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Hosted by Walter Cronkite
Season
4 (CBS) (1955-56)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
TV Guide /
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
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CBS Sunday Afternoons
4.01 [110] You Are There: THE TRIUMPH OF LOUIS BRAILLE (May 25, 1847)
11Sep55 CBS Sun
cast
Barry Atwater
Peter Brocco
Natalie Norwick
Synopsis:
In an era when the blind are ridiculed and shunned by society,
Louis Braille develops a system enabling the sightless to read and write. [RF]
4.02 [111] You Are There: THE LAST DAY OF AN ENGLISH QUEEN
(Lady Jane Grey, executed February 12, 1554)
18Sep55 CBS Sun
cast
Gloria Talbott
Jeanette Nolan
Noel Drayton
Robin Hughes
4.03 [112] You Are There: THE BOSTON MASSACRE (March 5, 1770)
02Oct55 CBS Sun
cast
Whit Bissell
Robert Burton
Addison Richards
Synopsis:
The angry Bostonians subject British troops to indignities and violence, but
Governor Hutchinson prohibits the soldiers from firing on the townspeople. [RF]
4.04 [113] You Are There: THE RESCUE OF THE AMERICAN PRISONERS FROM SANTO TOMAS
(February 3,1945)
09Oct55 CBS Sun
cast
DeForest Kelley
William Fawcett
Jean Howell
Frank Tang
4.05 [114] You Are There: MOSCOW TODAY
(An 'Uncensored' commentary and narrative by Robert C. Hottelet)
Narrated by Walter Cronkite
16Oct55 CBS Sun
4.06 [115] You Are There: THE SECRET MESSAGE THAT PLUNGED AMERICA INTO WORLD WAR I
(March 1, 1917)
23Oct55 CBS Sun
Narrated by Walter Cronkite
cast
Robert Lansing ......... William Jennings Bryan, U.S.
Secretary of State
Whit Bissell
Robert Burton
Edward Earle
John Wengraf
Synopsis:
A dramatization of America's entry into World War I. [RF]
4.07 [116] You Are There: GRANT AND LEE AT APPOMATTOX (April 8, 1865.)
30Oct55 CBS Sun
Narrated by Walter Cronkite
starring
Paul Birch ....... General Lee
Roy Engel ......... General Grant
Robert Osterloh ... General Sheridan
Dabbs Greer ....... Colonel Venable
Synopsis:
The events on the fateful day of Lee's surrender to Grant. This act marked the
end of the Confederacy and the preservation of the Union was maintained. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Surrounded by Union forces, General Lee surrenders to General Grant
at a farmhouse in Appomattox, Va. [RF]
4.08 [117] You Are There: THE GUNFIGHT AT THE O.K. CORRAL
06Nov55 CBS Sun
cast
Tyler McVey ....... Ed Boyle
Art Rease ....... Frank McLowry
DeForest Kelley ....... Ike Clanton
Edward McNally ....... Billy Clanton
Robert Karnes ....... Bartender
Roy Engel ....... Jason Mills
Cyril DeLevanti ....... Corey Neilson
Paul Birch ....... Sheriff Behan
Barry Atwater ....... Doc Holliday
John Alderson ...... Virgil Earp
John Larch ....... Morgan Earp
Robert Bray ....... Wyatt Earp
Charles Perry ....... Judge Wallace
Earl Brown ....... Sheriff Campbell
Synopsis:
Back on this day in the stormy 1880's the Earp brothers, marshals of
Tombstone, Arizona, clashed with a powerful cowboy group that came to town
armed and intent on wiping out the forces of the law and order. [RF]
4.08 [118] You Are There: THE HOAX OF THE CARDIFF GIANT (February 2, 1870)
13Nov55 CBS Sun (rebroadcast 22Jan56)
cast
Denver Pyle ....... William Newell
Tyler McVey ....... George Hull
Hayden Rorke ....... Bud Wilson
Roy Engel.......... David Hannum
Synopsis:
Reporters are stationed at the home of poet and physician Oliver Wendell Holmes,
the Cardiff N.Y. farm of William Newell, where the alleged human fossil was discovered;
and at the library of Cornell University's president, Andrew D. White. Holmes and a
reporter named Bud Wilson sense that the Cardiff giant is not authentic. [RF]
4.09 [119] You Are There: BANNISTER WINS THE MILE RUN (August 7, 1954)
20Nov55 CBS Sun
Synopsis:
The world waits to see whether Roger Bannister or Jake Landy will be the victor
in the mile race run in Vancouver, British Columbia. Films of the actual event
are shown in addition to commentary by Walter Cronkite and his news staff. [RF]
4.10 [120] You Are There: ELI WHITNEY INVENTS THE COTTON GIN (May 27,1793)
27Nov55 CBS Sun
cast:
John Larch ....... Eli Whitney
Barbara Billingsley....... Catherine Greene
Walter Coy ....... Thomas Jefferson
DeForest Kelley ....... Major Bremen
Tyler McVey ....... Captain
Ray Engel ....... Planter
Peter Brocco ....... Travelling man
Michael Emmett ....... Phineas Miller
Paul Birch ....... Major Pendleton
Whit Bissell ....... Major Forsythe
Synopsis:
The events surrounding Eli Whitney's unveiling of a working model of his revolutionary gin.
The story follows Whitney to Washington, where he had great difficulty patenting his machine. [RF]
4.11 [121] You Are There: SPINDLETOP: THE FIRST GREAT TEXAS OIL STRIKE (1901)
04Dec1955 CBS Sun
guest cast:
Parley Bear .... Captain Lucas
Robert Bray .... Patillo Higgins
Jean Byron .... Caroline Lucas
DeForest Kelley ... Al Hammill
Paul Birch .... Homer, the Barber
Tyler McVey .... Mayor Wheat
John Doucette .... Peck Byrd
Michael Ernest .... Curt Hammill
Mack Williams .... Geologist
Sam Edwards .... Hotel clerk
Mike Ragan .... Marion Fletcher
Tommy Cook .... Soldier
William Fawcett .... Farmer
Olive Blakeney .... Farmer's Wife
Larry Blake .... Emmett Fletcher
4.12 [122] You Are There: THE CHICAGO FIRE (October 8-9, 1871)
11Dec55 CBS Sun
Narrated by Walter Cronkite
cast
John Larch ............. Rafferty
Lee Bowman ............. Edna
Maxine Cooper .......... Louise
Olive Blakeney
Ruth Phillip
Howard Wendell
Synopsis:
A small fire in a barn, spread by the wind, grows into a raging blaze
that destroys a large part of Chicago. [RF]
4.13 [123] You Are There: PIERRE AND MARIE CURIE DISCOVER RADIUM (January 12, 1902)
(aka The Discovery of Radium)
18Dec55 CBS Sun
cast
Michael Emmet ......... Pierre Currie
Jaclynne Greene ....... Marie Currie
Russell Gaige
Herbert Rudley
Synopsis:
The Atomic Age is born as Pierre and Marie Curie discover radium in their laboratory.
4.14 [124] You Are There: WASHINGTON CROSSES THE DELAWARE (December 25, 1776)
25Dec55 CBS Sun
Narrated by Walter Cronkite
cast
Russ Conway ....... General George Washington
John Larch ...... Colonel Harrison
Denver Pyle ....... Colonel Tench Tilghman
Sheila Bromley ....... Martha Washington
Howard Wendell ....... Congressman John Adams
William Boyett ....... Colonel Knox
Lowell Gilmore ....... Admiral Lord Richard Howe
Harlan Warde ....... Colonel John Glover
Paul Hahn ..... Soldier
Bing Russell ..... Soldier
Mack Williams ..... Critical Young Man
Synopsis:
As snow and sleet threaten to freeze the Delaware River, General Washington
attempts a crossing to surprise Hessian troops at Trenton, N.J. [RF]
4.15 [125] You Are There: BENEDICT ARNOLD'S PLOT AGAINST WEST POINT (September 23, 1780)
01Jan56 CBS Sun
cast
John Larch
Whit Bissell
Pat Conway
Walter Coy
Russell Gaige
Tudor Owen
4.16 [126] You Are There: THE HEROISM OF CLARA BARTON (September 17, 1862)
08Jan56 CBS Sun
(21Jan56 WJAC-TV Johnstown, PA)
cast
Peggy Converse ....... Clara Barton
Roy Roberts ....... Dr. Dunn
Austin O'Toole ....... Soldier
Tyler McVey ....... Teamster
Robert Foulk ....... Minister
DeForest Kelley ...... Soldier
Donald Freed ....... Soldier
Robert Vaughn ....... Soldier
Tommy Cook ...... Soldier
Harlan Warde ...... Lieutenant
Edward Earle ...... General Marcy
Synopsis:
At the battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862 we witness the heroism of Clara Barton,
later it was labeled as "the bloodiest day of the Civil War". Miss Barton defies
the danger of battle to administer first aid to the men. She speaks to Walter
Cronkite and his news staff about the horrors of war. After her Civil War duties,
Miss Barton worked to found the organization that became the American Red Cross. [RF]
4.17 [127] You Are There: V-J DAY (Victory in Japan) (September 2, 1945)
(August 14, 1945)
15Jan56 CBS Sun
cast
Dan Riss ............... Admiral William "Bull" Halsey
Dorothy Adams .......... Mrs. Munson
Judith Ames ............ Mrs. Fowler
Edward Earle ........... Charles G. Ross
John Alvin ............. Hunter
Robert Burton .......... Nelson
Barry Atwater .......... Correspondent
Synopsis:
From the White House press room in Washington, D.C., we go to the battleship
Missouri for an interview with Adm. William "Bull" Halsey. Then to various cities
around the world to see the reactions to the news that
World War 2 is finally over. [RF]
22Jan56 - [--] You Are There: The Hoax of the Cardiff Giant (originally aired 13Nov55).
4.18 [128] You Are There: DR. PINEL UNCHAINS THE INSANE (May 24, 1793)
12Feb56 CBS Sun
cast
Peter Brocco ........ Dr. Pinel
William Hayden ....... Scipion Pinel
Lewis Charles ...... Citizen Couthon
Michael Ross ....... Chevigne
Ernest Sarracino ....... Pussin
Gene Roth
Synopsis:
A French doctor courageously followed his convictions about treatment of the insane.
He is intent on proving his point by releasing two of the most violent inmates. [RF]
4.19 [129] You Are There: THE GREAT COMSTOCK SILVER STRIKE (October 29, 1873)
26Feb56 CBS Sun
Directed by Sidney Lumet
Narrated by Walter Cronkite
cast
Mack Williams .......... John MacKay
Paul Birch ............. James Fair
Denver Pyle
Synopsis:
The discovery of a rich silver lode brings thousands of
prospectors to Virginia City, Nev. [RF]
[--] You Are There: THE DISCOVERY OF ANESTHESIA
04Mar56 CBS Sun (rebroadcast from 22Mar53)
4.20 [130] You Are There: WHEN STANLEY FINDS LIVINGSTONE (November 10, 1871)
11Mar56 CBS Sun
cast
John Craven ............ Henry Stanley
Leonard Mudie .......... Dr. Livingstone
Don Randolph ........... James Gordon Bennett
Harlan Warde ........... Captain Webb
Synopsis:
We follow Henry M. Stanley, correspondent for the New York Herald,
on his search for Dr. David Livingstone. a Scotch=Presbyterian missionary
who has been missing
in Africa for three years. [RF]
4.21 [131] You Are There: BERLIN AIRLIFT
25Mar56 CBS Sun
Synopsis:
From Berlin's Templehof Airport, fog and stormy weather are a serious threat
to the plan to transport goods through the air corridor over Russian-held Germany. [RF]
4.22 [132] You Are There: THE LOST BATTALION OF WORLD WAR I (May 31-June 1, 1918)
01Apr56 CBS Sun
cast
Edward G. Robinson Jr.
Robert Burton
Harlan Warde
Mack Williams
Iamel Farah (?)
Jameel Farah (aka Jamie Farr)
Synopsis:
A battalion of American soldiers, surrounded by German forces for
four days, valiantly repels the enemy until help arrives. [RF]
4.23 [133] You Are There: THE RECOVERY OF THE MONA LISA (December 10, 1913)
08Apr56 CBS Sun
cast
Vito Scotti ............ Vincenzio Perugia
Peter Brocco ........... Renoir
Mario Siletti .......... Alfredo Geri
Konstantin Shayne ...... Bertillon
Lawrence Dobkin......... M. Hennion
Ernest Sarracino ....... Giovanni Poggi
Synopsis:
Vincenzio Perugia gives himself up on December 10, 1913
and confesses that he stole the five-million
dollar painting "for love and for Italy." [RF]
4.24 [134] You Are There: WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN'S PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATION (July 8, 1896)
15Apr56 CBS Sun
cast
Ainslie Pryor ....... William Jennings Bryan
4.25 [135] You Are There: CHAMBERLAIN AT MUNICH
22Apr56 CBS Sun
Narrated by Walter Cronkite
cast
Arthur Gould-Porter ... Duff Cooper
Synopsis:
Tense negotiations between Prime Minister Chamberlain and
Adolf Hitler fail to preserve peace. [RF]
4.26 [136] You Are There: THE RETURN OF HALLEY'S COMET (May 10, 1910)
29Apr56 CBS Sun
cast
William Bakewell
Herbert Butterfield
James Gavin
Forrest Lewis
William Schallert
Olan Soule
Frank Wilcox
Philip Chambers
[--] You Are There: no details
06May56 CBS Sun
4.27 [137] You Are There: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN'S KITE EXPERIMENT (June 15, 1752)
13May56 CBS Sun
Narrated by Walter Cronkite
cast
Parley Baer ........ Benjamin Franklin
4.28 [138] You Are There: THE DOOLITTLE RAIDERS TAKE OFF FOR TOKYO (April 18, 1942)
20May56 CBS Sun
Written by E. Jack Neuman
Narrated by Walter Cronkite
Synopsis:
Lt. Col. James H. Doolittle launched an air attack on Japan from the
aircraft carrier Hornet, one of the most daring operations and the raid
generated strategic benefits that far outweighed its limited goals. [RF]
4.29 [139] You Are There: THE VOTE THAT DEFEATED ANDREW JACKSON FOR PRESIDENT
(February 9, 1825)
27May56 CBS Sun
4.30 [140] You Are There: CYPRUS TODAY (a documentary)
01Jul56 CBS Sun
Narrated by Walter Cronkite
Summary:
Walter Cronkite turns from the past to the present for 30 minutes of film
covering
the current explosive situation on the Mediterranean island of Cypress.
There are 500,000 people living on the island. Four Cypriots in every five
are Christians who look to Greece as their motherland. The fifth Cypriot
is a Mohammedan whose leanings are toward Turkey. But though the majority
is violent in its demands for union with Greece, it is opposed not only by
the Turkish minority but also by the British. For Cypress is a British Crown
Colony, and London regards the island as of enormous strategic importance.
Howard K. Smith will be seen live, assisting Cronkit in the narration, and also
in
some of the filmed interviews. Notables interviewed include Archbishop Makarios,
now exiled by the British to an obscure island in the Indian Ocean:
and Sir John Harding, Governor and Commander-in-Chief
of Cyprus.
There are also vivid scenes of rioting on Cyprus, including sound film of
shooting
and bombing. Official views are supplemented by interviews with ordinary people
in Athens and Istanbul and with British tommies stationed on Cyprus. [RF]
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