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Season
8 (NBC) (1955-56)
(new host
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Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
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Lewman, Inc. (Jane Wyman) in association with Revue Productions, Inc. (1955-58) for NBC
#### Jane Wyman Presents Fireside Theatre #####
############### season 8 1955-56 #############
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NBC Tuesdays 9:00-9:30pm Eastern (30min)
From September 1955-58 Jane Wyman
became host, producer and acted in several episodes.
8.01 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: TECHNICAL CHARGE OF
HOMICIDE
30Aug55 NBC Tue
cast
Jane Wyman ....... Rita
John Harmon ....... Corrigan
Argentina Brunetti ....... Mrs. Adams
Nan Boardman ....... Mrs. Corrigan
William Ching ....... Colonel
Larry Keating ....... Hovey
8.02 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: GUSHER CITY
06Sep55 NBC Tue
cast
Jane Wyman ....... Maryann Goldsmith
Rod Cameron ....... Jack Chalmers
Dabbs Greer ....... Jeremy
John Archer ....... Rensch
8.03 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE DIRECTOR
13Sep55 NBC Tue
written by Rod Serling
directed by Herschel Daugherty
cast
Jack Carson ....... Kendall Long
James Barton ....... Hugh Carmody
Nancy Gates ....... Diane
Synopsis:
The director of a popular television show is the only person who has
confidence in a "has-been" actor. The actor falls apart at rehearsal, and
tension mounts as air time draws near. [JB]
*Note: (Rerun on Studio 57 09Sep58)
8.04 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: HOLIDAY IN AUTUMN
20Sep55 NBC Tue
cast
Jane Wyman ....... Mary
Fay Wray ....... Myra
Walter Reed ....... Tom
Dick Erdman ....... Kemper
Clarence Lung
Jean Vander Pyl
Synopsis:
A successful Hollywood social directress refuses to give up her career for marriage. [RF]
8.05 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE LITTLE GUY
27Sep55 NBC Tue
directed by Don Weis
cast
Dane Clark ....... Shorty
Lee Marvin ....... Jigger
Joan Camden .......Sylvia
Peggy Maley ....... Mabel
Jesse White ....... Al
Richard Karlan ....... Jerry
Ron Hargrave .......Kid
Synopsis:
The story of a little fellow with a prominent chip on his shoulder for all bigger people.
When two murderers enter a bar and hold everyone at bay including a young fighter
and a tough racketeer, the "little guy" has a decision to make. [RF]
8.06 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE SPORT
04Oct55 NBC Tue
cast
Keenan Wynn ....... Henry
Jayne Meadows ....... Alice
Reginald Denny ....... Thompson
Arthur Q. Bryan ....... Hodges
Herbert Hayes ....... Ralph
Harlan Warde ....... Bill
Paul Harvey ....... Joe
8.07 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: STEPHEN AND PUBLIUS CYRUS
11Oct55 NBC Tue
cast
Marguerite Chapman ....... Janet
Peter Lawford ....... Stephen
Felicia Farr ....... Mary Ellen
Charles Lane ....... Henry
Doris Lloyd ....... Lois
Larry Keating .......Philip
Synopsis:
When the Evans family is killed in an accident in a foreign country,
only a baby boy, Stephen, survives. [RF]
*Note: (Rerun on Studio 57 18Mar57.)
8.08 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: ONE LAST SEPTEMBER
18Oct55 NBC Tue
cast
Jane Wyman ....... Liz
Don Murray ....... Ken
Glenn Langan ....... Pete
Amzie Strickland ....... Edie
Irving Bacon ....... Dad
8.09 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE SMUGGLER
25Oct55 NBC Tue
cast
Gilbert Roland ....... Tasso
Henry Daniell ........ Dictator
Vince Edwards ...... Angelo
Lita Milan ...... Anna
Richard Karlan ....... Police Captain
Pedro Regas ...... Old Fisherman
Synopsis:
A jealous rival informs on a popular fisherman who is smuggling
whiskey in and enemies out from under the nose of a mythical
country's annoyed dictator. [RF]
*Note: (Rerun on Studio 57 10May57)
8.10 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: NAILED DOWN (film)
01Nov55 NBC Tue
written by David P. Harmon
story by Henry Sinclair Drago
directed by Don Weis
cast
Gene Barry ...... Lukas
Dan Duryea ...... Doc Munday
Natalie Norwick ...... Belle
Douglas Spencer ....... the Sheriff
Terry Frost ...... Red
Aaron Spelling ...... Olaf
Steve Pendleton
Rick Vallin
Synopsis:
A fleeing gang leader is also a doctor and seeks refuge at the ranch of a
former cohort whose wife is dangerously ill in childbirth. If the outlaw stays to
save the woman, he will be captured. [RF]
8.11 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: RIDE WITH THE EXECUTIONER (film)
08Nov55 NBC Tue
cast
Jane Wyman ........ Eve
Lydia Reed ........ Mary
Christian Pasques ........Tommy
Doris Packer ....... Miss Connors
Neville Brand ...... Father
Bucko Stafford ...... Danny
Synopsis:
During a recess period, one of a young teacher's pupils hills himself with his
father's gun. The boy's grief-crazed father vows vengeance upon the teacher
he thinks caused his son's death. [RF]
8.12 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE KEY (film)
15Nov55 NBC Tue
story by Eudora Welty
cast
Jane Wyman ........ Jean Bradford
Ann Tyrrell ........ Nurse Hanson
Emile Meyer ........ Dr. Gresham
Vivi Janiss ....... Anita Spencer
Carolyn Jones ...... Patient
Synopsis:
A young student nurse, training at a sanatorium, becomes friendly with a girl patient.
Though the authorities frown on the relationship, the nurse persists in her efforts
to help the disturbed girl. [RF]
8.13 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: HIS MAIDEN VOYAGE (film)
22Nov55 NBC Tue
cast
Henry Corden ........ Henry Alvin
James Barton ........ Willie
Charles Winninger ........ Phinney
Norma Varden ....... Lady Sharpe
Tom Dillon ....... Potter Thompson
James McCallion ........ Tommy
Nora Marlowe ........ Agnes
Ted de Corsia ........Jeremy
Synopsis:
An old fellow endures endless ridicule because of his dreams of sailing the
seas in a vessel he has built. [RF]
8.14 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: WOMAN AT SEA (film)
29Nov55 NBC Tue
cast
Ruth Hussey ......... Nancy
John Baragrey ........ Philip
Katharine Bard ....... Jean
Lyle Talbot ........ Arnheim
Marya Marco ....... Keiko
Juney Ellis....... Miss Tubbs
Tiger Fafara ...... Horace
George Chandler ..... Mr. Forney
Gladys Hurlbut ..... Mrs. Forney
Synopsis:
A neglected wife goes unaccompanied on an ocean voyage. She's much
attracted to a handsome stranger who is accompanied by his wife. [RF]
*Note: (Rerun on Studio 57 15May57)
8.15 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE BAMBOO CROSS (film)
06Dec55 NBC Tue
written by Lawrence Stallings
play by Theophane Lee
directed by John Ford
director of photography John MacBurnie
produced by William Asher
cast
Jane Wyman ....... Regina
Betty Lynn ........ Anne
Don Somers ........ Ho Kwong
Soo Yong ....... Sichi Sao
Kurt Katch ...... King Fat
James Hong ....... Mark Chu
Judy Wong ...... Tania
Pat O'Malley .......Peter
Frank Baker
Synopsis:
In a Catholic convent in China, two nuns are menaced by a Communist overlord,
who falsely accuses them of murdering babies in their care. [RF]
8.16 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: AS LONG AS I LIVE (film)
13Dec55 NBC Tue
cast
Sally Brophy .......... Florence
Brian Keith ......... Jim
Dan O'Herlihy ........ Edgar
Anne O'Neal ......... Mrs. Quinlan
Richard Wessel ....... Driver
Synopsis:
A despondent man decides to take a final fling, then kill himself. [RF]
*Note: (Rerun on Studio 57 13May57)
8.17 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: ALONG CAME A BACHELOR
20Dec55 NBC Tue
cast
Jane Wyman ....... Widow
Patric Knowles ....... Bachelor
Harvey Grant ....... Son
8.18 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: BIG JOE'S COMIN' HOME
27Dec55 NBC Tue
cast
Douglass Dumbrille ......... Goldy
Wallace Ford........ Boats
Richard Jaeckel ........ The Kid
Victor McLaglen ....... Big Joe
Tol Avery ...... Dutch
Virginia Gregg ....... Rosa
Robert Middleton ...... Maggio
Synopsis 1:
A former gangland boss returns after 25 years in prison, expecting things
to be the same. [JB]
Synopsis 2:
After 25 years imprisonment a gangster is released,
and returns expecting things to be the same. (film) [RF]
*Note: (Rerun on Studio 57 13Mar57)
8.19 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: ONCE UPON A NIGHTMARE
03Jan56 NBC Tue
Based on a story by Cornell Woolrich
cast
Jane Wyman ......... Emily Prince
Arthur Space ....... Paul Kendall
Emile Meyer ........ Ed Mason
Vivi Janiss ........ Agnes Mason
David Kasday ....... Johnnie Gaines
8.20 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE LIBERATOR
(aka A Hero Returns)
Revue Prod.
10Jan56 NBC Tue
Producer William Asher
Teleplay by John Fante
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Director of photography John MacBurnie
Editor Edward Haire
cast
Dane Clark ......... Vico
Sebastian Cabot .... Senore LaTorre
Anna Navarro ....... Pretty Girl
Serena Sande ....... Della
Penny Santon ....... Senora LaTorre
Danny Richards ..... Boy
Lee Erickson ....... Man
8.21 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE HOUSE ON ELM STREET
17Jan56 NBC Tue (rerun 26Mar57)
cast
Jane Wyman ....... Helen Crane
Jean Howell ........ Jessica Crane
Mabel Albertson ........ Nosy Neighbor
Harlan Warde ....... Policeman
Synopsis:
Spinster Helen Crane, who lives alone in an old mansion,
suffers a series of terrifying experiences. [RF]
8.22 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: EXCUSE ME FOR LIVING
24Jan56 NBC Tue
cast
Jane Wyman ......... Wife
Arthur Franz ....... Husband
Edith Evanson ...... Mother-in-law
Synopsis:
Comic confusion results when a mother-in-law joins a young
couple in their
crowded city apartment. [RF]
8.23 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE VELVET TRAP
31Jan56 NBC Tue
cast
James Whitmore
Phyllis Thaxter
Paul Richards
Synopsis:
An informer is sought by the brother of his former partner. [JB]
*Note: (Rerun on Studio 57 24Apr57).
8.24 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: NOT WHAT SHE PRETENDED
07Feb56 NBC Tue
cast
Jane Wyman ....... Barbara Towne
Tom Tryon ....... Kevin Cavanaugh
Robert Simon ....... Coleman
8.25 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: KRISTI
14Feb56 NBC Tue
written by Jameson Brewer
story by Gladys Hasty Carroll
directed by Jacques Tourneur
cast
Jack Kelly ....... Raeburn
Jane Wyman ....... Kristi Stone
Charles Coburn ....... Dr. Cutler
Burt Mustin ....... Jack Ruggles
Minerva Urecal ....... Mrs. Adams
Edith Evanson ....... Mrs. Horton
Kate MacKenna ....... Mrs. Madison
Robert Petersen ....... Conductor
8.26 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE THREAD
21Feb56 NBC Tue
cast
Jane Wyman ......... Leslie Bell
Jeff Morrow ........ Gordon
Chuck Connors ...... Officer Handley
Penny Santon ....... Mother
Anthony Eustrel .... Percy
Philip Ober ........ Lawyer
Synopsis:
An irresponsible socialite is under the illusion that she can buy
her way out of
any kind of trouble. [RF]
8.27 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE MIRROR
28Feb56 NBC Tue
story by Alphonse Daudet
cast
Joanne Dru ........ Kittura
Tom Tryon ....... Ben
Mimi Gibson ........ Kathleen
Carleton Young ........ Perkins
Lisa Montel ......... Carmelita
Harry Harvey Jr. .......Appleby
Tim Graham ...... Doctor
Rosa Turich ...... Louisa
Synopsis:
When a lovely socialite marries a blacksmith, they join the post-civil
War trek to the West. [JB]
Synopsis 2:
An eastern society girl marries a blacksmith and goes out West
with him to found
a cattle empire. [RF]
*Note: (Rerun on Studio 57 08Jun57)
8.28 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: AN ECHO OUT OF THE PAST (film)
06Mar56 NBC Tue
cast
Jane Wyman ......... Meg
Lorna Thayer ......... Ann
Ross Elliott ........ David
Jeff Morrow ......... Jim
Nancy Valentine ....... Marjorie
Synopsis:
A World War II field nurse discovers that her temporarily
blind patient is her former sweetheart. [RF]
8.29 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: SCENT OF ROSES
13Mar56 NBC Tue
story by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
cast
Jane Wyman .......... Clarissa
Nancy Gates ......... Ann
Jack Kelly .......... Gilman
Edith Evanson ....... Aunt Joanna
Synopsis:
After waiting for years for her fiance to return from his trip West,
Clarissa is sure it is a hopeless cause. When he finally does return she is
convinced he is more interested in her younger sister than herself. [RF]
8.30 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: SHOOT THE MOON
20Mar56 NBC Tue
Directed by Ozzie Nelson
cast
Ozzie Nelson ......... Dr. Phil Dunnings
Joi Lansing ....... Tergy
Lyle Talbot ...... Wendell Atkinson
Donald McBride ....... Dr. Rauchenback
Synopsis 1:
A lovely but highly incompetent secretary demonstrates how those with no
ability can get ahead in government jobs. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
An electronics specialist in the Pentagon decides that his curvaceous secretary
is hopelessly inefficient and has her transferred to another office. [RF]
*Note: (Rerun on Studio 57 on 24May57)
8.31 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: SOUND OF THUNDER
27Mar56 NBC Tue
cast
Jane Wyman
Charles Drake
Carl Esmond
8.32 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: IN A DIFFERENT LIFE (film)
03Apr56 NBC Tue (rerun 03Apr58)
cast
Jane Wyman ........ Marie
Scott Forbes ........ Tom
Lawrence Dobkin ........ Francisco
Jack Kruschen ........ Jose
Penny Santon ....... Panalya
Synopsis:
A geologist and his wife arrive at a remote Peruvian village in the backwaters of the Amazon.
Though neither of them has ever been in that part of the country before, the wife displays
an uncanny knowledge of the people, their way of life and even their language. [RF]
8.33 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THIS LAND IS MINE
10Apr56 NBC Tue
cast
John Ireland ........ Wade Harlan
Joy Page ............ Ellen Harlan
Anthony Caruso ...... Garrett
Paul Bryar .......... White
Kem Dibbs ........... Burke
Gerald Charlebois ... Plater
Synopsis:
Homesteaders of the West run into trouble. The gunmen who already
control the territory are unwilling to share the land.
[RF]
8.34 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE PAST IS ALWAYS PRESENT
17Apr56 NBC Tue
cast
Jane Wyman ....... Karen Foster
Lawrence Dobkin ....... Dwight Foster
John Baragrey ....... Emmett Brandon
Edith Evanson ....... Mrs. Burgess
Robert Malcolm ....... Desk Clerk
8.35 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE HIDDEN PEOPLE
24Apr56 NBC Tue (rerun 18Jun57)
cast
Jane Wyman ....... Cleary Penryn
John Abbott ....... Barrett
Parley Baer ....... Fitch
Nora Marlowe ....... Mrs. Bradley
Clem Bevans ....... Mellan
Minerva Urecal ....... Mrs. Harrison
Kate MacKenna ....... Wilkins Sister
Hallene Hill ....... Wilkins Sister
#### Jane Wyman Presents Fireside
Theatre #####
############### end of season 8 ##############
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