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The Fountain of Youth is a 1956 television pilot directed by Orson Welles for a proposed Desilu Productions anthology series that was never produced. Based on a short story by John Collier, the short film narrated onscreen by Welles stars Dan Tobin, Joi Lansing and Rick Jason. The Fountain of Youth was televised once, on September 16, 1958, on NBC's Colgate Theatre. It received the prestigious Peabody Award for 1958, the only unsold television pilot ever to be so honored.
Original Release
09/16/1958
US Release
09/16/1958
Cast
Name | Character |
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Marjorie Bennett | journalist |
Madge Blake | |
Billy House | Albert Morgan |
Rick Jason | Alan Brody |
Nancy Kulp | Stella Morgan |
Joi Lansing | Carolyn Coates |
Dan Tobin | Humphrey Baxter |
Orson Welles | the narrator / Host / Narrator |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Marjorie Bennett | journalist |
Madge Blake | |
Billy House | Albert Morgan |
Rick Jason | Alan Brody |
Nancy Kulp | Stella Morgan |
Joi Lansing | Carolyn Coates |
Dan Tobin | Humphrey Baxter |
Orson Welles | the narrator / Host / Narrator |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Desi Arnaz | Executive Producer |
Orson Welles | Producer |