Your Favorite Story | |
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Also known as | Your Favorite Story (Your Favorite Playhouse) |
Genre | Anthology |
Directed by | Lewis Allen Eddie Davis Robert Florey Leslie Goodwins Tom Gries John Guillermin Phil Karlson Lew Landers Christian Nyby Ted Post |
Presented by | Adolphe Menjou |
Starring | Robert Blake Raymond Burr Mae Clark Suzanne Flon DeForest Kelley Anita Louise Adolphe Menjou Ralph Morgan Kenneth Tobey |
Narrated by | Adolphe Menjou |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 25 |
Production | |
Running time | 25 mins. |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | January 11, 1953 – 1955 |
Your Favorite Story is a syndicated TV anthology series [1] that was broadcast in the United States from 1953 to 1955. The program was also known as My Favorite Story. [2] [3] [4] It was premiered in December 1954 with the title Your Favorite Playhouse.
This program was adapted from the radio show Favorite Story which ran from 1946 to 1949. [5] The program's 25 episodes were hosted and narrated by Adolphe Menjou, who also acted in several episodes. [6] It featured episodes originally written by Leonard St. Clair, William Makepeace Thackeray, Mary Roberts Rinehart and Frank R. Stockton.
The show was produced by Ziv Television Programs. [2] John Guillermin directed some episodes. [7]
The program's initial episode was an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's "How Much Land Does a Man Need?", directed by Eddie Davis and starring Raymond Burr. [4]
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