Fireside Theatre, a.k.a. The Jane Wyman Show, is an American anthology drama series that ran on NBC from 1949 to 1958, and was the first successful filmed series on American television. Early seasons (1-7) featured low budget productions and were often based on public domain stories. Later seasons (8-10) included source material from well known writers including Eudora Welty, Patricia Highsmith and Cornell Woolrich as well as original scripts by freelance writers such as Rod Serling, Aaron Spelling and Quinn Martin.

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
112April 5, 1949 (1949-04-05)June 28, 1949 (1949-06-28)
241September 6, 1949 (1949-09-06)June 27, 1950 (1950-06-27)
346August 29, 1950 (1950-08-29)August 21, 1951 (1951-08-21)
444August 28, 1951 (1951-08-28)June 24, 1952 (1952-06-24)
539September 30, 1952 (1952-09-30)June 30, 1953 (1953-06-30)
644September 1, 1953 (1953-09-01)June 29, 1954 (1954-06-29)
743September 7, 1954 (1954-09-07)June 28, 1955 (1955-06-28)
835August 30, 1955 (1955-08-30)April 24, 1956 (1956-04-24)
934August 28, 1956 (1956-08-28)June 11, 1957 (1957-06-11)
1024September 26, 1957 (1957-09-26)May 22, 1958 (1958-05-22)

Episodes

Season 1 (1949)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Friend of the Family"UnknownUnknownApril 5, 1949 (1949-04-05)
22"Ghost Story"UnknownUnknownApril 12, 1949 (1949-04-12)
33"Leonard Silliman's New Faces"UnknownUnknownApril 19, 1949 (1949-04-19)
44"What's New in the News"UnknownUnknownApril 26, 1949 (1949-04-26)
55"Meet My Sister"UnknownUnknownMay 3, 1949 (1949-05-03)
66"Time Bomb"UnknownUnknownMay 10, 1949 (1949-05-10)
77"Brain Bobby"UnknownUnknownMay 17, 1949 (1949-05-17)
88"Make a Wish"UnknownUnknownMay 24, 1949 (1949-05-24)
99"Feature Story"UnknownUnknownJune 7, 1949 (1949-06-07)
1010"Dance Discoveries"UnknownUnknownJune 14, 1949 (1949-06-14)
1111"The Stronger" / "A Terribly Strange Bed"William Cameron MenziesUnknownJune 21, 1949 (1949-06-21)
1212"Father"UnknownUnknownJune 28, 1949 (1949-06-28)

Season 2 (1949–50)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
131"Smooth Fingers" / "Germelshausen"UnknownUnknownSeptember 6, 1949 (1949-09-06)
142"The Four Fifteen Express" / "Charlotte Corday"UnknownUnknownSeptember 13, 1949 (1949-09-13)
153"Vain Glory" / "Out on the River"UnknownUnknownSeptember 20, 1949 (1949-09-20)
164"The Spy" / "The Postmistress of Laurel Rim"UnknownUnknownSeptember 27, 1949 (1949-09-27)
175"Like Money in the Bank" / "Magic Skin"UnknownUnknownOctober 4, 1949 (1949-10-04)
186"Scream in the Night" / "Troubled Harbor"UnknownUnknownOctober 11, 1949 (1949-10-11)
197"Bandit, Banker and Blonde" / "The Wall"UnknownUnknownOctober 18, 1949 (1949-10-18)
208"Heartbeat" / "Mardi Gras"William Cameron MenziesUnknownOctober 25, 1949 (1949-10-25)
219"Checkmate" / "Solange"UnknownUnknownNovember 1, 1949 (1949-11-01)
2210"Night Owl" / "Another Road"UnknownUnknownNovember 8, 1949 (1949-11-08)
2311"Stagecoach Driver McLean" / "Cowboy's Lament"UnknownUnknownNovember 15, 1949 (1949-11-15)
2412"The Room" / "Epilogue"John ReinhardtUnknownNovember 29, 1949 (1949-11-29)
2513"Sealed Orders" / "Battle Scene"John ReinhardtUnknownDecember 6, 1949 (1949-12-06)
2614"The Pardoner's Tale" / "The Human Touch"UnknownUnknownDecember 13, 1949 (1949-12-13)
2715"The Doll" / "The Bet"UnknownUnknownDecember 20, 1949 (1949-12-20)
2816"The Gauntlet" / "Threshold"UnknownUnknownDecember 27, 1949 (1949-12-27)
2917"Judas"UnknownArnold BelgardJanuary 3, 1950 (1950-01-03)
3018"The Devil's Due" / "Rendezvous"John ReinhardtUnknownJanuary 10, 1950 (1950-01-10)
3119"The Golden Ball" / "Just Three Words"John ReinhardtAgatha Christie & John ReinhardtJanuary 17, 1950 (1950-01-17)
3220"Confession" / "Reprieve"UnknownUnknownJanuary 24, 1950 (1950-01-24)
3321"Of Thee I Love" / "Double Jeopardy"UnknownUnknownJanuary 31, 1950 (1950-01-31)
3422"The Imp in the Bottle" / "The Stronger"UnknownUnknownFebruary 7, 1950 (1950-02-07)
3523"The Shot" / "The Bed by the Window"UnknownUnknownFebruary 14, 1950 (1950-02-14)
3624"Anniversary" / "Jungle Terror"John ReinhardtUnknownFebruary 21, 1950 (1950-02-21)
3725"A Terribly Strange Bed" / "The Stronger"UnknownUnknownFebruary 28, 1950 (1950-02-28)
3826"Germelshausen" / "Sealed Orders"UnknownUnknownMarch 7, 1950 (1950-03-07)
3927"The General's Coat" / "Vain Glory"UnknownUnknownMarch 14, 1950 (1950-03-14)
4028"The Leather Heart"Frank WisbarUnknownMarch 21, 1950 (1950-03-21)
4129"The Bunker"UnknownUnknownMarch 28, 1950 (1950-03-28)
4230"Operation Mona Lisa"UnknownUnknownApril 4, 1950 (1950-04-04)
4331"The Tangled Web"UnknownUnknownApril 11, 1950 (1950-04-11)
4432"No Strings Attached"UnknownUnknownApril 18, 1950 (1950-04-18)
4533"Boys Will Be Men"UnknownUnknownApril 25, 1950 (1950-04-25)
4634"The Parasol"UnknownUnknownMay 9, 1950 (1950-05-09)
4735"Hired Girl"Frank WisbarArthur St. ClaireMay 16, 1950 (1950-05-16)
4836"Big Ben"UnknownArch ObolerMay 23, 1950 (1950-05-23)
4937"Man Without a Country"Frank WisbarUnknownMay 30, 1950 (1950-05-30)
5038"The Human Touch" / "The Assassin"John ReinhardtUnknownJune 6, 1950 (1950-06-06)
5139"Dinner For Three" / "The Devil's Due"UnknownUnknownJune 13, 1950 (1950-06-13)
5240"The Courting of Bell" / "Rendezvous"UnknownUnknownJune 20, 1950 (1950-06-20)
5341"The Ear"UnknownUnknownJune 27, 1950 (1950-06-27)

Season 3 (1950–51)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
541"Polly"Frank WisbarUnknownAugust 29, 1950 (1950-08-29)
552"Stopover"Frank WisbarUnknownSeptember 5, 1950 (1950-09-05)
563"The Canterville Ghost"Frank WisbarUnknownSeptember 12, 1950 (1950-09-12)
574"Incident in the Rain"Frank WisbarArnold PhillipsSeptember 19, 1950 (1950-09-19)
585"Andy's Old Man"Frank WisbarUnknownSeptember 26, 1950 (1950-09-26)
596"International Incident"UnknownUnknownOctober 3, 1950 (1950-10-03)
607"Lucy and the Stranger"Frank WisbarUnknownOctober 10, 1950 (1950-10-10)
618"Hope Chest"Frank WisbarUnknownOctober 17, 1950 (1950-10-17)
629"The Amber Gods"Frank WisbarStory by: Harriet Prescott Spofford
Teleplay by: Adele Comandini & Edith Martin
October 24, 1950 (1950-10-24)
6310"Mother's Mutiny"Frank WisbarUnknownOctober 31, 1950 (1950-10-31)
6411"The Kingdom Within"Frank WisbarUnknownNovember 7, 1950 (1950-11-07)
6512"Party Line"Frank WisbarUnknownNovember 14, 1950 (1950-11-14)
6613"Love of Mike"Frank WisbarUnknownNovember 21, 1950 (1950-11-21)
6714"Three Strangers"Frank WisbarUnknownNovember 28, 1950 (1950-11-28)
6815"The Green Convertible"Frank WisbarUnknownDecember 5, 1950 (1950-12-05)
6916"The Case of Marina Goodwin"Frank WisbarUnknownDecember 12, 1950 (1950-12-12)
7017"Miggles"UnknownUnknownDecember 19, 1950 (1950-12-19)
7118"No Children, No Dogs"Frank WisbarUnknownDecember 26, 1950 (1950-12-26)
7219"Flight Thirteen"Frank WisbarStory by: David Boehm
Teleplay by: Josef Mischel
January 2, 1951 (1951-01-02)
7320"Neutral Corner"Frank WisbarWilliam R. Cox & Leslie UrbachJanuary 9, 1951 (1951-01-09)
7421"Looking Through"Frank WisbarCurt SiodmakJanuary 16, 1951 (1951-01-16)
7522"Drums in the Night"Frank WisbarStory by: Frank Wisbar
Teleplay by: Josef Mischel
January 23, 1951 (1951-01-23)
7623"Child in the House"Frank WisbarStory by: Joe Pagano
Teleplay by: D.A. Jowitt
January 30, 1951 (1951-01-30)
7724"Hottest Day of the Year"Frank WisbarStory by: Frank Wisbar
Teleplay by: Alfred Lewis Levitt & Josef Mischel
February 6, 1951 (1951-02-06)
7825"The Substance of His House"Frank WisbarStory by: Brenda Weisberg
Teleplay by: David V. Robison
February 13, 1951 (1951-02-13)
7926"Going Home"Frank WisbarStory by: Brewster Morgan
Teleplay by: Samuel B. Harrison
February 20, 1951 (1951-02-20)
8027"Copy Boy"Frank WisbarStory by: Richard Harding Davis
Teleplay by: Wells Root
February 27, 1951 (1951-02-27)
8128"The Acquittal"
"Malachi's Cove"
Charles FrankCharles Frank & Anthony TrollopeMarch 6, 1951 (1951-03-06)
8229"Shifting Sands"Frank WisbarMargaret McDonell & Wells RootMarch 13, 1951 (1951-03-13)
8330"The Eleventh Hour"Frank WisbarStory by: Perceval Gibbon
Teleplay by: Arnold Phillips
March 20, 1951 (1951-03-20)
8431"Unwritten Column"UnknownUnknownMarch 27, 1951 (1951-03-27)
8532"The Gentleman from LaPorte"Frank WisbarStory by: Bret Harte
Teleplay by: Brenda Weisberg
April 3, 1951 (1951-04-03)
8633"Hot Spot"Frank WisbarStory by: Margaret McDonell
Teleplay by: Wells Root
April 10, 1951 (1951-04-10)
8734"Close Shave"Frank WisbarStory by: MacGowan Cooke
Teleplay by: D.A. Jowitt & Brewster Morgan
April 17, 1951 (1951-04-17)
8835"The Celebrated Mrs. Rowland"Frank WisbarStory by: George Zuckerman
Teleplay by: James Gunn & Brewster Morgan
April 24, 1951 (1951-04-24)
8936"The Moment of Truth"Robert AngusUnknownMay 1, 1951 (1951-05-01)
9037"The Tunnel"Frank WisbarGabrielle WindsorMay 8, 1951 (1951-05-08)
9138"Back to Zero"Frank WisbarUnknownMay 15, 1951 (1951-05-15)
9239"Moment of Glory"Frank WisbarUnknownJuly 3, 1951 (1951-07-03)
9340"The Vigil"Frank WisbarUnknownJuly 10, 1951 (1951-07-10)
9441"A Little Night Music"Frank WisbarRaphael HayesJuly 17, 1951 (1951-07-17)
9542"A Jury of Her Peers"Frank WisbarSusan GlaspellJuly 24, 1951 (1951-07-24)
9643"Deliver Us From Evil"Frank WisbarUnknownJuly 31, 1951 (1951-07-31)
9744"Agnew Jones and the Giants"Frank WisbarUnknownAugust 7, 1951 (1951-08-07)
9845"Make Believe"Frank WisbarRaphael HayesAugust 14, 1951 (1951-08-14)
9946"The Lottery"Frank WisbarStory by: Shirley Jackson
Teleplay by: Ernest Kinoy
August 21, 1951 (1951-08-21)

Season 4 (1951–52)

Episodes in this season included "Doctor Mac" on October 9, 1951.[1]

Season 8 (1955-56)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
2691"Technical Charge of Murder"Sidney Lanfieldstory by: Zelda Popkin teleplay by: Cyril HumeAugust 30, 1955 (1955-08-30)
2702"Gusher City"UnknownUnknownSeptember 6, 1955 (1955-09-06)
2713"The Director"Herschel DaughertyRod SerlingSeptember 13, 1955 (1955-09-13)
The director of a popular television show is the only person who has confidence in a "has-been" actor. The actor falls apart at rehearsal, and tension mounts as air time draws near.
2724*"Holiday in Autumn"UnknownUnknownSeptember 20, 1955 (1955-09-20)
A successful Hollywood social director refuses to give up her career for marriage. Cast: Jane Wyman
2735"Little Guy"Don WeisDavid P. HarmonSeptember 27, 1955 (1955-09-27)
2746"The Sport"Sidney LanfieldMadelyn Pugh & Quinn MartinOctober 3, 1955 (1955-10-03)
2757"Stephen and Publius Cyrus"Don WeisNathaniel CurtisOctober 11, 1955 (1955-10-11)
2768*"One Last September"UnknownUnknownOctober 18, 1955 (1955-10-18)
2779"The Smuggler"Don Weisstory by: Victor Canning teleplay by: Blake EdwardsOctober 25, 1955 (1955-10-25)
27810"Nailed Down"Don Weisstory by: Harry Sinclair Drago teleplay by: David P. HarmonNovember 1, 1955 (1955-11-01)
27911*"Ride with the Executioner"UnknownUnknownNovember 8, 1955 (1955-11-08)
28012*"The Key"Unknownstory by: Eudora WeltyNovember 15, 1955 (1955-11-15)
28113"His Maiden Voyage"Don WeisJameson BrewerNovember 22, 1955 (1955-11-22)
28214"Women at Sea"James SheldonHagar WildeNovember 29, 1955 (1955-11-29)
28315*"Bamboo Cross"John Fordstory by: Laurence Stallings teleplay by: Maria Del Rey & Theophane LeeDecember 6, 1955 (1955-12-06)
28416"As Long as I Live"Robert StevensonLeo TownsendDecember 13, 1955 (1955-12-13)
28517*"Along Came a Bachelor"UnknownUnknownDecember 20, 1955 (1955-12-20)
28618"Big Joe’s Comin’ Home"Blake EdwardsDavid P. HarmonDecember 27, 1955 (1955-12-27)
28719*"Once Upon a Nightmare"Unknownstory by: Cornell WoolrichJanuary 3, 1956 (1956-01-03)
28820"The Liberator"Jacques Tourneurstory by Indro Montanelli teleplay by: John FanteJanuary 10, 1956 (1956-01-10)
28921*"The House on Elm Street"Sidney LanfieldUnknownJanuary 17, 1956 (1956-01-17)
29022*"Excuse Me for Living"UnknownUnknownJanuary 24, 1956 (1956-01-24)
29123"The Velvet Trap"William AsherDavid P. HarmonJanuary 31, 1956 (1956-01-31)
29224"Not What She Pretended"UnknownUnknownFebruary 7, 1956 (1956-02-07)
29325*"Kristi"Jacques Tourneurstory by: Gladys Hasty Carroll teleplay by: Jameson BrewerFebruary 14, 1956 (1956-02-14)
29426*"The Thread"UnknownUnknownFebruary 21, 1956 (1956-02-21)
29527"The Mirror"Jacques Tourneurstory by: Alphonse Daudet & Jack Schaefer teleplay by: Jack HanleyFebruary 21, 1956 (1956-02-21)
29628"An Echo Out of the Past"Sidney LanfieldUnknownMarch 6, 1956 (1956-03-06)
29729"Scent of Roses"Unknownstory by: Mary Eleanor FreemanMarch 13, 1956 (1956-03-13)
29830"Shoot the Moon"Ozzie Nelsonstory by: Pat Frank teleplay by: William BowersJanuary 24, 1956 (1956-01-24)
29931*"Sound of Thunder"UnknownUnknownMarch 27, 1956 (1956-03-27)
30032*"In a Different Life"UnknownUnknownApril 3, 1956 (1956-04-03)
30133"This Land Is Mine"UnknownUnknownApril 10, 1956 (1956-04-10)
30234"The Past Is Always Present"UnknownUnknownApril 17, 1956 (1956-04-17)
30335*"The Hidden People"UnknownJameson BrewerApril 24, 1956 (1956-04-24)

Season 9 (1956-57)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
3041"Ten Percent"Sidney Lanfieldteleplay by: Tony BarrettAugust 28, 1956 (1956-08-28)
3052*"Dirty Face"UnknownUnknownSeptember 4, 1956 (1956-09-04)
3063*"Approved by Censor"UnknownUnknownSeptember 11, 1956 (1956-09-11)
3074"The Way to Heaven"Don Weisstory by: Grace Sartwell Mason teleplay by: Jameson BrewerSeptember 18, 1956 (1956-09-18)
3085*"Let Yesterday Die"Don WeisUnknownSeptember 25, 1956 (1956-09-25)
3096"Assignment Champ"UnknownUnknownOctober 2, 1956 (1956-10-02)
3107*"No More Tears"Sidney Lanfieldstory by: Alice Jones teleplay by: Kathleen HiteOctober 16, 1956 (1956-10-16)
3118"Between Jobs"Don WeisDavid P. HarmonOctober 30, 1956 (1956-10-30)
3129*"Father Forgets"UnknownUnknownNovember 13, 1956 (1956-11-13)
31310*"The Marked Bullet"Sidney LanfieldRay BradburyNovember 20, 1956 (1956-11-20)
31411*"A Time to Live"Unknownstory by: Theodore W. Case teleplay by: Leo TownsendNovember 27, 1956 (1956-11-27)
31512"Helpmate"Unknownstory by: Anton Chekhov teleplay by: David P. HarmonDecember 4, 1956 (1956-12-04)
31613"While There’s Life"UnknownUnknownDecember 18, 1956 (1956-12-18)
31714"A Point of Law"UnknownHewitt Leonard BaloweNovember 13, 1956 (1956-11-13)
31815"A Place on the Bay"Robert Floreystory by: James L. Henderson teleplay by: Leonard FreemanDecember 26, 1956 (1956-12-26)
31916"The Little Black Lie"Sidney Lanfieldstory by: William Jerome Fay teleplay by: David P. HarmonJanuary 1, 1957 (1957-01-01)
32017*"Twenty Dollar Bride"UnknownAaron SpellingJanuary 8, 1957 (1957-01-08)
32118*"Portrait in Fear"UnknownUnknownJanuary 15, 1957 (1957-01-15)
32219*"The Golden Door"UnknownUnknownJanuary 22, 1957 (1957-01-22)
32320"Killer’s Pride"Robert Floreystory by: Leslie McFarlane teleplay by: Michael FessierJanuary 29, 1957 (1957-01-29)
32421*"Birthright"UnknownUnknownFebruary 5, 1957 (1957-02-05)
32522*"Small Talk"Sidney Lanfieldstory by: George F. Slavin teleplay by: David P. HarmonFebruary 12, 1957 (1957-02-12)
32623"Farmer’s Wife"Unknownstory by: Guy de MaupassantFebruary 19, 1957 (1957-02-19)
32724"A Dangerous Thing"UnknownUnknownFebruary 26, 1957 (1957-02-26)
32825*"Married to a Stranger"UnknownUnknownMarch 5, 1957 (1957-03-05)
32926"The Pendulum"Sidney Lanfieldstory by: Colin MacKenzie teleplay by: David P. HarmonMarch 12, 1957 (1957-03-12)
33027"The Wildcatter"Jerry HopperKathleen HiteMarch 19, 1957 (1957-03-19)
33128*"Mama Bufano’s"UnknownUnknownMarch 26, 1957 (1957-03-26)
33229*"Not for Publication"UnknownHarvey Jerrold O'HigginsApril 16, 1957 (1957-04-16)
33330"Harbor Patrol"Richard IrvingJohn RobinsonApril 23, 1957 (1957-04-23)
33431"The Man in the Car"Unknownstory by: Nancy Titus teleplay by: David P. HarmonApril 30, 1957 (1957-04-30)
33532*"There Comes One Moment"Sidney LanfieldPeter BarryMay 7, 1957 (1957-05-07)
33633*"Night of Terror"UnknownJean De LaneyMay 14, 1957 (1957-05-14)
33734*"Two Sides to Everything"UnknownUnknownJune 11, 1957 (1957-06-11)

Season 10 (1957–58)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
3381"The Way Home"Allen H. Minerstory by: Phyllis Duganne teleplay by: Steve FisherSeptember 26, 1957 (1957-09-26)
3392"Contact"Allen H. Minerstory by: Samuel Marx teleplay by: Jack JacobsOctober 3, 1957 (1957-10-03)
3403"The Man on the Thirty-fifth Floor"Oscar RudolphUnknownOctober 10, 1957 (1957-10-10)
3414"The Perfect Crime"UnknownUnknownOctober 17, 1957 (1957-10-17)
3425"The Animal Instinct"Allen H. Minerstory by: Bart Burns teleplay by: Bart Burns & Lois JakobyOctober 31, 1957 (1957-10-31)
3436"Roadblock Number Seven"George Waggnerstory by: Bruno Fischer teleplay by: George WaggnerNovember 7, 1957 (1957-11-07)

Directors

Sidney Lanfield,

Technical Charge of Murder

The Sport

The House on Elm Street

An Echo Out of the Past

Ten Percent

No More Tears

The Marked Bullet

The Little Black Lie

Small Talk

The Pendulum

There Comes One Moment

Robert Florey,

A Place on the Bay

Killer's Pride

John Ford,

Bamboo Cross (1955-Dec-06)

Jerry Hopper

The Wildcatter

Jacques Tourneur,

The Liberator (1956-Jan-10)

Kirsti (1956-Feb-14)

The Mirror (1956-Feb-28)

Don Weis,

Little Guy

Stephen and Publius Cyrus

The Smuggler

Nailed Down

His Maiden Voyage

The Way to Heaven

Let Yesterday Die

Between Jobs

References

  1. "TV Drama". TV Digest. October 6, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
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