1953 - 1957
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5 Seasons
Genres
Drama
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents
Overview
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents, is a 1950s syndicated anthology series hosted and occasionally starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.. The series offered Buster Keaton in his first dramatic role in the episode entitled "The Awakening". British actor Christopher Lee appeared in varied role in thirteen episodes, including "Destination Milan". The program aired from 7 January 1953 to 11 February 1957 for a total of 117 episodes. Fairbanks himself starred in forty-eight episodes. In Melbourne, Australia the series was aired under the title Chesebrough Ponds Playhouse.
Seasons
Season 1 (1953)
No overview available.
29 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Accused
1953-01-07Episode 2: The Scream
1953-01-14Episode 3: Little Brother
1953-01-21Episode 4: The Clock
1953-01-28Episode 5: Dialogue with Two Faces
1953-02-04Episode 6: The Surgeon
1953-02-11Episode 7: Lochinvar
1953-02-18Episode 8: Take a Number
1953-02-25Episode 9: Thought to Kill
1953-03-04Episode 10: Happy Birthday
1953-03-11Episode 11: The Five Pound Note
1953-03-18Episode 12: Destination Milan
1953-03-25Episode 13: Foolish Notions
1953-04-01Episode 14: American Duel
1953-04-08Episode 15: The Last Moment
1953-04-15Episode 16: The Parlor Trick
1953-04-22Episode 17: Outpost
1953-04-29Episode 18: My Name is Jones
1953-05-06Episode 19: A Lodging for the Night
1953-05-13Episode 20: A Priceless Pocket
1953-05-20Episode 21: Sylvia
1953-05-27Episode 22: The Red Dress
1953-06-03Episode 23: The Runaway Marriage
1953-06-10Episode 24: The Journey
1953-06-17Episode 25: Lowland Fling
1953-06-24Episode 26: Emerald Green
1953-07-01Episode 27: The Genie
1953-07-08Episode 28: The Heel
1953-07-15Episode 29: My Favorite Aunt
1953-07-22Season 2 (1953)
No overview available.
35 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Door
1953-09-09Episode 2: The Great White Bird
1953-09-23Episode 3: Forever My Heart
1953-09-30Episode 5: The Silent Snow
1953-10-14Episode 6: The Bitter Heart
1953-11-04Episode 7: The Death of Michael Turbin
1953-11-18Episode 8: Panic
1953-12-09Episode 9: The Charm
1953-12-30Episode 10: The Silent Man
1954-01-27Episode 11: King High
1954-02-03Episode 12: Gramma Brenn
1954-02-10Episode 13: The Ship's Doctor
1954-02-17Episode 14: The Wedding Veil
1954-02-24Episode 15: Pardon My Ghost
1954-03-03Episode 16: The Trap
1954-03-10Episode 17: Second Wind
1954-03-17Episode 18: Leave to Die
1954-03-24Episode 19: The International Settlement
1954-03-31Episode 21: The Refugee
1954-04-21Episode 22: A Lesson in Love
1954-04-28Episode 23: Myra and the Moneyman
1954-05-05Episode 24: The Heirloom
1954-05-12Episode 25: The Witness
1954-05-19Episode 26: Johnny Blue
1954-05-26Episode 27: Street of Angels
1954-06-02Episode 28: The Happy McBains
1954-06-09Episode 29: Rain Forest
1954-06-16Episode 30: Provincial Lady
1954-06-30Episode 31: The Awakening
1954-07-14Episode 32: The Apples
1954-07-21Episode 33: Pattern for Glory
1954-08-04Episode 34: A Line in the Snow
1954-08-18Episode 35: One Way Ticket
1954-08-25Episode 36: Dream Stuff
1954-09-08Episode 37: Four Farwells in Venice
1954-09-22Season 3 (1954)
No overview available.
39 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Mr. Sampson
1954-09-29Episode 2: Man Who Heard Everything
1954-10-13Episode 3: The Last Knife
1954-10-20Episode 4: The Rehearsal
1954-11-03Episode 5: Face of the Law
1954-11-10Episode 6: The Relative Truth
1954-11-24Episode 7: The Lovely Place
1954-12-08Episode 8: The Mix-Up
1954-12-15Episode 9: Silent Night: The Story of the Original Christmas Carol
1954-12-22Episode 10: Standby
1954-12-29Episode 11: Forever is a Long Time
1955-01-12Episode 12: Border Incident
1955-01-26Episode 13: The Patriarch
1955-02-02Episode 14: The Hideaway
1955-02-09Episode 15: Honeymoon Deferred
1955-03-02Episode 16: The Long White Line
1955-03-09Episode 17: The Dark Lake
1955-03-16Episode 20: Pitfall
1955-03-23Episode 21: Con Cregan's Legacy
1955-04-06Episode 22: Crime á la Carte
1955-04-13Episode 23: Room 506
1955-04-20Episode 24: The Thoroughbred
1955-04-27Episode 25: While the Circus Passes
1955-05-04Episode 26: The Leprechaun
1955-05-11Episode 27: The Little Big Shot
1955-05-18Episode 28: The Auction
1955-05-25Episode 29: The Only Son
1955-06-01Episode 30: Goodbye Tomorrow
1955-06-08Episode 31: Another Day
1955-06-15Episode 32: The Wedding Dress
1955-07-13Episode 33: Enchanted Doll
1955-07-20Episode 34: Tony
1955-08-03Episode 35: Blue Murder
1955-08-24Episode 36: The Sound of Your Voice
1955-08-31Episode 37: Big Nick
1955-09-07Episode 38: The Milkman
1955-09-14Episode 39: The Treasure of Urbano
1955-09-28Episode 40: Atlantic Night
1955-10-05Episode 41: The Hero
1955-10-12Season 4 (1955)
No overview available.
32 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Success Train
1955-11-07Episode 2: Guilt
1955-11-14Episode 3: A Borderline Case
1955-11-21Episode 4: Heritage
1955-12-05Episode 5: The Immigrant
1955-12-12Episode 6: A Fast Buck
1956-01-02Episode 7: Dimitrios
1956-01-16Episode 8: Deadline: Vienna
1956-01-23Episode 9: Gabrielle
1956-01-30Episode 10: Better Mousetraps
1956-02-06Episode 11: The Present
1956-02-13Episode 12: Jason's House
1956-02-20Episode 13: No Samples
1956-02-27Episode 14: A Walk in the Wilderness
1956-03-05Episode 15: Welcome My Wife
1956-03-12Episode 17: A Flight of Birds
1956-03-26Episode 18: The Intruder
1956-04-02Episode 19: A New Life
1956-04-09Episode 20: The Dunce
1956-04-23Episode 21: Ship Day
1956-04-30Episode 22: The Murderer
1956-05-07Episode 23: Point of View
1956-05-14Episode 24: Mutiny
1956-05-28Episode 25: The Story of Pan Yusef
1956-06-04Episode 26: A Train to the Sea
1956-06-11Episode 27: A Likely Story
1956-06-25Episode 28: Play Me a Blue Note
1956-07-02Episode 29: The Way Home
1956-07-09Episode 30: Mister Purley's Profession
1956-07-23Episode 31: Treasure in Store
1956-08-20Episode 32: Beloved Stranger
1956-09-03Episode 33: Guy in the Middle
1956-09-10Season 5 (1956)
No overview available.
14 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Timmy the Shanks
1956-09-17Episode 2: The Man Who Wouldn't Escape
1956-10-01Episode 3: Winning Sequence
1956-10-08Episode 4: The Last Tour
1956-10-15Episode 5: Someone Outside
1956-10-22Episode 6: One Can't Help Feeling Sorry
1956-10-29Episode 7: Crown of the Andes
1956-11-05Episode 9: Rendezvous at Dawn
1956-11-19Episode 10: Scheherezade
1956-11-26Episode 11: To What Great Heights
1956-12-03Episode 12: The Best Man
1957-01-14Episode 13: Bulldog Drummond and 'The Ludlow Affair'
1957-01-28Bulldog Drummond is contacted by a Mrs Harriet Ludlow, wife of an old friend; her husband has invented a new antibiotic formula potentially worth a fortune, but he has been kidnapped and held for ransom. Drummond sets out to prevent the formula from reaching the hands of the villains -- with or without his client's co-operation!
Runtime: 30 min
