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Behind Closed Doors is an American dramatic anthology series set during the Cold War hosted by and occasionally starring Bruce Gordon in the role of Commander Matson. The series, which aired on NBC from October 2, 1958, to April 9, 1959, focuses, among other themes, on how the former Soviet Union stole American missile secrets and proposes steps to prevent further espionage. Behind Closed Doors is based on the files and experiences of Rear Admiral Ellis M. Zacharias, who offers comments at the end of each segment.
Original Release
10/02/1958 on NBC
US Release
10/02/1958
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bruce Gordon | Commander Matson / Host / Self - Host |
| Ellis M. Zacharias | Self |
| John Sutton | Shaw |
| Jacques Aubuchon | Shulnik / Charlie Meyers |
| Sue England | Ruzena |
| Judith Evelyn | Clara Keller |
| Simon Scott | Douglas Kincaid |
| Denver Pyle | Roger Woodson |
| Chana Eden | Lisa Kardash |
| Ruth Terry | Sally Anderson |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cape Canaveral Story | Thursday, 02 October 1958 |
| 2 | Flight to Freedom | Thursday, 09 October 1958 |
| 3 | Double Jeopardy | Thursday, 16 October 1958 |
| 4 | Mig 9 | Thursday, 23 October 1958 |
| 5 | Trouble in Test Cell 19 | Thursday, 30 October 1958 |
| 6 | Man in the Moon | Thursday, 06 November 1958 |
| 7 | The Nike Story | Thursday, 13 November 1958 |
| 8 | It Was Learned on High Authority | Thursday, 27 November 1958 |
| 9 | The Enemy on the Flank | Thursday, 04 December 1958 |
| 10 | A Cover of Art | Thursday, 11 December 1958 |
| 11 | The Middle East Story | Thursday, 18 December 1958 |
| 12 | The Brioni Story | Thursday, 25 December 1958 |
| 13 | The Obelisk | Thursday, 01 January 1959 |
| 14 | Message from Hardenburg | Thursday, 08 January 1959 |
| 15 | The Alkaloid Angle | Thursday, 22 January 1959 |
| 16 | Crypto 40 | Thursday, 29 January 1959 |
| 17 | The Alaskan Story | Thursday, 05 February 1959 |
| 18 | The Quemoy Story | Thursday, 12 February 1959 |
| 19 | The Vicec Story | Thursday, 19 February 1959 |
| 20 | The Geneva Story | Thursday, 26 February 1959 |
| 21 | The Meeting | Thursday, 05 March 1959 |
| 22 | Mightier Than the Sword | Thursday, 12 March 1959 |
| 23 | The Gamble | Thursday, 19 March 1959 |
| 24 | Double Agent | Thursday, 26 March 1959 |
| 25 | The Antidote | Thursday, 02 April 1959 |
| 26 | Assignment Prague | Thursday, 09 April 1959 |
Directors
John Peyser, Paul Wendkos, Samuel Gallu, Oscar Rudolph, Gerd Oswald, Mark Sandrich Jr., Boris Sagal, John English
Writers
Alan Caillou, Fenton Earnshaw, John Hawkins, Donn Mullally, Robert Leslie Bellem, Arthur Fitz-Richard, Jon Manchip White, Stanley H. Silverman, Martin Berkeley, Malvin Wald, Leonard Lee, Tony Barrett, John Kneubuhl, Irving Wallace, Robert C. Dennis, Henry F. Greenberg, Stanley Niss, Ted Berkman, Herbert Abbott Spiro, George Fass, Gertrude Fass, Jennings Cobb, Richard Tregaskis, Jacqueline Hazard, Charles Bennett, Richard Grey, Paul Monash
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Bruce Gordon | Commander Matson / Host / Self - Host |
| Ellis M. Zacharias | Self |
| John Sutton | Shaw |
| Jacques Aubuchon | Shulnik / Charlie Meyers |
| Sue England | Ruzena |
| Judith Evelyn | Clara Keller |
| Simon Scott | Douglas Kincaid |
| Denver Pyle | Roger Woodson |
| Chana Eden | Lisa Kardash |
| Ruth Terry | Sally Anderson |
| John Warburton | Janick aka John Gregory |
| Stewart Bradley | Sam Lombardi |
| Robert Carricart | Feodor Mashay |
| John Damler | Dan Radford |
| Ben Astar | Sergei Vanya |
| Ruth Lee | Mrs. Gates |
| Steve Conte | Colonel Petroff |
| Maurice Wells | Bennett |
| Harry Strang | Ferry Man |
| Arlene Martel | Maria |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Samuel Gallu | Executive Producer |
| Sidney Marshall | Producer |
| Samuel Gallu | Producer |
Editors
Richard Fantl, Jack Gleason, Harry Marker, Henry Batista, Bob Keen, Frank Sullivan, Asa Boyd Clark, John Faure
