List of Fireside Theatre episodes

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Fireside Theatre, a.k.a. Jane Wyman Presents, is an American anthology drama series that ran on NBC from 1949 to 1958, and was the first successful filmed series on American television. Productions were low budget and often based on public domain stories or written by freelance writers such as Rod Serling.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	12	April 5, 1949 (1949-04-05)	June 28, 1949 (1949-06-28)
	2	41	September 6, 1949 (1949-09-06)	June 27, 1950 (1950-06-27)
	3	46	August 29, 1950 (1950-08-29)	August 21, 1951 (1951-08-21)
	4	44	August 28, 1951 (1951-08-28)	June 24, 1952 (1952-06-24)
	5	39	September 30, 1952 (1952-09-30)	June 30, 1953 (1953-06-30)
	6	44	September 1, 1953 (1953-09-01)	June 29, 1954 (1954-06-29)
	7	43	September 7, 1954 (1954-09-07)	June 28, 1955 (1955-06-28)

Episodes

Season 1 (1949)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Friend of the Family"	TBA	TBA	April 5, 1949 (1949-04-05)
2	2	"Ghost Story"	TBA	TBA	April 12, 1949 (1949-04-12)
3	3	"Leonard Silliman's New Faces"	TBA	TBA	April 19, 1949 (1949-04-19)
4	4	"What's New in the News"	TBA	TBA	April 26, 1949 (1949-04-26)
5	5	"Meet My Sister"	TBA	TBA	May 3, 1949 (1949-05-03)
6	6	"Time Bomb"	TBA	TBA	May 10, 1949 (1949-05-10)
7	7	"Brain Bobby"	TBA	TBA	May 17, 1949 (1949-05-17)
8	8	"Make a Wish"	TBA	TBA	May 24, 1949 (1949-05-24)
9	9	"Feature Story"	TBA	TBA	June 7, 1949 (1949-06-07)
10	10	"Dance Discoveries"	TBA	TBA	June 14, 1949 (1949-06-14)
11	11	"The Stronger" / "A Terribly Strange Bed"	William Cameron Menzies	TBA	June 21, 1949 (1949-06-21)
12	12	"Father"	TBA	TBA	June 28, 1949 (1949-06-28)

Season 2 (1949–50)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
13	1	"Smooth Fingers" / "Germelshausen"	TBA	TBA	September 6, 1949 (1949-09-06)
14	2	"The Four Fifteen Express" / "Charlotte Corday"	TBA	TBA	September 13, 1949 (1949-09-13)
15	3	"Vain Glory" / "Out on the River"	TBA	TBA	September 20, 1949 (1949-09-20)
16	4	"The Spy" / "The Postmistress of Laurel Rim"	TBA	TBA	September 27, 1949 (1949-09-27)
17	5	"Like Money in the Bank" / "Magic Skin"	TBA	TBA	October 4, 1949 (1949-10-04)
18	6	"Scream in the Night" / "Troubled Harbor"	TBA	TBA	October 11, 1949 (1949-10-11)
19	7	"Bandit, Banker and Blonde" / "The Wall"	TBA	TBA	October 18, 1949 (1949-10-18)
20	8	"Heartbeat" / "Mardi Gras"	William Cameron Menzies	TBA	October 25, 1949 (1949-10-25)
21	9	"Checkmate" / "Solange"	TBA	TBA	November 1, 1949 (1949-11-01)
22	10	"Night Owl" / "Another Road"	TBA	TBA	November 8, 1949 (1949-11-08)
23	11	"Stagecoach Driver McLean" / "Cowboy's Lament"	TBA	TBA	November 15, 1949 (1949-11-15)
24	12	"The Room" / "Epilogue"	John Reinhardt	TBA	November 29, 1949 (1949-11-29)
25	13	"Sealed Orders" / "Battle Scene"	John Reinhardt	TBA	December 6, 1949 (1949-12-06)
26	14	"The Pardoner's Tale" / "The Human Touch"	TBA	TBA	December 13, 1949 (1949-12-13)
27	15	"The Doll" / "The Bet"	TBA	TBA	December 20, 1949 (1949-12-20)
28	16	"The Gauntlet" / "Threshold"	TBA	TBA	December 27, 1949 (1949-12-27)
29	17	"Judas"	TBA	Arnold Belgard	January 3, 1950 (1950-01-03)
30	18	"The Devil's Due" / "Rendezvous"	John Reinhardt	TBA	January 10, 1950 (1950-01-10)
31	19	"The Golden Ball" / "Just Three Words"	John Reinhardt	Agatha Christie & John Reinhardt	January 17, 1950 (1950-01-17)
32	20	"Confession" / "Reprieve"	TBA	TBA	January 24, 1950 (1950-01-24)
33	21	"Of Thee I Love" / "Double Jeopardy"	TBA	TBA	January 31, 1950 (1950-01-31)
34	22	"The Imp in the Bottle" / "The Stronger"	TBA	TBA	February 7, 1950 (1950-02-07)
35	23	"The Shot" / "The Bed by the Window"	TBA	TBA	February 14, 1950 (1950-02-14)
36	24	"Anniversary" / "Jungle Terror"	John Reinhardt	TBA	February 21, 1950 (1950-02-21)
37	25	"A Terribly Strange Bed" / "The Stronger"	TBA	TBA	February 28, 1950 (1950-02-28)
38	26	"Germelshausen" / "Sealed Orders"	TBA	TBA	March 7, 1950 (1950-03-07)
39	27	"The General's Coat" / "Vain Glory"	TBA	TBA	March 14, 1950 (1950-03-14)
40	28	"The Leather Heart"	Frank Wisbar	TBA	March 21, 1950 (1950-03-21)
41	29	"The Bunker"	TBA	TBA	March 28, 1950 (1950-03-28)
42	30	"Operation Mona Lisa"	TBA	TBA	April 4, 1950 (1950-04-04)
43	31	"The Tangled Web"	TBA	TBA	April 11, 1950 (1950-04-11)
44	32	"No Strings Attached"	TBA	TBA	April 18, 1950 (1950-04-18)
45	33	"Boys Will Be Men"	TBA	TBA	April 25, 1950 (1950-04-25)
46	34	"The Parasol"	TBA	TBA	May 9, 1950 (1950-05-09)
47	35	"Hired Girl"	Frank Wisbar	Arthur St. Claire	May 16, 1950 (1950-05-16)
48	36	"Big Ben"	TBA	Arch Oboler	May 23, 1950 (1950-05-23)
49	37	"Man Without a Country"	Frank Wisbar	TBA	May 30, 1950 (1950-05-30)
50	38	"The Human Touch" / "The Assassin"	John Reinhardt	TBA	June 6, 1950 (1950-06-06)
51	39	"Dinner For Three" / "The Devil's Due"	TBA	TBA	June 13, 1950 (1950-06-13)
52	40	"The Courting of Bell" / "Rendezvous"	TBA	TBA	June 20, 1950 (1950-06-20)
53	41	"The Ear"	TBA	TBA	June 27, 1950 (1950-06-27)

Season 3 (1950–51)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
54	1	"Polly"	Frank Wisbar	TBA	August 29, 1950 (1950-08-29)
55	2	"Stopover"	Frank Wisbar	TBA	September 5, 1950 (1950-09-05)
56	3	"The Canterville Ghost"	Frank Wisbar	TBA	September 12, 1950 (1950-09-12)
57	4	"Incident in the Rain"	Frank Wisbar	Arnold Phillips	September 19, 1950 (1950-09-19)
58	5	"Andy's Old Man"	Frank Wisbar	TBA	September 26, 1950 (1950-09-26)
59	6	"International Incident"	TBA	TBA	October 3, 1950 (1950-10-03)
60	7	"Lucy and the Stranger"	Frank Wisbar	TBA	October 10, 1950 (1950-10-10)
61	8	"Hope Chest"	Frank Wisbar	TBA	October 17, 1950 (1950-10-17)
62	9	"The Amber Gods"	Frank Wisbar	Story by: Harriet Prescott Spofford Teleplay by: Adele Comandini & Edith Martin	October 24, 1950 (1950-10-24)
63	10	"Mother's Mutiny"	Frank Wisbar	TBA	October 31, 1950 (1950-10-31)
64	11	"The Kingdom Within"	Frank Wisbar	TBA	November 7, 1950 (1950-11-07)
65	12	"Party Line"	Frank Wisbar	TBA	November 14, 1950 (1950-11-14)
66	13	"Love of Mike"	Frank Wisbar	TBA	November 21, 1950 (1950-11-21)
67	14	"Three Strangers"	Frank Wisbar	TBA	November 28, 1950 (1950-11-28)
68	15	"The Green Convertible"	Frank Wisbar	TBA	December 5, 1950 (1950-12-05)
69	16	"The Case of Marina Goodwin"	Frank Wisbar	TBA	December 12, 1950 (1950-12-12)
70	17	"Miggles"	TBA	TBA	December 19, 1950 (1950-12-19)
71	18	"No Children, No Dogs"	Frank Wisbar	TBA	December 26, 1950 (1950-12-26)
72	19	"Flight Thirteen"	Frank Wisbar	Story by: David Boehm Teleplay by: Josef Mischel	January 2, 1951 (1951-01-02)
73	20	"Neutral Corner"	Frank Wisbar	William R. Cox & Leslie Urbach	January 9, 1951 (1951-01-09)
74	21	"Looking Through"	Frank Wisbar	Curt Siodmak	January 16, 1951 (1951-01-16)
75	22	"Drums in the Night"	Frank Wisbar	Story by: Frank Wisbar Teleplay by: Josef Mischel	January 23, 1951 (1951-01-23)
76	23	"Child in the House"	Frank Wisbar	Story by: Joe Pagano Teleplay by: D.A. Jowitt	January 30, 1951 (1951-01-30)
77	24	"Hottest Day of the Year"	Frank Wisbar	Story by: Frank Wisbar Teleplay by: Alfred Lewis Levitt & Josef Mischel	February 6, 1951 (1951-02-06)
78	25	"The Substance of His House"	Frank Wisbar	Story by: Brenda Weisberg Teleplay by: David V. Robison	February 13, 1951 (1951-02-13)
79	26	"Going Home"	Frank Wisbar	Story by: Brewster Morgan Teleplay by: Samuel B. Harrison	February 20, 1951 (1951-02-20)
80	27	"Copy Boy"	Frank Wisbar	Story by: Richard Harding Davis Teleplay by: Wells Root	February 27, 1951 (1951-02-27)
81	28	"The Acquittal" "Malachi's Cove"	Charles Frank	Charles Frank & Anthony Trollope	March 6, 1951 (1951-03-06)
82	29	"Shifting Sands"	Frank Wisbar	Margaret McDonell & Wells Root	March 13, 1951 (1951-03-13)
83	30	"The Eleventh Hour"	Frank Wisbar	Story by: Perceval Gibbon Teleplay by: Arnold Phillips	March 20, 1951 (1951-03-20)
84	31	"Unwritten Column"	TBA	TBA	March 27, 1951 (1951-03-27)
85	32	"The Gentleman from LaPorte"	Frank Wisbar	Story by: Bret Harte Teleplay by: Brenda Weisberg	April 3, 1951 (1951-04-03)
86	33	"Hot Spot"	Frank Wisbar	Story by: Margaret McDonell Teleplay by: Wells Root	April 10, 1951 (1951-04-10)
87	34	"Close Shave"	Frank Wisbar	Story by: MacGowan Cooke Teleplay by: D.A. Jowitt & Brewster Morgan	April 17, 1951 (1951-04-17)
88	35	"The Celebrated Mrs. Rowland"	Frank Wisbar	Story by: George Zuckerman Teleplay by: James Gunn & Brewster Morgan	April 24, 1951 (1951-04-24)
89	36	"The Moment of Truth"	Robert Angus	TBA	May 1, 1951 (1951-05-01)
90	37	"The Tunnel"	Frank Wisbar	Gabrielle Windsor	May 8, 1951 (1951-05-08)
91	38	"Back to Zero"	Frank Wisbar	TBA	May 15, 1951 (1951-05-15)
92	39	"Moment of Glory"	Frank Wisbar	TBA	July 3, 1951 (1951-07-03)
93	40	"The Vigil"	Frank Wisbar	TBA	July 10, 1951 (1951-07-10)
94	41	"A Little Night Music"	Frank Wisbar	Raphael Hayes	July 17, 1951 (1951-07-17)
95	42	"A Jury of Her Peers"	Frank Wisbar	Susan Glaspell	July 24, 1951 (1951-07-24)
96	43	"Deliver Us From Evil"	Frank Wisbar	TBA	July 31, 1951 (1951-07-31)
97	44	"Agnew Jones and the Giants"	Frank Wisbar	TBA	August 7, 1951 (1951-08-07)
98	45	"Make Believe"	Frank Wisbar	Raphael Hayes	August 14, 1951 (1951-08-14)
99	46	"The Lottery"	Frank Wisbar	Story by: Shirley Jackson Teleplay by: Ernest Kinoy	August 21, 1951 (1951-08-21)

Directors

Sidney Lanfield, many episodes

John Ford, The Bamboo Cross

Jacques Tourneur, A Hero Returns, (25 mn) (O2/1956)

Jacques Tourneur, Kirsti, (25 mn) (02/1956)

Jacques Tourneur, The Miror, (25 mn) (02/1956)

External links

• Fireside Theatre at IMDb