Medallion Theatre
Medallion Theatre | |
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Also known as | Chrysler Medallion Theatre |
Genre | Anthology series |
No. of episodes | 30 |
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Producer | William Spier |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | CBS |
Release | July 11, 1953 April 3, 1954 | –
Medallion Theatre, aka Chrysler Medallion Theatre, is a 30-minute American anthology series that aired on
Premise
Spier said that older short stories were selected for their quality: "Thirty or forty years ago, writers knew content better, and by using their stories we hope to get what we're aiming at, dramas with fiber and dimension."[3]
Production
All thirty episodes were aired live from New York.[4] Mort Abrahams was associate producer, Samuel Leve was the set designer, and Robert Tallman the story editor.[5]
Reaction
Ben Gross of the New York Daily News said it was "a welcome recruit to the ranks of live dramatic shows".[4] Columnist John Crosby was intrigued at the show's extracting a storyline for its premiere episode from a longer work, and praised the cast, writing, and all-around production.[6]
Broadcast history
By mid-February 1954 columnist
Episodes
Date | Title | Cast | Notes |
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Jul 11, 1953 | The Decision of Arrowsmith | Juano Hernández[9]
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An extract from the novel by Sinclair Lewis.[10] |
Jul 18, 1953 | A Job for Jimmy Valentine | Ronald Reagan | Adaption from O. Henry short story.[11] |
Jul 25, 1953 | Grand Cross of the Crescent | Jack Lemon, Ernest Truex, Freddie Bartholomew
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Aug 01, 1953 | The Man Who Liked Dickens | Claude Rains, Richard Kiley, Russell Collins | The Evelyn Waugh short story is given a happy ending.[13] |
Aug 08, 1950 | Mrs. Union Station | June Havoc, Scott McKay, Richard Carlyle | Newlywed has to compete with husband's electric train hobby.[14] |
Aug 15, 1953 | The Consul | Charles Ruggles | A diplomat deals with a visiting politician, adapted from Richard Harding Davis story.[15] |
Aug 22, 1953 | The Quiet Village | Robert Preston | Film director (Preston) plots revenge on actor.[16] |
Aug 29, 1953 | Columbo Discovers Italy | Dane Clark | Brooklyn shoemaker inherits decaying island hotel.[17] |
Sep 05, 1953 | Scent of the Roses | Martha Scott, Patricia Smith | Southern woman bides her time in pursuing a husband.[18] |
Sep 12, 1953 | The Padre of San Pablo | Zachary Scott | Mexican bank-robber assumes identity of deceased priest.[19] |
Sep 19, 1953 | The Bartlett Desk | Edward Everett Horton, Mildred Natwick | Antique dealer badgers poor woman for her family heirloom.[20] |
Sep 26, 1953 | The Big Bow Mystery | Cedric Hardwicke | Retired Scotland Yard detective solves crime.[21] |
Oct 03, 1953 | The Archer Case | Claude Rains | Barrister defends cadet accused of stealing five shillings.[22] |
Oct 10, 1953 | Trouble Train | Jeffrey Lynn, Madge Evans, Iris Mann | Son of separated couple tries to reunite them.[23] |
Oct 17, 1953 | A Time for Heroes | Victor Moore | Moore plays aged Civil War veteran.[24] |
Oct 24, 1953 | Return Match | Maria Riva, Joseph Anthony, William Prince | Tennis player ex- roils woman's second marriage.[25] |
Oct 31, 1953 | Gran'ma Rebel | Jackie Cooper, Betsy von Furstenberg, Beulah Bondi | [26] |
Nov 07, 1953 | Battle Hymn | Helen Hayes, Wesley Addy, Stephen Cortleigh | Harriet Beecher Stowe ponders her novel's contribution to starting the Civil War.[27] |
Nov 14, 1953 | The Bishop's Candlesticks | Victor Jory and Barry Jones | An episode from the first volume of Les Misérables.[28] |
Nov 21, 1953 | The Canterville Ghost | Edward Everett Horton | [29] |
Nov 28, 1953 | Dear Cynthia | Janet Gaynor | [30] |
Dec 05, 1953 | Crimson Velvet | Blanche Yurka | Aging star attempts to revive her career.[31] |
Dec 12, 1953 | A Day in Town | Charlton Heston | Poverty-stricken farmer must sell his land to feed his family.[32] |
Dec 19, 1953 | Twenty-four Men to a Plane | Jackie Cooper and Leslie Nielsen | Two former flying officers clash over a General's diary.[33] |
Dec 26, 1953 | They Called Them the Meek | Thomas Gomez and Gene Raymond | This was a drama by Rod Serling.[34][35] |
Jan 02, 1954 | A Suitable Marriage | Otto Kruger, Roddy McDowell, Ann Shoemaker, Lenka Peterson, Morton Stevens, and Francis Compton. | [36] |
Jan 09, 1954 | The Magic Touch | Paul Douglas | Ghost writer's integrity is challenged by his son.[37] |
Jan 16, 1954 | The Gentle Deception | Thomas Mitchell | A plumber with style is taken for a doctor.[38] |
Jan 23, 1954 | The Blue Serge Suit | Diana Lynn | Newlywed comes to terms with the ethics of the legal profession.[39] |
Jan 30, 1954 | Book Overdue | Jan Sterling and Barry Sullivan | Mystery writer's attempt to write novel imperils his marriage.[40] |
Feb 06, 1954 | Teacher | Nancy Olson, Don Taylor, Hope Emerson | Schoolmarm (Olson) is caught up in rural infighting.[41]
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Feb 13, 1954 | The 39th Bomb | Steve Cochran | Former military bomb disposal expert must deal with time-bomb.[42] |
Feb 20, 1954 | The Voyage Back | Richard Kiley, Nancy Kelly, Claudia Morgan | Couple encounters lonely third party on sea voyage. Original teleplay by Tad Mosel.[8] |
Feb 27, 1954 | Homestead | Eddie Albert | Land agents try to cheat settlers in Oklahoma Territory.[43] |
Mar 6, 1954 | Sinners | Mildred Dunnock, Rhys Williams | Woman confronts man she had sent to prison wrongfully.[44] |
Mar 13, 1954 | Flight to Fame | Edith Fellows | Young actress must decide between her opportunity for Broadway and a stranger's life.[45] |
Mar 20, 1954 | Contact with the West | Jerome Thor, Joseph Wiseman | British officer befriends liberated Russian POW during World War II. Original teleplay by Geoffrey Kean.[46] |
Mar 27, 1954 | The Alibi Kid | Ben Gazzarra
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Heavyweight contender has trouble with brother's impending marriage.[47][48] |
Apr 3, 1954 | Safari | Brian Donlevy, Marilyn Erskine | Hunter is obsessed with capturing rare African animal.[49][50] |
References
- ISBN 978-0-345-45542-0.
- ^ "The Man behind Medallion Theatre" (PDF). Radio-TV Mirror. 40 (6): 16. November 1953. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
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