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Season
10 (NBC) (1957-58)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide
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US Network Schedules 1957-1958
############## Jane Wyman Theater #############
############### season 10 1957-58 #############
################ (final season) ###############
NBC Thursday 10:30-11:00pm Eastern (30min) (new
day/ new time slot)
10.01 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE WAY HOME
Revue prod #1688
26Sep57 NBC Thurs
Producer Eva Wolas
Teleplay by Steve Fisher
Directed by Allen H. Miner
cast
Jane Wyman ....... Ann Langley
Robert Bray ....... Harry
Steve Dunne ....... Tom McLaine
Robert Bray ....... Harry
Frederick Ford ....... Officer
Synopsis:
Ann Langley picks up a hitchhiker on a deserted highway
- who turns out to be an escaped convict. [RF]
10.02 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: CONTACT
Revue prod #1679
03Oct57 NBC Thurs
Written by Samuel Marx & Jack Jacobs
Story by Samuel Marx
Directed by Allen H. Miner
Director of photography Gilbert Warrenton
cast
Joseph Cotten ....... Bruce Malone
Rene Godfrey ....... Mrs. Dioso
Jimmy Murphy ....... Vic
Sebastian Cabot
Kaye Elhardt
Richard Karlan
Lawrence Dobkin
Joseph Vitale
Tina Menard
Ronnie Anton
Bud Slater
Saul Gross
Synopsis:
Bruce Malone, chief pilot of an airline company, tries to help a crusading newspaperman
to leave a South American country in the middle of a political upheaval. The man disappears
but Malone finds a clue to his whereabouts when a baseball is thrown through a window. [TA]
10.03 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE MAN ON THE THIRTY-FIFTH FLOOR
Revue prod #1678
10Oct57 NBC Thurs
cast
MacDonald Carey ....... Carleton Reed
Phyllis Avery ....... Marta Reed
Wendy Winkleman ....... Susan
Whit Bissell ....... Mr. Addison
10.04 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE PERFECT CRIME
Revue prod #1584
17Oct57 NBC Thurs
[--] Fireside Theatre: no details
24Oct57 NBC Thurs
10.05 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE ANIMAL INSTINCT
Revue prod #1692
31Oct57 NBC Thurs
written by Lois Jacoby & Bart Burns
story by Bart Burns
directed by Allen H. Miner
cast
Jane Wyman ....... Fran
John Larch ....... the Man
Paul Bryar ....... Fred
Claudia Bryar ....... Martha
10.06 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: ROADBLOCK NUMBER SEVEN
Revue prod #1682
07Nov57 NBC Thurs
Directed by George Waggner
cast
Peter Mark Richman .. Dan Wilson
Margaret O'Brien .... Nancy
Dabbs Greer ......... Boggs
Robert Armstrong .... Sheriff
[--] Fireside Theatre: no details
14Nov57 NBC Thurs (rerun)
[--] Fireside Theatre: no details
21Nov57 NBC Thurs (rerun)
10.07 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: A REASONABLE DOUBT
Revue prod #1690
28Nov57 NBC Thurs
cast
Hugh Marlowe ....... Sid Nolan
Mark Stevens ....... Tom Hubbard
Jimmy Gavin ....... Alec
Jack Lambert ........ Pug
Bruce Gordon ........ Dr. Lagrue
Bill Hale ........... Sheriff
Gary Clarke ......... Sharpie
Synopsis:
A convict makes his escape from prison and returns to his home town.
He's determined to find out who was responsible for sending him
to prison for a murder he did not commit. [RF]
Syndication airing on Turning Point 09Aug58.
10.08 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: DEATH RIDES THE 12:15
prod #1685
05Dec57 NBC Thurs
cast
Jane Wyman ........ Amelia
Edward Platt ........ Larkin
Renee Godfrey ....... Dorothy
Harlan Warde ....... Bennett
10.09 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE PERFECT ALIBI
12Dec57 NBC Thurs
written by Gene Roddenberry
story by Patricia Highsmith
Directed by Allen H. Miner
cast
Vincent Price ....... Howard Keith
Edwin Reimers ........ George Barker
Gil Rankin ....... Travis
Ted Spencer ....... Jackson
Anthony Eustrel
John Sebastian
Don Hix
Harrison Lewis
James Forrester
Ken Hooker
Synopsis:
In a jealous rage, Howard Keith Howard shoots and kills
George Barker. He wanted Barker's job. [RF]
[--] Fireside Theatre: The Man in the Car
19Dec57 NBC Thurs (rerun from 30Apr57)
10.10 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE NIGHT AFTER CHRISTMAS
prod #1695
26Dec57 NBC Thurs
cast
John Dehner ....... General Hugh Marley
Theodore Newton ....... Slater
Gregory Gaye ....... General Tors
Bartlett Robinson ....... Secretary
10.11 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE ELEVATOR
prod #1680
02Jan58 NBC Thurs
written by Michael Fessier & Phillip MacDonald
story by James Mason & Pamela Mason
directed by Allen H. Miner
cast
Linda Darnell ....... Lora
John Baragrey ....... Spencer
John Hoyt ....... Richard
Dick Wilson ....... Alex
10.12 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: A WIDOW'S KISS
prod #1610
09Jan58 NBC Thurs
cast
Jane Wyman ........ Marge
Jeanne Cooper ....... Winnie
Sydney Smith ....... the Colonel
Irene Seidner
Synopsis:
When her daughter is bitten by a black widow spider,
a mother searches frantically for blood donors. [RF]
10.13 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: DAY OF GLORY (film)
prod #1685
16Jan58 NBC Thurs
(26Jan58 NBC Sun Oklahoma airing)
story by Dorothea Frances & Caulfield Fisher
director of photography Mack Stengler (emmy nominated for this episode)
cast
Paul Douglas ........ Captain Langsdorff
Wesley Lau .......Commander Von Schoss
Jan Merlin ....... Keitel
Maurice Marsac ....... Diego
Robert Boon .......... Karl
Ivan Triesault ....... Ambassador
Synopsis:
World War 2 drama about the German warship Graf Spee. Damaged in battle,
and carrying many casualties aboard, the ship is subject of a battle of wills between its
captain and a commander. One officer wants to put into Montevideo to make repairs,
the other insists the ship stay in the area and fight on. [RF]
*Note: Richard Boone did not appear in this episode.
[--] Fireside Theatre: no details
23Jan58 NBC Thurs (rerun?)
10.14 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: A GUILTY WOMAN
prod #1684
30Jan58 NBC Thurs
Written by Jerome Gruskin
Story by Glenway Wescott
Directed by Allen H. Miner
Director of photography Mack Stengler
cast
Jan Sterling ........ Martha
Virginia Grey ........ Evelyn
Herbert Rudley ........ Dr. John Bolton
Alexander Lockwood
Irene Martin
Synopsis:
After serving many years in prison for the murder of her fiance, Evelyn is paroled in
the custody of her long-time friend Martha, a wealthy widow. Although Martha appears
happy to welcome Evelyn into her home, Evelyn begins to notice something new about Martha. [TA]
10.15 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: MY SISTER, SUSAN
prod #1672
06Feb58 NBC Thurs
cast
Jane Wyman .......... Carol/Susan
James Gavin ......... Eyes Sutton
John Dehner ....... McDermott
Anthony Caruso ....... Mike
Edwin Reimers ....... Mr. Otis
John Wilder ...... Jay Dee
Synopsis:
When Carol Porter arrives in Green Bay to visit a twin sister whom
she hasn't seen in some time, she learns that Susan is dead, apparently
a murder victim. The police explain that Susan had been involved with a black-market
racketeer and dope pusher. The only way they can turn up conclusive evidence
against this man is for Carol to pose as her twin. [RF]
10.16 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: HE CAME FOR THE MONEY
prod #1696
13Feb58 NBC Thurs
Written by Frederic Brady
Directed by Allen H. Miner
cast
Ruth Roman .......... Martha Benton
John Larch .......... Jim Benton
Wesley Lau .......... Clay Matson
Phillip Pine ........ John Gorman
Synopsis:
Clay, using his "lame" horse as an excuse, asks for shelter
at the ranch of Jim and Martha Benton. He observes that
Jim and Martha are openly hostile to each other. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A man named Clay, using a lame horse as an excuse, asks for
shelter at the ranch of Jim and Martha Benton. He openly observes that
Jim and Martha are openly hostile to each other and Martha asks Clay
to take her along when he leaves. [JBeer]
Syndication airing on Turning Point 16Aug58.
10.17[--] Jane Wyman Theater: TUNNEL EIGHT (film)
prod #1636
20Feb58 NBC Thurs
cast
Preston Foster ......... Dan McGann
Grant Williams ..... Larry
Joseph Crehan ...... General Grant
Francis De Sales ...... Dr. Howard
Jack Elam ...... Quirt Avery
Karl Swenson ..... Casey
Tom Brown ..... Evans
Roy Roberts .... Boomer
Dori Simmons ..... Candy
Synopsis:
Right after the Civil War, Dan McGann, a prominent construction engineer,
is assigned to help with the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad. When the
construction slows down, McGann uncovers the work of saboteurs. [RF]
10.18 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: PRIME SUSPECT
prod #1640
27Feb58 NBC Thurs
written by Steve Fisher
story by Morton Wolson
directed by Allen H. Miner
director of photography John L. Russell
cast
William Bendix ....... Captain Bill Ryan
Nita Talbot ....... Sally
Addison Richards ....... Dr. Rason
Tony Rock ..... Police Officer
Claude Akins
John Mitchum
Dick Stanley Smith
Paula Hill
Synopsis 1:
Bendix stars as a police captain assigned to track down an elusive schizophrenic
who is terrorizing the blonde women of the town. During his investigation, the captain,
who was unhappily married to a blonde later killed in a car accident, begins to
think he may be the attacker. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Police are tracking a maniac who has been terrorizing a town.
They surmise that since all his victims are women, the suspect
was once cruelly hurt by a woman. Police Captain Bill Ryan, who
once had an unfaithful wife and is subject to blackouts, becomes
convinced that he is the maniac killer. [RF]
Synopsis 3:
Capt. Bill Ryan is assigned to track down an elusive
schizophrenic who is terrorizing the blonde women of the town.
Bill begins to think he may be the attacker. [JBeer]
Syndication airing on Action Theater 22Aug1958.
[--] Fireside Theatre: Portrait in Fear
06Mar58 NBC Thurs (rerun from 15Jan57)
[--] Fireside Theatre: no details
13Mar58 NBC Thurs (rerun)
[--] Fireside Theatre: Once Upon a Nightmare
20Mar58 NBC Thurs (rerun from 03Jan56)
10.19 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE DOCTOR WAS A LADY
prod #1697
27Mar58 NBC Thurs
cast
Frances Bergen ....... Fran Mitchell
Keith Andes ....... Paul Mitchell
Wendy Winkleman ....... Paula
Synopsis:
Fran Mitchell and her husband Paul have successful, but conflicting careers.
After Fran plans an intimate celebration for their wedding anniversary, Paul tells
her he made plans for a celebration with a client. [RF]
[--] Fireside Theatre: In A Different Life
03Apr58 NBC Thurs (rerun from 03Apr56)
10.20 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: SWINDLER'S INN
prod #1698
10Apr58 NBC Thurs
written by Jameson Brewer
directed by Sydney Lanfield
cast
Jane Wyman .......Cleary Penryn
Connie Gilchrist ....... Rosie
Benny Rubin ....... Mr. Zinsli
Stanley Adams ....... Mink
Peter Leeds....... Ivy
Synopsis:
Hotel housekeeper Cleary Penryn befriends a guest. [RF]
10.21 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE BRAVADO TOUCH
prod #1673
17Apr58 NBC Thurs
cast
Fernando Lamas ....... Juan Bravado
Virginia Leith ........ Barbara
Michael Rye ....... Fred Jackson
Nestor Paiva ...... Miguel
Robert Osterloh ...... Steve
Jan Arvan ...... Luis
Anthony Eustrel ...... Captain
Joseph Vitale ....... Inspector
10.22 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: MAN OF TASTE
prod #1683
24Apr58 NBC Thurs
cast
Paul Henreid ........ Cernak
Phillip Pine ....... Father Anselmo
Richard Garland ....... Dr. John Rogers
Anthony Eustrel ....... Marwick
Gail Kobe .......Alison
Reginald Lal Singh ...... Chola
Frank Wilcox ....... Dr. Raymond
Karen Norris ........ Nurse
Synopsis:
Dr. John Rogers is visited one night by a man begging him for insulin. He convinces
the doctor that he is a diabetic and is entitled to the medication, so Rogers reluctantly
gives him a supply. [RF]
10.23 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: ON THE BRINK
01May58 NBC Thurs
cast
Richard Beymer ....... Mark
Mercedes McCambridge ....... Aunt Hannah
Barry Kelley ....... Ben
Eddie Coch ....... Arthur
Selmer Jackson ....... Doctor
10.24 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: THE LAST TEST
08May58 NBC Thurs
prod #1627
directed by Allen H. Miner
cast
Gary Merrill ....... Dicksen
Marian Seldes ....... Sophie
Stanley Adams ...... Joey
Tom Pittman ....... Hank
K.L. Smith ....... Hedeman
[--] Fireside Theatre: no details
15May58 NBC Thurs (rerun?)
10.25 [--] Jane Wyman Theater: HIDE AND SEEK
prod #1699
22May58 NBC Thurs
written by Robert C. Dennis
directed by Harve Foster
cast
Everett Sloane ........ Dan Wilder
Richard Erdman ....... Joe Sackett
Louis Jean Heydt ...... Joe McHale
James Westerfield ...... Sheriff
Tim Graham ....... Prosecutor
Sue Carlton .......Young Girl
Synopsis:
Dan Wilder is a scientific detective who travels about in a car with a trailer attached.
The trailer houses a complete laboratory that Dan uses in his work. The prosecutor
of a small town has just summoned Dan to help investigate the unusual death of a young girl. [RF]
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