The Elgin Hour
Joe Mantell holds a gun on Orson Bean, Theodore Bikel and Polly Bergen in "The San Francisco Fracas", 1955
The Elgin Hour is a 60 minute live American anthology drama that aired October 5, 1954 to June 14, 1955 on the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), alternating with U.S. Steel Hour. There were a total of 19 episodes that featured actors John Cassavetes, Boris Karloff, Roddy McDowall, Kim Stanley, Teresa Wright, Joanne Woodward, and Robert Preston, among dozens of others.
Its directors included the later notable feature directors, Daniel Petrie and Sidney Lumet. One of its writers was Reginald Rose, famous for writing 12 Angry Men. It was produced by Herbert Brodkin, a pioneering producer of early drama series that touched on social issues.
Episodes
- Floodtide - October 5, 1954
- Family Crisis - October 19, 1954
- High Man - November 2, 1954
- Warm Clay - November 16, 1954
- Hearts and Hollywood - November 30, 1954
- Yesterday's Magic - December 14, 1954
- Falling Star - December 28, 1954
- The Bridge - January 11, 1955
- Family Meeting - January 25, 1955
- Days of Grace - February 8, 1955
- Sting of Death - February 22, 1955
- Crime in the Streets - March 8, 1955
- The $1,000 Widow - March 22, 1955
- Black Eagle Pass - April 5, 1955
- Midsummer Melody - April 19, 1955
- Driftwood - May 3, 1955
- San Francisco Fracas - May 17, 1955
- Mind Over Momma - May 31, 1955
- Combat Medics - June 14, 1955