ABC Stage 67
A weekly anthology of one-hour plays, both original and adapted from literary sources.
- 1966-1967
- 1 season
- ABC
- Comedy, Drama, Music
A weekly anthology of one-hour plays, both original and adapted from literary sources.
Season 1 Episode Guide
26 Episodes 1966 - 1967
Episode 1
The Love Song of Barney Kempinski
Wed, Sep 14, 1966 60 mins
On his wedding day, in the few remaining hours of his bachelorhood, Barney Kempinski goes off to tour the city and sing his song to life, love and the city of New York.
Episode 2
Dare I Weep, Dare I Mourn?
Wed, Sep 21, 1966 50 mins
In West Berlin, a man who lived his whole life under the thumb of his father, must get the coffin with his father's remains across the border. However, he is in for a not so pleasant surprise.
Episode 3
Where It's At
Wed, Sep 28, 1966
A look at comic humor in an unconventional setting hosted by Dick Cavett with a lineup of comic actors.
Episode 4
The Kennedy Wit
Wed, Oct 5, 1966
Jack Paar hosts this look at the fast-paced humor of the late President John F. Kennedy with film, stills and recordings that display his quick wit.
Episode 5
Olympus 7-0000
Wed, Oct 12, 1966 60 mins
A musical about an enchanted football team. A Greek God meddles in the fortunes of a feeble college team and its hapless coach to cure the team of its chronic "fumbleitis."
Episode 6
The Confession
Wed, Oct 19, 1966
When Carl and his fiancee Bonnie learn that she is pregnant, they agree on a suicide pact as a last resort. But plans go awry in the attempt, and Carl is later interrogated by Lt. Hammond, who's convinced that he's guilty of murder.
Episode 7
The Canterville Ghost
Wed, Nov 2, 1966
An American ambassador moves his family into a haunted English castle.
Episode 8
The People Trap
Wed, Nov 9, 1966
In 2067, Earth has a population of 20 billion people and there is not enough land to go around. Steve is a history teacher whose wife Adele is pregnant. The two lack the proper license to have a child so, in order to keep his wife out of prison and their child from being confiscated, Steve decides to enter a race for one of the last free acres of land in the United States (located in Yosemite National Park).
Episode 9
Evening Primrose
Wed, Nov 16, 1966 60 mins
A young poet gets the brilliant idea to live in a department store, hiding by day, and courting his muse by night where it's quiet, and he can have all his needs met. But, to his surprise, he learns his brilliant idea's not exactly original; there are other residents who dodge the night watchmen, and who keep their existence secret at all costs. And one of them is a young woman who wants to leave, but is too frightened to go. And Charles finds that he wants to show her the larger world outside.
Episode 10
Noon Wine
Wed, Nov 23, 1966 51 mins
Rough dairy farmer Royal Earle Thompson is trapped in a loveless marriage and tries to make amends for a past mistake.
Episode 11
The Legend of Marilyn Monroe
Wed, Nov 30, 1966
The life of the glamorous movie queen, from her lonely childhood, to her life as a Hollywood sex goddess, to her failed marriages and endless depressions, which led to her suicide at the age of 36.
Episode 12
On the Flip Side
Wed, Dec 7, 1966 60 mins
A spirit and her musical combo are assigned to help a washed-up singer make a comeback.
Episode 13
The Brave Rifles
Wed, Dec 14, 1966
The story of the Battle of the Bulge, narrated by Arthur Kennedy.
Episode 14
A Christmas Memory
Wed, Dec 21, 1966 51 mins
Its the last Christmas together in Depression era Alabama of a sensitive boy and his elderly cousin who was his closest friend. The two raise enough money to buy the ingredients for 30 fruit cakes, sent mostly to strangers like FDR. They spend Christmas day flying the kites the made for each while Capote's voice over explains their separation, followed by their dog's passing, and a few years later her's.
Episode 15
The Trap of Solid Gold
Wed, Jan 4, 1967 60 mins
A mid-level company executive is assured by his superiors that he's being groomed for better things, and an upcoming project could assure his future at the company, but in the meantime he and his wife are spending themselves into near-poverty trying to "keep up appearances"--expensive house in the suburbs, pricey dinners in town with his bosses, etc.--in order to impress the higher-ups who hold his future in their hands.
Episode 16
Sex in the Sixties
Thu, Jan 12, 1967 60 mins
Thus program examines different aspects of the new morality: tangible public signs in this decade; the effects of social and physical science on sex attitudes, values and behavior; and the effects on young people. Also: an interpretation of the sexual revolution's impact on society. Among those interviewed: Dr. Mary Calderone of the Sex Information and Education Council of the United States; Dr. William Masters and Mrs. Virginia Johnson, authors of "Human Sexual Response," a clinical report that has ironically become a best-seller; Hugh Hefner, author of his magazine's "Playboy Philosophy"; fashion designer Rudy Gernreich; and the Rev. Howard Moody of New York City's Judson Memorial Church, who once said, "My job is to subvert the church."
Episode 17
General Eisenhower on the Military Churchill
Thu, Jan 26, 1967
A documentary commemorating the second anniversary of the death of Winston Churchill.
Episode 18
David Frost's Night Out in London
Thu, Feb 2, 1967
In foggy, swinging London, satirist David Frost introduces viewers to the late-life of the most "In" town in the world. Comedy sketches, interviews and singing.
Episode 19
The Light Fantastic, or How to Tell Your Past, Present and Maybe Your Future Through Social Dancing
Thu, Feb 9, 1967
A nostalgic look for old timers (anyone over 25) at the dances of past decades. Hosted by Lauren Bacall and John Forsythe.
Episode 20
C'est La Vie
Thu, Feb 23, 1967
Maurice Chevalier and Diahann Carroll perform popular songs in this musical program taped in Paris.
Episode 21
Rodgers & Hart Today
Thu, Mar 2, 1967 60 mins
Contemporary artists of the day perform the songs of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
Episode 22
Trilogy: The American Boy - Skaterdater/The River Boy/Reflections
Thu, Mar 9, 1967
Three short films, acted by non-professionals, which tell the stories of three completely different adolescent boys: one living in the city; one in the country; and one in the suburbs. Narrated by Robert Young.
Episode 23
I'm Getting Married
Thu, Mar 16, 1967 60 mins
A musical comedy parodying the fears and fantasies of a young woman on the brink of matrimony.
Episode 24
A Time for Laughter: A Look at Negro Humor in America
Thu, Apr 6, 1967 60 mins
A look at Negro humor through the years, produced by Harry Belafonte, and hosted by Sidney Poitier.
Episode 25
The Wide Open Door
Thu, Apr 20, 1967 90 mins
An American con man and his lookalike, a Scotland Yard inspector who is incapacitated from an accident, must solve a case. They are hindered by an amorous overage secretary and an ex-con.
Episode 26
The Human Voice
Thu, May 4, 1967 50 mins
A one-woman play about a woman's conversation with her former lover, who is leaving her to marry a younger woman. Starring Ingrid Bergman.