Danger (TV series)
Danger | |
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Genre | Anthology |
Written by | Jay Presson Allen George Bellak Mark Hellinger Paul Monash Reginald Rose Rod Serling Gore Vidal |
Directed by | Yul Brynner Curt Conway Tom Donovan John Frankenheimer Sidney Lumet Ted Post Sheldon Reynolds |
Presented by | Dick Stark |
Narrated by | Dick Stark |
Composer | Tony Mottola |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 5 |
No. of episodes | 242 |
Production | |
Producers | Martin Ritt William Dozier |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 25 mins. |
Release | |
Original network | CBS Television |
Picture format | Black-and-white |
Audio format | Monaural |
Original release | September 19, 1950 May 31, 1955 | –
Danger is a television series which first aired on September 19, 1950, and ended in May 1955. The first episode, entitled "The Black Door", was directed by Yul Brynner, based on a story by Henry Norton and a teleplay by Irving Elman, and starring Dane Clark and Olive Deering.
The show featured many actors including Leslie Nielsen, E.G. Marshall, Joseph Anthony, Edward Binns, John Cassavetes, Míriam Colón, Ben Gazzara, Grace Kelly, Richard Kiley, Walter Slezak, Hildy Parks, James Gregory, Paul Langton, Cloris Leachman, Jayne Meadows, Martin Ritt, Maria Riva, Lee Grant, Kim Stanley, Rod Steiger, Steve Allen, Anne Bancroft, Jacqueline Susann, Walter Matthau, and Leo Penn.
The final episode, on May 31, 1955, was an adaptation of the Daphne Du Maurier story "The Birds" with Michael Strong and Betty Lou Holland.
Episodes[]
Date | Episode | Actor(s) |
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November 17, 1950 | "Witness for the Prosecution" | Sarah Churchill[1] |
November 21, 1950 | "Borderline Affair" | Iris Mann[2] |
April 17, 1951 | "The Great Gilson Bequest" | Franchot Tone.[3] |
December 30, 1952 | "Death Pulls No Strings" | Bil Baird and Chester Morris.[4] |
References[]
- ^ "Pick of the Programs". The Record. New Jersey, Hackensack. November 7, 1950. p. 29. Retrieved April 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Television Highlights of the Week". The Boston Globe. November 19, 1950. p. 20-A. Retrieved May 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Video Highlights". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. April 17, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved April 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Video Highlights". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. December 30, 1952. p. 8. Retrieved April 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links[]
- 1950 American television series debuts
- 1955 American television series endings
- 1950s American anthology television series
- 1950s American drama television series
- Black-and-white American television shows
- CBS original programming
- English-language television shows