Telephone Time

The program showcased the talents of actors and actresses such as Alma Lawton,{{Cite news|title=TV Castings|author=|date=November 8, 1956|work=The Hollywood Reporter|page=8|quote=Peter Cookson, Jean Howell, Kathy Garver, Debra Wayne, Jack Kruschen, Dan Riss, Kathleen Mulqueen and Alma Lawton for 'Tracy Clinic' at Hal Roach Studios.|id={{ProQuest|2338225379}}}}Classic TV Channel (April 9, 2020). [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2EdeWImGBU&t=1220s "Telephone Time - Season 2 - Episode 18 - Parents of a Stranger | John Nesbitt, Frank Baxter"]. YouTube. Bette Davis, Florenz Ames, Greer Garson, Dennis Morgan, Joseph Cotten, Claudette Colbert, Michael Landon, Cloris Leachman, Johnny Crawford, Katherine Warren, Joel Grey, Fay Wray, Thomas Mitchell, Vivi Janiss, Wright King, Strother Martin, Lon Chaney Jr., Boris Karloff, John Carradine, Helen Wallace, and Michael Winkelman. Famed circus performer Emmett Kelly made his dramatic debut in the presentation Captain from Kopenick.{{cite news|last1=Tops|first1=T.V.|title=Famous Clown Takes a Straight Dramatic Role|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20045804/the_san_bernardino_county_sun/|accessdate=13 May 2018|work=The San Bernardino County Sun|date=22 April 1956|page=22|via=Newspapers.com}} Michael Raffetto appeared in the "Vicksburg, 5:35 PM" episode as Joe Palermo (1956).

Nesbitt was nominated for an Emmy Award in 1957 for Best Teleplay Writing - Half Hour or Less.[https://www.emmys.com/bios/john-nesbitt "John Nesbitt: Awards & Nominations"]. Emmys.com. Retrieved May 24, 2023.

• 1.01 The Golden Junkman - April 8, 1956 - Chaney{{cite book |last1=Smith |first1=Don G. |title=Lon Chaney, Jr.: Horror Film Star, 1906-1973 |date=March 22, 2004 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-1813-8 |page=217 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HSPwUaOuQNUC&dq=%22Telephone+Time%22+CBS&pg=PA217 |access-date=August 26, 2023 |language=en}}
• 1.02 Man With A Beard
• 1.03 Captain From Kopenick
• 1.04 Borders Away
• 1.05 The Mystery of Caspar Hauser
• 1.06 The Stepmother
• 1.07 Time Bomb
• 1.08 Emperor Norton's Bridge
• 1.09 The Man Who Believed In Fairy Tales
• 1.10 Harry In Search of Himself
• 1.11 Felix the Fourth
• 1.12 Smith of Ecuador
• 1.13 The Gingerbread Man
• 1.14 Joyful Lunatic
• 1.15 The Key
• 1.16 Grandpa Changes the World
• 1.17 Again the Stars
• 2.01 Keeley's Wonderful Machine
• 2.02 I Am Not Alone
• 2.03 Mr. and Mrs. Browning
• 2.04 Vicksburg, 5:35 P.M.
• 2.05 The Churchill Club
• 2.06 She Sette Her Little Foote
• 2.07 Hatfield, the Rainmaker
• 2.08 She Also Ran
• 2.09 Knockout
• 2.10 Chico and the Archbishop
• 2.11 Raccoon Hunt
• 2.12 Fortunatus
• 2.13 Scio, Ohio
• 2.14 The Sergeant Boyd Story
• 2.15 The Mountain That Moved
• 2.16 Passport To Life
• 2.17 The Jumping Parson
• 2.18 Parents Of A Stranger
• 2.19 The Consort - January 27, 1957 - Alan Napier{{cite book |last1=Napier |first1=Alan |last2=Bigwood |first2=James |title=Not Just Batman's Butler: The Autobiography of Alan Napier |date=November 2, 2015 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-2289-7 |page=372 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=chjCCgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Telephone+Time%22+CBS&pg=PA372 |access-date=August 26, 2023 |language=en}}
• 2.20 The Man Who Discovered O. Henry
• 2.21 The Greatest Man in the World
• 2.22 The Unsinkable Molly Brown - February 24, 1957 - Leachman{{cite book |last1=Anderson |first1=D. Brian |title=The Titanic in Print and on Screen: An Annotated Guide to Books, Films, Television Shows and Other Media |date=December 9, 2014 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0647-7 |page=115 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rfq2BQAAQBAJ&dq=%22Telephone+Time%22+CBS&pg=PA115 |access-date=August 26, 2023 |language=en}}
• 2.23 The Intruder
• 2.24 Fight For The Title - George Brenlin, Landon
• 2.25 Escape
• 2.26 Castle Dangerous
• 2.27 Bullet Lou Kirn
• 2.28 Elfego Baca - April 18, 1957 - Manuel Rojas{{cite book |last1=Terrace |first1=Vincent |title=Encyclopedia of Television Pilots: 2,470 Films Broadcast 1937-2019, 2d ed. |date=January 17, 2020 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-3810-2 |page=70 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=69-_DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Telephone+Time%22+CBS&pg=PA70 |access-date=August 26, 2023 |language=en}}
• 2.29 Rabbi On Wheels
• 2.30 The Diamond Peer
• 2.31 Stranded - Davis
• 2.32 Plot To Save A Boy
• 2.33 Line Chief
• 2.34 Pit-a-Pit and the Dragon
• 2.35 The Koshetz Story
• 3.01 Revenge - September 10, 1957 - Garson, Ames, Grant Richards{{cite book |last1=Troyan |first1=Michael |title=A Rose for Mrs. Miniver: The Life of Greer Garson |date=September 16, 2005 |publisher=University Press of Kentucky |isbn=978-0-8131-9150-8 |page=381 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ooy5AXe_ulAC&dq=%22Telephone+Time%22+CBS&pg=PA381 |access-date=August 26, 2023 |language=en}}
• 3.02 Here Lies Francois Gold
• 3.03 Campaign For Marriage
• 3.04 The Gadfly - Mitchell{{cite book |last1=Mank |first1=Gregory William |title=The Very Witching Time of Night: Dark Alleys of Classic Horror Cinema |date=May 23, 2014 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-1543-1 |page=368 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w-TDAwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Telephone+Time%22+CBS&pg=PA368 |access-date=August 26, 2023 |language=en}}
• 3.05 Hole In The Wall
• 3.06 The Man The Navy Couldn't Sink
• 3.07 Under Seventeen
• 3.08 The Other Van Gogh
• 3.09 Arithmetic Sailor
• 3.10 I Get Along Without You Very Well
• 3.11 Alice's Wedding Gown - November 19, 1957 - Wray{{cite book |last1=Kinnard |first1=Roy |last2=Crnkovich |first2=Tony |title=The Films of Fay Wray |date=July 11, 2015 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-0415-2 |page=175 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eyOCpuGkuykC&dq=%22Telephone+Time%22+CBS&pg=PA175 |access-date=August 26, 2023 |language=en}}
• 3.12 The Rescue
• 3.13 Novel Appeal
• 3.14 Sam Houston's Decision
• 3.15 The Frying Pan
• 3.16 A Picture of the Magi
• 3.17 Death Of A Nobody
• 3.18 Abby, Julia and the Seven Pet Cows
• 3.19 Cavalry Surgeon
• 3.20 A Stubborn Fool
• 3.21 Flight For Life
• 3.22 The Immortal Eye
• 3.23 Recipe For Success
• 3.24 The Checkered Flag
• 3.25 The Vestris - February 25, 1958{{cite book |last1=Nollen |first1=Scott Allen |title=Boris Karloff: A Critical Account of His Screen, Stage, Radio, Television, and Recording Work |date=January 1, 1991 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-89950-580-0 |page=410 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c1iyAPhqmboC&dq=%22Telephone+Time%22+CBS&pg=PA410 |access-date=August 26, 2023 |language=en}} -Torin Thatcher, Karloff
• 3.26 War Against War
• 3.27 The Quality of Mercy - March 11, 1958 - Harry Towne{{cite news |title=Today's Television Programs |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/chattanooga-daily-times/130693280/ |access-date=August 26, 2023 |work=Chattanooga Daily Times |date=March 11, 1958 |page=19|via = Newspapers.com }}
• 3.28 Man of Principle
• 3.29 Trail Blazer

Hal Roach Jr. and Jerry Stagg were the producers.{{cite book |last1=Irvin |first1=Richard |title=Pioneers of "B" Television: Independent Producers, Series and Pilots of the 1950s |date=November 11, 2022 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-8996-8 |pages=36–37 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=c_mZEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Telephone+Time%22+CBS&pg=PA36 |access-date=August 26, 2023 |language=en}} The program was directed by Arthur Hiller,{{cite book |last1=Roberts |first1=Jerry |title=Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors |date=June 5, 2009 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-6378-1 |page=252 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kW8j6sHvrewC&dq=%22Telephone+Time%22+CBS&pg=PA252 |access-date=August 26, 2023 |language=en}} Robert Florey, and Lewis Allen.{{Citation needed |date=August 2023}} Writers included Donald S. Sanford.{{cite book |last1=Warren |first1=Alan |title=This Is a Thriller: An Episode Guide, History and Analysis of the Classic 1960s Television Series |date=April 14, 2004 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-1969-2 |page=32 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LUraF2c2sggC&dq=%22Telephone+Time%22+CBS&pg=PA32 |access-date=August 26, 2023 |language=en}}

The CBS version was broadcast on Sundays from 6 to 6:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Bell's dissatisfaction with that time slot led to the change in networks.{{cite news |last1=Adams |first1=Val |title=Bergen's Sponsor Drops Its Option |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1957/02/22/archives/bergens-sponsor-drops-its-option-tobacco-company-seeking-possible.html |access-date=August 26, 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=February 22, 1957 |page=43|url-access=subscription }} It had asked CBS in December 1956 to move the program to a later time.{{cite magazine |date=December 15, 1956 |page=6 |title=Bell Asks 2 Time Shifts |magazine=Billboard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=egoEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Telephone+Time%22+CBS&pg=PA8 |accessdate=August 26, 2023 }} The ABC version initially was on Thursdays from 10 to 10:30 p.m. E. T. In June 1957 it was moved to Tuesdays from 9:30 to 10 p.m. E. T.

A review of the episode "Revenge" in the trade publication Billboard described it as "slickly produced" but added that it "suffered from over simplification of the basic issues, which resulted in scene punchlines and plot twists telegraphed well in advance."{{cite magazine |last=Sinclair |first=Charles |date=September 16, 1957 |page=16 |title=Telephone Time (Net) |magazine=Billboard |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZCEEAAAAMBAJ&dq=%22Telephone+Time%22+CBS&pg=PA16 |accessdate=August 26, 2023 }}

{{reflist}}

• {{IMDb title|0048903|Telephone Time}}
• [http://ctva.biz/US/Anthology/TelephoneTime.htm Telephone Time (TV series) at CVTA with episode list]
• [https://archive.org/details/IAmNotAlone_201411 Video of public domain episode I Am Not Alone on the Internet Archive]
• [https://archive.org/details/recipeforsuccess_201411 Video of public domain episode Recipe for Success on the Internet Archive]

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