Men of Annapolis
Men of Annapolis | |
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Written by | David Chandler Richard Donner Leonard Freeman Leonard Heideman Jack Laird Gene Levin Robb White |
Directed by | William Castle Richard Donner Paul Guilfoyle Sutton Roley Herbert L. Stock |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 41 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Ziv Television Programs |
Distributor | Ziv Television Programs |
Release | |
Original network | Syndication |
Picture format | Black and white (1957-1958) |
Original release | 1957 1958 | –
Men of Annapolis is a 41-episode half-hour syndicated drama television series in anthology format which aired from 1957–1958 and was hosted by the voice of Art Gilmore. Darryl Hickman appeared four times on the program as Dusty Rhodes, a fictitious midshipman at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.[1]
Cast[]
Guy Williams appeared twice as Steve Clay. Jack Mullaney appeared twice as Styron. appeared twice as Wally Mason. Judson Pratt appeared twice in separate roles in the episodes "Miss Fire" and "All-American". Jud Taylor appeared twice as Red Magruder. Mason Alan Dinehart appeared twice as Joe Marrison in episodes entitled "Seawall" and "Boxing Lesson".[1]
Richard Eastham starred in the series premiere "Counter Flood". In the episode "Blue & Gray", Dwayne Hickman appeared with his brother, Darryl Hickman, as well as Jack Mullaney and Jud Taylor. Robert Blake appeared in the episode "The White Hat".[1]
Paul Burke appeared as Wesley Edmont in the episode "Seawall". L.Q. Jones appeared in "Mister Fireball". Adam Kennedy appeared in the episode "Mister Number Five". Leo Carrillo appeared once, with Harry Harvey, Jr., in "Rescue at Sea".[1]
Former child actor Bobby Driscoll had the title role in "The Irwin Brown Story", and John Smith, later on Cimarron City and Laramie, played Williams in this episode.[1]
Doug McClure, Dennis Cross, and appeared in the episode "Jinx" as Byrd, the Commander, and the Gunners Mate, respectively.[2]
Other notable guest stars included Fred Astaire, Dean Stockwell, Doug McClure, Lyle Talbot, Peter Marshall (entertainer), and Mark Damon.
John Ashley made his acting debut in the series.[3]
Men of Annapolis, a Ziv production (part of MGM), was filmed at the Naval Academy. Leonard Freeman, later with CBS's Hawaii Five-O crime drama, was one of the writers of the series.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f "Men of Annapolis". Internet Movie Data Base. 7 January 1957. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
- ^ ""Jinx" (1957)". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved April 20, 2014.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (December 2019). "A Hell of a Life: The Nine Lives of John Ashley". Diabolique Magazine.[permanent dead link]
External links[]
- Black-and-white American television shows
- 1957 American television series debuts
- 1958 American television series endings
- 1950s American drama television series
- Television series by MGM Television
- First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
- Television shows set in Maryland
- United States Naval Academy
- American military television series