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The Motorola Television Hour is an hour-long anthology series which alternated bi-weekly with The United States Steel Hour on ABC. The show premiered on November 3, 1953 and was last aired on June 1, 1954. It was produced by Herbert Brodkin and sponsored by Motorola. Writers included Neil Simon, Rod Serling, and William McCleery. Its directors were Daniel Petrie, Ralph Nelson, and Don Richardson. The series aired live from New York City
Original Release
11/03/1953 on ABC
US Release
11/03/1953
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jane Wyatt | Ruth Updyke |
Cedric Hardwicke | Dr. Hawkins / The Golux |
Patricia Smith | Alice Updyke / Sue |
Jack Palance | Scott Malone / Kurt Bauman |
Basil Rathbone | Duke |
Phyllis Thaxter | Gladys Mitchell |
Tony Randall | Harry |
Charles Ruggles | Mordecai Muldoon |
John Raitt | Prince |
Maria Riva | Lisa |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Outlaw's Reckoning | Tuesday, 03 November 1953 |
2 | Westward the Sun | Tuesday, 17 November 1953 |
3 | Brandenburg Gate | Tuesday, 01 December 1953 |
4 | At Ease | Tuesday, 15 December 1953 |
5 | The Thirteen Clocks | Tuesday, 29 December 1953 |
6 | The Last Days of Hitler | Tuesday, 12 January 1954 |
7 | Side by Side | Tuesday, 26 January 1954 |
8 | A Dash of Bitters | Tuesday, 09 February 1954 |
9 | The Muldoon Matter | Tuesday, 23 February 1954 |
10 | The Family Man | Tuesday, 09 March 1954 |
11 | Nightmare in Algiers | Tuesday, 23 March 1954 |
12 | The Sins of the Fathers | Tuesday, 06 April 1954 |
13 | Black Chiffon | Tuesday, 20 April 1954 |
14 | Love Song | Tuesday, 04 May 1954 |
15 | Atomic Attack | Tuesday, 18 May 1954 |
16 | Chivalry at Howling Creek | Tuesday, 01 June 1954 |
Directors
Don Richardson, Ralph Nelson, Daniel Petrie
Writers
David Davidson, William McCleery, Rod Serling, Philip Barry, Alvin Sapinsley, Reginald Denham, Halsted Welles, Ernest Haycox, Lesley Storm, James Thurber, Joseph Cochran, Hugh Trevor-Roper, John Crilley, Conrad Sutton Smith, Silas Weir Mitchell, Kenneth Sellers, Judith Merril, Philip McKenna, Fred Sadoff
Cast
Name | Character |
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Jane Wyatt | Ruth Updyke |
Cedric Hardwicke | Dr. Hawkins / The Golux |
Patricia Smith | Alice Updyke / Sue |
Jack Palance | Scott Malone / Kurt Bauman |
Basil Rathbone | Duke |
Phyllis Thaxter | Gladys Mitchell |
Tony Randall | Harry |
Charles Ruggles | Mordecai Muldoon |
John Raitt | Prince |
Maria Riva | Lisa |
Kent Smith | Doc Stacey |
Robert Keith | Dr. Garson Lee |
Rita Gam | Anna |
Elisha Cook Jr. | Charlie |
Roberta Peters | Princess Sara Linda |
Walter Matthau | Dr. Spinelli |
Ed Begley | Horace Clowden |
Francis L. Sullivan | Dupuit |
Patricia Bruder | Barbara Mitchell |
Patty McCormack | Ginny Mitchell |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Herbert Brodkin | Executive Producer |
Herbert Brodkin | Producer |