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Wire Service Also known as Deadline for Action Genre Drama Written by Al C. Ward
Frederick BradyDirected by Lance Comfort
Tom GriesStarring Dane Clark
George Brent
Mercedes McCambridgeCountry of origin United States Language(s) English No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 37 (List of episodes) Production Executive producer(s) Warren Lewis
Don SharpeProducer(s) Buck Houghton Running time 45–48 minutes Broadcast Original channel ABC Picture format Black-and-white Audio format Monaural Original run October 4, 1956 – June 17, 1957Wire Service is an American drama series that aired on ABC as part of its 1956-57 season lineup.
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Synopsis
Wire Service focuses on three reporters for the fictional Trans-Globe wire service, which was similar to (and obviously inspired by) real-life news wire services such as the Associated Press and United Press International. It was the first hour-long, weekly scheduled dramatic series with continuing characters to last a full season on network television. However, the three reporters functioned independently of each other, meaning that the series was essentially three different ones sharing a time slot and title.
This program was aired at 9 p.m. (Eastern time) Thursdays from September 1956 to February 1957, when it was moved to Mondays at 8:30. It was not renewed for a second season, and the last prime time broadcast under this title was in September 1957. However, when a gap developed in the ABC schedule in February 1959, the episodes starring Dane Clark (only) were then rebroadcast under the title Deadline for Action. The last of these repeat episodes was broadcast on September 13, 1959.Cast
- Dane Clark as Dan Miller
- George Brent as Dean Evans
- Mercedes McCambridge as Katherine Wells
Episodes
Episode # Episode Title Original Airdate 1 "Blood Rock Mine" October 4, 1956 2 "Campaign Train" October 11, 1956 3 "Hideout" October 18, 1956 4 "The Johnny Rath Story" October 25, 1956 5 "Night of August 7th" November 1, 1956 6 "Conspiracy" November 8, 1956 7 "The Tower" November 15, 1956 8 "Deported" November 22, 1956 9 "Until I Die" November 29, 1956 10 "The Avengers" December 6, 1956 11 "The Deep End" December 12, 1956 12 "High Adventure" December 20, 1956 13 "The Block Rock Mine" December 27, 1956 14 "Chicago Exclusive" January 3, 1957 15 "World of the Lonely" January 10, 1957 16 "The Third Inevitable" January 17, 1957 17 "Flowers for the General" January 24, 1957 18 "The Comeback" January 31, 1957 19 "Atom at Spithead" February 11, 1957 20 "El Hombre" February 18, 1957 21 "Profile of Ellen Gale" February 25, 1957 22 "Dateline Las Vegas" March 4, 1957 23 "Forbidden Ground" March 11, 1957 24 "No Peace in Lo Dao" March 18, 1957 25 "A Matter of Conscience" March 25, 1957 26 "Misfire" April 1, 1957 27 "The Indictment" April 8, 1957 28 "Ninety and Nine" April 15, 1957 29 "The Oil Man" April 22, 1957 30 "Run, Sheep, Run" April 29, 1957 31 "The Death Merchant" May 6, 1957 32 "Violence Preferred" May 13, 1957 33 "The Last Laugh" May 20, 1957 34 "Confirm or Deny" May 27, 1957 35 "Four Minutes to Shot" June 3, 1957 36 "The Washington Story" June 10, 1957 37 "A Death at Twin Pines" June 17, 1957 References
- Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows
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Categories:- 1956 television series debuts
- 1957 television series endings
- 1950s American television series
- American Broadcasting Company network shows
- American drama television series
- Black-and-white television programs
- English-language television series
- Television series by CBS Paramount Television
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