Flight (1958 TV series)

Flight
Directed by
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 38
Production
Executive producer(s) Al Simon
Producer(s) Robert Stillman
Cinematography McCadden Productions
Running time 24 mins.
Production company(s) California National Presentation
Release
Original network Syndication
Picture format Black-and-white
Original release November 4, 1958 (1958-11-04) – March 25, 1959 (1959-03-25)

Flight was an American television anthology series that aired in syndication from 1958 to 1959. The series originally aired for one season,[1] with 38 half-hour episodes produced. It was created with the assistance of the United States Air Force and featured retired General George C. Kenney as the host and opening narrator.[2]

Guest stars

Star Role Episode title Notes Ref.
John Agar Guest "Vertijet" Ep 32 [3]
Forrest Compton Capt. Fleischer
  • "Chopper Four"
  • "Three Men"
  • "The Chaplin Story"
  • "Survival"
  • Ep 33
  • Ep 34
  • Ep 36
  • Ep 37
Mason Alan Dinehart Guest
  • "Skyfighters"
  • "Three Men"
  • "The Chaplin Story"
  • "Survival"
  • Ep 14
  • Ep 34
  • Ep 36
  • Ep 37
 [4]
James Drury Guest "Window in the Sky" Ep 11
Louise Fletcher Carol "Red China Rescue" Ep 7 [5]
Robert Fuller Guest "Outpost in Space" Ep 38
Peter Hansen Kovacs "Flight Surgeon" Ep 4
Richard Jaeckel Guest "Parachute Jump" Ep 1–Pilot
Tom Laughlin Guest "The Hard Way" Ep 9
John Pickard Guest
  • "Operation Angel"
  • "Three Men"
  • "The Chaplin Story"
  • "Survival"
  • Ep 24
  • Ep 34
  • Ep 36
  • Ep 37
 [6]
Burt Reynolds
  • Capt. Sam Allen
  • Capt. Jack Hilyard
  • "Master Sergeant"
  • "Eye for Victory"
  • Ep 21
  • Ep 29
 [5]
Marshall Thompson Guest
  • "The Chaplin Story"
  • "Survival"
  • Ep 36
  • Ep 37
Lyle Talbot Guest "Submarine Patrol" Ep 25

References

  1. ↑ "Flight (1958– )". IMDB. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  2. ↑ Fox, Rina. "Flight (1958-59)". The Classic TV Archive. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
  3. ↑ Hinkle, Robert (2009). Call Me Lucky: A Texan in Hollywood (1st ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. ISBN 978-0806140933.
  4. ↑ Kansas City Time Staff 1958, p. 10.
  5. 1 2 Irvin 2014, p. 132.
  6. ↑ The Sydney Morning Herald Staff 1959, p. 25.

Sources

  • Kansas City Time Staff (July 19, 1958). "Mason Alan Dinehart". Kansas City Times. Kansas City, Missouri: The Kansas City Star (1958–77) Capital Cities Communications (1977–90). p. 10. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  • Irvin, Richard (2014). George Burns Television Productions: The Series and Pilots, 1950-1981. New York City: McFarland & Company. p. 132. ISBN 978-0786494866.
  • The Sydney Morning Herald Staff (November 23, 1959). "Flight 7:00 P.M.–John Pickard". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney: Fairfax Media. p. 25. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
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