The David Niven Show

*The David Niven Show*
The David Niven Show
Genre	Anthology series
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Amalfi Films; Four Star Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	April 7 –; July 7, 1959

The David Niven Show is an American half-hour television anthology series that was broadcast from April 7 until July 7, 1959.

Premise

This series is an anthology series hosted by David Niven.^[1]

Cast

David Niven as host

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Fortune's Folly"	Lewis Allen	Unknown	April 7, 1959 (1959-04-07)
Hal's wife wants to divorce him because of his gambling.
2	"Lifeline"	Robert Florey	Alfred Brenner	April 14, 1959 (1959-04-14)
A criminal hides in an amusement park.
3	"Backtrack"	Lewis Allen	Gene Levitt	April 21, 1959 (1959-04-21)
A husband and a wife are blackmailed by an ex-mistress.
4	"The Promise"	Thomas Carr	Leonard Freeman	May 5, 1959 (1959-05-05)
A family suffers the loss of a child.
5	"The Twist of the Key"	Don McDougall	Hank Moonjean	May 12, 1959 (1959-05-12)
A quiet couple becomes involved in a mystery when they have new neighbors.
6	"A Day of Small Miracles"	Lewis Allen	Leonard Praskins	May 19, 1959 (1959-05-19)
A couple is concerned about the health of their son and gets help from a magician.
7	"The Lady from Winnetka"	Unknown	Unknown	May 26, 1959 (1959-05-26)
A woman finds romance with a suave tour guide on a Mediterranean isle.
8	"The Last Room"	Lewis Allen	Frederick J. Lipp	June 2, 1959 (1959-06-02)
A police interrogator tries to find information with threats and torture.
9	"Maggie Malone"	Unknown	Unknown	June 9, 1959 (1959-06-09)
The owners of a successful nightclub are threatened by gangsters.
10	"Portrait"	Thomas Carr	Aaron Spelling	June 16, 1959 (1959-06-16)
A group of American soldiers in World War II try to find a mystery woman.
11	"Sticks and Stones"	Unknown	Unknown	June 23, 1959 (1959-06-23)
The wife of a professional baseball player starts receiving threatening letters.
12	"The Vengeance"	Don McDougall	John Robinson	June 30, 1959 (1959-06-30)
A judge is stalked by an escaped prisoner.
13	"The Good Deed"	Thomas Carr	John Robinson	July 7, 1959 (1959-07-07)
A journalist is asked to negotiate on the behalf of a fugitive.

Guest stars

Home video

In April 2014, 12 of the 13 episodes produced were released in a 2-DVD set by Simply Media in the UK. "Episode 9, "Maggie Malone", is missing.

References

^ "The David Niven Show". TV Guide. Retrieved January 20, 2013.

External links

[1] "The David Niven Show". TV Guide. Retrieved January 20, 2013.

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