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The 20th Century Fox Hour is an hour-long drama anthology series that was broadcast in the United States on CBS from 1955 to 1957.
[edit] Synopsis
During its run, The 20th Century Fox Hour aired on Wednesday nights at 10 p.m. EST. It aired on alternate weeks, the other program in the lineup at the time being The U.S. Steel Hour. Many of the programs were shortened versions of classic 20th Century Fox films, remade with a cast of newer, lesser-known actors and generally a far lower budget than the originals. Films receiving this treatment included The Ox-Bow Incident, The Late George Apley, and Miracle on 34th Street, among others.
The series boasted several guest stars including Bette Davis, Gary Merrill, Steve McQueen, and Joan Fontaine.
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Season 1
| Episode # |
Title |
Original Airdate |
Guest Star |
| 1 |
"Cavalcade" |
October 5, 1955 |
Michael Wilding, Merle Oberon, Carolyn Jones |
| 2 |
"Laura" |
October 19, 1955 |
Dana Wynter, George Sanders, Robert Stack |
| 3 |
"The Ox-Bow Incident" |
November 2, 1955 |
Robert Wagner, Raymond Burr |
| 4 |
"The Late George Apley" |
November 16, 1955 |
Raymond Massey, Joanne Woodward |
| 5 |
"Christopher Bean" |
November 30, 1955 |
Mildred Natwick,
Allyn Joslyn
|
| 6 |
"The Miracle on 34th Street" |
December 14, 1955 |
Teresa Wright, Sandy Descher |
| 7 |
"Man on the Ledge" |
December 28, 1955 |
Richard Collier, Joey Ray |
| 8 |
"Yacht on the High Sea" |
January 11, 1956 |
Gary Merrill, Nina Foch |
| 9 |
"One Life" |
January 25, 1956 |
Dane Clark, Audrey Totter |
| 10 |
"Crack-Up" |
February 8, 1956 |
Bette Davis, Gary Merrill, Virginia Grey |
| 11 |
"In Times Like These" |
February 22, 1956 |
Macdonald Carey,
Fay Wray
|
| 12 |
"Deception" |
March 7, 1956 |
Linda Darnell, Alan Napier |
| 13 |
"Gun in His Hand" |
April 4, 1956 |
Debra Paget, Robert Wagner |
| 14 |
"Mr. Belvedere" |
April 18, 1956 |
Reginald Gardiner, Eddie Bracken, Zasu Pitts |
| 15 |
"Broken Arrow" |
May 2, 1956 |
John Lupton, Roy Roberts |
| 16 |
"Overnight Haul" |
May 16, 1956 |
Robert Foulk, Forrest Lewis |
| 17 |
"The Empty Room" |
May 30, 1956 |
Alan Napier,
Victoria Ward
|
| 18 |
"The Hefferan Family" |
June 6, 1956 |
Carolyn Jones, Mark Damon |
[edit] Season 2
| Episode # |
Title |
Original Airdate |
Notable Guest Stars |
| 1 |
"Child of the Regiment" |
October 3, 1956 |
Louise Arthur, Paul Birch |
| 2 |
"Stranger in the Night" |
October 17, 1956 |
Joan Fontaine, Tom Conway |
| 3 |
"The Moneymaker" |
October 31, 1956 |
James Burke, Spring Byington |
| 4 |
"Smoke Jumpers" |
November 14, 1956 |
Robert Armstrong, Robert Bray |
| 5 |
"The Last Patriarch" |
November 28, 1956 |
John Cassavetes,
Angela Greene
|
| 6 |
"Men Against Speed " |
December 12, 1956 |
Mona Freeman, Farley Granger |
| 7 |
"Operation Cicero" |
December 26, 1956 |
Leon Askin, Romney Brent |
| 8 |
"End of a Gun" |
January 9, 1957 |
John Drew Barrymore, Lyle Bettger |
| 9 |
"False Witness" |
January 23, 1957 |
Claude Akins, Morris Ankrum |
| 10 |
"Springfield Incident" |
February 6, 1957 |
Lloyd Corrigan, Alan Hale, Jr. |
| 11 |
"Man of the Law" |
February 20, 1957 |
Denver Pyle,
Marsha Hunt
|
| 12 |
"City in Flames" |
March 6, 1957 |
Jack Albertson, Anne Jeffreys, Kevin McCarthy |
| 13 |
"Deadline Decision" |
March 20, 1957 |
Charles Bickford, Whit Bissell |
| 14 |
"The Still Trumpet" |
April 3, 1957 |
Douglas Dick, James Griffith |
| 15 |
"Men in Her Life" |
April 17, 1957 |
Parley Baer, Sheila Bromley |
| 16 |
"Deep Water" |
May 1, 1957 |
Richard Arlen, Steve McQueen |
| 17 |
"The Great American Hoax" |
May 15, 1957 |
Ed Wynn,
Jerry Paris
|
| 18 |
"Threat to a Happy Ending" |
May 29, 1957 |
Mabel Albertson, William Bendix, Jean Byron |
| 18 |
"The Marriage Broker" |
June 12, 1957 |
Ellen Corby, Parley Baer, Kipp Hamilton |
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