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aka "Turn of Fate"
Season
1 (NBC) (1957-58)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Sal Crisanti,
Jim Brent, Rina Fox, Mark Young
references:
TV Guide /
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
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Four Star production (season 1)(1957-58)
Season 1 aka "Turn Of Fate"
NBC Mondays
(9:30-10:00pm)
Rotating Stars during season 1 1957-58 :
David Niven, Robert Ryan, Jane Powell, Jack Lemmon, Charles Boyer
1.01 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: SILHOUETTE OF A KILLER
Four Star Production / 30Sep1957
written by Palmer Thompson and T.E. Brooks
directed by Alvin Ganzer
guest stars
Robert Ryan ....... Stranger
Beverly Garland ....... Ellen
Robert Brubaker ....... Sheriff
Forrest Lewis ....... Nate
Anna Navarro ....... Maria
Irving Bacon ....... Pop
Synopsis:
An injured and confused young man and woman are terrorized
at a deserted ranch house by an escaped killer
1.02 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: CIRCUMSTANTIAL
Four Star Production / 07Oct1957 (rerun 11Aug58)
written by Leonard Freeman and Alex Coppel
directed by Andrew McCullough
guest stars
David Niven ........ Mark Garron
Angie Dickinson ......... Mrs. Garron
Whit Bissell .......... Chris
Jon Shepodd ....... Paul
James Nolan ....... O'Brien
Jess Kirkpatrick ...... Murphy
Bud Slater ............ Officer
Sam Flint ............. Judge
Synopsis:
A man tried for murder is convicted on purely circumstantial evidence.
His attorney, determined to prove that circumstantial evidence can lead to the
conviction of an innocent man, gets himself arrested on a murder charge,
and pleads his own case. [RF]
1.03 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: LOST AND FOUND
Four Star Production / 14Oct1957
Producer Robert Fellows
Teleplay by Marc Brandel
Based on Charles Dicken's first novel "The Pickwick Papers".
Directed by Andrew McCullough
Director of photography Chas E. Burke
Editor Desmond Marquette
guest stars
Jack Lemmon ........ Charles Dickens
Edward Binns ....... Rangler (as Ed Binns)
Joanna Moore ....... Alice Bowles
Robert Clarke ...... Howard Peebles
Peter Leeds ........ Bill Lorrimer
Douglass Dumbrille.. Mr. Applecase
Lillian Bronson .... Miss Gibson
*
Bernard Burton ..... Editorial Supervisor
Frank Baur ......... Production Executive
Jack Sonntag ....... Associate producer
Coles Trapnell ..... Story Editor
Marjory McKay ...... Casting
Frank E. Smith ..... Art Director
Budd S. Friend ..... Set Decorator
Bill Ross .......... Supervising Art Director
Karl Herlinger ..... Make-Up Artist
Robert B. Harris ... Wardrobe
Synopsis:
A man finds a large sum of money in his pocket after a
strange encounter with a mysterious blonde.
1.04 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: ENCOUNTER ON A SECOND CLASS COACH
Four Star Production / 21Oct1957
Producer Robert Fellows
Written by Robert G. Dennis
Directed by Tay Garnett
Director of photography George E. Diskant
guest stars
Jane Powell ....... Julie Kingston/Hilde Frenz
Stuart Whitman ....... Captain Sam McCurdy
Kort Falkenberg ....... Paul Harbach
Steven Geray
Paul Busch
John Stephenson
Synopsis:
An American tourist becomes friends with a German girl
who looks just like her, until she finds out there is a hidden
agenda involved in identity switching.
1.05 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: THE DANGER BY NIGHT
Four Star Production / 28Oct1957
written by Frederic Brady
directed by Peter Godfrey
guest star
David Niven ....... Alan Kevin
Katharine Bard
Patricia Donahue
Synopsis:
An American Embassy Official's boredom leads him to
an involvement with a problematic lady.
1.06 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: GUESTS FOR DINNER
Four Star Production / 04Nov1957
written by Eric Copple
directed by Robert Sinclair
guest star
Charles Boyer ....... Dr. Jacques Roland
Richard Hale ........ Dr. Alex Farget
Judith Braun ....... Gallia
Nestor Paiva ....... Aubert
Paul E. Burns ....... Papa Saintene
Synopsis:
A doctor's idea of a cure is murder.
1.07 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: VOICES IN THE FOG
Four Star Production / 11Nov1957
Written by Robert Bloomfield
Directed by Tay Garnett
guest star
Jack Lemmon ....... Dr. Cameron
Joan Banks ...... Cynthia Roland
Charles Watts ...... Weaver
Jay Novello ......Stranger
John Rogers ...... Conductor
Richard Reeves ..... Man
Synopsis:
An American tourist overhears a murder plot at the train station.
1.08 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: ON EDGE
Four Star Production / 18Nov1957
Producer Robert Fellows
Teleplay by Frederic Brady
Story by Pat Frank
Directed by Tom Gries
Director of photography Chas E. Burke
Editor Desmond Marquette
guest stars
Robert Ryan ....... William Trilbridge
Edward Binns ....... Captain Posen
Gail Kobe ........ Martha
Fredd Wayne ........ Lt. Brackett
James Nolan ........ Roger Donovan
Fran Keegan ........ Mrs. Donovan
John Reach ......... Knobby
*
Editorial Supervisor .. Bernard Burton
Production Executive .. Frank Baur
Associate producer .... Jack Sonntag
Story Editor .......... Coles Trapnell
Art Director .......... Frank E. Smith
Set Decorator ......... Budd S. Friend
Supervising Art Director .. Bill Ross
Make-Up Artist ........ Karl Herlinger
Wardrobe .............. Robert B. Harris
Casting ............... Marjory McKay
Synopsis:
Although William Trilbridge is now a highly respected professor of
philosophy at a California College, he was formerly a confidence man
and his past now threatens his new life. [RF]
1.09 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: HURRICANE
Four Star Production / 25Nov1957
Producer Robert Fellows
Written by Harold Swanton
Directed by Tay Garnett
Director of photography George E. Diskant
Editor Samuel E. Beetley
guest stars
Jane Powell ....... Harriet Kennedy
Douglas Dick ....... Gordon Kennedy
Virginia Gregg ....... Judith Kennedy
John Eldredge ....... Martin Kennedy
William Schallert... Wilson (as Bill Schallert)
Edward Platt ....... Lietuenant
Harry Jackson ...... Reeves
*
Bernard Burton ..... Editorial Supervisor
Frank Baur ......... Production Executive
Jack Sonntag ....... Associate producer
Coles Trapnell ..... Story Editor
Marjory McKay ...... Casting
Frank E. Smith ..... Art Director
Budd S. Friend ..... Set Decorator
Bill Ross .......... Supervising Art Director
Karl Herlinger ..... Make-Up Artist
Robert B. Harris ... Wardrobe
Synopsis:
A man's uncle is found murdered during a hurricane and he is the suspect.
1.10 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: SOUVENIR
Four Star Production / 02Dec1957
Producer Robert Fellows
Written by Ellis Arnold Kadison
Directed by Andrew McCullough
Director of photography Guy Roe
Editor Arthur D. Hilton
guest cast:
Jack Lemmon ....... Edward King
Douglass Dumbrille ....... Captain Beagle
Gloria Talbot ....... Bitsy King
Joan Marshall ...... Rita Benson
Grant Richards ..... Agent McCoy
William Kendiss .... Agent Farber (as Bill Kendiss)
Dick Wessel ........ Cedric Wychinski
*
Bernard Burton ..... Editorial Supervisor
Frank Baur ......... Production Executive
Jack Sonntag ....... Associate producer
Coles Trapnell ..... Story Editor
Marjory McKay ...... Casting
Frank E. Smith ..... Art Director
Budd S. Friend ..... Set Decorator
Bill Ross .......... Supervising Art Director
Karl Herlinger ..... Make-Up Artist
Robert B. Harris ... Wardrobe
Synopsis:
A college professor's serene life becomes hectic when Navy investigators demand
his explanation of missing government property issued to him during the war.
Complications ensue (most of them funny) when Professor King begins his
search for a misplaced destroyer. Especially amusing are his attempts
at reconciliation with his wife, country and the Navy. [RF]
1.11 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: THE CROWD PLEASER
Four Star Production / 09Dec1957
Written by Frederic Brady and William R. Cox
Directed by Louis King
guest stars
Robert Ryan ....... Frank Berry
Stuart Whitman ....... Bill Johnson
Jean Willes ....... Mary Whitman
Stacy Harris ....... Vandy Vance
John Berardino ....... Mick Terrill
Synopsis:
A former championship boxer becomes a trainer for his young protege.
1.12 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: CUPID WORE A BADGE
Four Star Production / 16Dec1957
Producer Robert Fellows
Directed by Byron Haskin
Teleplay by Leon Ware
Director of photography Guy Roe, A.S.C.
Editor Samuel Beetley
guest stars
Jane Powell ....... Kathy Dorn
David Janssen ....... Mike Harper
James Flavin ....... Gavin Marshall
Craig Duncan ....... Chief
Marjorie Bennett ... Mrs. Hoskins
John Cliff ......... Driver
*
Editorial Supervisor Bernard Burton
Assistant director . Jack Sonntag
Story Editor ....... Coles Trapnell
Art Director ....... Frank E. Smith
Production Executive ..Frank Baur
Budd S. Friend ..... Set Decorator
Bill Ross .......... Supervising Art Director
Marjory McKay ...... Casting
Robert B. Harris ... Wardrobe
Karl Herlinger ..... Makeup
Synopsis:
Kathy Dorn is a policewoman who is not afraid of taking risks.
Her boyfriend Mike Harper disapproves of her job.
But he becomes involved in one of her assignments. [RF]
1.13 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: THE TINHORN
Four Star Production / 23Dec1957
Producer Robert Fellows
Teleplay by Frederic Brady
Story by Floyd Beaver
Directed by Lewis Allen
Director of photography George Diskant
Editor Samuel E. Beetley
guest stars
David Niven ....... Jeff Carleton
Michael Pate ....... Witcher
Kasey Rogers ....... Wilma
Frank Ferguson ....... Milbanks
Willis Bouchey ....... Marshal
Mort Mills ......... Morrow
Lillian Bronson .... Granny
*
Editorial Supervisor Bernard Burton
Assistant director . Jack Sonntag
Story Editor ....... Coles Trapnell
Art Director ....... Frank E. Smith
Production Executive ..Frank Baur
Budd S. Friend ..... Set Decorator
Bill Ross .......... Supervising Art Director
Marjory McKay ...... Casting
Robert B. Harris ... Wardrobe
Karl Herlinger ..... Makeup
Synopsis:
A cheating gambler is willing to risk his life in search of regeneration
posing as a preacher on a wagon train to escape a man hell bent on killing him.
*NOTE: This episode was EMMY nominated for "film editing".
1.14 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: THE FACE OF TRUTH
Four Star Production / 30Dec1957
Producer Robert Fellows
Written by John Q. Copeland
Directed by Alvin Ganzer
Director of photography Guy Roe
Editor Les Orlebeck
guest stars
Robert Ryan ........ Mike Ripetti
Catherine McLeod ... Mrs. Ripetti
John Morley ........ Father Boniface
Paul E. Burns ...... Bartender
Malcolm Atterbury .. Spud
Tom Jackson ........ Detective
Anthony George ..... Gordy (uncredited)
Sidney Clute ....... Pete (uncredited)
*
Editorial Supervisor Bernard Burton
Assistant director . Jack Sonntag
Story Editor ....... Coles Trapnell
Art Director ....... Frank E. Smith
Production Executive ..Frank Baur
Budd S. Friend ..... Set Decorator
Bill Ross .......... Supervising Art Director
Marjory McKay ...... Casting
Robert B. Harris ... Wardrobe
Karl Herlinger ..... Makeup
Synopsis:
An ex-con is in search of the policeman who had him wrongly
charged for a crime he did not commit.
1.15 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: THE VICTIM (film)
Four Star Production / 06Jan1958
Producer Robert Fellows
Written by Marc Brandel
Directed by Robert Florey
Director of photography George E. Diskant
guest stars
Jack Lemmon ........ Ashley
Doe Avedon ......... Ruth
Lana Wood .......... Pat
Ross Elliott ....... Gordon
John Gallaudet ..... Sgt. Lewis
John Eldridge ...... Jud Cowan
Sol Gorss .......... Sports
Bruce MacFarlane ... Stripes
*
Editorial Supervisor ... Bernard Burton
Les Orlebeck ....... Editor
Coles Trapnell ..... Story Editor
Supervising Art Director .. Bill Ross
Jack Sonntag ....... Assistant Director
Frank T. Smith ..... Art Director
Budd S. Friend ..... Set Decorator
Al Bonner .......... Makeup Artist
Robert B. Harris ... Wardrobe
Walt Whaley ........ Casting
Frank Baur ......... Production Executive
Synopsis:
A series of deaths in Rome puts an American Doctor on the trail of the only living victim. [RF]
1.16 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: IN THE DARK
Four Star Production / 13Jan58
written by Bob Barbash
directed by Robert Florey
guest stars
David Niven ....... Paul Evans
Barbara Lawrence ....... Ruth
Richard Long ....... Allan Bishop
Keye Luke ....... Mike
Synopsis:
Paul Evans, successful blind author, depends upon his friend Allan Bishop
to transcribe his novels. He is shocked to learn his wife and Bishop are in
love with each other and plan to murder him. [RF]
1.17 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: THE FATAL CHARM (film)
Four Star Production / 20Jan1958 NBC Mon
Written by George Slavin and Paul Franklin
Directed by Thomas Carr
guest stars
David Niven
Nita Talbot
Synopsis:
A PLANE CRASHES ON THE GROUNDS OF A CITY PRISON, AND
ONE OF THE PRISONERS, A CONVICTED CONFIDENCE MAN HELPING IN
THE RESCUE OPERATIONS, DISCOVERS THAT ONE OF THE CRASH VICTIMS IS
A DEAD RINGER FOR HIM AND SEES HIS CHANCE FOR ESCAPE. [SC]
1.18 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: HIDDEN WITNESS (film)
Four Star Production / 27Jan1958
written by Bob Barbash
directed by Robert Florey
guest stars
Robert Ryan ....... Jeff Banner
Barbara Eiler ....... Ann Palmer
Michael Pate ....... Eddie
Lawrence Dobkin ....... Joe Frazier
Ned Wever ....... Walter
Dale Van Sickel ....... Marty
Synopsis:
A detective is hired to protect the life of a girl whose testimony is expected to convict a racketeer.
He hides the girl in a secluded mountain cabin, where she believes she is safe.
But the detective is working with the gang determined to kill her. [RF]
1.19 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: MUSIC IN THE NIGHT
Four Star Production / 03Feb1958
Written by Frederic Brady, Peggy and Lou Shaw
Directed by Tay Garnett
guest stars
Jane Powell ....... Joan Lindsey
Peter Hanson ....... Dick
Margaret Field ...... Elaine
Russ Conway ....... Harrigan
Peter Leeds ....... Harry Tucker
Harry Tyler ....... Mr. Gilbert
Arthur Hanson ....... Dan Underhill
Vance Skarstedt ....... Simpson
Synopsis:
A secretary begins to receive a series of mysterious phone calls late at night.
A masculine voice taunts her and in the background she hears the music of Ravel's "Bolero". [RF]
1.20 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: NIGHT CALLER
Four Star Production / 10Feb1958
written by Philip Saltzman
directed by Robert Florey
guest stars
David Niven ....... Paul Martel
Henry Daniell ....... Edward Judson
Kathryn Card ....... Mrs. Gilroy
Whitney Blake ....... Carrie
David Niven plays a writer who is forced to write the
story of a perfect crime, by an escaped lunatic,
holding him at gunpoint at the writer's remote home.
1.21 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: THE WHITE FLAG (film)
Four Star Production / 17Feb1958
written by Frederic Brady
directed by Robert Florey
guest stars
Robert Ryan ....... Dr. Robert Ross
Whit Bissell ....... Doc
Charles Quinlivan ....... Larsen
Synopsis:
A well known heart specialist faces a difficult decision when he learns that a gang
has successfully substituted its ailing leader for another patient. The gang leader
needs an extremely delicate operation performed to save his life. [RF]
1.22 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: THE DAYS OF NOVEMBER
Four Star Production / 24Feb1958
written by Fredric Brady and Mark Rogers
directed by Alvin Ganzer
guest stars
Jack Lemmon ....... Lt. Troy Crawford
Richard Jaeckel ....... Spencer
Adam Williams ....... Wohlman
Nick Dennis ....... Sergeant Martinez
Frank Gerstle ...... Johnson
Synopsis:
A young, inexperience Marine lieutenant is assigned to a veteran
combat company on the front lines in Korea. The lieutenant
learns that each of his three predecessors was killed within
30 days of his arrival at the front. [RF]
1.23 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED
Four Star Production / 03Mar1958
Producer Vincent M. Fennelly
Written by Bob Barbash
Directed by Robert Florey
Director of photography George E. Diskant
Editor Arthur D. Hilton
guest stars
Jack Lemmon ....... Steve Tyler
King Donovan ....... Frank Mitchell
Howard Petrie ....... Lt. Gifford
June Dayton ....... Mrs. Tyler
John Damler ....... Sergeant Wexler
Wally Richard ....... Clerk
James Turley ....... Assistant Director
Walter Barnes ...... Don Gleason
Oliver McGowan ..... Director
*
Production Executive .. Frank Baur
Editorial Supervisor .. Bernard Burton
Art Director .......... Bill Ross
Assistant director .... Charles C. Coleman
Music Supervisor ...... Earle Dearth
Set Decorator ......... Budd S. Friend & Arthur Marlowe
Makeup Artist ......... John Sylvester
Casting ............... Marjory McKay
Wardrobe .............. Robert B. Harris
Synopsis:
A writer is visited by the police and tell him that three
of his classmates have been murdered.
1.24 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: EVEN A THIEF CAN DREAM
Four Star Production / 10Mar1958
written by Laszlo Gorog
directed by Robert Florey
guest star
Charles Boyer ....... Lemerrier
Ross Elliott ....... Mr. Stevens
Bonnie Bolding ....... Mrs. Evelyn Stevens
John Harmon ....... Thief
Ken Mayer .......... Detective
Willard Sage ....... Policeman
1.25 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: THE SEVENTH LETTER
Four Star Production / 17Mar1958
written by Charles B. Smith
directed by Robert Florey
guest stars
Robert Ryan ....... Lt. Joe Carter
Virginia Gregg ....... Louise Ryan
Eugene Martin ....... Bobby
Lynne Allen ....... Margaret Richards
Willard Sage ....... Sol
1.26 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: TAPS FOR JEFFREY (film)
Four Star Production / 31Mar1958
Producer Vincent M. Fennelly
Teleplay by Fred Freiberger
Story by Fred Freiberger and Ralph B. Raphael
Director Thomas Carr
Director of photography George E. Diskant
Editor Samuel E. Beetley
guest stars
David Niven ........ Jeffrey Collins
John Doucette ........ Ed Wilson
Virginia Grey ........ Audrey Crane
Peter Brocco ....... J. Wilbur Meadows
Russell Simpson .... Mr. Austin
Sidney Clute ....... Shipping Clerk (as Sid Clute)
*
Production Executive .. Frank Baur
Editorial Supervisor .. Bernard Burton
Art Director .......... Bill Ross
Assistant director .... Charles C. Coleman
Music Supervisor ...... Earle Dearth
Set Decorator ......... Budd S. Friend & Alfred Kegerris
Makeup Artist ......... Karl Herlinger
Casting ............... Marjory McKay
Wardrobe .............. Robert B. Harris
Synopsis:
A vagrant, trying to escape from the watchman of a building, falls and is severely injured.
Police find a water faucet clutched in the man's hand and are puzzled that he should have
attempted such an insignificant theft. Near death, the vagrant recalls
the events leading to his accident. [RF]
1.27 [--] Alcoa Theatre: THE LOUDMOUTH
Four Star Production / 07Apr1958 (rerun 25Aug58)
written by Christopher Knopf (EMMY Nomination)
directed by Donald McDougall
guest stars
Jack Lemmon ........ Wally Mall
Harold J. Stone .... Lt. Nelson
Dean Harens ........ Hal Loeffler
Melinda Markey ..... Marian
Gayle Kellogg ...... Roger
Penny Edwards ...... Anne
Joseph Mell ........ Bertelli
Harlan Warde ....... Sgt. Hurley
Synopsis:
Wally Mail is known as a practical joker and prides himself on the fact that he
is always the life of the party. He decides to play a joke on the police department
and is shocked when he winds up as the prime suspect
in a murder case. [RF]
1.28 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: FIX A FRAME FOR MOURNING (film)
Four Star Production / 14Apr1958 NBC Mon
Producer Vincent M. Fennelly
Written by T.E. Brooks
Directed by Thomas Carr
Director of photography Guy Roe
Editor Desmond Marquette
guest stars
Jane Powell ......... Laura Cabot
John Baragrey .......... Jeff Crafton
Kevin Hagen ........ Sheriff Mallory
Rory Mallinson ......... Coroner
Vivi Janiss ......... Mrs. March
Dodie Wright .......... Secretary
*
Production Executive .. Frank Baur
Editorial Supervisor .. Bernard Burton
Art Director .......... Bill Ross
Assistant director .... Grayson Rogers
Music Supervisor ...... Earle Dearth
Set Decorator ......... Budd S. Friend & Clarence Steensen
Makeup Artist ......... Al Bonner
Casting ............... Marjory McKay
Wardrobe .............. Robert B. Harris
Synopsis:
A young widow receives a series of letters threatening
the life of her husband, who's been dead for a year. At first
she believes the letters are a cruel hoax but then she becomes
frightened and turns for help to a local attorney. [SC]
1.29 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: MY WIFE'S NEXT HUSBAND (film)
Four Star Production / 21Apr1958
Producer Vincent M. Fennelly
Written by George F. Slavin
Directed by Robert Florey
Director of photography George E. Diskant
Editor Samuel E. Beetley
guest stars
David Niven ....... Robert Medhill
James Daly ....... Ed Barton
Patricia Donahue ... Martha Barton
Morris Ankrum ...... Stan MacGregor
John Eldredge ...... Dr. Leopold
Paul Engle ......... Tommy Barton
Blu Wright ......... Captain Radin
Thomas Browne Henry ... Dr. Stanley (as Tom B. Henry)
*
Production Executive .. Frank Baur
Editorial Supervisor .. Bernard Burton
Art Director .......... Bill Ross
Assistant director .... Charles C. Coleman
Music Supervisor ...... Earle Dearth
Set Decorator ......... Budd S. Friend & Armor Marlowe
Makeup Artist ......... Karl Herlinger
Casting ............... Marjory McKay
Wardrobe .............. Robert B. Harris
Synopsis:
Reporter Ed Barton learns that he has only a short time to live. Trying to provide
for his wife after his death, he finds a man on Skid Row who resembles him, and
persuades him to take an examination for a life insurance policy in his name. [RF]
1.30 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: THE GIANT STEP
Four Star Production / 28Apr1958
Producer Vincent M. Fennelly
Teleplay by Leonard Freeman
Story by Floyd Beaver from the story "Habu"
Directed by Robert Florey
Director of photography George E. Diskant
Editor Les Orlebeck
guest stars
Robert Ryan ....... Gunner's Mate Smith
Michael Landon ..... Karl Wallace
Norman Alden ....... Joe
Harold J. Stone ....... Captain Stemson
Peter Leeds ....... Willie
John Cliff ....... Nick
Gayle Kellogg ...... Haloran
Larry Bracken ...... Officer
*
Production Executive .. Frank Baur
Editorial Supervisor .. Bernard Burton
Art Director .......... Frank E. Smith
Supervising Art Director .. Bill Ross
Assistant director .... Jack Sonntag
Music Supervisor ...... Earle Dearth
Set Decorator ......... Budd S. Friend & Armor Marlowe
Makeup Artist ......... Kiva
Casting ............... Marjory McKay
Wardrobe .............. Robert B. Harris
Synopsis:
Gunner's Mate Smith holds another submarine officer responsible
for his friends death due to cowardice. [RF]
1.31 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: THE TICKET
Four Star Production / 05May1958
guest stars
Franchot Tone ...... Martin Galt
Jeanette Nolan ....... Elinor Galt
Murray Hamilton ....... Irwin Forman
Howard Caine ....... Willi Kass
Synopsis:
Ex-district attorney Martin Galt confronts his successor in the
courtroom as he defends a racketeer. [RF]
1.32 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: THE LADY TAKES A STAND
Four Star Production / 12May1958
written by Irving Elman and Philip Saltzman
directed by Robert Florey
guest stars
Jane Powell ....... Marian Evers
Keith Andes ....... David Cramer
John Doucette ....... Vladek
Frank Wilcox ....... Attorney
Dayton Lummis ....... Prosecutor
1.33 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: THE PERFECTIONIST
Four Star Production / 19May1958
Producer Vincent M. Fennelly
Written by George F. Slavin
Directed by Robert Florey
Director of photography George E. Diskant
Editor Les Orelebeck
guest stars
Robert Ryan ........ Ken Morton
Frances Rafferty ... Mrs. Morton
Lawrence Dobkin .... Lt. Lacy
Addison Richards ... Henry Adams
Russ Bender ........ Perkins
Ellen Corby ........ Elvira Moss
Byron Foulger ...... Elkins
George Eldredge .... Mailman
Robert Busch ....... Technician
*
Production Executive .. Frank Baur
Editorial Supervisor .. Bernard Burton
Art Director .......... Frank E. Smith
Supervising Art Director .. Bill Ross
Assistant director .... Jack Sonntag
Music Supervisor ...... Earle Dearth
Set Decorator ......... Budd S. Friend & Armor Marlowe
Makeup Artist ......... Kiva
Casting ............... Marjory McKay
Wardrobe .............. Robert B. Harris
Synopsis:
For the past 15 years Ken Morton has worked as a teller in a small-town bank.
He has devised what he thinks is a foolproof scheme for robbing the bank. [RF]
1.34 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: DECISION BY TERROR
Four Star Production / 26May1958 (rerun 01Sep58)
Producer Vincent M. Fennelly
Written by George F. Slavin
Directed by Robert Florey
Director of photography George E. Diskant
Editor Samuel E. Beetley
guest stars
David Niven ........ Charles Enright
John McIntire ........ Dr. Edwards
Barbara Eiler ....... Edna Enright
George Baxter ....... Frank Scanlon
Peter Leeds ....... Ed Stocker
Amzie Strickland ....... Claire Lane
Peggy Maley ....... Nancy Carter
Frank Wilcox ....... District Attorney
Oliver Cliff ....... Defense Attorney
Raymond Bailey ..... Judge
*
Production Executive .. Frank Baur
Editorial Supervisor .. Bernard Burton
Art Director .......... Frank E. Smith
Supervising Art Director .. Bill Ross
Assistant director .... Jack Sonntag
Music Supervisor ...... Earle Dearth
Set Decorator ......... Budd S. Friend & Armor Marlowe
Makeup Artist ......... Kiva
Casting ............... Marjory McKay
Wardrobe .............. Robert B. Harris
Synopsis:
During a murder trial, Charles Enright, the jury foreman, is convinced that
the accused man is guilty. But just before the jury retires to consider the verdict,
Enright receives a phone call telling him that his family is being held hostage
and will be killed unless he holds out for an acquittal. [RF]
1.35 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: THE CLOCK STRUCK TWELVE
Four Star Production / 02Jun1958
written by Leonard Freeman and Fred Freiberger
directed by Robert Florey
guest stars
Charles Boyer ...... Man
Marianne Stewart ... Wife
Larry Thor ......... Detective
Kasey Rogers ....... Girl
John Alvin ......... Coroner
Nestor Paiva ....... Bartender
Vic Perrin ......... Thief
Jack Lambert ....... Thief
John Daimler ....... Detective
Joseph Mell ........ Cook
Synopsis:
After a murder is committed, a man tries desperately to report the crime.
But he is in a state of shock and can't make himself understood. In his dazed condition,
he wanders from place to place and repeatedly asks
people what time it is. [RF]
1.36 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: DISAPPEARANCE
Four Star Production / 09Jun1958
written by Christopher Knopf
directed by Robert Florey
guest stars
Jack Lemmon ....... Henry Coyle
William Talman ....... Lt. Herman Brule
Joan Blackman ....... Woman
Gail Kobe ...... Mrs. Coyle
1.37 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: JOHNNY RISK
Four Star Production / 16Jun1958
Produced by Vincent M. Fennelly
Written by Fred Freiberger
Directed by Donald McDougall
guest stars
Michael Landon ....... Johnny Risk
Lew Ayres ....... Jed Risk
Alan Hale Jr ....... Sven
DeForest Kelley ....... Marshal
Robert Griffin ....... Judge
Forrest Lewis
Bonnie Holding
Synopsis:
The story, set in Alaska in 1896, relates the adventures of Johnny Risk,
a gambling boat entrepreneur. In the pilot episode, Risk battles a corrupt
new law designed to take gold mines away from aliens when a friend loses his mine. [JB]
Synopsis 2:
During the Alaskan gold rush of 1896, Johnny Risk and his partner
run a gambling ship and own a gold mine. They are shocked when
the town judge and the marshal declare their claim on the mine
invalid. After beginning an investigation, Johnny learns that his
older brother is behind the attempt to seize the mine. [RF]
1.38 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: THREE YEARS DARK
Four Star Production / 23Jun1958
Written by Fred Freiberger
Directed by Robert Florey
guest stars
Barbara Stanwyck ....... Midge Varney
Gerald Mohr
Russ Conway
Synopsis:
After spending three years in prison on a conspiracy charge, Midge Varney is released.
She goes to New York to seek the attorney responsible for involving her and her
husband in the conspiracy. The attorney killed Midge's husband, but pleading
self-defense, he was freed by the court. [RF]
1.39 [--] Alcoa-Goodyear Theatre: DECOY DUCK
Four Star Production / 30Jun1958
Producer Vincent Fennelly
Directed by Robert Florey
Teleplay by John Robinson & Frederic Brady
Story by Robert Standish
Director of photography George Diskant
Editor Chandler House
guest stars
Jane Powell ........ Susan Martin
David Janssen ...... Jim McCandless
Norman Alden ....... Mike
Berry Kroeger ...... Reginald Kittering
Michael Pate ....... Bert Landon
Laurie Mitchell .... Millie
Thom Conroy ........ Man
John O'Malley ...... Official
Synopsis:
Arrested while trying to smuggle diamonds Susan Martin is given a choice,
either go to jail or become a decoy to set up a gang of jewel thieves. [RF]
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