directed by Basil Coleman
Cast:
Rex Hagon ....... Tommy Bishop
Derek Ralston ... David Bishop
Peggi Loder ....... Myra Bishop
Billy Potton .......... Joey
Tom Harvey ........ Quizmaster
Synopsis:
Story about an underpaid university professor whose financial
problems are solved by his young son who is trained to win a
prize an a TV quiz show.
4.19 [131] On Camera: A CASE OF FRAUD
20Jan1958
Producer Andrew Allan
Written by Donald Jack
Cast:
James Doohan .... Dabney MacConkel
Joan Newell ......... Mrs. French
Ruth Springford .... Ida Smithurst
Sarah Davies ......... Rita
James Edmond .... Magistrate
Jack Creley ........... Crown Attorney
Sandy Webster ..... Clerk of the Court
Rex Devlin ............ Court Duties man
Lloyd Chester ........ Police witness
Synopsis:
A vindictive landlady charges her happy-go-lucky artist tenant with
passing bad cheques. When it is revealed that the artist is completely
innocent of any crime, court officials attempt to find out why the landlady
took him to court.
4.20 [132] On Camera: THE ABSENTEE MURDERER
27Jan1958
Written by Charles Templeton
Cast:
Joseph Furst ........ Henry Barron
Peggi Loder ......... Jean Cunningham
Barbara Hamilton .... Alice Rogers
James Doohan ........ Lt. Hagen
Jean Keller ............... Helen Barron
Walter Balay ............. Police Constable
Alan Chrysler ........... Taxi Driver
Jon Granik ............... Police Sergeant
Synopsis:
A silenced gun and a dynamite cap help to provide the alibi for a man
who plans to murder his wife.
4.21 [133] On Camera: THE DEVILE'S BAR
03Feb1958
Written by John Mackenzie
Directed by Basil Coleman
Cast:
Frank Perry ............ Henry
William Hutt ............ Conrad
Gillie Fenwick ........ Lawrence
Gertrude Tyas ........ Woman
William Bell ............. Jerry
Brendan Dillon ........ Man 'A'
James Edmond ...... Man 'B'
Ron Hartmann ........ Man 'C'
Synopsis:
Story about a man who never takes advantage of the opportunities of life,
until it is almost too late.
4.22 [134] On Camera: THE FATHER
10Feb1958
Written by Hugh Garner
Cast:
Joe Austin ........ Jacta Purcell
Fred Diehl ........ Curate
Beth Lockerbie ... Enid Purcell
Beth Morris ......... Betty Purcell
Billy Potton .......... Johnny Purcell
Derek Ralston ..... Scoutmaster
Sean Sullivan ...... Charley
Synopsis:
A sensitive young boy feels lost and alone because his father embarrasses
him at a father and son banquet.
4.23 [135] On Camera: THREE TO GET MARRIED: Part 1
17Feb1958
Written by Kay Hill
Directed by Melwyn Breen
Cast:
Janet Reid ............... Dulcina
Hugh Webster .......... Tom Oates
Eric Heath .................. Chester Greengate
Barbara Franklin ......... Seraphina
James Edmond ........... Parson Horatio Dogberry
Josephine Barrington ... Aunt Lizzie
Geoffrey Alexander
*Note rebroadcast on GM Presents 01Jan61.
4.24 [136] On Camera: THREE TO GET MARRIED: Part 2
24Feb1958
Written by Kay Hill
Directed by Melwyn Breen
Cast:
James Edmond ............ Parson Horatio Dogberry
Josephine Barrington ... Aunt Lizzie
Janet Reid ............... Dulcina
Barbara Franklin ......... Seraphina
Patrick Macnee .......... Lieutenant Honeywell
Hugh Webster .......... Tom Oates
Donald Ewer ............. Scarecrow man
Paul Kligman ............ Leederbaum
4.25 [137] On Camera: THREE TO GET MARRIED: Part 3
03Mar1958
Written by Kay Hill
Directed by Melwyn Breen
Cast:
James Edmond ............ Parson Horatio Dogberry
Josephine Barrington ... Aunt Lizzie
Janet Reid ............... Dulcina
Peter Needham ...... Will Kane
Hugh Webster .......... Tom Oates
Synopsis:
A comedy about a country minister and his three marriageable daughters.
4.26 [138] On Camera: THREE-DAY BLOW
10Mar1958
Producer Andrew Allan
Written by Derrick Hamilton-Wright
Cast:
Carol Starkman ..... Julie
Bernard Slade ...... Todd
John Vernon ........ Mike
Sean Sullivan ......... Maniac
Walter Balay ........... Attendant
Alex McKee ........... Mr. Blake
Synopsis:
A honeymooning couple, gets entangled with an escaped homicidal
maniac during a storm.
4.27 [139] On Camera: THE BEARD
17Mar1958
Written by Donald Jack
Cast:
Derek Ralston ...... Tip Vaneworthy
Charmion King ..... Joan
Barry Lavender ..... Bill
Drew Thompson ..... Jervis
Larry D. Mann .......... Director
Leo Leyden ............. Barber
Walter Balay ............. Second Barber
Ruth Springford ....... Mother
Larry Middlestadt ..... Duncan
Timothy Findley ...... Waiter
Synopsis:
Story of an egotistical actor whose handsome face is hidden by a full beard.
At the request of the drama director he shaves it off, only to see that his
once-handsome face has changed completely.
4.28 [140] On Camera: A ROOM FOR ONESELF
24Mar1958
Written by Harold Flender
Cast:
Charles Palmer
[--] On Camera:
31Mar1958
pre-empted for Election results
4.29 [141] On Camera: THE WARM DECISION
07Apr1958
Producer Andrew Allan
Written by Norah Burke
Cast:
Gillie Fenwick ....... Mr. Thomson
Betty Leighton ....... Jonquil
Jane Mallett ........... Mrs. Haughton
Sean Mulcahy ....... Dr. Sharp
Jill Showell ............. Megan
Ruth Springford ...... Nellie
4.30 [142] On Camera: THE PROOF MACHINE
14Apr1958
Written by Donald Jack
Cast:
Tom Kneebone ..... Brenden McCoy
Larry Reynolds ....... Henry Livesy
Norman Ettlinger .... Psychoanalyst
Werner Jentzer ...... Horst Immelmann
William Bell ............. Operator
Ludmilla Tchor ....... Girl
4.31 [143] On Camera: ALIAS MR. POLLARD
21Apr1958
Written by Leslie McFarlane
Cast:
Louis Zorich ........... Pollard
Aileen Seaton ........ Mrs. Pollard
Jonathan White ...... Ben
Norman Ettlinger .... MacKenzie
John Mackin ........... Salvation Army Captain
Ed Simay ................. Wolansky
Alex McKee ............ Judge
*Note: This is a new cast of the episode which aired in 01Oct1955.
4.32 [144] On Camera: THE LITTLE WITCH
28Apr1958
Written by Vincent McConnor
Directed by Andrew Allan
Cast:
Toby Tarnow ........ Susan
Frank Perry ........... Jonathan
Alice Hill ................ Mother
Austin Willis ........... Father
Beth Morris ............ Jennifer
Winifred Dennis ..... Katie
4.33 [145] On Camera: THE MORNING AFTER
05May1958
Written by Colin Reid
Cast:
Ruth Springford .... Betty O'Casey
Frank Peddie .......... Charles O'Casey
Jean Cavall ............. Joe
John Vernon .......... Schwartz
William Bell ............. Mailman
Bill Brydon ........... Milkman
Toby Van Bridge..... Doctor
Synopsis:
When Charles O'Casey woke up one morning he stumbled into the bathroom and found
that he had aged 30 years overnight.
4.34 [146] On Camera: WATCH WILLIE GO
12May1958
Written by Roy Shields
Directed by Robert Christie
Cast:
Joan Blackman ....... Katy
Jonathan White ...... Willie
Derek Ralston ......... Preddy
Arch McDonnell ...... Cliff
Kathy McNeil ........... Marie
Brian Beaton ............ Marcel
Neil Leroy ................ McElroy
Nan Stewart ............. Landlady
Synopsis:
Katy Hapes thought her husband Willie was paying more attention to
his pals than he was to her. And she was right. But when she told him
that they were going to have a baby the situation took a change for the better.
4.35 [147] On Camera:
19May1958 [Winnipeg Free Press]
aired no info given.
4.36 [148] On Camera: THE SHADOW BEFORE
26May1958
Adapted by Leslie McFarlane
Story by Morley Roberts
Cast:
Mel Benstock ......... Vandemarche
Esther Carroll ......... Margaretta
Robert Goodier ....... Carter Esplan
Edward Holmes ..... Burford
E.M. Margolese ...... Vincent
Synopsis:
A successful writer believes that he will be ruined when an unidentified
challenger tries to take over his career.
4.37 [149] On Camera: MONEY TO BURN
02Jun1958
Producer Andrew Allan
Written by Vincent Tilsley
Synopsis:
A happy-go-lucky Shylock who base's his generous habits on
friendship is forced to defend his actions.
4.37 [149] On Camera: THE FLOWERING PLANT
09Jun1958
Written by L.S. Booth
Cast:
Aileen Seaton ....... Miss Chappell
Alex Denaszody
Ron Hartmann
Sandra Scott
Edwin Stephenson
Stephanie Taylor
Billi Tyas
Synopsis:
The story of a lonely spinster who finds a way to happiness after
accepting a free trial offer of dancing lessons.
4.38 [150] On Camera: RIGOLETTO ROCK
16Jun1958
Written by Tom Espie
Cast:
Diana Blainey ...... Nancy
Louis Zorich ........ Uncle Ludo
William Cole ........ Tony
Synopsis:
Story about a young Italian-Canadian opera fan who finds romance
in the rock-'n'-roll era.
4.39 [151] On Camera: A CURE FOR THE DOCTOR
23Jun1958
Written by Desmond Scott
Directed by Charles Jarrott
Cast:
Larry Beattie ....... Platt
Michael Conway .... Priddell
Rex Hagon ............. Daniel
Kay Hawtrey ............ Mrs. Andrews
Alex McKee ............ Dr. Fuller
Deanne Taylor ........ Janet
Austin Willis ............. Dr. Barney Weaver
Synopsis:
A travelling charlatan doctor suddenly finds himself the most trusted
of men when his "medicine" apparently cures a young girl
in a small Ontario town.
4.40 [152] On Camera: THIS WILL DO NICELY
30Jun1958
Producer Andrew Allan
Written by M. Charles Cohen
Cast:
Francie Jones ....... Helen
Budd Knapp .......... Timothy
Synopsis:
A woman murders her husband and enlists the aid of his closest friend,
an "armchair lawyer," to find an alibi.
4.41 [153] On Camera: GUEST SHOT
07Jul1958
Written by Leslie MacFarlane
Cast:
Robert Goodier ....... King Riordan
Diana Van der Vlis .... Arlene
William Bell .............. Calgary
Ed McNamara ......... Stuffy
Tom Harvey ............. Floyd
Synopsis:
A story of hero-worship by a disc jockey for a cowboy star
whose records he presents.
4.42 [154] On Camera: MARGIN FOR ERROR
14Jul1958
Cast:
Toby Robins
William Needles
4.43 [155] On Camera: BILLY'S BURGLAR
21Jul1958
Written by Spencer Dunmore
Cast:
Nicky Austin ........ Billy
Sandra O'Neill ..... Carol
Louis Zorich ........ Burglar
Tom Kneebone ... Steve
Sandy Webster .... Mr. Parker
Araby Lockhart ..... Mrs. Parker
Synopsis:
A little boy befriends a burglar who has entered the house
via the bedroom window.
4.44 [156] On Camera: MIDSUMMER SISTERS
28Jul1958
Written by Andrew Allan
Cast:
Geoffrey Alexander
Patricia Farmer
Beth Morris
Sandra Scott
Synopsis:
Two girls want to be sisters, so they try to arrange a marriage
between their widowed parents.
4.45 [157] On Camera: STOP-OVER
04Aug1958
Written by Tom Espie
Cast:
James Doohan ...... Harry Sidekick
Ed McNamara
Kathy McNeil
Synopsis:
Being so close to adventure and yet not taking part in it seems to
a young airport control-tower operator to magnify the monotony
of his existence. One day a small plane lands and he has an opportunity
to "get away from it all," but on looking closer at the passengers
he decides to stay where he is.
4.46 [158] On Camera: THE NEW YEAR CAPER
11Aug1958
Written by A.J. Russell
Cast:
Robert Goodier
Barry Morse
Toby Robins
Synopsis:
Two jewel thieves meet, fall in love, but manage to keep cool business
heads. When Paul eyes a fashionable New Year's Eve party as a possible
base of operation Alice gains entrance to his apartment to stop him from
attending the party so her accomplice can do the job.
4.47 [159] On Camera: THE BUILDERS
18Aug1958
Written by Morley Torgov
Cast:
John Vernon
George Sperdakos
Art Jenoff
Jacob Reinglass
Sandy Webster
Synopsis:
An ambitious contractor discovers that a crack has developed in an apartment
building he is constructing. Some of the apartments have been rented and he
is faced with the problems of whether to reveal the condition or keep silent
about it.
4.48 [160] On Camera: SPRING SONG
25Aug1958
Written by Jackie Rosenfeld
Cast:
Patricia Farmer
Leo Leyden
Amelia Hall
Alice Hill
Leslie Yeo
Synopsis:
A young girl answers a man's "lonely hearts" notice in a magazine, but suggests
that they should not meet. He is determined to see the girl, however, and
arranges
a rendezvous —a rendezvous they never keep.
*Note: Different cast from original airing 18Feb1956.
4.49 [161] On Camera: BROADWAY STORY
01Sep1958
Written by Stanley Mann
Cast:
Timothy Findley ..... Braddock
Don Francks ........... Bernie
Nancy Lou Gill ........ Ruth
Peggi Loder ............ Margo
Ed McNamara ........ Ira Samson
Synopsis:
Violence is the result of a writer's attempts to gain recognition in New York
City.
*Note: Different cast from original airing 21May1955.
4.50 [162] On Camera: MR. DIAMOND'S DIAMONDS
08Sep1958
Teleplay by Leslie McFarlane
Story by Marvin Rossman
Cast:
Larry D. Mann
Sammy Sales
Alfie Scopp
Synopsis:
A comedy about two burglars who meet a customer wearing a toupee
and a hatful of diamonds.
4.51 [163] On Camera: THE CAMEL'S BACK
15Sep1958
Written by Vincent Tilsley
Synopsis:
Harry Weeks, married to a nagging wife, loses his job after 10 years with a
firm.
Afraid to tell his wife, he seeks understanding from a secretary at the firm.
4.52 [164] On Camera: THE FACTS OF LIFE [Final episode
of the series]
22Sep1958
Written by Harold Flender
Directed by Basil Coleman
Cast:
Drew Thompson ...... Mr. Parker
Amelia Hall ............... Mrs. Parker
Rex Hagon ............. Jesse
Gaetan Jacono ....... Oogie
Vivian Smith ........... Alma
John Vernon .......... Doctor
Ann Morrish ........... Nurse
Synopsis:
A comedy about a 7-year-old boy who is confused by his father's explanation
of the facts of life. He decides that his married sister should have a baby,
so he and his chum go to a hospital to buy one.
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