Douglas Fairbanks Presents
| Douglas Fairbanks Presents | |
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| Also known as |
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| Genre | Anthology series |
| Presented by | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. |
| Starring | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. (48 episodes) |
| Composer | Allan Gray |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 157 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | British National Studios, England |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | 7 January 1953 – 11 February 1957 |
Douglas Fairbanks Presents is a 1953–1956 syndicated half-hour dramatic anthology series. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. was the host, and he sometimes starred in episodes.[1] It was also known as Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Presents.[2][3] A total of 117 episodes were filmed.[2] The program was also broadcast in at least seven TV markets in Canada.[4]
Actors
The series offered Buster Keaton in his first dramatic role in the episode entitled "The Awakening". British actor Christopher Lee appeared in various roles in sixteen episodes, including "Destination Milan".[1]
Production
Fairbanks was executive producer for the program,[3] which was filmed at the British National Studios, Elstree, England and on location in England and in other parts of Europe.[2] NBC Films was the original distributor, but by mid-1954, it had begun distributing a package titled Paragon Playhouse, while Interstate TV distributed episodes with the original title.[5]
Herman Blaser was the production supervisor, and Lawrence Huntington was the director. John and Gwen Bagni wrote the scripts.[6] Music for the show was composed by Allan Gray.[citation needed]
Recognition
In 1954, Douglas Fairbanks Presents was named the best non-network dramatic film series in The Billboard's Second Annual TV awards.[5]
Other titles
The program had different titles in different areas. Those titles often included the name of the sponsor, such as Rheingold Theatre[1] (when Rheingold Brewery sponsored it in New York City[2] and at least 15 other locations[4]) and Triangle Theatre (based on sponsor Blatz Beer's logo) in Wisconsin.[2] In Melbourne, Australia the series was aired under the title Chesebrough Ponds Playhouse.[citation needed]
Episodes
Season 1 (1953–1954)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Accused" | Lawrence Huntington | Gwen Bagni, John Bagni | 7 January 1953 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Scream" | Charles Saunders | John Cresswell, Hester Holland | 14 January 1953 |
| 3 | 3 | "Little Brother" | Charles Saunders | Doreen Montgomery | 21 January 1953 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Clock" | Lance Comforrt | Paul Vincent Carroll | 28 January 1953 |
| 5 | 5 | "Dialogue With Two Faces" | Charles Saunders | Unknown | 4 February 1953 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Surgeon" | Terence Fisher | Lawrence B. Marcus, Richard Alan Simmons | 11 February 1953 |
| 7 | 7 | "Lochinvar" | Leslie Arliss | Walter Scott | 18 February 1953 |
| 8 | 8 | "Take A Number" | Terence Fisher | Lawrence B. Marcus | 25 February 1953 |
| 9 | 9 | "Thought To Kill" | Leslie Arliss | Selwyn Jepson | 4 March 1953 |
| 10 | 10 | "Happy Birthday" | Bernard Knowles | Lawrence B. Marcus | 11 March 1953 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Five Pound Note" | Bernard Knowles | Lawrence B. Marcus, Robert Westerby | 18 March 1953 |
| 12 | 12 | "Destination Milan" | Lawrence Huntington | Lawrence Huntington, Robert Hall | 25 March 1953 |
| 13 | 13 | "Foolish Notions" | Charles Saunders | Gabrielle Upton | 1 April 1953 |
| 14 | 14 | "American Duel" | Lance Comfort | Nelson Gidding, Doreen Montgomery, Robert Westerby | 8 April 1953 |
| 15 | 15A | "The Last Moment" | Lance Comfort | Selwyn Jepson | 15 April 1953 |
| 16 | 15B | "The Sensible Man" | Lance Comfort | Vincent Carroll | 15 April 1953 |
| 17 | 16 | "Parlour Trick" | Lawrence Huntington | Roland Pertwee | 22 April 1953 |
| 18 | 17 | "Outpost" | Dan Birt | Unknown | 29 April 1953 |
| 19 | 18 | "My Name Is Jones" | Charles Saunders | Selwyn Jepson | 6 May 1953 |
| 20 | 19 | "A Lodging For The Night" | Bernard Knowles | Lawrence B. Marcus, Robert Louis Stevenson | 13 May 1953 |
| 21 | 20 | "Priceless Pocket" | Leslie Arliss | Guy Morgan, Geoffrey Wallace | 20 May 1953 |
| 22 | 21 | "Sylvia" | John Gilling | Doreen Montgomery | 27 May 1953 |
| 23 | 22 | "The Red Dress" | Lawrence Huntington | Rhys Davies, Guy Morgan | 3 June 1953 |
| 24 | 23 | "The Runaway Marriage" | Leslie Arliss | Unknown | 10 June 1953 |
| 25 | 24 | "The Journey" | Charles Frank | Albert Jarosy | 17 June 1953 |
| 26 | 25 | "Lowland Fling" | Leslie Arliss | Paul Vincent Carroll | 24 June 1953 |
| 27 | 26 | "Emerald Green" | Lawrence Huntington | Paul Vincent Carroll | 1 July 1953 |
| 28 | 27 | "The Genie" | Lance Comfort | Doreen Montgomery | 8 July 1953 |
| 29 | 28 | "The Heel" | Lance Comfort | Noel Charles, Peter Graham Scott, Gordon Wellesley | 15 July 1953 |
| 30 | 29 | "My Favourite Aunt" | Lance Comfort | Unknown | 22 July 1953 |
| 31 | 30 | "The Door" | Charles Saunders | Lawrence B. Marcus, Guy Morgan | 9 September 1953 |
| 32 | 31 | "The Great White Bird" | John Gilling | Simon Harcourt-Smith, Moie Charles, Derry Quinn | 23 September 1953 |
| 33 | 32 | "Forever My Heart" | Leslie Arliss | Selwyn Jepson, Doreen Montgomery | 30 September 1953 |
| 34 | 33 | "Moment Of Truth" | Lance Comfort | Doreen Montgomery | 7 October 1953 |
| 35 | 34 | "Silent Snow" | Charles Saunders | Derry Quinn | 21 October 1953 |
| 36 | 35 | "Bitter Heart" | Bernard Knowles | Guy Morgan, Albert Jarosy | 4 November 1953 |
| 37 | 36 | "The Death Of Michael Turbin" | Bernard Knowles | Paul Vincent Carroll, Lawrence B. Marcus | 18 November 1953 |
| 38 | 37 | "Panic" | Lawrence Huntington | Lawrence B. Marcus, Peter Quinn | 9 December 1953 |
| 39 | 38 | "The Charm" | Lance Comfort | Unknown | 30 December 1953 |
| 40 | 39 | "The Silent Man" | Terence Fisher | Gil Doud, Robert Westerby, Lewis Rusoff | 27 January 1954 |
Season 2 (1954-1955)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1 | "King High" | Terence Fisher | Andrew Solt, Glen Bohannax | 3 February 1954 |
| 42 | 2 | "Gramma Brenn" | Lawrence Huntington | Mildred Cram | 10 February 1954 |
| 43 | 3 | "The Ship's Doctor" | Derek Twist | Val Valentine | 17 February 1954 |
| 44 | 4 | "The Wedding Veil" | Charles Saunders | Lothian Daggett | 24 February 1954 |
| 45 | 5 | "Pardon My Ghost" | Leslie Arliss | Guy Morgan | 3 March 1954 |
| 46 | 6 | "The Trap" | Arthur Crabtree | Gabrielle Upton, Doris Gilbert | 10 March 1954 |
| 47 | 7 | "Second Wind" | Leslie Arliss | Jerome Gruskin | 17 March 1954 |
| 48 | 8 | "Leave To Die" | Derek Twist | A.R. Rawlinson, Mark Derby | 24 March 1954 |
| 49 | 9 | "The International Settlement" | Lawrence Huntington | Capt W.E. Johns, A.R. Rawlinson | 31 March 1954 |
| 50 | 10 | "Double Identity" | Francis Searle | John Haggerty, Aubrey Cash, Charles Hatton | 14 April 1954 |
| 51 | 11 | "The Refugee" | Michael McCarthy | Michael McCarthy | 21 April 1954 |
| 52 | 12 | "A Lesson In Love" | Leslie Arliss | Unknown | 28 April 1954 |
| 53 | 13 | "Myra And The Moneyman" | Michael McCarthy | Van Fleming, Leigh Vance | 5 May 1954 |
| 54 | 14 | "The Heirloom" | John Gilling | John Kneubuhl | 12 May 1954 |
| 55 | 15 | "The Witness" | Lawrence Huntington | Lee Edwards | 19 May 1954 |
| 56 | 16 | "Johnny Blue" | Lance Comfort | Jerome Gruskin | 26 May 1954 |
| 57 | 17 | "Street Of Angels" | Arthur Crantree | Paul Erickson, Guy Morgan, Robin Estridge | 2 June 1954 |
| 58 | 18 | "The Happy McBains" | Derek Twist | Nathaniel Curtis | 9 June 1954 |
| 59 | 19 | "Rain Forest" | Lawrence Huntington | J.B.Williams, Dorothy Cottrell | 16 June 1954 |
| 60 | 20 | "Provincial Lady" | Lance Comfort | Miles Malleson, Ivan Turgenev | 30 June 1954 |
| 61 | 21 | "The Awakening" | Michael McCarthy | Lawrence B. Marcus, Nikolay Gogol | 14 July 1954 |
| 62 | 22 | "The Apples" | Lance Comfort | Stanley Mann | 21 July 1954 |
| 63 | 23 | "Pattern For Glory" | Derek Twist | Abby Mann, Bernard Drew | 4 August 1954 |
| 64 | 24 | "A Line In The Snow" | Michael McCarthy | Gabrielle Upton | 18 August 1954 |
| 65 | 25 | "One-Way Ticket" | Lawrence Huntington | Paul Bauman | 25 August 1954 |
| 66 | 26 | "Dream Stuff" | Charles Saunders | Gabrielle Upton | 8 September 1954 |
| 67 | 27 | "Four Farewells In Venice" | Michael McCarthy | Charles Frank | 22 September 1954 |
| 68 | 28 | "Mr Sampson" | Lawrence Huntington | John Sherman | 29 September 1954 |
| 69 | 29 | "The Man Who Heard Everything" | Allan Davis | Lawrence B. Marcus | 13 October 1954 |
| 70 | 30 | "The Last Knife" | Michael McCarthy | Michael McCarthy | 20 October 1954 |
| 71 | 31 | "Rehearsal" | Lance Comfort | John Q. Copeland | 3 November 1954 |
| 72 | 32 | "Face Of The Law" | Lance Comfort | Sewlyn Jepson, Lance Sieveking | 10 November 1954 |
| 73 | 33 | "The Relative Truth" | Leslie Arliss | Paul Vincent Carroll | 24 November 1954 |
| 74 | 34 | "The Lovely Place" | Leslie Arliss | Gabrielle Upton | 8 December 1954 |
| 75 | 35 | "The Mix-Up" | Anthony Young | Unknown | 15 December 1954 |
| 76 | 36 | "Silent Night: The Story Of The Original Christmas Carol" | Lawrence Huntington | Frank Gruber | 22 December 1954 |
| 77 | 37 | "Stand By" | Derek Twist | Doreen Montgomery | 29 December 1954 |
| 78 | 38 | "Forever Is A Long Time" | Lawrence Huntington | Gabrielle Upton, Tedwell Chappman | 12 January 1955 |
| 79 | 39 | "Border Incident" | Derek Twist | George Marrow | 26 January 1955 |
Season 3 (1955)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 1 | "The Patriarch" | Michael McCarthy | Derry Quinn, Claire Wallis, Maxwell Sellers | 2 February 1955 |
| 81 | 2 | "The Hideaway" | Arthur Crabtree | Stanley Mann | 9 February 1955 |
| 82 | 3 | "The 90th Day" | Terence Fisher | Malvin Wald, Jack Jacobs | 16 February 1955 |
| 83 | 4 | "Counterfeit" | Roy Rich | Abby Mann, Howard Apter, Guy Morgan | 23 February 1955 |
| 84 | 5 | "Honeymoon Deferred" | Dennis Vance | Lorraine Edwards | 2 March 1955 |
| 85 | 6 | "The Long White Line" | John Gilling | John Francis Larkin, John Gilling, Guy Morgan | 9 March 1955 |
| 86 | 7 | "The Dark Lake" | Roy Rich | Ashmead Scott | 16 March 1955 |
| 87 | 8 | "Pitfall" | Roy Rich | Kent Doone | 23 March 1955 |
| 88 | 9 | "Con Cregan's Legacy" | Harold Huth | Paul Vincent Carroll, Charles Lever | 6 April 1955 |
| 89 | 10 | "Crime A La Carte" | Dennis Vance | Stanley Mann | 13 April 1955 |
| 90 | 11 | "Room 506" | Arthur Crabtree | James Patrick O'Neill | 20 April 1955 |
| 91 | 12 | "The Thoroughbred" | Harold Huth | Kent Doone, Guy Morgan | 27 April 1955 |
| 92 | 13 | "While The Circus Passes" | Lawrence Huntington | John Haggarty | 4 May 1955 |
| 93 | 14 | "The Leprachaun" | Lawrence Huntington | Derry Quinn, John Sherman | 11 May 1955 |
| 94 | 15 | "The Little Big Shot" | Lance Comfort | William Wiener, Herbert Abbott Spiro | 18 May 1955 |
| 95 | 16 | "The Auction" | Bernard Knowles | Stanley Mann | 25 May 1955 |
| 96 | 17 | "The Only Son" | Michael McCarthy | Unknown | 1 June 1955 |
| 97 | 18 | "Goodbye Tomorrow" | Bernard Knowles | John Gilling, Leigh Vance | 8 June 1955 |
| 98 | 19 | "Another Day" | Arthur Crabtree | Jerome Gruskin | 15 June 1955 |
| 99 | 20 | "Flight One-Zero-One" | Derek Twist | Maurice Wiltshire, Derek Twist | 29 June 1955 |
| 100 | 21 | "The Wedding Dress" | Roy Rich | Gizi de Blore Zsemley | 13 July 1955 |
| 101 | 22 | "The Enchanted Doll" | Harold Huth | Derry Quinn, Paul Gallico | 20 July 1955 |
| 102 | 23 | "Tony" | Lawrence Huntington | Guy Morgan, John Tully | 3 August 1955 |
| 103 | 24 | "Blue Murder" | Roy Rich | Emery Bonett, Guy Morgan | 24 August 1955 |
| 104 | 25 | "The Sound Of Your Voice" | Leslie Arliss | Unknown | 31 August 1955 |
| 105 | 26 | "Big Nick" | Lance Comfort | Unknown | 7 September 1955 |
| 106 | 27 | "The Milkman" | Lance Comfort | Lawrence B. Marcus | 14 September 1955 |
| 107 | 28 | "The Treasure Of Urbano" | Harold Huth | Paul Tabori, Derry Quinn | 28 September 1955 |
| 108 | 29 | "Atlantic Night" | Derek Twist | Leslie Reade, Arthur Bryant | 5 October 1955 |
| 109 | 30 | "The Hero" | Harold Huth | Abby Mann, Ben Arbeid | 12 October 1955 |
| 110 | 31 | "Success Train" | Dennis Vance | Abby Mann, Jack Wilson | 7 November 1955 |
| 111 | 32 | "Guilt" | Lance Comfort | James Parish | 14 November 1955 |
| 112 | 33 | "A Borderline Case" | Roy Rich | Guy Morgan | 21 November 1955 |
| 113 | 34 | "Heritage" | Lance Comfort | Joseph Schull | 5 December 1955 |
| 114 | 35 | "The Immigrant" | Michael McCarthy | Michael McCarthy | 12 December 1955 |
| 115 | 36 | "A Fast Buck" | Dennis Vance | Berkeley Mather, Guy Morgan | 2 January 1956 |
| 116 | 37 | "Dmitrios" | Dennis Vance | Derry Quinn, Norman Holland | 16 January 1956 |
| 117 | 38 | "Deadline: Vienna" | Harold Huth | Kent Doone | 23 January 1956 |
| 118 | 39 | "Gabrielle" | Bernard Knowles | Peter Pitt | 30 January 1956 |
Season 4 (1956-57)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119 | 1 | "Better Mousetraps" | Harold Huth | Pauline Stone, Michael Cosgrove | 6 February 1956 |
| 120 | 2 | "The Present" | Lawrence Huntington | Michael Voysey | 13 February 1956 |
| 121 | 3 | "Jason's House" | Derek Twist | Jerry McGill | 20 February 1956 |
| 122 | 4 | "No Samples" | Cy Roth | Bill Barrett | 27 February 1956 |
| 123 | 5 | "A Walk In The Wilderness" | Arthur Crabtree | Montagu Slater, Guy Morgan | 5 March 1956 |
| 124 | 6 | "Welcome My Wife" | Leslie Arliss | E.G. Cousins, Derry Quinn | 12 March 1956 |
| 125 | 7 | "First Day" | Harold Huth | Paul Dudley, Bernard Glemser | 19 March 1956 |
| 126 | 8 | "A Flight Of Birds" | Arthur Crabtree | Timothy Hanley, Guy Morgan | 26 March 1956 |
| 127 | 9 | "Personal Call" | Michael McCarthy | Unknown | 2 April 1956 |
| 128 | 10 | "A New Life" | Arthur Crabtree | Dan Harris, Guy Morgan | 9 April 1956 |
| 129 | 11 | "The Dunce" | Arthur Crabtree | Clock Dailey, Guy Morgan | 23 April 1956 |
| 130 | 12 | "Ship Day" | Derek Twist | Johan Fabricius, Guy Morgan, Derek Twist | 30 April 1956 |
| 131 | 13 | "The Murderer" | Harold Huth | Stanley Mann, Guy Morgan | 7 May 1956 |
| 132 | 14 | "Point Of View" | Leslie Arliss | Paul David, Guy Morgan | 14 May 1956 |
| 133 | 15 | "Mutiny" | Arthur Crabtree | Patrick Whyte | 28 May 1956 |
| 134 | 16 | "The Story Of Pan Yusef" | Harold Huth | Ferdynand Goetel, Guy Morgan | 4 June 1956 |
| 135 | 17 | "A Train To The Sea" | Derek Twist, Leslie Arliss | Hugh Walpole, Leslie Arliss | 11 June 1956 |
| 136 | 18 | "A Likely Story" | Michael McCarthy | A.R. Rawlinson, Jean Leslie | 25 June 1956 |
| 137 | 19 | "Play Me A Blue Note" | Harold Huth | Anne Howard Bailey, Guy Morgan | 2 July 1956 |
| 138 | 20 | "The Way Home" | Harold Huth | Anne Howard Bailey | 9 July 1956 |
| 139 | 21 | "Mister Purley's Profession" | Leslie Arliss | Jack Roche | 23 July 1956 |
| 140 | 22 | "Treasure In Store" | Harold Huth | Claude Pirkis, Derry Quinn | 20 August 1956 |
| 141 | 23 | "Beloved Stranger" | Harold Huth | I.A.R. Wylie, Diana Morgan | 3 September 1956 |
| 142 | 24 | "The Guy In The Middle" | Derek Twist | Marion Cooper | 10 September 1956 |
| 143 | 25 | "Timmy The Shanks" | Harold Huth | Paul Vincent Carroll | 17 September 1956 |
| 144 | 26 | "The Man Who Wouldn't Escape" | Michael McCarthy | Stanley Mann, Mordecai Richler | 1 October 1956 |
| 145 | 27 | "Winning Sequence" | Leslie Arliss | Leslie Arliss, Margery Sharp | 8 October 1956 |
| 146 | 28 | "The Last Tour" | Derek Twist | Ann Howard Bailey | 15 October 1956 |
| 147 | 29 | "Someone Outside" | Lance Comfort | Martin Worth | 22 October 1956 |
| 148 | 30 | "One Can't Help Feeling Sorry" | Harold Huth | Frank D. Gilroy | 29 October 1956 |
| 149 | 31 | "Crown Of The Andes" | Francis Searle | Edward Dunn | 5 November 1956 |
| 150 | 32 | "Homecoming" | Joseph Sterling | Joseph Schull | 12 November 1956 |
| 151 | 33 | "Rendezvous At Dawn" | Arthur Crabtree | Charles Early, Joseph Early | 19 November 1956 |
| 152 | 34 | "Scheherezade" | Harold Huth | Irving Rubine, Selwyn Jepson | 26 November 1956 |
| 153 | 35 | "To What Great Heights" | Harold Huth | Paul Dudley, Guy Morgan | 3 December 1956 |
| 154 | 36 | "The Best Man" | Derek Twist | Irene Winston | 14 January 1957 |
| 155 | 37 | "The Ludlow Affair" | David Macdonald | Irving Rubine, Herman C. McNeile | 28 January 1957 |
| 156 | 38 | "The Trouble With Destiny" | Barry Delmaine | Eugene Vale | 4 February 1957 |
| 157 | 39 | "Together" | Lance Comfort | Paul David | 11 February 1957 |
Archive status
Out of an original total of 157 episodes, 51 episodes are currently missing:
- Series 1 Episode 01 "The Accused" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 02 "The Scream" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 03 "Little Brother" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 04 "The Clock" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 05 "Dialogue For Two Faces" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 06 "The Surgeon" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 07 "Lochinvar" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 08 "Take A Number" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 09 "Thought To Kill" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 10 "Happy Birthday" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 11 "The Five Pound Note" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 12 "Destination Milan" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 15A "The Last Moment" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 15B "The Sensible Man" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 16 "The Parlour Trick" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 17 "The Outpost" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 18 "My Name is Jones (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 19 "A Lodging For The Night" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 20 "The Priceless Pocket" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 21 "Sylvia" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 22 "The Red Dress" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 23 "Runaway Marriage" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 24 "The Journey" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 26 "Emerald Green" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 27 "The Genie" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 28 "The Heel" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 30 "The Door" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 31 "The Great White Bird" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 32 "Forever My Heart" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 33 "Moment Of Truth" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 35 "Bitter Heart" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 36 "The Death Of Michael Turbin" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 37 "Panic" (missing)
- Series 1 Episode 38 "The Charm" (missing)
- Series 2 Episode 17 "Street Of Angels" (missing)
- Series 2 Episode 25 "One Way Ticket" (missing)
- Series 2 Episode 28 "Mr. Sampson" (missing)
- Series 2 Episode 37 "Stand By" (missing)
- Series 3 Episode 01 "The Patriarch" (missing)
- Series 3 Episode 03 "The 90th Day" (missing)
- Series 3 Episode 08 "Pitfall" (missing)
- Series 3 Episode 09 "Con Cregan's Legacy" (missing)
- Series 3 Episode 10 "Crime A La Carte" (missing)
- Series 3 Episode 11 "Room 506" (missing)
- Series 3 Episode 25 "The Sound Of Your Voice" (missing)
- Series 3 Episode 31 "Success Train" (missing)
- Series 3 Episode 33 "Borderline Case" (missing)
- Series 3 Episode 38 "Deadline: Vienna" (missing)
- Series 4 Episode 18 "A Likely Story" (missing)
- Series 4 Episode 24 "Guy In The Middle" (missing)
- Series 4 Episode 34 "Scheherezade" (Sound only exists – there is no picture).
In September 2024, A copy of "Myra And The Money Man" (Series 2 Episode 13) was located in Archives Canada by missing episodes hunter Ray Langstone.
In December 2024, A copy of "Together" (Series 4 Episode 39) was located by Film Is Fabulous in the collection of film collector David Moore. They also found better quality copies of existing episodes "The Story of Pan Yusuf" (Series 4 Episode 16) and "Silent Snow". (Series 1 Episode 34).[7]
References
- ^ a b c McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 235. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- ^ a b c d e Erickson, Hal (1989). Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987'. McFarland & Company, Inc. pp. 64–65. ISBN 0-7864-1198-8.
- ^ a b Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 280. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.
- ^ a b "Fairbanks Series Sold Into 7 New Canadian Markets". Billboard. August 21, 1954. p. 14. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ a b "D. Fairbanks Noses Out 'Favorite Story'". Billboard. July 31, 1954. p. 8. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ "Review of TV Film Shows". Billboard. April 25, 1953. p. 32. Retrieved February 13, 2022.
- ^ https://filmisfabulous.org.uk/1950s-tv-show-recovered/
External links
- at CVTA with episode list
- Rheingold Theatre at IMDb
- A film clip of the episode "Bulldog Drummond" is available for viewing at the Internet Archive