Chevron Hall of Stars

{{short description|American television series (1956)}}

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Chevron Hall of Stars is an American television anthology series which aired in 1956 in

first-run syndication.{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7|pages=182–183|edition=2nd}} It was produced by Four Star Productions,{{cite news |title=2 New TV series planned on coast |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1955/11/28/archives/2-new-tv-series-planned-on-coast-emergency-hospital-stories-and.html |access-date=May 25, 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=November 28, 1955 |page=53}} and was a half-hour series.

Gene Roddenberry’s script The Secret Weapon of 117 was broadcast on the series on March 6, 1956.{{cite book |last1=Newcomb |first1=Horace |title=Encyclopedia of Television |date=2004 |publisher=Fitzroy Dearborn |location=New York City |isbn=1-57958-413-6 |page=1945 |edition=2nd |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/BOOKSHELF-ARH/Encyclopedias/Archive-Encyclopedia-of-Television/Encyclopedia-of-Television-Vol-3.pdf#page=569 |access-date=May 25, 2021}} Another 1956 episode was an unsuccessful pilot for a Captain Kidd TV series. It featured Anthony Dexter in the title role, Denton De Gray as Scar, Danny Green as Morgan, and Christopher Lee as the governor.{{cite book |last1=Irvin |first1=Richard |title=Film Stars' Television Projects: Pilots and Series of 50+ Movie Greats, 1948-1985 |date=2017-09-11 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-2843-1 |page=54 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5K40DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Chevron+Hall+of+Stars%22&pg=PA54 |access-date=May 25, 2021 |language=en}}

The November 22, 1956, episode, "Double Cross", featured Don Taylor as detective Richard Diamond.{{cite book |last1=Bang |first1=Derrick |title=Crime and Spy Jazz on Screen, 1950-1970: A History and Discography |date=April 2, 2020 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-6747-8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=abTeDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Chevron+Hall+of+Stars%22&pg=PA32 |access-date=June 20, 2022 |language=en}}

Warren Lewis was the producer.