- Men of Annapolis
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Men of Annapolis Format Drama anthology Written by Leonard Freeman Starring Art Gilmore
Darryl HickmanCountry of origin 
United StatesNo. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 41 Production Running time 30 minutes Broadcast Original channel Syndication Picture format Black and white (1957-1958) Original run 1957 – 1958 Men of Annapolis is a 41-episode half-hour syndicated drama television series in anthology format which aired from 1957–1958 and was hosted by the voice of Art Gilmore. Darryl Hickman appeared four times on the program as Dusty Rhodes, a fictitious midshipman at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.[1]
Guy Williams appeared twice as Steve Clay. Jack Mullaney appeared twice as Styron. Harry Harvey, Jr. appeared twice as Wally Mason. Judson Pratt appeared twice in separate roles in the episodes "Miss Fire" and "All-American". Jud Taylor appeared twice as Red Magruder. Alan Dinehart, III appeared twice as Joe Marrison in episodes entitled "Seawall" and "Boxing Lesson".[1]
Richard Eastham starred in the series premiere "Counter Flood". In the episode "Blue & Gray", Dwayne Hickman appeared with his brother, Darryl Hickman, as well as Jack Mullaney and Jud Taylor. Robert Blake appeared in the episode "The White Hat".[1]
Paul Burke appeared as Wesley Edmont in the episode "Seawall". L.Q. Jones appeared in "Mister Fireball". Adam Kennedy appeared in the episode "Mister Number Five". Leo Carrillo appeared once, with Harry Harvey, Jr., in "Rescue at Sea". Former child actor Bobby Driscoll had the title role in "The Irwin Brown Story".[1]
Men of Annapolis, a Ziv production (part of MGM), was filmed at the Naval Academy. Leonard Freeman, later with CBS's Hawaii Five-O crime drama, was one of the writers of the series.[1]
See also
A similar syndicated series, The Silent Service, hosted by Rear Admiral Thomas M. Dykers, aired during the same season. It focused on actual events surrounding the submarine section of the U.S. Navy.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Men of Annapolis". Internet Movie Data Base. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0159893/#comment. Retrieved March 30, 2009.
Categories:- Black-and-white television programs
- 1957 television series debuts
- 1958 television series endings
- 1950s American television series
- American drama television series
- Television series by MGM Television
- First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
- Television shows set in Maryland
- United States Naval Academy
- Military television series
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