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COLLECTION · Series · 1956

Telephone Time

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.

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* 6.5 (4)DramaUnited States
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Countries
United States
Studios
CBS
Runtime
24–30 min/ep
Age rating
NR
Release
08/04/1956
Score
6.5 / 10 (4)
Where to watch
With ads
Tubi TVTubi TV
Seasons and episodes
Season 1
17 episodes · 1956
Episode 1. The Golden Junkman
1956-04-08

True story of an Armenian immigrant who overcomes all odds to become a wealthy and educated man: after his wife's death, he rears his beloved sons in old-world simplicity, only to have them turn on him and call him an ignorant peddler.…

Episode 2. Man with a Beard
1956-04-15

No synopsis

Episode 3. Captain from Kopenick
1956-04-22

Based on a real scandal where a cobbler posing as a captain absconded with the treasury of a Berlin suburb in 1906.

Episode 4. Borders Away
1956-04-29

The WW2 story of Captain Dan Gallery. He convinced his superiors he could capture a German U-boat. See the top secret preparation, the planning for booby traps, and the actual boarding and capturing of the U-505 German submarine. This…

Episode 5. The Mystery of Caspar Hauser
1956-05-06

No synopsis

Episode 6. The Stepmother
1956-05-13

No synopsis

Episode 7. Time Bomb
1956-05-20

No synopsis

Episode 8. Emperor Norton's Bridge
1956-05-27

No synopsis

Episode 9. The Man Who Believed in Fairy Tales
1956-06-03

Story of Heinrich Schliemann's quest for truth and riches in the myths he read about.

Episode 10. Harry in Search of Himself
1956-06-10

No synopsis

Episode 11. Felix the Fourth
1956-06-17

No synopsis

Episode 12. Smith of Ecuador
1956-06-24

No synopsis

Episode 13. The Gingerbread Man
1956-07-01

No synopsis

Episode 14. Joyful Lunatic
1956-07-08

No synopsis

Episode 15. The Key
1956-07-15

No synopsis

Episode 16. Grandpa Changes the World
1956-07-22

Far more than courtroom drama, this TRUE STORY about how Alexander Hamilton, attorney to William Penn and the only colonial admitted to the English Bar, came out of retirement to defend a printer accused of libelling the Governor by…

Episode 17. Again the Stars
1956-07-29

No synopsis

Season 2
36 episodes · 1956
Episode 1. Keeley's Wonderful Machine
1956-09-16

No synopsis

Episode 2. I Am Not Alone
1956-09-23

No synopsis

Episode 3. Mr. and Mrs. Browning
1956-09-30

No synopsis

Episode 4. Vicksburg, 5:35 PM
1956-10-07

No synopsis

Episode 5. The Churchill Club
1956-10-14

No synopsis

Episode 6. She Sette Her Little Foote
1956-10-21 · 30 min

No synopsis

Episode 7. Uncle Fred Flits By
1956-10-28

No synopsis

Episode 8. She Also Ran
1956-11-04

The 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 Lockwood campaigned as the Equal Rights Party's candidate.

Episode 9. Knockout
1956-11-11

No synopsis

Episode 10. Chico and the Archbishop
1956-11-18

No synopsis

Episode 11. Racoon Hunt
1956-11-25

No synopsis

Episode 12. Fortunatus
1956-12-09

No synopsis

Episode 13. Scio, Ohio
1956-12-16

No synopsis

Episode 14. The Sergeant Boyd Story
1956-12-23

No synopsis

Episode 15. The Mountain That Moved
1956-12-30

No synopsis

Episode 16. Passport to Life
1957-01-06

No synopsis

Episode 17. The Jumping Parson
1957-01-13

No synopsis

Episode 18. Parents of a Stranger
1957-01-20

No synopsis

Episode 19. The Consort
1957-01-27

No synopsis

Episode 20. The Man Who Discovered O. Henry
1957-02-03

No synopsis

Episode 21. The Greatest Man in the World
1957-02-10

No synopsis

Episode 22. The Unsinkable Molly Brown
1957-02-24

A 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 took charge of one of the lifeboats and is credited with bringing it and its passengers to safety.

Episode 23. The Intruder
1957-03-03

No synopsis

Episode 24. Fight for the Title
1957-03-17

Based on a story from the life of the boxer Benny Leonard: Leonard kayos an aspiring title hunter, who suffers brain damage from the blow. His heart goes out to the victim and he simulates a real fight in the gym so the punchy fighter can…

Episode 25. Escape
1957-03-24

No synopsis

Episode 26. Castle Dangerous
1957-03-31

No synopsis

Episode 27. Hatfield, the Rainmaker
1957-04-03

No synopsis

Episode 28. Bullet Lou Kirn
1957-04-11

Lou 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 of paralysis. During this personal battle he reaches out to save a paralyzed boy. A true story of…

Episode 29. Elfego Baca
1957-04-18

No synopsis

Episode 30. Rabbi on Wheels
1957-04-25

No synopsis

Episode 31. The Diamond Peer
1957-05-02

No synopsis

Episode 32. Stranded
1957-05-09

In November of 1940, the worst blizzard in the state's history hit Minnesota. Beatrice Enter, a rural schoolteacher was trapped with her students in a one-room schoolhouse without light or heat. This is the true story of her courage and…

Episode 33. The Plot to Save a Boy
1957-06-06

No synopsis

Episode 34. Line Chief
1957-06-11

No synopsis

Episode 35. Pit-A-Pit and the Dragon
1957-06-18

No synopsis

Episode 36. The Koshetz Story
1957-06-25

No synopsis

Season 3
29 episodes · 1957
Episode 1. Revenge
1957-09-10

A school teacher from Massachusetts comes to a small western town to marry a young homesteader, but finds that he's been murdered. The jury frees the murderer on a phony plea of self-defense. Determined to see justice done, she decides to…

Episode 2. Here Lies Francois Gold
1957-09-17

No synopsis

Episode 3. Campaign For Marriage
1957-09-24

No synopsis

Episode 4. The Gadfly
1957-10-01

No synopsis

Episode 5. Hole in the Wall
1957-10-08

No synopsis

Episode 6. The Man the Navy Couldn't Sink
1957-10-15

No synopsis

Episode 7. Under Seventeen
1957-10-22

No synopsis

Episode 8. The Other Van Gogh
1957-10-29

No synopsis

Episode 9. Arithmetic Sailor
1957-11-05

No synopsis

Episode 10. I Get Along Without You Very Well
1957-11-12

Composer Hoagy Carmichael relates the story of a song inspired by an anonymous poem, I get along without you very well. The year is 1938. Hoagy is asked to write a song to be introduced on Dick Powell's radio show. While going through his…

Episode 11. Alice's Wedding Gown
1957-11-19

No synopsis

Episode 12. The Rescue
1957-11-26

No synopsis

Episode 13. Novel Appeal
1957-12-03

An author frees an innocent man from prison.

Episode 14. Sam Houston's Decision
1957-12-10

No synopsis

Episode 15. The Frying Pan
1957-12-17

No synopsis

Episode 16. A Picture of the Magi
1957-12-24

No synopsis

Episode 17. Death of a Nobody
1957-12-31

No synopsis

Episode 18. Abby, Julia and the Seven Pet Cows
1958-01-07

No synopsis

Episode 19. Cavalry Surgeon
1958-01-14

The 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 skirmish in the Mexican War and of two men who fought with different philosophies and methods toward…

Episode 20. A Stubborn Fool
1958-01-21

No synopsis

Episode 21. Flight for Life
1958-01-28

No synopsis

Episode 22. The Immortal Eye
1958-02-04

No synopsis

Episode 23. Recipe for Success
1958-02-11

Renowned chef Henri Charpentier--the man who invented Crepes Suzette--recalls the "good old days" with famed actress Sarah Bernhardt. He recalls for her how he went from being one of the world's most famous--and richest--chefs to his…

Episode 24. The Checkered Flag
1958-02-18

Story 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 to succeed. Based on the true story of Bud and Gina Hand.

Episode 25. The Vestris
1958-02-25

In 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 suddenly has a vision telling her (in a message written on a blackboard) to have the ship change…

Episode 26. War Against War
1958-03-04

No synopsis

Episode 27. The Quality of Mercy
1958-03-11

No synopsis

Episode 28. Man of Principle
1958-03-25

Hiero 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 man's wife persuades him to substitute silver for some of the gold.

Episode 29. Trail Blazer
1958-04-01

No synopsis

Cast by season
John Nesbitt
John Nesbitt
Self - Host
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