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Science Fiction Theater Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
39 Episodes 1955 - 1956
Episode 1
Beyond
Sat, Apr 9, 1955 30 mins
A test pilot bails out of his jet to avoid collision with another plane---that apparently doesn't exist. Gunderman: William Lundigan. Helen: Ellen Drew. Troy: Bruce Bennett. Everett: Tom Drake. Carson: Basil Ruysdael.
Episode 2
Time is Just a Place
Sat, Apr 16, 1955 30 mins
Don Defore and Marie Windsor star as a couple whose new neighbors own a "sonic broom" and other odd gadgets.
Episode 3
Out of Nowhere
Sat, Apr 23, 1955 30 mins
Bats fly into a skyscraper and the unknown cause of their "radar" failure may also affect the Nation's defense screen. Jeffries: Jess Barker. Osborne: Richard Arlen. Milton: Jonathan Hale. Fleming: Hal Forest. Kenyon: Carlyle Mitchell.
Episode 4
Y.O.R.D.
Sat, Apr 30, 1955 30 mins
Are extraplanetary beings sending an SOS to the U.S.? Dr. Lawton: Walter Kingsford. Edna: Judith Ames. Van Dyke: Louis Jean Heydt. Hall: DeForest Kelly. Dunne: Ken Tobey.
Episode 5
Stranger in the Desert
Sat, May 7, 1955 30 mins
A radioactive eagle leads two prospectors to uranium---and a man from another planet. Bud: Gene Evans. Gil: Marshall Thompson. Ballard: Lowell Gilmore.
Episode 6
No Food for Thought
Sat, May 14, 1955 30 mins
A biologist and his staff have made guinea pigs of themselves in a food experiment. Now they face certain death from a virus. Novak: John Howard. Hall: Otto Kruger. Jan: Vera Miles. Suyin: Clarence Lung.
Episode 7
The Brain of John Emerson
Sat, May 21, 1955 30 mins
A man survives a brain operation but becomes a completely different person. Emerson: John Howard. Joan: Joyce Holden. Dr. Franklin: Michael Fox. Mrs. Turner: Ellen Drew. Damon: Robert Simon.
Episode 8
Spider, Inc.
Sat, May 28, 1955 30 mins
Gene Barry (Ferguson) and Audrey Totter (Ellie) in a tale of a geologist who finds a giant spider is the key to a vital breakthrough.
Episode 9
Death at 2 A.M.
Sat, Jun 4, 1955 30 mins
An investigation of blackmail and murder leads to the discovery of a secret strength-building formula. Reynolds: Skip Homeier. Avery: John Qualen.
Episode 10
Conversation with an Ape
Sat, Jun 11, 1955 30 mins
Can scientist Guy Stanton demonstrate an ape has extrasensory perception---and save his marriage?
Episode 11
Marked Danger
Sat, Jun 18, 1955 30 mins
A woman is infected with a vapor from outer-space and a scientist says plant life has been put into her bloodstream.
Episode 12
Hour of Nightmare
Sat, Jun 25, 1955 30 mins
A husband-and-wife team investigate rumors of flying saucers in Mexico. Sanchez: Christopher Dark. Wingate: Bill Bishop. Verda: Lynn Bari.
Episode 13
One Hundred Years Young
Sat, Jul 2, 1955 30 mins
A killer discovers that eternal life isn't all he'd expected. Redding: John Archer. Bernice: Ruth Hussey. Bowers: John Abbott.
Episode 14
The Strange Dr. Lorenz
Sat, Jul 9, 1955 30 mins
A doctor investigates an amazing new drug---produced by bees. Dr. Garner: Donald Curtis. Dr. Lorenz: Edmund Gwenn. Helen: Kristine Miller.
Episode 15
The Frozen Sound
Sat, Jul 30, 1955 30 mins
Enemy agents are stealing secret information from a sealed room. Masters: Marshall Thompson. Linda: Marilyn Erskine. Otis: Ray Collins. Gordon: Michael Fox.
Episode 16
The Stones Began to Move
Sat, Aug 6, 1955 30 mins
Basil Rathbone as a scientist on the trail of stones that can cancel gravity. Virginia: Jean Willes. Archer: Jonathan Hale. Ahmed Abdullah: Richard Flato.
Episode 17
The Lost Heartbeat
Sat, Aug 13, 1955 30 mins
A scientist races against death to devise a mechanical heart. Dr. Marshall: Zachary Scott. Dr. Crane: Walter Kingsford.
Episode 18
The World Below
Sat, Aug 27, 1955 30 mins
Submarine crewmen may have located an underwater kingdom. Forester: Gene Barry. Jean: Marguerite Chapman.
Episode 19
Barrier of Silence
Sat, Sep 3, 1955 30 mins
A story of political intrigue and scientific breakthrough. Sheldon: Warren Stevens. Karen: Phyllis Coates. Thornton: Charles Maxwell.
Episode 20
The Negative Man
Sat, Sep 10, 1955 30 mins
An accident leaves an electrician with a doubled IQ and superhuman sensitivity. Vic: Dane Clark. Sally: Beverly Garland.
Episode 21
Dead Reckoning
Sat, Sep 17, 1955 30 mins
On a flight in the arctic, a plane encounters a magnetic storm that blanks out all instruments. Bookman: Adam Williams. Berry: James Craig. Kramer: Steve Brodie. Evelyn: Arlene Whalen.
Episode 22
A Visit from Dr. Pliny
Sat, Sep 24, 1955 30 mins
Two scientists from the future make a gift to the 20th century. Pliny: Edmund Gwenn. Brewster: John Stephenson. Halsey: Morris Ankrum. Thomas: William Schallert.
Episode 23
Strange People at Pecos
Sat, Oct 1, 1955 30 mins
A radar expert suspects his neighbors of being spies from another planet. Jamison: Arthur Franz. Celia: Doris Dowling. Kern: Dabbs Greer. Amy: Judith Ames.
Episode 24
Dead Storage
Sat, Oct 8, 1955 30 mins
A baby mammoth comes to life after being frozen for 500,000 years. Dr. Griffin: Virginia Bruce. Keith: Walter Coy. Dr. Robinson: Robert Harris. Dr. Avery: Doug Henderson. Dr. McLeod: Booth Coleman.
Episode 25
The Human Equation
Sat, Oct 15, 1955 30 mins
Macdonald Carey stars as a biochemist whose experiments seem to foster violent behavior in peaceful men. Nan: Jean Byron. Dr. Clements: Peter Adams. Governor: Herbert Heyes. Dr. Upton: Tom McKee.
Episode 26
Target: Hurricane
Sat, Oct 22, 1955 30 mins
A mysterious explosion touches off a giant hurricane---against which science is powerless. Tyler: Marshall Thompson. Julie: Margaret Field. Bobby: Gary Marshall. Bronson: Robert Griffin.
Episode 27
Water Maker
Sat, Oct 29, 1955 30 mins
A scientist answers a friend's call for help. Then he learns that the friend died---before the message was sent. Brooks: Craig Stevens. Sheila: Virginia Gray. Conway: William Talman. Truman Bradley is the host.
Episode 28
The Unexplored
Sat, Nov 5, 1955 30 mins
A college professor loses his seminar in psychic research when a new dean takes over. Bondar: Kent Smith. Julie: Osa Massen. Stark: Harvey Stephens.
Episode 29
The Hastings Secret
Sat, Nov 12, 1955 30 mins
The Peruvian jungle is the site of a search for a universal chemical solvent. Twinning: Bill Williams. Clausen: Morris Ankrum. Pat Hastings: Barbara Hale.
Episode 30
Postcard from Barcelona
Sat, Nov 19, 1955 30 mins
Astrophysicist Edward Burton makes a startling discovery while evaluating a dead colleague's personal papers. Dr. Cole: Walter Kingsford. Nina: Christine Larsen. Truman Bradley is the host.
Episode 31
Friend of a Raven
Sat, Nov 26, 1955 30 mins
A welfare worker encounters a deaf child who can communicate with animals. Tim: Richard Eyer. Jean Gordon: Virginia Bruce. Daniels: William Ching. Hoster: Bernard Phillips. Jenkins: Charles Cane.
Episode 32
Beyond Return
Sat, Dec 3, 1955 30 mins
Zachary Scott stars as a doctor whose experimental serum leaves dangerous side effects. Kyra: Joan Vohs.
Episode 33
Before the Beginning
Sat, Dec 10, 1955 30 mins
A biophysicist, working on a device to create life, learns that he has unwittingly infected his wife with a fatal disease as a result of his experiments. Dane Clark, Judith Ames.
Episode 34
The Long Day
Sat, Dec 17, 1955 30 mins
An ex-convict is ordered to get out by sundown---but the sun never goes down. Gilmore: George Brent. Barton: Steve Brodie. Jean: Laura Gilmore.
Episode 35
Project 44
Sat, Dec 24, 1955 30 mins
Eight scientists train for survival in outer space. Dr. Bryan: Bill Williams. Janice: Doris Dowling. Garrett: Biff Elliott.
Episode 36
Are We Invaded?
Sat, Dec 31, 1955 30 mins
An astronomer disproves a flying-saucer report; then he sees a convincing photograph. Turner: Richard Erdman. Galleon: Anthony Eustral.
Episode 37
The Sound of Murder
Sat, Jan 7, 1956 30 mins
A story of murder and a strange sound synthesizer. Dr. Van Kamp: Wheaton Chambers.
Episode 38
Operation Flypaper
Fri, Jan 14, 1955 30 mins
Vincent Price plays a scientist victimized once too often by a thief. David: George Eldredge. Alma: Kristine Miller. MacNamara: Dabbs Greer.
Episode 39
The Other Side of the Moon
Sat, Jan 28, 1956 30 mins
"The Other Side of the Moon." With a telescope-camera, an astronomer photographs the dark side of the moon---and sees men from another planet at work. Skip Homeier, Beverly Garland.
