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Conrad Nagel Theater was a 30-minute US anthology series originally airing in first-run syndication from January 26, 1955 - July 14, 1955. Re-runs aired in syndication from 1956-1958. Conrad Nagel was the host. A total of 25 episodes were adapted from classical literature, including the stories of William Shakespeare, Geofrey Chaucer, Leo Tolstoy, Guy de Maupassant, Prosper Mérimée, and Alexander Pushkin.
Original Release
01/20/1955
US Release
01/20/1955
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Conrad Nagel | Self - Host / Himself - Host |
| Tonio Selwart | Boiselaire / Gautier / Kessner / Kressner / Kuhlmann / Mike / Shoemaker |
| John Stacy | Broome / Edgar Gotterfield / Pettybone / Probity / Rene |
| Patrick Crean | Capelletti / Clerk / Steve / The Doctor / The King / The Old Man |
| Sebastian Cabot | Dr. Castelnuovo / Prof. Newcastle / Fat Man / The Count / The Monk |
| Sue Ellen Blake | Angela / Maria / Rosalie / Suzanne |
| George Gonneau | Bandit / Jacques / the Bandit |
| Donald Buka | Jacques |
| Faye Marlowe | Madeleine / The Countess / Theresa |
| Gertrude Flynn | Mme. de Montflor / Mrs. Gotterfield / The Countess |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Queen of Spades | Thursday, 20 January 1955 |
| 2 | Ask Me No Questions | Thursday, 03 February 1955 |
| 3 | The Model Couple | Thursday, 10 February 1955 |
| 4 | A Bride for a Violin | Thursday, 17 February 1955 |
| 5 | The Storm | Thursday, 24 February 1955 |
| 6 | The Three Searchers | Thursday, 03 March 1955 |
| 7 | The Gypsy | Thursday, 10 March 1955 |
| 8 | The House in the Sea | Thursday, 17 March 1955 |
| 9 | Clothes Make the Lady | Thursday, 24 March 1955 |
| 10 | The Idol | Thursday, 31 March 1955 |
| 11 | To Whom It May Concern | Thursday, 07 April 1955 |
| 12 | Of Pigs and Kings | Thursday, 14 April 1955 |
| 13 | Contents Unlabeled | |
| 14 | The Sandman | Sunday, 24 April 1955 |
| 15 | The Temple of Truth | Sunday, 01 May 1955 |
| 16 | Blakeman's Bottle | Sunday, 08 May 1955 |
| 17 | In the Service of the Emperor | Sunday, 15 May 1955 |
| 18 | Carmen Without Roses | Sunday, 22 May 1955 |
| 19 | The Other Don Juan | Friday, 27 May 1955 |
| 20 | Dear Evelina | Sunday, 05 June 1955 |
| 21 | The Jewels of Rosanna Higgins | Thursday, 27 January 1955 |
| 22 | Giulietta and Romeo | Sunday, 19 June 1955 |
| 23 | Tomorrow Is the Avenger | Sunday, 26 June 1955 |
| 24 | Unknown Madonna | Wednesday, 06 July 1955 |
| 25 | The Visitor | Wednesday, 13 July 1955 |
| 26 | The Door to Darkness | Wednesday, 20 July 1955 |
Directors
Writers
Tom Sterling, Paul Levi, Truman Clay, John McGrew, William Shakespeare, Alexander Pushkin, Prosper Mérimée, Guy de Maupassant, Lev Tolstoy, Honoré de Balzac, Geoffrey Chaucer
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Conrad Nagel | Self - Host / Himself - Host |
| Tonio Selwart | Boiselaire / Gautier / Kessner / Kressner / Kuhlmann / Mike / Shoemaker |
| John Stacy | Broome / Edgar Gotterfield / Pettybone / Probity / Rene |
| Patrick Crean | Capelletti / Clerk / Steve / The Doctor / The King / The Old Man |
| Sebastian Cabot | Dr. Castelnuovo / Prof. Newcastle / Fat Man / The Count / The Monk |
| Sue Ellen Blake | Angela / Maria / Rosalie / Suzanne |
| George Gonneau | Bandit / Jacques / the Bandit |
| Donald Buka | Jacques |
| Faye Marlowe | Madeleine / The Countess / Theresa |
| Gertrude Flynn | Mme. de Montflor / Mrs. Gotterfield / The Countess |
| Lenore Shanewise | Aunt Adelaide / Corinna / Lydia |
| Cecil Mathews | Grandfather / Streetsweeper / The Father |
| Stephen Garrett | Curtis / Whittier |
| Stella Rho | Ivanka / Old Woman / The Witch |
| Richard Garrick | Old Man / The Brother / The Spokesman |
| Peg La Centra | Martha Marne / Sandra |
| David Frantz | Harry Wilson as a boy / Young Boy |
| Rolf Tasna | Joe / The Stranger |
| John Fostini | Jacques / Romeo |
| Adam Genette | Jean / Thin Man |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Gene Luotto | Producer |
