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Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Season 2 Episodes

Season 2 Episode Guide

31 Episodes 1964 - 1965

Episode 1

Chrysler Presents a Bob Hope Comedy Special

Fri, Sep 25, 1964 60 mins

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Episode 2

Think Pretty

Fri, Oct 2, 1964 60 mins

Fred Astaire and Barrie Chase costar in an original TV musical about a tenacious record-company magnate and a beautiful talent manager. Marshall: Louis Nye. Corbin: Roger Perry. Lori: Linda Foster. Nurse: Reta Shaw. Patient: Jack Bernardi. Astaire sings the title song. Dance numbers include "The Watusi."

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Episode 3

Murder in the First

Fri, Oct 9, 1964 60 mins

This episode, based on fact, focuses on a law student (Bobby Darin) who was convicted of murdering his employer. Carol: Janet Leigh. Seaton: Eduard Franz. Forrest: Ivan Dixon. Malloy: Steve Ihnat.

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Episode 4

Have Girls - Will Travel

Fri, Oct 16, 1964 60 mins

Bob Hope plays a marriage broker of the Old West who has his share of troubles matching lassies with prospective husbands. Faith: Jill St. John. Purity: Rhonda Fleming. Sheriff: Bruce Cabot. Charity: Marilyn Maxwell. Tiny: Rod Cameron. Moose: Aldo Ray. Monk: Sonny Tufts. Queenie: Iris Adrian. Guests: Jack Benny, Lucille Ball.

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Episode 5

The Turncoat

Fri, Oct 23, 1964 60 mins

Suspense blends with intrigue when a U.S. missile plant is infiltrated by Victor Thornton (George Hamilton), a young soldier who defected to the Chinese. Anne: Margaret O'Brien. Larson: Carroll O'Connor. Hathaway: Jack Weston. Mona: Judy James. Lu: Rodolfo Acosta. Lieutenant: Jerry Douglas. Cab Driver: Buddy Lewis.

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Episode 6

The Timothy Heist

Fri, Oct 30, 1964 60 mins

An art-loving billionaire tries to persuade a museum curator to help him steal one of the world's most valuable paintings. Art Carney. Atutle: Marc Lawrence. Patricia: Marian Moses. Iris: Spring Byington. Beauford: Reginald Denny. John Willis: Himself. Keith: Ronny Dapo.

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Episode 7

Out on the Outskirts of Town

Fri, Nov 6, 1964 60 mins

Anne Bancroft stars in William Inge's first TV drama: the story of a stormy marriage between a socialite and an ex-baseball star (Jack Warden). Julia: Lane Bradbury. Mrs. Bennet: Fay Bainter. Collins: Paul Fix. Mrs. Burns: Meg Wyllie.

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Episode 8

Chrysler Presents a Bob Hope Comedy Special

Fri, Nov 20, 1964 60 mins

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Episode 9

Parties to the Crime

Fri, Nov 27, 1964 60 mins

An ex-con (Jeffrey Hunter) spends so much time at church that a cop suspects him of planning a robbery. Masson: Darren McGavin. Sheila: Nancy Kovack. Brother Thomas: Robert Strauss. Sister Margaret: Sally Kellerman. Boyce: John Napier.

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Episode 10

Mr. Biddle's Crime Wave

Fri, Dec 4, 1964 60 mins

A chemist (Roddy McDowall) accidentally causes a factory to burn down, wrecks a cop's motorcycle and breaks the arm of a police chief. Carol: Pat Crowley. Lois: Shari Lewis. Sinclair: Lloyd Nolan. Patterson: John Considine. Palmer: Willard Waterman. Bollack: Parley Baer.

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Episode 11

The Shattered Glass

Fri, Dec 11, 1964 60 mins

A dissolute architect (William Shatner) desperately tries to resume his romance with an old flame (Shirley Jones) whose husband died. Seers: Dan O'Herlihy.

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Episode 12

Chrysler Presents a Bob Hope Comedy Special

Fri, Dec 18, 1964 60 mins

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Episode 13

Clash of Symbols

Fri, Dec 25, 1964 60 mins

A concert pianist, a finalist in a competition, becomes romantically involved with one of the judges (Louis Jourdan). Laura: Laura Devon. Smith: Jack Klugman. Charles: John Bleifer. Blaine: Tom Brown. Valles: Anthony Eustrel.

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Episode 14

Double Jeopardy

Fri, Jan 8, 1965 60 mins

A detective is hired to investigate a man's disappearance---but the man's wife tries to prevent him from questioning her twin sister. Amanda/Barbara: Lauren Bacall. Piper: Jack Kelly. Pilot: Zsa Zsa Gabor. Janitor/Courtney: Tom Poston. Maid: Jean Hale. Show Girl: Diane McBain.

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Episode 15

Bob Hope Christmas Special

Fri, Jan 15, 1965 60 mins

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Episode 16

Exit from a Plane in Flight

Fri, Jan 22, 1965 60 mins

A paratrooper-turned-movie star (Hugh O'Brian), returning to a base for publicity, is confronted by an old adversary. Menke: Lloyd Bridges. Louise: Constance Towers. Gorman: Sorrell Booke. Stewardess: Linda Saunders.

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Episode 17

The Loving Cup

Fri, Jan 29, 1965 60 mins

To enter a race, a yachtsman (Patrick O'Neal) tries to get backing from a wealthy sportsman (Lee Marvin). Jennifer: Polly Bergen. Morris: Peter Adams. Eddie: Harry Lauter. Mrs. Kerr: Virginia Sale.

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Episode 18

The Fliers

Fri, Feb 5, 1965 60 mins

World War I: after his infantry unit is wiped out, Lee Harmon (John Cassavetes) joins a volunteer group of fliers. Whitman: Chester Morris. Irene: Carol Lynley. Boz: Alfred Ryder. Mathews: Tom Simcox.

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Episode 19

Chrysler Presents a Bob Hope Comedy Special

Fri, Feb 12, 1965 60 mins

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Episode 20

Cops and Robbers

Fri, Feb 19, 1965 60 mins

The residents of a hotel for retired gentlemen plan a robbery for fun. Step one: enlisting the aid of an ex-safecracker (Bert Lahr). Valentin: Claude Rains. Vicenzo: Ken Murray. Margo: Eduardo Ciannelli. Inspector: Billy De Wolfe. Maria Pia: Naomi Stevens. Mario: Cyril Delevanti.

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Episode 21

Terror Island

Fri, Feb 26, 1965 60 mins

An enigmatic woman (Ginger Rogers) tries to break up her foster son's marriage. Mark: Donnelly Rhodes. Carol: Carol Lawrence. Gloria: Katharine Ross. Juano: Abraham Sofaer.

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Episode 22

The War and Eric Kurtz

Fri, Mar 5, 1965 60 mins

Allied prisoners in a POW camp are victimized by an unknown informer. Chief suspect: a surly American officer (Martin Milner). Brand: Lloyd Bochner. McAllister: Jack Ging. Lathrop: Don Marshall. Grover: Warren Oates. Cunningham: Sean McClory.

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Episode 23

In Any Language

Fri, Mar 12, 1965 60 mins

A musical-comedy star (Nanette Fabray) goes to Rome to land a role in a movie and win back her philandering husband. Carmenelli: Ricardo Montalban. Charlie: John Forsythe. Val: Mabel Albertson. Fawzia: Jean Hale. Rossi: Leon Belasco. Lorenzo: Al Ruscio. Fontana: Eve Marlowe.

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Episode 24

Perilous Times

Fri, Mar 19, 1965 60 mins

During World War II, a meeting leads to romance between a photographer and a magazine executive. Peter Falk. Helen: Diane Baker. Valerie: Arlene Dahl. Lepson: Gene Lyons. Enid: Janie Gray. Fisherman: Nestor Paiva.

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Episode 25

Chrysler Presents The Bob Hope Show in Viet Nam

Fri, Mar 26, 1965 60 mins

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Episode 26

Memorandum for a Spy, Part I

Fri, Apr 2, 1965 60 mins

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Episode 27

Memorandum for a Spy, Part II

Fri, Apr 9, 1965 60 mins

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Episode 28

Chrysler Presents a Bob Hope Comedy Special

Fri, Apr 16, 1965 60 mins

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Episode 29

A Time for Killing

Fri, Apr 30, 1965 60 mins

After the bombing of Hiroshima, an American sub commander (George C. Scott) rebels against the further sinking of enemy ships. Engle: Michael Parks. Jimmy: Peter Duryea. Brewer: Tom Troupe. Japanese Captain: Teru Shimada.

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Episode 30

Escape into Jeopardy

Fri, May 28, 1965 60 mins

A convicted counterfeiter (James Franciscus) is allowed to escape from prison to retrieve currency plates in Nazi-occupied France. Gabrielle: Jocelyn Lane. St. Cloud: Leif Erickson. Le Bombard: Len Lesser. Wertha: Werner Klemperer. Racine: Albert Carrier.

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Episode 31

Simon Says Get Married

Fri, Jun 4, 1965 60 mins

A girl-shy scientist (Bob Newhart), ready to plunge into marriage, decides to let a computer choose his mate. Julie: Dorothy Provine. Stan: Martin Milner. Agnes: Kathleen Freeman. Connie: Joanna Barnes.

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