The O. Henry Playhouse
Appearance
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 |
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 [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, 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 | "Series One Episode One (The Reformation of Calliope)" | George Waggner | 23 January 1957 | #1.01 | N/A |
02 | "Series One Episode Two (Man About Town)" | George Waggner | 30 January 1957 | #1.02 | N/A |
03 | "Series One Episode Three (Sam Plunkett's Promise)" | Donald Hyde | 6 February 1957 | #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 | #1.04 | N/A |
Director Bernard Girard | |||||
05 | "Series One Episode Five (The Marionettes)" | George Waggner | 20 February 1957 | #1.05 | N/A |
06 | "Series One Episode Six (Fog In Santone)" | George Waggner | 27 February 1957 | #1.06 | N/A |
Director Bernard Girard | |||||
07 | "Series One Episode Seven (Hearts and Hands)" | Irving Cooper | 6 March 1957 | #1.07 | N/A |
08 | "Series One Episode Eight (Blackjack Bargainer)" | Irving Cooper | 13 March 1957 | #1.08 | N/A |
Director Bernard Girard | |||||
09 | "Series One Episode Nine (The World And The Door)" | George Waggner | 20 March 1957 | #1.09 | N/A |
10 | "Series One Episode Ten (The Guilty Party)" | Irving Cooper | 27 March 1957 | #1.10 | N/A |
Director Bernard Girard | |||||
11 | "Series One Episode Eleven (A Ramble In Aphasia)" | Irving Cooper | 3 April 1957 | #1.11 | N/A |
12 | "Series One Episode Twelve (Fourth in Salvador)" | George Waggner | 10 April 1957 | #1.12 | N/A |
Director George Waggner | |||||
13 | "Series One Episode Thirteen (After Twenty Years)" | Donald Hyde | 17 April 1957 | #1.13 | N/A |
Director Bernard Girard | |||||
14 | "Series One Episode Fourteen (A Trick of Nature)" | Donald Hyde | 24 April 1957 | #1.14 | N/A |
Based on O. Henry's The Purple Dress | |||||
15 | "Series One Episode Fifteen (Sisters of the Golden Circle)" | William Kozlenko (adaptation); Donald Hyde (written for tv) | 1 May 1957 | #1.15 | N/A |
16 | "Series One Episode Sixteen (Hygeia at the Solito)" | Donald Hyde | 8 May 1957 | #1.16 | N/A |
Director Felix Feist | |||||
17 | "Series One Episode Seventeen (Only The Horse Would Know)" | Donald Hyde | 15 May 1957 | #1.17 | N/A |
18 | "Series One Episode Eighteen (The Atvatism Of Jon Tom Little Bear)" | Irving Cooper | 22 May 1957 | #1.18 | N/A |
Director Bernard Girard | |||||
19 | "Series One Episode Nineteen (Georgia's Ruling)" | Mary McCarthy | 29 May 1957 | #1.19 | N/A |
Director Bernard Girard | |||||
20 | "Series One Episode Twenty (The Fool Killer)" | George Waggner | 5 June 1957 | #1.20 | N/A |
Director Bernard Girard | |||||
21 | "Series One Episode Twenty One (One Dollar's Worth)" | Irving Cooper | 12 June 1957 | #1.21 | N/A |
22 | "Series One Episode Twenty Two (Christmas by Injunction)" | Donald Hyde | 19 June 1957 | #1.22 | N/A |
Director Felix Feist | |||||
23 | "Series One Episode Twenty Three (The Roads We Take)" | Irving Cooper | 26 June 1957 | #1.23 | N/A |
Director Bernard Girard | |||||
24 | "Series One Episode Twenty-Four (Vanity And Some Sables)" | George Waggner | 3 July 1957 | #1.24 | N/A |
25 | "Series One Episode Twenty-Five (The Sphinx Apple)" | Irving Cooper | 10 July 1957 | #1.25 | N/A |
26 | "Series One Episode Twenty-Six (Wit's End)" | Donald Hyde | 17 July 1957 | #1.26 | N/A |
27 | "Series One Episode Twenty-Seven (Girl)" | Albert Isaac Bezzerides | 24 July 1957 | #1.27 | N/A |
AKA Henry's Girl Director Peter Godfrey | |||||
28 | "Series One Episode Twentyy-Eight (Hypotheses Of Failure)" | Irving Cooper | 31 July 1957 | #1.28 | N/A |
29 | "Series One Episode Twenty-Nine (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 | "Series One Episode Thirty (Between Rounds)" | George Waggner | 14 August 1957 | #1.30 | N/A |
Director George Waggner | |||||
31 | "Series One Episode Thirty-One (Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen)" | Irving Cooper | 21 August 1957 | #1.31 | N/A |
32 | "Series One Episode Thirty-Two (The Emancipation of Billy)" | Donald Hyde (written for tv); George Waggner (teleplay) | 28 August 1957 | #1.32 | N/A |
Director Frank Stephani | |||||
33 | "Series One Episode Thirty-Three (A Madison Square Arabian Knight)" | Irving Cooper | 4 September 1957 | #1.33 | N/A |
Director Frank Stephani | |||||
34 | "Series One Episode Thirty-Four (The Lonely Man)" | Donald Hyde | 11 September 1957 | #1.34 | N/A |
Based on O. Henry's The Last of the Troubadours Director Kenneth J. Crane | |||||
35 | "Series One Episode Thirty-Five (The Buyer from Cactus City)" | Donald Hyde | 18 September 1957 | #1.35 | N/A |
Director Les Goodwins | |||||
36 | "Series One Episode Thirty-Six (A Service Of Love)" | Mary McCarthy | 25 September 1957 | #1.36 | N/A |
37 | "Series One Episode Thirty-Seven (The Tale Of The Tainted Tenner)" | Irving Cooper | 2 October 1957 | #1.37 | N/A |
38 | "Series One Episode Thirty-Eight (The Murderer)" | Donald Hyde & Irving Cooper | 9 October 1957 | #1.38 | N/A |
Based on O. Henry's The Proof of the Pudding | |||||
39 | "Series One Episode Thirty-Nine (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 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.
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(help) - ^ 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