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Hosted by Ronald Reagan
Season
8 (CBS) (1959-60)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
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######### General Electric Theater ###########
############## season 8 1959-60 ##############
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CBS Sundays 9:00-9:30 pm Eastern (30 min) (weekly)
8.01 [--] General Electric Theater: MIRACLE AT THE OPERA
Revue Productions no. TP13107
20Sep59
Producer Harry Tugend
Teleplay by Frank Gabrielson
Directed by Mitchell Leisen
Director of photography Lionel Lindon
starring
Ed Wynn .......... Professor Franz
Sig Ruman ........ Dr. Hagendorff
Maggie Pierce ......... Catherine
Paul Frees
Barbara Morrison
Fortunio Bonanova
Cyril Delevanti
Fritz Feld
Jack Rice
Robert Nash [RF]
8.02 [--] General Electric Theater: THE LAST REUNION
Revue Productions no. TP13102
27Sep59
directed by John Brahm
starring
Lee Marvin ........... Joe Kittridge
Kevin Hagen ......... Harry Pell
Patricia Donahue .......... Lorry Connors
Simon Scott ......... Paul Stylos
8.03 [--] General Electric Theater: HITLER'S SECRET
04Oct59
starring
Raymond Massey ............. Paul von Hindenburg
Everett Sloane .......... Oskar von Hindenburg
Robert Coogan ........... Adolf Hitler
Whit Bissell ......... Joseph Goebbels
Dick Joy .......... Narrator
8.04 [--] General Electric Theater: NIGHT CLUB
Revue-13109
11Oct59
adapted from the Katharine Brush story
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Amanda Blake ......... Rita
Barbara Hale ........ Lorraine
June Lockhart ........ Vera
Glenda Farrell ........ Mrs. Brady
Rosemary De Camp ........ Maxine
Bea Benaderet ........ Marie
Lori Nelson ....... Sylvia
Judi Meredith ....... Babe
Hope Emerson ...... Ada
Synopsis:
A flock of TV actresses have roles in "Night Club". Mrs. Brady, powder room
attendant in a large night club, has become a cynic. This is the result of years
of watching and listening to the female patrons of the club. [RF]
8.05 [--] General Electric Theater: THE TALLEST MARINE
Revue-13101
18Oct59
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Red Buttons ....... Lt. George Poole
John Lupton ........ Platoon Sergeant Grady
Reed Morgan ......... Corporal Hoop Keeler
George Robotham ........ Bray
Ken Mayer ....... Corp Roper
Herbert Rudley ....... Captain Donovan
Synopsis:
In Korea, a Marine lieutenant is unpopular because he insists on adhering to
the book even in the most crucial combat situations. [RF]
8.06 [--] General Electric Theater: THE DAY OF THE HANGING
Revue-13103
25Oct59
starring
Tom Ewell .......... John Emmett Owens
Joan Leslie .......... Sarah Owens
Noah Beery Jr. ......... Cotton Follard
8.07 [--] General Electric Theater: DISASTER
01Nov59
written by David Shaw
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Tab Hunter ......... Daniel
Jo Van Fleet ....... Winoah Kelsey
Synopsis:
Miss Winoah Kelsey lives alone in her large Southern mansion. One night
during a violent flood, a young man enters a second-story window of her home.
He kills her dog and threatens her. [RF]
8.08 [--] General Electric Theater: SIGNS OF LOVE
Revue-13112
08Nov59
starring
Ronald Reagan ...... Horton David
Pat Caroll ......... Frances Dowd
Paula Raymond ...... Netta Jarvais
Howard McNear ...... Clarence Dinwoodie
Frances Robinson ... Lucia Dinwoodie
Francis X. Bushman.. Philip Vandernoot
Bess Flowers ....... Mrs. Vandernoot
George N. Neise .... Stephen Jackson
James Logan ........ Wilkes
Synopsis:
A man is considering running for national office and to clinch the deal his
wife
throws a party with a powerful Washington lawmaker in attendance. [RF]
8.09 [--] General Electric Theater: SURVIVAL
Revue-13113
15Nov59
adapted from the Paul Horgan story
starring
Jose Ferrer ............. Joe Garvey
Martin Landau ......... Apache Indian
8.10 [--] General Electric Theater: THE LAST DANCE
22Nov59
starring
Mary Astor ........... Bea Hicks
Malcolm Atterbury .......... Joe Hicks
Carol Lynley ......... Phyllis
Clint Kimbrough ......... Gene
8.11 [--] General Electric Theater: PLATINUM ON THE ROCKS
Revue Productions no. 13115
29Nov59
Directed By Sidney Landfield [SC]
Teleplay By Laurence Marks & Milton Pascal
Story By Donn Baylor
starring
George Burns ......... Eddie Martin
Eleanor Audley ............. Alice Martin
Fred Beir ........ Henry Martin
Kaye Elhardt .......... Lenore Martin
Betsy Jones-Moreland ....... Rita
Charles Tannen ........ Maurice
Milton Frome ........... Dr. Holcomb
Jonathan Hole ....... Durrell
Joanne Lee .......... Miss Torrance
Frank Wilcox .......... Bill
8.12 [--] General Electric Theater: ABSALOM, MY SON
Revue Productions no. 13108
06Dec59
Producer Harry Tugend
Script by Cyril Hume
From the play by Theodore Simonson
Directed by Mitchell Leisen
starring
Burl Ives .......... King David
John Gabriel ....... Absalom
Patricia Medina .... Bathsheba
John Abbott ........ Nathan
Ted De Corsia
Edgar Barrier
Jack Lambert
Ricky Doran
Dorothy Neumann
John Hawker
Gilbert Frye
*Taken from: Biblical verse 2 Samuel 18:33 [RF]
8.13 [--] General Electric Theater: THE HOUSE OF TRUTH
Revue-13114
13Dec59
starring
Philip Ahn ........ Rahm Sing
Phyllis Thaxter ........ Emily Skinner
Ronald Reagan ........ Eaton
Alice Backes ........ Ann Linihan
Dick Kay Hong ........ Jimmy
Synopsis:
The United States information officer in a small village in Southeast Asia has
little faith in the fight against communism. His attitude provokes a conflict with
Emily Skinner, the dedicated librarian. [RF]
8.14 [--] General Electric Theater: MR. O'MALLEY
20Dec59
Based on Crockett Johnson's comic strip
"Barnaby"
starring
Bert Lahr ......... Mr. O'Malley
Mel Blanc ......... Leprechaun (voice)
Ronny Howard ...... Barnaby Baxter (now director Ron Howard)
Don Beddoe ........ Dr. Harvey
Debbie Megowan .... Janie
William Redfield .. Mr. Baxter
Synopsis:
Six-year-old Barnaby Baxter longs to go hunting with his father. He wishes on a
star for
a fairy godmother who can make his dream come true and is answered by a
cigar-smoking, pink-winged fairy godfather
named O'Malley. [RF]
8.15 [--] General Electric Theater: SILHOUETTE
Revue-13104
27Dec59
starring
Ray Bolger ......... Stan Maylor
Vanessa Brown ...... Shelley
Paul Newlan ........ Hank
Ken Christy ........ David
Nancy Evans ........ Ruthie
Theodore Newton .... George
Synopsis:
Stan Mayor is a well-known movie comic whose face fits his talents as a clown.
When his girl friend refuses to take him seriously and expresses admiration
for handsome men, Stan decides to make a
drastic change. [RF]
8.16 [--] General Electric Theater: SARAH'S LAUGHTER
03Jan60
starring
James Gregory ......... Sandy Green
Thelma Ritter .......... Doris Green
Marion Ross ........ Sarah Wilson
8.17 [--] General Electric Theater: R.S.V.P.
Revue Productions no. 13111
10Jan60
starring
Greer Garson ........... Antonia Stuart
Donald Woods ........... Norman Frost Bennett
Virginia Grey ............ Mrs. Bennett
Angela Greene ......... Dottie
Virginia Gregg ........ Sybil
Noreen Nash .......... Carol
8.18 [--] General Electric Theater: LEAR VS. THE COMMITTEEMAN
17Jan60
starring
Lee J. Cobb ......... Dominic Roma
Sylvia Sidney ............ Gloria Roma
Timmy Everett ........... Buddy Roma
Vito Scotti ....... Toto
Naomi Stevens ......... Maria-Rosa
Charles La Torre ........... Bombi
George Margo ........... Paolo
Synopsis:
A tailor is suffering through the depression has a dream to become a
committeeman but being an Italian-American he feels his chances are slight. [RF]
8.19 [--] General Electric Theater: THEY LIKE ME FINE
Revue Productions no. 13106
24Jan60 CBS Sun (rerun 05Jun60)
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
George Gobel ..... Eddie Miller
Patricia Barry ..... Kathy
Bert Freed ..... Mitch Green
Tammy Marihugh ..... Kitty
Ralph Clanton ........ Harry Garrison
Ann Richards ....... Secretary
Norman DuPont ...... 1st Assistant
Les Green .......... 2nd Assistant
Synopsis:
Small-time comic Eddie Miller hears that a big producer is looking
for an unknown comedian to star in his new Broadway review.
Eddie begs his agent to get him an audition. [RF]
[--] General Electric Theater: no details
31Jan60
8.20 [--] General Electric Theater: EARLY TO DIE
07Feb1960
starring
Rod Taylor
Kim Hunter
Donald Losby ......... Scott Gauman
Philip Coolidge ........ Dr. Nelson
Wesley Lau .......... Dr. Shelley
[--] General Electric Theater: The Road That
Led Afar
14Feb1960 (rerun from 25Nov56)
8.21 [--] General Electric Theater: THE PATSY
Revue Productions no. 13105
21Feb60 CBS Sun
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Sammy Davis Jr. ....... Jacob Johnson
Robert Culp ........... Captain Masters
Ernest Anderson ....... Sergeant Cullen
Sam Cooke ............. Sam
Hari Rhodes ........... Jinks
Roy Glenn ............. Jelly Bean
Bill Giorgio .......... Two Ton
Tyler McVey ........... Colonel
Doug DeCosta .......... Field Instructor
Synopsis:
The product of a small Alabama town, mild-mannered Jacob Johnson is an ideal
target
for the practical jokesters in his Army platoon. Offered a transfer to another platoon,
Johnson refuses, convinced that his fellow
soldiers is really a form of affection. [RF]
8.22 [--] General Electric Theater: THE STORY OF JUDITH
28Feb60 CBS Sun
starring
Joan Fontaine ....... Judith
Michael Dante ....... Holofernes
Thurl Ravenscroft ........ Nebuchadnezzar
Henry Brandon ....... Anchior
Argentina Brunetti ...... Sarah
8.23 [--] General Electric Theater: THE BOOK OF SILENCE
06Mar60 CBS Sun
starring
Ruth Roman ....... Stella Kragoyan
Rod Steiger ....... Bruno Holder
Celia Lovsky ...... Madame Marie
Eduard Franz ....... R.S. Thomasek
Whit Bissell ....... Czadek
Jonathan Harris ....... Fouresh
Robert Gist ...... Committee Chairman
8.24 [--] General Electric Theater: SO DEADLY, SO EVIL
Revue Productions no. 13119
13Mar60 CBS Sun
starring
Peggy Lee ....... Natalia Cory
Ronald Reagan ....... Allan Richards
Gavin MacLeod ....... Billy Williams
Robert Hopkins
Terry Loomis
Michael Granger
Les Green
Synopsis 1:
A small town girl who comes to New York to forget a recent tragedy,
only to have her own life threatened by a masked stranger. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Natalia Cory left a tragic past to start a new life in New York City,
receives a blackmail threat. [RF]
*Note: Syndication airing on Moment of Fear 15Sep64.
8.25 [--] General Electric Theater: DO NOT DISTURB
Revue Productions no.13117
20Mar60 CBS Sun
written by Arthur Marx & Mannie Mannheim
adaptation from Groucho Marx's novel "Not as a Crocodile".
starring
David Wayne ....... Arthur Martin
Peggy Knudsen ....... Irene Martin
Gil Rogers ....... Steve
Scott Davey ....... Andy
Irene Vernon ....... Miss Burdick
Andrea King ....... Editor
Synopsis:
Arthur Martin makes his living at home, writing articles for a monthly magazine.
But working at home has its disadvantages: the family hardly ever leaves him at peace. [RF]
8.26 [--] General Electric Theater: THE WEB OF GUILT
27Mar60 CBS Sun
starring
Arthur Kennedy ....... Whitney Barton
Mary Jackson ....... Phyllis Barton
Harry Townes ....... Michael Stark
H.M. Wynant ...... Anthony Morrell
8.27 [--] General Electric Theater: MYSTERY AT MALIBU
Revue Productions no. 10402
10Apr60 CBS Sun
starring
Dan Duryea ....... Barnaby Hook
Audrey Totter ....... Olga Lemaire
Dianne Foster ....... Tony Warren
Tyler McDuff ....... Reggie Lemaire
Richard Ney ....... Donald Reisel
8.28 [--] General Electric Theater: AFTERMATH
(aka Mr. Preach [pilot])
17Apr60 CBS Sun
Producer Harry Tatelman
Teleplay by John Paxton
Based on the story by Octavus Roy Cohen
Directed by Jacques Tourneur
Assistant director George Templeton
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Fess Parker ..... Jonathan West
James Best ...... Hardy Coulter
John Hambrick ....... Gordon
William Phipps ...... Hicks
Stephen Joyce ....... Murray
Sam Jackson Jr. ...... Ernie/Galoot
Maurine Dawson ........ Sarah
Tim Graham ............ Storekeeper
Burt Mustin ........... Wilson
John Cole ............. Frank Coulter
Gina Gillespie ........ Bessie
William Challee ....... Redway
Synopsis:
A new preacher comes to town and is not quite up to
the challenges that lie ahead of him. [RF]
8.29 [--] General Electric Theater: ADAM'S APPLES
(pilot for Ichabod & Me)
Revue Productions no. 13125
24Apr60 CBS Sun
starring
Robert Sterling ...... Robert Major
George Chandler .... Ichabod Adams
Leon Ames ... Malcolm Fownes
Fred Beir .... Terry Major
Dorothy Neumann .... Aunt Lavinia
Christine White .... Abigail Adams
8.30 [--] General Electric Theater: UGLY DUCKLING
Revue Productions no. 13118
01May60 CBS Sun
Adapted, in a modern variation,
from the Hans Christian Andersen story
starring
Joanna Barnes .... Princess Camilla
Robert Casper .... Prince Simon
Richard Haydn .... Chancellor
Oskar Homolka .... King
William Allyn .... Carlo
Joyce Jameson .... Dulcibella
Linda Watkins .... Queen
8.31 [--] General Electric Theater: DON'T YOU REMEMBER?
Revue Productions no. 13124
08May60 CBS Sun
starring
Lee Marvin .... Clerk
Simone Signoret .... Woman
General Electric Theater: HOT FOOTAGE
15May60 (CBS Sun WNAC-TV Boston Mass 9pm ET)
8.32 [--] General Electric Theater: AT YOUR SERVICE
Revue Productions no. 13116
22May60 CBS Sun
starring
Van Johnson .... Jimmy Devlin
Jan Sterling .... Gloria Miles
Judi Meredith .... Penny Miles
Marcel Dalio .... Michel
8.33 [--] General Electric Theater: HOT FOOTAGE
Revue Productions no. 10414
29May60 CBS Sun
Hosted by Ronald Reagan
starring
Richard Greene .... Jonathan Love
Robert Strauss .... Hank Wahr
Hazel Court .... Vicky Phillips
Synopsis:
Jonathan Love, TV news cameraman, is in Acapulco, Mexico, covering the
mysterious torpedoing of a freighter. Not far behind is his inevitable competition
- Hank Wahr, cameraman for a rival TV news
service. [RF]
*Note: This episode aired on May 15, 1960 in some areas.
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