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Fireside Theatre, a.k.a. The Jane Wyman Show, is an American anthology drama series that ran on NBC from 1949 to 1958, and was the first successful filmed series on American television. Early seasons (1-7) featured low budget productions and were often based on public domain stories. Later seasons (8-10) included source material from well known writers including Eudora Welty, Patricia Highsmith and Cornell Woolrich as well as original scripts by freelance writers such as Rod Serling, Aaron Spelling and Quinn Martin.

## Series overview

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Season| Episodes| Originally released

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First released| Last released
1| 12| April 5, 1949 (1949-04-05)| June 28, 1949 (1949-06-28)
2| 41| September 6, 1949 (1949-09-06)| June 27, 1950 (1950-06-27)
3| 46| August 29, 1950 (1950-08-29)| August 21, 1951 (1951-08-21)
4| 44| August 28, 1951 (1951-08-28)| June 24, 1952 (1952-06-24)
5| 39| September 30, 1952 (1952-09-30)| June 30, 1953 (1953-06-30)
6| 44| September 1, 1953 (1953-09-01)| June 29, 1954 (1954-06-29)
7| 43| September 7, 1954 (1954-09-07)| June 28, 1955 (1955-06-28)
8| 35| August 30, 1955 (1955-08-30)| April 24, 1956 (1956-04-24)
9| 34| August 28, 1956 (1956-08-28)| June 11, 1957 (1957-06-11)
10| 24| September 26, 1957 (1957-09-26)| May 22, 1958 (1958-05-22)

## Episodes

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### Season 1 (1949)

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1| 1| "Friend of the Family"| Unknown| Unknown| April 5, 1949 (1949-04-05)
2| 2| "Ghost Story"| Unknown| Unknown| April 12, 1949 (1949-04-12)
3| 3| "Leonard Silliman's New Faces"| Unknown| Unknown| April 19, 1949 (1949-04-19)
4| 4| "What's New in the News"| Unknown| Unknown| April 26, 1949 (1949-04-26)
5| 5| "Meet My Sister"| Unknown| Unknown| May 3, 1949 (1949-05-03)
6| 6| "Time Bomb"| Unknown| Unknown| May 10, 1949 (1949-05-10)
7| 7| "Brain Bobby"| Unknown| Unknown| May 17, 1949 (1949-05-17)
8| 8| "Make a Wish"| Unknown| Unknown| May 24, 1949 (1949-05-24)
9| 9| "Feature Story"| Unknown| Unknown| June 7, 1949 (1949-06-07)
10| 10| "Dance Discoveries"| Unknown| Unknown| June 14, 1949 (1949-06-14)
11| 11| "The Stronger" / "A Terribly Strange Bed"| William Cameron Menzies| Unknown| June 21, 1949 (1949-06-21)
12| 12| "Father"| Unknown| Unknown| June 28, 1949 (1949-06-28)

### Season 2 (1949–50)

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13| 1| "Smooth Fingers" / "Germelshausen"| Unknown| Unknown| September 6, 1949 (1949-09-06)
14| 2| "The Four Fifteen Express" / "Charlotte Corday"| Unknown| Unknown| September 13, 1949 (1949-09-13)
15| 3| "Vain Glory" / "Out on the River"| Unknown| Unknown| September 20, 1949 (1949-09-20)
16| 4| "The Spy" / "The Postmistress of Laurel Rim"| Unknown| Unknown| September 27, 1949 (1949-09-27)
17| 5| "Like Money in the Bank" / "Magic Skin"| Unknown| Unknown| October 4, 1949 (1949-10-04)
18| 6| "Scream in the Night" / "Troubled Harbor"| Unknown| Unknown| October 11, 1949 (1949-10-11)
19| 7| "Bandit, Banker and Blonde" / "The Wall"| Unknown| Unknown| October 18, 1949 (1949-10-18)
20| 8| "Heartbeat" / "Mardi Gras"| William Cameron Menzies| Unknown| October 25, 1949 (1949-10-25)
21| 9| "Checkmate" / "Solange"| Unknown| Unknown| November 1, 1949 (1949-11-01)
22| 10| "Night Owl" / "Another Road"| Unknown| Unknown| November 8, 1949 (1949-11-08)
23| 11| "Stagecoach Driver McLean" / "Cowboy's Lament"| Unknown| Unknown| November 15, 1949 (1949-11-15)
24| 12| "The Room" / "Epilogue"| John Reinhardt| Unknown| November 29, 1949 (1949-11-29)
25| 13| "Sealed Orders" / "Battle Scene"| John Reinhardt| Unknown| December 6, 1949 (1949-12-06)
26| 14| "The Pardoner's Tale" / "The Human Touch"| Unknown| Unknown| December 13, 1949 (1949-12-13)
27| 15| "The Doll" / "The Bet"| Unknown| Unknown| December 20, 1949 (1949-12-20)
28| 16| "The Gauntlet" / "Threshold"| Unknown| Unknown| December 27, 1949 (1949-12-27)
29| 17| "Judas"| Unknown| Arnold Belgard| January 3, 1950 (1950-01-03)
30| 18| "The Devil's Due" / "Rendezvous"| John Reinhardt| Unknown| January 10, 1950 (1950-01-10)
31| 19| "The Golden Ball" / "Just Three Words"| John Reinhardt| Agatha Christie & John Reinhardt| January 17, 1950 (1950-01-17)
32| 20| "Confession" / "Reprieve"| Unknown| Unknown| January 24, 1950 (1950-01-24)
33| 21| "Of Thee I Love" / "Double Jeopardy"| Unknown| Unknown| January 31, 1950 (1950-01-31)
34| 22| "The Imp in the Bottle" / "The Stronger"| Unknown| Unknown| February 7, 1950 (1950-02-07)
35| 23| "The Shot" / "The Bed by the Window"| Unknown| Unknown| February 14, 1950 (1950-02-14)
36| 24| "Anniversary" / "Jungle Terror"| John Reinhardt| Unknown| February 21, 1950 (1950-02-21)
37| 25| "A Terribly Strange Bed" / "The Stronger"| Unknown| Unknown| February 28, 1950 (1950-02-28)
38| 26| "Germelshausen" / "Sealed Orders"| Unknown| Unknown| March 7, 1950 (1950-03-07)
39| 27| "The General's Coat" / "Vain Glory"| Unknown| Unknown| March 14, 1950 (1950-03-14)
40| 28| "The Leather Heart"| Frank Wisbar| Unknown| March 21, 1950 (1950-03-21)
41| 29| "The Bunker"| Unknown| Unknown| March 28, 1950 (1950-03-28)
42| 30| "Operation Mona Lisa"| Unknown| Unknown| April 4, 1950 (1950-04-04)
43| 31| "The Tangled Web"| Unknown| Unknown| April 11, 1950 (1950-04-11)
44| 32| "No Strings Attached"| Unknown| Unknown| April 18, 1950 (1950-04-18)
45| 33| "Boys Will Be Men"| Unknown| Unknown| April 25, 1950 (1950-04-25)
46| 34| "The Parasol"| Unknown| Unknown| May 9, 1950 (1950-05-09)
47| 35| "Hired Girl"| Frank Wisbar| Arthur St. Claire| May 16, 1950 (1950-05-16)
48| 36| "Big Ben"| Unknown| Arch Oboler| May 23, 1950 (1950-05-23)
49| 37| "Man Without a Country"| Frank Wisbar| Unknown| May 30, 1950 (1950-05-30)
50| 38| "The Human Touch" / "The Assassin"| John Reinhardt| Unknown| June 6, 1950 (1950-06-06)
51| 39| "Dinner For Three" / "The Devil's Due"| Unknown| Unknown| June 13, 1950 (1950-06-13)
52| 40| "The Courting of Bell" / "Rendezvous"| Unknown| Unknown| June 20, 1950 (1950-06-20)
53| 41| "The Ear"| Unknown| Unknown| June 27, 1950 (1950-06-27)

### Season 3 (1950–51)

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54| 1| "Polly"| Frank Wisbar| Unknown| August 29, 1950 (1950-08-29)
55| 2| "Stopover"| Frank Wisbar| Unknown| September 5, 1950 (1950-09-05)
56| 3| "The Canterville Ghost"| Frank Wisbar| Unknown| September 12, 1950 (1950-09-12)
57| 4| "Incident in the Rain"| Frank Wisbar| Arnold Lippschitz| September 19, 1950 (1950-09-19)
58| 5| "Andy's Old Man"| Frank Wisbar| Unknown| September 26, 1950 (1950-09-26)
59| 6| "International Incident"| Unknown| Unknown| October 3, 1950 (1950-10-03)
60| 7| "Lucy and the Stranger"| Frank Wisbar| Unknown| October 10, 1950 (1950-10-10)
61| 8| "Hope Chest"| Frank Wisbar| Unknown| October 17, 1950 (1950-10-17)
62| 9| "The Amber Gods"| Frank Wisbar| Story by : Harriet Prescott Spofford
Teleplay by : Adele Comandini & Edith Martin| October 24, 1950 (1950-10-24)
63| 10| "Mother's Mutiny"| Frank Wisbar| Unknown| October 31, 1950 (1950-10-31)
64| 11| "The Kingdom Within"| Frank Wisbar| Unknown| November 7, 1950 (1950-11-07)
65| 12| "Party Line"| Frank Wisbar| Unknown| November 14, 1950 (1950-11-14)
66| 13| "Love of Mike"| Frank Wisbar| Unknown| November 21, 1950 (1950-11-21)
67| 14| "Three Strangers"| Frank Wisbar| Unknown| November 28, 1950 (1950-11-28)
68| 15| "The Green Convertible"| Frank Wisbar| Unknown| December 5, 1950 (1950-12-05)
69| 16| "The Case of Marina Goodwin"| Frank Wisbar| Unknown| December 12, 1950 (1950-12-12)
70| 17| "Miggles"| Unknown| Unknown| December 19, 1950 (1950-12-19)
71| 18| "No Children, No Dogs"| Frank Wisbar| Unknown| December 26, 1950 (1950-12-26)
72| 19| "Flight Thirteen"| Frank Wisbar| Story by : David Boehm
Teleplay by : Josef Mischel| January 2, 1951 (1951-01-02)
73| 20| "Neutral Corner"| Frank Wisbar| William R. Cox & Leslie Urbach| January 9, 1951 (1951-01-09)
74| 21| "Looking Through"| Frank Wisbar| Curt Siodmak| January 16, 1951 (1951-01-16)
75| 22| "Drums in the Night"| Frank Wisbar| Story by : Frank Wisbar
Teleplay by : Josef Mischel| January 23, 1951 (1951-01-23)
76| 23| "Child in the House"| Frank Wisbar| Story by : Joe Pagano
Teleplay by : D.A. Jowitt| January 30, 1951 (1951-01-30)
77| 24| "Hottest Day of the Year"| Frank Wisbar| Story by : Frank Wisbar
Teleplay by : Alfred Lewis Levitt & Josef Mischel| February 6, 1951 (1951-02-06)
78| 25| "The Substance of His House"| Frank Wisbar| Story by : Brenda Weisberg
Teleplay by : David V. Robison| February 13, 1951 (1951-02-13)
79| 26| "Going Home"| Frank Wisbar| Story by : Brewster Morgan
Teleplay by : Samuel B. Harrison| February 20, 1951 (1951-02-20)
80| 27| "Copy Boy"| Frank Wisbar| Story by : Richard Harding Davis
Teleplay by : Wells Root| February 27, 1951 (1951-02-27)
81| 28| "The Acquittal"
"Malachi's Cove"| Charles Frank| Charles Frank & Anthony Trollope| March 6, 1951 (1951-03-06)
82| 29| "Shifting Sands"| Frank Wisbar| Margaret McDonell & Wells Root| March 13, 1951 (1951-03-13)
83| 30| "The Eleventh Hour"| Frank Wisbar| Story by : Perceval Gibbon
Teleplay by : Arnold Lippschitz| March 20, 1951 (1951-03-20)
84| 31| "Unwritten Column"| Unknown| Unknown| March 27, 1951 (1951-03-27)
85| 32| "The Gentleman from LaPorte"| Frank Wisbar| Story by : Bret Harte
Teleplay by : Brenda Weisberg| April 3, 1951 (1951-04-03)
86| 33| "Hot Spot"| Frank Wisbar| Story by : Margaret McDonell
Teleplay by : Wells Root| April 10, 1951 (1951-04-10)
87| 34| "Close Shave"| Frank Wisbar| Story by : MacGowan Cooke
Teleplay by : D.A. Jowitt & Brewster Morgan| April 17, 1951 (1951-04-17)
88| 35| "The Celebrated Mrs. Rowland"| Frank Wisbar| Story by : George Zuckerman
Teleplay by : James Gunn & Brewster Morgan| April 24, 1951 (1951-04-24)
89| 36| "The Moment of Truth"| Robert Angus| Unknown| May 1, 1951 (1951-05-01)
90| 37| "The Tunnel"| Frank Wisbar| Gabrielle Windsor| May 8, 1951 (1951-05-08)
91| 38| "Back to Zero"| Frank Wisbar| Unknown| May 15, 1951 (1951-05-15)
92| 39| "Moment of Glory"| Frank Wisbar| Unknown| July 3, 1951 (1951-07-03)
93| 40| "The Vigil"| Frank Wisbar| Unknown| July 10, 1951 (1951-07-10)
94| 41| "A Little Night Music"| Frank Wisbar| Raphael Hayes| July 17, 1951 (1951-07-17)
95| 42| "A Jury of Her Peers"| Frank Wisbar| Susan Glaspell| July 24, 1951 (1951-07-24)
96| 43| "Deliver Us From Evil"| Frank Wisbar| Unknown| July 31, 1951 (1951-07-31)
97| 44| "Agnew Jones and the Giants"| Frank Wisbar| Unknown| August 7, 1951 (1951-08-07)
98| 45| "Make Believe"| Frank Wisbar| Raphael Hayes| August 14, 1951 (1951-08-14)
99| 46| "The Lottery"| Frank Wisbar| Story by : Shirley Jackson
Teleplay by : Ernest Kinoy| August 21, 1951 (1951-08-21)

### Season 4 (1951–52)

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Episodes in this season included "Doctor Mac" on October 9, 1951.[1]

### Season 8 (1955-56)

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269| 1*| "Technical Charge of Murder"| Sidney Lanfield| story by: Zelda Popkin teleplay by: Cyril Hume| August 30, 1955 (1955-08-30)

Cast: Jane Wyman (Rita)

270| 2*| "Gusher City"| Don Weis| William Froug| September 6, 1955 (1955-09-06)

Cast: Jane Wyman (Maryann Goldsmith)

271| 3| "The Director"| Herschel Daugherty| Rod Serling| September 13, 1955 (1955-09-13)

The director of a popular television show is the only person who has confidence in a "has-been" actor. The actor falls apart at rehearsal, and tension mounts as air time draws near. Cast: Jack Carson

272| 4*| "Holiday in Autumn"| Unknown| Elick Moll| September 20, 1955 (1955-09-20)

A successful Hollywood social director refuses to give up her career for marriage. Cast: Jane Wyman (Mary)

273| 5| "Little Guy"| Don Weis| David P. Harmon| September 27, 1955 (1955-09-27)

A short man has a prominent chip on his shoulder for all bigger people. When two murderers enter a bar and hold everyone at bay including a young fighter and a tough racketeer, the "little guy" has a decision to make.

274| 6| "The Sport"| Sidney Lanfield| Madelyn Pugh & Quinn Martin| October 3, 1955 (1955-10-03)

Cast: Jayne Meadows & Keenan Wynn

275| 7| "Stephen and Publius Cyrus"| Don Weis| Nathaniel Curtis| October 11, 1955 (1955-10-11)

When the Evans family is killed in an accident in a foreign country, only a baby boy, Stephen, survives. Cast: Peter Lawford

276| 8*| "One Last September"| Unknown| Kathleen Hite| October 18, 1955 (1955-10-18)

Cast: Jane Wyman (Liz) & Don Murray (Ken)

277| 9| "The Smuggler"| Don Weis| story by: Victor Canning teleplay by: Blake Edwards| October 25, 1955 (1955-10-25)

A jealous rival informs on a popular fisherman who is smuggling whiskey in and enemies out from under the nose of the country's annoyed dictator. Cast: Gilbert Roland (Tasso)

278| 10| "Nailed Down"| Don Weis| story by: Harry Sinclair Drago teleplay by: David P. Harmon| November 1, 1955 (1955-11-01)

A fleeing gang leader is also a doctor and seeks refuge at the ranch of a former cohort whose wife is dangerously ill in childbirth. If the outlaw stays to save the woman, he will be captured. Cast: Gene Barry & Dan Duryea

279| 11*| "Ride with the Executioner"| Unknown| Charlotte Armstrong| November 8, 1955 (1955-11-08)

During a recess period, one of a young teacher's pupils kills himself with his father's gun. The boy's grief-crazed father vows vengeance upon the teacher that he thinks caused his son's death. Cast: Jane Wyman (Eve)

280| 12*| "The Key"| Unknown| story by: Eudora Welty & Helen Dore Boyleston teleplay by: Frank De Felitta & Leo Townsend| November 15, 1955 (1955-11-15)

A young student nurse, training at a sanatorium, becomes friendly with a young female patient. Although the authorities frown on the relationship, the nurse persists in her efforts to help the disturbed girl. Cast: Jane Wyman (Jean Bradford)

281| 13| "His Maiden Voyage"| Don Weis| Jameson Brewer| November 22, 1955 (1955-11-22)

An old man endures endless ridicule because of his dreams of sailing the seas in a vessel that he has built.

282| 14| "Women at Sea"| James Sheldon| Hagar Wilde| November 29, 1955 (1955-11-29)

A neglected wife goes unaccompanied on an ocean voyage. She develops a strong attraction to a handsome stranger who is accompanied by his wife.

283| 15*| "Bamboo Cross"| John Ford| story by: Laurence Stallings teleplay by: Maria Del Rey & Theophane Lee| December 6, 1955 (1955-12-06)

In a Catholic convent in China, two nuns are menaced by a Communist overlord who falsely accuses them of murdering babies in their care. Cast: Jane Wyman (Sister Regina)

284| 16| "As Long as I Live"| Robert Stevenson| story by: Taylor Caldwell teleplay by: Leo Townsend| December 13, 1955 (1955-12-13)

A despondent man decides to take a final fling and then kill himself. Cast: Brian Keith & Dan O'Herlihy

285| 17*| "Along Came a Bachelor"| Sidney Lanfield| story by: Edwin Gilbert & Virginia Gilbert teleplay by: Katherine Albert & Dale Eunson| December 20, 1955 (1955-12-20)

Cast: Jane Wyman (Widow)

286| 18| "Big Joe’s Comin’ Home"| Blake Edwards| David P. Harmon| December 27, 1955 (1955-12-27)

A former gangland boss returns after 25 years in prison, expecting things to be the same. Cast: Victor McLaglen

287| 19*| "Once Upon a Nightmare"| Sidney Lanfield| story by: Cornell Woolrich teleplay by: John McGreevey| January 3, 1956 (1956-01-03)

Cast: Jane Wyman (Emily Prince)

288| 20| "The Liberator"| Jacques Tourneur| story by Indro Montanelli teleplay by: John Fante| January 10, 1956 (1956-01-10)

A war-torn town once occupied by enemy troops. Vico Ferrasco, the leader of the partisan group during the liberation of Italy returns with his band to his small village intent on asserting his power. Cast: Sebastian Cabot

289| 21*| "The House on Elm Street"| Sidney Lanfield| Unknown| January 17, 1956 (1956-01-17)

Helen Crane, who lives alone in an old mansion, suffers a series of terrifying experiences. Cast: Jane Wyman (Helen Crane)

290| 22*| "Excuse Me for Living"| Sidney Lanfield| story by: Adelaide Gerstley teleplay by: Leo Townsend| January 24, 1956 (1956-01-24)

Comic confusion results when a mother-in-law joins a young couple in their crowded city apartment. Cast: Jane Wyman (Wife)

291| 23| "The Velvet Trap"| William Asher| David P. Harmon| January 31, 1956 (1956-01-31)

An informer is sought by the brother of his former partner. Cast: James Whitmore

292| 24*| "Not What She Pretended"| Sidney Lanfield| Unknown| February 7, 1956 (1956-02-07)

A socialite is mysteriously drawn to a quaint, out-of-the-way tavern and the bar owner's handsome son. Cast: Jane Wyman (Barbara Towne)

293| 25*| "Kristi"| Jacques Tourneur| story by: Gladys Hasty Carroll teleplay by: Jameson Brewer| February 14, 1956 (1956-02-14)

A Norwegian bride is faced with the task of winning over the strait-laced residents of a puritanical New England community. Cast: Jane Wyman (Kristi Stone) & Charles Coburn

294| 26*| "The Thread"| Unknown| Stirling Silliphant & Collier Young| February 21, 1956 (1956-02-21)

An irresponsible socialite is under the illusion that she can buy her way out of any kind of trouble. Cast: Jane Wyman (Leslie Bell)

295| 27| "The Mirror"| Jacques Tourneur| story by: Alphonse Daudet & Jack Schaefer teleplay by: Jack Hanley| February 21, 1956 (1956-02-21)

An eastern society girl marries a blacksmith and goes out west with him to found a cattle empire.

296| 28*| "An Echo Out of the Past"| Sidney Lanfield| story by: William J. Locke teleplay by: Leo Townsend| March 6, 1956 (1956-03-06)

A World War II field nurse discovers that her temporarily blind patient is her former sweetheart. Cast: Jane Wyman (Lieutenant Meg)

297| 29*| "Scent of Roses"| Unknown| story by: Mary Eleanor Freeman teleplay by: Leo Townsend| March 13, 1956 (1956-03-13)

After waiting for years for her fiancé to return from his trip out west, Clarissa is sure that it is a hopeless cause. When he finally does return, she is convinced that he is more interested in her younger sister than her. Cast: Jane Wyman (Clarissa)

298| 30| "Shoot the Moon"| Ozzie Nelson| story by: Pat Frank teleplay by: William Bowers| January 24, 1956 (1956-01-24)

A government scientist juggles secretary problems. Cast: Ozzie Nelson & Nancy Kulp

299| 31*| "Sound of Thunder"| Sidney Lanfield| story by: Endre Bohem & Louis Vittes teleplay by: Richard Collins| March 27, 1956 (1956-03-27)

A concert pianist suffers a permanent physical injury to her hands. Cast: Jane Wyman (May Knight)

300| 32*| "In a Different Life"| Don Weis| story by: Gabrielle Upton teleplay by: Leo Townsend| April 3, 1956 (1956-04-03)

A geologist and his wife arrive at a remote Peruvian village in the backwaters of the Amazon. Although neither of them has ever been in that part of the country before, the wife displays an uncanny knowledge of the people, their way of life and even their language. Cast: Jane Wyman (Marie)

301| 33| "This Land Is Mine"| Don Weis| story by: Verne Athanas teleplay by: David P. Harmon| April 10, 1956 (1956-04-10)

Homesteaders of the West run into trouble. The gunmen who already control the territory are unwilling to share the land.

302| 34*| "The Past Is Always Present"| Sidney Lanfield| story by: Leslie Edgley teleplay by: David P. Harmon| April 17, 1956 (1956-04-17)

On her honeymoon a bride discovers that her husband was suspected of murdering his wealthy first wife. Cast: Jane Wyman (Karen Foster)

303| 35*| "The Hidden People"| Sidney Lanfield| Jameson Brewer| April 24, 1956 (1956-04-24)

A hotel for elderly residents acquires a new maid who was once a music hall entertainer and she disrupts the staid routine of the hotel. Cast: Jane Wyman (Cleary Penryn)

### Season 9 (1956-57)

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304| 1*| "Ten Percent"| Sidney Lanfield| story by: Ronn Marvin teleplay by: Tony Barrett| August 28, 1956 (1956-08-28)

Cast: Jane Wyman (Laura Ann Roberts)

305| 2*| "Dirty Face"| Unknown| Unknown| September 4, 1956 (1956-09-04)

A young boy escapes from reform school and tries to rob a woman. Cast: Jane Wyman (Martha Quillen)

306| 3*| "Approved by Censor"| Unknown| George F. Slavin| September 11, 1956 (1956-09-11)

Cast: Jane Wyman (Lt. Edith Collins)

307| 4| "The Way to Heaven"| Don Weis| story by: Grace Sartwell Mason teleplay by: Jameson Brewer| September 18, 1956 (1956-09-18)

An aging New York parish priest is relieved of his heavy duties and sent to El Diablo, a small wine center in California. Cast: Gene Lockhart

308| 5*| "Let Yesterday Die"| Don Weis| story by: Alice Wilt Strauss teleplay by: Leo Townsend| September 25, 1956 (1956-09-25)

Cast: Jane Wyman (Mrs. Norwood)

309| 6*| "Assignment Champ"| Sidney Lanfield| Leonard Freeman| October 2, 1956 (1956-10-02)

A woman reporter faces a career vs marriage problem. To complicate matters further, her husband, who wants her to quit her job, is also her editor. Cast: Jane Wyman (Susan Clarke)

310| 7*| "No More Tears"| Sidney Lanfield| story by: Alice Eleanor Jones teleplay by: Kathleen Hite| October 16, 1956 (1956-10-16)

A woman who has lost her son in tragic circumstances has amnesia. Cast: Jane Wyman (Olivia)

311| 8| "Between Jobs"| Don Weis| David P. Harmon| October 30, 1956 (1956-10-30)

A man with psychotic tendencies conspires with an unscrupulous sea captain to steal a fortune in precious jewels. Cast: Neville Brand

312| 9*| "Father Forgets"| Felix E. Feist| teleplay by: Felix E. Feist| November 13, 1956 (1956-11-13)

In his attempts to perfect a new invention, a man nearly forgets his responsibility for his wife and young son. Cast: Jane Wyman: (Katie Barns)

313| 10*| "The Marked Bullet"| Sidney Lanfield| Ray Bradbury| November 20, 1956 (1956-11-20)

The wife was having an affair and they have to go through a bullet trick routine in which the husband forces the lover through some means to fire a bullet at the end of the act, which the wife is supposed to catch in her teeth. Cast: Jane Wyman (Madame Olivia)

314| 11*| "A Time to Live"| Unknown| story by: Theodore W. Case teleplay by: Leo Townsend| November 27, 1956 (1956-11-27)

A visit to the grave of her first husband in France nearly ruins the second marriage of a grieving woman. Cast: Jane Wyman (Susan)

315| 12| "Helpmate"| Don Weis| story by: Anton Chekhov teleplay by: David P. Harmon| December 4, 1956 (1956-12-04)

The wife of a private detective attempts to help her husband solve a crime. Cast: Imogene Coca

316| 13*| "While There’s Life"| Unknown| Doris Hursley & Frank Hursley| December 18, 1956 (1956-12-18)

A middle-aged woman becomes involved in a romance but her possessive married sister opposes marriage for the two. Cast: Jane Wyman (Pauline)

317| 14*| "A Point of Law"| Unknown| story by: Hewitt Leonard Balowe teleplay by: Stephanie Nordli| November 13, 1956 (1956-11-13)

Cast: Jane Wyman (Sidney Brandt) & Virginia Grey

318| 15| "A Place on the Bay"| Robert Florey| story by: James L. Henderson teleplay by: Leonard Freeman| December 26, 1956 (1956-12-26)

Houseboat living has Laura Robertson at bay and she wants her husband to scuttle the idea. Cast: Gene Barry & Gloria Talbott

319| 16| "The Little Black Lie"| Sidney Lanfield| story by: William Jerome Fay teleplay by: David P. Harmon & Leo Townsend| January 1, 1957 (1957-01-01)

A policeman takes an interest in a pretty nightclub pianist when she is threatened by an ex-con. Cast: Carolyn Jones

320| 17*| "Twenty Dollar Bride"| Unknown| Aaron Spelling| January 8, 1957 (1957-01-08)

Cast: Jane Wyman (Sarah March)

321| 18*| "Portrait in Fear"| Unknown| Tony Barrett| January 15, 1957 (1957-01-15)

Cast: Jane Wyman (Paula Miller)

322| 19*| "The Golden Door"| Unknown| Jameson Brewer| January 22, 1957 (1957-01-22)

Cast: Jane Wyman (Cleary Penryn)

323| 20| "Killer’s Pride"| Robert Florey| story by: Leslie McFarlane teleplay by: Michael Fessier| January 29, 1957 (1957-01-29)

A sensitive young college student joins a posse of hardened men who are tracking down a killer.

324| 21*| "Birthright"| Unknown| story by: Ann Pinchot & Ben Pinchot teleplay by: Michael Fessier| February 5, 1957 (1957-02-05)

A nurse attempts to convince a distraught mother-to-be that having a child is the most glorious experience in a woman's life. Cast: Jane Wyman (Ellen Hensley)

325| 22*| "Small Talk"| Sidney Lanfield| story by: George F. Slavin teleplay by: David P. Harmon| February 12, 1957 (1957-02-12)

Cast: Jane Wyman (Ann Baker)

326| 23*| "Farmer’s Wife"| Unknown| story by: Guy de Maupassant & Norma Mansfield teleplay by: Michael Fessier| February 19, 1957 (1957-02-19)

Cast: Jane Wyman (Tita)

327| 24| "A Dangerous Thing"| Unknown| Jameson Brewer| February 26, 1957 (1957-02-26)

A librarian becomes uneasy when an unsavoury character begins frequenting the library. She is certain he is not the scholarly type. Cast: Jeannie Carson

328| 25*| "Married to a Stranger"| Sidney Lanfield| story by: Victor Case teleplay by: Kathleen Hite| March 5, 1957 (1957-03-05)

Susanna Holt's husband has cholera. Cast: Jane Wyman (Susanna Holt)

329| 26*| "The Pendulum"| Sidney Lanfield| story by: Colin MacKenzie teleplay by: David P. Harmon| March 12, 1957 (1957-03-12)

The testimony of a woman figures prominently in sending her former fiancé to prison. Cast: Jane Wyman (Laura Kincaid)

330| 27| "The Wildcatter"| Jerry Hopper| William Froug & Kathleen Hite| March 19, 1957 (1957-03-19)

Cast: Claude Akins & Virginia Grey

331| 28*| "Mama Bufano’s"| Unknown| story by: Jo Sinclair teleplay by: Kathleen Hite| March 26, 1957 (1957-03-26)

Cast: Jane Wyman (Millie)

332| 29*| "Not for Publication"| Unknown| story by: Harvey Jerrold O'Higgins & Rufus King teleplay by: Michael Fessier| April 16, 1957 (1957-04-16)

Cast: Jane Wyman (Violet Fitzhugh)

333| 30| "Harbor Patrol"| Richard Irving| John Robinson| April 23, 1957 (1957-04-23)

A man suspected of peddling narcotics is sought by the chief of the harbor patrol. Leads are almost non-existent until a pair of half-drunk women become involved in an argument.

334| 31*| "The Man in the Car"| Sidney Lanfield| story by: Nancy Titus teleplay by: David P. Harmon| April 30, 1957 (1957-04-30)

Just after moving into a partly furnished home, a husband leaves his wife alone to make an out-of-town business trip. An unexpected visitor and the half-empty house create strange fears in the wife's mind. Cast: Jane Wyman (Martha Carroll)

335| 32*| "There Comes One Moment"| Sidney Lanfield| Peter Barry| May 7, 1957 (1957-05-07)

An actor with failing memory falls in love with his psychotherapist. Cast: Jane Wyman (Dr. Edna Carlin) & Larry Pennell

336| 33*| "Night of Terror"| Unknown| story by: Jean De Laney teleplay by: David P. Harmon| May 14, 1957 (1957-05-14)

A woman driving alone through a lonely stretch of desert stops at a small café. There, she learns of a maniac at large in the area who preys on people who travel alone. Cast: Jane Wyman (Diane Nolan)

337| 34*| "Two Sides to Everything"| Unknown| Unknown| June 11, 1957 (1957-06-11)

A female reporter is engaged to a newspaperman from a rival publication but they are forbidden by their respective bosses to associate with each other. Cast: Jane Wyman (Peggy)

### Season 10 (1957–58)

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338| 1*| "The Way Home"| Allen H. Miner| story by: Phyllis Duganne teleplay by: Steve Fisher| September 26, 1957 (1957-09-26)

Ann Langley picks up a hitchhiker on a deserted highway, who turns out to be an escaped convict. Cast: Jane Wyman (Ann Langley)

339| 2| "Contact"| Allen H. Miner| story by: Samuel Marx teleplay by: Jack Jacobs| October 3, 1957 (1957-10-03)

Bruce Malone, chief pilot of an airline company, tries to help a crusading newspaperman to leave a South American country in the middle of a political upheaval. The man disappears but Malone finds a clue to his whereabouts when a baseball is thrown through a window. Cast: Joseph Cotten

340| 3| "The Man on the Thirty-fifth Floor"| Oscar Rudolph| Unknown| October 10, 1957 (1957-10-10)

Cast: MacDonald Carey

341| 4*| "The Animal Instinct"| Allen H. Miner| story by: Bart Burns teleplay by: Bart Burns & Lois Jakoby| October 31, 1957 (1957-10-31)

Cast: Jane Wyman (Fran)

342| 5| "Roadblock Number Seven"| George Waggner| story by: Bruno Fischer teleplay by: George Waggner| November 7, 1957 (1957-11-07)

Cast: Margaret O'Brien

343| 6| "A Reasonable Doubt"| Sidney Lanfield| story by: Kenneth Perkins teleplay by: Robert C. Dennis| November 28, 1957 (1957-11-28)

After escaping from prison and man tries to clear himself and find out who set him up.

344| 7*| "Death Rides the 12:15"| Unknown| story by: Wade Mosby teleplay by: Kathleen Hite & Joseph Calvelli| December 5, 1957 (1957-12-05)

Cast: Jane Wyman (Amelia)

345| 8| "The Perfect Alibi"| Allen H. Miner| story by: Patricia Highsmith teleplay by: Gene Roddenberry| December 12, 1957 (1957-12-12)

In a jealous rage, Howard Keith shoots and kills George Barker. He wanted Barker's job. Cast: Vincent Price

346| 9| "The Night After Christmas"| Allen H. Miner| Steve Fisher| December 26, 1957 (1957-12-26)

Cast: John Dehner

347| 10| "The Elevator"| Allen H. Miner| story by: Pamela Mason & James Mason teleplay by: Michael Fessier & Philip MacDonald| January 2, 1958 (1958-01-02)

Cast: Linda Darnell

348| 11*| "A Widow’s Kiss"| Unknown| Unknown| January 9, 1958 (1958-01-09)

When her daughter is bitten by a black widow spider, a mother searches frantically for blood donors. Cast: Jane Wyman (Marge)

349| 12| "Day of Glory"| Allen H. Miner| story by: S. Louis Adams & Oscar Millard teleplay by: Caulfield Fisher & Steve Fisher & Dorothea Frances| January 16, 1958 (1958-01-16)

Damaged in battle and carrying many casualties aboard, the German warship Graf Spee is subject of a battle of wills between its captain and a commander. One officer wants to put into Montevideo to make repairs, the other insists the ship stay in the area and fight on. Cast: Paul Douglas

350| 13| "A Guilty Woman"| Allen H. Miner| story by: Glenway Scott teleplay by: Jerome Gruskin| January 30, 1958 (1958-01-30)

After serving many years in prison for the murder of her fiancé, Evelyn is paroled in the custody of her long-time friend Martha, a wealthy widow. Although Martha appears happy to welcome Evelyn into her home, Evelyn begins to notice something new about Martha. Cast: Virginia Grey & Jan Sterling

351| 14*| "My Sister Susan"| Unknown| Unknown| February 6, 1958 (1958-02-06)

When Carol Porter arrives in Green Bay to visit a twin sister whom she hasn't seen in some time, she learns that Susan is dead, apparently a murder victim. The police explain that Susan had been involved with a black market racketeer and dope pusher. The only way they can turn up conclusive evidence against this man is for Carol to pose as her twin. Cast: Jane Wyman (Carol/Susan)

352| 15| "He Came for the Money"| Allen H. Miner| Frederick Brady| February 13, 1958 (1958-02-13)

A man named Clay, using a lame horse as an excuse, asks for shelter at the ranch of Jim and Martha Benton. He openly observes that Jim and Martha are openly hostile to each other and Martha asks Clay to take her along when he leaves. Cast: Ruth Roman

353| 16| "Tunnel Eight"| George Waggner| George Waggner| February 20, 1958 (1958-02-20)

Right after the American Civil War, Dan McGann, a prominent construction engineer, is assigned to help with the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad. When the construction slows down, McGann uncovers the work of saboteurs.

354| 17| "Prime Suspect"| Allen H. Miner| story by: Morton Wolson teleplay by: Steve Fisher| February 27, 1958 (1958-02-27)

A police captain is assigned to track down an elusive schizophrenic terrorizing the blonde women of the town. During his investigation, the captain, who was unhappily married to a blonde later killed in a car accident, begins to think he himself may be the attacker. Cast: Claude Akins & William Bendix

355| 18| "The Doctor Was a Lady"| William Asher| Bill Manhoff| March 27, 1958 (1958-03-27)

Fran Mitchell and her husband Paul have successful, but conflicting careers. After Fran plans an intimate celebration for their wedding anniversary, Paul tells her that he made plans for a celebration with a client.

356| 19*| "Swindler’s Inn"| Sidney Lanfield| Jameson Brewer| April 10, 1958 (1958-04-10)

Hotel housekeeper Cleary Penryn befriends a guest. Cast: Jane Wyman (Cleary Penryn) & Connie Gilchrist

357| 20| "The Bravado Touch"| Sidney Lanfield| story by: Richard Carr teleplay by: John Dunkel| April 17, 1958 (1958-04-17)

Cast: Fernando Lamas

358| 21| "Man of Taste"| Maurice Geraghty| story by: Philip Freund teleplay by: Philip MacDonald| April 24, 1958 (1958-04-24)

Dr. John Rogers is visited one night by a man begging him for insulin. He convinces the doctor that he is a diabetic and is entitled to the medication so Rogers reluctantly gives him a supply. Cast: Paul Henreid

359| 22| "On the Brink"| Unknown| story by: James Yaffe teleplay by: Kathleen Hite| May 1, 1958 (1958-05-01)

Cast: Mercedes McCambridge

360| 23| "The Last Test"| Allen H. Miner| John Kneubuhl| May 8, 1958 (1958-05-08)

Cast: Gary Merrill & Marian Seldes

361| 24| "Hide and Seek"| Harve Foster| Robert C. Dennis| May 22, 1958 (1958-05-22)

Dan Wilder is a scientific detective who travels about in a car with a trailer attached. The trailer houses a complete laboratory that Dan uses in his work. The prosecutor of a small town has just summoned Dan to help investigate the unusual death of a young girl. Cast: Everett Sloane

## Directors

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Sidney Lanfield,

Technical Charge of Murder

The Sport

The House on Elm Street

An Echo Out of the Past

Ten Percent

No More Tears

The Marked Bullet

The Little Black Lie

Small Talk

The Pendulum

There Comes One Moment

Robert Florey,

A Place on the Bay

Killer's Pride

John Ford,

Bamboo Cross (1955-Dec-06)

Jerry Hopper

The Wildcatter

Allen H. Miner,

Jacques Tourneur,

The Liberator (1956-Jan-10)

Kirsti (1956-Feb-14)

The Mirror (1956-Feb-28)

Don Weis,

Little Guy

Stephen and Publius Cyrus

The Smuggler

Nailed Down

His Maiden Voyage

The Way to Heaven

Let Yesterday Die

Between Jobs

## References

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1. ^ "TV Drama". TV Digest. October 6, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved October 6, 2023.

## External links

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* Fireside Theatre at IMDb (seasons 1–7, 1949–1955)
* Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre at IMDb (seasons 8–10, 1955–1958)

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