The George Sanders Mystery Theater

The George Sanders Mystery Theater is the title of a 30-minute American television mystery drama series hosted by character actor George Sanders which aired Sundays on NBC in the summer of 1957,[1] replacing the first half of Caesar's Hour.[2]

The George Sanders Mystery Theater
Sanders as the host of the show.
GenreMystery drama
Directed byFletcher Markle
Presented byGeorge Sanders
Country of originUnited States
Original language(s)English
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13
Production
Producer(s)Screen Gems
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time24 mins.
Release
Original networkNBC
Picture formatBlack-and-white
Audio formatMonaural
Original releaseJune 22 (1957-06-22) –
September 14, 1957 (1957-09-14)

Some of the actors who were cast in the episodes included: Lyle Talbot, June Vincent, S. John Launer, Paul Petersen, John Archer, Robert Horton, Kathryn Crosby, Elisha Cook, Mae Clarke, and Marion Ross.[3]

Work on the program, which had the working title The Mystery Writers Theater of TV, began two years prior to its debut. After Sanders was signed to be host, the title was changed to use his name. He began working on episodes 16 months prior to the show's debut.[2]

The producers were Sam Bischoff and David Diamond for Screen Gems.[4]

Episodes
No.TitleDirected ByWritten ByCast
1[5]Man in the ElevatorFletcher MarkleLeonard Lee[2]Don Haggerty, Dorothy Green, and Paul Peterson
2And the Birds Still SingGerd OswaldGene WangTristram Coffin, Havis Davenport, John Beradino, and Richard Benedict
3The CallFletcher MarkleHalsted WellesAdam Williams and Marshall Bradford
4You Don't Live HereFletcher MarkleEugene FrancisMarion Ross, Jim Hayward, Alex Gerry, Peter M. Thompson, and Freeman Morse
5Last Will and TestamentJames NeilsonJerome BromfieldRobert Horton, Dolores Donlon, Herb Butterfield, Ray Gordon, George Eldredge, and Joseph Hamilton
6The LiarFletcher MarkleHalsted Welles from a story by Charlotte ArmstrongRobert Nichols, Richard Devon, Marvin Press, Ray Buckley, Nolan Leary, and Kathleen Mulgreen
7Broker's SpecialFletcher MarkleMelvin Wald and Jack JacobsGeorge Sanders, Mary Lawrence, Grant Richards, Lyle Talbot, and Diana Damis
8Try It My WayFletcher MarkleWhitfield Cook from a story by Frederick NebelHoward Wendell, Phil Arnold, and Gilbert Frye
9Round TripFletcher MarkleCharles FaberPamela Duncan, Roger Smith, Ella Ethridge, Russ Bender, and Paul Harber
10Love Has No AlibiJohn Meredyth LucasSteve Fisher based on the novel by Octavus Roy CohenWilliam Leslie, Kathryn Grant, Don Haggerty, S. John Launer, Paul Haber, and Jack W. Harris
11The Night I DiedFletcher MarkleBrainerd Duffield based on a story by Cornell WoolrichPaul Gary, Benny Rubin, Howard McNear, Eve McVeagh, Scotty Beckett, and Ted Jacques
12Morning Boat to AfricaOscar RandolphMaury HillGeorge Sanders, Valerie French, and Peter Adams
13The People vs. Anne TobinGerd OswaldRobert P. Presnell Jr.Arthur Franz, June Vincent, Reba Tassell, Robert Quarry, and Paul Keast

See also
  • 1956-57 United States network television schedule

References
  1. "GEORGE SANDERS TO BE VIDEO HOST / Cast as Narrator of Filmed Series, 'The Ringmaster.' Built on Circus Stories", The New York Times (September 1, 1955, p.46) Retrieved February 12, 2019
  2. Newton, Dwight (June 16, 1957). "The Sad Summer Season". The San Francisco Examiner. California, San Francisco. p. 132. Retrieved 18 June 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Shonk, Michael (June 12, 2016). Mystery*File. "A TV Series Review by Michael Shonk: GEORGE SANDERS MYSTERY THEATRE (1957)." Retrieved February 12, 2019
  4. Irvin, Richard (2017). Film Stars' Television Projects: Pilots and Series of 50+ Movie Greats, 1948-1985. McFarland. p. 160. ISBN 9781476669168. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  5. CTVA - The Classic TV Archive: The George Sanders Mystery Theater


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