"Danger" (1950) TV series 1950-1955

Director:

Sheldon Reynolds

Writer:

Joe Scully (writer) (episode)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

19 September 1950 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Live psychological and murder mystery dramas and one of the first U.S. TV dramas to make effective use of background music.

Plot Keywords:

Live | Anthology

Cast

Joseph Anthony		(7 episodes, 1950-1951)
Edward Binns		(7 episodes, 1951-1954)
Richard Kiley		(7 episodes, 1951-1953)
Walter Slezak		(6 episodes, 1951-1952)
Hildy Parks		(6 episodes, 1952-1954)
Joseph Walsh		(5 episodes, 1951-1955)
Paul Langton		(5 episodes, 1951-1954)
Martin Ritt		(5 episodes, 1951-1952)
Maria Riva		(5 episodes, 1951-1952)
James Gregory		(5 episodes, 1953-1954)
Lee Grant		(4 episodes, 1950-1952)
Jerome Thor		(4 episodes, 1951-1953)
Leslie Nielsen		(4 episodes, 1952-1954)
Joshua Shelley		(4 episodes, 1952)
James Dean	...	Augie / ... (4 episodes, 1953-1954)
Constance Ford		(4 episodes, 1953-1954)
Dane Clark		(3 episodes, 1950-1954)
Leo Penn		(3 episodes, 1950-1953)
James Westerfield		(3 episodes, 1950-1953)
Henry Jones		(3 episodes, 1950-1951)
E.G. Marshall		(3 episodes, 1951-1954)
Kim Stanley		(3 episodes, 1951-1954)
Chester Morris		(3 episodes, 1951-1953)
Wright King		(3 episodes, 1951-1952)
John Baragrey		(3 episodes, 1952-1955)
Ben Gazzara		(3 episodes, 1952-1954)
Carmen Mathews		(3 episodes, 1952-1954)
Jayne Meadows		(3 episodes, 1952-1953)
Georgann Johnson		(3 episodes, 1953-1954)
John Cassavetes		(3 episodes, 1954-1955)
Harry Townes		(3 episodes, 1954-1955)
Rod Steiger		(2 episodes, 1950-1953)
Grace Kelly		(2 episodes, 1950-1952)
Olive Deering		(2 episodes, 1950-1951)
Iris Mann		(2 episodes, 1950)
Jack Warden		(2 episodes, 1951-1955)
David Opatoshu		(2 episodes, 1951-1954)
Everett Sloane		(2 episodes, 1951-1954)
Frank Albertson		(2 episodes, 1951-1953)
Sylvia Davis		(2 episodes, 1951-1952)
John Forsythe		(2 episodes, 1951-1952)
Steven Hill		(2 episodes, 1951-1952)
Robert Pastene		(2 episodes, 1951-1952)
Anne Bancroft		(2 episodes, 1951)
Rita Gam		(2 episodes, 1951)
Don Hanmer		(2 episodes, 1951)
Judy Parrish		(2 episodes, 1951)
Neva Patterson		(2 episodes, 1952-1955)
Philip Bourneuf		(2 episodes, 1952-1954)
James Daly		(2 episodes, 1952-1954)
Walter Matthau		(2 episodes, 1952-1954)
Darren McGavin		(2 episodes, 1952-1953)
Polly Rowles		(2 episodes, 1952-1953)
Cloris Leachman		(2 episodes, 1952)
Henry Hull		(2 episodes, 1953-1955)
Nina Foch		(2 episodes, 1953-1954)
Joe Maross		(2 episodes, 1953-1954)
Carole Mathews		(2 episodes, 1953-1954)
Steve Allen		(2 episodes, 1953)
William Prince		(2 episodes, 1953)
Irene Vernon		(2 episodes, 1953)
Russell Hardie		(2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Conrad Janis		(2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Ian Tucker		(2 episodes, 1954-1955)
Jo Van Fleet		(2 episodes, 1954-1955)
George Voskovec		(2 episodes, 1954-1955)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Trivia:

This live half-hour CBS dramatic anthology series debuted on 19 September 1950 and remained a Tuesday night staple during its entire run. Stories emphasized psychological suspense (mostly resulting in murder), and the directors were then unknowns: Yul Brynner, soon replaced by Sidney Lumet and then John Frankenheimer. The casts were equally unknown at the time: Cloris Leachman, James Dean, 'Jack Lemmon', Carroll Baker, Rod Steiger, Paul Newman, Lee Grant, Grace Kelly and Charlton Heston. This would have been a show worth watching. The series' opening theme song by jazz guitarist Tony Mottola was included on what is considered the first TV soundtrack LP. The series was last telecast on 31 May 1955.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 'Network': The World and Words of Paddy Chayefsky (2006) (V)

Yul Brynner and Roald Dahl

The 34 year old Roald Dahl was enlisted to bring to the screen his short story, 'A Dip in the Pool', in this series which was directed by Yul Brynner before he shot to fame as an actor in 'The King and I'. The short story has a natural home in the episodic serial like this.