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Armstrong Circle Theatre: With Douglas Edwards, Sandy Becker, Bob Sherry, John Cameron Swayze. Documentary dramas, plays that were based on true stories, were the forte of Armstrong Circle Theater. Many movie actors and actresses got their start here.
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Armstrong Circle Theatre is an American anthology drama television series which ran from June 6, 1950, to June 25, 1957, on NBC, and from October 2, 1957, to August 28, 1963, on CBS. It alternated weekly with The U.S. Steel Hour .
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A dramatization of the June 1962 escape from Alcatraz by three convicts: Frank Morris, Charles Angling and John Anglin. Amidst the trappings of a maximum security prison, they come up with ingenious means to slowly penetrate the ventilization shafts of their cells, cover their nights' work, build masks to leave in their bunks, and work their ...
Armstrong Circle Theatre. Top-rated. Tue, Nov 9, 1954. S5.E10. Fred Allen's Sketchbook. Fred Allen narrates three comedy stories. 7.8/10. Rate. Top-rated. Tue, Dec 13, 1955. S6.E6. I Was Accused. Czech-born actor George Voskovec plays himself in this account of his detention on Ellis Island under suspicion of being a Communist. 7.5/10. Rate.
After starting as a straight dramatic show in TV's infancy, Armstrong Circle Theater developed its semi-documentary format six years ago, has since covered every sort of theme. from Lizzie Borden to Hurricane Diane.
Narrated by a succession of hosts (most famously news anchor Douglas Edwards), Armstrong Circle Theatre, sponsored by the Armstrong Corporation, specialised in dramas based on true-life stories and ran on NBC from January 1950 to June 1957, and on CBS from October 1957 to August 1963.
Armstrong Circle Theatre is an American anthology drama television series which ran from June 6, 1950, to June 25, 1957, on NBC, and from October 2, 1957, to August 28, 1963, on CBS. It alternated weekly with The U.S. Steel Hour.
