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Hosted by
Dr. Frank Baxter
Season
3 (ABC) (1957-58)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
J. Fred MacDonald (www.macfilms.com),
Tom Alger,
Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide /
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive / Writers Guild of America (wga)
####### Telephone Time ######
###### season 3 1957-58 #####
######## (final season) #######
ABC Tuesdays 9:30-10:00pm Eastern
3.01 [53] Telephone Time: REVENGE
Hal Roach prod #9964
10-Sep-1957 ABC Tue
Produced by Jerry Stagg
Written by Laslo Vadnay
Directed by Lewis Allen
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Greer Garson ....... Eliza Stewart
Grant Richards ....... Pete Dawson
Florenz Ames ......... Judge
Olive Blakeney ....... Jessie Cooper
Jimmy Fields ......... Bobby
Clark Gordon
Warren Parker
Mason Curry
Jim Hayward
Martha Wentworth
Synopsis 1:
A school teacher from Massachusetts comes to a small western town to marry
a young homesteader, but finds that he's been murdered. The jury frees the murderer
on a phony plea of self-defense. Determined to see justice done, she decides to stay
in town as a constant irritant to the murderer's conscience. She makes him so crazy,
he picks a fight with one of his friends and is killed. Dismayed by her own vengefulness,
the teacher decides that justice would be better served by true social reform. She campaigns
successfully for women to be selected as jurors, which results in the second murderer
being convicted and sent to prison. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
The true story of Eliza Stewart shows how her search for vengeance resulted
in a change in the jury system in the territory of Wyoming. Arriving in Laramie
to be married, Eliza learns that her fiance has been killed by Pete Dawson,
a ruthless gunman. But at the trial she sees Dawson freed by the all-male jury.
She vows to get revenge and embarks on a strange crusade. [RF]
3.02 [54] Telephone Time: HERE LIES FRANCOIS GOLD
Hal Roach prod #9963
17-Sep-1957 ABC Tue
Producer Jerry Stagg
Written by Laszlo Vadnay
Directed by Allen H. Miner
Director of photography Paul Ivano
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Otto Waldis
George Tobias
3.03 [55] Telephone Time: CAMPAIGN FOR MARRIAGE
Hal Roach prod #9954
24-Sep-1957 ABC Tue
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
3.04 [56] Telephone Time: THE GADFLY
Hal Roach prod #9948
01-Oct-1957 ABC Tue
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Thomas Mitchell
3.05 [57] Telephone Time: HOLE IN THE WALL
Hal Roach prod #9957
08-Oct-1957 ABC Tue
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
3.06 [58] Telephone Time: THE MAN THE NAVY COULDN'T SINK
Hal Roach prod #9054
15-Oct-1957 ABC Tue
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Joseph Cotten
3.07 [59] Telephone Time: UNDER SEVENTEEN
Hal Roach prod #9956
22-Oct-1957 ABC Tue
Directed by Robert B. Sinclair
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Ken Osmond
Fredd Wayne
Synopsis:
Story of two orphan boys vs. juvenile court. [JFM]
3.08 [60] Telephone Time: THE OTHER VAN GOGH
Hal Roach prod #9966
29-Oct-1957 ABC Tue
Directed by Robert B. Sinclair
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Beverly Garland ....... Johanna Van Gogh
Harry Townes ....... Theo Van Gogh
Helen Wallace ...... Auntie
John Bradford ...... Messenger Boy
3.09 [61] Telephone Time: ARITHMETIC SAILOR
Hal Roach prod #9955
05-Nov-1957 ABC Tue
Directed by Robert B. Sinclair
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
3.10 [62] Telephone Time: I GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU VERY WELL
Hal Roach prod #9969
12-Nov-1957 ABC Tue
Producer Jerry Stagg
Written by Laslo Vadnay
Directed by Abby Berlin
Director of photography Edward Fitzgerald
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Hoagy Carmichael ........ Himself
Walter Winchell ....... Himself
Alan Reed ....... Sid Kramer
Ben Lessy ....... Lou Dorsey
Kaye Elhardt ........ Betty
Sally Fraser ...... Alice
Hollis Irving ...... Martha
Jean Bartel ...... Mrs. Thompson
Michael Bryant ....... Thompson
Joan Granville ...... Secretary
And the voice of Tony Mitchell
Synopsis:
Composer Hoagy Carmichael relates the story of a song inspired by an anonymous poem,
I get along without you very well. The year is 1938. Hoagy is asked to write a song to be
introduced on Dick Powell's radio show. While going through his files, Hoagy discovers
a nearly forgotten poem and promises a melody for it. He remembers little about the
source of the poem except that a girl gave it to him at a college sorority party several
years before. But the lyricist must grant permission before the music can be cleared
for use on the radio. There ensues a desperate nation-wide search, aided by
the broadcasts of Walter Winchell to find the author before air time. [RF]
3.11 [63] Telephone Time: ALICE'S WEDDING GOWN
Hal Roach prod #9059
19-Nov-1957 ABC Tue
Music by Leo Klatzkin
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Norma Eberhardt ......... Alice Martin
Synopsis:
A girl in a reformatory makes up a strange lie. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Before her final parole from a prison school, Alice Martin, a shy and reserved
young girl, is given a job at a diner to see how she adjusts to the outside world.
After working a few weeks, she returns to tell the other girls
at the school that she is going to be married. [RF]
3.12 [64] Telephone Time: THE RESCUE
Hal Roach prod #9062
26-Nov-1957 ABC Tue
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
3.13 [65] Telephone Time: NOVEL APPEAL (film)
Hal Roach prod #9961
03-Dec-1957 ABC Tue
Directed by Arthur Hiller
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Claudette Colbert ....... Mary Roberts
John Carradine
Alan Dexter
John Dierkes
John Hoyt
Synopsis 1:
An author frees an innocent man from prison.
Synopsis 2:
The authoress becomes interested in the case of a man who, many years before,
was convicted of murder. [TA]
3.14 [66] Telephone Time: SAM HOUSTON'S DECISION (film)
Hal Roach prod #9051
10-Dec-1957 ABC Tue
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Don Taylor
Synopsis:
While a band of men is fighting at the Alamo to hold off Santa Anna's men,
Sam Houston takes command of the small army. [RF]
3.15 [67] Telephone Time: THE FRYING PAN
Hal Roach prod #9968
17-Dec-1957 ABC Tue
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Jerome Cowan
Joe Flynn
Synopsis:
Joey and the other boys in an orphanage are looking through a mail-order
catalog,
choosing the inexpensive gift they are allowed at Christmas. when the superintendent asks
Joey what he wants, Joey tells him he would like a frying pan to fry eggs. [RF]
3.16 [68] Telephone Time: A PICTURE OF THE MAGI
Hal Roach prod #9945
24-Dec-1957 ABC Tue
Directed by Robert B. Sinclair
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Nestor Paiva
Synopsis:
Set in Budapest during the anticommunist uprising an activist family
seeks to escape the Soviet's clutches by crossing the border.
3.17 [69] Telephone Time: DEATH OF A NOBODY
Hal Roach prod #9058
31-Dec-1957 ABC Tue
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Jackie Cooper
Frank Faylen
3.18 [70] Telephone Time: ABBY, JULIA AND THE SEVEN PET COWS
Hal Roach prod #9056
07-Jan-1958 ABC Tue
Directed by Arthur Hiller
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
3.19 [71] Telephone Time: CAVALRY SURGEON
Hal Roach prod #9065
14-Jan-1958 ABC Tue
Produced by Jerry Stagg
Written by Peter Packer
Directed by George Waggner
Director of photography Paul Ivano
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
John Hudson ......... William Roberts
Vic Perrin .......... Lt. Hamilton
Addison Richards .... Col. Lugenbeel
Paul R. Davis ....... Sgt. Macy
Roberto Contreras ... Mexican Spy
David Post .......... Wounded Trooper
Patrick Riley ....... Messenger
Ed McCready ......... Metz
Captain John Peters
Synopsis 1:
The story of a military surgeon who in a moment of crisis has to perform an action
repugnant to his very nature. The story of a cavalry skirmish in the Mexican War and
of two men who fought with different philosophies and methods toward the same end.
One lived heroically and one died a hero. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
An assistant surgeon in the U.S. Army during the Mexican War is denounced
by a superior officer as a "pill pusher". Later, the doctor's prompt
action helps the U.S. win the war. [RF]
* This was a pilot episode for a new series based on the life and times
of assistant surgeon William Roberts.
** The series was to be set in the 1830s and 1840s, an era not typically seen on TV.
3.20 [72] Telephone Time: A STUBBORN FOOL (film)
Hal Roach prod #9962
21-Jan-1958 ABC Mon
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Opera star Italo Tajo
Synopsis:
The owner of a ferry service across the Arno River in Italy, decides to abandon
his boat and build a bridge. But he can find no one to
help him with his project. [TA]
3.21 [73] Telephone Time: FLIGHT FOR LIFE (film)
Hal Roach prod #9063
28-Jan-1958 ABC Tue
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Stephen McNally ....... Major Tyson
Billy Idelson ....... M/Sergeant Newsom
Paul Millard ....... Lt. Bewley
Lee Farr ....... M/Sergeant Taylor
Eddie Ryder ........ Lt. Lambert
Edward G. Robinson Jr. ........ Lt. Hays
Tom Holland ........ Captain Holy
Synopsis:
After reaching the point of no return on a flight to Honolulu,
a military plane has engine trouble. This is the story of the captain
of the plane, Major Tyson and his battle to keep the plane in the air. [RF]
3.22 [74] Telephone Time: THE IMMORTAL EYE (film)
Hal Roach prod #9066
04-Feb-1958 ABC Tue
Directed by Robert B. Sinclair
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Wanda Hendrix ........ Joan Horton
John Smith ....... Philip Horton
Willis Bouchey ...... Ottomar Gerhardt
Synopsis:
A baby is born with an incurable ailment, and given only three months to live.
The young mother decides that when the baby dies,
its eyes must be donated to the eye bank. [RF]
3.23 [75] Telephone Time: RECIPE FOR SUCCESS (on film)
Hal Roach prod #9072
11-Feb-1958 ABC Tue
Producer by Jerry Stagg
Teleplay by David Evans
Directed by George Waggner
Director of photography Paul Ivano
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Walter Slezak ....... Henri Charpentier
Sebastian Cabot ..... Prince of Wales
Edith Barrett ....... Sara Bernhardt
Ted Marcuse ......... John P. William
Alphonse Martell .... Waiter
Martha Wentworth .... Jeanette
Christopher Essay ... Entremetier
George Milan ........ Chauffeur
George Dee .......... Alphonse
Rita Shanker ........ Little Girl
*
Production supervisor Sidney Van Keuren
Production co-ordinator E.H. Goldstein
Production manager James W. Lane
Assistant director Bruce Fowler Jr.
Edited by Charles Freeman
Art Director William Ferrari
Photographic effects Jack R. Glass
Set decorations Rudy Butler
Sound Frank Webster and Frank Moran
Casting by Ruth Burch
Costumer John A. Zacha
Makeup Sid Perell, SMA
Hair stylist Carmen Dirigo, CMS
Synopsis:
Renowned chef Charpentier, who invented Crepes Suzette,
recalls his journey to success with actress Sarah Bernhardt. [RF]
*Note The Charpentier appears at the end of the program
and talks briefly about his life.
3.24 [76] Telephone Time: THE CHECKERED FLAG (film)
Hal Roach prod #9069
18-Feb-1958 ABC Tue
Produced by Jerry Stagg
Written by Joseph Landon
Directed by Erle C. Kenton
Director of photography Paul Ivano
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Vic Morrow ......... Bud Hand
Kathleen Nolan ........ Gina
Mike Connors ....... Cy Yedor
Judith Ames ...... Joan Yedor
Richard Shannon
John Harmon
Rudy Lee
Buzzy Bookman
Mike Ladin
Joy Stoner
Synopsis:
Story of an unsung racing mechanic who because of a club foot, has never
dared to race himself. All he needed was the confidence in himself to succeed. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A racing car mechanic crippled by polio, feels that his affliction prevents him
from leading a normal life. When his associate falls ill before a big sports race,
the mechanic must decide whether he will attempt to drive in his place. [TA]
*Note: Based on the true story of Bud and Gina Hand.
3.25 [77] Telephone Time: THE VESTRIS
Hal Roach prod #9067
25-Feb-1958 ABC Tue
Produced by Jerry Stagg
Written by David A. Evans
Directed by Arthur Hiller
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Boris Karloff ....... Dr. Pierre
Torin Thatcher
Rita Lynn
Thomas G. Duggan
Ben Wright
Ashley Cowan
Synopsis:
In the spring of 1828, the bark Vestris, is 16 days out enroute from England to Boston.
The weather is fair, but the captain's ailing wife suddenly has a vision telling her
(in a message written on a blackboard) to have the ship change course. At first the captain
refuses, but when the weather changes and his wife becomes sicker, he reluctantly agrees.
As a result, they find and rescue three survivors of a shipwreck. One of the three is a doctor,
and appears to be the "spirit" seen by the wife. He saves her life. As it turns out, the
message on the blackboard is in his handwriting. Curiously, the doctor is as puzzled
as everyone else by the wife's vision. [RF]
3.26 [78] Telephone Time: WAR AGAINST WAR
Hal Roach prod #9055
04-Mar-1958 ABC Tue
Producer Jerry Stagg
Written by Laslo Vadnay
Directed by Don Taylor
Director of photography Paul Ivano
Editor Bruce Schoengarth
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Hume Cronyn ....... Alfred Nobel
Jessica Tandy ..... Bertha von Suttner
John Banner
John Wengraf
Maurice Marsac
Anthony Eustrel
Michael Emmet
Synopsis:
The story of the relationship between Austrian pacifist
Bertha Kinski von
Suttner and Alfred Nobel. [JFM]
3.27 [79] Telephone Time: THE QUALITY OF MERCY
Hal Roach prod #9078
11-Mar-1958 ABC Tue
Directed by Robert B. Sinclair
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Harry Townes ...... Dr. Samuel Mudd
Michael Emmet ..... John Wilkes Booth
Robert Gothie ..... David Herold
Anne Sargent ...... Mrs. Mudd
Stacy Harris ...... Union Officer
Oliver McGowan .... Commandant
William Tannen .... Sergeant
Synopsis:
The U.S. Army has rejected an appeal to overturn the 1865 conviction of
Dr. Samuel Mudd as an accomplice in the escape of John Wilkes Booth.
3.28 [80] Telephone Time: MAN OF PRINCIPLE
Hal Roach prod #9064
25-Mar-1958 ABC Tue
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Lionel Ames
Bek Nelson
Jonathan Harris
Neil Hamilton
Edward Binns
Barbara Baxley
Synopsis:
Hiero II, king of ancient Syracuse, orders a gold crown to be made as an
offering to the gods. The gold is delivered to a goldsmith and the man's wife
persuades him to substitute silver for some of the gold. When the king becomes
suspicious he asks the help of Archimedes, the great Greek mathematician,
physicist and inventor. [RF]
3.29 [81] Telephone Time: TRAIL BLAZER (Final episode)
Hal Roach prod #9075
01-Apr-1958 ABC Tue
Producer Jerry Stagg
Written by D.D. Beauchamp
Directed by Allen H. Miner
Host: Dr. Frank Baxter
starring
Rory Calhoun ....... Charles Goodnight
John Larch ....... Oliver Loving
Tom Pittman ........ Wes Sheek
Kem Dibbs ........ Simp Walker
Joel Fluellen ........ Jim Fowler
Lynette Bernay ...... Mary
Synopsis 1:
At the end of the Civil War, Texas cattlemen find themselves facing disaster with
too many cattle, a bad drought, and no market for their livestock. Charles Goodnight
calls a meeting of ranchers and presents a plan to drive the herds west to grazing lands
and a good market. But the ranchers refuse to join him in the venture, believing such
a drive is impossible. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
The story of Texas cowboy Charles Goodnight who drove his cattle up a new trail
in 1866. [JFM]
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