The O. Henry Playhouse
The O. Henry Playhouse | |
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Written by | Irving H. Cooper Donald Hyde George Waggner Albert Isaac Bezzerides Mary McCarthy Al C. Ward Dale Wasserman |
Directed by | George Waggner Bernard Girard Frank Stephani Felix Feist Peter Godfrey |
Narrated by | Thomas Mitchell |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 39 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Jack J. Gross Philip N. Krasne |
Producer | Donald Hyde |
Cinematography | Hal McAlpin |
Editors | Kenneth G. Crane Asa Boyd Clark |
Running time | 30 min. |
Production company | Gross-Krasne Productions[1] |
Original release | |
Network | Syndication |
Release | January 23 November 19, 1957 | –
The O. Henry Playhouse was an early American anthology television series which featured television adaptations of short stories written by 19th-century author O. Henry and primarily set in New York City. The series was both hosted and narrated by Thomas Mitchell,[2][3][4] who portrayed the title character,[5] and featured several television and film stars during its run such as Maureen Stapleton, Charles Bronson, DeForest Kelley, Lisa Montell, Otto Kruger, Max Showalter and Ernest Borgnine.[6] The series was syndicated and initially ran from January 23 to May 25, 1957, and its final episode aired on November 19 of that year.[7]
Episodes
Series 1
# | Title | Writers | Original airdate | ||
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01 | "The Reformation of Calliope" | George Waggner | 23 January 1957 | #1.01 | N/A |
Director: George Waggner | |||||
02 | "Man About Town" | George Waggner | 30 January 1957 | #1.02 | N/A |
Director: George Waggner – Includes plot elements from "An Unfinished Story" | |||||
03 | "Sam Plunkett's Promise" | Donald Hyde | 6 February 1957 | #1.03 | N/A |
Director: Bernard Girard — Based on "The Theory and the Hound" | |||||
04 | "Two Renegades" | Irving Cooper | 13 February 1957 | #1.04 | N/A |
Director: Bernard Girard | |||||
05 | "The Marionettes" | George Waggner | 20 February 1957 | #1.05 | N/A |
Director: Peter Godfrey | |||||
06 | "Fog In Santone" | George Waggner | 27 February 1957 | #1.06 | N/A |
Director: Bernard Girard | |||||
07 | "Hearts and Hands" | Irving Cooper | 6 March 1957 | #1.07 | N/A |
Director: Bernard Girard | |||||
08 | "Blackjack Bargainer" | Irving Cooper | 13 March 1957 | #1.08 | N/A |
Director: Bernard Girard | |||||
09 | "The World And The Door" | George Waggner | 20 March 1957 | #1.09 | N/A |
Director: Peter Godfrey | |||||
10 | "The Guilty Party" | Irving Cooper | 27 March 1957 | #1.10 | N/A |
Director: Bernard Girard | |||||
11 | "A Ramble In Aphasia" | Irving Cooper | 3 April 1957 | #1.11 | N/A |
Director: Bernard Girard | |||||
12 | "Fourth in Salvador" | George Waggner | 10 April 1957 | #1.12 | N/A |
Director: George Waggner | |||||
13 | "After Twenty Years" | Donald Hyde | 17 April 1957 | #1.13 | N/A |
Director: Bernard Girard | |||||
14 | "A Trick of Nature" | Donald Hyde | 24 April 1957 | #1.14 | N/A |
Based on "The Purple Dress" | |||||
15 | "Sisters of the Golden Circle" | William Kozlenko (adaptation); Donald Hyde (written for tv) | 1 May 1957 | #1.15 | N/A |
16 | "Hygeia at the Solito" | Donald Hyde | 8 May 1957 | #1.16 | N/A |
Director: Felix Feist | |||||
17 | "Only The Horse Would Know" | Donald Hyde | 15 May 1957 | #1.17 | N/A |
18 | "The Atvatism Of Jon Tom Little Bear" | Irving Cooper | 22 May 1957 | #1.18 | N/A |
Director: Bernard Girard | |||||
19 | "Georgia's Ruling" | Mary McCarthy | 29 May 1957 | #1.19 | N/A |
Director: Bernard Girard | |||||
20 | "The Fool Killer" | George Waggner | 5 June 1957 | #1.20 | N/A |
Director: Bernard Girard | |||||
21 | "One Dollar's Worth" | Irving Cooper | 12 June 1957 | #1.21 | N/A |
22 | "Christmas by Injunction" | Donald Hyde | 19 June 1957 | #1.22 | N/A |
Director: Felix Feist | |||||
23 | "The Roads We Take" | Irving Cooper | 26 June 1957 | #1.23 | N/A |
Director: Bernard Girard | |||||
24 | "Vanity And Some Sables" | George Waggner | 3 July 1957 | #1.24 | N/A |
25 | "The Sphinx Apple" | Irving Cooper | 10 July 1957 | #1.25 | N/A |
26 | "Wit's End" | Donald Hyde | 17 July 1957 | #1.26 | N/A |
Director: Anton M. Leader | |||||
27 | "Girl" | Albert Isaac Bezzerides | 24 July 1957 | #1.27 | N/A |
Director: Peter Godfrey — AKA Henry's Girl | |||||
28 | "Hypotheses Of Failure" | Irving Cooper | 31 July 1957 | #1.28 | N/A |
29 | "Hiding of Black Bill" | Irving Cooper | 7 August 1957 | #1.29 | N/A |
A stranger seeking work at a lonely ranch house is taken on trust until a black mask found in his luggage arouses suspicion. | |||||
30 | "Between Rounds" | George Waggner | 14 August 1957 | #1.30 | N/A |
Director: George Waggner | |||||
31 | "Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen" | Irving Cooper | 21 August 1957 | #1.31 | N/A |
32 | "The Emancipation of Billy" | Donald Hyde | 28 August 1957 | #1.32 | N/A |
Director: Frank Stephani | |||||
33 | "A Madison Square Arabian Knight" | Irving Cooper | 4 September 1957 | #1.33 | N/A |
Director: Frank Stephani | |||||
34 | "The Lonely Man" | Donald Hyde | 11 September 1957 | #1.34 | N/A |
Director: Bernard Girard — Based on "The Last of the Troubadours" | |||||
35 | "The Buyer from Cactus City" | Donald Hyde | 18 September 1957 | #1.35 | N/A |
Director: Les Goodwins | |||||
36 | "A Service Of Love" | Mary McCarthy | 25 September 1957 | #1.36 | N/A |
37 | "The Tale Of The Tainted Tenner" | Irving Cooper | 2 October 1957 | #1.37 | N/A |
38 | "The Murderer" | Donald Hyde & Irving Cooper | 9 October 1957 | #1.38 | N/A |
Based on "The Proof of the Pudding" | |||||
39 | "The Lotterman Affair" | Donald Hyde & Al C. Ward | 16 October 1957 | #1.39 | N/A |
N–A | "Series One Episode Unproduced (Tobin's Palm)" | George Waggner | 1957 | #N/A | TBD |
N–A | "Series One Episode Unproduced (The Count And The Wedding Guest)" | George Waggner | 1957 | #N/A | TBD |
N–A | "Series One Episode Unproduced (The Gentle Grafter)" | Dale Wasserman | 1957 | #N/A | TBD |
References
- ^ "The O. Henry Playhouse (dramatic anthology)". The Media Management Group. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
- ^
Shulman, Arthur; Youman, Roger (1966). How Sweet It Was — Television: A Pictorial Commentary (PDF). New York: Bonanza Books, a division of Crown Publishers, Inc., by arrangement with Shorecrest, Inc. ISBN 978-0517081358. OCLC 36258864.
(Book has page numbers)
- ^ McNeil, Alex. Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present. New York: Penguin Books, 1996. (pg. 611) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
- ^ Becker, Christine. It's The Pictures That Got Small: Hollywood Film Stars on 1950s Television. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 2008. (pg. 244) ISBN 0-8195-6894-5
- ^ Steinbrunner, Chris and Otto Penzler, ed. Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976. (pg. 197) ISBN 0-07-061121-1
- ^ "US TV - Occasional Wife to Ozzie's Girls". Memorable TV US Shows. MemorableTV.com. 2002.
- ^ Hawes, William. Filmed Television Drama, 1952-1958. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 2002. (pg. 225) ISBN 0-7864-1132-5
Further reading
- Castleman, Harry and Walter J. Podrazik. Harry and Wally's Favorite TV Shows. New York: Prentice Hall Press, 1989. ISBN 0-13-933250-2
- Borgnine, Ernest. Ernie: The Autobiography. New York: Citadel Press, 2008. ISBN 0-8065-2941-5
External links
- The O. Henry Playhouse at IMDb
- The O. Henry Playhouse at https://www.ohenryplayhouse.com/
- The O. Henry Playhouse at CVTA with episode list