Telephone Time

Telephone Time

1956
Telephone Time
Telephone Time

Telephone Time

7.3 | NR | en | Drama

Telephone Time is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS in 1956, and on ABC from 1957 to 1958. The series features plays by John Nesbitt who hosted the first season. Frank C. Baxter hosted the 1957 and 1958 seasons. The program was directed by Arthur Hiller.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP29  Trail Blazer
Apr. 01,1958
Trail Blazer

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EP28  Man of Principle
Mar. 25,1958
Man of Principle

Hiero II, king of ancient Syracuse, orders a gold crown to be made as an offering to the gods. The gold is delivered to a goldsmith and the man's wife persuades him to substitute silver for some of the gold.

EP27  The Quality of Mercy
Mar. 11,1958
The Quality of Mercy

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EP26  War Against War
Mar. 04,1958
War Against War

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EP25  The Vestris
Feb. 25,1958
The Vestris

In the spring of 1828, the bark Vestris, is 16 days out enroute from England to Boston. The weather is fair, but the captain's ailing wife suddenly has a vision telling her (in a message written on a blackboard) to have the ship change course. At first the captain refuses, but when the weather changes and his wife becomes sicker, he reluctantly agrees. As a result, they find and rescue three survivors of a shipwreck. One of the three is a doctor, and appears to be the ""spirit"" seen by the wife. He saves her life. As it turns out, the message on the blackboard is in his handwriting. Curiously, the doctor is as puzzled as everyone else by the wife's vision.

EP24  The Checkered Flag
Feb. 18,1958
The Checkered Flag

Story of an unsung racing mechanic who because of a club foot, has never dared to race himself. All he needed was the confidence in himself to succeed. Based on the true story of Bud and Gina Hand.

EP23  Recipe for Success
Feb. 11,1958
Recipe for Success

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EP22  The Immortal Eye
Feb. 04,1958
The Immortal Eye

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EP21  Flight for Life
Jan. 28,1958
Flight for Life

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EP20  A Stubborn Fool
Jan. 21,1958
A Stubborn Fool

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EP19  Cavalry Surgeon
Jan. 14,1958
Cavalry Surgeon

The story of a military surgeon who in a moment of crisis has to perform an action repugnant to his very nature. The story of a cavalry skirmish in the Mexican War and of two men who fought with different philosophies and methods toward the same end. One lived heroically and one died a hero.

EP18  Abby, Julia and the Seven Pet Cows
Jan. 07,1958
Abby, Julia and the Seven Pet Cows

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EP17  Death of a Nobody
Dec. 31,1957
Death of a Nobody

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EP16  A Picture of the Magi
Dec. 24,1957
A Picture of the Magi

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EP15  The Frying Pan
Dec. 17,1957
The Frying Pan

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EP14  Sam Houston's Decision
Dec. 10,1957
Sam Houston's Decision

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EP13  Novel Appeal
Dec. 03,1957
Novel Appeal

An author frees an innocent man from prison.

EP12  The Rescue
Nov. 26,1957
The Rescue

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EP11  Alice's Wedding Gown
Nov. 19,1957
Alice's Wedding Gown

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EP10  I Get Along Without You Very Well
Nov. 12,1957
I Get Along Without You Very Well

Composer Hoagy Carmichael relates the story of a song inspired by an anonymous poem, I get along without you very well. The year is 1938. Hoagy is asked to write a song to be introduced on Dick Powell's radio show. While going through his files, Hoagy discovers a nearly forgotten poem and promises a melody for it. He remembers little about the source of the poem except that a girl gave it to him at a college sorority party several years before. But the lyricist must grant permission before the music can be cleared for use on the radio. There ensues a desperate nation-wide search, aided by the broadcasts of Walter Winchell to find the author before air time.

EP9  Arithmetic Sailor
Nov. 05,1957
Arithmetic Sailor

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EP8  The Other Van Gogh
Oct. 29,1957
The Other Van Gogh

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EP7  Under Seventeen
Oct. 22,1957
Under Seventeen

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EP6  The Man the Navy Couldn't Sink
Oct. 15,1957
The Man the Navy Couldn't Sink

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EP5  Hole in the Wall
Oct. 08,1957
Hole in the Wall

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EP4  The Gadfly
Oct. 01,1957
The Gadfly

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EP3  Campaign For Marriage
Sep. 24,1957
Campaign For Marriage

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EP2  Here Lies Francois Gold
Sep. 17,1957
Here Lies Francois Gold

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EP1  Revenge
Sep. 10,1957
Revenge

A school teacher from Massachusetts comes to a small western town to marry a young homesteader, but finds that he's been murdered. The jury frees the murderer on a phony plea of self-defense. Determined to see justice done, she decides to stay in town as a constant irritant to the murderer's conscience. She makes him so crazy, he picks a fight with one of his friends and is killed. Dismayed by her own vengefulness, the teacher decides that justice would be better served by true social reform. She campaigns successfully for women to be selected as jurors, which results in the second murderer being convicted and sent to prison.

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7.3 | NR | en | Drama
Synopsis

Telephone Time is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS in 1956, and on ABC from 1957 to 1958. The series features plays by John Nesbitt who hosted the first season. Frank C. Baxter hosted the 1957 and 1958 seasons. The program was directed by Arthur Hiller.

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Cast

John Nesbitt

Director

Hal Roach, Jr.

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