When Dramas Ruled: The 1950's and 1960's #1
Years before HBO rediscovered the dramatic format of early TV, many great actors, writers and directors began with dramas on TV.
Bob Hope Presents: The Game (1965) Chrysler Theater
A businessman decides to take a chance on the casino gambling tables, despite being broke. With Cliff Robertson, Dina Merrill, Maurice Evans, Nehemiah Persoff and Cyril Delevanti.
Note: This episode received three Emmy nominations, winning two, with Sydney Pollack winning for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama, Cliff Robertson winning for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Drama, and S. Lee Pogostin nominated for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Drama.
Bob Hope's Chrysler Theatre, "The Shattered Glass"
episode 2-9. William Shatner, Shirley Jones, Dan O'Herlihy.
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An architect's life collapsed when the love of his life married another man. Now she's widowed, and he believes he has a second chance with her. With William Shatner and Shirley Jones.
Alcoa-Goodyear Theater 12-8-58 "Points Beyond":
Playing out like a lost episode of Outer Limits or Twilight Zone, the story concerns a woman who believes that aliens have sold her a ticket to some mystical voyage, but a hardboiled bunco squad detective aims to find the truth. Starring Sterling Hayden, Julie Adams, Raymond Greenleaf, and Joseph Holland. Directed by Robert Ellis Miller, based on a story by Jack Finney ("Of Missing Persons"), Teleplay by David Swift.
Chrysler Theatre - Season 1.12 "Runaway" (1964) Hugh O'Brian, Joey Heatherton, Keenan Wynn
A woman tries to protect her musician boyfriend's very expensive guitar, which has been targeted by thieves. With Joey Heatherton, Keenan Wynn and Ellen Burstyn.