As far as I can tell, these are the genre kinescope and filmed program holdings in the FOS Collection. I also included a couple titles that have a horror film icon in the cast.
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THE PHILCO TELEVISION PLAYHOUSE
A Christmas Carol, December 19, 1948; Bing Crosby, Dennis King
Macbeth, May 1, 1949; Walter Hampden, Joyce Redman, Walter Abel and Leo G. Carrol; filmed at The Players Club
Page 2
THE GOODYEAR THEATRE
Visit to a Small Planet, May 8, 1955; written by Gore Vidal (the basis for his 1957 Broadway play and the 1960 Paramount film); directed by Jack Smight; produced by Gordon Duff; and starring Cyril Ritchard, Theodore Bikel, Dick York, Sylvia Davis, Jill Kraft, Edward Andrews, Alan Reed, Bruce Kirby, Louis Edmonds and Alfred de la Fuente.
THE ALCOA HOUR
Even the Weariest River, April 15, 1956; written by Alvin Sapinsley and starring Lee Grant, Franchot Tone, Boris Karloff, Jason Robards Jr. and Christopher Plummer.
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THE ALCOA HOUR cont.
The Stingiest Man in Town (musical version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol), December 23, 1956; starring Basil Rathbone, Vic Damone, Johnny Desmond, Patrice Munsel, Robert Weede, Betty Madigan, Marilyn Greene and The Four Lads.
Page 4
STUDIO ONE
The Night America Trembled, (re-enactment of 1938’s radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds), November 9, 1957; written by Nelson Bond; narrated by Edward R. Murrow; and starring Warren Beatty, Warren Oates, Alexander Scourby.
THE KRAFT TELEVISION THEATRE
The Man in Half Moon Street, adapted from the Barre Lyndon story, September 21, 1949; starring John Newland, Mercer McCleod and Anne Jackson.
Page 5
SUSPENSE
The Monkey’s Paw, adapted from W.W. Jacobs story, October 3, 1950; starring Mildred Natwick and Stanley Ridges.
Page 6
FIRESIDE THEATRE
The Lottery, adapted from Shirley Jackson story, August 21, 1951; starring Margaret Hayes.
A Christmas Carol, adapted from Charles Dickens classic, December 25, 1951; starring Sir Ralph Richardson and Arthur Treacher.
Page 7
THE LUX VIDEO THEATRE
The Man Who Played God, adapted from film version of Jules E. Goodman play, April 25, 1957; starring Boris Karloff, Mary Astor and June Lockhart.
DANGER
August Heat, adapted from W.F. Harvey story, September 26, 1950, starring Alfred Ryder.
Page 8
DANGER cont.
The Birds, adapted from Daphne du Maurier story, May 31, 1955 (the basis for the 1963 film).
Page 9
THE HALLMARK HALL OF FAME
Macbeth, adapted from Shakespeare classic and directed by George Schaefer, November 28, 1954; produced by Albert McCleery; and starring Maurice Evans, Staats Cotsworth, Dame Judith Anderson, House Jameson and Richard Waring.
Alice in Wonderland, adapted from Lewis Carroll classic, October 23, 1955; directed by George Schaefer; costumes by Noel Taylor; narrated by Maurice Evans; and starring Gillian Barber, Martyn Green, Bobby Clark, J. Pat O’Malley, Reginald Gardiner, Hiram Sherman, Burr Tillstrom, Elsa Lanchester, Eva LaGallienne and John Payne.
TALES OF TOMORROW
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The Chase(Part I), January 25, 1952 ; adapted from Jules Verne classic and starring Thomas Mitchell, Leslie Nielsen and Bethel Leslie.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The Escape(Part II), February 1, 1952
The Picture of Dorian Gray, January 23, 1953; adapted from Oscar Wilde classic and starring John Newland and Peter Fernandez.
Page 10
THE BROADWAY TELEVISION THEATRE
The Gramercy Ghost, January 4, 1954; adapted from John Cecil Holm play and starring Veronica Lake and Richard Hylton.
Page 14
PRODUCERS SHOWCASE
Peter Pan (musical version of James M. Barrie classic), March 7, 1955; music by Mark Charlap and additional music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Carolyn Leigh and additional lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; production staged by Clark Jones; choreographed by Jerome Robbins; produced by Fred Coe; and starring Mary Martin, Cyril Ritchard, Heller Halliday, Kathy Nolan, Joseph Stafford, Robert Harrington and Margalo Gillmore.
Page 15
THE BEST OF BROADWAY
Arsenic and Old Lace, January 5, 1955; adapted from George Kesselring play and starring Boris Karloff, Helen Hayes, Billie Burke, Orson Bean, Peter Lorre, Edward Everett Horton, Patricia Breslin and John Alexander.
Page 16
CLIMAX
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, July 28, 1955; adapted by Gore Vidal from Robert Louis Stevenson classic; directed by Allen Reisner; and starring Michael Rennie, Mary Sinclair, Sir Cedric Hardwicke and John Hoyt.
SHOWER OF STARS
A Christmas Carol (musical version of Charles Dickens classic), December 23, 1954; libretto by Maxwell Anderson; music by Bernard Herrmann; and starring Fredric March, Basil Rathbone, Ray Middleton and Bob Sweeney.
Page 18
THE CONRAD NAGEL THEATRE
The Queen of Spades, January 27, 1955; adapted from Alexander Pushkin story and starring George Gonneau, Lenore Shanewise and Tom Middleton.
Page 19
MATINEE THEATRE
Wuthering Heights, November 30, 1955; adapted from Emily Bronte classic and starring Richard Boone, Shelley Fabares, Peggy Weber and Natalie Norwick.
The House of the Seven Gables, April 6, 1956; adapted by Elihu Winer from Nathaniel Hawthorne classic and starring Marshall Thompson and John Carradine.
The Fall of the House of Usher, August 6, 1956; adapted by Robert Esson from Edgar Allen Poe classic and starring Tom Tryon, Eduardo Ciannelli and Marshall Thompson.
Page 20
MATINEE THEATRE cont.
The Tell-Tale Heart, November 6, 1956; adapted by William Templeton from Edgar Allan Poe classic.
Frankenstein, February 5, 1957, adapted by Robert Esson from Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley classic.
Wuthering Heights, April 8, 1957; adapted from Emily Bronte classic and starring Tom Tryon.
The Cask of Amontillado, July 16, 1957, adapted by Robert Esson from Edgar Allan Poe classic and starring Eduardo Ciannelli.
Page 23
SUSPICION
Four O’Clock, November 30, 1957, adapted by Francis Cockrell from Cornell Woolrich story; produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock; and starring E.G. Marshall, Nancy Kelly and Richard Long.
The Voice in the Night, May 26, 1958, adapted from William Hope Hodgson story and starring James Donald, Patrick Macnee, James Coburn and Barbara Rush. (Note: the story on which the film MATANGO (aka ATTACK OF THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE) is based.)
THE PLAY OF THE WEEK
archy and mehitabel, May 16, 1960; adapted from Don Marquis stories; music by Joe Darion and Mel Brooks; and starring Eddie Bracken, Tammy Grimes and Jules Munshin.
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Page 1
THE PHILCO TELEVISION PLAYHOUSE
A Christmas Carol, December 19, 1948; Bing Crosby, Dennis King
Macbeth, May 1, 1949; Walter Hampden, Joyce Redman, Walter Abel and Leo G. Carrol; filmed at The Players Club
Page 2
THE GOODYEAR THEATRE
Visit to a Small Planet, May 8, 1955; written by Gore Vidal (the basis for his 1957 Broadway play and the 1960 Paramount film); directed by Jack Smight; produced by Gordon Duff; and starring Cyril Ritchard, Theodore Bikel, Dick York, Sylvia Davis, Jill Kraft, Edward Andrews, Alan Reed, Bruce Kirby, Louis Edmonds and Alfred de la Fuente.
THE ALCOA HOUR
Even the Weariest River, April 15, 1956; written by Alvin Sapinsley and starring Lee Grant, Franchot Tone, Boris Karloff, Jason Robards Jr. and Christopher Plummer.
Page 3
THE ALCOA HOUR cont.
The Stingiest Man in Town (musical version of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol), December 23, 1956; starring Basil Rathbone, Vic Damone, Johnny Desmond, Patrice Munsel, Robert Weede, Betty Madigan, Marilyn Greene and The Four Lads.
Page 4
STUDIO ONE
The Night America Trembled, (re-enactment of 1938’s radio broadcast of The War of the Worlds), November 9, 1957; written by Nelson Bond; narrated by Edward R. Murrow; and starring Warren Beatty, Warren Oates, Alexander Scourby.
THE KRAFT TELEVISION THEATRE
The Man in Half Moon Street, adapted from the Barre Lyndon story, September 21, 1949; starring John Newland, Mercer McCleod and Anne Jackson.
Page 5
SUSPENSE
The Monkey’s Paw, adapted from W.W. Jacobs story, October 3, 1950; starring Mildred Natwick and Stanley Ridges.
Page 6
FIRESIDE THEATRE
The Lottery, adapted from Shirley Jackson story, August 21, 1951; starring Margaret Hayes.
A Christmas Carol, adapted from Charles Dickens classic, December 25, 1951; starring Sir Ralph Richardson and Arthur Treacher.
Page 7
THE LUX VIDEO THEATRE
The Man Who Played God, adapted from film version of Jules E. Goodman play, April 25, 1957; starring Boris Karloff, Mary Astor and June Lockhart.
DANGER
August Heat, adapted from W.F. Harvey story, September 26, 1950, starring Alfred Ryder.
Page 8
DANGER cont.
The Birds, adapted from Daphne du Maurier story, May 31, 1955 (the basis for the 1963 film).
Page 9
THE HALLMARK HALL OF FAME
Macbeth, adapted from Shakespeare classic and directed by George Schaefer, November 28, 1954; produced by Albert McCleery; and starring Maurice Evans, Staats Cotsworth, Dame Judith Anderson, House Jameson and Richard Waring.
Alice in Wonderland, adapted from Lewis Carroll classic, October 23, 1955; directed by George Schaefer; costumes by Noel Taylor; narrated by Maurice Evans; and starring Gillian Barber, Martyn Green, Bobby Clark, J. Pat O’Malley, Reginald Gardiner, Hiram Sherman, Burr Tillstrom, Elsa Lanchester, Eva LaGallienne and John Payne.
TALES OF TOMORROW
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The Chase(Part I), January 25, 1952 ; adapted from Jules Verne classic and starring Thomas Mitchell, Leslie Nielsen and Bethel Leslie.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: The Escape(Part II), February 1, 1952
The Picture of Dorian Gray, January 23, 1953; adapted from Oscar Wilde classic and starring John Newland and Peter Fernandez.
Page 10
THE BROADWAY TELEVISION THEATRE
The Gramercy Ghost, January 4, 1954; adapted from John Cecil Holm play and starring Veronica Lake and Richard Hylton.
Page 14
PRODUCERS SHOWCASE
Peter Pan (musical version of James M. Barrie classic), March 7, 1955; music by Mark Charlap and additional music by Jule Styne; lyrics by Carolyn Leigh and additional lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green; production staged by Clark Jones; choreographed by Jerome Robbins; produced by Fred Coe; and starring Mary Martin, Cyril Ritchard, Heller Halliday, Kathy Nolan, Joseph Stafford, Robert Harrington and Margalo Gillmore.
Page 15
THE BEST OF BROADWAY
Arsenic and Old Lace, January 5, 1955; adapted from George Kesselring play and starring Boris Karloff, Helen Hayes, Billie Burke, Orson Bean, Peter Lorre, Edward Everett Horton, Patricia Breslin and John Alexander.
Page 16
CLIMAX
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, July 28, 1955; adapted by Gore Vidal from Robert Louis Stevenson classic; directed by Allen Reisner; and starring Michael Rennie, Mary Sinclair, Sir Cedric Hardwicke and John Hoyt.
SHOWER OF STARS
A Christmas Carol (musical version of Charles Dickens classic), December 23, 1954; libretto by Maxwell Anderson; music by Bernard Herrmann; and starring Fredric March, Basil Rathbone, Ray Middleton and Bob Sweeney.
Page 18
THE CONRAD NAGEL THEATRE
The Queen of Spades, January 27, 1955; adapted from Alexander Pushkin story and starring George Gonneau, Lenore Shanewise and Tom Middleton.
Page 19
MATINEE THEATRE
Wuthering Heights, November 30, 1955; adapted from Emily Bronte classic and starring Richard Boone, Shelley Fabares, Peggy Weber and Natalie Norwick.
The House of the Seven Gables, April 6, 1956; adapted by Elihu Winer from Nathaniel Hawthorne classic and starring Marshall Thompson and John Carradine.
The Fall of the House of Usher, August 6, 1956; adapted by Robert Esson from Edgar Allen Poe classic and starring Tom Tryon, Eduardo Ciannelli and Marshall Thompson.
Page 20
MATINEE THEATRE cont.
The Tell-Tale Heart, November 6, 1956; adapted by William Templeton from Edgar Allan Poe classic.
Frankenstein, February 5, 1957, adapted by Robert Esson from Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley classic.
Wuthering Heights, April 8, 1957; adapted from Emily Bronte classic and starring Tom Tryon.
The Cask of Amontillado, July 16, 1957, adapted by Robert Esson from Edgar Allan Poe classic and starring Eduardo Ciannelli.
Page 23
SUSPICION
Four O’Clock, November 30, 1957, adapted by Francis Cockrell from Cornell Woolrich story; produced and directed by Alfred Hitchcock; and starring E.G. Marshall, Nancy Kelly and Richard Long.
The Voice in the Night, May 26, 1958, adapted from William Hope Hodgson story and starring James Donald, Patrick Macnee, James Coburn and Barbara Rush. (Note: the story on which the film MATANGO (aka ATTACK OF THE MUSHROOM PEOPLE) is based.)
THE PLAY OF THE WEEK
archy and mehitabel, May 16, 1960; adapted from Don Marquis stories; music by Joe Darion and Mel Brooks; and starring Eddie Bracken, Tammy Grimes and Jules Munshin.
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