Alt Name: | Your Favorite Story (Your Favorite Playhouse) |
Genre: | Anthology |
Director: | Lewis Allen Eddie Davis Robert Florey Leslie Goodwins Tom Gries John Guillermin Phil Karlson Lew Landers Christian Nyby Ted Post |
Starring: | Robert Blake Raymond Burr Mae Clark Suzanne Flon DeForest Kelley Anita Louise Adolphe Menjou Ralph Morgan Kenneth Tobey |
Narrated: | Adolphe Menjou |
Presenter: | Adolphe Menjou |
Country: | United States |
Language: | English |
Num Seasons: | 1 |
Num Episodes: | 25 |
Runtime: | 25 mins. |
Network: | NBC |
Your Favorite Story is a syndicated TV anthology series[1] that was broadcast in the United States from 1953 to 1955. The program was also known as My Favorite Story.[2] It was premiered in December 1954 with the title Your Favorite Playhouse.
This program was adapted from the radio show Favorite Story which ran from 1946 to 1949.[3] The program's 25 episodes were hosted and narrated by Adolphe Menjou, who also acted in several episodes.[4] It featured episodes originally written by Leonard St. Clair, William Makepeace Thackeray, Mary Roberts Rinehart and Frank R. Stockton.
The show was produced by Ziv Television Programs.[5] John Guillermin directed some episodes.[6]
The program's initial episode was an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's "How Much Land Does a Man Need?", directed by Eddie Davis and starring Raymond Burr.[7]