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The Best of the Post is a syndicated anthology drama series adapted from stories published in the Saturday Evening Post magazine. It was produced by John J. Enders and hosted by John Conte. A total of 26 half-hour episodes, all in color, aired from 1960 to 1961 with stars that included Marie Windsor, Pat O'Brien, Charles Coburn, Peter Lorre, Bonita Granville, Buddy Ebsen, and Vincent Price.
Original Release
10/22/1960
US Release
10/22/1960
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Conte | Self - Host / Host |
Karl Swenson | Skipper / Turner |
Alan Lee | George |
Dan O'Herlihy | Doctor / Pomfret |
Charles Ruggles | Grampa Baker |
Everett Sloane | Captain Brittles |
John Agar | Lt. Larry Bronsford |
Don Taylor | John Blagden |
Henry Jones | Henry Whipple |
Ben Cooper | Lt. Cohill |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Command | Saturday, 22 October 1960 |
2 | Cop Without a Badge | Saturday, 05 November 1960 |
3 | The Little Terror | Saturday, 12 November 1960 |
4 | The Marriage That Couldn't Succeed | Saturday, 19 November 1960 |
5 | The Murderer | Wednesday, 07 December 1960 |
6 | Suicide Flight | Wednesday, 14 December 1960 |
7 | Treasury Agent | Wednesday, 21 December 1960 |
8 | The Vision of Harry Whipple | Saturday, 24 December 1960 |
9 | Early Americana | Saturday, 31 December 1960 |
10 | Carnival of Fear | Saturday, 07 January 1961 |
11 | Frontier Correspondent | Saturday, 14 January 1961 |
12 | The Baron Loved His Wife | Saturday, 21 January 1961 |
13 | Band of Brothers | Saturday, 28 January 1961 |
14 | The Trumpet Man | Saturday, 04 February 1961 |
15 | No Visitors | Saturday, 11 February 1961 |
16 | Martha | Saturday, 18 February 1961 |
17 | No Enemy | Saturday, 25 February 1961 |
18 | Brief Enchantment | Saturday, 04 March 1961 |
19 | The Valley of the Blue Mountain | Saturday, 11 March 1961 |
20 | Antidote for Hatred | Saturday, 18 March 1961 |
21 | Six Months More to Live | Saturday, 25 March 1961 |
22 | Off the Set | Saturday, 01 April 1961 |
23 | Groper in the Dark | Saturday, 08 April 1961 |
24 | I'm No Hero | Saturday, 15 April 1961 |
25 | The Thompsons of Thunder Ridge | Saturday, 22 April 1961 |
26 | The Return | Saturday, 29 April 1961 |
Directors
Robert L. Friend, Roger Kay, Oscar Rudolph, Norman Z. McLeod, Ted Post, Don Weis, Earl Bellamy
Writers
Gabrielle Upton, Noel Langley, James Warner Bellah, Dana Burnet, George Lefferts, Henry Kane, John Hawkins, Ward Hawkins, Max Wilk, Ben Perry, Richard Sokolove, Conrad Richter, Robert Standish, Joseph Harrington
Cast
Name | Character |
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John Conte | Self - Host / Host |
Karl Swenson | Skipper / Turner |
Alan Lee | George |
Dan O'Herlihy | Doctor / Pomfret |
Charles Ruggles | Grampa Baker |
Everett Sloane | Captain Brittles |
John Agar | Lt. Larry Bronsford |
Don Taylor | John Blagden |
Henry Jones | Henry Whipple |
Ben Cooper | Lt. Cohill |
Marcia Henderson | Mrs. Baker - Mother |
Vincent Price | Roger Bauer |
Marie Windsor | Nurse Simmons |
Charles Coburn | John Conant |
Nancy Gates | Nicky Graham |
Joan Camden | Katy |
Patty Ann Gerrity | Nancy Baker - Little Girl |
Louis Jean Heydt | Sergeant Utterbach |
Paul Fix | Captain Yountly |
Donald Curtis | Dr. Pete Dennis |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Robert Enders | Executive Producer |
Robert Enders | Producer |
Lewis E. Ciannelli | Producer |