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Season
7 (NBC) (1954-55)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
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US Network Schedules 1954-1955
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NBC Tuesdays 9:00-9:30pm Eastern (30min)
Host Gene Raymond (verified #7.1)
7.01 [--] Fireside Theatre: CRUSADE WITHOUT
CONSCIENCE
07Sep54
Hosted by Gene Raymond
cast
Walter Coy ......... Judge Galt
Frances Rafferty ... Marcia
Ross Elliott ....... Steve
Tom Powers ......... Thor
Synopsis:
The nephews of a judge are held hostage by members of the Communist Party
in an effort to force the court to acquit a "fellow traveler". [RF]
7.02 [--] Fireside Theatre: SMOKE AND FIRE
14Sep54
cast
Randy Stuart ....... Kathie
Dan Barton ......... Johnny
Robert Sherman ..... Richard
Louise Lorimer ..... Sheila
William Forrest .... James
Synopsis:
Gossip turns a girl's visit to New York into a scandal in her home town. [RF]
7.03 [--] Fireside Theatre: SECOND ELOPEMENT
21Sep54
cast
Virginia Field
Wilton Graff
Mary Forbes
Jonathan Hale
Synopsis:
A youthful looking matron reconsiders her decision
to marry a distinguished diplomat. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Just before her marriage to a staid diplomat, a young matron goes
back to see her irresponsible and romantic
ex-husband.
*Syndication airing on Top Plays August 31, 1960.
7.04 [--] Fireside Theatre: AFRAID TO LIVE
28Sep54 NBC Tue
cast
Thomas Mitchell
Dorothy Malone
Synopsis:
A wise old man having achieved, on an island in the Fiji group,
the inner peace and contentment, is called upon for
advice. [RF]
7.05 [--] Fireside Theatre: MEMBER OF THE JURY
05Oct54 NBC Tue
cast
John Banner ....... Josef Novak
Norbert Schiller
Kaaren Verne
7.06 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE REIGN OF AMELIKA JOE
12Oct54 NBC Tue
Short story by John W. Vandercook published in The
Saturday Evening Post, May 1 1948
Based on actual events reported by writer James Edwards
starring
James Edwards
Synopsis:
The story of an American seaman who comes to the Solomon Islands
and radically changes the native's way of life. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
An American sailor completely changes the natives' way of life
on a remote island in the Solomons.
Syndication airing on Stars in the Night on 01Nov56.
*NOTE: TV Guide magazine remarked that the program was "probably the
first all-Negro show ever to go out over the network."
7.07 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE MAN WHO SOLD HIMSELF
19Oct54 NBC Tue
starring
Dan Barton
Betty Lynn
Synopsis:
A man auctions off himself as a laborer for a full year to the
highest bidder in order to leave his small town life for the big city.
7.08 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE WIFE WHO LIVE
TWICE
26Oct54 NBC Tue
starring
Marisa Pavan
John Hudson
Synopsis:
After the death of his wife in a car accident, her husband allows the
doctors to transplant her corneas to a young woman who will
be able to see her husband for the first time.
7.09 [--] Fireside Theatre: THANK YOU, DR. RUSSELL
02Nov54 NBC Tue
starring
Rhys Williams
Barbara Brown
Tommy Cook
Synopsis:
The headmaster of a private school teaches the spoiled
son of a wealthy man lessons on humility.
Synopsis 2:
A rich man's son learns that money can't buy everything.
7.10 [--] Fireside Theatre: LOST PERSPECTIVE
09Nov54 NBC Tue
starring
Rhys Williams
Ian MacDonald
Synopsis:
After the death of his son during World War II, the father seeks revenge,
holding the General responsible for the death of not only his son but others as well.
7.11 [--] Fireside Theatre: GIRL NOT WANTED
16Nov54 NBC Tue
starring
Kathleen Crowley
Phillip Terry
Synopsis:
A spirited young newspaperwoman helps her editor reunite with his estranged
wife.
7.12 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE LAST HAT
23Nov54 NBC Tue
cast
Jim Davis
Betty Lynn
Jay Novello
John Warburton
Synopsis:
After the loss of her one true love the woman is surprised when years
later he returns home only as a hopeless amnesiac.
7.13 [--] Fireside Theatre: THREE MISSIONS
WEST
30Nov54 NBC Tue
starring
Robert Hutton
Paula Raymond
Virginia Field
Virginia Grey
Synopsis:
Three women are convinced that all their problems can be solved by
heading out to California and decide to head out west.
Synopsis 2:
The adventures of three young women who modernize
Horace Greeley's injunction to young males by seeking fortune
and happiness in California.
*Syndication airing on Top Plays September 8, 1957.
7.14 [--] Fireside Theatre: HIS FATHER'S KEEPER
07Dec54 NBC Tue
cast
Bobby Driscoll ....... Jimmy
Paul Kelly
Helen Wallace
Richard Karlan
Synopsis:
A teen-age boy has to grow up fast and take care of his drunken father. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A young thief fears for his freedom after his mother marries a watchman. [RF]
7.15 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE MURAL
14Dec54 NBC Tue
starring
John Warburton
Suzanne Dalbert
Rhys Williams
Henri Letondal
Synopsis:
A priest is helping rebuild a church in France when he recognizes
the priceless artwork as being stolen.
7.16 [--] Fireside Theatre: OUR SON
21Dec54 NBC Tue
starring
Dorothy Malone
Wilton Graff
Synopsis:
A television preacher rethinks his priorities after
the release of a woman from prison.
7.17 [--] Fireside Theatre: A MOTHER'S DUTY
28Dec54 NBC Tue
starring
June Havoc
Karen Sharpe
Tommy Cook
Willard Parker
Synopsis:
A mother tries to help her daughter overcome her hatred and mistrust of boys.
Synopsis 2:
A young man pushed into a date with a teenage girl takes
a sudden interest in her youthful widowed mother.
*Syndication airing on Top Plays December 20, 1960.
7.18 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE INDISCREET MRS. JARVIS
04Jan55 NBC Tue
Producer Tom Lewis
Written by Frank Burt
Directed by Alan Smithee
Director of photography Floyd D. Crosby
cast
Angela Lansbury ....... Brenda Jarvis
George Brent
William Lundigan
Martha Vickers
Synopsis:
Disaster is almost the result when a woman tries to keep her past from her
husband. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A woman's desire to keep her past from her husband almost results in disaster. [RF]
*Syndication airing on Top Plays 26Jul57.
7.19 [--] Fireside Theatre: SERGEANT SULLIVAN
SPEAKING
11Jan55 NBC Tue
starring
William Bendix .... Sergeant Sullivan
Joan Blondell
William Fawcett
Sarah Selby
Synopsis:
A romance develops between a lonely widow and the police
sergeant whom she calls on the telephone.
7.20 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE DOUBLE LIFE OF BARNEY PETERS
18Jan55 NBC Tue
starring
Gene Raymond ..... Barney Peters
Bobby Driscoll
Synopsis:
A newspaper publisher lacks any human understanding
until he is confronted by a young man.
7.21 [--] Fireside Theatre: NOT CAPTAIN
MATERIAL
25Jan55 NBC Tue
starring
Dennis Morgan
Virginia Grey
Arthur Franz
Synopsis:
A co-pilot desperately tries to save a passenger's life, with the
possibility of risking his chances at being promoted to Captain.
7.22 [--] Fireside Theatre: BRIAN
01Feb55 NBC Tue
starring
Maureen O'Sullivan
John Howard
Edith Evanson
Synopsis:
A wife is deeply upset by her second husband's attempt to mold his
stepson in the image of his dead child. [RF]
7.23 [--] Fireside Theatre: MR. ONION (film)
08Feb55 NBC Tue
starring
William Bendix
Dorothy Malone
Irene Hervey
Peter Votrian
Synopsis 1:
Although a big-time bookie is cleared by the Grand Jury Investigating committee,
his young son is ostracized by his playmates. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A book-maker father triumphs over a Grand Jury investigation of gambling. (film)
Synopsis 3:
A bookmaker finds himself freed by the courts---but condemned by his son. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Broadway Star Theater 11Nov55
7.24 [--] Fireside Theatre: NO PLACE TO LIVE (film)
15Feb55 NBC Tue
starring
Tom Drake ....... Robbie
Martha Vickers ....... Julie
Ray Walker ....... Wally
Minor Watson ....... McGinty
Burt Mustin ....... Caretaker
Synopsis:
A homeless and penniless couple and their infant son seek refuge in an empty
house in a new housing development. It's not long before they're
discovered by the hard-boiled realtor. [RF]
7.25 [--] Fireside Theatre: MARKED FOR DEATH
22Feb55
cast
John Banner
Paul Kelly
Beverly Washburn
Synopsis:
An ex-army officer spends ten years pursuing a former commandant
of a Nazi
concentration camp.
*Note: Filmed in Mexico during the holiday known as the Day of the Dead. [RF]
*Syndication airing on Curtain Time 24Jan56.
7.26 [--] Fireside Theatre: RETURN IN TRIUMPH
01Mar55 NBC Tue
starring
George Brent
Gertrude Michael
Kathleen Crowley
Tyler MacDuff
Synopsis:
A man intent on becoming Governor must still overcome his memories
of his painful and difficult childhood. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A governor (George Brent), ashamed of his poverty-stricken past, returns to the
scene of his youth. [RF]
7.27 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE POACHERS
08Mar55 NBC Tue
cast
Dan Barton
Ernest Borgnine
Barbara Whiting
Synopsis:
The game warden of a small Oregon town, who is not allowed a gun,
runs into some hunted bandits. [RF]
7.28 [--] Fireside Theatre: NO TIME FOR SUSAN
15Mar55 NBC Tue
starring
Virginia Field
Melinda Markey
Synopsis:
A homely awkward teenager blossoms into a lovely young woman. [RF]
7.29 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE FAILURE
22Mar55 NBC Tue
starring
Alan Wells ........ Spike
Nana Bryant ....... Mrs. Holmes
Tom Powers ........ Payson
Jean Howell ....... Esther
Ralph Dumke ....... Fenley
Synopsis:
A big-city newspaperman whose career has been ruined by his addiction
to
alcohol, decides to start all over again with a small-town daily. [RF]
7.30 [--] Fireside Theatre: IT'S EASY TO GET AHEAD
29Mar55 NBC Tue
starring
George Brent
Marilyn Erskine
Gene Raymond
Synopsis:
A man tries to impress his boss and advance in the ranks by forcing out his
competitor.
7.31 [--] Fireside Theatre: NOT THE MARRYING KIND
05Apr55 NBC Tue
starring
Dan Barton ........ Joe
Kathleen Crowley .. Peggy
Sheila Bromley .... Mrs. Harper
Ray Montgomery .... Russ
Marjorie Owens .... Doris
Synopsis:
It's only a week before the wedding when the skeptical groom-to-be
announces to his startled fiancee that he's "not
the marrying kind." [RF]
7.32 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE BLESSING OF PETS (film)
12Apr55 NBC Tue
starring
Jay Novello ....... Padre
Alma Beltran ....... Mrs. Vittore
David Colmans ....... Tony
Howard Negley ....... O'Toole
Sheila Bromley ....... Nita
Chick Chandler ....... Leo
Synopsis:
It's the day of the annual Mexican ceremony in which villagers and city folk
from all over the country bring their pets to be blessed by the local padre. [RF]
7.33 [--] Fireside Theatre: LUXURIOUS LADIES (film)
19Apr55 NBC Tue
starring
Stephen Bekassy ....... Karl
Hillary Brooke ....... Julie
Jack Rice ....... Lindley
Marjorie Bennett ....... Mrs. Pursell
Kathryn Card ....... Smythe Knicker
Synopsis:
A handsome European is on a trial assignment as manager of a hotel for wealthy
elderly women. He must call upon his whole store of continental tact and charm
if he is to turn the stint into a permanent position. [RF]
7.34 [--] Fireside Theatre: BITTER GRAPES (film)
26Apr55 NBC Tue
starring
John Banner ....... Joe
Peter Graves ....... Eddie
Kurt Katch ....... Vincenzo
Jody Lawrence ....... Adelina
Rod Williams ....... Tony
Synopsis:
Tragedy threatens when an older man discovers that he is in love with the girl
he raised as a foster daughter. She feels duty-bound to marry him. [RF]
7.35 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE INNOCENT AND
THE GUILTY
03May55 NBC Tue
starring
Frank Wilcox
Jean Howell
Grandon Rhodes
Lisa Golm
Alan Wells
Synopsis:
A man born and raised in the slums enters the life of crime
with the gang he's with until a young woman helps him to leave
that life behind and make something of himself.
7.36 [--] Fireside Theatre: CHEESE CHAMPION (film)
10May55 NBC Tue
starring
John Mitchum ....... Joe
Constance Dowling ....... Betty
Sid Melton ....... Bitsy
Don Haggerty ....... Petie
Synopsis:
A former fighter, on the skids for many years, is making an attempt at a new life.
A belligerent young fighter seems determined to thwart the older man's efforts. [RF]
7.37 [--] Fireside Theatre: NIGHT OF TERROR (film)
17May55 NBC Tue
starring
Donald Murphy ....... Tex
George Wallace ....... Johnny
Betty Lynn ....... Kay
Hugh Sanders ....... Police Sergeant
Synopsis:
Two ex-Marine buddies meet on a fateful night several years after the war.
Positions have changed now. One man is a desperate criminal,
the other, the policeman out to capture him. [RF]
7.38 [--] Fireside Theatre: A DREAM FOR JIMMY (film)
24May55 NBC Tue
starring
Robert Crosson ....... Jimmy
Fern Bennett ....... Fern
Hugh Sanders ....... McMasters
David McMahon ..... Otto
Paul Brinegar ....... Whitey
John Pickard ...... Harry
Synopsis:
The scene: Hollywood. Jimmy's walking on air because he's got a date with the
prettiest girl in school, a movie actress. His false pride almost ruins things. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A young man wins a date with a starlet---who won't go out with him. [RF]
7.39 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE 99TH DAY (film)
31May55 NBC Tue
starring
Virginia Grey ....... Jen
Arthur Franz ....... Alan
Claude Akins ....... John West
Lauren Chapin ....... Peggy
Synopsis:
The family of the sole witness to a killing has been threatened by the murderer's accomplice.
A police guard is supposed to protect them until the trial begins. [RF]
7.40 [--] Fireside Theatre: MURDERER'S WIFE
07Jun55 NBC Tue
cast
John Howard
June Kenney
Audrey Totter
Synopsis:
A school teacher puts her job at risk when she helps out a young
student avoid the path she once took.
7.41 [--] Fireside Theatre: THE MAN WHO LIKED TO KILL
14Jun55 NBC Tue
cast
John Hudson .......... McAndrews
Barbara Logan ........ Lenora
John Close ........... Chad
Richard H. Cutting ... Monkton
Ian MacDonald ........ Honder
Synopsis:
After the Civil War a man starts life anew in a small Texas
town terrorized by a maniacal killer. [RF]
During the following 3 seasons (1955-58) Jane Wyman takes over as host & production moves from ZIV to Revue Studios
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