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Season
1 (ABC) (1951-52)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: John Hallam, Rina Fox
references:
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ABC Fridays 9:30-10:00pm Eastern
Shared this time slot with season 3 of "Versatile
Varieties" (21Sep51-14Dec51)
1.01 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: VERDICT FROM SPACE
03-Aug-1951 ABC Fri
Tales of Tomorrow: Episode 01: Verdict from Space
written by Theodore Sturgeon
directed by Leonard Valenta
starring
Lon McCallister ....... Gordon Kent
Martin Brandt
Bernard Lenrow
William Lally
Watson White
Synopsis 1:
A young inventor is tried for murdering a scientist and found guilty by a jury
who doesn't understand the implications of the
fantastic story the young man has told. The scientist paid him $5,000 to use his
recently invented super blowtorch to open a
secret door behind which is housed a machine which has recorded all the major
events in the history of the world. When an
alien civilization monitoring the machine learns that the H-Bomb has been
tested, it deploys its space ships to invade the
Earth. The guilty verdict of the jury is overridden by the guilty verdict of the
invading alien spaceships.
Synopsis 2:
An Archeologist discovers a cavern full of extraterrestrial machinery left by
ancient astronauts. While examining the equipment,
he accidentally triggers it to send an emergency signal to an alien invasion
force. Can he stop the beacon or is Earth doomed ?
A machinist is suspected of killing a prominent archeologist. However, the
accused murderer reveals to the disbelieving jury
that they should actually be worried about a far greater threat, as the
scientist's death occurred just as the two men had
uncovered evidence of an imminent alien invasion.
1.02 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: BLUNDER
10-Aug-1951 ABC Fri
Tales of Tomorrow: Episode 02: Blunder
written by Charles O'Neill; story by Philip Wylie
George F. Foley production
directed by Leonard Valenta
starring
Robert Allen ....... Carl
Ann Loring
Alan Drake
Jean Alexander
Boyd Crawford
Phil Faversham
Will Hussong
Kyle MacDonald
Roy Morgan
Synopsis:
Isolated deep in an Arctic scientific experiment station, a nuclear scientist is
on the the brink of testing a new method of
fission to develop a new source of incredible power. In his determination to
move ahead with the test, he has overlooked a
key factor in his calculation of a high probability of a safe conclusion to the
test. Other nuclear scientists which have
discovered his error and know just the reverse is the probability, rush to warn
him, but he has cut off all communication
to carry out the conclusion of his deadly experiment.
1.03 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: A CHILD IS CRYING
17-Aug-1951 ABC Fri
written by Alvin Sapinsley; story by John D. MacDonald
directed by Don Medford
produced by George F. Foley
starring
Walter Abel
Robin Morgan ....... Lily Massner
Peggy Allenby ....... Mrs. Massner
Shirley Eggleston ....... WAC Corporal
Bert Lytell ....... Dr. Hardensteen
Donald McClelland ....... Congressman Folmer
Cal Thomas ....... General Gates
Synopsis:
The government attempts to use a young girl as a weapon in the Cold War when she displays powerful mental abilities. [RF]
1.04 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: THE WOMAN AT LAND'S END
24-Aug-1951 ABC Fri
1.05 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: THE LAST MAN ON EARTH
31-Aug-1951 ABC Fri
story by Fredrick Brown
starring
Cloris Leachman
John McQuade
Lon McCallister
Martin Brandt
Andrew Branham
Synopsis:
What happens after the Martians take over the world leaving only two people alive for experiments. [RF]
1.06 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: ERRAND BOY
07-Sep-1951 ABC Fri
starring
Joseph Walsh
1.07 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: THE MONSTERS
14-Sep-1951 ABC Fri
starring
Barbara Boulton
Bert Kalmar Jr.
Paul Langton
[--] 21-Sep-1951 ABC Fri - preempted for "Versatile Varieties" (first episode on ABC) (previously on CBS & NBC)
1.08 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: THE DARK ANGEL
(also spelled as Angle, which is Angel in German)
28-Sep-1951 ABC Fri
Tales of Tomorrow: Episode 08: The Dark Angel
written by Alvin Sapinsley; story by Lewis Padgett
directed by Charles Padgett
starring
Sidney Blackmer
Meg Mundy as Johanna
Don Briggs
Sam Jaffe
Synopsis:
There's is something medically strange about beautiful Johanna--an "angel" who's the first of our next evolutionary stage who will never die. [RF]
[--] 05-Oct-1951 ABC Fri - preempted for "Versatile Varieties" (to be verified)
1.09 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: THE CRYSTAL EGG
12-Oct-1951 ABC Fri
Tales of Tomorrow: Episode 09: Crystal Egg
written by Mel Goldberg; story by H.G. Wells
directed by Charles S. Dubin
original music by Lew White
produced by George Foley & Richard Gordon
executive producer Mort Abrahams
starring
Thomas Mitchell ....... Professor Frederick Vaneck
Edgar Stehli ....... Mr. Cave
Josephine Brown ....... Mrs. Cave
Sally Gracie ....... Georgette
Gage Clarke ....... Walker
Synopsis 1:
The owner of a London curiosity shop delivers a mysterious crystal egg to a
university professor for the scientist's opinion
on its worth and its properties. The 'egg' proves to be a window to Mars. When
the professor loses the egg, he tries to
convince people that he is not crazy.
Synopsis 2:
Esteemed science Professor Frederick Vanech (Thomas Mitchell) is the Chairman of
the Physics Department at Cambridge University.
When he discovers that he is able to view the forbidding landscape of Mars
through a unique crystal egg, nobody believes him.
When the egg disappears, Professor Vanech pleads with a friend to print his
article in a science journal to let the world
know about his theory of the Martian's sinister use of the egg to spy on Earth.
.
[--] 19-Oct-1951 ABC Fri - preempted for "Versatile Varieties" (to be verified)
1.10 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: TEST FLIGHT
26-Oct-1951 ABC Fri
Tales of Tomorrow: Episode 05: Test Flight
written by Mel Goldberg; story by Nelson Bond
directed by Charles S. Dubin
starring
Lee J. Cobb ....... Wayne Crowder
Vinton Hayworth ...... Davis
Cameron Prud'Homme ...... Marty
Harry Townes ...... Wilkins
Synopsis:
Bull-headed Crowder, a wealthy industrialist and CEO of a major company is
determined to build a space ship that will enable
him to be the first to travel to another planet. He hires a brilliant young
rocket scientist who convinces him that he alone
can build the right motor to propel the rocket to another planet, with the
conditions that he have no interference and that
he be on the first test flight into space. When the Controller and Board of
Directors of his company try to shut Crowder down,
he orders that the rocket be tested and it blasts off successfully into space.
But the young scientist has no intention of
returning to Earth and advises Crowder..."I am going home to my planet...Mars.
[--] 02-Nov-1951 ABC Fri - preempted for "Versatile Varieties" (to be verified)
1.11 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: SEARCH FOR FLYING SAUCER
09-Nov-1951 ABC Fri
written by Mel Goldberg; story by Mel Goldberg
directed by Charles S. Dubin
starring
Jack Carter ...... Vic Russo
Olive Deering ..... Ginny Walker
Maurice Manson ..... Saucer Man
Vaughn Taylor ...... Crazy John
Synopsis:
Posing as a newspaper reporter for the Daily Globe from New York, Vic Russo
arrives in Las Palmas to confirm sightings of
Flying Saucers. Unable to get anyone to acknowledge a sighting, except mentally
deranged "Crazy John", Vic vents his
frustration to beautiful Ginny who admonishes him "How can you find saucers
when there are none". However, when she falls
in love with him, and learns that he is a de-commissioned pilot who has gone
crazy over previous saucer sightings, she
discovers his determination to verify that the actually exist. She must report
him to her superior as a danger to their
"alien invasion" being discovered by the determination of the earthlings.
[--] 16-Nov-1951 ABC Fri - preempted for "Versatile Varieties" (to be verified)
1.12 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: ENEMY UNKNOWN
23-Nov-1951 ABC Fri
starring
Walter Abel
Edith Fellows
Lon McCallister
Synopsis:
The story of the reasons for the refusal of a distinguished astrophysicist to help a panicky government. [RF]
[--] 30-Nov-1951 ABC Fri - preempted for "Versatile Varieties" (to be verified)
1.13 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: SNEAK ATTACK
07-Dec-1951 ABC Fri
written by Mel Goldberg; story by Russell V. Ritchey
directed by Leslie Gorall
starring
Zachary Scott ...... Ray Clinton
Royal Beal ..... General
Theo Goetz ...... Dr. Kamrass
Barbara Joyce ..... Dr. Marnoff
John Seymour ..... Secretary of Defense
Richard W. Shankland ....... The President
Peter von Zerneck ....... Colonel
Synopsis:
History repeats itself in this cold war paranoia drama. American Secret Agent,
Ray Clinton, his been shot in the legs and is
recovering in the hospital of a foreign Super-Power. His mission to uncover
information about super powerful new Hetrodyne
Bomb has been discovered by the foreign power's counter-intelligence operation
and he is under interrogation. Simultaneously
with his detention, 22 impregnable robot airplanes carrying Hetrodyne Bombs
have landed in America's major cities and are
set to detonate within the hour unless the American President surrenders the
United States to the foreign power. Ray Clinton
is America's only hope to thwart the sneak attack..
[--] 14-Dec-1951 ABC Fri - preempted for "Versatile Varieties" (final episode)
1.14 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: THE INVADER
21-Dec-1951 ABC Fri
written by Robert Foshko & Mort Zarcoff; story by Robert Foshko & Mort Zarcoff
directed by Don Medford
starring
William Eythe ....... Roy
Eva Gabor ..... Laura
Edgar Stehli ..... Burroughs
Salem Ludwig ...... Chandler
Farrell Pelly ....... McQueen
Synopsis:
A scientist, Burroughs, his assistant, Laura and his son, Roy, whom he has
alienated, are analyzing specimens brought up
from the ocean floor by their diver when they witness a UFO crash near the spot
where they are working. When Burroughs'
diver refuses to go down to the bottom to search for the wrecked space ship,
Roy volunteers and his father makes the fatal
mistake of allowing his son to risk his life for "science". When Roy surfaces
and appears to be alright, Burroughs soon
discovers that an alien invader has taken over his son's body. To his horror
Burroughs soon learns that the alien is a
mirror of himself, a scientist with no regard for the individual and thinks
science is all that matters.
1.15 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: THE DUNE ROLLER
04-Jan-1952 ABC Fri
written by Charles O'Neil; story by Julian C. May
directed by Don Medford
starring
Bruce Cabot ....... Sam Thorne
Truman Smith ....... Cap Zanse
Nancy Coleman ...... Jean Burges
Nelson Olmstead ...... Dr. Carl Burges
Lee Graham ....... Sally
Virginia Gilmore
Synopsis 1:
On an island a strange rock begins to grow and move. Scientists that observe the
phenomena speculate that an ancient
meteor that once hit the island is attempting to reassemble itself.
Synopsis 2:
In their cottage on Lightning Island in Lake Michigan, Biologist Sam Thorne
dismisses the story Cap tells young Sally about
a fiery gigantic "dune roller" as a "Northwoods yarn". While trying to uncover
the origin of some mysterious rock fragments
Sally collects for him, he makes a startling discovery. Two of the fragments
appear to have fused together through some type
of thermal regeneration process resulting in a much larger rock. When Sam
performs more tests with his colleague Dr. Carl Burges,
a much larger meteor type fragment burns through the front door of their
cottage. When Cap is killed by a large fiery meteor,
Sam realizes that Cap's yarn now has some basis in fact.
1.16 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: FRANKENSTEIN (live)
18-Jan-1952 ABC Fri
written by Henry Myers; story by Mary Shelley
directed by Don Medford
starring
John Newland ....... Victor Frankenstein
Lon Chaney Jr. ...... the Monster
Mary Alice Moore
Farrell Pelly
Peggy Allenby
Raymond Bramley
Michael Mann
Synopsis:
On an isolated island in a lake, Dr. Frankenstein experiments in his castle with
the creation of a living being. When he
brings life to his creation, he miscalculates the monster's destructive powers.
When it kills his house keeper and nearly
kills his son, William, Dr. Frankenstein shoots the monster and believes it is
dead. When the monster comes back to life to
kill again, Dr. Frankenstein knows the only way to kill it is the same way it
was brought to life, by a high charge of electricity.
*Note: Legendary horror icon Lon Chaney, Jr. plays the Frankenstein monster in
this historic live telecast. Bizarre and
erratic performance by Chaney, who had tipped a few too many whiskeys before
show time.
1.17 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA: THE CHASE (Part 1)
25-Jan-1952 ABC Fri
written by Max Ehrich & Harry Ingram & Gail Ingram; story by Jules Verne
directed by Don Medford
starring
Thomas Mitchell ....... Captain Nemo
Leslie Nielsen ...... Farragut
Brian Keith ...... Peters
Bethel Leslie ...... the Girl
John S. Hamilton ...... Swede
Eddie Hyans ..... Slay
Roger Dekoven ..... Narrator
Synopsis:
Captain Nemo and Farragut the handsome young sailor he is holding captive inside
in his undersea ship, the Nautilus. When
Nemo's daughter falls in love with Farragaut and realizes she too is held
captive by her father, Nemo is devastated by her
words, "You can't make freedom for someone else, you can only give it."
1.18 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: 20,000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA: THE ESCAPE (Part 2)
01-Feb-1952 ABC Fri
same as above
1.19 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: WHAT YOU NEED
08-Feb-1952 ABC Fri
written by Mel Goldberg; story by Lewis Padgett
starring
William Redfield
Edgar Stehli
Synopsis:
A story that answers the question: what makes a writer desire what he considers
the most unusual machine ever build,
and what causes the owner to regret murdering the man who wanted to steel this
possession. [RF]
1.20 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: AGE OF PERIL
15-Feb-1952 ABC Fri
written by Andrew J. Russell; story by Fredrick Brown
starring
Phyllis Kirk
Dennis Harrison
Don Briggs
John McGovern
Maurice Burke
Skedge Miller
Phil Minoff
Synopsis:
A tale of how a brilliant scientist was able to help criminals beat lie detector tests. [RF]
1.21 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: MEMENTO
22-Feb-1952 ABC Fri
starring
Boris Karloff
Barbara Joyce
Synopsis:
A scientist who spent his life building a ship that can fly to Mars, discovers he
cannot make the trip, and embittered, he plans to destroy it till fate alters his course. [RF]
1.22 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: THE CHILDREN'S ROOM
29-Feb-1952 ABC Fri
written by Mel Goldberg; story by Raymond F. Jones
directed by Don Medford
starring
Claire Luce ...... Rose
Terry Greene ...... Walt
John Boruff ...... Bill
Una O'Connor ..... Edythe
Lisa Ayers ..... Miss Perkins
Charles Kenney ..... Man in Cloakroom
Grant Roberts ..... First Child
Mark Henderson ..... Second Child
Nancy Ann Kramer ..... Third Child
Synopsis 1:
A secret "Children's Room" at a college attracts the attention of intellectual
advanced youths. One of them, Walt, is the
son of a professor at the university. The professor uncovers that his son and
other children are 'mutants' being groomed
to assist an alien race in a distant part of the galaxy.
Synopsis 2:
A tale of strange books and a race of mutated children who will one day rule
the Earth. One man vows to take deceive action
to stop the movement, but when he destroys one of the books his son is reading,
it only serves to hasten his son's departure
to join the group destined to carve out a new world. [JH]
1.23 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: BOUND TOGETHER
07-Mar-1952 ABC Fri
written by Mel Goldberg
starring
Nina Foch
Robert Webber
Russell Hardie
Leola Harlowe
Dario Barrie
Synopsis:
A space pilot reported missing on a trip to Mars unexpectedly returns to his
wife. A woman feels the same way as any girl
does about the man she's going to marry -- although fiancee Chuck is a 21st
century rocket pilot and times have changed,
although the basic "triangle" plot hasn't.
1.24 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: THE DIAMOND LENS
14-Mar-1952 ABC Fri
written by Max Ehrlich; story by Fitz James O'Brien
directed by Don Medford
starring
Franchot Tone
Luis Van Rooten
Rudolf Justice Watson
Theo Gietz
Nina Varela
Robert Bernard
Harold B. Clememko
Synopsis:
A scientist confesses to a priest moments before his execution at the guillotine
in Paris. He recounts the events in his
life which destined him to this end and describes why he committed murder to
obtain the perfect diamond to use in his
microscope to discover a universe in a drop of water.
1.25 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: FISHERMAN'S WIFE (aka Fountain of Youth)
21-Mar-1952 ABC Fri
starring
Tom Drake
Synopsis:
A young scientist in a remote Mexican town discovers a formula for rejuvenation.
Two scientists develop a formula
to restore youth, and a selfish woman offers to be their first experiment. [RF]
1.26 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: FLIGHT OVERDUE
28-Mar-1952 ABC Fri
written by David Davidson; story by Jim Lister
directed by Don Medford
starring
Veronica Lake ...... Laura
Walter Brooke ..... Don
Lenore Shanewise ..... Anna
Thom Conroy ..... Rutgers
Mary Stewart
Synopsis:
World renowned aviatrix, Laura, loved flying more than anything, even her
husband, Don, whom she left to pursue her career.
She has been missing for four years after she disappeared on a test flight and
her husband has remarried, but is still haunted
by the thought she may still be alive. Tonight Don learns the truth about her
disappearance from an old friend, Rutgers, who
it turns out was the person Laura had spent so much time with prior to her
disappearance. Rutgers explains that Laura was
selected by the Special Projects Bureau, a secret division of the Pentagon, to
be on the first rocket flight to the Moon,
which had a fatal accident. Don says he is glad to know that she was killed when
the rocket crashed, as now he is finally
free from the mystery of her disappearance which has haunted him and his new
wife for so many years.
1.27 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: AND A LITTLE CHILD
04-Apr-1952 ABC Fri
written by Gail Ingram & Harry Ingram
starring
Iris Mann
Frank McHugh
Parker Fennelly
Adelaide Bean
Howard Wierum
Arthur Tell
Synopsis:
The little daughter of plain mountain people can read minds. Her powers are called upon when a famous scientist suffers a paralytic stroke. [RF]
1.28 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: SLEEP NO MORE
11-Apr-1952 ABC Fri
starring
Jeffrey Lynn
Synopsis:
A young man knocks at a door at midnight pleading to be kept awake for his dreams are turning into realities.
1.29 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: TIME TO GO
18-Apr-1952 ABC Fri
written by Mann Rubin
starring
Sylvia Sidney
Ed Peck
Robert Harris
Truman Smith
Vera Massey
Synopsis:
A woman alienates her husband by her insistence that she save time. Most banks save money -- this one saves time. [RF]
1.30 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: PLAGUE FROM SPACE
25-Apr-1952 ABC Fri
written by Mann Rubin; story by Harry Guth
directed by Don Medford
starring
Gene Raymond as Colonel Jeffrey Ward
James Doohan
Richard Keith
Harry Landers
Philip Pine
Charles Proctor
Alex Alexander
Al Checo
Glenn Styres
Synopsis:
A military base commander thinks he has lost his ability to lead, but proves
otherwise by snapping into action when an
unidentified flying aircraft lands on his base. He quarantines the base,
analyzes the craft and performs a medical exam on
the Martian inhabitant. His conclusion: the Martians have invaded Earth using a
highly sophisticated and deadly combination
of bacteria and brainwaves. The catastrophic results is -one-by-one- his men are
killed off. Knowing the disease will spread
rapidly, he takes the ultimate action and orders an atomic bomb dropped on his
base.
1.31 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: RED DUST
02-May-1952 ABC Fri
written by Irving Elman; story by Theodore Cogswell
directed by Don Medford
starring
Lex Barker ..... Kurt
Robert Patten ..... Duncan
Fred Stewart ..... Dr. Davidson
Skedge Miller ..... Charlie
Synopsis:
Four of the six member crew of the spaceship Meridian are returning to Earth
victorious as the first men to reach the planet
Alpha Centuri in a solar system beyond their own. The only problem with the
voyage is that two of their crew mysteriously
died and some of the red dust from the planet has gotten into their cabin.
However, when one of the crew notices, "Hey take
a look at this dust...it's growing...no wonder I feel itchy" and scientist Dr.
Davidson discovers that the red dust contains
a radiation disease which has been slowed from killing them by the radiation
shots they, unlike the other two crew members
that died, have taken, they realize they are doomed.
1.32 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: THE GOLDEN INGOT
09-May-1952 ABC Fri
written by Fitz James O'Brien; story by Max Ehrich
starring
Gene Lockhart
Monica Lovett
David Mckay
Theo Goetz
Synopsis:
A doctor who's unsuccessful experiments cause a depressing state of mind from which his daughter seeks to relieve him. [RF]
1.33 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: BLACK PLANET
16-May-1952 ABC Fri
starring
Leslie Nielsen
Frank Albertson
Horace MacMahon
Synopsis:
Two astronomers working together, seek a tenth planet. The senior fears the
junior might have found it and is jealous.
They are also both interested in Norma, who works with them. When, in the course
of a fight between the two men, the senior
scientist falls dead - the question is was he killed by the other or not.
1.34 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: WORLD OF WATER
23-May-1952 ABC Fri
written by Mann Rubin
story by M.J. Gorley & James V. McGlinchey
starring
Victor Jory
Nita Talbot
Logan Field
Merilee Ruick
Maude Scheerer
Synopsis 1:
A scientists discovery threatens the world.
Synopsis 2:
A scientist discovers a solvent that will dissolve the earth. [JH]
1.35 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: THE LITTLE BLACK BAG
30-May-1952 ABC Fri
written by Mann Rubin; story by Cyril Kornbluth
starring
Joan Blondell
Vicki Cummings
Synopsis:
An unsuccessful doctor finds some very interesting instruments in a black bag which he has bought from a pawnshop. [RF]
1.36 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: EXILE
06-Jun-1952 ABC Fri
written by Edgar Marvin
starring
Chester Morris
Luis Van Rooten
John Boruff
Vera Massey
Robert Herrman
Synopsis:
The story of a scientist who received radiation burns while working with atomic energy. [RF]
1.37 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD (live)
13-Jun-1952 ABC Fri
written by Arthur C. Clark
directed by Don Medford
starring
Don Hanmer ..... Henry Judson
Esther Ralston ...... The Lady from the Future
Jack Warden ..... Steve
Lewis Charles
Sam Loganti
Byron Halstead
Synopsis 1:
Henry Judson has little time to make a crucial decision, does he want to be the
sole survivor of an imminent H-Bomb
explosion or be the only person left on Earth.
Synopsis 2:
When Henry Judson, President of Consolidated Enterprises, appears indignant when
a woman approaches him saying his office is
a front for illegitimate activities, he quickly changes his tune when she hands
him a $100,000 in cash as advance "with more
from where that came from" for some work she has for him. He understands her
drift when she says "Legs Fuller" referred her
and quickly agrees to steal invaluable artwork from all the local art galleries
and museums. When she gives him a device
which stops time for anyone outside a 5 foot radius, he thinks he is in crime
heaven. After enlisting a "crony in crime"
(Jack Warden) for a 10% cut, he delivers the goods on time. In a smart move, he
negotiates to keep the time suspension device
instead of the balance of cash due him, but quickly finds himself in a dilemma.
It turns out that the woman is from a future
time dimension and has travelled to the present to retrieve all the valuable
works of art to prevent them from being destroyed
by an imminent H-Bomb explosion that will destroy the world in one hour. Judson
can save himself with the time device, but
realizes he will be the only person left on earth, a lonely proposition and one
he needs more time to think about. [JH]
1.38 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: THE MIRACULOUS SERUM (live)
20-Jun-1952 ABC Fri
written by Theodore Sturgeon; story by Stanley G. Weinbaum
directed by Don Medford
starring
Lola Albright ..... Carol Williams
Richard Derr ..... Dr. Dan Scott
Louis Hector ..... Dr. Bache
Peggy Allison ..... Nurse
Synopsis:
Dan, a brilliant young biochemist has created a "miracle" life saving serum that
he has convinced Hospital Head, Dr. Bache,
to test on patient Carol Williams, who is dying of Tuberculosis. The serum,
which has solved the problem of adapting to
diseases, works beyond their expectations and in ways they had not counted
on. When Carol, now the picture of health, thanks
Dan and tells him "you gave me the world" Dr. Bache warns Dan that her new
adaptive ability makes her immune to moral issues
which she has demonstrated by stealing $1,000 without any guilt or remorse.
Realizing the implications that her adaptability
can be infinite, Dr. Bache convinces Dan that an operation is necessary to
correct her adaptive ability gets totally out of hand.
1.39 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: APPOINTMENT ON MARS (aka A Trip to Mars)
27-Jun-1952 ABC Fri
written by S.A. Lombino
directed by Don Medford
starring
Brian Keith ...... Jack (credited as Robert Keith Jr.)
William Redfield ...... Bart
Leslie Nielsen ...... Robbie
Martian narration by Sam Locante & Mark Allen.
Synopsis 1:
Three astronauts arrive on Mars, sponsored by a mining company who will share
the profits with them Illness, paranoia and
other problems develop until all three are dead - but what caused it?
Synopsis 2:
Three astronauts have landed on Mars and discover enough Uranium to make them
rich. When one of them becomes paranoid that
Martians are watching them, he is ridiculed by one of the others and they start
fighting amongst themselves. Having become
their own worst enemies they kill each other, much to the amusement of two
off-screen Martians who are watching them [JH]
1.40 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: THE DUPLICATES
04-Jul-1952 ABC Fri
written by Richard M. Simon & Mann Rubin
directed by Don Medford
starring
Darren McGavin .... Bruce Calvin
Cameron Prud'Homme .... Johnson
Patricia Ferris.... Frances
Alexander Lockwood .... Gorham
Synopsis:
Bruce Calvin is down and out, his wife is calling him a failure, and he is at
the point where he is desperate for any job.
When he answers a wanted ad, which advertises that the applicant must have
nerve, he has no idea of what he is getting into,
even though it pays $250,000. He is asked by the Government, who have arranged
for him to lose his previous job so he will be
highly motivated for this one, to travel by rocket to another planet and commit
murder. But he is told his mission is to save
mankind from being duplicated, for "everything on the other planet is an exact
duplicate of our own planet" and "the exact
duplication of mankind must be stopped." He is given poison to kill his
duplicate and is told before leaving "our very lives
here on Jupiter depend on the success of this trip." When he returns it seems as
if his mission was a triumphant success and
he is paid the balance of $250,000. As he celebrates with his wife, he realizes
his one big mistake...his duplicate on Earth
has visited Jupiter to poison him.
1.41 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: AHEAD OF HIS TIME
18-Jul-1952 ABC Fri
written by Paul Tripp
starring
Ruth Enders
Paul Tripp
Theo Hathaway
Arthur Tell
Rex Marshall
Synopsis:
A lab assistant invents a machine which transports him to the year 2052. [RF]
1.42 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: SUDDEN DARKNESS
01-Aug-1952 ABC Fri
starring
Olive Deering
Synopsis:
A scientist invents a machine which can stop the electrical power all over the world by one flick of a switch. [RF]
1.43 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: ICE FROM SPACE
08-Aug-1952 ABC Fri
written by E.H. Frank
directed by Don Medford
produced by Mort Abrahams, in association with Richard H. Gordon, Jr.
starring
Raymond Bailey as Congressman Burns
Edmon Ryan as Major Dozier
Michael Gorrin as Dr. Meshkoff
Paul Newman as Sergeant Wilson
Sam Locante
Synopsis:
Congressman Burns, member of the House Investigating Committee, is being
briefed by Major Dozier on the launch of the new
AR76 Rocket so he can report back to Congress on how the appropriations for the
Rocket Project Dozier is heading is going.
They become concerned when the rocket is late in re-entering the Earth's
atmosphere and Burns berates Dozier telling this
isn't how his famous father would have done it. When the rocket finally returns
they are baffled by a huge block of ice that
has mysteriously gotten into the cabin during the return trip. After a
scientific analysis reveals that the ice has a
molecular construction "completely unknown to us" , they are startled to
discover that not only the base, but the entire
surrounding area is getting extremely frigid. Realizing that the ice is a form
of Alien invader, which will ultimately freeze
the Earth, Major Dozier has no choice but to order that the block of ice be put
back on the rocket and that he personally
blast off with it into outer space..
1.44 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: A CHILD IS CRYING
15-Aug-1952 ABC Fri (rebroadcast of 14Aug51)
teleplay by Alvin Sapinsley;
from a story by John D. MacDonald
directed by Don Medford
produced by George F. Foley
starring
Bert Lytell as Dr. Hardensteen
Robin Morgan as Lily Masner
Donald McClelland as Congressman Folmer
Cal Thomas as General Gates
Peggy Allenby as Mrs. Massner
Shirley Eggleston as WAC Corporal
Walter Abel
Synopsis 1:
A young girl is asked to help save the nation.
Synopsis 2:
A 9 year old girl with incredible mental power--including the ability to forsee
nuclear doomsday-- is detained for study
by the U.S. Government.
(This episode received the GALAXY MAGAZINE science-fiction award for the best
television show) [JH]
1.45 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: A BIRD IN HAND
22-Aug-1952 ABC Fri
written by Mann Rubin
a George F. Foley, Inc. production
starring
Henry Jones
Aina Niemela
Peter Munson
Vera Massey
Harry Kersey
Cecile Roy
Synopsis 1:
Two children playing "Rocket Rangers" suddenly find that their game has become
a terrifying reality.
Synopsis 2:
Two youngsters discover a talking bird in the zoo and realize that the bird is
planning, with the help of the rest of the
animal kingdom, to reclaim the world from humans. They foil the plot for
good--or so they think.
1.46 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: THANKS
29-Aug-1952 ABC Fri
written by Mann Rubin
starring
Joseph Anthony
Robert Middleton
Helen Warnow
Greg Morton
Bob Nelson
Synopsis:
A story of a crack-pot scientist invention which brings glory to a mediocre
violinist and causes him to commit murder.
A young violinist despairs that he lacks the deft hands necessary for violin.
But he meets an aged doctor with a "time cabinet".
1.47 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: SEEING-EYE SURGEON
05-Sep-1952 ABC Fri
written by Michael Blair & Ed Dooley
starring
Bruce Cabot
Synopsis:
The Power of looking into the future is provided a prominent medical man when he dons an innocent pair of eye glasses.
1.48 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: THE COCOON
12-Sep-1952 ABC Fri
starring
Jackie Cooper
Edith Fellows
Synopsis:
A brilliant geologist discovers a giant cocoon, which when hatched it is found
that the creature cannot survive
on earth's food.
Synopsis 2:
A group of scientists are trapped in a house in a remote jungle, being stalked
and killed one by one by invisible creatures.
Making a last stand in a lab room, the remaining scientists are running out of
time. The creatures are clawing at the door
and will soon be inside. Wanting to at least see their adversary before they
die, they mix a batch of plaster, quickly open,
then close the door, allowing one creature inside. They hurl the bucket full of
plaster in the direction of the creature's
breathing. The plaster quickly hardens, and reveals a hideous fanged insect-like
demon. Seconds later, the door is clawed
down and the show ends with the screams of the doomed scientists. [JH]
1.49 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: THE CHASE
19-Sep-1952 ABC Fri
written by Mann Rubin
starring
Walter Abel
Louise Buckley
Ed Peck
Frank Tweddle
Thom Carney
Synopsis:
A fugitive from the future appears at a sea lodge and confesses a murder. [RF]
1.50 [--] Tales of Tomorrow: YOUTH ON TAP (live)
(aka Young Blood)
26-Sep-1952 ABC Fri
written by Mann Rubin & Lorna Kenney
directed by Don Medford
starring
Robert Alda as Jeff
Harry Townes as Dr. Platan
Mary Alice Moore as Kitty
Bernard Burke as Gunman
Ralph Porter as Bartender
Synopsis:
Jeff and Kitty are in love, but can't afford to get married because Jeff needs
$1,000 to buy a gas station. Since Jeff has
youth and type O blood, he is particularly attractive to Dr. Platan, who
happens to overhear Jeff's dilemma and offers an
easy solution. If Jeff gives him a pint of blood while undergoing a special
electrical process, he will get $1,000. But Jeff
doesn't realize that in addition to taking his blood Dr. Platan, who is really
160 years old, will also take his youth. The
reality of what is happening to him comes into focus when a sixty year old man
confronts Dr. Platan and demands a blood
transfusion to restore his youth to the 26 years of his real age.
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