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Season
2 (ABC) (1956-57)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
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################## Crossroads ##################
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ABC Fridays 8:30 pm EST
2.01 [--] Crossroads: THE COMEBACK
Prod. no. 703
05Oct56 ABC Fri
Producer Bernard Schubert
Writer George Bruce
Director Paul Landres
Director of photography Lester White
Editor Sherman A. Rose
Guest Cast:
Don DeFore .......... Reverend C.E. 'Stoney' Jackson
Chuck Connors ....... Lou Brissie
Judith Ames ......... Mrs. Edith Brissie
Grant Withers ....... Coach Whitey Martin
Robert Carson ....... Coach Mike
Peter Votrian ....... Jimmy Smith
Gil Fry ............. Doctor
Reed Howes .......... Team Doctor
Murray Alper ........ Medic
Guy Williams ........ First Soldier
Edd Brynes .......... Second Soldier
Robert Fuller ....... Third Soldier
X. Brands ........... Ball Player
John Goddard ........ Ball Player
John Truax .......... Ball Player
Synopsis:
The true story of pitcher Lou Brissie's return to Major League Baseball
after he was seriously wounded in World War 2. [SC]
2.02 [--] Crossroads: CIRCUS PRIEST
Prod. no. 707
12Oct56 ABC Fri
Director Ralph Francis Murphy
Guest cast:
Pat O'Brien ......... Father Edward Sullivan
Christopher Dark .... Frank Corletto
Barbara Bestar ...... Julietta
Frank Gerstle ....... Tito Krackow
Frank Scannell ...... Shorty
Michael Ann Barrett.. Sara Krackoq
Eugene Iglesias ..... Luigi Corletto
Irene James ......... Maria
Barbara Knudson ..... Tina
John Cliff .......... Marco
Damian O'Flynn ...... Toby the Ringmaster
Kenneth MacDonald ... Dr. Edwards
Syd Saylor .......... Abby the Clown
Sydney Mason ........ Dr. Edgar Lewis
Synopsis:
A highwire artist is sure that another member of the circus troupe was
responsible for his wife's death. He decides to avenge her death. [RF]
2.03 [--] Crossroads: RINGSIDE PADRE (film)
Prod. no. 702
19Oct56 ABC Fri
Guest Cast:
Stephen McNally ......... Msgr. Harold Engle
Michael Landon ............ Johnny Rico
Leo Penn ......... Mr. Rico
Dick Lane ........ Manager
Synopsis:
Msgr. Harold Engle, director of the Catholic Youth Organization in New York
City,
is outraged at the disfigurements of teenage boxers. He begins a crusade to make
it illegal for a fighter to turn professional until he reaches 18. [RF]
2.04 [--] Crossroads: THE PURE WHITE-ORCHID (film)
Prod. no. 711
26Oct56 ABC Fri
Guest Cast:
Richard Denning ....... Reverend Lloyd E. Williams
Anne Kimball ....... Eva Jo Denson
Walter Baldwin ....... Florist
Synopsis:
The wealthy members of his congregation disapprove of Rev. Williams'
devotion to the poorer members. [RF]
2.05 [--] Crossroads: SKY PILOT OF THE CUMBERLANDS (film)
Prod. no. 721
02Nov56 ABC Fri
Guest Cast:
Lee Van Cleef
Donald Woods
Synopsis:
This is the true story of the Reverend Hiram Frakes, a Methodist minister who
brought
peace and education to the feuding families in the hinterlands of Kentucky. [RF]
2.06 [--] Crossroads: WITH CHARITY FOR ALL
Prod. no. 705
09Nov56 ABC Fri
Guest Cast:
J. Carrol Naish ...... Rabbi Arnold Fischel
Alan Hale Jr.
Gene Reynolds
Synopsis:
The true story of Rabbi Arnold Fischel. During the Civil War, the Rabbi went
directly
to President Lincoln to convince him there should be a Jewish Chaplain with the U.S. Army. [RF]
2.07 [--] Crossroads: TIMBERLAND PREACHER (film)
Prod. no. 720
16Nov56 ABC Fri
Guest Cast:
David Brian ......... Reverend Richard Farrell
Martin Milner ....... Charles Mitchell
Barry Kelley ........ Mike Mitchell
John Alderson ....... Tim Hogan
Synopsis:
A two-fisted cleric refuses to be scared off by an antagonistic lumber boss
who wants no part of religion. The minister takes a job as a lumberjack in
order to bring religion closer to the men. [RF]
2.08 [--] Crossroads: THANKSGIVING PRAYER
Prod. no. 709
23Nov56 ABC Fri
Guest cast:
Jeff Morrow
Douglass Drumbrille
Ron Hagerthy
Synopsis:
Even though his son was responsible for an accident that paralyzed
a young girl, a wealthy newspaper publisher refuses to help with
medical expenses for the impoverished family. [RF]
2.09 [--] Crossroads: GOD'S HEALING
Prod. no. 714
30Nov56 ABC Fri
Writer Thomas J. Fleming
Director Nathan Juran
Director of photography Eddie Fitzgerald
Guest Cast:
Vincent Price ....... Reverend Alfred W. Price
Frieda Inescort ..... Helen Gould
Frank Wilcox ........ John Gould
Marcia Henderson .... Peggy
Adam Kennedy ........ Don
Michael Whalen ...... Dr. Quinlan
Gregory Gaye ........ Dr. Sims
Phyllis Cole ........ Nurse
Synopsis:
An Episcopal minister tries to heal the breach between an
invalid mother and her estranged daughter. [RF]
2.10 [--] Crossroads: THE LAMP OF FATHER CATALDO
Prod. no. 713
07Dec56 ABC Fri
Guest Cast:
Brian Aherne ........ Father Cataldo
Edgar Buchanan ...... Bart Alden
Synopsis:
The friendship of a gold prospector in northern Idaho in the
1870's helps save a priest from false accusations. [RF]
2.11 [--] Crossroads: TENEMENT SAINT
Prod. no. 723
14Dec56 ABC Fri
Guest Cast:
Cecil Kellaway ...... Minister
Andrea King ......... Ann
Gerald Mohr ......... Michael
Elizabeth Patterson.. Mary Donovan
Billy Chapin ........ Jerry
Synopsis:
An Episcopal minister tries to help a crippled woman.
She has been forced out of her home by her daughter. [RF]
2.12 [--] Crossroads: OUR
FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE
[verified -RF]
https://www.solie.org/ClassicTV/Crossroads_OurFirstChristmasTree1956.html
Prod. no. 725
21Dec56 ABC Fri
Executive Producer Harry Joe Brown
Written by Frank L. Moss
Directed by Ralph Francis Murphy
Guest Cast:
Don Taylor ............... Rev. Henry Schwan
Rhys Williams .......... Mr. Shamley
Jean Willes .............. Rachel Schwan
Lester Matthews ...... Rev. John Schwan
Katharine Warren .... Mrs. Schmidt
Percy Helton ............ Ezra Perry
John Dierkes ............ Emil
Bob Paquin .............. Harry Peters
*
Herbert E. Stewart In Charge of Production
Director of photography Edward Fitzgerald A.S.C.
Assistant Director Willard M. Reineck
Casting Director Harvey Clermont
Art Director Al Goodman
Sound Engineer Frank Goodwin
Supervising Film Editor Sherman A. Rose A.C.E.
Film Co-ordinator Chuck Gladden
Script Supervisor Anita Speer
Set Decorator Theodore Driscoll
Wardrobe Clark Ross
Production Assistant V.D. Portlanko
Synopsis:
Reverend Henry Schwan arrives from Europe to take over the ministry of Zion
Church. [RF]
Note: "O Come All Ye Faithful" is played.
2.13 [--] Crossroads: THE KID HAD A GUN (film)
Prod. no. 726
28Dec56 ABC Fri
Guest Cast:
George Brent
Pat Conway
A priest tries to help a paroled convict who wants to go straight. But
when the convict tries to return stolen loot to the rightful owner, he
is kidnapped and forced to turn over the goods to members of a gang. [RF]
2.14 [--] Crossroads: THE MAN WHO WALKED ON WATER
[verified -RF]
Prod. no. 722
04Jan57 ABC Fri
Executive Producer Harry Joe Brown
Written by Donn Mullally
Directed by Ralph Francis Murphy
starring
William Prince ............ Rev. David Alexander Day
Maureen O'Sullivan .... Mrs. Day
Alan Mowbray ............. Dr. Yard
Rex Ingram ................. Chief
Theron Jackson .......... Harold Edgar
Samadu Jackson ........ Witch Doctor
David Hammond ......... Doctor's Assistant
Don Blackman ............. Harold's Father
Wesley Gale ................ Translator
*
Herbert E. Stewart In Charge of Production
Director of photography Edward Fitzgerald A.S.C.
Assistant Director ... Willard M. Reineck
Casting Director ...... Harvey Clermont
Art Director .............. Al Goodman
Sound Engineer ...... Frank Goodwin
Supervising Film Editor ... Sherman A. Rose A.C.E.
Film Editor ................. James E. Smith
Film Co-Ordinator ..... Chuck Gladden
Script Supervisor ...... Anita Speer
Synopsis:
A Lutheran missionary in West Africa brings a curse on himself and his wife when
he tries to explain to the
disbelieving natives how it is possible to walk on the frozen water of the
north. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on "Way of Life" 14Jul60.
2.15 [--] Crossroads: WEEK-END MINISTER
Prod. no. 718
11Jan57 ABC Fri
Guest cast:
Richard Arlen
Eduard Franz
Synopsis:
A minister tries to help a young couple who want to be married.
Their fathers bitterly oppose the match and try to
prevent the wedding. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on "Way of Life" 11Jul60.
2.16 [--] Crossroads: THE PATTON PRAYER
Prod. no. 727
18Jan57 ABC Fri
Guest Cast:
Stephen McNally
Synopsis:
A chaplain plays a part in shaping General Patton's strategy
at the Battle of the Bulge in 1944. [RF]
2.17 [--] Crossroads: GOD OF KANDIKUR
Prod. no. 716
25Jan57 ABC Fri
Guest Cast:
Brian Donlevy ....... Revernd Jacob Chamberlain
Eve Miller .......... Helen Chamberlain
Robert Cornthwaite .. Sanki
2.18 [--] Crossroads: THE HAPPY GIFT
Prod. no. 717
01Feb57 ABC Fri
Guest Cast:
Richard Carlson ..... Reverend
Kathryn Givney ...... Mrs. Kramer
Florenz Ames ........ Mr. Kramer
Chester Marshall .... Carl
Sue George .......... Sheila
2.19 [--] Crossroads: BARBED WIRE PREACHER
Prod. no. 708
08Feb57 ABC Fri
Guest Cast:
Scott Brady
2.20 [--] Crossroads: IN GOD WE TRUST
Prod. no. 728
15Feb57 ABC Fri
Guest Cast:
Jeff Morrow ......... Reverend M.R. Watkinson
K.T. Stevens ........ Mrs. Watkinson
Lester Matthews ..... Salmon P. CHase
Hugh Sanders ........ Myron T. Doakes
Douglass Dumbrille .. Senator Bates
Robert Carson ....... Senator Crocker
Emmett Vogan ........ Senator Ross
Dick Elliott ........ Senator Carson
Fred Sherman ........ Manly
Harry Antrim ........ Cartwright
Edward Earle ........ Senate Chairman
with
Townsman played by Charles Cane, Frank Hagney, Reed Howes and Bob Reeves.
Synopsis:
During the Civil War, a Pennsylvania minister meets with persecution
when he openly deplores the nation’s reluctance to acknowledge faith in
God. He wages a campaign in Washington to establish "In God We Trust"
as the national motto of the U.S. [RF]
2.21 [--] Crossroads: BOOM TOWN PADRE
Prod. no. 710
22Feb57 ABC Fri
Director Richard Kinon
Guest cast:
Dick Foran .......... Father James Lorgan
Ernestine Barrier ... Silver Belle Anders
Edgar Barrier ....... Ramon Ortega
Liam Sullivan ....... Sam Booth
Nancy Hale .......... Peggy Donnelly
Mort Mills .......... Luke Cassidy
Zon Murray .......... Kirsch
Bob Burns ........... Bartender
Tom Smith ........... Townsman
2.22 [--] Crossroads: CALL FOR HELP (film)
Prod. no. 731
01Mar57 ABC Fri
Writer Herbert Purdom
Director Erle C. Kenton
Director of photography Edward Fitzgerald
Editor James E. Smith
Guest Cast:
Richard Carlson ..... Father William Wendt
Ray Stricklyn ....... Jory Alston
Roy Roberts ......... Captain Walter A. Bascomb
Michael Landon ...... Race Stevens
John Alderson ....... Patrolman Ben Steiner
Kenneth Tobey ....... Mr. Alston
Lowell Gilmore ...... District Attorney
Whitey Haupt ........ Kaycee
Marc Cavell ......... Yuks
Pierre Watkin ....... Judge Richter
Synopsis:
A newcomer to New York's Lower East Side is forced to join a gang of teenage
toughs.
When the boy is involved in a shooting, Father William Wendt steps in. [RF]
2.23 [--] Crossroads: ICE CATHEDRAL
Prod. no. 729
08Mar57 ABC Fri
Guest Cast:
Kevin McCarthy
Synopsis:
A Navy chaplain with an Arctic expedition tries to dispel the seaman's
superstitions.
Foul weather, injuries and death result after a member of the crew kills an albatross. [RF]
*Note: This episode is based on an incident which occurred during the
1946-47 Byrd expedition to the Antarctica.
2.24 [--] Crossroads: LONE STAR PREACHER (film)
Prod. no. 719
15Mar57 ABC Fri
Guest cast:
Victor Jory .......... Reverend George Truett
Don Megowan ......... Big Jim Carrados
Frank Ferguson ......... Jack Arnold
Barbara Eiler ......... Jo Truett
Charles Horvath ......... McQueen
Synopsis:
A minister travels to Texas to bring religion to the ranch hands and
then loses his own faith when he accidentally takes the life of a
friend in a hunting accident. [RF]
2.25 [--] Crossroads: THE LAST STRAND
[verified -RF]
Prod. no. 734
22Mar57 ABC Fri
Executive Producer Harry Joe Brown
Written and Directed by Ralph Francis Murphy
starring
Conrad Nagel ........... Chaplain Eversley S. Ferris
Mala Powers ............ Viola Sothern
Lester Matthews ...... Dr. Ashley
Oliver McGowan ...... Dr. Thayer
William Hughes ........ David Walsh
Whit Bissell .............. Cobb
Kay Kuter ................. Hotel Clerk
Dick Ryan ................ Attendant
*
Herbert E. Stewart in Charge of Production
Director of Photography Edward Fitzgerald A.S.C.
Assistant Director ... Willard M. Reineck
Casting Director ...... Harvey Clermont
Art Director .............. Al Goodman
Sound Engineer ...... Frank Goodwin
Supervising Film Editor ... Sherman A. Rose A.C.E.
Film Editor ................. James E. Smith
Film Co-Ordinator ..... Chuck Gladden
Script Supervisor ...... Anita Speer
Synopsis:
It takes a hospital chaplain to find put why a pretty young girl wanted to
commit suicide and refuses to help
the medics save her life. [RF]
2.26 [--] Crossroads: PARATROOP PADRE (on film) [verified -RF]
Prod. no. 732
29Mar57 ABC Fri
Producer Bernard Schubert
Directed by Justus Addiss
Written by Tom Reed
Director of photography Edward Fitzgerald
starring
Donald Woods ........ Father Francis L. Sampson
Charles McGraw ...... Mouse Morrison
Richard Jaeckel ..... Mort Claffey
Adam Kennedy ........ Ed Buckley
Glenn Langan ........ Colonel Johnson
James Goodwin ....... Carl Ward
Richard Cutting ..... Lieutenant Corlett
Harry Antrim ........ Doctor
Hugh Gallagher ...... Johnny Lamson
Lester Hoyle ........ Corporal James
*
Assistant Director .. Willard M. Reineck
Casting Director .... Harvey Clermont
Art Director ........ Al Goodman
Sound Engineer ...... Frank Goodwin
Supervising Film Editor .. Sherman A. Rose
Film Co-ordinator ... Chuck Gladden
Script Supervisor ... Helen McCaffrey
Wardrobe ............ Clark Ross
Production Assistant ... V.D. Portianko
Synopsis:
Part 1, in the true story of Father Francis L. Sampson, Chaplain 501st Airborne,
Most decorated chaplain in the United States Army. [RF]
2.27 [--] Crossroads: THE LIGHT (film)
05Apr57 CBS Fri
Directed by Justus Addiss
Guest cast:
Donald Woods ......... Father Francis L. Sampson
Charles McGraw ......... Mouse Morrison
Richard Jaeckel ......... Mort Claffey
Hugh Gallagher ......... Johnny Lamson
Mel Gaines ......... German Soldier
Synopsis:
Part 2, in the true story of Father Francis L. Sampson, most decorated
chaplain of World War 2. Father Sampson parachutes into Normandy on
D-Day and finds his faith is a help to others in the heavy fighting. [RF]
2.28 [--] Crossroads: BIG SOMBRERO
Prod. no. 737
12Apr57 ABC Fri
Guest Cast:
Cecil Kellaway ...... Rev. Brown
John Alderson ....... Jagger
Virginia Gregg ...... Miss Dody
Victor Sen Yung ..... Sam Lu
Douglass Dumbrille .. Mr. Willoughby
Synopsis:
The preacher of a small rural church is elated over an unexpected
over an unexpected gift of money. The donor is a wealthy and bitter
recluse who does not wish to be thanked. [TA]
2.29 [--] Crossroads: BENEDICTION OF BLOOD
Prod. no. 735
19Apr57 ABC Fri
(aka RIOT, re-run title)
Guest cast:
Pat O'Brien
Roy Roberts
Synopsis:
Prison Chaplain Father Patrick O'Neil unwittingly becomes an accomplice
to the plotting of a prison break. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Way of Life 07May61.
2.30 [--] Crossroads: JHONAKEHUNKGA CALLED JIM (film)
Prod. no. 704
26Apr57 ABC Fri
Guest cast:
Hugh Marlowe ......... Reverend Jacob Stucki
Pat Hogan .......... Jhonakehunkga
Joan Vohs ......... Maria
Lillian Molieri ......... Katira
Frank de Kova ......... Black Hawk
Synopsis:
The Reverend Jacob Stucki faces enmity from all but one young boy in
the Winnebago tribe. The minister was sent to take over the Wisconsin mission in 1883,
and tries to prove his sincerity to the Indians through his friendship with the boy. [RF]
2.31 [--] Crossroads: THE WREATH
Prod. no. 738
03May57 ABC Fri
Guest Cast:
David Brian
Synopsis:
A Methodist minister travels to a nearby Idaho town to conduct
funeral services for a man thought by townsfolk to be a bum.
The minister investigates the man's past. [TA]
2.32 [--] Crossroads: CONVICT 1321, AGE 21 (film)
Prod. no. 730
10May57 ABC Fri
Director Ralph Francis Murphy
Guest cast:
Stephen McNally ......... Father Flanagan
Darryl Duran ......... Robert
Sarah Padden ......... Grandmother
Douglass Dumbrille ......... Warden
William Kerwin ...... Ralph
Eleanor Audley ...... Mrs. Sand
Russell Hicks ....... Judge Irving
Ross Elliott ........ Defense Attorney
Jim Hayward ......... Marshal Moore
Pierre Watkin ....... Governor
Barbara Woodell ..... Nurse
Frank J. Scannell ... Reporter
William Kerwin ...... Ralph
Synopsis:
A poverty-stricken orphan boy resorts to stealing food out of sheer hunger.
In one of his forays he is accidentally responsible for the slaying of a sheriff
and is sentenced to life imprisonment. Father Flanagan tries to convince prison
authorities that a prison is no place for a 12-year-old. [RF]
* Note: Based on the late Father Flanagan of Boys Town.
2.33 [--] Crossroads: THE HEALING
Prod. no. 733
17May57 ABC Fri
_aka_ HALF MILE DOWN (re-run title)
Guest cast:
Jeff Morrow
Synopsis:
A minister in a coal-mining town meets opposition when he tries
to initiate a course in mine safety for the men. [RF]
2.34 [--] Crossroads: 9:30 ACTION (on film) [verified -RF]
24May57 ABC Fri
Prod. no. 741
Written by Donn Mullally
Directed by Erle C. Kent
Director of photography Edward Fitzgerald
starring
Richard Arlen ....... Reverend Dr. Robert J. Cox.
Susan Oliver ........ Connie Willis
Steve Brodie ........ Jim Bannister
George Wilson ....... Captain Jerry Willis
Dorothy Green ....... Dean Corson
Fred Sherman ........ Store Owner, Robbery Witness
Tina Carver ......... Cashier, Robbery Witness
? ...... Linda, the baby
? ......... Detective
*
Assistant Director .. Williard M. Reineck
Casting Director .... Harvey Clermont
Art Director ........ Al Goodman
Sound Engineer ...... Stanley Cooley
Supervising Film Editor ... Tony Martinelli
Film Editor ......... James E. Smith
Film Co-ordinator ... Chuck Gladden
Script Supervisor ... Pearl Leiter
Set Decorator ....... Theodore Driscoll
Wardrobe ............ Clark Ross
Production Assistant .. V.D. Portianko
Synopsis:
The Reverend Dr. Robert J. Cox, president of Los Angeles' Pacific College,
is sought out for help by a young alumna. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A troubled young woman is haunted by her past, when an ex-convict
she was once involved with is threatening to expose her as
an accomplice to the liquor store robbery he went to jail for,
if she doesn't commit another crime with him. [RF]
2.35 [--] Crossroads: CONEY ISLAND WEDDING
Prod. no. 701
31May57 ABC Fri
Guest Cast:
Dick Foran ......... Father Brophy
Robert Paige ......... Charlie
Kathleen Crowley ......... Terry
Yvonne Lime ......... Mary
Synopsis:
The efforts of a priest to establish a church at Coney
Island are jeered at by the carnival employers. [TA]
2.36 [--] Crossroads: THE MIRACLE OF FAITH
Prod. no. 739
07Jun57 ABC Fri
Guest Cast:
Conrad Nagel
Kathryn Givney
Synopsis:
An Episcopal minister tries to help a woman whose illness has
made her a dominating shrew. [TA]
*NOTE: Syndication airing on Way of Life 18Dec60.
2.37 [--] Crossroads: DEADLINE
Prod. no. 736
14Jun57 ABC Fri
Guest Cast:
Patricia Crowley
Arthur Franz
2.38 [--] Crossroads: PATCHWORK FAMILY
21Jun57 ABC Fri
Prod. no. 715
Guest Cast:
Stu Erwin
Johnny Crawford ..... Kenny
2.39 [--] Crossroads: A GREEN HILL FAR AWAY
Prod. no. 740
28Jun57 ABC Fri
Guest Cast:
Barbara Eden
Lloyd Corrigan
Synopsis:
Though he would have preferred a country parsonage, an Episcopal minister
accepts
a call to a poor church in Harlem. There he learns that a young boy is imprisoned in the
company of hardened criminals and fights to free him. [RF]
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Unknown dates/info
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Prod. nos. 706, 712, 724 - not used/missing ?
[--] Crossroads: Unknown Title
(rebroadcast 03Aug61)
Guest cast:
Arthur Shields
Steve Brodie
Marcia Henderson
Synopsis:
An ex-convict trying to go straight is beset by difficulties.
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