The Motorola Television Hour is an hourlong anthology series that alternated biweekly with The United States Steel Hour on ABC. The show premiered on November 3, 1953. The series aired live from New York City.
Episode list
| No. | Title | Directed by | Teleplay by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Outlaw's Reckoning" | Ralph Nelson | Halsted Welles | November 3, 1953 (1953-11-03) | |
| An inn near a much-used bridge becomes a tense waiting place when the bridge is closed. (Episode was originally created for Plymouth Playhouse.) | |||||
| 2 | "Westward the Sun" | Unknown | Unknown | November 17, 1953 (1953-11-17) | |
| 3 | "Brandenburg Gate" | Ralph Nelson | Unknown | December 1, 1953 (1953-12-01) | |
| 4 | "At Ease" | Unknown | Rod Serling | December 15, 1953 (1953-12-15) | |
| 5 | "The Thirteen Clocks" | Unknown | James Thurber | December 29, 1953 (1953-12-29) | |
| A prince disguised as a minstrel must save a beautiful princess from her evil uncle. | |||||
| 6 | "The Last Days of Hitler" | Unknown | David Davidson | January 12, 1954 (1954-01-12) | |
| Likely based upon the book by historian Hugh Trevor-Roper covering the last ten days of Hitler's life. | |||||
| 7 | "Side by Side" | Unknown | William McCleery | January 26, 1954 (1954-01-26) | |
| 8 | "A Dash of Bitters" | Unknown | Reginald Denham | February 9, 1954 (1954-02-09) | |
| 9 | "The Muldoon Matter" | Don Richardon | Rod Serling | February 23, 1954 (1954-02-23) | |
| 10 | "The Family Man" | Unknown | William McCleery | March 9, 1954 (1954-03-09) | |
| 11 | "Nightmare in Algiers" | Daniel Petrie | Alvin Sapinsley | March 23, 1954 (1954-03-23) | |
| 12 | "The Sins of the Fathers" | Unknown | David Davidson | April 6, 1954 (1954-04-06) | |
| Based on a 1902 short story by Silas Weir Mitchell. | |||||
| 13 | "Black Chiffon" | Unknown | Philip Barry, Jr. | April 20, 1954 (1954-04-20) | |
| Adapted from the 1949 stage play of the same name by Lesley Storm. | |||||
| 14 | "Love Song" | Unknown | Unknown | May 4, 1954 (1954-05-04) | |
| 15 | "Atomic Attack" | Ralph Nelson | David Davidson | May 18, 1954 (1954-05-18) | |
| A family in a New York City suburb deal with the aftermath of an H-bomb attack fifty miles away. | |||||
| 16 | "Chivalry at Howling Creek" | Unknown | Unknown | June 1, 1954 (1954-06-01) | |
Notable guest actors
Actors appearing on the series included:
- Eddie Albert
- Jackie Cooper
- Hume Cronyn
- Cedric Hardwicke
- Helen Hayes
- Oscar Homolka
- Brian Keith
- Lisa Kirk
- Lee Marvin
- Walter Matthau
- Jack Palance
- Roberta Peters
- John Raitt
- Tony Randall
- Basil Rathbone
- Maria Riva
- Phyllis Thaxter
- Christopher Walken
- Jane Wyatt
References
- ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 572. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- ^ Hawes, William (2002). Filmed Television Drama, 1952-1958. McFarland. p. 56. ISBN 9780786411320. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- Brullo, Ida (March 8, 1954). "Television and Radio Chatter". The Morning Call. New Jersey, Paterson. p. 22. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
External links
- The Motorola Television Hour at IMDb
- The Motorola Television Hour Atomic Attack on Archive.org
- The Motorola Television Hour at CVTA with list of episodes
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- 1950s American anthology television series
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- American Broadcasting Company television dramas
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