Post or Modify Date: September 29, 12
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Series: "BEST PLAYS"
NBC SUSTAINED HOST: John Chapman Supervised by: William Welch
Adaptations: Ernest Kinoy Directors: Edward King & Fred Weihe
Announcers: Fred Collins or Robert Denton
Series began as a Summer Replacement for THEATER GUILD
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91201 "WINTERSET" 1 06-08-52 :59:40 Burgess Meredith, Maureen Stapleton
91202 "ON BORROWED TIME" 2 06-15-52 1:00:00 Parker Fennelly, Mildred Natwyck,
David Anderson, Agnes Young, Peter
Cappell, Teri Keene, Louie Van Rootin,
Carl Webber, Bill Griffith
91203 "ANGEL STREET" 3 06-22-52 1:00:00 Vincent Price, Judith Evelyn, Melville
Cooper, Elizabeth Eustis, Marjorie
Maude
91204 "THE HASTY HEART" 4 06-29-52 :58:10 Anne Burr, John Sylvester AUTHOR:
John Patrick
91205 "ARSENIC & OLD LACE" 5 07-06-52 1:00:00 Boris Karloff, Donald Cook, Jean
Adair, Edgar Staley, Evelen Varden.
*na* "THE DARK OF THE MOON" 6 07-13-52 :59:30* Alfred Drake Based on the folk song:
"Barbara Ellen"
91207 "THE VOICE OF THE TURTLE" 7 07-20-52 1:01:50 Elliot Nugent, Martha Scott, Audry
Christie Writer: Sutton Vane
111 "ALL MY SONS" 8 07-27-52 :59:28 Ed Begley
91208 "OUTWARD BOUND" 9 08-03-52 :59:30* Jean Adair, Alexander Scourby, Susan
Douglas, Chester Stratton, Loena
Powers, John Stanley, Norman Rose,
Wendall Holmes, William Pogmore
Writer: Sutton Vane
91209 "UNCLE HARRY" 10 08-10-52 :55:46 Joseph Schildkraut, Agnes Moorehead
end missing
91210 "THE PHILADELPHIA STORY" 11 08-17-52 :55:50 Joan Alexander, Betty Furness, Myron
McCormack, Vera Allen, Joseph Curtin,
Carl Webber, William Quinn, Denise
Alexander, Edwin Jerome, Gene Leonard
About four minutes are missing fron
the second disc.
91211 "HOME OF THE BRAVE" 12 08-24-52 1:00:00 Russell Hardie, Peter Capell, Donald
Buka, Joseph Julian, Bill Lipton,
William Redfield, James Stevens, Jack
Lloyd Writer: Arthur Laurentz
91212 "BLITHE SPIRIT" 13 08-31-52 :59:30* John Loder, Mildred Natwick, Stoddard,
Ann Burr Writer: Noel Coward
4383 B "TONIGHT AT 8:30" 14 09-07-52 :37:50 Madeline Carroll Middle portion
only
91214 "VICTORIA REGINA" 15 10-03-52 :59:50 Helen Hayes, Norman Rose, Leona
Powers, John Stanley, Irene Hubbard,
Robert Carrol, Guy Squall, Charles
Frances Writer: Laurence Housman
Beginning of new season and Show moves
to Friday
91215 "SHE LOVES ME NOT" 16 10-10-52 :58:40 Eddie Bracken, Ann Thomas, Harry
Belliver
91216 "HIGH TOR" 17 10-17-52 :58:40 Burgess Meredith, Maureen Stapleton,
Edgar Stacy End cut
91217 "BIOGRAPHY" 18 10-24-52 :59:00 Faye Emerson, Donald Buka No ending
91218 "ELIZABETH THE QUEEN" 19 11-09-52 1:01:40 Eva LaGallienne, Richard Waring
Show of 10-31 Pre-Empted Show moves
to Sunday .. back to hour-long format
91219 "THE MADWOMAN OF THE CHAILLOT" 20 11-16-52 :59:30 Aline MacMahon, Estelle Winwood, Irene
Hubbard, James Westerfield Severe
volume drop last 5 minutes
91220 "MISSOURI LEGEND" 21 11-23-52 1:00:30 John Forsythe The legend of
Jesse James "The Dirty Little Coward
That Shot Jim Howard"
91221 "ROPE" 22 11-30-52 :59:50 Hurd Hatfield, Victor Jory Author:
Patrick Hamilton
91222 "SKYLARK" 23 12-07-52 :60:00* June Havoc, Donald Cook
91223 "CRAIG'S WIFE" 24 12-14-52 1:00:10 Judith Evelyn, John Beal
91224 "NIGHT MUST FALL" 25 12-21-52 :59:50* Alfred Drake, Mary Boland, Carmen
Matthews
91225 "A BELL FOR ADANO" 26 12-28-52 1:01:30 Arthur Kennedy, Myron McCormick, Karl
Weber, Joseph DeSantis, Louis Sorin,
Tony Randell, Roger DeCaldwin, Louie
Van Rooten, Bill Griffis, Gilbert Mack
91226 "ACCENT ON YOUTH" 27 01-04-53 :59:50* Paul Lucas, Sally Forrest
91227 "MEN IN WHITE" 28 01-11-53 1:01:10 Richard Basehart, Joan Lorring,
Patricia Neil, Santos Ortega, Bill
Adams, Joan Sheperd Excess time due
to station info.
91228 "THERE SHALL BE NO NIGHT" 29 01-25-53 :56:30 Fredric March, Florence Eldridge
Writer: Robert E. Sherwood Show of
1-18 Pre-Empted for special broadcast
"End of an Era" starring Burgess
Meredith End cut
91229 "CAMILLE" 30 02-01-53 1:00:10 Eva LaGallienne, Richard Waring,
Writer: Alexandre Dumas Fils
91230 "JOHN LOVES MARY" 31 02-08-53 :59:50 Van Johnson, Nina Foch
*na* "THE GLASS MENAGERIE" 32 02-15-53 :60:00* Geraldine Page, MacDonald Cary, Evelyn
Varden
7890 A "MR. ROBERTS" 33 04-17-53 :30:00* Tomas Heggen No credits - Parts 2 &
4 only
91233 "SUSAN AND GOD" 34 05-01-53 :54:46 Paul McGrath, Judith Evelyn, Vera
Allen Author: Rachel Crothers 5
minutes missing at beginning of second
act
91234 "OF MICE AND MEN" 35 05-08-53 :59:00 Burgess Meredith, Anthony Quinn, Ralph
Bell. Author: John Steinbeck
91235 "ST. HELENA" 36 05-15-53 :60:00* Dennis King. Ralph Bell. Author:
R.C. Sheriff
111 "SUMMER AND SMOKE" 37 05-22-53 1:00:18 Geraldine Page
91236 "THE AMAZING DR. CLITTERHOUSE" 38 05-29-53 :60:00* Sir Cedric Hardwick Author: Barry
Lyndon Speed fluc in a couple of
places
91237 "AUTUMN CROCUS" 39 06-05-53 :60:00* Walter Slezak, Carmen Matthews
Author: Dodie Smith
91238 "ANOTHER LANGUAGE" 40 06-21-53 :59:20 Faye Emerson, Ralph Bell Author:
Rose Franklin No show aired since
6-5 Time change to Sundays 8:30 -
9:30 for some stations only
91239 "THE FARMER TAKES A WIFE" 41 06-28-53 :58:00 John Forsythe, Joan Loring Authors:
Marc Connelly and Frank Elser No
ending Credits.
7892 C "ARSENIC AND OLD LACE" 42 07-05-53 :30:00* Boris Karloff, Donald Cook, Edgar
Stehli Author: Joseoh Kesserling
Incomplete - Parts 1 and 2 only
91241 "MACBETH" 43 07-12-53 :57:40 Eva LaGallienne, Staats Cotsworth
Author: William Shakespeare No
closing credits.
91242 "THE ROSE TATTOO" 44 07-19-53 :59:30* Eli Wallach, Maureen Stapleton
Author: Tenessee Williams
91243 "THERE'S ALWAYS JULIET" 45 08-02-53 :57:10 Margareite Phillips, Paul McGrath
Author: John Van Druten Show of 7-26
Pre-empted. "Kiss The Boys Goodbye"
slated for that date was re-scheduled
to 9-6-53
91244 "THE MALE ANIMAL" 46 08-09-53 :59:40 Elliot Nugent, Martha Scott, Ralph
Bell. Author: Elliot Nugent and
James Thurber
91245 "DETECTIVE STORY" 47 08-16-53 :58:30 Wendell Corey, Alexander Scourby
Author: Sidney Kingsley
*na* "LADIES IN RETIREMENT" 48 08-23-53 :60:00* Carmen Matthews, Evelyn Varden,
Mildred Natwick
91246 "TONIGHT AT 8:30" 49 08-30-53 :60:00* Madeline Carroll, Jerome Cowen
Author: Noel Coward
91247 "KISS THE BOYS GOODBYE" 50 09-06-53 :58:50 Helen Claire, Ralph Bell Author:
Claire Boothe Speed Problems
91248 "ETHAN FROME" 51 09-13-53 :59:50 Geraldine Page Author: Owen Davis
Speed problems
91249 "THE PETRIFIED FOREST" 52 09-20-53 :59:30 Cyril Richard, Ralph Bell. Author:
Robert E. Sherwood Final performance
of the series. Some stations
re-played earlier shows for the next
two weeks, but the is the last new
performance.
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Total Number of Titles: 52
Total Number of Programs: 52
Total Possible Episodes: 52 Missing Programs: 3 Total Programs in Collection: 49
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