The O. Henry Playhouse

The O. Henry Playhouse
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(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 39
Production
Executive producer(s) Jack J. Gross
Philip N. Krasne
Producer(s) Donald Hyde
Cinematography Hal McAlpin
Editor(s) Asa Boyd Clark
Running time 30 min.
Production company(s) Gross-Krasne Productions [1]
Release
Original network Syndication
Original 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

    #TitleWriters Original airdate
    01"Series One Episode One (The Reformation of Calliope)"George Waggner23 January 1957 (1957-01-23)#1.01N/A
    02"Series One Episode Two (Man About Town)"George Waggner30 January 1957 (1957-01-30)#1.02N/A
    03"Series One Episode Three (Sam Plunkett's Promise)"Donald Hyde6 February 1957 (1957-02-06)#1.03N/A
    Based on O. Henry's The Theory and the Hound
    04"Series One Episode Four (Two Renegades)"Irving Cooper13 February 1957 (1957-02-13)#1.04N/A
    Director Bernard Girard
    05"Series One Episode Five (The Marionettes)"George Waggner20 February 1957 (1957-02-20)#1.05N/A
    06"Series One Episode Six (Fog In Santone)"George Waggner27 February 1957 (1957-02-27)#1.06N/A
    Director Bernard Girard
    07"Series One Episode Seven (Hearts and Hands)"Irving Cooper6 March 1957 (1957-03-06)#1.07N/A
    08"Series One Episode Eight (Blackjack Bargainer)"Irving Cooper13 March 1957 (1957-03-13)#1.08N/A
    Director Bernard Girard
    09"Series One Episode Nine (The World And The Door)"George Waggner20 March 1957 (1957-03-20)#1.09N/A
    10"Series One Episode Ten (The Guilty Party)"Irving Cooper27 March 1957 (1957-03-27)#1.10N/A
    Director Bernard Girard
    11"Series One Episode Eleven (A Ramble In Aphasia)"Irving Cooper3 April 1957 (1957-04-03)#1.11N/A
    12"Series One Episode Twelve (Fourth in Salvador)"George Waggner10 April 1957 (1957-04-10)#1.12N/A
    Director George Waggner
    13"Series One Episode Thirteen (After Twenty Years)"Donald Hyde17 April 1957 (1957-04-17)#1.13N/A
    Director Bernard Girard
    14"Series One Episode Fourteen (A Trick of Nature)"Donald Hyde24 April 1957 (1957-04-24)#1.14N/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 (1957-05-01)#1.15N/A
    16"Series One Episode Sixteen (Hygeia at the Solito)"Donald Hyde8 May 1957 (1957-05-08)#1.16N/A
    Director Felix Feist
    17"Series One Episode Seventeen (Only The Horse Would Know)"Donald Hyde15 May 1957 (1957-05-15)#1.17N/A
    18"Series One Episode Eighteen (The Atvatism Of Jon Tom Little Bear)"Irving Cooper22 May 1957 (1957-05-22)#1.18N/A
    Director Bernard Girard
    19"Series One Episode Nineteen (Georgia's Ruling)"Mary McCarthy29 May 1957 (1957-05-29)#1.19N/A
    Director Bernard Girard
    20"Series One Episode Twenty (The Fool Killer)"George Waggner5 June 1957 (1957-06-05)#1.20N/A
    Director Bernard Girard
    21"Series One Episode Twenty One (One Dollar's Worth)"Irving Cooper12 June 1957 (1957-06-12)#1.21N/A
    22"Series One Episode Twenty Two (Christmas by Injunction)"Donald Hyde19 June 1957 (1957-06-19)#1.22N/A
    Director Felix Feist
    23"Series One Episode Twenty Three (The Roads We Take)"Irving Cooper26 June 1957 (1957-06-26)#1.23N/A
    Director Bernard Girard
    24"Series One Episode Twenty-Four (Vanity And Some Sables)"George Waggner3 July 1957 (1957-07-03)#1.24N/A
    25"Series One Episode Twenty-Five (The Sphinx Apple)"Irving Cooper10 July 1957 (1957-07-10)#1.25N/A
    26"Series One Episode Twenty-Six (Wit's End)"Donald Hyde17 July 1957 (1957-07-17)#1.26N/A
    27"Series One Episode Twenty-Seven (Girl)"Albert Isaac Bezzerides24 July 1957 (1957-07-24)#1.27N/A
    AKA Henry's Girl Director Peter Godfrey
    28"Series One Episode Twentyy-Eight (Hypotheses Of Failure)"Irving Cooper31 July 1957 (1957-07-31)#1.28N/A
    29"Series One Episode Twenty-Nine (Hiding of Black Bill)"Irving Cooper7 August 1957 (1957-08-07)#1.29N/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 Waggner14 August 1957 (1957-08-14)#1.30N/A
    Director George Waggner
    31"Series One Episode Thirty-One (Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen)"Irving Cooper21 August 1957 (1957-08-21)#1.31N/A
    32"Series One Episode Thirty-Two (The Emancipation of Billy)"Donald Hyde28 August 1957 (1957-08-28)#1.32N/A
    Director Frank Stephani
    33"Series One Episode Thirty-Three (A Madison Square Arabian Knight)"Irving Cooper4 September 1957 (1957-09-04)#1.33N/A
    Director Frank Stephani
    34"Series One Episode Thirty-Four (The Lonely Man)"Donald Hyde11 September 1957 (1957-09-11)#1.34N/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 Hyde18 September 1957 (1957-09-18)#1.35N/A
    Director Les Goodwins
    36"Series One Episode Thirty-Six (A Service Of Love)"Mary McCarthy25 September 1957 (1957-09-25)#1.36N/A
    37"Series One Episode Thirty-Seven (The Tale Of The Tainted Tenner)"Irving Cooper2 October 1957 (1957-10-02)#1.37N/A
    38"Series One Episode Thirty-Eight (The Murderer)"Donald Hyde & Irving Cooper9 October 1957 (1957-10-09)#1.38N/A
    Based on O. Henry's The Proof of the Pudding
    39"Series One Episode Thirty-Nine (The Lotterman Affair)"Donald Hyde & Al C. Ward16 October 1957 (1957-10-16)#1.39N/A
    N/A"Series One Episode Unproduced (Tobin's Palm)"George Waggner 1957 (1957-N/A)#N/ATBD
    N/A"Series One Episode Unproduced (The Count And The Wedding Guest)"George Waggner 1957 (1957-N/A)#N/ATBD
    N/A"Series One Episode Unproduced (The Gentle Grafter)"Dale Wasserman 1957 (1957-N/A)#N/ATBD

    References

    1. ↑ "The O. Henry Playhouse (dramatic anthology)". The Media Management Group. Retrieved 20 November 2009.
    2. ↑ Shulman, Arthur and Roger Youman. How Sweet It Was: Television, A Pictorial Commentary. New York: Bonanza Books, 1966. ISBN 0-517-08135-0
    3. ↑ 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
    4. ↑ 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
    5. ↑ Steinbrunner, Chris and Otto Penzler, ed. Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976. (pg. 197) ISBN 0-07-061121-1
    6. ↑ "US TV - Occasional Wife to Ozzie's Girls". Memorable TV US Shows. MemorableTV.com. 2002.
    7. ↑ 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
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