Danger (TV series)

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Danger
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Scene from an episode of the show
Genre Anthology
Written by Jay Presson Allen
George Bellak
Mark Hellinger
Paul Monash
Reginald Rose
Rod Serling
Gore Vidal
Directed by Yul Brynner
Curt Conway
Tom Donovan
John Frankenheimer
Sidney Lumet
Ted Post
Sheldon Reynolds
Presented byDick Stark
Narrated byDick Stark
Composer Tony Mottola
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5
No. of episodes242
Production
Producers Martin Ritt
William Dozier
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time25 mins.
Original release
Network CBS Television
ReleaseSeptember 26, 1950 (1950-09-26) –
May 31, 1955 (1955-05-31)

Danger is a CBS television dramatic anthology series that began on September 26, 1950, and ended on May 31, 1955. [1] Its original title was Amm-i-dent Playhouse. [2] The show "was one of the first television dramatic series to make effective use of background music" [1]

Contents

The show featured many actors including Leslie Nielsen, E.G. Marshall, Joseph Anthony, Edward Binns, John Cassavetes, Míriam Colón, Ben Gazzara, Grace Kelly, Richard Kiley, Walter Slezak, Hildy Parks, James Gregory, Paul Langton, Cloris Leachman, Jayne Meadows, Martin Ritt, Maria Riva, Lee Grant, Kim Stanley, Rod Steiger, Charles Tyner, Steve Allen, Anne Bancroft, Jacqueline Susann, Walter Matthau, and Leo Penn.

Singer Johnny Desmond made his TV acting debut on the April 28, 1953, episode. [3]

Production

Charles Russell was the producer of Danger. [4] Yul Brynner was one of the directors. [5] Other directors included Curt Conway and Sid Lumet. [4]

Tony Mottola composed the show's theme and background music for episodes. Richard Stark was the announcer. [1]

Amm-i-dent sponsored the program, [5] which was originally titled Amm-i-dent Playhouse. The title was changed effective with the September 26, 1950, episode. [2]

Episodes

Partial List of Episodes of Danger
DateEpisodeActor(s)
November 17, 1950"Witness for the Prosecution" Sarah Churchill [6]
November 21, 1950"Borderline Affair"Iris Mann [7]
April 17, 1951"The Great Gilson Bequest" Franchot Tone. [8]
October 9, 1951"Nightmare" Maria Riva [9]
October 7, 1952"The Scarlet Thread" Carmen Mathews, Bramwell Fletcher, Philip Bourneuf, Darren McGavin, John C. Becher [10]
October 14, 1952"Buttons" Mildred Natwick, Don Hanmer, Virginia Vincent, Charles Welsh, John Shelley, Eda Heinemann [11]
October 21, 1952"The Payoff"Richard McMurray, Fred Sciully, James Bender, Jack Warden, Sally Gracie [12]
November 11, 1952"The Fix"Pat O'Malley, E. G. Marshall, John Forsythe, Lisa Howard, Val Avery, Barbara Joyce, Georgiana Johnson [13]
December 30, 1952"Death Pulls No Strings" Bil Baird and Chester Morris. [14]

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  3. ↑ Barton, Bill (April 26, 1953). "'Scared' Singer Seeks Acting Career" . Dayton Daily News. p. 26. Retrieved December 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 "Dramatic Programs - Theatrical". Ross Reports. May 1951. p. 7. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  5. 1 2 "'Danger' Director Risks Own Neck -- Comes Out Winner". Billboard. October 14, 1950. p. 6. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
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  9. ↑ "TV Drama". TV Digest. October 6, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Tuesday October 7 (Cont'd)". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. October 5, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  11. ↑ "Danger". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. October 12, 1952. p. 10. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  12. ↑ "Danger". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. October 19, 2022. p. 10. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
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