O. Henry Playhouse

The O. Henry Playhouse
Format	Anthology series
Written by	Irving H. Cooper Donald Hyde George Waggner A.I. Bezzerides Mary McCarthy Al C. Ward Dale Wasserman
Directed by	George Waggner
Narrated by	Thomas Mitchell
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	39
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jack J. Gross Philip N. Krasne
Producer(s)	Donald Hyde
Editor(s)	Asa Boyd Clark
Cinematography	Hal McAlpin
Running time	30 min.
Production company(s)	Gross-Krasne Productions [1]
Broadcast
Original channel	Syndication
Original run	January 23 – November 19, 1957

The O. Henry Playhouse was an early American anthology television series which featured television adaptations of short stories written by 19th-century author O. Henry and primarily set in New York City. The series was both hosted and narrated by Thomas Mitchell,^[2][3][4] who portrayed the title character,^[5] and featured several television and film stars during its run such as DeForest Kelly, Lisa Montell, Otto Kruger, Max Showalter and Ernest Borgnine.^[6] The series was syndicated and initially ran from January 23 to May 25, 1957, and its final episode aired on November 19 of that year.^[7]

Episodes

Series 1

#	Title	Writers	Original airdate	Series No.
01	"Series One Episode One (The Reformation of Calliope)"		23 January 1957 (1957-01-23)	#1.01
02	"Series One Episode Two (Man About Town)"		30 January 1957 (1957-01-30)	#1.02
04	"Series One Episode Four (Two Renegades)"		13 February 1957 (1957-02-13)	#1.04
07	"Series One Episode Seven (Hearts and Hands)"		6 March 1957 (1957-03-06)	#1.07
08	"Series One Episode Eight (Blackjack Bargainer)"		9 March 1957 (1957-03-09)	#1.08
12	"Series One Episode Twelve (Fourth in Salvador)"		30 March 1957 (1957-03-30)	#1.12
13	"Series One Episode Thirteen (After Twenty Years)"		3 April 1957 (1957-04-03)	#1.13
14	"Series One Episode Fourteen (A Trick of Nature)"		10 April 1957 (1957-04-10)	#1.14
16	"Series One Episode Sixteen (Hygeia at the Solito)"		27 April 1957 (1957-04-27)	#1.16
19	"Series One Episode Nineteen (Miller's Millions)"		18 May 1957 (1957-05-18)	#1.19
20	"Series One Episode Twenty (Between Rounds)"		25 May 1957 (1957-05-25)	#1.20
27	"Series One Episode Twenty-Seven (The Roads We Take)"		27 July 1957 (1957-07-27)	#1.27
29	"Series One Episode Twenty-Nine (Wit's End)"		10 August 1957 (1957-08-10)	#1.29
31	"Series One Episode Thirty-One (Hiding of Black Bill)"		31 August 1957 (1957-08-31)	#1.31
A stranger seeking work at a lonely ranch house is taken on trust until a black mask found in his luggage arouses suspicion.
33	"Series One Episode Thirty-Three (A Madison Square Arabian Knight)"		14 September 1957 (1957-09-14)	#1.33
42	"Series One Episode Forty-Two (The Emancipation of Billy)"		19 November 1957 (1957-11-19)	#1.42

References

1. ^ "The O. Henry Playhouse (dramatic anthology)". The Media Management Group. http://www.classicthemes.com/50sTVThemes/themePages/OHenryPlayhouse.html. Retrieved 20 November 2009. 
2. ^ Shulman, Arthur and Roger Youman. How Sweet It Was: Television, A Pictorial Commentary. New York: Bonanza Books, 1966. ISBN 0-517-08135-0
3. ^ McNeil, Alex. Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present. New York: Penguin Books, 1996. (pg. 611) ISBN 0-14-024916-8
4. ^ Becker, Christine. It's The Pictures That Got Small: Hollywood Film Stars on 1950s Television. Middletown, Connecticut: Wesleyan University Press, 2008. (pg. 244) ISBN 0-8195-6894-5
5. ^ Steinbrunner, Chris and Otto Penzler, ed. Encyclopedia of Mystery and Detection. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1976. (pg. 197) ISBN 0-07-061121-1
6. ^ "US TV - Occasional Wife to Ozzie's Girls". Memorable TV US Shows. MemorableTV.com. 2002. http://www.memorabletv.com/usao.htm. 
7. ^ Hawes, William. Filmed Television Drama, 1952-1958. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland, 2002. (pg. 225) ISBN 0786411325

Further reading

• Castleman, Harry and Walter J. Podrazik. Harry and Wally's Favorite TV Shows. New York: Prentice Hall Press, 1989. ISBN 0-13-933250-2
• Borgnine, Ernest. Ernie: The Autobiography. New York: Citadel Press, 2008. ISBN 0-8065-2941-5

External links

• The O. Henry Playhouse at TV.com
• The O. Henry Playhouse at the Internet Movie Database
• The O. Henry Playhouse at TV Guide