Douglas Fairbanks Presents
Douglas Fairbanks Presents, also known as Rheingold Theater, is a 1950s syndicated half-hour anthology series hosted by and occasionally starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. The show was produced by Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Productions for NBC and was filmed at the British National Studios, Elstree, England.[1]
| Douglas Fairbanks Presents | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | UK/US |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | syndicated |
The series offered Buster Keaton in his first dramatic role in the episode entitled "The Awakening". British actor Christopher Lee appeared in various roles in thirteen episodes, including "Destination Milan".[2] The program aired in America on NBC from 7 January 1953 to 11 February 1957 for a total of 155 episodes. Fairbanks himself starred in forty-eight episodes.[3]
Music for the show was composed by Allan Gray.
In Melbourne, Australia the series was aired under the title Chesebrough Ponds Playhouse.
Episodes
Season 1 (1953-1954)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Accused" | Lawrence Huntington | Gwen Bagni, John Bagni | 7 January 1953 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Scream" | Charles Saunders | John Cresswell, Hester Holland | 14 January 1953 |
| 3 | 3 | "Little Brother" | Charles Saunders | Doreen Montgomery | 21 January 1953 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Clock" | Lance Comforrt | Paul Vincent Carroll | 28 January 1953 |
| 5 | 5 | "Dialogue With Two Faces" | Charles Saunders | TBA | 4 February 1953 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Surgeon" | Terence Fisher | Lawrence B. Marcus, Richard Alan Simmons | 11 February 1953 |
| 7 | 7 | "Lochinvar" | Leslie Arliss | Walter Scott | 18 February 1953 |
| 8 | 8 | "Take A Number" | Terence Fisher | Lawrence B. Marcus | 25 February 1953 |
| 9 | 9 | "Thought To Kill" | Leslie Arliss | Selwyn Jepson | 4 March 1953 |
| 10 | 10 | "Happy Birthday" | Bernard Knowles | Lawrence B. Marcus | 11 March 1953 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Five Pound Note" | Bernard Knowles | Lawrence B. Marcus, Robert Westerby | 18 March 1953 |
| 12 | 12 | "Destination Milan" | Lawrence Huntington | Lawrence Huntington, Robert Hall | 25 March 1953 |
| 13 | 13 | "Foolish Notions" | Charles Saunders | Gabrielle Upton | 1 April 1953 |
| 14 | 14 | "American Duel" | Lance Comfort | Nelson Gidding, Doreen Montgomery, Robert Westerby | 8 April 1953 |
| 15 | 15A | "The Last Moment" | Lance Comfort | Selwyn Jepson | 15 April 1953 |
| 16 | 15B | "The Sensible Man" | Lance Comfort | Vincent Carroll | 15 April 1953 |
| 17 | 16 | "Parlour Trick" | Lawrence Huntington | Roland Pertwee | 22 April 1953 |
| 18 | 17 | "Outpost" | Dan Birt | TBA | 29 April 1953 |
| 19 | 18 | "My Name Is Jones" | Charles Saunders | Selwyn Jepson | 6 May 1953 |
| 20 | 19 | "A Lodging For The Night" | Bernard Knowles | Lawrence B. Marcus, Robert Louis Stevenson | 13 May 1953 |
| 21 | 20 | "Priceless Pocket" | Leslie Arliss | Guy Morgan, Geoffrey Wallace | 20 May 1953 |
| 22 | 21 | "Sylvia" | John Gilling | Doreen Montgomery | 27 May 1953 |
| 23 | 22 | "The Red Dress" | Lawrence Huntington | Rhys Davies, Guy Morgan | 3 June 1953 |
| 24 | 23 | "The Runaway Marriage" | Leslie Arliss | TBA | 10 June 1953 |
| 25 | 24 | "The Journey" | Charles Frank | Albert Jarosy | 17 June 1953 |
| 26 | 25 | "Lowland Fling" | Leslie Arliss | Paul Vincent Carroll | 24 June 1953 |
| 27 | 26 | "Emerald Green" | Lawrence Huntington | Paul Vincent Carroll | 1 July 1953 |
| 28 | 27 | "The Genie" | Lance Comfort | Doreen Montgomery | 8 July 1953 |
| 29 | 28 | "The Heel" | Lance Comfort | Noel Charles, Peter Graham Scott, Gordon Wellesley | 15 July 1953 |
| 30 | 29 | "My Favourite Aunt" | Lance Comfort | TBA | 22 July 1953 |
| 31 | 30 | "The Door" | Charles Saunders | Lawrence B. Marcus, Guy Morgan | 9 September 1953 |
| 32 | 31 | "The Great White Bird" | John Gilling | Simon Harcourt-Smith, Moie Charles, Derry Quinn | 23 September 1953 |
| 33 | 32 | "Forever My Heart" | Leslie Arliss | Selwyn Jepson, Doreen Montgomery | 30 September 1953 |
| 34 | 33 | "Moment Of Truth" | Lance Comfort | Doreen Montgomery | 7 October 1953 |
| 35 | 34 | "Silent Snow" | Charles Saunders | Derry Quinn | 21 October 1953 |
| 36 | 35 | "Bitter Heart" | Bernard Knowles | Guy Morgan, Albert Jarosy | 4 November 1953 |
| 37 | 36 | "The Death Of Michael Turbin" | Bernard Knowles | Paul Vincent Carroll, Lawrence B. Marcus | 18 November 1953 |
| 38 | 37 | "Panic" | Lawrence Huntington | Lawrence B. Marcus, Peter Quinn | 9 December 1953 |
| 39 | 38 | "The Charm" | Lance Comfort | TBA | 30 December 1953 |
| 40 | 39 | "The Silent Man" | Terence Fisher | Gil Doud, Robert Westerby, Lewis Rusoff | 27 January 1954 |
Season 2 (1954-1955)
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 1 | "King High" | Terence Fisher | Andrew Solt, Glen Bohannax | 3 February 1954 |
| 42 | 2 | "Gramma Brenn" | Lawrence Huntington | Mildred Cram | 10 February 1954 |
| 43 | 3 | "The Ship's Doctor" | Derek Twist | Val Valentine | 17 February 1954 |
| 44 | 4 | "The Wedding Veil" | Charles Saunders | Lothian Daggett | 24 February 1954 |
| 45 | 5 | "Pardon My Ghost" | Leslie Arliss | Guy Morgan | 3 March 1954 |
| 46 | 6 | "The Trap" | Arthur Crabtree | Gabrielle Upton, Doris Gilbert | 10 March 1954 |
| 47 | 7 | "Second Wind" | Leslie Arliss | Jerome Gruskin | 17 March 1954 |
| 48 | 8 | "Leave To Die" | Derek Twist | A.R. Rawlinson, Mark Derby | 24 March 1954 |
| 49 | 9 | "The International Settlement" | Lawrence Huntington | Capt W.E. Johns, A.R. Rawlinson | 31 March 1954 |
| 50 | 10 | "Double Identity" | Francis Searle | John Haggerty, Aubrey Cash, Charles Hatton | 14 April 1954 |
| 51 | 11 | "The Refugee" | Michael McCarthy | Michael McCarthy | 21 April 1954 |
| 52 | 12 | "A Lesson In Love" | Leslie Arliss | TBA | 28 April 1954 |
| 53 | 13 | "Myra And The Moneyman" | Michael McCarthy | Van Fleming, Leigh Vance | 5 May 1954 |
| 54 | 14 | "The Heirloom" | John Gilling | John Kneubuhl | 12 May 1954 |
| 55 | 15 | "The Witness" | Lawrence Huntington | Lee Edwards | 19 May 1954 |
| 56 | 16 | "Johnny Blue" | Lance Comfort | Jerome Gruskin | 26 May 1954 |
| 57 | 17 | "Street Of Angels" | Arthur Crantree | Paul Erickson, Guy Morgan, Robin Estridge | 2 June 1954 |
| 58 | 18 | "The Happy McBains" | Derek Twist | Nathaniel Curtis | 9 June 1954 |
| 59 | 19 | "Rain Forest" | Lawrence Huntington | J.B.Williams, Dorothy Cottrell | 16 June 1954 |
| 60 | 20 | "Provincial Lady" | Lance Comfort | Miles Malleson, Ivan Turgenev | 30 June 1954 |
| 61 | 21 | "The Awakening" | Michael McCarthy | Lawrence B. Marcus, Nikolay Gogol | 14 July 1954 |
| 62 | 22 | "The Apples" | Lance Comfort | Stanley Mann | 21 July 1954 |
| 63 | 23 | "Pattern For Glory" | Derek Twist | Abby Mann, Bernard Drew | 4 August 1954 |
| 64 | 24 | "A Line In The Snow" | Michael McCarthy | Gabrielle Upton | 18 August 1954 |
| 65 | 25 | "One-Way Ticket" | Lawrence Huntington | Paul Bauman | 25 August 1954 |
| 66 | 26 | "Dream Stuff" | Charles Saunders | Gabrielle Upton | 8 September 1954 |
| 67 | 27 | "Four Farewells In Venice" | Michael McCarthy | Charles Frank | 22 September 1954 |
| 68 | 28 | "Mr Sampson" | Lawrence Huntington | John Sherman | 29 September 1954 |
| 69 | 29 | "The Man Who Heard Everything" | Allan Davis | Lawrence B. Marcus | 13 October 1954 |
| 70 | 30 | "The Last Knife" | Michael McCarthy | Michael McCarthy | 20 October 1954 |
| 71 | 31 | "Rehearsal" | Lance Comfort | John Q. Copeland | 3 November 1954 |
| 72 | 32 | "Face Of The Law" | Lance Comfort | Sewlyn Jepson, Lance Sieveking | 10 November 1954 |
| 73 | 33 | "The Relative Truth" | Leslie Arliss | Paul Vincent Carroll | 24 November 1954 |
| 74 | 34 | "The Lovely Place" | Leslie Arliss | Gabrielle Upton | 8 December 1954 |
| 75 | 35 | "The Mix-Up" | Anthony Young | TBA | 15 December 1954 |
| 76 | 36 | "Silent Night: The Story Of The Original Christmas Carol" | Lawrence Huntington | Frank Gruber | 22 December 1954 |
| 77 | 37 | "Stand By" | Derek Twist | Doreen Montgomery | 29 December 1954 |
| 78 | 38 | "Forever Is A Long Time" | Lawrence Huntington | Gabrielle Upton, Tedwell Chappman | 12 January 1955 |
| 79 | 39 | "Border Incident" | Derek Twist | George Marrow | 26 January 1955 |
Archive status
Out of an original total of 157 episodes, 44 episodes are currently missing.
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-11-14. Retrieved 2014-11-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1997
- "Rheingold Theatre episode list". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved April 26, 2009.
External links
- at CVTA with episode list
- Rheingold Theatre at IMDb
- A film clip of the episode "Bulldog Drummond" is available at the Internet Archive
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