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Telephone Time

TV·1956–1958·3 seasons, 82 episodes·CBS·Drama·30m

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Telephone Time is an American anthology drama series that aired on CBS in 1956, and on ABC from 1957 to 1958. The series features plays by John Nesbitt who hosted the first season. Frank C. Baxter hosted the 1957 and 1958 seasons. The program was directed by Arthur Hiller.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01She Sette Her Little FooteS02E06 · 7.0
  2. 02The Man Who Discovered O. HenryS02E20 · 6.0

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0117Episodes1956AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01The Golden JunkmanApril 8, 1956True story of an Armenian immigrant who overcomes all odds to become a wealthy and educated man: after his wife's death, he rears his belove
  2. S01E02Man with a BeardApril 15, 1956
  3. S01E03Captain from KopenickApril 22, 1956Based on a real scandal where a cobbler posing as a captain absconded with the treasury of a Berlin suburb in 1906.
  4. S01E04Borders AwayApril 29, 1956The WW2 story of Captain Dan Gallery. He convinced his superiors he could capture a German U-boat. See the top secret preparation, the pla
  5. S01E05The Mystery of Caspar HauserMay 6, 1956
  6. S01E06The StepmotherMay 13, 1956
  7. S01E07Time BombMay 20, 1956
  8. S01E08Emperor Norton's BridgeMay 27, 1956
  9. S01E09The Man Who Believed in Fairy TalesJune 3, 1956Story of Heinrich Schliemann's quest for truth and riches in the myths he read about.
  10. S01E10Harry in Search of HimselfJune 10, 1956
  11. S01E11Felix the FourthJune 17, 1956
  12. S01E12Smith of EcuadorJune 24, 1956
  13. S01E13The Gingerbread ManJuly 1, 1956
  14. S01E14Joyful LunaticJuly 8, 1956
  15. S01E15The KeyJuly 15, 1956
  16. S01E16Grandpa Changes the WorldJuly 22, 1956Far more than courtroom drama, this TRUE STORY about how Alexander Hamilton, attorney to William Penn and the only colonial admitted to the
  17. S01E17Again the StarsJuly 29, 1956

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0236Episodes1956–57Aired 6.5Season avg
  1. S02E01Keeley's Wonderful MachineSeptember 16, 1956
  2. S02E02I Am Not AloneSeptember 23, 1956
  3. S02E03Mr. and Mrs. BrowningSeptember 30, 1956
  4. S02E04Vicksburg, 5:35 PMOctober 7, 1956
  5. S02E05The Churchill ClubOctober 14, 1956
  6. S02E06She Sette Her Little FooteOctober 21, 1956 7.0
  7. S02E07Uncle Fred Flits ByOctober 28, 1956
  8. S02E08She Also RanNovember 4, 1956The true story of the only woman ever to run for the Presidency of the U.S. In 1884, long before women were granted the right to vote, Belva
  9. S02E09KnockoutNovember 11, 1956
  10. S02E10Chico and the ArchbishopNovember 18, 1956
  11. S02E11Racoon HuntNovember 25, 1956
  12. S02E12FortunatusDecember 9, 1956
  13. S02E13Scio, OhioDecember 16, 1956
  14. S02E14The Sergeant Boyd StoryDecember 23, 1956
  15. S02E15The Mountain That MovedDecember 30, 1956
  16. S02E16Passport to LifeJanuary 6, 1957
  17. S02E17The Jumping ParsonJanuary 13, 1957
  18. S02E18Parents of a StrangerJanuary 20, 1957
  19. S02E19The ConsortJanuary 27, 1957
  20. S02E20The Man Who Discovered O. HenryFebruary 3, 1957 6.0
  21. S02E21The Greatest Man in the WorldFebruary 10, 1957
  22. S02E22The Unsinkable Molly BrownFebruary 24, 1957A woman who began her career as a scullery maid and became a Denver society woman, was present on the ill-fated voyage of the Titanic. She t
  23. S02E23The IntruderMarch 3, 1957
  24. S02E24Fight for the TitleMarch 17, 1957Based on a story from the life of the boxer Benny Leonard: Leonard kayos an aspiring title hunter, who suffers brain damage from the blow. H
  25. S02E25EscapeMarch 24, 1957
  26. S02E26Castle DangerousMarch 31, 1957
  27. S02E27Hatfield, the RainmakerApril 3, 1957
  28. S02E28Bullet Lou KirnApril 11, 1957Lou Kirn, a Navy football star in 1931, a Squadron Commander during WW2, and a man faced with his biggest challenge in 1954...a dread form o
  29. S02E29Elfego BacaApril 18, 1957
  30. S02E30Rabbi on WheelsApril 25, 1957
  31. S02E31The Diamond PeerMay 2, 1957
  32. S02E32StrandedMay 9, 1957In November of 1940, the worst blizzard in the state's history hit Minnesota. Beatrice Enter, a rural schoolteacher was trapped with her stu
  33. S02E33The Plot to Save a BoyJune 6, 1957
  34. S02E34Line ChiefJune 11, 1957
  35. S02E35Pit-A-Pit and the DragonJune 18, 1957
  36. S02E36The Koshetz StoryJune 25, 1957

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season0329Episodes1957–58AiredSeason avg
  1. S03E01RevengeSeptember 10, 1957A school teacher from Massachusetts comes to a small western town to marry a young homesteader, but finds that he's been murdered. The jury
  2. S03E02Here Lies Francois GoldSeptember 17, 1957
  3. S03E03Campaign For MarriageSeptember 24, 1957
  4. S03E04The GadflyOctober 1, 1957
  5. S03E05Hole in the WallOctober 8, 1957
  6. S03E06The Man the Navy Couldn't SinkOctober 15, 1957
  7. S03E07Under SeventeenOctober 22, 1957
  8. S03E08The Other Van GoghOctober 29, 1957
  9. S03E09Arithmetic SailorNovember 5, 1957
  10. S03E10I Get Along Without You Very WellNovember 12, 1957Composer Hoagy Carmichael relates the story of a song inspired by an anonymous poem, I get along without you very well. The year is 1938. Ho
  11. S03E11Alice's Wedding GownNovember 19, 1957
  12. S03E12The RescueNovember 26, 1957
  13. S03E13Novel AppealDecember 3, 1957An author frees an innocent man from prison.
  14. S03E14Sam Houston's DecisionDecember 10, 1957
  15. S03E15The Frying PanDecember 17, 1957
  16. S03E16A Picture of the MagiDecember 24, 1957
  17. S03E17Death of a NobodyDecember 31, 1957
  18. S03E18Abby, Julia and the Seven Pet CowsJanuary 7, 1958
  19. S03E19Cavalry SurgeonJanuary 14, 1958The story of a military surgeon who in a moment of crisis has to perform an action repugnant to his very nature. The story of a cavalry skir
  20. S03E20A Stubborn FoolJanuary 21, 1958
  21. S03E21Flight for LifeJanuary 28, 1958
  22. S03E22The Immortal EyeFebruary 4, 1958
  23. S03E23Recipe for SuccessFebruary 11, 1958Renowned chef Henri Charpentier--the man who invented Crepes Suzette--recalls the "good old days" with famed actress Sarah Bernhardt. He rec
  24. S03E24The Checkered FlagFebruary 18, 1958Story of an unsung racing mechanic who because of a club foot, has never dared to race himself. All he needed was the confidence in himself
  25. S03E25The VestrisFebruary 25, 1958In the spring of 1828, the bark Vestris, is 16 days out enroute from England to Boston. The weather is fair, but the captain's ailing wife s
  26. S03E26War Against WarMarch 4, 1958
  27. S03E27The Quality of MercyMarch 11, 1958
  28. S03E28Man of PrincipleMarch 25, 1958Hiero II, king of ancient Syracuse, orders a gold crown to be made as an offering to the gods. The gold is delivered to a goldsmith and the
  29. S03E29Trail BlazerApril 1, 1958

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