Curtain Call (American TV series) explained

Genre:Dramatic anthology
Country:United States
Language:English
Num Seasons:1
Producer:Worthington Miner
Network:NBC

Curtain Call is an American television anthology series that aired on NBC from June 20, 1952 until September 26, 1952,[1] as the summer replacement for The RCA Victor Show.[2] Fourteen 30-minute episodes were telecast live from Hollywood. Its stories were based upon the works of writers like John Steinbeck, Henry James, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and John Cheever, among others.

Guest stars included Boris Karloff, Richard Kiley, Carol Bruce, Charlton Heston, Jack Palance, Robert Preston, Maureen Stapleton, Miriam Hopkins, and John Forsythe. It was produced by Worthington Miner.

Robert Boyle was the director.

Episodes

Partial List of Episodes of Curtain Call
Date Title Actors
August 15, 1952 "The Vexations of A J Wentworth, B A" Harry Townes, Melville Cooper, Michael McAloney, and Tarry Green[3]
August 22, 1952 "The Liar" Charlton Heston, Ilona Massey, Fredric Tozere, Susan Harris, Karen Lindgren[4]
August 29, 1952 "The Summer People" James Dunn, Frances Fuller, Paul Ford, Parker Fennelly, Margaret Hamilton, Jimmy Goodwin, Victor Thorley[5]
September 5, 1952 "The Model Millionaire" Michael Evans, Stella Andrew, Murray Matheson, Robin Craven, Peter Pagan[6]
September 12, 1952 "Mutiny in the Zoo" Louise Larrabee, Howard Smith, Nell Harrison, Harry Cook, Victoria Ward[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: McNeil. Alex. Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present . 1996. Penguin Books USA, Inc.. New York, New York. 0-14-02-4916-8. 190. 4th.
  2. Book: Tim Brooks . Tim Brooks (television historian) . Earle Marsh . . Ballantine Books . New York . Eighth . 2003 . Curtain Call (Dramatic Anthology) . 264 . 978-0-345-45542-0.
  3. News: Curtain Call . April 11, 2022 . Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index . August 10, 1952 . 8.
  4. News: Curtain Call . April 16, 2022 . Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index . August 17, 1952 . 8.
  5. News: Curtain Call . April 23, 2022 . Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index . August 31, 1952 . 8.
  6. News: Curtain Call . April 24, 2022 . Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index . September 7, 1952 . 7.
  7. News: Curtain Call . May 2, 2022 . Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index . September 14, 1952 . 7.