The Motorola Television Hour

The Motorola Television Hour is an hour-long anthology series which alternated bi-weekly with The United States Steel Hour on ABC. The show premiered on November 3, 1953.^[1] The series aired live from New York City.^{[citation needed]}

Episode list[edit]

No.	Title	Directed by	Teleplay by	Original air date
1	"Outlaw's Reckoning"	Ralph Nelson^[2]	Halsted Welles	November 3, 1953 (1953-11-03)
An inn near a much-used bridge becomes a tense waiting place when the bridge is closed. (Episode was originally created for Plymouth Playhouse.)
2	"Westward the Sun^[1]"	Unknown	Unknown	November 17, 1953 (1953-11-17)
3	"Brandenburg Gate^[1]"	Ralph Nelson	Unknown	December 1, 1953 (1953-12-01)
4	"At Ease"	Unknown	Rod Serling	December 15, 1953 (1953-12-15)
5	"The Thirteen Clocks^[2]"	Unknown	James Thurber	December 29, 1953 (1953-12-29)
A prince disguised as a minstrel must save a beautiful princess from her evil uncle.
6	"The Last Days of Hitler"	Unknown	David Davidson	January 12, 1954 (1954-01-12)
Likely based upon the book by historian Hugh Trevor-Roper covering the last ten days of Hitler's life.
7	"Side by Side"	Unknown	William McCleery	January 26, 1954 (1954-01-26)
8	"A Dash of Bitters"	Unknown	Reginald Denham	February 9, 1954 (1954-02-09)
9	"The Muldoon Matter"	Don Richardon	Rod Serling	February 23, 1954 (1954-02-23)
10	"The Family Man^[3]"	Unknown	William McCleery	March 9, 1954 (1954-03-09)
11	"Nightmare in Algiers"	Daniel Petrie	Alvin Sapinsley	March 23, 1954 (1954-03-23)
12	"The Sins of the Fathers"	Unknown	David Davidson	April 6, 1954 (1954-04-06)
Based upon a 1902 short story by Silas Weir Mitchell.
13	"Black Chiffon"	Unknown	Philip Barry, Jr.	April 20, 1954 (1954-04-20)
Adapted from the 1949 stage play of the same name by Lesley Storm.
14	"Love Song^[1]"	Unknown	Unknown	May 4, 1954 (1954-05-04)
15	"Atomic Attack"	Ralph Nelson	David Davidson	May 18, 1954 (1954-05-18)
A family in a New York City suburb deal with the aftermath of an H-bomb attack fifty miles away.
16	"Chivalry at Howling Creek"	Unknown	Unknown	June 1, 1954 (1954-06-01)

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Notable guest actors[edit]

Actors appearing on the series included:

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 572. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Hawes, William (2002). Filmed Television Drama, 1952-1958. McFarland. p. 56. ISBN 9780786411320. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
^ Brullo, Ida (March 8, 1954). "Television and Radio Chatter". The Morning Call. New Jersey, Paterson. p. 22. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

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[tt-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 572. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.

[ftd-2] Hawes, William (2002). Filmed Television Drama, 1952-1958. McFarland. p. 56. ISBN 9780786411320. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

[3] Brullo, Ida (March 8, 1954). "Television and Radio Chatter". The Morning Call. New Jersey, Paterson. p. 22. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

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