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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. It finished in the Nielsen ratings at number 19 for the 1950–1951 season and number 24 for 1951–1952.
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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.
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Armstrong Circle Theatre is an American anthology drama television series which ran from 1950 to 1957 on NBC, and then until 1963 on CBS. It alternated weekly with The U.S. Steel Hour. Full Cast & Crew.
December 19, 1962. 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 ...
Tue, Nov 3, 1953. An ex-Italian soldier, Piero Battaglia, returns home to his country for revenge against the traitor who informed on his brother, a member of the underground. Because of that coward Piero's brother was executed by the Nazis and the angry man is determined not to let such a scoundrel live. Curiously, the locals and his brother's ...
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. The excellent series – originally a half-hour format and ...
Sandy Becker (1954-55) (season 6) John Cameron Swayze (1955-57) (season 7, 8) Douglas Edwards (1957-61) (season 9, 10. 11) Ron Cochran (1961-62) Henry Hamilton (1962-63) Premise: 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 ...
