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Hosted by John Newland (filmed in the USA)
Season
1 (ABC)(early 1959)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive [Updated 2015]
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide /
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
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UCLA Film and Television Archive
############### One Step Beyond ##############
############# season 1 early 1959 ############
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ABC Tuesdays 10:00-10:30pm (22 episodes)
1.01 One Step Beyond: THE BRIDE POSSESSED [verified on film]
prod no. 2900 / 20-Jan-1959 ABC Tue
Produced by Collier Young
Dramatized by Merwin Gerard & Larry Marcus
Directed by John Newland
Director of photography Russell Metty, A.S.C.
Starring:
Virginia Leith ........ Sally Conroy
Skip Homeier .......... Matt Conroy
Harry Townes .......... Dr. Slawson
Also in the Cast:
Ann Morrison .......... Mrs. Wharton
Janet Hughes
John Shay
Frank Richards ............. George
Duncan McLeod
Synopsis:
A newlywed bride on her honeymoon arrives at their destination and realizes
she
recognizes everyone and everything around her.
1.02 One Step Beyond: THE NIGHT OF APRIL 14TH
prod no. 2903 / 27-Jan-1959 ABC Tue
(rebroadcast 04Aug59)
Produced by Collier Young
Written by Collier Young & Larry Marcus
Directed by John Newland
Guest cast:
Barbara Lord .......... Grace Montgomery
Patrick MacNee ........ Erick Farley
Isobel Elsom .......... Mrs. Montgomery
Gavin Gordon .......... Reverend Morgan
Marjorie Eaton ........ Miss Parsons
John Craven ...... Harry Teller
Jeanne Bates ...... Mrs. Teller
Alan Caillou ........ Steward
John Hiestand ....... Drunk
with
Francis De Sales .... Ship's Passenger
Gavin Muir .......... Ship's Passenger
Gil Stuart .......... Ship's Passenger
Jack Lynn ........... Ship's Passenger
*
Associate producer .. Merwin Gerard
Special Consultant... Ivan Klapper
Director of photography ... Dale Deverman
Art Directors ....... William Horning & William Ferrari
Film Editor ......... Henry Berman
Music ............... Harry Lubin
Assistant Director .. Erich Von Stroheim Jr.
Set Decorations ..... Jack Mills
Recording Supervisor. Franklin Milton
*
Synopsis:
Just before her wedding, Grace Montgomery has a dream in which she drowns
in the ocean. When she wakes, many miles from any ocean, this possibility seems
farfetched. But her fiance changes their honeymoon plans - they are booked for
the maiden voyage of the Titanic. [RF]
1.03 One Step Beyond: EMERGENCY ONLY
prod no. 2901
03Feb1959 ABC Tue
Producer Collier Young
Written by Collier Young
Directed by John Newland
Director of photography Dale Deverman
Guest cast:
Jocelyn Brando ........ Ellen Larrabee
Lin McCarthy .......... Arthur Douglas
Clark Howat ........... Jim Hennessey
Nan Adams ............. Mrs. March
Ann Staunton .......... Betty Hennessey
Ross Elliott .......... Charlie Towne
Bill Quinn ......... Doctor
Paula Raymond ......... Lady Passenger
John Maxwell .......... Conductor
Synopsis:
Ellen Larrabee, who has had experiences in precognition, is persuaded by
skeptical
Arthur Douglas to go into a hypnotic trance. Ellen comes out of the trance, and
predicts that Douglas will be involved in a dangerous train trip. [RF]
1.04 One Step Beyond: THE DARK ROOM [verified on film]
© 1959 / prod no. 2905 / 10-Feb-1959 ABC Tue
Producer Collier Young
Dramatized by by Francis Cockrell
Directed by John Newland
Starring:
Marcel Dalio ........... Jean Gabeau
Cloris Leachman ........ Rita Wallace
Also in the Cast:
Paul Dubov ............. Detective Marsac
Ann Codee .............. Madame Morel
Ivan Triesault ......... Inspector
*
Associate producer .. Merwin Gerard
Special Consultant... Ivan Klapper
Executive writer .... Larry Marcus
Director of photography .... Dale Deverman
Art Directors ....... William Horning & William Ferrari
Film Editor ......... Henry Berman
Music ............... Harry Lubin
Assistant Director .. Erich Von Stroheim Jr.
Set Decorations ..... Henry Grace & Jack Mills
Recording Supervisor. Franklin Milton
Synopsis:
A photographer from an American magazine is staying at a quaint French country
house a hears a
voice telling her to beware of a murderous stranger who is stalking her. [SC]
1.05 One Step Beyond: TWELVE HOURS TO LIVE
prod no. 2902
17Feb1959 ABC Tue
Producer Collier Young
Written by Merwin Gerard
Directed by John Newland
Director of photography Dale Deverman
Music Harry Lubin
Guest cast:
Jean Allison ........... Carol Jansen
Paul Richards .......... Will Jansen
Lillian Powell ......... Mrs. Ford
Larrian Gillespie ...... Debbie
Douglas Kennedy ........ Sergeant
Synopsis:
After an argument with his wife, Will Jansen drives away during a bad storm.
His wife Carol, remaining at home, receives strange signs telling her that
Will is in danger. [RF]
1.06 One Step Beyond: EPILOGUE
prod no. 2906
24Feb1959 ABC Tue
Producer Collier Young
Written by Don M. Mankiewicz
Directed by John Newland
Guest cast:
Charles Aidman ......... Carl Archer
Julie Adams ............ Helen Archer
Charles Herbert ........ Steve Archer
William Schallert ...... Dr. Sanders
Roy Glenn .............. Sam Harrison
Don Kennedy ............ Jim
*
Associate producer Merwin Gerard
Special consultant Ivan Klapper
Executive writer Larry Marcus
Director of photography Dale Deverman
Art Directors ....... William A. Horning & William Ferrari
Film Editor ..., ...... Henry Berman
Music ............... Harry Lubin
Assistant Director .. Stanley Goldsmith
Set Decorations ..... Henry Grace & Jack Mills
Recording Supervisor .... Franklin Milton
Synopsis:
A recovering alcoholic travels to New Mexico to try and reunite
with his wife and son who are visiting an old silver mine when the mine caves in.
1.07 One Step Beyond: THE DREAM
prod no. 2907
03Mar59 ABC Tue
Producer Collier Young
Written by John Dunkel
Directed by John Newland
Guest cast:
Reginald Owen .......... Herbert Blakely
Molly Roden ............ Ethel Blakely
Philip Tonge ........... Colonel Tim Marlowe
Eric Snowden ........... Air Raid Warden
Jean Ransom ............ Woman
Richard Lupino ....... Willie Carr
Kendrick Huxham ...... Charlie
Nelson Welch ..... Vicar
with
Jack Lynn, Peter Gordon, Charles Horvath.
*
Executive Writer .... Larry Marcus
Associate producer .. Merwin Gerard
Special Consultant... Ivan Klapper
Executive writer .... Larry Marcus
Director of photography ..... Dale Deverman
Art Directors ....... William Horning & William Ferrari
Film Editor ......... Henry Berman
Music ............... Harry Lubin
Assistant Director .. Stanley Goldsmith
Set Decorations ..... Henry Grace & Jack Mills
Recording Supervisor. Franklin Milton
*
Synopsis:
DURING WORLD WAR II, A BRITISH MAN FALLS ASLEEP WHILE ON WATCH FOR
GERMAN PATROLS. HE HAS A DREAM ABOUT HIS WIFE GETTING KILLED-HIS WIFE
ALSO HAS A DREAM ABOUT HIM. [SC]
1.08 One Step Beyond: PREMONITION
prod no. 2904
10Mar1959 ABC Tue
written by Paul David
directed by John Newland
Guest cast:
Percy Helton ....... Ed Matthews
Pamela Lincoln .......... Older Lisa Garrick
Beverly Washburn ........ Younger Lisa Garrick
Paul Langton ............ Mr. Garrick
Skip Young .............. Martin
Julie Payne ............. Louise
Thomas B. Henry ......... Dr. Parsons
David Garcia ............ George
David Whorf ...... Evan
Clare Corelli ..... Marie
Synopsis:
Lisa Garrick has everything including a premonition of her own death.
1.09 One Step Beyond: THE DEAD PART OF THE HOUSE [verified on film]
prod no. 2909 / 17-Mar-1959 ABC Tue
Dramatized by Michael Plant; Executive Writer Larry
Marcus
Directed by John Newland
Starring:
Philip Abbott ........... Paul Burton
Joanne Linville ......... Aunt Minna
Also in the Cast:
Mimi Gibson ............. Ann Burton
Philip Ahn .............. Frank Sung
Ken Drake ............... Gas Man
Synopsis:
A little girl goes to stay with relatives, and is told specifically never to go
upstairs into the nursery. [RF]
1.10 One Step Beyond: THE VISION
prod no. 2908
24Mar1959 ABC Tue
written by Larry Marcus
directed by John Newland
Guest cast:
Bruce Gordon ............ Captain Emil Tremaine
Pernell Roberts ......... Sergeant Vye
H.M. Wynant ............. Private Lacoste
Jerry Oddo .............. Private Mollene
Richard Devon ........... Major Lamarr
Peter Miles ............. Private Marsee
Rene Korper ........... Boy
Will J. White ......... German Soldier
Jean Del Val ....... French Soldier
Synopsis:
During a battle, four French soldiers suddenly cease firing and leave the
battlefield. [RF]
1.11 One Step Beyond: THE DEVIL'S LAUGHTER [verified on film]
prod no. 2910
31-Mar-1959 ABC Tue
Dramatized by Alfred Brenner; Executive Writer Larry
Marcus
Directed by John Newland
Starring:
Alfred Ryder ............ John Marriott
Also in the Cast:
Patrick Westwood ........ Attendant
Ben Wright .............. Executioner
Leslie Denison ............ Chaplain
Lester Matthews
Gordon Richards ....... Doctor
Keith McConnell ....... Reporter
Alma Lawton ............. Liz
John Ainsworth
A murderer is about to be hung, but every time they try, something goes wrong,
and eventually he is released
because they reckon he has suffered enough.
1.12 One Step Beyond: THE RETURN OF MITCHELL CAMPION [verified]
prod no. 2914
07Apr1959 ABC Tue
Dramatized by Merwin Gerard; Executive Writer Larry
Marcus
Directed by John Newland
Starring:
Patrick O'Neal .......... Mitchell Campion
Lilyan Chauvin .......... Francesca
Also in the Cast:
Richard Angarola ........ Hotel Clerk
Anatol Winogradoff ...... Alexis Paxinian
Allegra Varron .......... Restaurant Operator
Vance Howard
Robert Hernandez
Fred Lerner
Synopsis:
Recovering from an auto crash, Mitchell Campion decides to vacation on a small
Mediterranean Island. Upon his arrival,
Campion is shocked to find that he is well-known to the local inhabitants. He is
certain that he has never set foot
on the island before. [RF]
1.13 One Step Beyond: THE NAVIGATOR (film)
prod no. 2913
14Apr1959 ABC Tue
written by Don M. Mankiewicz
directed by John Newland
Guest cast:
Don Dubbins ............. 1st Mate Walter Blake
Robert Ellenstein ....... Captain Peabody
Joel Fluellen ........... Cookie
Olan Soule .............. Stowaway
Stephen Roberts ......... 2nd Mate Swanson
Robert Osterloh ......... Mr. Dibble
Don Womack
Synopsis:
The conflict between a freighter captain and his first mate is suddenly
sharpened when the ship inexplicably goes off course on the China Seas. [RF]
1.14 One Step Beyond: THE SECRET [verified]
prod no. 2915
21Apr59 ABC Tue
Dramatized by Michael Plant; Executive Writer Larry
Marcus
Directed by John Newland
Starring:
Maria Palmer ............ Sylvia Ackroyd
Robert Douglas .......... Harry Ackroyd
Also in the Cast:
Albert Carrier .......... Jeremy
Molly Glessing .......... Essie
Robert Shafto ........... Dr. Werner
A.E. Gould-Porter ........ Private Inspector
Synopsis:
A WEALTHY BUSINESS MAN BELIEVES THAT HIS WIFE IS HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH SOMEONE
WHEN HE'S AWAY ON BUSINESS.
THE HUSBAND CONFRONTS HIS WIFE, AND SUDDENLY BECOMES ILL. WHEN THE FAMILY DOCTOR
ARRIVES TO TREAT HER, SHE
MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARS. [SC]
1.15 One Step Beyond: THE AERIALIST [verified on film]
prod no. 2917 / 28-Apr-1959 ABC Tue
Dramatized by Larry Marcus
Directed by John Newland
director of photography, Dale Deverman, A.S.C.
Starring:
Mike Connors ............ Mario Patruzzio
Yvette Vickers .......... Carlotta Patruzzio
Also in the Cast:
Robert Carricart ........ Gino Patruzzio
Ruggero Romor ........... Paul Patruzzio
Penny Santon ............ Mama Patruzzio
Charles Watts ........... C.C. Higgins
Vernon Rich
Mary Patton .......... Nurse
Ray Baker
1.16 One Step Beyond: THE BURNING GIRL [verified on film]
prod no. 2921 / 05-May-1959 ABC Tue
Dramatized by Catherine Turney
Directed by John Newland
director of photography, Dale Deverman, A.S.C.
Starring:
Olive Deering ........... Mildred Denning
Luana Anders ............ Alice Denning
Edward Platt ............ Mr. Denning
Also in the Cast:
Sandra Knight ........... Patty Leland
Geraldine Wall .......... Mrs. Leland
Alfred Hopson ........... Chief Keating
Hampton Fancher ......... Tim Plunkett
Peter Walker ............ Psychiatrist
Phil Arnold ............. Purdy
1.17 One Step Beyond: THE HAUNTED U-BOAT
prod no. 2911
12May1959 ABC Tue
written by Larry Marcus
directed by John Newland
Guest cast:
Werner Klemperer ........ Herr Bautmann
Eric Feldary ............ Capt. Eric Kreig
Kort Falkenberg ......... Lt. Fridel
Wesley Lau .............. Lt. Schneider
Norberto Kerner ......... Hans
with
Siegfried Speck
Paul Busch
Andrew Branham
Frank Oberschall
1.18 One Step Beyond: IMAGE OF DEATH
prod no. 2919
19May1959 ABC Tue
written by Larry Marcus
directed by John Newland
Guest cast:
Max Adrian .............. Marquis de la Roget
Doris Dowling ........... Charlotte Landri
John Wengraf ............ Ernest
Deidre Owen ............. Rose
Gregory Gaye ............ Father Leon
Guy De Vestel ........... Inspector
1.19 One Step Beyond: THE CAPTAIN'S GUEST [verified on film]
prod no. 2920 / 26-May-1959 ABC Tue
Dramatized by Charles Beaumont
Directed by John Newland
director of photography, Dale Deverman, A.S.C.
Starring:
Robert Webber ........... Andrew Courtney
Nancy Hadley ............ Ellen Courtney
Also in the Cast:
Thomas Coley ............ Bill Oker
Felix Locher ............ Old Man
Jon Lormer .............. Mr. Leach
Synopsis:
A newly-wed couple rent an old New England house possessed by the ghost of an
angry sea captain. [SC]
1.20 One Step Beyond: ECHO
prod no. 2918
02Jun1959 ABC Tue
written by Merwin Gerard
directed by John Newland
Guest cast:
Ross Martin ............. Paul Marlin
Ed Kemmer ............... Roger Wiley
Leslie Barrett .......... Daniel Cascomb
Edna Holland ............ Miss Wyckoff
Edmund Glover ........ Ferris
Rusty Lane .............. Joe the Bartender
Jim Reppert ....... Ticket Seller
1.21 One Step Beyond: FRONT RUNNER
prod no. 2924
09Jun59 ABC Tue
Written by Larry Marcus
Directed by John Newland
Guest cast:
Ben Cooper .............. Ronnie Watson
Walter Burke ............ Sam Barry
Sandy Kenyon ............ Tim Berryman
Jerry Hausner ........... Walt
Carmen Phillips ......... Rita
Phil Chambers ........... 1st Judge
J. Edward McKinley ....... 2nd Judge
Rita Lupino ............. Nurse
Synopsis:
A JOCKEY IS PAID BACK FOR AN EVIL DEED HE COMMITTED SOME
TWENTY YEARS EARLIER. [SC]
1.22 One Step Beyond: THE RIDDLE
prod no. 2923
16Jun1959 ABC Tue
written by Larry Marcus
directed by John Newland
Guest cast:
Warren Stevens .......... Leonard Barrett
Bethel Leslie ........... Betty Barrett
Patrick Westwood ........ Kumar
Arthur Batanides ........ Constable Gaisingh
Barry Atwater ........... Dr. Graham
Leonard Strong .......... Conductor
###### Alcoa presents One Step
Beyond ########
############### end of season 1 ##############
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