Warner Brothers Presents ... (1955-56) (season 1 title)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
James Beer,
Tom Alger,
Rina Fox
references:
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WARNER BROTHERS PRESENTS
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Warner Brothers Television Production
Executive Producer William T. Orr
for
ABC (Tuesdays 7:30 pm)
US Anthology Series 1955-56 6 anthologies
+ 3 rotating series x 60 min bw
release date 13Sep55
Hosted by
Gig Young
Premise:
In its first season this show featured 6 self-contained Anthology segments
Plus three rotating series,
"Kings Row", "Cheyenne (season 1)" and "Casablanca".
The last 5 minutes was devoted to promoting Warner Brothers movies
but this was dropped along with "Kings Row" and "Casablanca".
"Cheyenne" went on to run on TV for eight years.
The second season comprised Anthologies under the umbrella title of
"Conflict" alternating with "Cheyenne (season 2)"
CASABLANCA
regular cast:
Charles McGraw as Rick Jason
Marcel Dalio as Captain Renaud
Dan Seymour as Ferrari
Michael Fox as Sasha
Clarence Muse as Sam
Ludwig Stossel as Ludwig
*Note: Based on the classic 1942 film, the last name was changed due to
licensing conflict.
KINGS ROW
regular cast:
Jack Kelly as Dr. Parris Mitchell
Nan Leslie as Randy Monaghan
Robert Horton as Drake McHugh
Victor Jory as Dr. Tower
Robert Burton as Dr. Gordon
Lillian Bronson as Grandma
*Note: This was a romantic soap opera like drama, based on the novel
by Henry Bellamann and the 1942 movie classic about a small town turn of the century doctor.
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ABC Tuesdays 7:30 pm Eastern
1.01 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: King's Row ep. 1: LADY IN FEAR
13Sep55 ABC Tue
starring
Jack Kelly ....... Dr. Parris Mitchell
Guest cast:
Russell Johnson .......... Mark
Peggy Webber ......... Eloise
George Chandler .......... Carstairs
Myrna Fahey .......... Renee
Jack Macy ......... Skeffington
Synopsis:
When a doctor returns home after studying psychiatry in Vienna, the prejudice of
the small town prevents him from using his knowledge. [RF]
1.02 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Cheyenne ep. 1: MOUNTAIN FORTRESS
20Sep55 ABC Tue
starring
Clint Walker ......... Cheyenne
L.Q. Jones ......... Smitty
Guest Cast:
Ann Robinson ......... Joan
Robert J. Wilke ........ Manson
James Garner ......... Forsythe
Jeff Silver .......... Stew
John Doucette ........ Captain Daniels
Peter Coe ......... Perado
George Wallace ....... Plank
Rush Williams ........ Foster
Phil Rich ........ Skiley
1.03 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Casablanca ep.1: WHO HOLDS TOMORROW?
27Sep55 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Gig Young
Anita Ekberg .......... Trina
Alberto Morin ....... Portino
1.04 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: King's Row ep. 2: TWO OF A KIND
04Oct55 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Peter Votrian ....... Tim
Wallace Ford ....... Uncle Ezra
1.05 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Casablanca ep. 2: BLACK MARKET OPERATION (on film)
aka THE OBSESSION (on copyright)
18Oct55 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Nicole Maurey ...... Denise
Peter van Eyck ....... Alex Thannis
1.06 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Cheyenne ep. 2: JULESBURG
11Oct55 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Adele August ......... Jeremy Barnes
Ray Teal ........ McCanles
David Albert ....... Wilfred Barnes
Ray Montgomery ....... Morton Scott
Billy Chapin ....... Tommy Scott
Tom Monroe ....... Floyd
Edwin Rand ....... Virgil
1.07 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: King's Row ep. 3: ELLIE
25Oct55 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Joy Page ....... Ellie
Kathryn Givney ........ Millicent Banning
1.08 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Cheyenne ep. 3: THE ARGONAUTS
01Nov55 ABC Tue (rebroadcast 06Mar56)
starring
Clint Walker ....... Cheyenne (film)
L.Q. Jones ...... Smitty
Guest Cast:
Rod Taylor ........ Clancy
Edward Andrews ......... Duncan
Steve Conte ........ Acuna
Synopsis:
Two prospectors are aided in their search for a rich gold mine by Cheyenne.
A band of renegade Indians tries to rob the small group of its ore and provisions.
They tell Cheyenne he is needed at the Indian camp to aid a white woman. [RF]
1.09 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Casablanca ep. 3:
LABOR CAMP ESCAPE (on film) aka THE RETURN (on copyright)
08Nov55 ABC Tue
starring
Charles McGraw ........ Rick
Guest Cast:
Maureen O'Sullivan ...... Helen
William Hopper .......... Wilson Randall
Don Randolph ....... Captain Rudolph
Synopsis:
An American correspondent is released from a Russian labor camp
after four brutal years. The newspaperman's wife seeks protection when
Red agents seek to discredit the freed American. [RF]
1.10 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: King's Row ep. 4: MAIL ORDER BRIDE
15Nov55 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Rhys Williams ...... Kevin Monaghan
Jack Kelly ......... Parris
Nan Leslie ....... Randy
Robert Horton .......... Drake McHugh
Victor Jory ........ Dr. Tower
Lee Patrick ....... Mrs. Johnson
Synopsis:
Randy's widower father begins corresponding with a woman through a
lonely-hearts column. He confides to Randy's sweetheart that he intends
to marry this woman, though 20 years her senior. [RF]
1.11 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Cheyenne ep. 4: BORDER SHOWDOWN
22Nov55 ABC Tue
starring
Clint Walker ........ Cheyenne
L.Q. Jones ..... Smitth
Guest Cast:
Myron Healey ....... Thompson
Lisa Montell
Julian Rivero
Adele Mara
Synopsis:
Cheyenne and his sidekick Smitty discover that the bandits responsible for the
killing of a friend of theirs now hold an entire village under their thumb. The two
men enlist the aid of the padre to inspire the townspeople to rebel against the gang. [TA]
1.12 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Casablanca ep. 4: HAND OF FATE
29Nov55 ABC Tue
starring
Charles McGraw ...... Rick
Guest cast:
Dan Seymour ....... Ferrari
Michael Fox ........ Sasha
Kurt Katch ........ Ozmajian
David Leonard ....... Professor Garnier
Harry Nader ...... Jahmed
Synopsis:
A dealer in antiques and a progressor are both interest in acquiring a priceless
page from an ancient Bible. But Rick wants money to provide education for the
ragged Arab shoeshine boy, who gave him the valuable parchment. [RF]
1.13 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: King's Row ep. 5: INTRODUCTION TO ERICA
06Dec55 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Maria Palmer as Erica Schiller
John Alderson as Mike Polich
Isa Ashdown as Child
Nadine Ashdown as Child
1.14 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Cheyenne ep. 5: THE OUTLANDER
13Dec55 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Leo Gordon as MacDonald
Doris Dowling as Cora Culver
Onslow Stevens as Judge Culver
Jack Pepper as Whiskey
Dub Taylor as Hoyt
Thomas Browne Henry as Editor
1.15 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Casablanca ep. 5: FAMILY DISPUTE (on film)
a.k.a. FORTUNE'S CHILD (on copyright)
20Dec55 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Arlene Whelan
Joe De Santis
Lydia Reed
Patty McCormick
1.16 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: King's Row ep. 6: WEDDING GIFT
27Dec55 ABC Tue
starring
Jack Kelly ...... Dr. Parris Mitchell
Natalie Wood
Synopsis:
A young man just out of the service is resentful that his future wife has
planned his civilian life without consulting him. [RF]
1.17 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Cheyenne ep. 6: THE TRAVELER
03Jan56 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
James Gleason ......... Pop Keith
Robert Armstrong ......... Merrick
Diane Brewster ......... Mary
Morris Ankrum ........ Ed Roden Sr.
Joseph Breen ....... Dan Roden
Gregory Walcott ....... Lou Gray
Robert Carson ....... Newcombe
Dennis Hopper
Synopsis:
Cheyenne is made deputy marshal and tries to call a halt to the lynching of an
old man. [RF]
1.18 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Casablanca ep. 6: FATEFUL NIGHT
10Jan56 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Lester Matthews ...... Colonel Masters
Karin Booth .......... Sylvia
Jean De Briac ........ General Dupres
Lisa Daniels ......... Vicki
Jon Shepodd .......... Larry
Morris Ankrum ........ Lou
Synopsis:
A father enlists Rick's aid to find who betrayed his son during the Vichy French occupation of Casablanca. [RF]
1.19 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: King's Row ep. 7.CARNIVAL (final episode of King's Row)
17Jan56 ABC Tue
Guest cast:
Dennis Hopper ........ Tod Monaghan
Natalie Wood ......... Renee Gyllinson
Sydney Chaplin ....... Tiger Hudson
Maggie Mahoney ....... Louise Thornton
Claire Kelly ......... Little Egypt
Synopsis:
Complications ensue when a fast-talking carnival barker falls in love with a
socialite.
The barker's former sweetheart, a carnival dancer, is
not favorably impressed. [RF]
1.20 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Cheyenne ep. 7: THE BLACK HAWK WAR (aka Decision)
24Jan56 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Nancy Hale .......... Ann Saunders
Richard Denning ..... Capt. Quinlan
Ray Teal ............ Major Hertier
James Garner ........ Lt. Rogers
Clegg Hoyt .......... Sgt. Beaugard
Terry Frost ......... Sgt. Short
Michael Landon ...... Soldier (uncredited)
Synopsis:
Cheyenne faces the prospect of a court-martial when he wants the commander
of Fort Wilderness that Indian tribes have combined under one leader
to go on the warpath. Cheyenne feels he must disobey some
unwise orders then issued by the commander. [RF]
1.21 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Casablanca ep. 7: SATAN'S VEIL
31Jan56 ABC Tue
starring Charles McGraw as Rick
Guest Cast:
Rossanna Rory ....... Ghitana Eros
Elliott Reid ....... Allardyce Newton
Synopsis:
An American in Casablanca unwiiitingly becomes involved in a murder case.
Syndication airing on Film Drama, KLZ-7 Denver, CO Fri. 17Jun 60 10:30 p.m. [JBeer]
1.22 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Cheyenne ep. 8: THE STORM RIDERS
07Feb56 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Regis Toomey ......... John Dembro
Anne Whitfield ........ Johnny
Barton MacLane ........ Martin Storm
Beverly Michaels ........ Sheila Dembro
Mickey Simpson ......... Swallow
Lane Bradford ........ Hadley
Paul E. Burns ....... Marty
Howard Negley ........ Jeffries
Synopsis:
A rancher named John Dembro gives shelter to Cheyenne who's been hurt in
an "incident" on the adjoining ranch owned by Martin Storm. Both Dembro's teenaged
daughter, Johnny, and her stepmother, Sheila, are anxious to treat Cheyenne's injuries
and they become bitter rivals. Soon Dembro persuades the recovered Cheyenne to
help him unite the other small ranchers to oppose Storm who maintains his authority
through a hired "gun" named Swallow. Cheyenne kills Swallow in a shootout. Dembro
becomes drunk in the ensuing celebration and dies in a fire, though Sheila could have
saved him. Now free of her husband, Sheila makes a play for Cheyenne who spurns
her. Hurt and angry, the increasingly-deranged Sheila has Cheyenne arrested, claiming
he killed her husband. Sheila's deemed too crazy to give credible testimony so
Cheyenne is freed but townspeople, believing Cheyenne's guilty, form a lynch mob,
egged on by Storm. Johnny arrives on the scene and convinces the crowd of Cheyenne's
innocence. Storm now rides off, knocking down Sheila and killing her. The Sheriff
then fires at the fleeing Storm and kills him. [RF]
1.23 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: (Anthology No.1) SIEGE
14Feb56 ABC Tue
Directed by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Paul Richards
Elizabeth Montgomery
Synopsis 1:
An escaped convict holds a teacher and her class prisoners while hiding out from the police. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
A convict escaping the police flees into a country schoolroom where he holds teacher and pupils captive. [RF]
1.24 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Cheyenne ep. 9: RENDEZVOUS AT RED ROCK
21Feb56 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Gerald Mohr ......... Pat Keogh
Douglas Fowley ...... Pritchard
Steve Darrell ....... Earl Grayson
David Alpert ........ Chad
Helene Marshall ..... Joan
Joel Ashley ......... Clayton
John Cliff .......... Turner
Sam Flint ........... Roberts
Dawn Richard ........ Millie
Leo G. Carroll (?)
Synopsis:
Three men hold Cheyenne captive for a shooting he didn't do. [RF]
1.25 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Casablanca ep. 8: THE ALLEY (on film)
aka KILLER AT LARGE (on copyright)
28Feb56 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Eduard Franz ........ Ben Hassan
Rena Clark .......... Rhoda
Corey Allen ......... Abdul
Marcel Dallo ........ Captain Renaud
Synopsis:
In the alley just behind Rick's Cafe American, a man is stabbed during a
Peace Congress dinner which top-level diplomats are attending.
The dying man claims they will all be assassinated
that night. [RF]
[--] Warner Brothers Presents: Cheyenne ep. 3: The Argonauts
06Mar56 ABC Tue (rebroadcast from 01Nov55)
1.26 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: (Anthology No.2) SURVIVAL
13Mar56 ABC Tue
Directed by Paul Stewart
Guest Cast:
Jim Backus
Julie Bishop
Butch Bernard
1.27 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Cheyenne ep. 10: WEST OF THE RIVER
20Mar56 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Stephanie Griffin ........ Jennie McKeever
Lois Collier ........ Ruth McKeever
Trevor Bardette ....... Ed McKeever
Synopsis:
With no regular troops available, Cheyenne is forced to lead
a raiding party of renegade guardhouse cavalrymen. [RF]
1.28 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: (Anthology No.3) EXPLOSION
27Mar56 ABC Tue
Directed by Don Weis
Guest Cast:
Lyle Bettger .......... Harry Parker
Joy Page .............. Florence Parker
Charles Bronson ....... Brodsky
Wilfred Knapp ......... Lt. Finch
Synopsis:
The intended victim of a gang of hoodlums is spotted by them during a nationally televised auto race. [RF]
1.29 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Cheyenne ep. 11: QUICKSAND
03Apr56 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Dennis Hopper as the Utah Kid
Norman Frederic as Chief Yellow Knife
Peggy Webber as Ella McIntyre
John Alderson as Beef Simpkins
Wright King as Frank Endicott
Frank McGrath as John Pike
G. Thomas Duggan as Jeffrey Billings
1.30 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Casablanca ep. 9: SIREN SONG
10Apr56 ABC Tue
Hosted by Gig Young
Guest Cast:
Mari Blanchard ........ Elsa Norden
James Mitchell ........ Francisco
Roberta Haynes ........ Maria
Hayden Rorke .......... Henderson
Ric Roman ............. Rossano
Synopsis:
Ignoring the warnings of his friend Rick, a retired bullfighter endangers his
life by returning
to the ring. He wants to
attract the attention of an international playgirl he admires. [RF]
1.31 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Cheyenne ep. 12: FURY AT RIO HONDO
17Apr56 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Ralph Moody as Pete
Peggy Castle as Mississippi
Karen Kadler as Isabella Montalban
Tom Hernandez as Roman Montalban
Carl Esmond as Colonel Picard
Edward Colmans as Manuel
Roger Etienne as Lt. Beauclerc
Pepe Hern as Ricardo
Tim Graham as Piano Player
1.32 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Casablanca ep. 10: DEADLOCK! (final episode of Casablanca)
24Apr56 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Olive Sturgess as Susette
Carl Milletaire as Guillot
Peter van Eyck as Chadec
Laurie Mitchell as Gaby
Ann Codee as Miss Stohli
1.33 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Cheyenne ep. 13: STAR IN THE DUST
1May56 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Don Megowan as Sheriff Wes Garth
Adele Mara as Claire
Mort Mills as Mike
1.34 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: (Anthology No.4) DEEP FREEZE
08May56 ABC Tue
Directed by possibly - Roy Del Ruth
Guest Cast:
Gerald Mohr
Charles Bronson
Jon Shepodd
1.35 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Cheyenne ep. 14: JOHNNY BRAVO
15May56 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Carlos Rivas as Johnny Bravo
Harry Shannon as Crowley
Penny Edwards as Molly Crowley
Mort Mills as Ben Taggart
Harry Harvey as Tom Lovelace
Charles Horvath as Emmett
Howard Negley as Sheriff Wade
Gil Perkins as Mingo
Nancy Kulp as Waitress
Bob Jellison as Little Man
Margarita Martin as Tamale Woman
1.36 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: (Anthology No.5) THE DEADLY RIDDLE - on copyright)
aka- The Wife of Bath's Tale
[adapted from the Geoffrey Chaucer story]
22May56 ABC Tue
Directed by Don Weis
Guest Cast:
Natalie Wood
Jacques Sernas
Torin Thatcher
1.37 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: Cheyenne ep. 15: THE LAST TRAIN WEST (end of first season of Cheyenne)
29May56 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Barbara Lawrence as Lola McQuillan
James Garner as Rev. Bret Mailer
Barbara Eiler as Ruth Mailer
Lane Bradford as O'Neill
Gordon Jones as C.R. Tatum
Paul Sorenson as Jud Lawrence
Paul Savage as Orville Jones
Stan Jones as Sheriff
1.38 [--] Warner Brothers Presents: (Anthology No.6)(final) STRANGE WORLD
28Aug56 ABC Tue
(no details)
continued on - Conflict (1956-57)(season 2 title)
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