The O. Henry Playhouse

*The O. Henry Playhouse*
The O. Henry Playhouse
Written by	Irving H. Cooper; Donald Hyde; George Waggner; Albert Isaac Bezzerides; Mary McCarthy; Al C. Ward; Dale Wasserman
Directed by	George Waggner
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
Editor	Asa Boyd Clark
Running time	30 min.
Production company	Gross-Krasne Productions
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, 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
01	"Series One Episode One (The Reformation of Calliope)"	George Waggner	23 January 1957 (1957-01-23)	#1.01	N/A
02	"Series One Episode Two (Man About Town)"	George Waggner	30 January 1957 (1957-01-30)	#1.02	N/A
03	"Series One Episode Three (Sam Plunkett's Promise)"	Donald Hyde	6 February 1957 (1957-02-06)	#1.03	N/A
Based on O. Henry's The Theory and the Hound
04	"Series One Episode Four (Two Renegades)"	Irving Cooper	13 February 1957 (1957-02-13)	#1.04	N/A
07	"Series One Episode Seven (Hearts and Hands)"	Irving Cooper	6 March 1957 (1957-03-06)	#1.07	N/A
08	"Series One Episode Eight (Blackjack Bargainer)"	Irving Cooper	9 March 1957 (1957-03-09)	#1.08	N/A
12	"Series One Episode Twelve (Fourth in Salvador)"	George Waggner	30 March 1957 (1957-03-30)	#1.12	N/A
13	"Series One Episode Thirteen (After Twenty Years)"	Donald Hyde	3 April 1957 (1957-04-03)	#1.13	N/A
14	"Series One Episode Fourteen (A Trick of Nature)"	Donald Hyde	10 April 1957 (1957-04-10)	#1.14	N/A
15	"Series One Episode Fifteen (Sisters of the Golden Circle)"	William Kozlenko (adaptation); Donald Hyde (written for tv)	17 April 1957 (1957-04-17)	#1.15	N/A
16	"Series One Episode Sixteen (Hygeia at the Solito)"	Donald Hyde	27 April 1957 (1957-04-27)	#1.16	N/A
19	"Series One Episode Nineteen (Georgia's Ruling)"	Mary McCarthy	18 May 1957 (1957-05-18)	#1.19	N/A
20	"Series One Episode Twenty (Between Rounds)"	George Waggner	25 May 1957 (1957-05-25)	#1.30	N/A
22	"Series One Episode Twenty-Five (Christmas by Injunction)"	Donald Hyde	13 July 1957 (1957-07-13)	#1.22	N/A
23	"Series One Episode Twenty-Seven (The Roads We Take)"	Irving Cooper	27 July 1957 (1957-07-27)	#1.23	N/A
26	"Series One Episode Twenty-Nine (Wit's End)"	Donald Hyde	10 August 1957 (1957-08-10)	#1.26	N/A
29	"Series One Episode Thirty-One (Hiding of Black Bill)"	Irving Cooper	31 August 1957 (1957-08-31)	#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.
32	"Series One Episode Thirty-Two (The Emancipation of Billy)"	Donald Hyde (written for tv); George Waggner (teleplay)	21 September 1957 (1957-09-21)	#1.32	N/A
33	"Series One Episode Thirty-Three (A Madison Square Arabian Knight)"	Irving Cooper	28 September 1957 (1957-09-28)	#1.33	N/A
35	"Series One Episode Thirty-Five (The Buyer from Cactus City)"	Donald Hyde	12 October 1957 (1957-10-12)	#1.35	N/A

References

^ "The O. Henry Playhouse (dramatic anthology)". The Media Management Group. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
^ Shulman, Arthur and Roger Youman. How Sweet It Was: Television, A Pictorial Commentary. New York: Bonanza Books, 1966. ISBN 0-517-08135-0
^ 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. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)
^ Hawes, William. Filmed Television Drama, 1952-1958. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 2002. (pg. 225) ISBN 0-7864-1132-5

External links

[1] "The O. Henry Playhouse (dramatic anthology)". The Media Management Group. Retrieved 20 November 2009.

[2] Shulman, Arthur and Roger Youman. How Sweet It Was: Television, A Pictorial Commentary. New York: Bonanza Books, 1966. ISBN 0-517-08135-0

[3] 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

[4] 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

[5] Steinbrunner, Chris and Otto Penzler, ed. Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976. (pg. 197) ISBN 0-07-061121-1

[6] "US TV - Occasional Wife to Ozzie's Girls". Memorable TV US Shows. MemorableTV.com. 2002. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |month= (help)

[7] Hawes, William. Filmed Television Drama, 1952-1958. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 2002. (pg. 225) ISBN 0-7864-1132-5

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