Your Favorite Story Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Terrace . Vincent . Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. . 10 January 2014 . McFarland . 978-0-7864-8641-0 . 1208 . November 20, 2020 . en.
  2. Book: McNeil. Alex. Total Television. 1996. Penguin Books USA, Inc.. New York, New York. 0-14-02-4916-8. 578. 4th.
  3. Book: Fusco . Joseph . Beyond Dead End: The Solo Careers of The Dead End Kids . December 2012 . BearManor Media . November 20, 2020 . en.
  4. Book: Olsson . Jan . Hitchcock à la Carte . 25 April 2015 . Duke University Press . 978-0-8223-7602-6 . November 20, 2020 . en.
  5. D. Fairbanks Noses Out 'Favorite Story' . November 20, 2020 . Billboard . July 31, 1954 . 8.
  6. Filmink. Stephen. Vagg. John Guillermin: Action Man. 17 November 2020.
  7. News: Gould . Jack . Radio and Television . November 20, 2020 . The New York Times . January 14, 1953 . 37. . ProQuest.